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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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Lemurian Labs, which aims to develop hardware-agnostic portability software for AI workloads, has raised a $28 million Series A round co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon (Sally Ward-Foxton/EE Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 7, 2025

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Coverbase, an AI sourcing and risk platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, bringing its total funding to $20 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 27, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Coverbase, an AI procurement and risk management platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series…

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AI music platform Suno raised $250 million led by Menlo Ventures at a valuation of $2.45 billion, up from about $500 million in 2024, and says its annual revenue has reached $200 million (Katherine Sayre/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 19, 2025

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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)

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Browsing: Ventures

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)

Lemurian Labs, which aims to develop hardware-agnostic portability software for AI workloads, has raised a $28 million Series A round co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon (Sally Ward-Foxton/EE Times)

Coverbase, an AI sourcing and risk platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, bringing its total funding to $20 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

AI music platform Suno raised $250 million led by Menlo Ventures at a valuation of $2.45 billion, up from about $500 million in 2024, and says its annual revenue has reached $200 million (Katherine Sayre/Wall Street Journal)