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10 Sept

9 Sept

Cool Company Raises · $5.0M

Onix raises a $5.0M Seed round

Onix is a Montreal consumer AI company building Personal Intelligence: a private assistant trained on licensed knowledge from named health and wellness practitioners rather than scraped internet text. Users consult AI versions of specific physicians, nutritionists, sleep psychologists and athletes, with small language models run locally so the company never holds the user's data. Founded by CEO David S. Bennahum (former WIRED contributing editor) and CTO Dr. Nicholas Nadeau (former CTO of robotics company 1X), it raised a $5M USD pre-seed convertible note led by Alpha Edison with Garage Capital, Ride Home Fund, Jeremy Zimmer and JS Cournoyer. In early access on iOS.

Information-TechnologyArtificial-IntelligenceJean Sébastien CournoyerJeremy ZimmerRide Home FundGarage Capital+2 more

8 Sept

Cool Company Raises · YC F26

ORO AI launches at YC (Fall 2026)

ORO AI runs an open benchmark for agentic commerce: builders submit shopping agents that independent validators score against problems that change daily, the best performers earn rewards on Bittensor, and every run produces training data that feeds back into the next generation. Founded in 2026 in Vancouver by Shardul Bansal (ex-AWS, Crucible Labs) and Seth Schilbe (ex-AWS). Y Combinator Fall 2026.

Artificial-IntelligenceCrypto-Web3Consumer-ProductsYCB2B

Cool Company Raises · $275.0M

Celero Communications raises a $275.0M Series C round

Celero Communications develops advanced coherent DSP solutions that enable high-bandwidth, low-power optical connectivity for AI infrastructure. Founded in 2024 by industry leaders from Marvell, Inphi, Broadcom, and ClariPhy, Celero combines deep expertise in analog design, digital signal processing, and system architecture to redefine how data centers connect and scale across large AI networks.

Information-TechnologyArtificial-IntelligenceMaverick SiliconSutter Hill VenturesCapital GValor Equity Partners+2 more

Cool Company Raises · $2.0B

Cognition AI raises a $2.0B round

Cognition is the maker of Devin, the first autonomous AI software engineer, which plans, writes, tests and ships production code inside existing developer workflows. The company also owns Windsurf. The $2B Series E values Cognition at $48B, roughly double its May 2026 mark, against a revenue run rate approaching $900M.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceMachine-Learning$100M+Natural-Language-ProcessingInformation-Technology-Services

Cool Company Raises · $32.0M

Antioch raises a $32.0M Series A round

Antioch moves robotics development and validation out of hardware-in-the-loop rigs and into high-fidelity simulation, calibrating the simulator to a customer's own hardware and running evaluations at cloud scale. It integrates natively with existing CI/CD workflows, bringing test-driven development to autonomy. The $32M Series A was led by Greylock, with A* Capital, Category Ventures, BoxGroup and Icehouse Ventures, plus angels including Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar; total raised is $44.75M.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceRobotics$10M+

5 Sept

2 Sept

Cool Company Raises · $3.5M

Fambot raises a $3.5M Pre-Seed round

Fambot is an AI company based in San Francisco that provides an automated chief of staff for family logistics. Founded by veterans from Uber, Instagram, and Google, it aims to reduce the administrative burden on parents by synthesizing fragmented communications into a single, actionable daily plan. The platform aggregates school emails, calendar invites, and chat messages into daily summaries, helping working parents manage their complex scheduling needs. Fambot currently serves over 1,000 families and continues to develop its AI-driven infrastructure.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceSAASFounders NetworkKarman VenturesCorrelation Ventures+5 more

Cool Company Raises · $20.8M

Aslan Protects raises a $20.8M Seed round

Aslan Protects is a defense technology and cyber intelligence startup based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2025, it develops a specialized cyber defense and intelligence platform using human-supervised, autonomous AI operatives. These operatives are designed to infiltrate hostile digital environments at internet scale, moving beyond static data collection. The platform targets cross-border smuggling, exposes foreign state actors, and maps international cyber-fraud networks.

Information-TechnologySoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceAlumni VenturesLiquid 2 Ventures2048 Ventures+6 more

Cool Company Raises · $165.0M

Lyte raises a $165.0M Series C round

Lyte is an end-to-end integrated perception company for robotics and Physical AI, focused on enabling machines to see, understand, and operate safely in the physical world. Founded by experts behind Apple Face ID and Microsoft Kinect, it offers a unified sensing platform designed to integrate advanced sensing technologies for various robotic applications. Their flagship product, LyteVision, combines 4D sensing and motion awareness into a single framework for autonomous machines. The company aims to simplify robotics by eliminating the challenges of assembling perception systems from multiple vendors.

Information-TechnologySoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceMaverick Silicon$100M+Robotics

1 Sept

31 Aug

Cool Company Raises · YC S26

Frontier Computing launches at YC (Summer 2026)

Frontier grows scalable biological brains as an ML training substrate

Artificial-IntelligenceHard-TechHardwareYCIndustrials

Cool Company Raises · $10.0M

Diffraqtion raises a $10.0M Pre-Seed round

Diffraqtion is a Massachusetts-based startup focused on developing quantum cameras for space applications. The company combines quantum imaging technology with artificial intelligence to detect distant objects and provide high-resolution imaging at lower costs. Their innovative platforms aim to reduce image processing times while offering analytics and insights rapidly. Diffraqtion is working towards building a constellation of satellites to enhance their imaging capabilities for national security and earth observation services.

Artificial-IntelligenceGround State VenturesAdinMilemark•CapitalAether VcTek Ventures+6 more

Cool Company Raises · $40.0M

Reframe Systems raises a $40.0M round

Reframe Systems is a Boston-based startup that uses physical AI to automate the homebuilding process. Its scalable microfactories enable the construction of resilient homes more quickly and affordably. The company leverages proprietary software and advanced robotics to reduce time and costs while addressing the skilled labor shortage. Reframe's AI-driven microfactories can manufacture five single-family homes per week.

ManufacturingSoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceLaci Impact FundUp PartnersThin Line Capital+6 more

Cool Company Raises · $6.0M

Blue Voice raises a $6.0M Seed round

Blue Voice is a Boston-based startup that has developed an AI platform designed to provide police officers in the United States with operational legal and procedural guidance. Founded by former law enforcement officials and experts, the company aims to streamline access to critical legal information for law enforcement. The platform is utilized daily by officers across 225 county law enforcement agencies in 25 states. It helps officers make informed decisions quickly, enhancing their operational effectiveness.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceLegalLas Olas VcSignal Fire$1M++2 more

30 Aug

26 Aug

Cool Company Raises · $10.0M

VeryAI raises a $10.0M Seed round

VeryAI is a Proof of Reality platform providing biometric-based identity verification. Founded by experts in biometrics, crypto, and AI, the company focuses on securely verifying user identity on standard smartphones without storing sensitive images. Its primary product utilizes a hardware-free palm scan verification process. VeryAI aims to distinguish human identities from AI-generated content and deepfakes.

Artificial-IntelligenceMachine-LearningBiometricsAnagramBerggruen InstitutePolychain Capital+1 more

Cool Company Raises · $43.0M

Deep Cogito raises a $43.0M Series A round

Deep Cogito is a San Francisco AI research company building general superintelligence. Its research centres on advanced reasoning and iterative self-improvement — models that get better by refining their own reasoning — rather than on scale alone. The $43M Series A backs its post-training engine for frontier intelligence.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceSAASZscalerSouth Park CommonsAtreides Management+6 more

21 Aug

19 Aug

18 Aug

Cool Company Raises · $130.0M

Deepgram raises a $130.0M Series C round

Deepgram's speech AI platform is the foundation for the future of voice technologies. We've raised $86 million to put speech AI behind leading innovators and have transcribed over one trillion words since inception. We believe every voice should be heard and understood, from our audio to our customers to our employees. Enabled by end-to-end deep learning models, Deepgram's strength lies in our diversity of people, ideas, and backgrounds that inspire the next generation of voice-enabled experiences. We've been recognized as an Inc. Best Workplace (2022), a Forbes Top 50 AI Company to Watch (2021), and a CB Insights Top 100 AI Startup (2021), among others. Voice intelligence is out there, and we're here to help any developer or company discover its value with just an API call. You bring your voice. Deepgram delivers the intelligence.

Information-TechnologyArtificial-IntelligenceEdbi$100M+

Cool Company Raises · $40.0M

Resolve AI raises a $40.0M Series A round

Resolve AI is a startup focused on automating software operations by developing AI-powered tools for software engineers. Founded by former Splunk executive Spiros Xanthos, the company aims to autonomously troubleshoot and fix production issues, allowing engineers to concentrate on development. It seeks to revolutionize software engineering with intelligent systems designed to handle operational tasks and reduce the time spent on resolving incidents.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceSalesforce VenturesDst Global$10M+

Cool Company Raises · $6.5M

Synthefy raises a $6.5M Seed round

Synthefy is a foundation-model company that specializes in structured data intelligence, providing solutions that drive the physical and digital economy. Their Structured Data Foundation Models (SDFMs) are designed to generalize across various numerical data, enabling enterprises to solve high-value problems without the need for purpose-built models. By applying machine intelligence to structured numerical data, Synthefy enhances forecasting, pricing optimization, fraud detection, and more. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing data environments used by enterprises.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceCyber-SecurityManohar PaluriAparna ChennapragadaSrinivas Narayanan+10 more

Cool Company Raises · $10.6M

Lanyon AI raises a $10.6M Seed round

Lanyon AI is a fundamental research lab focused on developing scientific and technical AI for mission-critical tasks. It builds a neurosymbolic AI platform capable of generating provably correct code and data for applications in aerospace engineering, nuclear energy, and other high-precision fields. Founded in 2026, Lanyon AI aims to advance its AI agents for complex simulations and theorem proving. The company provides solutions for demanding technical challenges.

Artificial-IntelligenceMachine-LearningIndustrious VenturesDimension$10M+

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