SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending; Mistral AI buys Koyeb; and Thrive raises $10B for new fund, its largest yet
18 Feb 2026
9m
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African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month
17 Feb 2026
4m
Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline
16 Feb 2026
7m
Eclipse backs all-EV marketplace Ever in $31M funding round
16 Feb 2026
6m
Score, the dating app for people with good credit, is back
13 Feb 2026
5m
Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on ‘agentic’ autopilot; plus, AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say
13 Feb 2026
6m
Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance; plus, Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management
12 Feb 2026
7m
Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation
11 Feb 2026
4m
Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z
11 Feb 2026
5m
Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software
10 Feb 2026
5m
Anthropic closes in on $20B round; plus, Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B
10 Feb 2026
3m
Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm
09 Feb 2026
4m
Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools
06 Feb 2026
4m
Fundamental raises a Series A with a new take on big data analysis; plus, Stripe alumni raised a Series A for Duna
05 Feb 2026
10m
Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI
05 Feb 2026
6m
Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips; plus, Apeiron Labs gets $29M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots
04 Feb 2026
7m
Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits
04 Feb 2026
4m
Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps
03 Feb 2026
6m
Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants
03 Feb 2026
4m
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide
02 Feb 2026
4m
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