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Ollama Funding: Theory Leads $65M Local AI Bet
Ollama builds software that lets developers run open-weight AI models on their own computers. It also lets them access larger hosted models through the same interface. In the latest Ollama funding round, the startup raised $65 million in Series B financing led by Theory Ventures. The new investment brings its total funding to $88 million. […]
AI Security Platform Hakimo Raises $12M From Zigg
Hakimo is an AI security platform that plugs into existing camera systems and turns passive video feeds into real-time monitoring. The Menlo Park startup has raised $12 million in a growth round led by existing backer Zigg Capital, with Neotribe Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Defy.vc, and Rocketship.vc also participating. Physical security teams still spend too much […]
Gradium Voice AI Raises $100M, Opens Bay Area Base
Gradium builds voice AI models and developer infrastructure for companies that want fast, natural speech interfaces. The Paris startup has now pushed its seed financing to $100 million by adding new investors including Nvidia, a sharp sign that the Gradium voice AI bet is bigger than a niche European lab spinout. Voice agents still break […]
SAVE Microfinance Raises ₹40 Cr for Rural Credit
SAVE Microfinance is a New Delhi-based NBFC-MFI that lends to underserved women borrowers in rural and semi-urban India. The company has raised ₹40 crore in debt — ₹25 crore from Indian Overseas Bank and ₹15 crore from Northern Arc Capital — to expand its lending operations at a time when affordable formal credit is still […]
Wheelocity Funding Hits ₹82 Cr for Rural Grocery Push
Wheelocity is a rural commerce startup that uses apps, electric carts, and a fast farm-to-village supply chain to sell fresh produce and groceries in India’s semi-urban and rural markets. The latest Wheelocity funding round has brought in more than ₹82 Cr, putting fresh weight behind a hard problem: most ecommerce models still don’t work well […]
Venus Aerospace Raises $90M for RDRE Weapons Push
Venus Aerospace builds next-generation rocket propulsion systems for hypersonic flight, defense missions, and space vehicles. On July 8, 2026, the Houston company landed a $90 million Series B led by Mercury Fund as it pivots harder toward military and space customers after proving its rotating detonation engine in flight. The problem it’s trying to solve […]
Prime Intellect Raises $130M for Enterprise AI Labs
Prime Intellect sells the compute and software stack companies need to train their own AI agents instead of renting intelligence from a frontier model API. The startup has now raised a $130 million Series A at a $1 billion valuation, led by Radical Ventures, as more enterprises decide they don't want to hand their proprietary […]
Milo Drive Funding Backs EV Fleet Software
Milo Drive is an EV fleet software platform that connects electric cab drivers and small operators to ride demand, charging, and operating tools. The startup has raised $2.4 million in seed funding — about ₹22.9 crore — to fix a pretty ugly problem in Indian electric mobility: small fleet owners still lose too much time […]
Elevate Education Funding: ₹170 Cr for AI Push
Elevate Education is a Gurugram-based higher education platform that works with colleges and universities to run undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with technology, placements, and student support built in. It’s chasing a simple problem: tons of students leave college with a degree, but not enough job-ready skills or a clear path into employment. That’s why this […]