Raise Track Update
Date: 2026-10-09
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:
Catalyst
Amount:
$30M (Series A)
Description:
A San Francisco, California-based artificial intelligence and retail financial technology startup raised $30M in Series A funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from SF1, Selini Capital, Jump Trading, Peak XV Partners, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase Ventures, and Premji Invest.
Investors:
Sequoia Capital, SF1, Selini Capital, Jump Trading, Peak XV Partners, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase Ventures, Premji Invest
Company:
Reuse
Amount:
$21M (Series A)
Description:
A Santiago, Chile-based refurbished consumer electronics and circular economy technology startup raised $21M in Series A funding. The round was led by At One Ventures. This brought Reuse’s total cumulative funding to approximately $27.5M since its commercial market rollout in 2018.
Investors:
At One Ventures
Company:
Meticulous
Amount:
$15M (Series A)
Description:
A London, UK-based provider of an automated software testing platform raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Chemistry, with participation from Menlo Ventures and angel investors Lachy Groom, Jason Warner, Arash Ferdowsi, Scott Belsky, Guillermo Rauch, Calvin French-Owen, Caitlin Colgrove, and Jason Ginsberg.
Investors:
Chemistry, Menlo Ventures, Lachy Groom, Jason Warner, Arash Ferdowsi, Scott Belsky, Guillermo Rauch, Calvin French-Owen, Caitlin Colgrove, Jason Ginsberg
Company:
Rebel Audio
Amount:
$10M (Series A)
Description:
A Nashville, TN-based provider of an AI-powered podcasting platform raised $10M in Series A funding at a $50M post-money valuation. The round was led by HardScope, with participation from Launch TN, Capital Midwest, Rich Marder, Joe McCann, Julie Gauthier, Charlie Epstein, Ben Lurie, and Jonathan Schulman. The raise followed an initial oversubscribed seed round of $4.15M.
Investors:
HardScope, Launch TN, Capital Midwest, Rich Marder, Joe McCann, Julie Gauthier, Charlie Epstein, Ben Lurie, Jonathan Schulman
Section 2: Investor and Person Deep-Dives
Name:
SF1
Bio:
SF1 is a named institutional investor in Catalyst.
https://www.sf1.vc/
Section 3: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings
Company:
Fortastra
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$32,551,597
Related Persons:
Michael Smayda — Executive Officer, Director — Torrance, California; Nick Kim — Director — Torrance, California; Arthur Karell — Director — Torrance, California
Company:
Vye Health
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$16,234,993
Related Persons:
Matthew Vail — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Corey Lenhoff — Director — San Francisco, California
Company:
Finwave Semiconductor
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$15,532,045
Related Persons:
Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre — Executive Officer, Director — Waltham, Massachusetts; Jim Mao — Director — Waltham, Massachusetts; Mike Noonen — Director — Waltham, Massachusetts; Tomas Palacios — Director — Waltham, Massachusetts; Jennifer Uhrig — Director — Waltham, Massachusetts; Matthew East — Executive Officer — Waltham, Massachusetts
Company:
Clasp
State:
NEW YORK
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$13,249,996
Related Persons:
Amar Jasarbasic — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Zach Zhang — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Elizabeth Hartley — Director — New York, New York
Company:
OncoNano Medicine
State:
TEXAS
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$10,051,615
Related Persons:
Brent Sorrells — Executive Officer — Dallas, Texas; Brett Giroir — Executive Officer, Director — Dallas, Texas; John Dyett — Director — Dallas, Texas; Gina Jones — Director — Dallas, Texas; Yumin Qui — Director — Dallas, Texas
Company:
Atmos Clinic
State:
NEW YORK
Industry:
Other Health Care
Amount Raised:
$6,000,000
Related Persons:
Eshwar Inapuri — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Rohan Goswami — Director — New York, New York
Company:
TM Holding Companies
State:
TENNESSEE
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$3,699,348
Related Persons:
Alan Taylor — Executive Officer, Director — Memphis, Tennessee; Sheryl Moroschak — Executive Officer — Memphis, Tennessee; Rebecca Wahl — Executive Officer, Director — Memphis, Tennessee; Dennis Long — Executive Officer, Director — Memphis, Tennessee; Bruce Lawrence — Director — Memphis, Tennessee
Company:
Negosh
State:
NEW YORK
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$3,091,664
Related Persons:
Ari Zebersky — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Mark Phillips — Director — Glen Ellyn, Israel; Dylan Karofsky — Director — New York, New York; Ben Hakim — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York
Company:
Sky Analytica
State:
TEXAS
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$2,100,000
Related Persons:
Bryan Wolfe — Director — Austin, Texas; Matt McMurphy — Director — Austin, Texas
Company:
LevelTen Energy
State:
WASHINGTON
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$1,999,998
Related Persons:
Bryce Smith — Executive Officer, Director — Seattle, Washington; Ross Trenary — Executive Officer — Seattle, Washington; David Cohen — Director — Boulder, Colorado; Tim Woodward — Director — San Francisco, California; Greg Lyons — Director — Dallas, Texas; Karly Wentz — Director — Manhattan Beach, California; David O'Hara — Director — Seattle, Washington; Scott Guthrie — Director — Seattle, Washington
Company:
Inventwood
State:
MARYLAND
Industry:
Manufacturing
Amount Raised:
$1,491,000
Related Persons:
Alexander Lau — Executive Officer, Director — Frederick, Maryland; Jonathan Strimling — Executive Officer — Frederick, Maryland; Neal Parikh — Executive Officer — Frederick, Maryland; Liangbing Hu — Director — Frederick, Maryland; Joshua Agenbroad — Director — Frederick, Maryland
Company:
Turaco
State:
DELAWARE
Industry:
Health Insurance
Amount Raised:
$1,239,168
Related Persons:
Theodore Pantone — Executive Officer, Director — Wilmington, Delaware; Rachel Levenson — Director — Wilmington, Delaware; Charles Welden — Director — Wilmington, Delaware; Steve Beck — Director — Wilmington, Delaware; Khaled Ben Jilani — Director — Wilmington, Delaware
Company:
Bioventrix
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$1,200,000
Related Persons:
Steven Chartier — Executive Officer, Director — Mansfield, Massachusetts; Dave Richmond — Executive Officer, Director — Mansfield, Massachusetts; Rishi Puri — Director — Mansfield, Massachusetts; Mark Ravich — Director — Mansfield, Massachusetts; William Abraham — Director — Mansfield, Massachusetts
Company:
ColoWatch Inc. /MD/
State:
MARYLAND
Industry:
Other Health Care
Amount Raised:
$975,000
Related Persons:
Bikram Bakshi — Executive Officer, Director — Gaithersburg, Maryland; Mark Klein — Executive Officer, Director — Gaithersburg, Maryland
Company:
Sky City Data
State:
WISCONSIN
Industry:
Business Services
Amount Raised:
$749,999
Related Persons:
Nicholas Amundsen — Executive Officer, Director — Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sanjay Mohan — Director — Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Jonathon Horne — Director — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Company:
Mindset Innovation II
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$700,000
Related Persons:
Roy Burstin — Executive Officer, Director — Santa Monica, California; Ali Mostoufi — Executive Officer, Director — Santa Monica, California
Company:
Lytng
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Manufacturing
Amount Raised:
$240,000
Related Persons:
Jacques Spitzer — Executive Officer — San Diego, California
Company:
Ayvera AI
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$125,000
Related Persons:
Sandeep Ramachandran — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Dublin, California; Arunava Saha — Director, Promoter — Dublin, California
Company:
Kidvoyage
State:
CZECH REPUBLIC
Industry:
Other Travel
Amount Raised:
$65,000
Related Persons:
Oleksandr Danylchuk — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Brno, Czech Republic; Tetiana Danylchuk — Director, Promoter — Brno, Czech Republic; Tetiana Gavrylova — Executive Officer — Las Vegas, Nevada
Company:
Multivorce
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$50,000
Related Persons:
Zebadiah Kimmel — Executive Officer, Director — Belmont, Massachusetts
Company:
Plot Picks
State:
SOUTH CAROLINA
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$50,000
Related Persons:
Zach Leff — Executive Officer, Director — Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Elle Hampson — Executive Officer, Director — Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Company:
Olive & M
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$25,000
Related Persons:
Melanie Herrick — Director, Promoter — Quakertown, Pennsylvania; William Weill — Promoter — Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Company:
Monocacy Therapeutics
State:
MARYLAND
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$25,000
Related Persons:
Suman Vodnala — Executive Officer — Alameda, California; Shashank Patel — Executive Officer, Director — Monrovia, Maryland
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