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 Fab2, Maven Robotics, Latitude, and thirty-six other deals representing $10.2B in new funding that you need to know about.
The Boring Company – $3.0B
Bastrop-based The Boring Company develops tunnel-based transportation systems and infrastructure to move people and vehicles through underground routes. Founded by Elon Musk in 2016, The Boring Company has now raised a total of $3.9B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Baron Capital, Human Capital, Sequoia Capital, Shamal Holding, Temasek, United Arab Emirates, Valor Equity Partners, and Vy Capital.
Cognition – $2.0B
San Francisco-based Cognition develops artificial intelligence systems for software engineering and code automation. Founded by Scott Wu, Steven Hao, and Walden Yan in 2023, Cognition has now raised a total of $3.9B in total equity funding and is backed by 137 Ventures, 8VC, A*, Accel, Alkeon Capital, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Atreides Management, Avenir, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, BoxGroup, D1 Capital Partners, Definition, Diffusion, DST Global, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, HOF Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Layer Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital Management, LLC, Meritech Capital Partners, NVIDIA, Positive Sum, Ribbit Capital, Soma Capital, Stripes, Swish Ventures, T. Rowe Price, and Valor Equity Partners.
Stoke Space – $1.0B
Kent-based Stoke Space develops reusable space transportation systems to support the movement of cargo and other space assets to and from orbit. Founded by Andy Lapsa and Thomas Feldman in 2019, Stoke Space has now raised a total of $2.3B in total equity funding and is backed by Calm Ventures, General Innovation Capital Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Point72 Ventures, Spark Capital, US Innovative Technology Fund, Washington Harbour Partners, Woven Capital, and Y Combinator.
Mach Industries – $600.0M
Huntington Beach-based Mach Industries is a defense manufacturing company that develops unmanned systems and defense infrastructure. Founded by Ethan Thornton in 2023, Mach Industries has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by Bedrock, Infinite Capital, Ribbit Capital, and Sequoia Capital.
Harvey – $550.0M
San Francisco-based Harvey provides an artificial intelligence solutions designed for law firms and corporate legal departments. Founded by Gabe Pereyra and Winston Weinberg in 2022, Harvey has now raised a total of $1.8B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Conviction, Diffusion, Elad Gil, Evantic Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Verified Capital, Whale Rock Capital Management, and WndrCo.
Fab2 – $500.0M
California-based Fab2 is a semiconductor technology company that designs and builds chip fabs, manufacturing tools, components, and software in-house. Founded by James B. Keller and Sam Zeloof in 2022, Fab2 has now raised a total of $500M in total equity funding and is backed by Corner, Corner Capital Management, Duquesne Family Office, Fundomo, Maverick Silicon, Naval Ravikant, Paradigm, Protagonist, StepStone Group, and UDC Ventures.
Positron – $500.0M
Reno-based Positron is an AI infrastructure company that designs and supplies purpose-built hardware and software systems for transformer-based models. Founded by Barrett Woodside, Edward Kmett, and Thomas Sohmers in 2023, Positron has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by 1517 Fund, ARENA Private Wealth, Banyan Ventures, Boardman Bay Capital Management, Cisco Investments, DFJ Growth, Fincadia Advisors, Flume Ventures, Helena, Hudson River Trading, James Clark, Natural Capital, Naver Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Qatar Investment Authority, Resilience Reserve, U First Capital, Unless, and VentureTech Alliance.
Celero Communications – $275.0M
Laguna Beach-based Celero Communications provides coherent DSP solutions that improve high-bandwidth, low-power optical connectivity. Founded by Nariman Yousefi and Oscar E. Agazzi in 2024, Celero Communications has now raised a total of $413.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Atreides Management, CapitalG, Maverick Silicon, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners.
Covenant – $250.0M
Washington-based Covenant is a global defense technology company that builds long-range precision strike weapons. Founded by Michael Kaufman and Ofir Dayan in 2024, Covenant has now raised a total of $250M in total equity funding and is backed by 8VC, Aleph, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital Management, and LLC.
Cylake – $245.0M
Sunnyvale-based Cylake develops a cybersecurity platform designed to analyze and protect enterprise infrastructure using an integrated data architecture. Founded by Ehud S., Nir Zuk, and Wilson Xu in 2026, Cylake has now raised a total of $45M in total equity funding and is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital, and Redpoint.
Forus – $150.0M
New York-based Forus is an AI-powered medication access platform that connects doctors, pharmacies, payers, and biopharmaceutical companies. Founded by Sahir Jaggi in 2023, Forus has now raised a total of $310M in total equity funding and is backed by Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, BoxGroup, General Catalyst, Pear VC, Redpoint, SV Angel, Thrive Capital, and Vast Ventures.
TAR – $120.0M
Austin-based TAR is a energy startup aiming to make data center power more efficient. Founded by Leonhard Soenke and Patrice Becker in 2026, TAR has now raised a total of $147M in total equity funding and is backed by Align Ventures, Buckley Ventures, and Spark Capital.
Clay – $115.0M
New York-based Clay is a go-to-market infrastructure platform that helps revenue teams discover, enrich, organize, and act on business and contact data. Founded by Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, and Varun Anand in 2017, Clay has now raised a total of $317M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Bloomberg Beta, boldstart ventures, BoxGroup, CapitalG, DST Global, Evolution Equity Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Perennial, Sequoia Capital, StepStone Group, and Wellington Management.
Perry Weather – $110.0M
Dallas-based Perry Weather is an weather technology firm with a SaaS supported concentration and complementing propriety hardware. Founded by Colin Perry in 2013, Perry Weather has now raised a total of $131.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Arthur Ventures and Silversmith Capital Partners.
Maven Robotics – $100.0M
Santa Clara-based Maven Robotics develops autonomous robots and artificial intelligence systems for industrial applications. Founded by Hamza Derbas and Khalid Derbas in 2024, Maven Robotics has now raised a total of $118M in total equity funding and is backed by LocalGlobe, RoboStrategy, Vine Ventures, and XTX Ventures.
Savvy Wealth – $100.0M
New York-based Savvy Wealth is a technology-enabled wealth management firm that provides a digital-first platform for financial advisors. Founded by Muller Zhang and Ritik Malhotra in 2021, Savvy Wealth has now raised a total of $205.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Canvas Prime, Euclidean Capital, Index Ventures, Industry Ventures, The Halo Fund, The House Fund, Thrive Capital, and Vestigo Ventures.
Inspiren – $70.0M
New York-based Inspiren uses AI to help senior living providers to monitor patient care, track interactions, and improve clinical workflow management. Founded by Alex Hejnosz, Michael Wang, Paul Coyne, and Vincent Cocito in 2016, Inspiren has now raised a total of $212.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Avenir, Camber Creek, Insight Partners, Lightbank, NewView Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Story Ventures, and Vintage Investment Partners.
Moonwalk Biosciences – $70.0M
San Francisco-based Moonwalk Biosciences operates a genomic medicine company that aims to provide a new class of precision epigenetic medications. Founded by Alex Aravanis in 2022, Moonwalk Biosciences has now raised a total of $127M in total equity funding and is backed by Alpha Wave Global, ARCH Venture Partners, Eli Lilly, Future Ventures, Gaorong Capital, Khosla Ventures, and YK Bioventures.
Poseidon Aerospace – $60.0M
San Francisco-based Poseidon Aerospace develops unmanned aircraft and autonomous aviation systems for cargo transportation and logistics operations. Founded by David Zagaynov, Isaac Baumstark, and Parker Tenney in 2024, Poseidon Aerospace has now raised a total of $73.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Draper Associates, Drover Ventures, G Squared, Hanwha Asset Management, JAWS Estates Capital, Starship Ventures, and TQ Ventures.
Lightfield – $47.0M
San Francisco-based Lightfield is a software company that develops an AI-native customer relationship management platform that captures customer interactions. Founded by Henri Liriani, Jack Reed, Keith Peiris, Pete Nichols, and Ves Stoyanov in 2020, Lightfield has now raised a total of $122.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Audacious Ventures, Coatue, Greylock, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Maverick Capital.
Vheda Health – $47.0M
Columbia-based Vheda Health is a remote patient monitoring company saving insurers $15,000 per member per year by delivering 84% member compliance. Founded by Philip Rub and Shameet Luhar in 2013, Vheda Health has now raised a total of $50M in total equity funding and is backed by Agora.
Latitude – $35.0M
Spring-based Latitude is working on a global payments system that links stablecoin-based settlement with local currency payout systems. Founded by Vivek Morzaria in 2025, Latitude has now raised a total of $43M in total equity funding and is backed by Coinbase, Faction, Lightspeed Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Oak HC/FT, OpenFX, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Vecna Robotics – $31.0M
Waltham-based Vecna Robotics is a robotics and technology company provides material handling automation solutions. Founded by Daniel Patt and Daniel Theobald in 2018, Vecna Robotics has now raised a total of $214M in total equity funding and is backed by Drive Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Tectonic Ventures, Tiger Global Management, and Unless.
Rogo – $30.0M
New York-based Rogo is an AI platform that amplifies expertise, accelerates workflows, & unlocks institutional intelligence for IB, PE, & asset management. Founded by Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, and Tumas Rackaitis in 2022, Rogo has now raised a total of $344M in total equity funding and is backed by Barclays, Citi Ventures, Joshua Easterly, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, MUFG Innovation Partners, Opera Tech Ventures, Societe Generale S.A., and Truist Ventures.
Euno – $23.0M
Sunnyvale-based Euno provides a metadata management platform that automates data governance and enhances AI readiness for analytics. Founded by Eyal Firstenberg and Sarah Levy Schreier in 2023, Euno has now raised a total of $29.2M in total equity funding and is backed by 10D, Mark Nelson, N47, Ofir Ehrlich, Rotem Weiss, Yinon Costica, and Yotam Segev.
Luminary – $22.0M
New York-based Luminary is a software company that develops an AI platform for wealth transfer and estate planning. Founded by David Barnard in 2022, Luminary has now raised a total of $31.5M in total equity funding and is backed by 8VC, BNY, Fin Capital, Focus Financial Partners, Rockefeller Capital Management, and Ten Coves Capital.
Blee – $20.0M
Brooklyn-based Blee is an artficial intelligence company that offers a platform to review marketing materials and access compliance reports. Founded by Guy Shahar in 2022, Blee has now raised a total of $27.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Atlas Beyond Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Fin Capital, Hannah Grey, National Bank of Canada, Penny Jar Capital, Treasury, and Y Combinator.
GenHealth.ai – $16.5M
Vienna-based GenHealth.ai provides healthcare solutions using generative AI trained on encoded medical events. Founded by Ricky Sahu in 2023, GenHealth.ai has now raised a total of $29.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Artis Ventures, Craft Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Epsilon Health Investors, Flare Capital Partners, InHealth Ventures, and Obvious Ventures.
Piston – $15.0M
San Francisco-based Piston is a financial technology company that develops a cardless payment platform for commercial fleet fueling. Founded by Shivam Shah and Vikram Sekhon in 2023, Piston has now raised a total of $22.5M in total equity funding and is backed by FPV Ventures, Pear VC, and Spark Capital.
Graph AI – $13.3M
Pleasanton-based Graph AI develops a pharmacovigilance platform that supports patient safety and regulatory operations across the pharmaceutical lifecycle. Founded by Ashutosh Bordekar, Mohan Konyala, Raghavendra Parvataraju, and Vijay Ponukumati in 2024, Graph AI has now raised a total of $16.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Partners.
Buildcheck – $12.0M
Palo Alto-based Buildcheck is an AI-powered design review software that identifies errors, omissions, and coordination issues in construction drawings. Founded by Andrei Molchynsky in 2023, Buildcheck has now raised a total of $17.9M in total equity funding and is backed by SaltVC, Telescope Partners, Uncork Capital, WND Ventures, and Xfund.
Harmoni Solutions – $10.0M
Sterling-based Harmoni is a gadget that transforms the way CNC machine shops measure time and productivity. Founded by Adam Ellis in 2020, Harmoni Solutions has now raised a total of $10M in total equity funding and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners.
ZeroRisk – $10.0M
Alpharetta-based ZeroRisk develops a risk management platform that supports payment providers with cybersecurity and compliance. Founded by Francesco Consiglio, Gary Nolan, and Marco Borza in 2023, ZeroRisk has now raised a total of $14M in total equity funding and is backed by Elkstone Capital Partners and Middlegame Ventures.
Shoot 360 – $7.0M
Vancouver-based Shoot 360 combines science and technology with actual coaching for an immersive experience designed to accelerate training. Founded by Craig Moody in 2012, Shoot 360 has now raised a total of $8.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Copa Lab Innovations and Copa Ventures.
MCatalysis – $5.0M
Dallas-based MCatalysis is a deep tech startup developing microwave catalysis technology to convert waste carbon resources. Founded by Michael Irwin and XIANGYU JIE in 2025, MCatalysis has now raised a total of $5M in total equity funding and is backed by HL Energy Ventures and Oxford Science Enterprises.
Tellia – $5.0M
Dover-based Tellia is an agtech company that offers voice assisted operating software for farmers and agronomic advisers. Founded by Coline Fay and Vincent Trastour in 2025, Tellia has now raised a total of $8M in total equity funding and is backed by Fund F, Grey Silo Ventures, Jeriko, and Revent.
VideoGen – $3.2M
San Francisco-based VideoGen is an AI tool that empowers users to create and edit professional-quality videos with ease. Founded by Anton Koenig and David Grossman in 2022, VideoGen has now raised a total of $3.3M in total equity funding and is backed by a16z Scout Fund, Decacorn Capital, Lobster Capital, Mento VC, Pioneer Fund, Rebel Fund, Roadrunner Ventures, Stretford End Capital, Unpopular Ventures, and Y Combinator.
Phinge – $3.0M
Incline Village-based Phinge designs hardware devices, consumer electronics, and software platforms for mobile computing, digital commerce, and social networking. Founded by Robert DeMaio in 2014, Phinge has now raised a total of in total equity funding and is backed by Robert DeMaio.
Botsi – $1.5M
Charlotte-based Botsi is a AI Pricing for consumer apps: show the right offer to the right user. Founded by Jacob Rushfinn in 2024, Botsi has now raised a total of $1.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Atlanta Technology Angels, David Zemsky, Gary Levitt, Greg Brown, Jeremy Duvall, Mark Wachen, Matt Danison, Mike Putnam, Plain Sight Capital, Telegraph Ventures, VentureSouth, and Wim de Nood.
