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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