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Vijil Raises $17 Million to Build the Trust Infrastructure for Enterprise AI Agents Vijil, a San Francisco–based startup building trust and safety infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, has raised $17 million in funding led by BrightMind Partners, with participation from Mayfield and Gradient. The new round brings the company’s total funding to $23 million and will be used to accelerate adoption of its platform, which helps organizations build, test and operate AI agents that are reliable, resilient and safe for production use. The announcement comes at a moment when enterprises across industries are experimenting with autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents,…

Gravis Robotics Raises €19M to Bring Autonomous Excavation to Global Construction Gravis Robotics, a Zurich-based deep-tech startup building autonomous technology for earthmoving machinery, has raised €19 million (USD $23 million) in new funding to accelerate its global rollout and expand partnerships with OEMs, contractors and heavy-equipment dealers. The round was co-led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures, with participation from Pear VC, Imad (the CVC of Nesma & Partners), Sunna Ventures, ARMADA Investment AG and Holcim. The investment represents one of the most significant funding rounds in construction robotics this year, highlighting rising demand for automation amid global labor shortages,…

Noteless Raises €3.5M Seed Round to Scale AI Medical Scribe Across Europe  Norwegian healthtech startup Noteless, a fast-growing provider of AI-powered clinical documentation tools, has raised €3.5 million in a Seed funding round to expand its ambient medical scribe platform across Europe. The round was led by Redstone, with participation from Futurum Ventures and Farvatn Venture, reflecting rising investor confidence in AI tools aimed at easing administrative pressures in healthcare. Founded in Oslo and launched commercially in 2024, Noteless is building technology to eliminate the time clinicians spend manually writing clinical notes. Its core product listens during a doctor–patient consultation…

Omnisient Raises $12.5M to Bring Privacy-Safe Alternative Credit Data to US Lenders Fintech company Omnisient, a pioneer in privacy-preserving data collaboration and alternative credit insights, has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate its global expansion and bring its AI-powered data clean room technology to US financial institutions. The round was co-led by TransUnion, one of the world’s largest information and insights companies, signalling surging demand for compliant, privacy-safe methods to assess credit-invisible and thin-file consumers. The funding marks a major milestone for Omnisient, which aims to solve one of the financial industry’s most persistent and costly challenges:…

HubBox Raises £6 Million to Make Out-of-Home Delivery the Default for Global E-Commerce HubBox, a London-based logistics technology company that helps retailers launch out-of-home (OOH) delivery options at checkout, has raised £6 million in growth funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States. The round was led by Puma Growth Partners, marking the company’s biggest capital raise to date and solidifying its position as a key player in the rapidly growing OOH delivery market. Founded in 2015 by Sam Jarvis, Claire Jarvis, Greg Beszant and Jon Pawley, HubBox was created to solve one of…

Heidi Expands to Singapore With $8 Million Investment to Scale AI Medical Scribe Across Asia Australian healthtech company Heidi, known for its AI-powered medical scribe platform, has expanded into Singapore with plans to invest $8 million over the next three years to establish a regional hub and accelerate adoption across Southeast Asia. The move marks a significant milestone for the Melbourne-based startup, which has grown rapidly following its US$65 million Series B funding round. The Singapore expansion positions Heidi to tap into one of the world’s most advanced healthcare ecosystems, one that has invested heavily in digital transformation, interoperability and…

WellBeam Raises $10M to Transform Acute-to-Post-Acute Interoperability WellBeam, a healthtech company focused on solving the longstanding interoperability gap between acute and post-acute providers, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Wittington Ventures, with participation from F-Prime, Advocate Health, Oncology Ventures, Atrium Health and other strategic investors. The investment will accelerate the company’s efforts to build seamless, EMR-integrated workflows that enable hospitals, physician groups and post-acute partners to coordinate patient care more effectively and reduce unplanned readmissions. The new capital positions WellBeam to scale its interoperability infrastructure across the US healthcare system at a time…

SAPI Raises $80M to Scale Payment-Linked Financing for Small Businesses London-based fintech SAPI has raised $80 million (nearly €69 million) in fresh capital to expand its payment-linked financing services and support more small businesses at a time when traditional credit access remains constrained. The new injection is set to accelerate SAPI’s mission of building tailored credit products for payment companies, enabling them to offer merchants fast, embedded access to funding without taking on the complexity of running lending operations themselves. SAPI positions itself as the “liquidity layer” for the global payments ecosystem, helping merchants secure the working capital they need…

DataCamp Acquires Optima to Build an AI-Native Learning Platform DataCamp has acquired AI learning startup Optima in a move that the company says will redefine the future of online education and accelerate its transition into a fully AI-native learning platform. The acquisition brings Optima’s founder and CEO, Yusuf Saber, into DataCamp as Chief AI Officer, where he will lead the company’s global AI operations from the United Arab Emirates. The entire Optima team has also joined DataCamp, marking one of the most significant integrations in the company’s history. The strategic move comes as DataCamp prepares to hit $100 million in…

LEKI Opens Showroom in Adelaide to Boost Electric Motorbike Adoption in Australia Adelaide-based electric motorbike brand LEKI has opened a new showroom on Ebenezer Place, marking a significant milestone for South Australia’s growing electric mobility sector. What began as founder and CEO Cain Cooke’s idea to build an affordable, stylish electric motorbike locally has transformed into a movement, one that positions LEKI as a major contender in Australia’s transition to mass-market EV adoption. The new showroom gives riders a physical space to experience LEKI’s electric motorbikes firsthand, a move that comes as demand rises for practical, lower-cost alternatives to petrol-powered…