No. 1
$90M
Amount raised
Epicrispr Biotechnologies
Announced Aug 10Series C·Aug 10
Epicrispr Biotechnologies announced a $90 million Series C funding round.
The Daily Raise/August 11, 2026
The Daily Raise
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
9 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $214.8M raised in total. Epicrispr Biotechnologies tops the day with $90M in Series C funding. The ranking runs all the way down to $1M, with startups from United States, India, Denmark, Germany.
The headliners
The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds
No. 2
$50M
Amount raised
No. 3
$40M
Amount raised
Trajectory
Artificial intelligence·United States·Aug 11
Trajectory is Builds continual learning platforms for AI-native companies.
Trajectory secured $40 million led by Sequoia Capital to build a continual learning platform for AI-native companies. The round was led by Sequoia Capital.
No. 4
$17.5M
Amount raised
Axle
Series A·Insurtech·United States
Axle is Provides AI-powered infrastructure for automating insurance policy workflows.
Axle raised a $17.5 million Series A led by Base10 Partners to expand its insurance clearinghouse, hire staff, and support more insurance segments. The round was led by Base10 Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, Gradient, Stage 2 Capital.
No. 5
$9M
Amount raised
Discovered Materials
Seed·Materials science and artificial intelligence·India
Discovered Materials is Builds AI agents that discover materials for semiconductor chips.
Discovered Materials raised a $9 million seed round to expand its team, laboratory and AI research agents for semiconductor materials discovery. The round was led by Lightspeed India Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, Paul Graham.
Rising rounds
Growth, Series A and everything in between · 4 rounds
No. 6
$3.5M
Amount raised
Palette
Pre-Seed·Artificial intelligence software·Denmark
Palette is Builds an operating system helping teams integrate AI agents into workflows.
Palette raised pre-seed funding to expand its AI workflow platform and help companies retain control of internal context and knowledge. The round was led by Ugly Duckling Ventures, with participation from Emblem, Acadian Ventures.
No. 7
$2M
Amount raised
Arab Therapy
Digital mental health·Germany·Aug 11
Arab Therapy is Provides Arabic-language online therapy, mental health content and AI tools.
Arab Therapy raised $2 million in a pre-Series A led by Manara Ventures to expand in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. The round was led by Manara Ventures, with participation from Anara Impact Fund, Value Makers Studio (VMS).
No. 8
$1.9M
Amount raised
Zerolook
Pre-Seed·Travel technology·Switzerland
Zerolook is Provides business-to-business APIs for predictive flight itinerary and price search.
Zerolook announced a CHF 1.5 million pre-Seed round led by Playfair to reduce the cost of AI-generated flight searches. The round was led by Playfair, with participation from Vento Ventures, TrueSight Ventures, Alpha Venture.
No. 9
$1M
Amount raised
Cobi
Pre-Seed·Customer intelligence software·United Arab Emirates
Cobi is Analyzes customer signals and recommends actions through an AI platform.
Cobi raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Lunara Partners to expand enterprise deployments and improve its customer intelligence and decisioning platform. The round was led by Lunara Partners, with participation from Plug and Play, Annex Investments, Spring.
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