Octozi Raises $3M Seed to Automate Clinical Trial Data Cleaning for Pharma Companies
Octozi raised $3 million in seed funding led by Surface Ventures in July 2026 to automate clinical trial data cleaning and review for pharmaceutical companies.
Month archive
July 2026
21 articles. Event and publication dates remain separate on retrospective coverage.
M1X Global Raises $5.5M to Help Governments Issue Sovereign Debt on Public Blockchains
M1X Global raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by Paradigm in July 2026 to help governments issue and manage sovereign debt directly on public blockchains.
Quaise Energy Raises $134M to Drill 15 Kilometers Into the Earth for Geothermal Power
Quaise Energy announced the first close of a $134 million Series B in July 2026 to develop drilling technology reaching superhot geothermal reservoirs anywhere on the planet.
Monogram Raises $40M Seed to Build AI Interfaces That Generate Visuals, Not Just Text
Monogram, founded by Coursera co-founder Eren Bali, raised a $40 million seed round in July 2026 to build AI interfaces that generate dynamic visuals instead of text.
Prometheus Raises $12B, the Largest Early-Stage Deal of 2026, for Physical AI
Prometheus, a physical AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos, closed a $12 billion round in Q2 2026, alone accounting for over 40% of North American early-stage venture funding for the quarter.
Agave Raises $15M Series A to Bring AI to Construction Financials
Agave, an AI platform for construction financials, raised a $15 million Series A led by Accel in July 2026, part of a funding pattern favoring proven traction over broad AI claims.
Kalshi Raises $1B Series F as Prediction Markets Move Into the Financial Mainstream
Prediction markets platform Kalshi closed a $1 billion Series F in July 2026, signaling that event-based trading markets have moved into serious institutional capital.
10Beauty Raises $23.5M to Build the First Full-Service Robotic Manicure
Burlington, Massachusetts-based 10Beauty raised $23.5 million in July 2026 to expand its robotics platform, which the company says performs the first full-service robotic manicure.
Rebel Foods Built a Cloud Kitchen Empire From a Single Delivery Kitchen in Mumbai
Rebel Foods, founded in 2011 by Kallol Banerjee and Jaydeep Barman, has grown into one of India’s most recognizable cloud kitchen operators, running brands including Behrouz Biryani, Ovenstory Pizza, and SLAY Coffee.
OYO's Parent PRISM Moves Toward a Major IPO, Years After Ritesh Agarwal Built a Budget-Hotel Giant
PRISM, the parent of OYO, secured shareholder approval to raise up to ₹6,650 crore through an IPO, after years of delayed listing plans for the hospitality brand founded by Ritesh Agarwal.
Ollama Raises $65M Series B to Build the Standard for Running AI Models Locally
Ollama raised $65 million in a Series B round in July 2026, led by Theory Ventures, to expand its platform for running AI models locally rather than through cloud APIs.
Joulent Raises $1.75B, the Week's Largest Round, to Build Energy Infrastructure for AI
Houston-based Joulent secured a $1.75 billion strategic financing round in early July 2026, the largest single funding round of the week, to build energy infrastructure for AI compute.
8090 Solutions Raises $135M to Build Enterprise Software With AI Agents Under Human Oversight
Redwood City-based 8090 Solutions, co-founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, raised $135 million led by Salesforce to build enterprise software using AI agents under human oversight.
Proxima Fusion Raises $468M, Becoming One of Europe's Best-Funded Fusion Startups
Munich-based Proxima Fusion raised roughly $468 million in July 2026, backed by Google and other investors, at an approximately $2.7 billion valuation.
Norm Ai Raises $120M Series C at $1.2B Valuation to Build Full-Stack Legal AI
Norm Ai closed a $120 million Series C in July 2026 at a $1.2 billion valuation, led by Khosla Ventures, targeting a full-stack legal and compliance AI platform.
Nearly 90 New Unicorns Minted in 2026 So Far, Even as Funding Concentrates Around AI
Close to 90 startups have crossed the billion-dollar valuation mark in 2026 so far, spanning AI, robotics, healthcare, fintech, and even crypto.
Quantum Systems Raises $1.2B, Showing Europe Can Win Billion-Dollar Defense Tech Rounds
European deeptech company Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion at an $8 billion valuation, one of the largest defense technology rounds of 2026.
TwelveLabs Raises $100M Series B to Build AI Video Understanding at Scale
TwelveLabs raised $100 million in a Series B round in early July 2026 to expand its AI video understanding platform.
LinqAlpha Raises $22M to Challenge AlphaSense in Financial Market Intelligence
LinqAlpha raised $22 million in July 2026, positioning itself as a direct challenger to AlphaSense in AI-powered financial and market intelligence.
Together AI Raises $800M Series C at $8.3B Valuation Betting on Open-Source AI Infrastructure
Together AI closed an $800 million Series C in early July 2026, reaching an $8.3 billion valuation on the strength of enterprise demand for open-source model infrastructure.
LeapXpert Passes $222.5M in Total Funding Building Compliant Messaging for Regulated Industries
LeapXpert, founded in 2017 by Avi Pardo, Dima Gutzeit, and Rina Charles, has now raised a total of $222.5 million in equity funding, backed by investors...