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Defense AI Startup Shield AI Raises $2B at $12.7B Valuation
San Diego: Shield AI has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12.7 billion valuation. That marks a 140%…
- March 27, 2026
- Shobhit Kalra
Conntour Raises $7M to Build an AI Search Engine for Security Cameras
Tel Aviv: Conntour has raised $7 million in seed funding to build an AI-powered search engine for enterprise security camera…
- March 27, 2026
- Anurag Shukla
Deccan AI Raises $25M to Power AI Post-Training for Frontier Labs
San Francisco: Deccan AI has raised $25 million in a Series A round to scale its AI post-training and evaluation…
- March 27, 2026
- Amita Parul
AI Notes Startup Granola Hits Unicorn Status with $125M Series C
San Francisco: Granola has raised $125M in Series C funding, pushing its valuation to $1.5 billion. The round was led…
- March 26, 2026
- Anurag Shukla
Legal AI Startup Harvey Hits $11B Valuation With $200M Series C
San Francisco: Harvey has closed a $200M Series C at an $11 billion valuation, cementing its position as the highest-valued…
- March 26, 2026
- Amita Parul
Novaworks Raises $8M to Replace Legacy HR Systems with Agentic AI
Silicon Valley: Novaworks has raised $8M in seed funding and launched what it calls the first agentic operating system for…
- March 25, 2026
- Amita Parul
Cloaked Raises $375M to Bring AI-Powered Privacy Protection to Enterprise
New York: Most security tools solve one problem. A password manager here. A VPN there. Identity protection somewhere else. Cloaked…
- March 20, 2026
- Anurag Shukla
Rozana Secures Rs 290 Crore to Expand Rural Retail Platform
Bengaluru: Rural commerce startup Rozana has raised Rs 290 crore in a Series B funding round led by Bertelsmann India…
- March 6, 2026
- Shobhit Kalra
Pronto Raises $25 Million as Quick Home Services Race Heats Up
Bengaluru: Quick home services startup Pronto has secured $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Epiq Capital,…
- March 3, 2026
- Shobhit Kalra
Elly Secures $8M to Transform Recruiting with AI Platform
New York: Elly raises $8 million in funding to expand its AI-native hiring platform that automates recruitment workflows for talent…
- February 28, 2026
- Shobhit Kalra