Raise Track Update
Date: 2026-10-22
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:
Watchtower Labs
Amount:
$35M (Seed)
Description:
A San Francisco, CA-based provider of AI-native applications for military operations and decision-making raised $35M in seed funding. The round was led by Shield Capital and Conviction with participation from Founders Fund.
Investors:
Shield Capital, Conviction, Founders Fund
Company:
Mach9
Amount:
$34M (Series A)
Description:
A provider of AI-powered computer-aided design (CAD) software for civil engineering and surveying raised $34M in Series A funding. The round was co-led by First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Prudence and Quiet Capital.
Investors:
First Round Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Prudence, Quiet Capital
Company:
Enact Intelligence
Amount:
$30M (Pre-Seed)
Description:
A Zurich, Switzerland-based physical AI company raised $30M in pre-seed financing. Backers included redalpine, Notion Capital, and firstminute capital, as well as angel investors Arthur Mensch, Yann LeCun, and Andrew Lonsberry.
Investors:
redalpine, Notion Capital, firstminute capital, Arthur Mensch, Yann LeCun, Andrew Lonsberry
Company:
Longeye
Amount:
$20M (Series A)
Description:
A San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered investigative workspace for the justice system raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by N47 with participation from Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism practice.
Investors:
N47, Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism practice
Company:
Ultra Security
Amount:
$10M (Seed)
Description:
A Birmingham, MI-based provider of an agentic security platform for autonomous agents raised $10M in seed funding. Backers included Ludlow Ventures, Hidden Capital, Entrée Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, firedrop, and FDVC, along with angels from the broader security and SaaS communities.
Investors:
Ludlow Ventures, Hidden Capital, Entrée Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, firedrop, FDVC
Company:
RhymeQ
Amount:
$2.2M (Pre-Seed)
Description:
A Karlsruhe, Germany and Zürich, Switzerland-based provider of an abstraction layer platform improving quantum computing operations raised $2.2M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Ground State Ventures with participation from Vanagon Ventures, Plug and Play, and Freiraum Ventures.
Investors:
Ground State Ventures, Vanagon Ventures, Plug and Play, Freiraum Ventures
Company:
Onto
Amount:
$1M (Pre-Seed)
Description:
A Bengaluru, India-based customer-first travel platform provider raised $1M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Stargazer Fund, with participation from White Venture Capital.
Investors:
Stargazer Fund, White Venture Capital
Section 2: Investor and Person Deep-Dives
Name:
Ludlow Ventures
Bio:
Ludlow Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. It backed Ultra Security's $10M seed round.
https://www.ludlowventures.com/
Section 3: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings
Company:
Mavria
State:
TEXAS
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$75,000,000
Related Persons:
Adam Blake — Executive Officer, Director — The Woodlands, Texas; Nick Poradek — Executive Officer — The Woodlands, Texas; Seth Cohen — Executive Officer — The Woodlands, Texas; Tyler Staebell — Executive Officer — The Woodlands, Texas; Alana Palmedo — Director — The Woodlands, Texas
Company:
CandorIQ
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$13,543,208
Related Persons:
Haris Ikram — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Sutthipong Thavisomboon — Executive Officer, Director — San Francisco, California; Naeem Raza — Director — San Francisco, California; Adam Hansman — Director — San Francisco, California
Company:
Folio Photonics
State:
OHIO
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$9,078,957
Related Persons:
Steven Santamaria — Executive Officer, Director — Solon, Ohio; Paul Deninger — Director — Solon, Ohio; Adam Sharkawy — Director — Solon, Ohio; Raymond Leach — Director — Solon, Ohio; Felix Brueck — Director — Solon, Ohio; Kevin Gwinnup — Executive Officer — Solon, Ohio; Greg Kittilson — Executive Officer — Solon, Ohio
Company:
Model Medicines
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$5,115,268
Related Persons:
Daniel Haders — Executive Officer — San Diego, California
Company:
BEKHealth
State:
NORTH CAROLINA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$5,000,000
Related Persons:
David Levin — Executive Officer, Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; B. Bahram — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Jeanne Hecht — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Jordan Lipson — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Vickram Pradhan — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; John Crumpler — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Hugh Roome — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Kelly Hollis — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Steve Skolsky — Director — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Company:
Propel Aero
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$4,930,166
Related Persons:
Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan — Executive Officer, Director — Sunnyvale, California; Yet-Ming Chiang — Executive Officer, Director — Sunnyvale, California; Dipender Saluja — Director — Sunnyvale, California; Sunil Dhaliwal — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Dylan Reid — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Andrew Hedin — Director — Boston, Massachusetts
Company:
Arkaea Media Group
State:
NEW YORK
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$4,129,998
Related Persons:
Mohammed Islam — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Achal Upadhyaya — Director — New York, New York
Company:
Loop Data
State:
CALIFORNIA
Industry:
Other
Amount Raised:
$3,100,000
Related Persons:
Thomas Lamar III — Executive Officer, Director — Mill Valley, California; Gary Motely — Director — Mill Valley, California
Company:
Quiver Holdings
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Biotechnology
Amount Raised:
$3,005,000
Related Persons:
Graham Dempsey — Executive Officer — Cambridge, Massachusetts; David Liederbach — Executive Officer — Cambridge, Massachusetts; David Margulies — Executive Officer, Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts; Paul Roma — Executive Officer, Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts; Jonathan Fleming — Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts; Janet Foutty — Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts; Paul Black — Director — Cambridge, Massachusetts
Company:
OmniBuds
State:
TENNESSEE
Industry:
Other Health Care
Amount Raised:
$2,999,991
Related Persons:
Benedict Carter — Executive Officer, Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Joseph Caradonna — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Jeffrey Karras — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; James Hayward — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Chris Jones — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Fahim Kawsaar — Director — Nashville, Tennessee; James Stefansic — Executive Officer — Nashville, Tennessee
Company:
Kappa Pay
State:
MASSACHUSETTS
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$2,000,001
Related Persons:
Blaise Buma — Executive Officer, Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Andreas Fragner — Director — Boston, Massachusetts; Mick Sawka — Director — Boston, Massachusetts
Company:
Ritually
State:
NEW YORK
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$1,250,000
Related Persons:
Ari Winkleman — Executive Officer, Director — New York, New York; Chris Finnin — Director — New York, New York
Company:
StoryFlight Labs PBC
State:
PENNSYLVANIA
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$755,000
Related Persons:
Anne Mundell — Director — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; David Betts — Director — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Paul Wellener — Director — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Zoe Krislock — Executive Officer — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Company:
Augment Health
State:
TENNESSEE
Industry:
Manufacturing
Amount Raised:
$320,000
Related Persons:
Jared Meyers — Executive Officer, Director — Nashville, Tennessee; Stephen Kalinsky — Director — Nashville, Tennessee
Company:
Naytra
State:
CONNECTICUT
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$125,000
Related Persons:
Varun Oberai — Executive Officer, Director — New Haven, Connecticut
Company:
Swa Technology
State:
WASHINGTON
Industry:
Other Technology
Amount Raised:
$25,000
Related Persons:
Michael Sirchuk — Executive Officer, Director — Vancouver, Washington; Michael Pickett — Executive Officer — Vancouver, Washington; Shabin Hashim — Executive Officer — Vancouver, Washington; Shauntele Sirchuk — Executive Officer — Vancouver, Washington
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