Raise Track Update
Date: 2026-10-14
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:
Pluto Security
Amount:
$42M (Seed & Series A)
Description:
A U.S.- and Israel-based provider of a security platform that monitors and controls how employees use AI tools, agents, and connectors emerged from stealth with $42M in total funding. The funding spans an $8.5M seed round led by TLV Partners, with Armis' founders also investing, and a $34M Series A led by Jump Capital, with participation from Skinos (Check Point co-founder Shlomo Kramer's venture firm), Ansa Capital, and other angel investors.
Investors:
Jump Capital, TLV Partners, Skinos, Ansa Capital, Armis founders, angel investors
Company:
Scuba
Amount:
$34M (Pre-Seed & Seed)
Description:
A NYC-based provider of a shared context engine for teams and their agents raised $34M in funding over two rounds. Accel led the pre-seed, with IVP joining Accel to co-lead the seed. BoxGroup, Conviction, Homebrew, and Scribble Ventures also participated, and angel investors included founders of Slack, Instagram, Stripe, LinkedIn, Salesforce, and Datadog.
Investors:
Accel, IVP, BoxGroup, Conviction, Homebrew, Scribble Ventures, angel investors (founders of Slack, Instagram, Stripe, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Datadog, Vanta, Harvey, Dropbox, Abridge, Duolingo, Granola, Warp, Zynga, Groupon, Coda, Opendoor, and Flatiron Health)
Company:
Mogul
Amount:
$15.5M (Series A)
Description:
A Washington, DC-based provider of an AI-powered real estate investing platform raised $15.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Draper Associates with participation from Draper Dragon, Avalanche Blizzard Fund, LAUNCH, Venture Togethers, Gaingels, Stephen Sullivan, and other strategic angel investors. The raise brought the total amount to $23.6M+.
Investors:
Draper Associates, Draper Dragon, Avalanche Blizzard Fund, LAUNCH, Venture Togethers, Gaingels, Stephen Sullivan, strategic angel investors
Company:
HydRegen
Amount:
$8M (Series A)
Description:
An Oxford, UK-based biotechnology company developing a biocatalytic platform raised $8M (£6M) in the first close of its Series A funding. The round was led by Genoa Ventures, with participation from Clean Growth Fund, First Imagine! Ventures, Oxford Technology Management, Headington Holdings, Oxonian, Foxglove Capital, and Rapid Innovation Group.
Investors:
Genoa Ventures, Clean Growth Fund, First Imagine! Ventures, Oxford Technology Management, Headington Holdings, Oxonian, Foxglove Capital, Rapid Innovation Group
Company:
OlsAro
Amount:
€5M (Seed)
Description:
A Gothenburg, Sweden-based AgTech company developing climate-resilient cereal genetics raised €5M in seed funding. The round was led by Industrifonden and Nordic Foodtech VC, with participation from Future Food Fund, PINC, AgFunder, and GU Ventures. The raise brought the total amount to approximately €7.5M.
Investors:
Industrifonden, Nordic Foodtech VC, Future Food Fund, PINC, AgFunder, GU Ventures
Company:
Affinity Labs
Amount:
$2M (Pre-Seed)
Description:
A London, UK-based provider of a platform for creator-led software brands raised $2M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, alongside Antler and Innovate UK.
Investors:
Fuel Ventures, Antler, Innovate UK
Section 2: Investor and Person Deep-Dives
Name:
Industrifonden
Bio:
Sweden's evergreen venture capital fund, founded by the Swedish government in 1979 as an independent foundation. It backs early-stage life science, deep tech, software and growth companies across Sweden and the Nordics, with first tickets often €1–5M, and has backed QlikTech, Arcam and Oatly. It co-led OlsAro's €5M seed round with Nordic Foodtech VC.
https://industrifonden.com/
Section 3: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings
Company:
Curadel Surgical Innovations
State:
FLORIDA
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$49,844,295
Related Persons:
John Frangioni, M.D., Ph.D. — Executive Officer, Director — Bonita Springs, Florida; Garen Bohlin — Director — Bonita Springs, Florida; Marc Garnick, M.D. — Director — Bonita Springs, Florida; Sean Stalfort — Director — Bonita Springs, Florida; Walid Fakhry — Director — Bonita Springs, Florida
Company:
Optain Health
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$7,468,988
Related Persons:
Jeff Dunkel — Executive Officer, Director — Charlotte, North Carolina; Mingguang He — Director — Charlotte, North Carolina; Kathleen O'Donnell — Director — Charlotte, North Carolina; John Beadle — Director — Charlotte, North Carolina; Maggie Morse — Director — Charlotte, North Carolina
Company:
Defendify
State:
MAINE
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$6,538,000
Related Persons:
Rob Simopoulos — Executive Officer, Director — Portland, Maine; T. Rinaldi — Executive Officer, Director — Portland, Maine; Jerry King — Director — Portland, Maine; Norman Mentz — Director — Portland, Maine; Joseph Henderson — Director — Portland, Maine
Company:
Elemental Nuclear Energy
State:
NEBRASKA
Industry:
Other Energy
Amount Raised:
$5,475,000
Related Persons:
David Blythe — Executive Officer, Director — Omaha, Nebraska; Kaleb Blythe — Executive Officer — Omaha, Nebraska; Adrian Beeston — Director — Omaha, Nebraska
Company:
Lykos Industries
State:
GEORGIA
Industry:
Manufacturing
Amount Raised:
$5,000,000
Related Persons:
Jacob Kaempf — Executive Officer, Director — Atlanta, Georgia; Andy Bilinsky — Director — Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson Moses — Director — Atlanta, Georgia
Company:
FireFly Robotics
State:
UTAH
Industry:
Manufacturing
Amount Raised:
$3,398,500
Related Persons:
Lindsay Jones — Executive Officer — Salt Lake City, Utah; Andrew Limpert — Executive Officer, Director — Salt Lake City, Utah; Steven Aposhian — Executive Officer, Director — Salt Lake City, Utah; Matthew Aposhian — Director, Executive Officer — Salt Lake City, Utah
Company:
Poppins
State:
DELAWARE
Industry:
Business Services
Amount Raised:
$2,645,000
Related Persons:
Jennifer Schoen — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Alexandria Stried — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Hoboken, New Jersey; Elizabeth Davis — Director — London, United Kingdom; Shahram Hejazi — Director — Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; Mason Reiner — Director — Newton, Massachusetts
Company:
Axelyf
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$2,631,439
Related Persons:
Orn Almarsson — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Leslie Williams — Director — Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Arni Blondal — Director — Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Company:
iPill
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Health Care
Amount Raised:
$1,291,364
Related Persons:
John Hsu — Executive Officer, Director — Rowland Heights, California; Tobias Fischli — Director — Rowland Heights, California; Robert Saunders — Director — Rowland Heights, California; Arthur Becker — Director — Rowland Heights, California; Michele Leonhart — Director — Rowland Heights, California
Company:
Dvant Pharma
State:
MICHIGAN
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$1,230,400
Related Persons:
Andrew Kocab — Executive Officer, Director — Superior Township, Michigan; Mukesh Nyati — Executive Officer, Director — Superior Township, Michigan; Vincent Alessi — Director — Superior Township, Michigan; Jim Adox — Director — Superior Township, Michigan; Frank Perabo — Director — Superior Township, Michigan
Company:
Tesoro XP
State:
TEXAS
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$1,100,800
Related Persons:
Beau Button — Executive Officer, Director — Austin, Texas; Tawsif Khan — Executive Officer, Director — Austin, Texas; Jeff Cruttenden — Director — Austin, Texas; Blake Chandlee — Director — Austin, Texas; Jay Fishman — Director — Austin, Texas; Dave Yonamine — Director — Austin, Texas
Company:
Soterya
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Other Health Care
Amount Raised:
$850,000
Related Persons:
Lina Williamson — Executive Officer — Boston, Massachusetts; Andres Rodriguez — Executive Officer, Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Valentina Mendez — Executive Officer — Boston, Massachusetts
Company:
Matium
State:
MARYLAND
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$625,000
Related Persons:
Robin Bailey — Executive Officer — Millersville, Maryland; Alexander Lambrides — Executive Officer — Millersville, Maryland; Eric Mills — Executive Officer — Millersville, Maryland
Company:
Contor
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$600,000
Related Persons:
John Meissner — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Olga Krasnykh — Executive Officer — San Francisco, California
Company:
Thetis Pharmaceuticals
State:
CONNECTICUT
Industry:
Pharmaceuticals
Amount Raised:
$560,300
Related Persons:
Gary Mathias — Executive Officer, Director — Deep River, Connecticut; Walter Ogier — Director — Union Pier, Michigan; Frank Sciavolino — Director — Quaker Hill, Connecticut; Dennis Willson — Director — Rancho Santa Fe, California; Fabio Cataldi — Director — Deep River, Connecticut; David Cook — Director — Deep River, Connecticut
Company:
Demoverse
State:
DELAWARE
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$527,100
Related Persons:
Akshay Mehta — Executive Officer, Director — County of New Castle, Delaware
Company:
Safe Water Devices
State:
GEORGIA
Industry:
Manufacturing
Amount Raised:
$500,000
Related Persons:
Charles McGimsey — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Atlanta, Georgia; Tyler Thompson — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Alpharetta, Georgia; Michael Braiman — Executive Officer, Director — Alpharetta, Georgia; Matt Thompson — Executive Officer — Alpharetta, Georgia; Don Baker — Director — Alpharetta, Georgia; Russ Chandler — Director — Alpharetta, Georgia
Company:
Agriculture Scout AI
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$425,000
Related Persons:
Kia Behnia — Executive Officer — Davis, California; Mason Earles — Director — Davis, California
Company:
White Eagle Sonic Technologies
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Health Care
Amount Raised:
$385,000
Related Persons:
Tobias Richard — Executive Officer, Director — Blaine, Minnesota; Randy Whiting — Executive Officer, Director — Blaine, Minnesota; Joan Plastiras — Director — Blaine, Minnesota
Company:
FutureWorks Technologies
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$370,000
Related Persons:
Mateusz Cyrankiewicz — Executive Officer — San Francisco, California
Company:
ATJustice PBC
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$360,000
Related Persons:
David Cohen — Executive Officer, Director — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Srinivasan Balaji — Executive Officer, Director — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Amanda Cohen — Executive Officer — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Company:
MedRhythms
State:
MAINE
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$250,000
Related Persons:
Brian Harris — Executive Officer, Director — Portland, Maine; Owen McCarthy — Executive Officer, Director — Portland, Maine; Jean Hoffman — Director — Portland, Maine; Musan Duric — Director — Portland, Maine; Christopher Harris — Director — Portland, Maine; William McKee — Director — Portland, Maine; Isaac Cheng — Director — Portland, Maine
Company:
TailorAccess
State:
TEXAS
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$200,000
Related Persons:
James Irwin — Executive Officer — Waco, Texas
Company:
EpiVario
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
Industry:
Pharmaceuticals
Amount Raised:
$185,000
Related Persons:
Thomas Kim — Executive Officer, Director — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Christopher Cashman — Director — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Eric Schultenover — Director — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Company:
Lagomorph Games
State:
VIRGINIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$150,000
Related Persons:
Charles Olson — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Fairfax, Virginia
Company:
Particle Horizon
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$135,000
Related Persons:
Peter Lillian — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California
Company:
Clicr Holdings
State:
GEORGIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$102,500
Related Persons:
Kaleo Lyles — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Statesboro, Georgia; Alonso Munoz — Director — Atlanta, Georgia; Harrison Wilkins — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Statesboro, Georgia
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