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A $10 Million Raise and a Big Idea: Moonshot AI Wants Websites to Run Themselves

In the bustling calendar of e-commerce announcements, one quietly disruptive story emerged on 21 October 2025: Moonshot AI www.moonshot-ai.com) has raised US$10 million in seed funding, led by Mighty Capital, with participation from Oceans Ventures, Uncorrelated, Garuda Ventures and Almaz Capital. Founded by Dr Aviv Frenkel and Evyatar Segal, Moonshot AI is positioning itself in the conversion-rate optimisation (CRO) and digital experience…

Hyro Raises $45 M to Cement AI Agents as the New Frontline in Healthcare Access

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Hyro, a conversational‑AI platform built for healthcare enterprises, has announced a $45 million strategic growth funding round led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Norwest, Define Ventures, and strategic investors including Bon Secours Mercy Health and ServiceNow Ventures. The financing comes just ten months after Hyro’s previous raise and brings its total funding to approximately $95 million. Co‑founded by…

Knack Raises Series B to Scale Peer Learning, Appoints New CEO to Lead Next Chapter

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Knack, a student‑success platform that enables higher‑education institutions to manage and expand peer‑learning programs, has closed a Series B round led by New Markets Venture Partners (NMVP), and simultaneously appointed Megan Dusenbery as Chief Executive Officer, while founder Samyr Qureshi transitions to Executive Chairman of the Board. Founded in 2015, Knack has partnered with major institutions—such as Fordham University, Northeastern University, the University of Florida…

Printr Raises $4.5M to Build the First Launchpad for the Every-Chain Era

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In a move that could reshape how tokens are launched and distributed across crypto ecosystems, Printr has officially launched with a fresh $4.5 million in total funding. The company, which describes itself as the first “chain-abstracted” launchpad, aims to enable memecoin and token creators to launch across multiple blockchains at once — solving one of…

Not Another Legal AI App: Syntracts Raises $5.3M for On-Prem Infrastructure

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When it comes to AI adoption in law, the stakes are rarely just about speed or automation — they’re about trust. Confidentiality is sacrosanct, and yet the allure of AI-driven productivity looms large. Into this paradox steps Syntracts, a Washington, D.C.-based startup that’s quietly building what it believes is the missing link: a secure, on-premises…

Dutch Startup HULO Secures €2.3 Million to Tackle Global Water Leaks with AI

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Water leaks are among the most persistent, least visible failures of modern infrastructure — and one of the most expensive. Every year, nearly a third of the world’s treated drinking water disappears before it ever reaches a tap. The reasons are rarely dramatic: ageing pipes, poor maintenance, lack of monitoring. Yet the outcomes are costly…

Graph AI Secures $3 Million Seed Funding to Revolutionize Pharmacovigilance with AI-Powered Automation

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California-based Graph AI, a promising new entrant in the pharmacovigilance space, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Founded in 2024, Graph AI is pioneering an AI-native platform designed to transform the cumbersome and error-prone process of adverse drug event (ADE) monitoring that pharmaceutical companies are mandated to…

Peptilogics’ $78M Raise Signals a New Era in Surgical Therapeutics—One That Finally Confronts Biofilm

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In a crowded biotech landscape where antibiotic breakthroughs rarely break through, Peptilogics has secured a commanding $78 million in an oversubscribed Series B2 round to fuel its pivotal trial of zaloganan (PLG0206), a therapeutic candidate aimed at prosthetic joint infections (PJI). The financing was led by Presight Capital, Thiel Bio, and Founders Fund, with fresh capital from…

With $100M in New Capital, SaaS Capital Backs the Next Generation of Recurring-Revenue AI

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In a move that could reshape how software companies scale, SaaS Capital has closed a $100 million Fund V to extend its growth debt model into subscription AI applications. Rather than diluting ownership, the firm is betting on debt structures—tailored for recurring-revenue businesses—to back this emerging frontier. Debt, Not Dilution: The Logic Behind Fund V…

Brook.ai raises $28M to Build the Missing Layer in U.S. Healthcare

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In an era when hospitals feel perpetually stretched, Brook.ai has quietly begun to reimagine what “care” means. The Seattle‑based healthtech startup, which melds artificial intelligence with human clinical teams, has just raised $28 million in a Series B round co‑led by UMass Memorial Health and Morningside, setting the stage for broader deployment across U.S. health…

London’s Procure AI bags $13 M to usher procurement into the age of autonomous AI

The Startup Cleaning Up the Cloud: Bsure Raises $2.1M to Solve Microsoft’s Quietest Security Problem

Valereum Raises $200M to Build the Next Era of Tokenised Assets — and Targets a U.S. Listing Next

Ornn Raises $5.7 Million to Launch the World’s First GPU Compute Futures Exchange

$48 Million to Shield Homes from Fire: Frontline Wildfire Defense Scales Smart Sprinkler Technology Amid Growing Infernos

Mem0 Raises $24M to Build the Memory Layer Powering the Next Generation of AI Agents

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A $10 Million Raise and a Big Idea: Moonshot AI Wants Websites to Run Themselves

Hyro Raises $45 M to Cement AI Agents as the New Frontline in Healthcare Access

Knack Raises Series B to Scale Peer Learning, Appoints New CEO to Lead Next Chapter

Printr Raises $4.5M to Build the First Launchpad for the Every-Chain Era

Not Another Legal AI App: Syntracts Raises $5.3M for On-Prem Infrastructure

Dutch Startup HULO Secures €2.3 Million to Tackle Global Water Leaks with AI

Graph AI Secures $3 Million Seed Funding to Revolutionize Pharmacovigilance with AI-Powered Automation

Peptilogics’ $78M Raise Signals a New Era in Surgical Therapeutics—One That Finally Confronts Biofilm

With $100M in New Capital, SaaS Capital Backs the Next Generation of Recurring-Revenue AI

Brook.ai raises $28M to Build the Missing Layer in U.S. Healthcare