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October 8, 2026

Raise Track Update — 2026-10-08

Raise Track Update

Raise Track Update

Date: 2026-10-08

Your daily briefing on the most significant startup and seed funding rounds — pre-seed, seed, Series A where relevant, and newly announced financings — plus SEC Form D filings.

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Section 1: Startup Pre-Seed, Seed & Series A Financing

Company:
Universal Quantum

Amount:
Over $100M (Series A)

Description:
A Haywards Heath, UK-based company building large-scale quantum computing systems for real-world use raised over $100M in Series A funding. The round was co-led by DCVC and Firgun Ventures, with participation from EDBI, Artal (advised by Invus), Integral GlobalTech, Main Sequence, Hostplus, NGS Super, IAG Capital, EdenBase, Eigenstate.holdings, Dave Baszucki, Nauta Capital, and The Venture Collective.

Investors:
DCVC, Firgun Ventures, EDBI, Artal (advised by Invus), Integral GlobalTech, Main Sequence, Hostplus, NGS Super, IAG Capital, EdenBase, Eigenstate.holdings, Dave Baszucki, Nauta Capital, The Venture Collective

Company:
Healthleap

Amount:
$38M (Seed & Series A)

Description:
A San Francisco, CA-based provider of a clinical AI platform that screens patients for conditions that often go undiagnosed raised $38M in combined seed and Series A funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand to more conditions and grow its engineering, sales, customer success, and product teams.

Investors:
Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, Hummingbird Ventures

Company:
Rein Security

Amount:
$25M (Series A)

Description:
A NYC- and Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of an AI-native runtime security platform for enterprises raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Glilot Capital and Sienna Venture Capital, with participation from Corner Ventures, Atlacle, and RNP Capital Advisors.

Investors:
Glilot Capital, Sienna Venture Capital, Corner Ventures, Atlacle, RNP Capital Advisors

Company:
AblePay Health

Amount:
$20M (Series A)

Description:
A Bethlehem, PA-based provider of a healthcare affordability and patient engagement platform raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by F-Prime with participation from A1 Health Ventures and .406 Ventures.

Investors:
F-Prime, A1 Health Ventures, .406 Ventures

Company:
Ampersand

Amount:
$15M (Series A)

Description:
A San Francisco, CA-based provider of integration infrastructure for enterprise agents raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Matrix, Flex Capital, Yelp, Tenacity Capital, CTO Fund, Mana Ventures, and angel investors.

Investors:
Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix, Flex Capital, Yelp, Tenacity Capital, CTO Fund, Mana Ventures, angel investors

Company:
NeoFleet Capital

Amount:
$4M (Pre-Seed)

Description:
A Limassol, Cyprus-based global investment and technology platform financing professional taxi fleets raised $4M in pre-seed funding. Backers included Mark Loughran, former President and CFO of inDrive (who also joined as President and co-founder), alongside other private investors.

Investors:
Mark Loughran, other private investors

Company:
Bloom

Amount:
$3.6M (Seed)

Description:
A Detroit, MI-based provider of an AI-driven marketplace that connects hardware companies with suppliers, parts, and manufacturing and engineering services raised $3.6M in seed funding. The round was led by SNAK Venture Partners with participation from Flyover Capital, Mana Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Invest Detroit Ventures, and the Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund.

Investors:
SNAK Venture Partners, Flyover Capital, Mana Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Invest Detroit Ventures, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund

Section 2: Investor and Person Deep-Dives

Name:
Sequoia Capital

Bio:
Sequoia Capital is a named institutional investor in Healthleap.

https://sequoiacap.com

Name:
SNAK Venture Partners

Bio:
SNAK Venture Partners is a named institutional investor in Bloom.

https://snak.vc/

Name:
Hummingbird Ventures

Bio:
Hummingbird Ventures is a named institutional investor in Healthleap.

https://www.hummingbird.vc/

Name:
Corner Ventures

Bio:
Corner Ventures is a named institutional investor in Rein Security.

https://corner.xyz/

Name:
Atlacle

Bio:
Atlacle is a named institutional investor in Rein Security.

https://www.atlacle.com/

Name:
DCVC

Bio:
DCVC is a named institutional investor in Universal Quantum.

https://www.dcvc.com/

Section 3: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings

Company:
Relay

State:
NORTH CAROLINA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$36,049,005

Related Persons:
Jim Mulcahy — Executive Officer — Raleigh, North Carolina; Christopher Chuang — Executive Officer, Director — Raleigh, North Carolina; John Murdock — Director — Raleigh, North Carolina; Brian Bailey — Director — Raleigh, North Carolina; David Morken — Director — Raleigh, North Carolina; David Mount — Director — Raleigh, North Carolina

Company:
Luminal AI

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Computers

Amount Raised:
$29,163,244

Related Persons:
Joseph Fioti — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Jacob Stevens — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Matthew Gunton — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California

Company:
Cambridge Heavy Industries

State:
MASSACHUSETTS

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$7,159,998

Related Persons:
Yun Kai — Executive Officer, Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts; Raffi Freeman — Executive Officer, Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts; Matthew Nordan — Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts

Company:
Templar Nova

State:
MARYLAND

Industry:
Biotechnology

Amount Raised:
$7,000,000

Related Persons:
Xi Chen — Executive Officer — Woodstock, Maryland

Company:
TOP Grain Technologies

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$4,101,421

Related Persons:
Joseph Carazzone — Executive Officer, Director — Houston, Texas; Andrew Catalanotto — Executive Officer, Director — Houston, Texas; Francis Hebert — Director — Houston, Texas; Erica Au — Executive Officer — Houston, Texas

Company:
Scholar Education

State:
FLORIDA

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$4,043,083

Related Persons:
Edward Buckley — Executive Officer, Director — Tampa, Florida

Company:
PreciseDx

State:
NEW YORK

Industry:
Other Health Care

Amount Raised:
$3,699,998

Related Persons:
Eric Converse — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Molly Harper — Director — New York, New York; Paul Roma — Director — New York, New York; Westley Dupray — Director — New York, New York; Erik Lium — Director — New York, New York; Michael Hennessy Jr. — Director — New York, New York; Edward Sitar — Executive Officer — New York, New York

Company:
Overfuel

State:
INDIANA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$2,853,999

Related Persons:
Ryan Pfenninger — Director — Indianapolis, Indiana; Alex Griffis — Executive Officer, Director — Indianapolis, Indiana; Peyman Rashidfarokhi — Director — Indianapolis, Indiana; Gregory Kraios — Director — Indianapolis, Indiana; David Haddad — Director — Indianapolis, Indiana; Bradley McBride — Director — Indianapolis, Indiana

Company:
Trunk Technologies

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$2,825,940

Related Persons:
Jason Schleifer — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Matt Matheson — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California

Company:
Softworks Holdings

State:
NEW YORK

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$2,500,000

Related Persons:
Kevin Bhatt — Director — Forest Hills, New York; Mark Finkel — Director — Forest Hills, New York; Ari Gross — Executive Officer, Director — Forest Hills, New York; Alison Gross — Executive Officer, Director — Forest Hills, New York; Stephen Butler — Executive Officer — Forest Hills, New York

Company:
Gradient Health

State:
NORTH CAROLINA

Industry:
Other Health Care

Amount Raised:
$2,132,720

Related Persons:
Joshua Miller — Executive Officer, Director — Durham, North Carolina; Satish Tadikonda — Director — Durham, North Carolina; Shana Barghouti — Director — Durham, North Carolina; Matthew Bailey — Director — Durham, North Carolina

Company:
Capsage

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$2,000,000

Related Persons:
Kyle Horton — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Lee's Summit, Missouri; Scott Andrews — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Newport Beach, California; Dustin Byers — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Newport Beach, California; Lester Horton — Promoter — Tokyo, Japan

Company:
Coco Coders

State:
NEVADA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$1,999,999

Related Persons:
Elizabeth Tweedale — Executive Officer, Director — Incline Village, Nevada; Tim Weelborg — Director — Brookings, South Dakota

Company:
Pyropic

State:
MICHIGAN

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$1,250,000

Related Persons:
Robert Levine — Executive Officer, Director — Ann Arbor, Michigan; Ian Charles — Executive Officer, Director — Ann Arbor, Michigan

Company:
Aerstream

State:
FLORIDA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$1,200,000

Related Persons:
Fred Maxik — Executive Officer, Director — Rockledge, Florida; Ran Zhou — Executive Officer, Director — Rockledge, Florida

Company:
CytoTerra

State:
WASHINGTON

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$300,000

Related Persons:
Stephen Eacker — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Seattle, Washington; Jesse Salk — Director — Seattle, Washington; Kenneth Horenstein — Director — Seattle, Washington; Sean MacLeod — Executive Officer — Seattle, Washington

Company:
Rheos Medical

State:
FLORIDA

Industry:
Biotechnology

Amount Raised:
$232,625

Related Persons:
Brian Bell — Executive Officer — Sarasota, Florida

Company:
Turner Nanotechnology

State:
VIRGINIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$150,000

Related Persons:
Philip Turner — Executive Officer, Director — Virginia Beach, Virginia

Company:
Anvion Bio

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Pharmaceuticals

Amount Raised:
$100,000

Related Persons:
Larry Braga — Executive Officer, Director — San Diego, California; Kevin Ernst — Executive Officer, Director — San Diego, California; Anastasia Bodan — Director — San Diego, California

Company:
Lumie Group

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$100,000

Related Persons:
Helen Lu — Executive Officer — Sugar Land, Texas

Company:
OceanTailer

State:
NEW JERSEY

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$75,000

Related Persons:
Gilad Bar-Lev — Executive Officer, Director — Fairfield, New Jersey; Kelly Land — Director — Fairfield, New Jersey; Geoff Judge — Director — Fairfield, New Jersey

Company:
Ringon

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$70,000

Related Persons:
Liliya Kaganovsky — Executive Officer, Director — Houston, Texas

Company:
Donnakyle

State:
INDIANA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$50,000

Related Persons:
Heather Polivka — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Indianapolis, Indiana


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