The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/12/26 featuring funding details for Comp AI, Factory, MIND, and twenty-eight other deals representing $2.8B in new funding that you need to know about.
Adaptive Real Estate – $30.0M
New York-based Adaptive Real Estate is an AI-powered project accounting platform for the construction industry. Founded by Francisco Enriquez, Henry Bradlow, and Matthew Calvano in 2021, Adaptive Real Estate has now raised a total of $56.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Definition, Emergence Capital, Pathlight Ventures, SignalRank, Third Kind Venture Capital, and Tidemark.
Arcee AI – $150.0M
San Francisco-based Arcee AI develops open-weight AI models and tools for building and deploying applications across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments. Founded by Brian Benedict, Jacob Solawetz, and Mark McQuade in 2023, Arcee AI has now raised a total of $179.5M in total equity funding and is backed by AI10 Ventures, Cambium Capital Partners, Emergence Capital, Hitachi Ventures, IAG Capital Partners, M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund, Prosperity7 Ventures, Vista Equity Partners, and Wipro Ventures.
Aron – $6.0M
San Francisco-based Aron provides a procurement platform designed to analyze, benchmark, and automate negotiations for indirect spending. Founded by Dominic Toselli in 2024, Aron has now raised a total of $8M in total equity funding and is backed by Storm Ventures.
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company – $40.0M
San Francisco-based Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company is a artificial intelligence platform for businesses. Founded by Rune Tybirk Kvist in 2024, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company has now raised a total of $55M in total equity funding and is backed by First Harmonic and Ribbit Capital.
Ayble Health – $16.0M
Boston-based Ayble is a clinically-backed digital health platform that provides holistic care for people with GI conditions. Founded by Sam Jactel in 2020, Ayble Health has now raised a total of $20.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Accomplice, Cleveland Clinic Innovations, DIGITX, M13, Neon, Unum Ventures, and Upfront Ventures.
BackOps AI – $42.0M
San Francisco-based BackOps AI develops software that automates operational workflows for logistics and supply chain teams using artificial intelligence. Founded by Henry Ou and Sean McCarthy in 2024, BackOps AI has now raised a total of $79.5M in total equity funding and is backed by 10vc, Construct Capital, Gradient, Insight Partners, and Theory Ventures.
Branch Energy – $33.0M
Austin-based Branch Energy is a tech-powered, green energy company that helps reduce power consumption and supports clean energy projects. Founded by Alexander Ince-Cushman, Daniel MacDonald, and Todd Burgess in 2020, Branch Energy has now raised a total of $49.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Active Impact Investments, Clean Energy Ventures, Inovia Capital, Piva Capital, Prelude Ventures, Whitecap Venture Partners, and Zero Infinity Partners.
BuyWander – $21.0M
Seattle-based BuyWander is an online auction marketplace for purchasing goods through bidding. Founded by Brock Kowalchuk and Jordan Allen in 2024, BuyWander has now raised a total of $23M in total equity funding and is backed by Animal Capital, Data Tech Fund, Inspired Capital Partners, Madrona, Silence VC, and Triple Impact Capital.
Comp AI – $34.0M
Aventura-based Comp AI provides an AI-powered platform for managing compliance, security frameworks, evidence, policies, risks, and audits. Founded by Claudio Fuentes, Lewis Carhart, and Mariano Fuentes in 2025, Comp AI has now raised a total of $36.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Grand Ventures and Roo Capital.
Cornelis Networks – $205.0M
Wayne-based Cornelis Networks develops networking hardware and software for AI and high-performance computing systems. Founded by Gunnar Gunnarsson, Philip Murphy, and Vladimir Tamarkin in 2020, Cornelis Networks has now raised a total of $298.3M in total equity funding and is backed by IAG Capital Partners.
Decimal AI – $4.0M
San Mateo-based Decimal AI is a software company that develops an AI-powered support platform for product and engineering teams. Founded by Kevin Raji Cherian and Sanjeet Hajarnis in 2025, Decimal AI has now raised a total of $4M in total equity funding and is backed by Atlassian Ventures, Claire Hughes Johnson, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Michelle Valentine, Rimple Patel, and Weekend Fund.
Eve Security – $4.5M
San Francisco-based Eve Security identifies anomalies, assesses risk, clusters requests, interrogates AI agents and acts as a security analyst to take action. Founded by Amit Eliav, Nadav Cornberg, and Sharon Eilon in 2025, Eve Security has now raised a total of $7.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Blu Venture Investors, Dreamit Ventures, LiveOak Ventures, and Run Ventures.
Expanse – $5.3M
San Francisco-based Expanse is a cluster optimization platform that improves GPU utilization by predicting resource fit and failure risk at job submission time. Founded by Eren Mendi, Ismaeel Bashir, Nikodem Bieniek, and Yafet Melake in 2025, Expanse has now raised a total of $5.8M in total equity funding and is backed by AIP Seed, Crane Venture Partners, and PXN Ventures.
Factory – $200.0M
San Francisco-based Factory is an AI research lab that provides software development agents that integrate into existing engineering workflows and tools. Founded by Eno Reyes and Matan Grinberg in 2023, Factory has now raised a total of $420M in total equity funding and is backed by Blackstone, Brad Gerstner, Clearlake Capital Group, Evantic Capital, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, MANTIS Venture Capital, Marc Benioff, New Enterprise Associates, Nico Rosberg, Sequoia Capital, and Sound Ventures.
Flam – $40.0M
San Francisco-based Flam is an AI-native content format, taking the internet beyond videos with lifelike visuals and fluid interactions. Founded by Amit Gaiki, Malhar Patil, and Shourya Agarwal in 2021, Flam has now raised a total of $62.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Claypond Capital, Dovetail, Martin Chavez, Olivier Pomel, QED Investors, RTP Global, Shah Rukh Khan, and Venky Harinarayan.
Hang Ten Systems – $53.0M
Palo Alto-based Hang Ten Systems is an enterprise software company that builds, modernizes, and operates custom software using an AI-native approach. Founded by Sanjay Rajagopalan and Vishal Sikka in 2026, Hang Ten Systems has now raised a total of $85M in total equity funding and is backed by Aramco Ventures, Jerry Yang, Lip-Bu Tan, Mayfield Fund, Sanjay Mehrotra, and Xora Innovation.
Impulse Space – $308.0M
Redondo Beach-based Impulse Space develops spacecraft and propulsion systems that provide transportation and mobility services for payloads operating in space. Founded by Tom Mueller in 2021, Impulse Space has now raised a total of $1.3B in total equity funding and is backed by 137 Ventures, Banner VC, DFJ Growth, Linse Capital, Lux Capital Management, LLC, and Valor Equity Partners.
Kairon Health – $5.0M
New York-based Kairon Health offers an AI-driven platform to optimize healthcare practice operations and improve workflow efficiency. Founded by Nick Bartz, Kairon Health has now raised a total of $5M in total equity funding and is backed by Flare Capital Partners, General Advance, Lightbank, Pave Health Ventures, and Tau Ventures.
Liquid Compute – $15.0M
New York-based Liquid Compute is a financial infrastructure platform that creates a regulated marketplace for AI computing power. Founded by Aarav Patel and Ronit Jain in 2025, Liquid Compute has now raised a total of $15M in total equity funding and is backed by Brainchild Holdings, Chemistry, Dmitry Balyasny, FirstMark, K8, Night Capital, TrueBridge Capital Partners, and UFO Holdings.
Mazama – $135.0M
Seattle-based Mazama Energy is a geothermal operator and development firm committed to developing new techniques and technology for removing heat. Founded by Sriram Vasantharajan in 2023, Mazama has now raised a total of $171M in total equity funding and is backed by Centaurus Capital, ConocoPhillips, Doerr Capital, Gates Frontier, H. Barton Asset Management, Jeffrey and Marieke Rothschild Foundation, Khosla Ventures, Shell Ventures, and SiteGround Capital.
MIND – $72.0M
Seattle-based MIND is a cybersecurity company that offers a data security platform to automate data loss prevention and insider risk management programs. Founded by Eran Barak, Hod Bin Noon, and Itai Schwartz in 2023, MIND has now raised a total of $113M in total equity funding and is backed by Crosspoint Capital Partners, Paladin Capital Group, and YL Ventures.
Nex – $150.0M
San Jose-based Nex develops an active-play system designed to bring movement-based games and entertainment into the home. Founded by David Lee, Reggie Chan, and Tony Sung in 2017, Nex has now raised a total of $150M in total equity funding and is backed by BAI capital, Baillie Gifford, Logitech, Medici Capital Partners, NBA Investments, and The Raine Group.
Nuance Labs – $50.0M
Seattle-based Nuance Labs an AI research company is developing the first human foundation model that understands and displays emotion in real time. Founded by Edward Zhang and Fangchang Ma in 2024, Nuance Labs has now raised a total of $60M in total equity funding and is backed by Accel, Define Ventures, Lightspeed India Partners, NVIDIA, and South Park Commons.
One Footprint – $25.0M
New York-based One Footprint is an AI-native platform for digital identity verification, compliance, and secure data vaulting. Founded by Alex Grinman and Eli Wachs in 2022, One Footprint has now raised a total of $45M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Animal Capital, BoxGroup, Commerce Ventures, Index Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Lightbank, MUFG Innovation Partners, Operator Partners, QED Investors, and SignalRank.
Polyphron – $20.0M
New York-based Polyphron builds an autonomous tissue foundry platform for scalable, reproducible human tissue manufacturing. Founded by Fabio Boniolo in 2024, Polyphron has now raised a total of $20M in total equity funding and is backed by Compound, Gradient, Haystack, and Quiet Capital.
Profound – $180.0M
New York-based Profound is an AI visibility and content optimization platform that that helps brands optimize their visibility in generative AI search. Founded by Dylan Babbs and James Cadwallader in 2024, Profound has now raised a total of $334.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Evantic Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Saga Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and South Park Commons.
Ridgeline – $250.0M
Incline Village-based Ridgeline is a computer software company that specializes in software development to deliver for the investment management industry. Founded by David Duffield in 2018, Ridgeline has now raised a total of $250M in total equity funding and is backed by David Duffield, Motley Fool Ventures, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy.
Tempo Therapeutics – $14.5M
San Diego-based Tempo Therapeutics develops materials that are immune stealth, minimally invasive, and precision-engineered for regenerative medicine. Founded by Dino Di Carlo and Westbrook Weaver in 2014, Tempo Therapeutics has now raised a total of $30.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Galaxy-Sirius Partners, Gideon Strategic Partners, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Mesa Verde Venture Partners, and YK Bioventures.
Temporal Technologies – $550.0M
Bellevue-based Temporal Technologies is an open-source platform that simplifies building and managing complex, long-running workflows and microservices. Founded by Maxim Fateev and Samar Abbas in 2019, Temporal Technologies has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Tiger Global Management, T. Rowe Price, and Wellington Management.
Thatch – $108.0M
San Francisco-based Thatch provides a health benefits platform that lets employers set health budgets and employees choose insurance and healthcare services. Founded by Adam Stevenson and Chris Ellis in 2021, Thatch has now raised a total of $192M in total equity funding and is backed by ADP Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, Eli Lilly, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Paychex, QuantumLight, Quiet Capital, Scale Venture Partners, SemperVirens Venture Capital, and The General Partnership.
TypeSafe AI – $40.0M
San Francisco-based TypeSafe AI develops machine-native artificial intelligence for software systems. Founded by Erik Gafni and Sasha Sheng in 2024, TypeSafe AI has now raised a total of $40M in total equity funding and is backed by DCVC.
