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October 21, 2026

Raise Track Update — 2026-10-21

Raise Track Update

Raise Track Update

Date: 2026-10-21

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:
Arda Industries

Amount:
$232M (Series A)

Description:
A San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI platform for manufacturing engineering raised $232M in funding, including a $160M Series A financing at a $1.5B valuation and a $72M seed round. The Series A round was co-led by Altimeter, Accel, and Khosla Ventures with participation from XYZ Venture Capital, 8VC, SVAngel, and Felicis, while the seed round was led by Accel and Founders Fund with participation from Khosla Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital.

Investors:
Altimeter, Accel, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, 8VC, SVAngel, Felicis, Founders Fund

Company:
Qualitate

Amount:
$25M (Series A)

Description:
A NYC-based provider of a continuous intelligence system for primary research raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners with participation from existing investors IA Ventures and Crew Capital.

Investors:
Insight Partners, IA Ventures, Crew Capital

Company:
Mural

Amount:
$15M (Series A)

Description:
A NYC-based provider of a compliant system of record for fintechs and platforms raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Tether with participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors. The raise brought the total amount to $28M.

Investors:
Tether, North Island Ventures

Company:
TraceWeave

Amount:
$2.1M (Seed)

Description:
A Seoul, South Korea-based provider of an on-device AI platform raised $2.1M (KRW 3 Billion) in seed funding at a pre-money valuation of approximately $21.1M (KRW 30 billion). The round was led by Mirae Asset Capital with participation from NAVER D2SF and others.

Investors:
Mirae Asset Capital, NAVER D2SF

Section 2: Investor and Person Deep-Dives

Name:
Crew Capital

Bio:
Crew Capital is a community-driven venture capital firm that accelerates scale for ambitious founders. It participated in Qualitate's $25M Series A round.

https://crew.vc/

Section 3: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings

Company:
Ascertain Systems

State:
NEW YORK

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$19,999,998

Related Persons:
Mark Michalski — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Carlos Dedesma — Executive Officer — New York, New York; John Beadle — Director — New York, New York; Courtney Marcin — Director — New York, New York; Moses Adubi — Director — New York, New York; Julian Harris — Director — New York, New York; Ari Shamiss — Director — New York, New York

Company:
Crosslink Therapeutics

State:
MASSACHUSETTS

Industry:
Pharmaceuticals

Amount Raised:
$5,500,000

Related Persons:
Ronald Seidel, III — Executive Officer, Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Andrew King — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Lou Tartaglia — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Rodolfo Chaparro — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; David Fallace — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Cameron Gallagher — Director — Boston, Massachusetts

Company:
LXRE

State:
COLORADO

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$1,000,000

Related Persons:
Edo Zucker — Executive Officer, Director — Denver, Colorado; John Sable — Executive Officer, Director — Castle Rock, Colorado

Company:
Alchemy Cloud

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$1,000,000

Related Persons:
Alexandra Novakovich — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Andrew McLoughlin — Director — San Francisco, California

Company:
Localposh.com

State:
CALIFORNIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$775,000

Related Persons:
Eric Williams — Executive Officer, Director — Mountain View, California

Company:
ReservoirCo

State:
FLORIDA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$750,000

Related Persons:
Matthew Kestenbaum — Executive Officer — Boca Raton, Florida; Vladimir Kroz — Executive Officer — Clayton, California

Company:
Virtus Maritime

State:
NORTH CAROLINA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$500,000

Related Persons:
J. Pead — Executive Officer, Director — Morehead City, North Carolina; Ryan Talmadge — Executive Officer, Director — Morehead City, North Carolina; Andrew Powch — Executive Officer, Director — Morehead City, North Carolina; Benjamin Thomas — Executive Officer, Director — Morehead City, North Carolina; Antonio Bolfo — Director — Morehead City, North Carolina; Matthew Travers — Executive Officer — Morehead City, North Carolina

Company:
Atlis Health

State:
INDIANA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$250,000

Related Persons:
Brian Schroeder — Executive Officer — Greenwood, Indiana; Jamie Scarcelli — Executive Officer — Greenwood, Indiana; Brendan Haffey — Executive Officer — Greenwood, Indiana

Company:
VeteranCrowd Rewards

State:
VIRGINIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$80,000

Related Persons:
Robert Louthan — Executive Officer, Director — Cobbs Creek, Virginia

Company:
Immersed

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$46,439

Related Persons:
Renji Bijoy — Executive Officer, Director — Austin, Texas; Jacob Thomsen — Director — Austin, Texas; Ryan Yep — Executive Officer — Austin, Texas

Company:
Granted

State:
GEORGIA

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$45,000

Related Persons:
John Ohrenberger — Executive Officer, Director — Decatur, Georgia; Nicolas Mendoza — Executive Officer, Director — Decatur, Georgia

Company:
Sigil Health

State:
TEXAS

Industry:
Other Technology

Amount Raised:
$35,000

Related Persons:
Jeffry Senk — Executive Officer, Director — Austin, Texas


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