Startup Funding
General Autonomy Funding Backs Robot Dogs, Humanoids
General Autonomy is a Bengaluru robotics startup building humanoid robots and robot dogs for labour-heavy physical work. The latest General Autonomy funding round brings in about ₹32 crore, giving the company more room to keep building in a market where hardware is expensive, timelines are long, and India’s robotics supply chain still isn’t mature. Founded […]
Moment Energy Raises $40M for Second-Life EV Batteries
Moment Energy repurposes retired EV battery packs into commercial storage systems. The company just raised a $40 million Series B to expand across North America. The problem is simple: power demand keeps climbing while grid infrastructure and fresh battery supply aren’t keeping pace. Co-founder and CEO Edward Chiang started the company in 2019 with Sumreen […]
CopilotKit Funding: $27M for In-App AI Agents
CopilotKit builds software that lets AI agents live inside apps and respond with actions, state changes, and interactive interfaces instead of a plain chat box. In May 2026, the Seattle startup announced a $27 million Series A. The round matters because a lot of companies are done with bolt-on chatbots that feel detached from the […]
a16z Crypto Fund Raises $2.2B, Stays Crypto-Only
a16z crypto is Andreessen Horowitz’s venture arm for crypto and web3 startups. The new a16z crypto fund is a $2.2 billion vehicle announced on May 5, 2026, and it lands at an awkward moment: crypto trading is soft, venture funding has cooled, and AI is pulling a lot of investors off-course. Chris Dixon has led […]
Altara AI Raises $7M to Fix Hardware R&D Data
Altara AI builds software that turns scattered engineering and scientific data into one usable system for companies working on batteries, semiconductors, medical devices, and other physical-world products. The San Francisco startup has raised a $7 million seed round led by Greylock, a bet that the mess of spreadsheets, legacy tools, and disconnected lab systems has […]
Jurisphere AI Startup Raises $2.2M for Lawyer Network
Jurisphere.ai builds AI software for lawyers who need help with document review, legal research, drafting, and matter management. The Jurisphere AI startup has raised $2.2 Mn, or about ₹21 Cr, from Info Edge Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Antler, and 8i Ventures at a time when legal teams are still stuck doing too much repetitive work across […]
Sierra AI Startup Raises $950M for Customer Agents
Sierra builds AI agents that handle customer service work for big companies. The Sierra AI startup raised a $950 million round Monday led by Tiger Global and GV, pushing its post-money valuation above $15 billion and giving it more than $1 billion to spend on its push to become the “global standard” for AI-powered customer […]
Milky Mist IPO Lands Temasek Bet at ₹9,300 Cr
Milky Mist Dairy Food is a premium dairy brand that turns milk into packaged paneer, cheese, yogurt, ghee, butter, ice cream, and other higher-margin products instead of selling liquid milk. That’s why the Milky Mist IPO story matters: the company has pulled in about ₹482 crore in pre-IPO money from Jongsong Investments, an indirect wholly […]
Haun Ventures Raises $1B for Crypto Finance Bets
Haun Ventures is a crypto-focused venture firm that backs blockchain startups from seed stage to scale. On Monday, May 4, 2026, founder Katie Haun said the firm had raised $1 billion in fresh capital, a new Haun Ventures pool aimed at founders who still need long-term backers that understand both digital assets and regulation. That […]