The Daily Raise/August 26, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
10 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $300.7M raised in total. Emerald AI tops the day with $150M. The ranking runs all the way down to $4.2M, with startups from Switzerland, United Kingdom, India, United States.
The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds
No. 1
$150M
Amount raised
artificial intelligence and energy·Aug 26
Emerald AI is Develops AI data centre systems that support electricity grid operations.
Emerald AI raised $150 million at a $1.05 billion valuation to make AI data centres support electricity grid operations.
No. 2
$40M
Amount raised
Series A·Biotechnology·Switzerland
Adaptyv Biosystems is Automated protein engineering laboratory using synthetic biology, nanofluidics and machine learning.
Adaptyv Biosystems will use the Series A to expand laboratory capacity, open a London lab and office, and develop more advanced biological workflows. The round was led by Highland Europe, with participation from Ace Ventures, ByFounders, Y Combinator.
No. 3
$26.8M
Amount raised
Series B·Agricultural technology·United Kingdom
Breedr is Digital livestock platform tracking cattle from birth through supermarket sale.
Breedr will use the Series B to expand its livestock platform to more ranchers and farmers and capture additional genomic and supply-chain data. The round was led by Partech, with participation from Latitude, Outsiders Fund.
No. 4
$21M
Amount raised
Series A·Artificial intelligence·India
Runable is AI agents automate software creation, customer acquisition, marketing and business operations.
Runable will use its Series A to expand market reach, develop products and hire staff while automating operations for small businesses. The round was led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, with participation from Nexus Venture Partners, Together Fund, Array VC.
No. 5
$17M
Amount raised
Series A·Healthcare artificial intelligence·United States
Onos Health is Analyzes unstructured behavioral health records to help insurers improve care quality.
Onos Health will use the Series A financing to accelerate adoption of its AI platform among health plans and improve behavioral healthcare outcomes. The round was led by Costanoa, with participation from Flare Capital Partners, CVS Health Ventures.
Growth, Series A and everything in between · 5 rounds
No. 6
$13.6M
Amount raised
Series A·energy storage·United Kingdom
Certain Energy is Develops manganese flow batteries for long-duration renewable energy storage.
Certain Energy raised £10 million in Series A funding to commercialise its manganese flow battery technology and prepare for grid-scale deployment. The round was led by British Business Bank, with participation from Centrica, Ceres Power Holdings, Temasek Trust's Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H).
No. 7
$11M
Amount raised
Web3Web3 finance infrastructure·Aug 26
City Protocol is Builds infrastructure for issuing and distributing structured investment products on-chain.
City Protocol raised $11 million across seed and Pre-A rounds to bring structured investment products on-chain, with backing from Dragonfly, Jump Crypto, CMT Digital and other investors. The round was led by Dragonfly, with participation from Jump Crypto, CMT Digital, Stratified Capital.
No. 8
$10M
Amount raised
Series A·Artificial intelligence·India
Ringg AI is Provides no-code multilingual voice AI orchestration for enterprise customer interactions.
Ringg AI will deploy the additional capital toward international expansion and hiring in engineering and product teams. The round was led by Groww’s Founder Fund, with participation from CRED founder Kunal Shah, White Venture Capital, Capital2B.
No. 9
$7M
Amount raised
Pre-Seed·Defense technology·United States
Mara Inc. is Develops autonomous counter-drone systems for battlefield and infrastructure protection.
Mara raised a $7 million pre-seed round led by Khosla Ventures to develop and produce its autonomous Spike counter-drone system. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, Palmdrive.
No. 10
$4.2M
Amount raised
Series A·consumer kitchenware·India
Curaa is Sells direct-to-consumer kitchenware products in India.
Curaa raised ₹40 crore in Series A funding to expand its product line, supply chain, and quick-commerce presence. The round was led by 3one4 Capital, with participation from Kae Capital, Lumikai Fund, Better Capital.
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