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 6/15/24 featuring funding details for FirmPilot, Swift Solar, Cyberhaven, and twelve other deals representing $991M in new funding that you need to know about.
Aidentified – $12.5M
Boston-based Aidentified identifies wealth events across millions of executives and surfaces these insights through the M2 Platform in real time. Founded by Darr Aley in 2017, Aidentified has now raised a total of $22.5M in total equity funding and is backed by FactSet.
Canary Speech – $13.0M
Provo-based Canary Speech is a technology company that uses AI-driven vocal digital biomarkers for conversational speech virtual health monitoring. Founded by Henry O’Connell in 2016, Canary Speech has now raised a total of $18.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Cortes capital, Hackensack Meridian Health, SMK Corporation, and Sorenson Communications.
Cyberhaven – $88.0M
San Jose-based Cyberhaven is a software company that provides technology to trace and protect the flow of data. Founded by Cristian Zamfir, George Candea, Radu Banabic, Vitaly Chipounov, and Volodymyr Kuznetsov in 2016, Cyberhaven has now raised a total of $136.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Adams Street Partners, Amol Kulkarni, Ash Devata, Costanoa Ventures, Crane Venture Partners, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint, Vertex Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital.
Findigs – $27.0M
New York-based Findigs is a rental platform that streamlines the rental screening process and assists decision-making. Founded by Keith Gilvar and Steve Carroll in 2018, Findigs has now raised a total of $39.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Activant Capital, Colle Capital Partners, Expa, Frontier Venture Capital, Nyca Partners, RPM Ventures, and Streamlined Ventures.
FirmPilot – $7.0M
Miami-based FirmPilot develops an AI-driven marketing engine designed for law firms. Founded by Jake Soffer in 2023, FirmPilot has now raised a total of $12.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Blumberg Capital, Connexa Capital, DoubleVerify, FJ Labs, SaaS Ventures, and Valor Ventures.
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Better Health – $14.0M
San Francisco-based Better Health offers an end-to-end care solution, bundling peer-support, coaching, education and home delivery of medical supplies Founded by Adam Breckler and Naama Stauber Breckler in 2019, Better Health has now raised a total of $27.5M in total equity funding and is backed by at.inc/, Bill Ackman, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, Healthworx, Mosaic General Partnership, Samsung NEXT, and University of Miami Health System.
Ava Protocol – $4.5M
San Francisco-based Ava Protocol is a blockchain technology that automates and optimizes cryptocurrency transactions Founded by Chris Li and Irsal McGinnis in 2020, Ava Protocol has now raised a total of $10.0M in total equity funding and is backed by BingX, Bloccelerate VC, Electric Capital, Foundation Capital, Greylock, Sandeep Nailwal, Shima Capital, and Taisu Ventures.
Relay – $35.0M
Raleigh-based Relay is a cloud based communication platform that offers team communications, operational insights, and workers safety for the leaders. Founded by Chris Chuang in 2015, Relay has now raised a total of $48.0M in total equity funding and is backed by G2 Venture Partners, Sovereign’s Capital, and Wind River Ventures.
Swift Solar – $27.0M
San Carlos-based Swift Solar designs and manufactures photovoltaic cells that are lightweight and more flexible than conventional panels. Founded by Giles Eperon, Joel Jean, Kevin Bush, Maximilian Hoerantner, Samuel Stranks, and Tomas Leijtens in 2017, Swift Solar has now raised a total of $42.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Adam Winkel, BlueScopeX, Climate Capital, Eni Next, Fontinalis Partners, Fred Ehrsam, Good Growth Capital, HL Ventures, James Fickel, Jonathan Lin, Stanford University, Sytse Sijbrandij, and Toba Capital.
Learn to Win – $30.0M
Redwood City-based Learn to Win provides a platform for creating and delivering interactive training modules for sports teams, businesses, and the military. Founded by Andrew Powell, Sasha Seymore, and Thomas Hatton in 2018, Learn to Win has now raised a total of $34.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Pear VC, and The Westly Group.
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XONA Systems – $18.0M
Annapolis-based XONA is the frictionless zero-trust user access platform purpose-built for critical infrastructure. Founded by Bill Moore in 2017, XONA Systems has now raised a total of $27.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Energy Impact Partners.
AlphaSense – $650.0M
New York-based AlphaSense is a intelligence platform that uses artificial intelligence allowing professionals to make critical decisions. Founded by Jack Kokko and Raj Neervannan in 2008, AlphaSense has now raised a total of $1.4B in total equity funding and is backed by Alkeon Capital, BDT & MSD Partners, Blue Owl, CapitalG, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund, and Viking Global Investors.
GPTZero – $10.0M
New York-based GPTZero develops an AI detection platform that discerns the generated content as AI produced or human written. Founded by Alexander Cui and Edward Tian in 2022, GPTZero has now raised a total of $13.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Altman Capital, Footwork, Neo, Reach Capital, and Uncork Capital.
Grayce – $10.4M
San Francisco-based Grayce is a social care management platform that provides elderly care services to support and guide family caregivers. Founded by Julia Cohen Sebastien and Kassidee Kipp in 2019, Grayce has now raised a total of $13.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, BBG Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Gaingels, GingerBread Capital, Maveron, Visible Ventures, and What If Ventures.
Posh AI – $45.0M
Boston-based Posh develops a conversational AI platform for the banking industry. Founded by Karan Kashyap and Matt McEachern in 2018, Posh AI has now raised a total of $72.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Canapi Ventures, Curql, and TruStage Ventures.
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