8VC(Alex Kolicich), Menlo Ventures

The company raised $10 million of seed funding in a deal led by 8VC and Menlo Ventures on January 23, 2025. Other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funding will enable the company to accelerate product development and expand its reach in the fire protection industry, empowering fire inspectors with the tools they need to operate effectively and ensure public safety.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Developer of an all-in-one platform intended to simplify fire inspection workflows. The company empowers fire protection companies to grow by streamlining inspections from scheduling to proposals and offers digital NFPA and AES-compliant forms, enabling companies to scale operations, win more business, and keep buildings safe.

BAG Ventures, F7 Ventures, Juxtapose, Lux Capital

The company raised $10 million of seed funding in a deal led by Juxtapose on January 23, 2025. Lux Capital, F7 Ventures, and BAG Ventures also participated in the round. The funds will be used to expand operations and its development efforts.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, SaaS

Developer of an enterprise operating system designed for safe, powerful artificial intelligence adoption. The company's platform offers tools to discover all prompt interactions for use-case visibility across all apps and teams, tracks compliance, and identifies potential exposure, enabling clients to achieve better innovation and productivity.

Fusion Fund, Maynard Webb(Maynard Webb), NEO Investment Partners, UpHonest Capital

The company raised $10 million of seed funding in a deal led by UpHonest Capital on January 23, 2025. NEO Investment Partners, Fusion Fund, Maynard Webb and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to expand operations and the company's development efforts.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, SaaS

Developer of a proprietary artificial intelligence system designed to empower businesses. The company's system is built with multi-agents, multimodal-to-action models, and emotional intelligence language models, enabling businesses to bring the experience of personal human assistance to all customers.

The company raised $10 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 23, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, E-Commerce

Developer of a video-first online fashion e-commerce platform designed to provide apparel from fashionable brands and curated labels. The company's system provides travel and lifestyle products, and thumb-stopping fashion brands, and exclusively made-in-Italy labels supported with video-driven, AI-powered, confidence-inducing styling advice, enabling young customers to choose fashionable products and accessories that suit their style.

Cannage Capital, LiveOak Ventures, Work-Bench(Kelley Mak)

The company raised $8.7 million of seed funding in a deal led by LiveOak Ventures and Work-Bench on January 23, 2025. Cannage Capital also participated in the round. The funds will be used to expand operations and development efforts.

Venture Capital-Backed

Network Management Software

Operator of a network security platform intended to provide developers with security context to help move faster and safer. The company's platform specializes in offering drop-in solutions that add security context to write code when a pull request is opened, enabling developers and security professionals to reduce the impact of the code change that's getting merged and making the development process more secure.

The company raised $7.11 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, HealthTech

Developer of a Unified Telemetry Platform designed to provide no-cost remote monitoring services. The company's technology helps to make healthcare services efficient and accessible and remote physiologic monitoring for health equity, enabling patients to afford better quality healthcare services and end health inequality.

The company raised $6.86 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Developer of drug discovery funnel intended to improve predictive validity at scale. The company integrates complex, disease-relevant in-vitro models with human genetics and AI-driven data and increases the success of drug discovery by combining the predictive validity of industrial-scale advanced human pluripotent stem cell disease models with AI-enabled experimental data generation, enabling researchers with early stages of drug discovery to be cost-effective by providing insights into therapeutic targets.

Accion(Amee Parbhoo), Alpaca VC(David Goldberg), Clocktower Ventures, Hometeam Ventures

The company raised $6.2 million of seed funding in a deal led by Alpaca VC and Hometeam Ventures on January 24, 2025. Clocktower Ventures, Accion and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to help the company expand and enhance product features.

Venture Capital-Backed

Developer of a savings account platform designed to create credible first-time homebuyer savings accounts. The company platform brings together market savings accounts with potential state tax savings as well as rewards for contributions to accelerate the home-buying process, enabling customers to save for their down payments for their new homes.

The company raised $5.37 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 24, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

E-Commerce, LOHAS & Wellness

Producer of a hydration beverage intended to uplift consumers' minds, boost their moods and awaken creativity. The company's beverage is infused with an ocean and plant-derived blend designed to restore balance and clarity on stressful days, enabling customers to taste organic, all-natural grown non-alcoholic beverages.

AB Xelerate, Chime, COTU Ventures, EMURGO Kepple Ventures, Fairmoney Microfinance Bank, Flourish Ventures, Flutterwave, Jason Gardner(Jason Gardner), Neon, RZM Investment, Tom Preston-Werner(Tom Preston-Werner), Vision Ventures

The company raised $5.2 million of Seed Prime funding in a deal led by Flourish Ventures on January 21, 2025, putting the company's pre-money valuation at $30 million. Flutterwave, Chime, Fairmoney Microfinance Bank, Neon, Vision Ventures, EMURGO Kepple Ventures, COTU Ventures, RZM Investment, AB Xelerate, Tom Preston-Werner, Jason Gardner, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to accelerate MoneyHash's expansion within MEA and into additional emerging markets.

Venture Capital-Backed

Operator of a payment orchestration platform intended to help businesses simplify their payment processes. The company product includes a unified application programming interface (API) to integrate pay-in and pay-out rails, a customizable checkout experience, transaction routing capabilities with fraud failure rate optimizers, and a centralized transaction reporting hub, enabling customers to increase success rates, accept a wide range of payment methods and gain a centralized reporting dashboard.

The company is in process of raising $2 million of $5 million targeted amount of seed funding as of January 22, 2025.

Announced/In Progress

Pending Transaction (VC)

Generating Revenue/Not Profitable

CleanTech, Climate Tech, Manufacturing

Producer of organic electrolyte chemicals intended to improve efficiency and extend cycle life for all zinc batteries. The company's products are added seamlessly to electrolytes and enhance battery performance in markets like backup power, grid storage, portable devices, mobility, and more, enabling its customers to offer more efficient and cost-effective energy storage products.

Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Calm Ventures, Crosscourt Capital Management, DTX Ventures, Gaingels, Hydrocarbon Minerals, Initialized Capital Management, Justin Hamilton(Justin Hamilton), Mergus Ventures, Olive Tree Capital, Outfit Ventures, Saturnin Pugnet(Saturnin Pugnet), Zeno Ventures

The company raised $5 million of seed funding in a deal led by Initialized Capital Management on January 23, 2025. Gaingels, Mergus Ventures, Olive Tree Capital, Zeno Ventures, DTX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Calm Ventures, Outfit Ventures, Justin Hamilton, Alumni Ventures, Spacedust Ventures, Saturnin Pugnet, Hydrocarbon Minerals and Crosscourt Capital Management also participated in the round. The funds will be used to expand operations and development efforts.

Venture Capital-Backed

Manufacturing, Space Technology

Developer of a spacecraft docking system designed to conquer the challenges and expense of transporting, accessing, and refueling in space. The company's docking mechanism offers services in the fields of In-space refueling with sustainable fueling stations that can be an essential part of space exploration, enabling clients to reach further destinations and travel longer distances, reducing the cost of space missions, and eliminating the launch of spacecraft.

A* Capital(Gautam Gupta), Afore Capital, Ajit Baid(Ajit Baid), Chloe Yoo(Chloe Yoo), LifeX Ventures, Pear (California), Phuc Truong(Phuc Truong), Till Pieper(Till Pieper), Upfront Ventures

The company raised $4.9 million of seed funding in the form of convertible debt in a deal led by A* Capital on January 7, 2025. Afore Capital, LifeX Ventures, Pear, Upfront Ventures, Till Pieper, Ajit Baid, Chloe Yoo, Phuc Truong and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. This investment will allow Grove to continue scaling its team and product to redefine clinical trials from siloed operations into participant-centred ecosystems driven by real-time data.

Venture Capital-Backed

Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, HealthTech, SaaS

Developer of a clinical trial management platform intended to enhance participant engagement and streamline trial processes. The company offers a platform that facilitates efficient participant interactions, manages in-person appointments, and reduces manual workflow hours, enabling clinical research organizations and pharmaceutical sponsors to optimize trial operations while improving participant screening and response times.

Eniac Ventures(Kristin McDonald), Francis Santora(Francis Santora), Jeron Paul(Jeron Paul), Jump Capital(Saaya Nath), Peak Capital Partners, Peak Ventures (Utah), Peterson Partners(Taylor Jones), Tenzing Capital

The company raised $4.3 million of seed funding in a deal led by Jump Capital and Eniac Ventures on January 23, 2025. Peterson Partners, Element Ventures, Tenzing Capital, Jeron Paul, Francis Santora, Peak Capital Partners and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to fuel product development, enhance the company's platform with new features, and integrations, and expand marketing and strategic partnerships to further its market reach.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Developer of a marketing automation platform (MAP) intended for immediate sales follow-up. The company's platform utilizes mobile app technology to scan business cards, automatically enriching the captured data to generate comprehensive contact information for integration into the CRM system and eliminating the need for manual data entry, enabling clients to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Engine Ventures, Pillar VC, Voyager Ventures

The company raised $4.25 million of pre-seed funding from Engine Ventures, Pillar VC and Voyager Ventures on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

CleanTech, Climate Tech, Manufacturing

Manufacturer of ammonia intended to replace the energy- and carbon-intensive process of traditional ammonia production. The company produces low-carbon, cost-effective chemicals by injecting air and water into an iron-rich rock in the subsurface, enabling businesses to get chemicals without emissions and producing them cheaper than traditional methods.

The company raised $3.77 million of Seed-4 funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025, putting the company's pre-money valuation at $9.03 million.

Venture Capital-Backed

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, EdTech, SaaS

Developer of educational software designed to make personalized education scalable. The company's software connects instructors, schools, and e-learning companies to students by providing them with personally tailored educational feedback and massive amounts of open-ended assignments, enabling instructors and students to achieve greater accuracy in grading and more personalized feedback.

The company raised $3.6 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Network Management Software

Developer of security network security software services based in San Francisco, California. The company offers to automate everywhere, rapidly prototype and deploy post-event actions, and secure everything by prioritizing everything, autonomous systems can do the dirty work by responding faster to in-depth investigations to understand breaches and prevent future occurrences.

The company raised $3.5 million of seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from undisclosed investors on January 23, 2025. AngelDAO also participated in this round.

Venture Capital-Backed

Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, FinTech

Developer of a cryptocurrency platform designed to support the democratization of finance through decentralized finance and finance technology. The company's platform helps to empower players with ownership of their in-game assets and introduce them to the ecosystem, enabling clients to swap, earn, bridge and build the emerging financial system.

Casa Verde Capital, Illinois Casualty Company (NAS: ICCH)(Arron Sutherland)

The company raised $3 million of seed+ funding in a deal led by Casa Verde Capital on January 22, 2025. Illinois Casualty Company and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to continue the company's robust brokerage growth and complete their transition to full-stack retailer and capacity provider, offering the entire cannabis supply chain a one-stop solution to a diverse array of insureds with underwriting specific to highly regulated industries.

Venture Capital-Backed

Cannabis, InsurTech

Operator of a cannabis insurance platform intended to offer optimal risk management advisory services. The company's platform provides an interface with insurance markets that are digital and data-driven, reinsurance balance sheet relationships that can help with the pricing barrier, and brokerage with cannabis risk experts providing bespoke advice backed by data science, enabling clients to improve access, pricing, and risk capacity across the cannabis insurance ecosystem.

Bridge Investments, Fil Rouge Capital, Interactive Venture Partners(Mary Alcantara), K20 Fund

The company raised $3 million of seed funding in a deal led by Interactive Venture Partners on January 21, 2025. Fil Rouge Capital, K20 Fund, Bridge Investments and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funding will be used for accelerated growth in the US market and global expansion.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

AdTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Marketing Tech, SaaS

Developer of a marketing management platform designed to help businesses make smarter decisions. The company's platform uses statistics and artificial intelligence to detect new trends and benchmarks, suggest content improvements and track competitors' actions, enabling organizations to make judgments and recommend optimal strategies.

Hyphen Capital, NextView Ventures, Vertex Ventures US

The company raised $3 million of seed funding in a deal led by Vertex Ventures US on January 23, 2025. NextView Ventures and Hyphen Capital also participated in the round. the fund will be used to expand the company's operations and development efforts.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data

Developer of a product discovery platform intended to facilitate better product and business strategies. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence agents to combine and transform disparate sources of data into customized product strategies, optimize execution, and enhance collaboration, enabling clients to minimize the likelihood of costly bad decisions and improve return on investment.

The company raised $2.75 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure

Operator of a professional volleyball team, intended to bring the excitement of women's professional volleyball to Indiana. The company offers a high-energy, competitive environment with a focus on empowering young female athletes, enabling the local community to experience world-class volleyball and support women in sports.

Avesta Fund, Climactic, Powerhouse Ventures (Oakland)(Emily Kirsch), Stepchange Ventures, Virta Ventures

The company raised $2.6 million of seed funding in a deal led by Powerhouse Ventures on January 23, 2025. Avesta Fund, Stepchange Ventures, Virta Ventures, and Climactic also participated in the round. Out of the total funding, $2 million was raised in the form of convertible debt and subsequently converted to equity. The funds will be used to accelerate go-to-market initiatives and enhance the company's core platform, building the technology infrastructure needed to streamline critical financial processes.

Venture Capital-Backed

Developer of a finance structure software intended for clean energy finance projects. The company's platform offers a suite of tools to simplify the complex process of tax equity and tax credit financing for clean energy developers, enabling clients to make informed financial decisions and accelerate the development of renewable energy projects.

Alumni Ventures, Armory Square Ventures(Neenah Jain), BrokerTech Ventures, Forum Ventures, Grand Ventures, MTech Capital, Sean Harper, Tom Schaaf

The company raised $2.54 million through a combination of Pre-Seed funding in a deal led by Armory Square Ventures on January 23, 2025, putting the company's pre-money valuation at $7.46 million. MTech Capital, Grand Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Forum Ventures, BrokerTech Ventures, Sean Harper, Tom Vander Schaaf, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, InsurTech

Developer of a legal and insurance tool designed to change insurance knowledge work with AI. The company's platform provides AI-based research, insights, and analysis of insurance claim documents and allows analysis of policies against the proprietary database of public court records, enabling clients to decrease their cost and dependency on panel counsel.

Arka Venture Labs(Yashwanth Hemaraj), Astir Ventures, Good News Ventures, gradCapital, Krishna Mehra(Krishna Mehra), Kulveer Taggar(Kulveer Taggar), MyAsiaVC, Nivesha Ventures, SenseAI Ventures(Rahul Agarwalla), Umur Cubukcu(Umur Cubukcu), Y Combinator

The company raised $2.5 million of seed funding in a deal led by SenseAI Ventures and Y Combinator on January 23, 2025. Good News Ventures, Nivesha Ventures, Astir Ventures, MyAsiaVC, gradCapital, Arka Venture Labs, Kulveer Taggar, Umur Cubukcu and Krishna Mehra also participated in the round.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, SaaS

Developer of an enterprise search platform designed to provide contextual answers to queries by searching across all apps, documents and meetings. The company's platform uses natural language processing and machine learning to extract information from various data sources, enabling businesses to find the information they need efficiently.

AI Fund, Fortive (NYS: FTV), PSL Ventures

The company raised $2 million of seed funding in a deal led by Fortive on January 22, 2025. PSL Ventures and AI Fund also participated in the round. The funds will be used to expand the development of Glue Studio, its flagship AI-powered test automation platform.

Venture Capital-Backed

Media and Information Services (B2B)

Developer of product testing software designed for validation, and verification efficiently. The company's product automates test planning, instrument selection and configuration, and test code development, and gives suitable instrument recommendations based on testing and performance needs, preferences, and even availability, enabling clients to bring their products to market faster.

The company raised $2 million of pre-seed funding from Jsquare and Capital 6 Eagle on January 26, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, FinTech

Operator of a decentralized network of autonomous AI agents designed to turn idle devices into data miners. The company's platform allows users to install an application that enables Minions to actively navigate the internet, collect specialized data, and deliver it to AI developers, providing better-quality datasets, while rewarding users with tokens for their participation, enabling AI developers in need of datasets

Foothill Ventures(Eric Rosenblum), M Ventures(Tobias Egle), TDK Ventures(Nicolas Sauvage)

The company raised $2.00 million through a combination of Seed-1 and Seed-2 funding in a deal led by M Ventures on January 21, 2025, putting the company's pre-money valuation at $13 million. TDK Ventures, Foothill Ventures and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used by the company to expand operations and its business reach.

Venture Capital-Backed

Computers, Parts and Peripherals

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology

Developer of advanced thermal interface materials intended to enhance heat management in high-performance applications. The company's platform utilizes a unique nanostructured materials system and proprietary manufacturing process to create high-performance thermal solutions, enabling automotive and aerospace industries to remove heat buildup from high-powered components.

The company raised $1.62 million of seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from Lorentzen Investments and other undisclosed investors on January 24, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Other Healthcare Technology Systems

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Digital Health, HealthTech, Life Sciences, Oncology

Developer of a 3-dimensional mapping technology designed to help dermatologists cure skin cancer. The company's technology uses a smartphone to capture a patient's skin without the need for standardized poses that provides a high-quality, full-body digital map of the skin by incorporating behavior of the human body's articulation and deformation into localization and coverage awareness, enabling patients to track and detect changes in the skin and identify any anomalies that need additional medical attention.

Distributed Capital Partners, Kraynos Capital Management, Lattice Capital, LAVA International, Maven 11

The company raised $1.58 million of seed funding in a deal led by Lattice Capital on January 24, 2025. Maven 11, LAVA Internationals, Kraynos Capital Management, Distributed Capital Partners and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round.

Venture Capital-Backed

Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, FinTech, SaaS

Develioper of a payment platform intended to send and receive money across Africa instantly and affordably. The company's platform allows to receive dollars or cryptocurrencies easily with a deposit link for global transactions and also to invest in good-performing stocks with minimal risk, enabling users with convenient, fast, and efficient cross-border payment, flexible currency options, and opportunities for savings and investment, catering to their financial needs and goals.

B-Engine, Bartek Ringwelski(Bartek Ringwelski), Blockchain Builders Fund(Steven Willinger), Defy Partners Management(Brian Rothenberg), Eden Ventures (Milano)(Emanuele Torlonia), Exor (AMS: EXO), Gemini, Italian Angels for Growth(Emanuele Torlonia), Moonbase Capital, Nafis Jamal(Nafis Jamal), Vento

The company raised $1.5 million of seed funding in a deal led by Defy Partners Management on January 22, 2025. Gemini, Exor, Moonbase Capital, Vento, B-Engine, Blockchain Builders Fund, Eden Ventures, Italian Angels for Growth, Bartek Ringwelski, Nafis Jamal and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to accelerate the expansion of the company's team and the continued development of the Web3 Security Atlas.

Venture Capital-Backed

Network Management Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Cybersecurity

Developer of a security platform designed for blockchain vulnerability detection. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence to offer automated security scans, identifying vulnerabilities in code before hackers do and providing detailed vulnerability checks and patches, enabling decentralized finance developers to enhance security practices, reduce costs, shorten wait times, and ensure ongoing safety assurance.

TEDCO(Troy LeMaile-Stovall)

The company raised $1.5 million of seed funding from TEDCO and other undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025. The funds will be used to to finalize its innovative AI platform that unites data silos, empowering individuals to spark new ideas and elevate human potential by blending intuition with artificial intelligence.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed to transform knowledge into shareable assets. The company's platform creates personalized intelligence to manage, share, and evolve its unique insights into a unified global intelligence network, enabling individuals and organizations to keep, grow, and monetize their intellectual contributions in the age of AI.

Aurelia Ventures, Brickyard

The company raised $1.4 million of seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from Aurelia Ventures and Brickyard on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, FoodTech, Restaurant Technology, SaaS

Developer of an artificial intelligence-powered food and beverage trend analysis platform intended to enhance menu management and optimization. The company's platform makes digital copies of every line item and provides actionable insights and real-time analytics to identify trends in flavors, menu items, and preferences through the dashboard, enabling restaurant owners and managers to streamline their menu offerings, improve customer engagement, and maximize profitability.

The company raised $1.38 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)

Operator of a travel firm intended to provide group travel for sports fan around the world. The company unites fans through all-inclusive sports travel, with quality accommodations and finest experiences internationally, engage them in iconic sports events and celebrate with enthusiasts, enabling customers to get quality services and hassle-free travel experiences.

Hacker Fellowship Zero, Soma Ventures

The company raised $1.3 million of seed funding from Soma Ventures, Hacker Fellowship Zero and other undisclosed investors on January 22, 2025. The funds will be used for product development and has helped the company double its team from 10 to 20 employees.

Venture Capital-Backed

Social/Platform Software

Developer of an interactive live-streaming application designed to help creators to engage with their audience. The company's application provides a social media platform to go live and build a following, watch live streams also can interact with in-app characters, enabling content creators to reduce their content creation burden.

The company raised $1 million of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Developer of an external data platform and tools designed for data buyers and managers to connect. The company's platform facilitates communication and knowledge sharing among data professionals and better decision-making, innovation, and growth for businesses, enabling the market to find, buy, and use data efficiently.

43, Focal (VC)(Daniel Darling), Hustle Fund

The company raised $1 million of pre-seed funding in a deal led by Focal on January 23, 2025. 43, Hustle Fund and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to to accelerate development and deployment of the company's tailored training solutions.

Venture Capital-Backed

Developer of a school management platform designed to revolutionize the way educational institutions manage their operations. The company leverages advanced AI technologies and includes features such as intelligent content generation, automated grading and feedback, an AI-driven chatbot, and seamless integration with existing learning management systems, helping students to gap their educational systems in more easy way.

Baboon VC, Flow Traders (AMS: FLOW), Gate Ventures (Gate.io), Lootex, Nonagon Capital, Outliers Fund(Poseidon Ho), Taisu Ventures(Takashi Hayashida)

The company raised $1 million of seed funding in a deal led by Outliers Fund on January 21, 2025. Gate Ventures, Flow Traders, Lootex, Nonagon Capital, Taisu Ventures, Baboon VC and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to enhance the company's technical infrastructure, enabling advanced features such as derivatives trading and peer-to-peer trading pools.

Venture Capital-Backed

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, FinTech

Operator of a decentralized exchange platform intended to become the gateway to the Soneium ecosystem. The company offers multi-chain artificial intelligence smart routing, derivatives trading functionality, and real-time price fluctuation alerts, enabling users to stay one step ahead in the changing world of DeFi to trade at the most profitable times.

www.emergentglobalsolutions.com

The company raised $925,000 of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Consulting Services (B2B)

LOHAS & Wellness, SaaS

Operator of a crisis and emergency management consulting firm intended to extend support across various sectors. The company offers its unparalleled expertise to public and private sector clients who need to prevent, prepare for, respond to, or recover from natural, or human-caused disasters, security and cyber threats, and other complex situations, enabling clients to get 360-degree solutions that position them for success in the most uncertain circumstances.

The company raised $500,000 of seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from undisclosed investors on January 24, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Developer of a research intelligence platform designed to generate insights into a company's value continuum, strategy, product mix and intellectual property coverage. The company's platform maps patents to predefined product markets that compare the universe of patents against the universe of product markets to have a predictive outlook growth on IP assets, enabling investors, financiers, professional advisors, risk managers and corporate strategists to calculate future performance and value by identifying relevant and strategic alignments.

The company raised $500,000 of Seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2025, putting the company's pre-money valuation at $9 million.

Venture Capital-Backed

Media and Information Services (B2B)

Developer of a platform for connecting music industry professionals intended to streamline collaboration and project management. The company's platform features user profiles, integrated payment processing, and search filters to facilitate connections among independent artists, producers, and creative talent, enabling producers with efficient project execution and fostering professional relationships while enhancing visibility and opportunities within the music industry.

The company raised $200,000 of seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from undisclosed investors on January 24, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Manufacturer of mindfully curated goods intended to make handmade surf, skates and apparel for the human experience. The company's platform offers items that are functionally designed and handcrafted with the intention of celebrating craftsmanship and individuality, enabling customers to get handcrafted items at affordable rates.

The company raised $100,000 of seed funding from an undisclosed investor on January 24, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Developer of a cardiac CT scanning technology intended for early detection and prevention of heart disease. The company offers Coronary CTA services, to visualize the coronary arteries, providing detailed 3D images of the heart and its blood vessels, plaque screening, calcium scoring, FFR-CT analysis, lung screening, enabling its clients to assess the presence of plaque buildup, blockages, and other abnormalities in the arteries that could lead to heart disease or other cardiac conditions.

The company raised $100,000 of seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from undisclosed investors on January 23, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Alternative Energy Equipment

CleanTech, LOHAS & Wellness

Developer of smart energy storage system designed for industrial and commercial facilities. The company's product offers to forecast electric usage based on years of previous data, discharges exactly when the equipment causes those peaks, reducing its draw from the grid at high-load times, reports showing exactly how much is saved by redirecting peaks in usage from the grid, helping clients resolve grid instabilities, eliminate peaker plants, and integrate renewables.

The company raised $30,000 of seed funding from undisclosed investors on January 22, 2025 in the form of SAFE notes.

Venture Capital-Backed

Construction and Engineering

AgTech, Construction Technology, Industrials, Real Estate Technology

Developer of a groundwater survey system intended to help landowners save money before drilling a well. The company's platform uses technology to identify the presence, depth, and volume of groundwater on a property, enabling landowners, ranchers, and developers to make informed decisions about drilling and managing their water resources effectively.

The company is in the process of raising seed funding on January 21, 2025.

Announced/In Progress

Pending Transaction (VC)

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Developer of an artificial intelligence-powered decision support software designed to support enterprises in decision-making. The company offers business data analysis, planning, customization integration services, and transforming business processes, enabling businesses to enhance operational efficiency.

The company is in the process of raising seed funding on January 22, 2025.

Announced/In Progress

Pending Transaction (VC)

Business/Productivity Software

Developer of a digital agreement storing platform designed to meet the urgent need for simple contract and agreement tools. The company offers digital agreement documents, blockchain technology, an investment pool, a community group, trading services, and tutorials, enabling clients to create clear, legally binding contracts without legal jargon or confusing fine print.

The company is in the process of raising seed funding as of January 23, 2025.

Announced/In Progress

Pending Transaction (VC)

Electronic Equipment and Instruments

AgTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Mobile

Developer of a full-stack automation platform designed to remove the guesswork from farming, improving yields and saving labor work. The company's platform leverages internet-of-things and machine learning technologies to monitor and automate the farming process to achieve more in less time, improve efficiency, optimize decisions, and deliver yields, enabling farmers to monitor the status of their farm from anywhere on their phone or computer.

The company raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from OKX Ventures on January 21, 2025.

Venture Capital-Backed

Cryptocurrency/Blockchain

Developer of a decentralized oracle network designed to connect blockchains with the real world through data feeds. The company offers a secure and reliable way to connect blockchains with the real world through data feeds, enabling customers to access real-time data for their decentralized applications.

The company is in the process of raising seed funding on January 24, 2025.

Announced/In Progress

Pending Transaction (VC)

Other Commercial Services

Provider of middleware services intended to enable item-level traceability through real-time visibility and automation across supply chains. The company connects a wide range of IoT devices and sensors, offering tools for asset tracking, condition monitoring, inventory management, and data analytics, enabling businesses of all sizes to scale their traceability efforts at ease, enhance decision-making, and improve operational efficiency.

The company is in the process of raising seed funding as of January 22, 2025.

Announced/In Progress

Pending Transaction (VC)

Business/Productivity Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Developer of a text-to-speech platform designed immersive audio experience. The company's platform features unique human-like voices, one-click language conversion, multilingual switching, and original voices that sound natural and expressive, creating immersive audio content, enhancing accessibility, or converting text for a hands-free experience.

Andreessen Horowitz(Zane Lackey), Shield Capital(Elias Manousos)

The company raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Shield Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and other undisclosed individual investors on January 20, 2025. The funds will be used in accelerating growth, enabling the company to expand its team, enhance its AI-driven platform, and scale its services to meet the increasing demand for advanced cybersecurity solutions.

Venture Capital-Backed

Network Management Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, SaaS

Developer of an AI-enabled cybersecurity platform intended to deliver comprehensive cybersecurity services that evolve with the organization. The company's platform combines AI-driven threat detection, proactive risk management and automated response capabilities to identify and neutralize threats in real-time while automating routine security processes, enabling users to empower enterprises to enhance threat detection, agility, and resilience while maximizing the value of their security investments.

The company raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from The Capital Collective on January 20, 2025, putting the company's post-valuation at $1.25 million. The funds will be used to grow the platform, which allows consumers to contribute to design brands with every purchase and will improve its platform features and scale its marketplace to better serve both consumers and brands.

Venture Capital-Backed

Operator of a marketplace platform intended to connect artisans and creators with customers seeking handcrafted products. The company offers products like wallets, watch straps, phone cases, bags, cosmetics, laptop bags, and other accessories, enabling customers to explore diverse products while assisting small businesses.