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SiteVue AI, a Nashville-based company that pairs AI-equipped cameras with video analytics for industrial operations, has raised US$7.5 million in seed funding co-led by Penny Jar Capital and Overture, with participation from Silence, Spring Bank, Mana Ventures, Outset Capital, WaterStone, and Untapped Ventures. The company
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Plantible Foods has raised US$35 million to expand production of Rubi Protein, an ingredient it extracts from lemna, the aquatic plant commonly known as duckweed. The financing splits into US$25 million of debt from X-Caliber Rural Capital, guaranteed through the US Department of Agriculture's Business
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Kesh, a Brazilian fintech founded in April 2025, has raised R$550 million, roughly US$110 million, in a round combining equity with financing for a proprietary FIDC, the receivables fund vehicle used in Brazil to fund credit portfolios. Grupo Leste, an alternative asset manager overseeing about R$22.3
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Naïve, a Palo Alto company building infrastructure that lets AI agents create and operate businesses, has raised a US$28.5 million Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Angel investors include Gokul Rajaram, Apollo.io co-founder
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Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO), the marketing automation platform, has agreed to acquire Agency, an artificial intelligence startup founded in 2023 by Elias Torres, in a deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Terms were not disclosed. Klaviyo is acquiring Agency's software, intellectual property, and 25-person
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Meduloc, an orthopedic device company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and led by President and CEO Sarah Sachinis, closed a US$4 million Series B financing on August 6 led by GenHenn Capital. Life Sciences Greenhouse Investments, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Broad Street Angels also participated,
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Malachyte, a New York company applying real-time behavioral AI to online retail, has raised a US$10 million seed round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Gradient Ventures, with participation from Harpoon Ventures. The company was founded by CEO Sidd Motwani, CTO Ian Anderson, and COO Shivaditya Sinha,
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The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) completed its full launch on July 31 2026, with a bell-ringing ceremony at its temporary Dallas headquarters marking the end of a phased rollout that brought all National Market System symbols onto its trading platform. The exchange built a custom order-matching engine over
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Advocate Technologies emerged from stealth on August 4 with US$18 million in seed funding to build what it describes as the commercial insurance industry's first standardized pricing and coverage benchmarks. Vestigo Ventures, Brewer Lane, and MetaProp led the round alongside several family offices. Founded in 2020, the
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Robinhood plans to list Robinhood Ventures Fund II on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker RVII on August 13, at US$25 a share, seeking up to US$200 million and potentially more than US$230 million if underwriters exercise their options. Goldman Sachs leads the syndicate, joined
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RWX, a Columbus, Ohio company building cloud infrastructure for testing and validating software written by AI coding agents, has raised a US$12 million Series A led by Hyde Park Venture Partners. Existing investor Quiet Capital participated alongside The O.H.I.O. Fund, R1 Capital, and DV, with angel
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Ambrook, a financial software company built for small businesses in agriculture and other physical industries, has raised a US$30 million Series B led by Lachy Groom, bringing total funding to US$59 million. Thomson Reuters Ventures, Thrive Capital, Field Ventures, and Cameron Ventures also participated, along with angel investors