Series B Funding Is Up, But Fewer Deals Are Getting Done
US Series B funding has reached a high dollar value of $48 billion this year, but the total number of deals is declining.
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US Series B funding has reached a high dollar value of $48 billion this year, but the total number of deals is declining.
Large Series A rounds for AI companies are masking a broader decline in the number of Series A deals and a struggle for seed-stage startups to progress.
German startup VUSE XR has raised €1.2 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-assisted mixed reality training platform.
Biotech company ALLOX has secured $10.5 million in seed funding to advance its AI-driven drug discovery platform.
Freshworks has acquired Robusta Dev, an Israel-based AI startup specializing in incident intelligence and root cause analysis.
Bengaluru-based AI accounting firm Inkle has acquired the bookkeeping arm of Finally to expand its client base and workforce.
Seraphim has launched the SpaceTech Academy to provide $150,000 in investment and 12 months of support for early-stage space companies.
Former UK minister Bim Afolami has co-founded i23, an AI-native insurance broker startup that has raised nearly £5 million in seed funding.
Deeptech firm MuRay has raised €7.1 million to develop Active Muon Imaging for inspecting dense materials like rocket engines.
Foodtech app FLTRD has raised over €500,000 to expand its ultra-processed food scanning service across Europe.
Hamburg-based startup MuRay has raised €7.1M to develop muon imaging technology for inspecting dense metal components.
Swedish AI app builder Lovable has opened its first office in London with an initial staff of 70.
Dubai-based BY Venture Partners has closed its $60 million Fund III and opened a new office in Lisbon.
Trucking platform BlackBuck reported a 42% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹41.4 crore for Q2 FY27.
Nordic HRtech startup Fronted has raised €1.7 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered global employment platform.
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Logistics firm Shadowfax saw its Q2 net profit jump over five times year-on-year to ₹68 crore.
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