HydroX AI, a pioneering AI startup dedicated to advancing safety and security in large language models (LLMs), has announced the successful closure of a $4 million angel funding round. This investment, led by Vitalbridge Capital and Atom Capital, along with prominent AI expert Qi Lu, EVP of Microsoft and former COO of Baidu, will bolster…
Vectara, a leading provider of Generative AI solutions, has successfully closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by FPV Ventures and Race Capital. This funding round, combined with last year’s seed funding, brings Vectara’s total funding to $53.5 million. The investment will fuel Vectara’s mission to enhance the reliability and efficacy of Retrieval…
In a significant stride for the deeptech landscape, AxonJay has successfully raised €1.5 million in funding to advance its innovative AI solutions. This pioneering startup is poised to transform how businesses leverage artificial intelligence, enabling decision-makers to access real-time insights with remarkable accuracy. At the heart of AxonJay’s offering is its groundbreaking Self-Machine-Learning Platform, which…
Italian traveltech startup Mapo Tapo has successfully raised €1.15 million in Seed funding, a significant milestone that promises to propel its innovative outdoor adventure booking platform into new heights. Established in late 2020, Mapo Tapo has carved a niche for itself by enabling outdoor sports enthusiasts to book adventures with certified guides while also connecting…
Molyon, a cutting-edge battery startup emerging from the prestigious University of Cambridge, has secured a transformative $4.6 million in its first investment round. The funding, co-led by IQ Capital and Plural, marks a significant milestone in the company’s mission to unlock the potential of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. With the capital infusion, Molyon is poised to…
Valereum QGP-SP — a Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company formed under QGP Photonics — specialises in secured, asset-backed Royalty & Streaming financing. Its model blends traditional underwriting discipline with transparent, on-chain tokenisation and digital treasury innovation. Every facility is investment-grade, underwritten by top-tier agencies including S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, and A.M. Best, and recorded on-chain in…
SLUSHY, the pioneering adult content platform focused on creator empowerment and consumer engagement, has successfully closed a $10.2 million seed funding round, marking a historic milestone as the first venture-backed platform of its kind. This investment round, led by prominent investors including Mantis VC and Electric Feel Ventures, underscores SLUSHY’s innovative approach to adult content,…
In a move that underscores growing momentum in telehealth, Fellos, a digital clinic focused on men’s health, has raised approximately €2.15 million in growth capital. The funding round drew in a cohort of strategic backers, including healthcare professionals, Dutch Operator Fund, and Capital Mills, propelling Fellos further on its mission to make essential men’s health…
Clear Street, a leading cloud-native financial technology firm dedicated to modernizing the brokerage ecosystem, has announced a strategic agreement to acquire Instinet’s Fox River algorithmic trading business. This acquisition marks a significant step for Clear Street in enhancing its electronic trading capabilities across US and Canadian equities, catering specifically to both buy-side and sell-side clients,…
In a move signalling the next evolution of digital‑infrastructure finance, New York‑based Ornn AI Inc. (doing business as the Ornn Compute Exchange) announced it has raised US$5.7 million in a seed funding round to build what it calls “the world’s first compute futures exchange”. The round was led by Crucible Ventures and Vine Ventures, with additional participation from Link Ventures, Box Group and a consortium…
