AI Seed Funding Radar

Seed Funding Rounds

• OpenBox AI: OpenBox AI, a San Francisco-based company developing solutions for enterprise AI systems and trust platform,...

San Francisco-based OpenBox AI launches its enterprise AI trust platform alongside a $5M seed round, developing solutions for enterprise AI systems. Key early signal for AI trust infrastructure in enterprise ecosystems.

Massive seed signals investor heat for autonomous AI agents:

• Palo Alto-based Sycamore building autonomous enterprise AI system raises $65M seed
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Runway publicly introduces the Runway Fund, backing next-gen companies in AI, media, and world simulation—after years of quiet investments. Key early signal for creative AI founders.

Tenkara, a San Francisco-based startup building ops agents for US manufacturers, raises **$7M in funding – pragmatic seed signaling traction in industrial AI workflows.

VCs are inflating AI seed valuations to new highs, forcing founders to prove early revenue and traction. Rising pre-seed/seed checks heighten stakes, risking future funding gaps—watch your runway.

Oversized Seed Rounds

• 🔥 Sycamore: AI agent startup Sycamore raised $65M in seed funding; founder is former Coatue partner.
• Nature Robots:...

Key criteria from Rock Health Capital's Sean Day for pre-seed/Series A:

• No AI magic: GenAI changes landscape but won't fix U.S. healthcare or...

• Monster $65M seed for enterprise AI agents at Sycamore, led by ex-Coatue partner Sri Viswanath – one of 2026's largest deals
• Dwarfs medians:...

European deep-tech shines in agtech AI:

• €4M seed round led by Climentum Capital, Bayern Kapital, and Planetary Impact Ventures for modular autonomy...

D11Z-led round fuels industrial AI pivot. Bochum-based deeplify raised €2M pre-seed, led by D11Z Ventures with Vanagon Ventures, EWOR, and angels.

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Key insights from Capital Ventures' Kamran Ansari (Plaid, Klarna backer):

• AI changing VC: Industry splitting into big or first, early-stage stays...

Financial News Systems secures €1.5M pre-seed led by Ugly Duckling Ventures to build its AI-powered financial news and data platform – spotlighting early fintech AI tools for ecosystem tracking.

DigitalDx Ventures, a woman-owned VC, debuted a $10M fund targeting pre-seed/seed AI diagnostics and digital health startups. Prime opportunity for early-stage health AI founders to pitch.

Interloom, cofounded by CEO Fabian Jakobi, just raised $16.5M in venture funding to build AI agents that capture tacit knowledge and better understand company workflows.

Bengaluru's Craftif AI raised $3M seed for its multi-agent GenAI platform for embedded product development – emerging signal in February 2026 robotics AI wave for founders tracking early-stage deals.

New Seed Rounds

• 🔥 Mandel AI: Sofia-based startup Mandel AI raised €3.6M seed backed by Y Combinator, Category Ventures, Ritual Capital, e2vc,...

European YC win: Sofia-based Mandel AI raises €3.6M seed from Y Combinator, Category Ventures, Ritual Capital, e2vc, and SV angels.

• Core shift: AI...

Key signals from Fusion VC's 2025 report on Israel's resilient pre-seed ecosystem:

• Top valuations up 17% YoY to $13.5M avg, driven by fierce...

European AI seed alert: Amsterdam's SOUS (founded 2022) raises €4M led by speed Ventures, with PeakBridge returning alongside āltitude, Gekko Capital,...