Carter, a London, UK-based startup, secured £1.7 million in pre-seed capital to bring conversational artificial intelligence (AI) to background video game characters. The round was led by Play Ventures, with further participation from Connect Ventures, GFR Fund, Chris Lee, Affan Butt, Jas Purewal, Rupert Loman, and Steve Chard. The funding …

Nivo, a Manchester, UK-based FinTech solution provider, secured a £1 million investment from NPIF Maven Equity Finance, alongside a follow-on investment from Barclays Bank. The funding will be used to aid Nivo in building its product, marketing, customer success, and sales teams, including the addition of a sales director to …

Enveda Biosciences, a Boulder, CO-based biotechnology company, announced that it closed a $68 million in Series B equity and debt financing, bringing its total raised to $124 million. The round was led by Dimension, which included participation by multiple new institutional investors, including FPV, Jazz Venture Partners, Level Ventures, Amino …

Uplinq, a Scottsdale, AZ-based tech-powered company that provides advanced bookkeeping solutions through data automation and machine learning, announced it has raised $5.6 million in seed funding. The round was led by AZ-VC, with strategic investment from Live Oak Ventures. Additional investors include Merus Capital and members of the Kuwaiti Royal …

Agrology, an Alexandria, VA-based Climate tech startup, raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round for its predictive agricultural platform that helps farmers monitor crops and generate data insights on the crop, soil, and weather conditions. Skyview Ventures and Phoenix Venture Partners also participated in the latest funding round, …

Verdant Robotics, a Hayward, CA-based company that brings technology from autonomous cars and extraterrestrial navigation to agriculture, announced that it closed of $46.5 million in Series A funding. The investment will enable the company to scale the production of its advanced agricultural robotic cultivation technology and accelerate go-to-market programs. The …

Vianova, a Paris-based collaborative mobility data platform, announced that it has secured €6 million in a Series A. The round was led by Baloise, with participation from invetors including La Poste Ventures, operated by XAnge, RATP Capital Innovation, Ponooc, and Contrarian Ventures. The funding will be used to grow its …