Funding Rounds
Latest venture capital investments and funding announcements

Chubbies cofounder Kyle Hency is back—his new startup Good Day just raised $7 million in seed funding
Good Day exclusively told Fortune they've raised $7 million in seed funding, from current investors like Ridge Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital.

Premium sneaker brand Gully Labs bags ₹30 crore in a Series A funding round led by Saama Capital
The fresh capital will be utilised to expand Gully Labs’ product portfolio, scaling its offline retail presence across key Indian markets, and doubling down on its international market presence

Wave of defections from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s $12 billion startup Thinking Machines shows cutthroat struggle for AI talent
Thinking Machines has lost three members of its founding team to OpenAI, while another cofounder left for Meta and more employees are reportedly heading for the exits too

VoiceRun gets $5.5M in seed funding to give enterprises more control over voice AI agents
VoiceRun, a startup that’s helping enterprises to develop voice-enabled artificial intelligence agents that they control, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to help customers move beyond simple pilots and demonstrations and deploy voice-powered applicati…
She and 4 friends quit their jobs to make a mobile game. Now, they've raised $30 million in a Series A led by A16z.
Irem Sumer and her four friends have spent two years working on "Match Valley." Now they've got millions of dollars in backing from Silicon Valley.

Elon Musk: OpenAI and Microsoft Owe Me $134 Billion
Musk’s lawyers claim that his contributions include not just the $38 million in seed funding he provided during OpenAI’s early years, but also recruiting early employees, providing business contacts, and lending his 'prestige and reputation' to the venture. F…

Exclusive: Mytra raises $120 million Series C to scale supply chain robotics amid industry boom
Mytra has raised a $120 million Series C, led by Avenir Growth, the company exclusively told Fortune.

2025 U.S. VC deal value soared to $339.4 billion, says PitchBook. But there’s a catch.
2025 U.S. VC deal value soared to $339.4 billion, not far from 2021 highs of $358.2 billion, PitchBook data shows. But most of that money is going to a handful of deals.

Project Eleven raises $20M to prepare cryptoasset blockchains for the quantum era
Project Eleven, a pioneer leading the post-quantum security migration for digital assets, said Wednesday it raised $20 million in early-stage funding to fuel its mission to protect blockchain infrastructure. Castle Island Ventures led the round, joined by Coi…
Fundraise or not? Time to decode the growth dilemma for India’s start-ups
The Indian start-up ecosystem is rapidly evolving, focusing on sustainable growth over capital raised. At the second edition of Mint's ‘The Unstoppables’, early stage founders learnt about the importance of strategic decision-making in funding and resource ma…

(PR) Quadric Inference Engine Attracts $30 million Series C Funding
Quadric, the inference engine that powers on-device AI chips, today announced an oversubscribed $30 million Series C funding round, bringing total capital raised to $72 million. ACCELERATE Fund, managed by BEENEXT Capital Management, led the round. Uncork Cap…
Andreessen Horowitz makes a $3 billion bet against the AI bubble
The venture capital firm, which goes by the nickname a16z, set up a dedicated $1.25 billion war chest in 2024 for bets on AI infrastructure, a term that the fund defines more broadly than the costly chips and data centers that make AI run. This month, the fir…

The Dark Side of Hot Seed Rounds in the Age of AI: When Founders Just Keep the Money
A Cautionary Tale from 2025/2026 Here’s something I never thought I’d have to write about, but after watching it happen three times in a single year (really more than that), it’s time we talked about it openly. I’ve now seen three separate VC seed deals in 20…

Elon Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft
Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves "wrongful gains" they received from his early support, according to a court filing.
Proptech startup Truva raises $9 million from Stellaris and Orios Venture Partners
Proptech startup Truva has raised $9 million to expand in Mumbai and enter Delhi NCR and Bengaluru. The company plans to deploy the capital to expand its presence in Mumbai and enter new markets such as Delhi NCR and Bengaluru, enhance its real estate intelli…

Rise of the Colorado ‘decacorns’ — rare creatures of the private equity world
When it comes to unicorns or private companies valued at $1 billion or more, Colorado has become a breeding ground.
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Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged gains from his early contributions
Elon Musk has asked a US court to award him up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming they benefited unlawfully from his early backing of the AI startup
Why Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft in 'wrongful gains'
OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from the billionaire entrepreneur's contributions when he was co-founding OpenAI from 2015, while Microsoft gained between $13.3 billion and $25.1 billion, Musk said in the federal court filing ahead of…
Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft in 'wrongful gains'
Jan 17 : Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support of the artificial-intelligence startup, according to a court filing on Friday.OpenAI gained between …

Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Atomic-6 has secured a key deployment of its Space Armor tiles as the primary micrometeoroid and orbital debris protection system on an upcoming Portal Space Systems spacecraft that will fly on SpaceX's Transporter 18 rides…

Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft
Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support, according to a new court filing.
OpenAI joins seed round of brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs
The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. The move signals OpenAI’s growing interest in technologies that extend beyond software, pointing to a longer-term focus on hardware and human-augmentation research alongside its core AI business.

AI Startup AlphaLit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Screen And Score Smaller Cases And Route Them To Lawyers
Already, the company has created some 80 cases through its platform. It is operating only in California for now. The post AI Startup AlphaLit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Screen And Score Smaller Cases And Route Them To Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.

Musk sues OpenAI and Microsoft for $134 billion
Elon Musk has accused OpenAI and Microsoft of “wrongful gains” from his financial support and demanded restitution in court Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Wacky Musk-OpenAI Legal War Now Involves a Fittingly Insane Amount of Money
$134 billion, with more to come.

Elon Musk is looking for a $134 billion payout from OpenAI and Microsoft
We now have some idea of what's at stake in the longstanding feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI. As first reported by Bloomberg , the latest filing, as part of a lawsuit that accuses the AI giant of abandoning its non-profit status, claims that Musk is owed an…

Ministry proposes additional Rp5.1T to restore agriculture in Sumatra
The Ministry of Agriculture allocated Rp1.49 trillion (around US$88.3 million) from the 2026 State Budget and proposed an additional Rp5.1 trillion to ...

Freemium is Back — The AI Edition! But You’ll Still Probably Need 50 Million Active Users for Freemium to Actually Work as a Business Model.
“For Freemium and PLG to work at scale, you probably need millions of folks to use your product. If it’s 1000’s … then go sell it.” Freemium is back. In fact, it’s never been bigger. The Age of AI is build on freemium. ChatGPT is the shining example. The AI…
Wanted in Budget 2026: A Trump shock absorber for the small enterprises to survive
The MSME sector in India, a cornerstone of economic growth and export potential, is currently navigating a stormy sea due to tariffs imposed by the US. In light of this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2026 must act as a lifebuoy, offering essent…
How can parents claim the $1,000 Trump Account when filing 2025 taxes — here’s who qualifies for the federal seed benefit
Parents filing 2025 taxes can now open a Trump Account for children. The IRS allows a $1,000 federal seed contribution using Form 4547. Eligible kids under 18 gain tax-deferred investment access, early-use flexibility, and long-term financial growth, as Washi…
Budget 2026: Agri sector pitches for tech push, climate-smart infrastructure
With the Budget 2026 on the horizon, leaders in the agriculture sector are rallying for a substantial increase in investments directed towards digital infrastructure, climate-smart practices, and technological advancements. They argue that these enhancements …

Ahead of FY27 Budget, agri industry seeks push for digital and climate-resilient farming
While agriculture supports nearly 45 per cent of India’s workforce, it contributes only about 18 per cent to gross value added, prompting calls to reposition it as a growth engine

What’s up with… Euro LEO plans, CityFibre, FWA growth
UK’s Open Cosmos plots sovereign LEO constellationNeil McRae confirms he is CityFibre’s new CTIOThe FWA infrastructure sector is now valued at $10bn
Ammobia Raises $7.5M to Scale Low-Cost Ammonia Production Technology Critical to Energy Resilience
Shell Ventures, Air Liquide, MOL Switch, and Chevron Technology Ventures back breakthrough poised to deliver 2x cost reduction for global ammonia producers Shell Ventures, Air Liquide, MOL Switch, and Chevron Technology Ventures back breakthrough poised to de…
Polyester microfibers delay growth of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) throughout the lifecycle
Agroecosystems are increasingly recognized as major basins for terrestrial microplastics. Many agricultural practices have led to high loading of plastic mulch films, synthetic microfibers, and other microplastics onto fields. There is demonstrated ability fo…