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October 20, 2026

Raise Track Update — 2026-10-20

Raise Track Update

Raise Track Update

Date: 2026-10-20

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:
Dream Labs

Amount:
$90M (Seed)

Description:
A San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI platform that builds foundation models for robots raised $90M in seed funding. The round was led by B Capital with participation from Kindred Ventures, A.Capital, Unusual Ventures, SV Angel, Wing VC, Scribble VC, and Adrian Aoun, among others.

Investors:
B Capital, Kindred Ventures, A.Capital, Unusual Ventures, SV Angel, Wing VC, Scribble VC, Adrian Aoun

Company:
Sunlight AI

Amount:
$17.4M (Seed)

Description:
A NYC- and Miami, FL-based provider of a patient-to-payment operating layer for independent medical practices raised $17.4M in seed funding. The round was led by Basis Set Ventures with participation from Sofeon Ventures, Social Leverage, Actions Capital, Overlook Ventures, Early Light Ventures, Chris Hubbell, Tilli Bannett, Dara Rahimzadeh, and Frank Williams, among others.

Investors:
Basis Set Ventures, Sofeon Ventures, Social Leverage, Actions Capital, Overlook Ventures, Early Light Ventures, Chris Hubbell, Tilli Bannett, Dara Rahimzadeh, Frank Williams

Company:
XRlabs

Amount:
$8.4M (Seed)

Description:
A London, UK-based provider of a surgical intelligence platform embedding real-time AI into the operating room raised $8.4M in seed funding. The round was led by Playground Global with participation from Eka Ventures.

Investors:
Playground Global, Eka Ventures

Company:
HapWare

Amount:
$1.5M (Pre-Seed)

Description:
A Denver, CO-based provider of a haptic wearable platform for nonverbal communication raised $1.5M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Adaptation Ventures with participation from Sidecut Ventures, Mines Venture Fund, Avesta Fund, and The Pitch Fund, among others.

Investors:
Adaptation Ventures, Sidecut Ventures, Mines Venture Fund, Avesta Fund, The Pitch Fund

Company:
POV Beauty

Amount:
Undisclosed (Series A)

Description:
A Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a skin prep beauty brand bridging clinically backed skincare with cosmetics closed its Series A funding. The amount of the deal was not disclosed.

Investors:
Silas Capital, RÉDO Capital, Imaginary Ventures

Section 2: Investor and Person Deep-Dives

No verified investor or person deep-dives identified for this reporting period.

Section 3: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings

Company:
Adela

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Biotechnology

Amount Raised:
$12,000,000

Related Persons:
Lindsay Mateo — Executive Officer, Director — Foster City, California; David Bonita — Director — Foster City, California; Paul Brown — Director — Foster City, California; Daniel Diniz De Carvalho — Executive Officer — Foster City, California; Anne-Renee Hartman — Executive Officer — Foster City, California; Maneesh Jain — Director — Foster City, California; David Scheer — Executive Officer, Director — Foster City, California; Robert Weisskoff — Director — Foster City, California; Alan Williams — Executive Officer — Foster City, California; Abraham Kometz — Director — Foster City, California

Company:
Model Oncology

State:
TENNESSEE

Industry:
Other Health Care

Amount Raised:
$10,915,000

Related Persons:
Thomas Harper, Jr. — Executive Officer, Promoter — Nashville, Tennessee; David Chernow — Executive Officer, Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Robert Ortenzio — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Martin Jackson — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; William Downey — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Stanley Marks, MD — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Max Buetow — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Phillip Watts — Promoter — Nashville, Tennessee; Steven Cutler — Promoter — Nashville, Tennessee

Company:
Elementium Materials

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$9,999,991

Related Persons:
Matthew Dawson — Executive Officer, Director — Katy, Texas; Mick Sawka — Director — Katy, Texas; Gerald Chan — Director — Katy, Texas; Jin Dawson — Director — Katy, Texas

Company:
Sensydia

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$8,904,819

Related Persons:
Anthony Arnold — Executive Officer, Director — Valencia, California; Kanav Saraf — Executive Officer — Valencia, California; William Kaiser — Executive Officer — Valencia, California; Rusty Page — Executive Officer — Valencia, California; Aman Mahajan — Director — Valencia, California; Erick Hawkins — Director — Valencia, California; Victroia Grace — Director — Valencia, California; Derrick Sung — Director — Valencia, California

Company:
Satlyt

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$7,794,707

Related Persons:
Rama Afullo — Executive Officer, Director — Sunnyvale, California; Kent Lucas — Director — Sunnyvale, California

Company:
MyVillage

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$7,599,995

Related Persons:
Brandon Terry — Executive Officer, Director — Culver City, California; Allan Smith — Director — Culver City, California; Kesar Varma — Director — Culver City, California

Company:
Into the Multiverse

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$3,000,000

Related Persons:
Allison Schaper — Executive Officer, Director — Austin, Texas; Brian Friedman — Executive Officer, Director — Austin, Texas; Nitin Thakor — Director — Austin, Texas; Jeff Church — Director — Austin, Texas

Company:
Juice Integration

State:
NEW YORK

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$2,500,000

Related Persons:
Ricky Gold — Executive Officer — New York, New York

Company:
Mend Nutrition

State:
NEW YORK

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$1,500,000

Related Persons:
Paul Roscoe — Executive Officer, Director — Long Island City, New York; Daniel Ripma — Director — Long Island City, New York; Mark Kolb — Director — Long Island City, New York; Bill Hagaman — Director — Long Island City, New York

Company:
Monetization Solutions

State:
GEORGIA

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$875,000

Related Persons:
Andris Merkulovs — Executive Officer, Director — Atlanta, Georgia; Martins Bratuskins — Director — Atlanta, Georgia; Andris Berzins — Director — Atlanta, Georgia

Company:
Theravie Pharma

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Biotechnology

Amount Raised:
$750,000

Related Persons:
Samia Almoughrabie — Executive Officer, Director — San Diego, California; Richard Gallo — Executive Officer, Director — San Diego, California

Company:
LadderUp Housing

State:
OHIO

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$750,000

Related Persons:
Thomas Voutsos — Executive Officer, Director — Toledo, Ohio; Gregory Voutsos — Executive Officer — Toledo, Ohio; Douglas Bowen — Executive Officer — Toledo, Ohio; John Vougiouklakis — Executive Officer — Toledo, Ohio

Company:
Kippy Studios

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$200,000

Related Persons:
Coby Palivathukal — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Los Angeles, California

Company:
Verifreight

State:
TENNESSEE

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$150,000

Related Persons:
Matthew Everson — Executive Officer, Director — Franklin, Tennessee

Company:
Nice Robotics

State:
OHIO

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$85,000

Related Persons:
Bhavanishankar Kalavakolanu — Executive Officer, Director — Mason, Ohio

Company:
Glows Heavy

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other

Amount Raised:
$75,000

Related Persons:
Gorun Laura — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Los Angeles, California; Cooper Roussel — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Los Angeles, California; Dimitri Basil Forero — Executive Officer, Director, Promoter — Los Angeles, California

Company:
Pop-Up Fronts

State:
UNITED KINGDOM

Industry:
Business Services

Amount Raised:
$43,420

Related Persons:
Gabriel Shalom — Executive Officer, Director — London, United Kingdom

Company:
Alercell

State:
MONTANA

Industry:
Biotechnology

Amount Raised:
$35,000

Related Persons:
Frederic Scheer — Executive Officer — Bozeman, Montana

Company:
Omnishot.ai

State:
DELAWARE

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$22,500

Related Persons:
Alexey Seredov — Executive Officer, Director — Bear, Delaware; Hannes Piltz — Executive Officer, Director — Bear, Delaware


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