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Hyderabad, India-based Equal AI, which creates an eponymous AI-powered call screening app, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 12, 2026

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Sekai, which lets users create mini apps via text prompts, raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Connect Ventures, following a $6 million seed in 2025 (Kerry Flynn/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 1, 2026

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Moment, which develops AI tools to automate fixed income and equity trading technologies, raised a $78 million Series C round led by Index Ventures, with participation from a16z (Paige Smith/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 24, 2026

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UK-based Iceotope, which develops liquid cooling technology for data centers, raised a $26 million Series B round co-led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 15, 2026

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Los Angeles-based Hermeus, which aims to build unmanned hypersonic fighter jets, has raised $200 million led by Khosla Ventures and $150 million in debt at a $1 billion valuation (Sean O’Kane/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2026

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Noon, an AI-native product design tool, comes out of stealth with $44 million in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures and others (Vaibhavi Khanwalkar/The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

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Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 1, 2026

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A round…

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Robinhood Launches IPO for Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a $1 Billion Closed-End Fund to Give Retail Investors Access to Private Markets, Offering 40 Million Shares at $25 (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 18, 2026

Bloomberg: Robinhood is launching an IPO for Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a $1 billion closed-end fund intended to give retail…

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A profile of venture capital firm Index Ventures, which has seen billions in earnings from 2025 exits including Figma, Scale AI and Dream Games, as it eyes its succession (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

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Sequence, which builds AI agents to automate revenue operations for B2B companies, raised a $20 million Series A led by 645 Ventures, bringing its total funding to approximately $40 million (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 16, 2025

Ryan Lawler / Axios: Sequence, which builds AI agents to automate revenue operations for B2B companies, raised a $20 million…

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Browsing: Ventures

Hyderabad, India-based Equal AI, which creates an eponymous AI-powered call screening app, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Sekai, which lets users create mini apps via text prompts, raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Connect Ventures, following a $6 million seed in 2025 (Kerry Flynn/Axios)

Moment, which develops AI tools to automate fixed income and equity trading technologies, raised a $78 million Series C round led by Index Ventures, with participation from a16z (Paige Smith/Bloomberg)

UK-based Iceotope, which develops liquid cooling technology for data centers, raised a $26 million Series B round co-led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Los Angeles-based Hermeus, which aims to build unmanned hypersonic fighter jets, has raised $200 million led by Khosla Ventures and $150 million in debt at a $1 billion valuation (Sean O’Kane/TechCrunch)

Noon, an AI-native product design tool, comes out of stealth with $44 million in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures and others (Vaibhavi Khanwalkar/The Economic Times)

Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Robinhood Launches IPO for Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a $1 Billion Closed-End Fund to Give Retail Investors Access to Private Markets, Offering 40 Million Shares at $25 (Bloomberg)

A profile of venture capital firm Index Ventures, which has seen billions in earnings from 2025 exits including Figma, Scale AI and Dream Games, as it eyes its succession (Bloomberg)

Sequence, which builds AI agents to automate revenue operations for B2B companies, raised a $20 million Series A led by 645 Ventures, bringing its total funding to approximately $40 million (Ryan Lawler/Axios)