Founder & VC Leadership

Leadership within Startup Ecosystem and Venture Capital Space

Timon Ruban, Founder, Luminova, Seed | $11M

Alfred Lin, Partner, Seqouia Capital, 30+ Investments

Patricia Thaine, Co-Founder & CEO, Private AI, Series A | $8M

Hemant Taneja, Partner, General Catalyst, 50+ Investments

Liran Zvibel, Co-founder & CEO, Weka, Series D | $135M

Aaref Hilaly, Partner, Bain Capital, 5 Investments

Jitendra Mohan, Co-founder & CEO, Astera Labs, Series D | $150M

Amit Patel, Investor, Owl Ventures, 22+ Investments

Startup	Category	Country	Date	Round	$ Raised	Investors
Vintra	AI/ML	United States	09/20/2021	Series A	$9.13M	Vertex Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Stephen Smoot, Bonfire Ventures
FloBiz	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series B	$31M	Whiteboard Capital, Whiteboard Capital, Sequoia Capital India, Sequoia Capital India
Airwallex	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series E	$200M	Vetamer, Sequoia Capital India, Lone Pine Capital, G Squared, DST, 1835i Ventures
Blueground	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series C	$140M	WestCap, Venture Friends, Prime Ventures, Geolo Capital
inai	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Seed	$4M	Uncommon Capital, Soma Capital, Paua Ventures, Gemba Capital, Better Capital, 9 Unicorns
Clever Care Health Plan Inc	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series B	$71M	Redesign Health, PruVen Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Global Founders Capital, CommonSpirit Health
Altana AI	Logistics	United States	09/20/2021	Series A	$15M	Schematic Ventures, Ridgeline, GV, Amadeus Capital
Saviynt	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Funded	$130M	HPS Investment Partners
The Org	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series B	$20M	Tiger Global Management, Thursday Ventures, Founders Fund, Balderton Capital
Razorpay	AI/ML	India	09/20/2021	Funded	Undisclosed
Truck Lagbe	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series A	$4M	Shorooq Partners, International Finance Corporation, IDLC Venture Capital Fund I, Colopl Next
9am.health	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Seed	$3.7M	SpeedInvest, iSeed Ventures, Founders Fund, Define Ventures
Flippa	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series A	$11M	One Ventures
Sorare	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series B	$680M	LionTree, Institutional Venture Partners, Headline, blisce/
Near Space Labs	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series A	$13M	Wireframe Ventures, Leadout Capital, Crosslink Capital
Cobo	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series B	$40M	IMO Ventures, DST, A&T Capital
Alerzo	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series A	$10.5M	Nosara Capital, FJ Labs
Ventyx Biosciences	AI/ML		09/20/2021	Series B	$51M	Wellington Management, Vivo Capital, venBio Partners, Third Point, RTW Investments LLC, Qiming Venture Partners USA, OrbiMed, Logos Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Cormorant Asset Management
Lightricks	AI/ML	Israel	09/19/2021	Series D	$100M	Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Claltech, Greycroft, Hanaco Venture, Harel Group, Insight Partners, Altshuler Shaham, Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings, Shavit Capital
Maqsad	AI/ML		09/19/2021	Pre-Seed	$2.1M	Indus Valley Capital, Alter Global
Aircover	AI/ML		09/17/2021	Seed	$3M	Ridge Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Defy.vc
Futures Factory	AI/ML		09/17/2021	Seed	$2.3M	Stride, RTP Global Ventures, Kima Ventures
Asumsi	AI/ML		09/17/2021	Seed	$700K	East Ventures
GuruCall	AI/ML		09/17/2021	Pre-Seed	$1.4M	FJ Labs
Skello	AI/ML		09/17/2021	Series B	$46.4M	XAnge, Partech, Miyuki Matsumoto
Viable	AI/ML		09/17/2021	Seed	$1.9M	Javelin Venture Partners, Craft Ventures
Ketch	AI/ML		09/17/2021		$20M	Ridge Ventures, CRV, Acrew Capital
OnLoop Pte. Ltd	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$5.5M	Hustle Fund, MassMutual Ventures, Matt Rockman
Commure	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series D	$500M	Green Oaks
Omaze	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series C	$85M	Causeway Media Partners, FirstMark, Telstra Ventures, WndrCo
CodeSignal	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series C	$50M	A.Capital Ventures, Headline, Index Ventures, Menlo Ventures
Collectly	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$3M	TMT Investments, Starta VC, CABRA VC
Grailed	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series B	$60M	Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, Groupe Artemis
Bright Money	FinTech	United States	09/16/2021	Series A	$31M	Sequoia Capital India, Hummingbird VC, Falcon Edge Capital
Growthwell Group	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series A	$22M	Temasek Holdings, GGV Capital, DSG Consumer Partners, Creadev
Audius	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$5M	The Chainsmokers, Pantera Capital
BharatAgri	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series A	$6.5M	Omnivore, India Quotient
Outer	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series B	$50M	Upfront Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Arjun Sethi, TRAC, Sequoia Capital India, Reimagined Ventures, Mucker Capital, Mantis VC, C Ventures, Capital Today
Self Financial	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series E	$50M	Meritech Capital Partners, Conductive Ventures, Altos Ventures
Tile	AI/ML		09/16/2021		$40M	Capital IP Investment Partners LLC
Safely You	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Series A	$19.5M	The House Fund, Swift Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pacific Health Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, Eclipse Ventures, Anorak Ventures, 7percent Ventures
Discord	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$500M	Franklin Templeton Investments, Fidelity, Dragoneer Investment Group, Baillie Gifford
Concreit	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Seed	$6M	Matrix Partners, Hyphen Capital
Ava Labs	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$230M	Three Arrows Capital, Republic, Lvna Capital, CMS
IASO Biotherapeutics	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series C	$108M	Plaisance Capitam, Everbright Limited, CDH Baifu, CCB International
Volta Trucks	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series B	$43.7M	Proterra, Luxor Capital Group
Agot.AI	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Funded	$10M	Nathaniel Ru, Continental Grain Company
HeartLab	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Seed	$2.4M	Icehouse Ventures, Founders Fund
Spring Health	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Series C	$190M	Work-Bench, True Ventures, Tiger Global Management, SemperVirens Venture Capital, RRE Ventures, Rethink Impact, North Zone, Kinnevik, Guardian Life
Sleeper	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series C	$40M	Andreessen Horowitz
Mynd	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Funded	$57.3M	QED Investors
Pine Labs	AI/ML	India	09/16/2021	Funded	$100M	Invesco
Journey Clinical	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Seed	$3M	Palo Santo, Neo Kuma Ventures, Lionheart Ventures, Fifty Years
Tanso	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Pre-Seed	$1.9M	UVC Partners, Picus Capital
Bigeye	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Series B	$45M	Sequoia Capital India, Costanoa Ventures
Gritstone Oncology	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$55M	Redmile Group, Gilead Sciences, Frazier Healthcare Partners
Kolide	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series B	$17M	OpenView, Matrix Partners
Fuse	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series B	Undisclosed	PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya
GigaIO	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Series B	$14.7M	SK Hynix, Lagomaj Capital, Impact Venture Capital, Four Palms Ventures
Delegate Connect	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Seed	$7.2M	TEN13, Skip Capital, AirTree Ventures
Minterest	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Seed	$6.5M	Wachsman, Valhalla Capital, Tsukiyomi Group, ROK Capital, Phoenix VC, KR1, FOMOcraft, Faculty Capital, DigiStrats, DFG, CMS
Elodie Games	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Series A	$32.5M	Galaxy Interactive, Andreessen Horowitz
Whatnot	AI/ML	United States	09/16/2021	Series C	$150M	Y Combinator, CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz
Rebellion Defense	AI/ML		09/16/2021	Funded	$150M	Lupa Systems, Insight Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Declaration Partners
Unifonic	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$125M	Sanabil, CMC Capital Group
Floating Point Group	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series A	$10M	Borderless Capital, Cindy Bi, FAST ??? by GETTYLAB, Formulate Ventures, Arjun Sethi
PyxisPM	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$17M	Exfinity Venture Partners, Exfinity Venture Partners, Pi Ventures, Pi Ventures, Celesta Capital
SendCloud	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series C	$177M	HPE Growth, L Catterton, CMC Capital Group
Lilium	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$450M	Atomico, BlackRock Private Equity Partners,, Ferrovial, FII Institute, Honeywell, LGT, LGT Lightrock, PIMCO, Tencent
Shadez	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Seed	$200K
54gene	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series B	$25M	Adjuvant Capital, Cathay Innovation, Ingressive Capital, KdT Ventures, Plexo Capital
Mobile Premier League	AI/ML	India	09/15/2021	Series E	$150M	Base Partners, Founders Circle Capital, Gaingels, Legatum Capital, Play Ventures, RTP Global Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, Susquehanna Investment Group, Telstra Ventures
Francis Medica	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$55M	Coloplast A/S, Arboretum Ventures
Sequin	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Seed	$5.7M	Y Combinator, Thomvest Ventures, Elizabeth Weil, Matrix Partners, IDEO, Commerce Ventures
Vahan	AI/ML	India	09/15/2021	Series A	$8M	Shakti Capital, Pioneer Fund, Khosla Ventures, Airtel
Axelera AI	Semiconductor		09/15/2021	Seed	$12M	Innovation Industries, imec.xpand, imec, Bitfury Group
Deep Vision	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series B	$35M	Western Digital Capital, Tiger Global Management, SiliconMotion, Exfinity Venture Partners
ID.me	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$120M
SmartNews	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series F	$230M	Yamauchi-No.10 Family Office, Woodline Partners, SMBC Venture Capital, Princeville Capital, JIC Venture Growth Investments, ACA Investments
Relyance AI	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series A	$25M	Unusual Ventures
Allay Therapeutics	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series C	$60M	Vertex Ventures HC, Vertex Growth, Temasek Holdings, Pavilion Capital, Andrew Schoen, Brandon Capital Partners, Arboretum Ventures
strongDM	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$54M	True Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital India, HearstLab, GV, Bloomberg Beta
Pyxis One	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$17M	Celesta Capital, Pi Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners
Neo Financial	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$64M	Valar Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Maple VC, iNovia, Green Oaks, Breyer Capital, Altos Ventures, Afore Capital
Keenon Robotics	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series D	$200M	CMC Capital Group, Prosperity7, CICC ALPHA
Alpine Immune Sciences	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$91M	TCG Crossover, OrbiMed, Omega Funds, Logos Capital, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Decheng Capital
CoderSchool	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Seed	$2.6M	XA Network, Monk?s Hill Ventures, Iterative VC, iSeed Ventures
Abra	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series C	$55M	Stellar Development Foundation, RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Kingsway Capital, IGNIA, Blockchain Capital, Arbor Ventures
Kobiton	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$12M	Panoramic Ventures, Fulcrum Equity Partners
Ascend	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Seed	$5.5M	Susa Ventures, First Round Capital, FirstMark, BoxGroup
Rewind	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series B	$65M	ScaleUP Ventures, Ridge Ventures, Insight Partners, iNovia, Jeff Epstein, Atlassian Ventures
Persona	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series C	$150M	Meritech Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Founders Fund
Misfits Market	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series C	$225M	CMC Capital Group, Accel
Arcadia	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series D	$100M	Wellington Management, Tiger Global Management, Reimagined Ventures, MCJ Collective, Inclusive Capital Partners, G2VP, Energy Impact Partners, The Drawdown Fund, Camber Creek, BoxGroup
Matillion	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Series E	$150M	Scale Venture Partners, Sapphire, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Atlantic, Battery Ventures
Landed	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series B	$31M	Ulu Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Navitas Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Learn Capital, Initialized Capital, First American
OCTOPIZE	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$1.5M	Pays de la Loire Participations, BPI France
Solstyce	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$15.5M	NextStage, BPI France
Housfy	AI/ML		09/15/2021	Funded	$11.6M	Torch Capital, Seaya Ventures, DN Capital, Cathay Capital
Mutiny	AI/ML	United States	09/15/2021	Series A	$18.5M	Y Combinator, Uncork Capital, Sequoia Capital India, Cowboy Ventures