July 9, 2026

5 funding rounds announced on this day.

Hippo Harvest raises a $30.0M Series C roundHippo HarvestWebsiteSource

Hippo Harvest is a robotics and AI startup revolutionizing indoor farming with a focus on repurposed warehouse robots for efficient and sustainable food production.

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Series C
Ollama raises a $65.0M Series B roundOllamaWebsiteSource

Ollama is the largest developer platform for open models, making them easy, efficient, and safe to use. With 8.9 million monthly active developers and over 67,000 integrations, it connects users to open models on their own devices or through the cloud. Founded by Jeffrey Morgan and Michael Chiang, Ollama has raised a total of $88 million in funding. The company aims to empower developers by providing accessible tools for AI model integration.

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Series B
ProvenMetal launches at YC (Summer 2026)ProvenMetalWebsiteSource

Fast-turn, American made PCBs

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YC S26
OpenRelay launches at YC (Summer 2026)OpenRelayWebsiteSource

Distributed, hardware-agnostic AI inference

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YC S26
Skymerse launches at YC (Summer 2026)SkymerseWebsiteSource

Autopilot for Flight Operations

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YC S26