The Daily Raise/September 16, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
9 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $455.7M raised in total. Profound tops the day with $180M, led by Sequoia Capital. The ranking runs all the way down to $11M, with startups from Germany, Romania, France, United Kingdom.
The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds
No. 1
$180M
Amount raised
Announced Sep 15artificial intelligence·Sep 15
Profound is Helps brands improve visibility and rankings in AI-powered search results.
Profound raised $180 million led by Sequoia Capital to help brands rank in AI search. The round was led by Sequoia Capital.
No. 2
$123M
Amount raised
No. 3
$53M
Amount raised
No. 4
$20.8M
Amount raised
Series A·Accounting technology·Germany
Integral is Provides AI-powered accounting, tax and payroll services for businesses.
Integral raised €18 million to expand its services, deepen workflow automation and grow its team. The round was led by Mosaic Ventures, with participation from Reid Hoffman, Cherry Ventures, General Catalyst.
No. 5
$20.2M
Amount raised
Series A·Business intelligence·Romania
Veridion is Provides continuously updated global company data for enterprise decision systems.
Veridion raised €17.5 million to develop its business-data platform, grow its team and expand internationally. The round was led by Hoxton Ventures, with participation from Underline Ventures, OTB Ventures, Gapminder.
Growth, Series A and everything in between · 4 rounds
No. 6
$19M
Amount raised
Cybersecurity·France·Sep 16
Hackuity is Helps enterprises aggregate, prioritize and remediate IT security vulnerabilities.
Hackuity raised $19 million to develop its vulnerability management platform and expand internationally. The round was led by Forgepoint Capital International, with participation from Bright Pixel, Bpifrance, Seventure Partners.
No. 7
$15.7M
Amount raised
Series B·Advanced materials·United Kingdom
iGii is Develops proprietary porous carbon nanomaterial for industrial manufacturing applications.
iGii raised a £11.7 million Series B to commercialise its carbon nanomaterial and support industrial adoption. The round was led by Scottish National Investment Bank, with participation from PXN Ventures, Archangels.
No. 8
$13M
Amount raised
financial data and analytics·Sep 16
ETFBOOK is Provides standardized exchange-traded fund data infrastructure and analytics.
ETFBOOK raised $13 million led by Expedition Growth Capital to expand its ETF data and analytics platform into the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The round was led by Expedition Growth Capital, with participation from BlackFin Capital Partners.
No. 9
$11M
Amount raised
Seed·Artificial intelligence·Denmark
Complir is Uses AI to automate product compliance for retailers and consumer brands.
Complir raised $11 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform for managing product compliance and regulatory requirements. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from angel investors, specialist industry funds.
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