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IND Technology Secures Global Investment to Scale Early Fault Detection Across Power Networks IND Technology has secured major new global investment to accelerate the deployment of its Early Fault Detection (EFD) system across high-risk power networks in Australia and internationally. The round is led by US-based Angeleno Group and Energy Impact Partners, with participation from Australia’s Virescent Ventures and backing from Edison International. While the company has not disclosed the financial terms, the strategic nature of the investors reflects growing global concern around grid reliability, climate-driven risk, and the rising cost of infrastructure failure. The funding will allow IND Technology…

Sober Sidekick Raises $7.6M to Scale Peer-Powered, Real-Time Relapse Prevention Sober Sidekick, the peer-powered recovery app developed by Empathy Health Technologies, has raised $7.6 million in new funding to accelerate its mission of making relapse prevention a measurable, system-wide outcome in substance use disorder care. The round was backed by HealthX Ventures, Nina Capital, Ikigai Healthcare Funds, and American Heart Association Ventures, reflecting growing investor confidence in approaches that move addiction care beyond episodic treatment. The funding arrives at a moment when healthcare systems are under increasing pressure to address relapse earlier, reduce avoidable harm, and provide ongoing support long…

PolyAI Raises $86M as Enterprises Adopt Agentic AI for Customer Service PolyAI has raised $86 million in Series D funding, marking a significant milestone for the enterprise AI company as global organizations increasingly turn to autonomous agents to handle customer service at scale. The round was co-led by Georgian, Hedosophia, and Khosla Ventures, with participation from NVentures, the venture arm of NVIDIA, alongside a broad group of institutional and strategic investors. With this latest raise, PolyAI’s total funding now exceeds $200 million, underscoring sustained investor conviction in the company’s long-term vision. At a time when enterprises are reassessing how they…

ICONIC INTERACTIVE Raises $13M to Build On-Device AI Technology for immersive gaming experience ICONIC INTERACTIVE has raised a $13 million seed round to accelerate its work on on-device AI systems designed for a new category of interactive entertainment. The round was co-led by Kindred Ventures and Northzone, with participation from the Google AI Futures Fund, Conviction, Deepwater Asset Management, New Renaissance Ventures, Sequoia Capital scouts, and a group of angel investors. The funding highlights growing investor conviction that the next major shift in games and interactive media will come not from better graphics alone, but from intelligent systems capable of…

Internet Backyard Raises $4.5M to Build Financial Infrastructure for the Compute Economy Internet Backyard has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Basis Set Ventures, securing early momentum for its mission to build the financial infrastructure supporting the rapidly expanding compute economy. As demand for AI compute accelerates at an unprecedented pace, compute itself is emerging as one of the most valuable resources in the world. Yet the financial workflows surrounding this resource (quoting, billing, payments, reconciliation, and dispute resolution) remain fragmented, inconsistent, and largely manual. Internet Backyard enters this landscape with a clear thesis: the future of…

Stellus Rx is Elevating Pharmacy Care Through Personalized, Team-Based Support A New Approach to Medication Support in an Overburdened Healthcare System. Stellus Rx is emerging as a distinct force within pharmacy care, addressing a long-standing gap in how patients receive support across the healthcare journey. In a system where primary care visits are rushed, specialists operate in silos, and medication plans grow increasingly complex, most patients navigate their treatment with little clarity or guidance. Stellus Rx steps into this void by providing a personalized pharmacy experience that focuses on relationship-building, continuous support, and clinical insight. Instead of viewing pharmacy as…

Deacon Health is Reengineering Specialty Care Through Connected, Value-Based Models Deacon Health is emerging as a defining force in the shift toward value-based healthcare, bringing a whole-person approach to one of the system’s most fragmented and costly domains: specialty care. While primary care has seen significant innovation over the past decade, specialty care (which drives the majority of healthcare spending) remains riddled with silos, inconsistent communication, and poorly coordinated interventions. Deacon Health positions itself squarely in the gap between patients, clinicians, hospitals, ACOs, and payers, creating an integrated model where care is proactively managed rather than reactively delivered. Rooted in…

Gracia AI Raises $1.7M to Advance High-Fidelity Volumetric Content for VR and AR Gracia AI, a deep-tech startup building volumetric video experiences for virtual and augmented reality, has raised $1.7 million in new funding to accelerate the development of its immersive content platform. As spatial computing gains momentum, driven by devices such as the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest, investors are increasingly seeking companies capable of producing high-fidelity, real-world content that can justify daily headset use. Gracia sits squarely at this inflection point, offering a new way to experience digital environments that goes beyond flat video or conventional 3D…

Punto Health Raises $2.7M to Build AI Support Platform for Dementia Care Punto Health, an emerging player in the healthtech landscape, has raised a $2.7 million seed round to expand its AI-powered support platform designed for patients, families, and providers navigating the challenges of cognitive decline. This milestone marks a significant endorsement of the company’s goal to build a continuous care system that bridges the gaps left by traditional episodic health care models. Dementia and mild cognitive impairment are rising globally at unprecedented rates, yet support frameworks remain fragmented and inconsistent. Punto Health enters this space with a clear mandate:…

AttiFin Raises £5M to Build the UK’s First Enterprise Legal-AI Platform AttiFin, a UK-based legal-AI startup, recently secured £5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of what it aims to become Britain’s first enterprise-grade AI platform trained specifically on UK and devolved law. The raise marks a significant endorsement of the company’s thesis: that legal AI must be deeply jurisdiction-specific, traceable, and verifiable if it is to be adopted at scale by regulated professionals. This belief is driving AttiFin to build a system fundamentally different from the general-purpose AI models dominating the market today. For the UK legal…