The Daily Raise/September 4, 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
5 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $34.9M raised in total. Sugar Cosmetics tops the day with $15.3M, led by A91 Partners. The ranking runs all the way down to $1.2M, with startups from Singapore, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia.
The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds
No. 1
$15.3M
Amount raised
Beauty and personal care·Sep 4
Sugar Cosmetics is Sells makeup and personal care products through online and offline retail channels.
Sugar Cosmetics raised ₹144.5 crore from A91 Partners as it faces declining revenue and profitability and a sharp valuation correction. The round was led by A91 Partners.
No. 2
$7.1M
Amount raised
No. 3
$6M
Amount raised
Series A·Robotics·Singapore
Hivebotics is Builds autonomous robots that clean commercial restrooms and verify cleaning outcomes.
Hivebotics raised US$6 million in Series A funding to scale production of its Abluo restroom-cleaning robot and expand distribution. The round was led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation from Fareast Land Development, Rigel.
No. 4
$5.3M
Amount raised
Seed·AI governance·United Kingdom
AI Score is Tracks and controls enterprise use of generative and agentic AI.
AI Score raised €4.6 million to accelerate product development, expand operations, and develop its AI governance platform. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from GALLOS Technologies, Robert Mann, Mo El Husseiny.
No. 5
$1.2M
Amount raised
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