Seed & Series A Radar

Agentic AI gains traction in APAC:

• Singapore's ReN3, a work productivity startup, raises $5M seed led by Vertex Ventures SEAI to scale agentic AI...

Key angles on emerging India legal AI play:

• Funding: $2.2M round led by InfoEdge Ventures, with Flourish Ventures, Antler, 8i Ventures—backing...

Investor alert: Sahi raised $33M to scale AI-driven operations.

• Funds target product expansion, tech infrastructure, and growth acceleration in a...

Investor alert: RadixArk's massive $100M seed round at $400M valuation signals heating AI infra bets.

Key signals:

• Accel leads the round for this...

WaiV Robotics, a British developer of maritime autonomous infrastructure, emerges from stealth with €6.4M ($7.5M) seed funding. Key signal for investors eyeing European robotics in regulated verticals like shipping.

Major Series A signal in fintech-blockchain infra: Fun exits stealth with $72M co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire.

• Traction: $18B annual...

Paris-based Lithosquare raises $25M to accelerate AI-driven critical metals discovery, announcing its first partnership with UK mining firm Aterian. Key early validation for resource tech investors.

Mega-early comp alert: Israeli ZyG raises $60M Series A at $500M valuation just 1 year post-2025 founding/emerging from stealth, total funding...

Hot trend: VCs flooding seed/Series A for AI agent infra/tools.

• Dev tools: Seattle's CopilotKit bags $27M Series A from Glilot Capital, NFX,...

Deeptech healthcare signal: Microbiome startup secures $48M raise from one cancer survivor's super poop—key to why immunotherapy works for some patients. Watch regulated verticals acceleration for investors.

Serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo (ChannelAdvisor, Spiffy) launches ReFiBuy, raising $13.6M seed led by NewRoad Capital.

• Builds tools for brands to...

InstaSwitch raises $4.7M seed from Chicago Ventures and 8-Bit Capital to build the missing infrastructure layer in business banking, fixing inactive gaps. Prime early signal for fintech infra investors.

Series A Highlights

• 🔥 Cognichip: Cognichip raised an oversubscribed $60 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures for physics-informed AI in...

Massive VC surge into foundational AI startups in Q1 2026:

• $178B raised across 24 deals as of March 31
• 100% increase over full-year 2025's $88.9B...

AI startup Serval closed a private deal with Sequoia in December, valuing it at less than $400 million. This exemplifies the fundraising tactic AI startups use to juice valuations – a key signal for early-stage investors.

Key investor signals in Cognichip's round:

• Oversubscribed $60M Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with SBI Investment joining
• Boosts total funding...

Key playbook for infra startups from Cloudflare alum Manish Jindal (emp #45):

• Reject Fortune 500 early: Said no to protect product, including...

• $4.1M pre-seed round led by Seedcamp (London early-stage VC focused on AI/SaaS), with Drysdale, Plug and Play, Bpifrance et al.
• Platform...

Brad Harrison of Scout Ventures shares key signals for early defense tech funding:

• Operator experience drives investments; founders need defense...

• Real competition isn't rivals: It's other startups VCs evaluate simultaneously – timing your pitch is crucial.
• Investors pick the best now: Not...