Harbinger Raises $160M in Series C Funding

Harbinger, a Garden Grove, CA-based American-made medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturer, raised $160M in Series C funding. The round was led by FedEx, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, and THOR Industries, with participation from Ridgeline, Tiger Global, Leitmotif, Maniv Mobility, Schematic Ventures, Overture Climate, Ironspring Ventures, ArcTern Ventures, Litquidity Ventures, and The Coca-Cola System Sustainability… Continue reading Harbinger Raises $160M in Series C Funding

Parable Raises $11M in Seed Funding

Parable, a NYC-based intelligence platform for enterprise operations, raised $11m in Seed funding. The round was led by HOF Capital, with participation from Story Ventures and InMotion Ventures, alongside existing investors Lasagna, Panache, Supercharge, and Tripe Impact Capital. The round also included a number of angel investors, including the founders of companies such as Hubspot,… Continue reading Parable Raises $11M in Seed Funding

Pila Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Pila Energy, a San Francisco, CA-based maker of plug-in, mesh home batteries for accessible backup power and lower-friction energy control, raised $4m in seed funding. The round was led by R7 Partners, with participation from Toyota Ventures, Refactor Capital, GS Futures, and other strategic backers. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate Pila’s… Continue reading Pila Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Sophont Raises $9.22M in Seed Funding

Sophont, a Sacramento, CA-based medical AI startup, raised $9.22M in Seed funding. The round was Led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Upfront Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Jeff Dean (Google DeepMind), Logan Kilpatrick (Google DeepMind), Lukas Biewald (Weights & Biases), Clément Delangue (Factorial Capital, Hugging Face), and other investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts$… Continue reading Sophont Raises $9.22M in Seed Funding

Vulcan Elements Raises $65M in Series A Funding

Vulcan Elements, a Durham, N.C.-based maker of rare-earth magnets, raised $65M in Series A funding. The round was led by Altimeter Capital and with participation from One Investment Managemen, NVIDIA, Uber, and Grab. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Led by CEO John Maslin, Vulcan Elements manufactures permanent… Continue reading Vulcan Elements Raises $65M in Series A Funding

Nuro Raises $203M in Series E Funding

Nuro, a Mountain View, CA-based autonomous driving technology company, raised $203M in Series E funding, at $6 Billion valuation. Backers included Uber, returning investor Baillie Gifford, and new investors Icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, NVIDIA, and Pledge Ventures. The company intends to sue the funds to accelerate the development of its technology and the growth of… Continue reading Nuro Raises $203M in Series E Funding

Uno Platform Raises CAD$3.5M in Seed Funding

Uno Platform, a Montreal, Canada-based tech company raised $3.5M CAD in Seed funding. The round was led by AQC Capital with participation from Desjardins Capital and Oliva Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Led by CEO François Tanguay, Uno Platform is a provider of an open-source,… Continue reading Uno Platform Raises CAD$3.5M in Seed Funding

Evertune Raises $15M in Series A Funding

Evertune, a NYC-based provider of a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI marketing platform, raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Felicis Ventures with participation from strategic AI and marketing angel investors including Sarfraz Maredia (Uber), Jonathan Carson (Antenna), David Azose (OpenAI), Sonia Phene (OpenAI), Joseph Spisak (Meta) and Chip Ransler… Continue reading Evertune Raises $15M in Series A Funding

NiCE to Buy Cognigy

NiCE (NASDAQ: NICE), a NYC-based company which specializes in AI-powered customer experience, acquired Cognigy, a Düsseldorf, Germany-based conversational and agentic AI company. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition will combine NiCE’s CXone Mpower platform with Cognigy’s conversational and agentic AI capabilities, enabling organizations to rapidly accelerate the adoption of AI-first customer… Continue reading NiCE to Buy Cognigy

Estes Energy Raises $11M in Seed Funding

Estes Energy, a San Francisco, CA-based materials and manufacturing company, raised $11M in Seed funding. The round was led by BMW I Ventures and Fortescue, with participation from New System Ventures and early investor DCVC. The company intends to use the funds to expand the development team, build-out its pilot manufacturing capability, and begin deploying… Continue reading Estes Energy Raises $11M in Seed Funding