CalmWave, a Seattle, WA-based company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to bring operational health to hospitals to improve nurse retention and patient outcomes, announced that it closed oversubscribed $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation from Tau Ventures, AI2 Incubator, Seachange Ventures, Hike …

Contentstack, an Austin, TX-based Content Experience Platform (CXP) category leader and composable architecture pioneer, announced that it raised $80 million in Series C funding. Georgian and Insight Partners co-led the round with participation from Illuminate Ventures, bringing Contentstack's total raised to $169 million. The funds will be used to continue …

Descript, a San Francisco, CA-based audio and video editing platform, announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raised to $100 million. The round was led by the OpenAI Startup Fund to support and accelerate AI integration into creativity. Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital, …

Buildkite, a Melbourne, Australia-based software development company, announced that it raised $21 million in Series B funding to help the company on its mission to unblock every software developer on the planet. The round was co-led by OneVentures and AirTree, with participation from General Catalyst, and Dom Pym, founder of …

theGist, a Tel Aviv and New York-based global productivity AI company, announced that it raised $7 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by StageOne Ventures and Aleph. It also launched its first tool, theGist for Slack, which uses generative AI to simplify information consumption in workplace communications and data—making …

Valcre, a San Diego, CA-based commercial real estate industry’s premier appraisal platform, announced that it raised $12.7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Avenue Growth Partners, with participation from Second Century Ventures. The investment will support rapid team growth and product innovation while deepening Valcre’s commitment …

Purlin, a Los Angeles, CA-based developer of real estate AI designed to personalize homebuying, announced that it raised seed preferred equity funding. The round was with key financial and strategic investors, including SUM Ventures, New Valley Ventures, an investment vehicle managed by Douglas Elliman, Redwood Trust Inc., through its strategic …