Agentic/autonomy + infra funding wave continues and broadens
Key Questions
What recent funding did Aria Networks secure?
Aria Networks, a US AI networking firm based in Palo Alto founded in 2025, raised $125 million in its Series A funding round. The funding supports its development in AI networking infrastructure.
How much funding did Modus announce, and what is their focus?
Modus raised $85 million across Seed and Series A funding led by Lightspeed. They are building an AI-native audit platform to enhance auditing processes.
What is Deeptune's funding and purpose?
New York-based Deeptune raised $43 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The startup focuses on creating virtual training grounds for AI agents using agent simulations.
What funding did Xoople receive, and what is their goal?
Spanish startup Xoople raised $130 million (€112.6 million) in Series B funding from investors like Nazca Capital, bringing total investment to $225 million. They aim to build a satellite constellation for AI-ready Earth data intelligence and mapping.
What is Red Bear AI's recent funding for?
Red Bear AI raised $29 million in Series A funding led by Huayu Ventures. The funds support pioneering 'physical AI' by merging memory science with advanced multi-modal AI for physical innovations.
How much did Hosted.ai raise and what problem do they solve?
Hosted.ai secured $19 million in seed funding. The AI infrastructure startup addresses GPU underutilization by simplifying and optimizing GPU infrastructure for AI workloads.
What is Trent AI's funding and specialization?
London-based Trent AI raised $13 million in a seed round after emerging from stealth. It is an agentic security company focused on cybersecurity.
What are the macro VC trends mentioned?
Q1 saw a record $300 billion in VC funding, with AI accounting for over 87%. Trends include continued investment in agentic AI, autonomy, infrastructure, private equity, sovereign funds, Asia, and hardware, with prior large rounds like Firmus ($505M) and TENEX ($250M).
New: Aria Networks $125M Series A networking; Modus $85M audit; Deeptune $43M agent sims; Xoople $130M Series B earth data; Red Bear $29M physical AI; Hosted.ai $19M GPU; Trent $13M cyber; prior Firmus $505M/TENEX $250M/Galaxea/Saronic. Macro: Q1 $300B VC record (AI 87%+), PE/sov/Asia/hardware.