The Daily Raise/September 3, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
12 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $584.7M raised in total. Upwind tops the day with $300M. The ranking runs all the way down to $675K, with startups from Israel, India, United States, Saudi Arabia.
The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds
No. 1
$300M
Amount raised
Announced Sep 2Cloud security·Israel·Sep 2
Upwind is Monitors cloud environments in real time with security software.
Israeli cloud security startup Upwind raised $300 million to expand its real-time cloud monitoring software business.
No. 2
$100M
Amount raised
Announced Sep 2Series B·AI cybersecurity·Sep 2
HiddenLayer is Secures artificial intelligence applications, agents, and their software supply chains.
HiddenLayer raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Delta-v Capital to expand runtime security for agentic AI and coding agents. The round was led by Delta-v Capital, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, M12, Morgan Stanley.
No. 3
$70M
Amount raised
Wearable health technology·India·Sep 3
Ultrahuman is Builds wearable devices and software tracking physiological and metabolic health data.
Ultrahuman raised $70 million to develop sensing, AI, miniaturized electronics, health algorithms and clinical research. The round was led by Qualcomm Ventures, with participation from Labcorp, Alpha Wave, Blume Ventures.
No. 4
$40M
Amount raised
consumer cybersecurity·Israel·Sep 3
Guardio is Protects consumers from scams, phishing, malware, and identity theft.
Guardio raised $40 million at a $1.1 billion valuation to expand consumer cybersecurity products against scams, phishing, malicious websites, and identity theft. The round was led by Assaf Rappaport, with participation from ION Crossover Partners, Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners.
No. 5
$30M
Amount raised
Series C·Healthcare software·United States
PatientIQ is Collects and analyzes patient-reported outcomes for healthcare organizations.
PatientIQ raised a $30 million Series C led by Hughes & Company to expand its healthcare network, real-world evidence platform, and patient marketplace. The round was led by Hughes & Company, with participation from Health Enterprise Partners, August Capital.
Growth, Series A and everything in between · 7 rounds
No. 6
$12M
Amount raised
Series A·Consumer health technology·Sep 3
Cradlewise is Makes AI-enabled smart cribs and sleep-monitoring products for infants.
Cradlewise raised $12 million in Series A funding to support growth, channel expansion, product research, and international expansion. The round was led by 3one4 Capital, with participation from Prudent Investment Management.
No. 7
$10M
Amount raised
Series A·fintech·Sep 3
Diameter Pay is Provides dollar accounts, payment rails and compliance infrastructure through one API..
Diameter Pay raised a $10 million Series A to expand banking, payment, stablecoin and foreign-exchange infrastructure worldwide. The round was led by CMT Digital, with participation from Lightspeed Faction, SixThirty Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation.
No. 8
$10M
Amount raised
Series A·logistics technology·Saudi Arabia
Sirdab is Connects businesses with warehousing and transportation capacity through software.
Sirdab raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its logistics network across Saudi Arabia and the GCC and develop its technology platform. The round was led by Elm, with participation from BECO Capital, Y Combinator, COTU Ventures.
No. 9
$5.8M
Amount raised
Artificial intelligence·Sep 3
Zeit AI is Develops autonomous data engineering tools for mid-sized European companies.
Zeit AI raised €5 million from venture funds and angel investors to expand its autonomous data engineering platform for mid-sized European companies. The round was led by Y Combinator, with participation from University of Oxford's Seed Fund, Sequoia Capital Scout Fund, ACE Ventures.
No. 10
$4.6M
Amount raised
Pre-Seed·Food technology·Belgium
Backbone is Connects food industry data for quality and compliance decision-making.
Backbone raised a €4 million pre-seed round to expand marketing and further develop its food quality and compliance product. The round was led by Pitchdrive, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Passion Capital, 100IN.
No. 11
$1.6M
Amount raised
Pre-Seed·B2B software·United Kingdom
Souk is Uses AI to manage and reactivate business partner relationships.
Souk raised pre-seed funding to develop its AI-powered partner management platform for managing and reactivating dormant B2B relationships. The round was led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from Antler, Fuel Ventures, strategic angel investors.
No. 12
$675K
Amount raised
Electric vehicle charging·Sep 3
Rightcharge is Manages home and public electric vehicle charging payments for fleet operators.
Rightcharge raised £500,000 led by Soulmates Ventures to expand across Europe and develop its fleet charging payments platform. The round was led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from BlackWood Ventures, Purple Ventures.
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