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Pomegra Startups
Funding rounds, valuations, acquisitions, and IPOs - daily coverage of the companies shaping the private markets
AI speech startup Wispr raises $280M Series B at a $2B valuation led by Menlo Ventures, expanding beyond dictation into AI meeting notes with a new model that cuts transcription error rates from 30% to under 10%.
Nuclear microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B Series B at a $6B valuation led by Sequoia, to manufacture fleets of small reactors for AI data centers and heavy industry after becoming the first VC-backed company to achieve nuclear criticality.
Indian fintech Navi raises $100M from Prosus in its first institutional funding round, valuing it at $1.3B ahead of a planned IPO.
UK AI chip startup OLIX raises €270.5M Series B at a €2.8B valuation just two years after founding, backed by Arm and Hudson River Trading.
Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M seed to customize electric and gas-powered delivery vans.
Reykjavik's SnerpaPower raises €3.4M to help power-intensive industries manage electricity as a competitive advantage.
Edinburgh spinout Singular Photonics raises $2.15M to advance next-generation SPAD image sensors with on-chip computing for machine vision and physical AI.
German frontline-worker platform Flip raises €22M to scale its AI-powered knowledge and communication tools for deskless employees.
AI agent governance startup Xpander raises $7.5M seed led by Pico Venture Partners to help enterprises bridge the gap between AI pilots and full-scale deployment.
Agricultural fintech Ambrook raised $30 million Series B led by Lachy Groom - expanding its QuickBooks alternative for farms, trucking operators, and independent businesses to over 8,000 customers across all 50 US states.
Also, the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian, raises another $150M Series D led by Prysm Capital to expand into autonomous delivery vehicles.
Rivian spinout ALSO raised $150 million Series D — led by Prysm Capital to accelerate its autonomous small electric vehicle platform serving Amazon and DoorDash delivery operations.
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