The Daily Raise/August 14, 2026
Friday, August 14, 2026
3 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $252.8M raised in total. Neros Technologies tops the day with $250M in Series C funding, led by Sequoia Capital. The ranking runs all the way down to $925K, with startups from United States, Bulgaria.
The rounds leading today's news · 3 rounds
No. 1
$250M
Amount raised
Series C·Defense drones·United States
Neros Technologies is Develops autonomous and FPV drones for military defense applications.
Neros Technologies raised a Series C co-led by Sequoia Capital and ASTF to accelerate drone development and production for planned deployments by the end of 2026. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from American Strategic Technology Fund, Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners.
No. 2
$1.9M
Amount raised
Single sourcePre-Seed·Fintech·United States
Finley is Provides financial intelligence and CFO tools for middle-market businesses.
Finley is building financial intelligence software that gives middle-market businesses strategic insights into cash flow, borrowing capacity, and exit readiness.
No. 3
$925K
Amount raised
Single sourceSeed·AI infrastructure·Bulgaria
DiscreteStack is Provides private infrastructure for running open-source AI models.
DiscreteStack raised a €800,000 seed round to expand into regulated sectors and increase GPU capacity for its AI infrastructure platform. The round was led by CleverPine Ventures, with participation from Milen Manev, Stoil Vasilev.
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