The Daily Raise/September 22, 2026

The Daily Raise

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

7 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $760.3M raised in total. Snorkel AI tops the day with $350M, led by Insight Partners. The ranking runs all the way down to $7.9M, with startups from United States, France, Belgium.

The headliners

The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds

No. 1

$350M

Amount raised

Snorkel AI

Artificial intelligence·United States·Sep 22

Snorkel AI is Builds data development tools and environments for training frontier AI systems.

Snorkel AI raised $350 million to expand its agentic data factory, invest in vertical and enterprise AI, and extend its research and technology. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from S32, Addition, March Capital.

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No. 2

$189M

Amount raised

Verda

Series B·Cloud computing·Sep 22

Verda is Provides full-stack AI cloud infrastructure and compute capacity.

Verda raised $189 million to expand its full-stack AI cloud, increase compute capacity, develop products and grow internationally. The round was led by Emergence Capital, with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners, Supermicro, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

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No. 3

$150M

Amount raised

Brahma AI

enterprise AI·Sep 22

Brahma AI is Provides AI tools for enterprise audiovisual content creation and management.

Brahma AI raised $150 million through preferred shares to fund research, global expansion, and organizational development. The round was led by Multiples Alternate Asset Management.

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No. 4

$34.4M

Amount raised

Biolevate

Series A·Life sciences AI·France

Biolevate is Automates scientific and regulatory workflows for life sciences organizations.

Biolevate raised €30 million in Series A funding to expand its workflow automation platform, strengthen products and support international growth. The round was led by RAISE France, with participation from Orange Ventures, MSD Global Health Innovation Fund (MGHIF), Station F.

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No. 5

$21M

Amount raised

Spott

Series A·HR technology·Belgium

Spott is AI-powered applicant tracking and CRM platform for recruitment agencies.

Spott raised a €18.3 million Series A to build its AI-native recruitment operating system and expand its platform for agencies. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Base10 Partners, Y Combinator, Fortino.

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Rising rounds

Growth, Series A and everything in between · 2 rounds

No. 6

$8M

Amount raised

Zeliq

Seed·SaaS·France

Zeliq is Provides sales teams prospecting, data enrichment and multichannel outreach tools.

Zeliq raised a €7 million seed extension to develop its AI-native sales platform, expand its agent suite and grow across Europe. The round was led by The Moon Venture, with participation from Julien Jean ( JJCapinvest ), Sylvestre Blavet ( Freelance.com ), Ora Global.

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No. 7

$7.9M

Amount raised

Primo

Enterprise software·France·Sep 22

Primo is Unifies device management, SaaS access, identity and IT support for companies.

Primo raised €6.9 million to expand its autonomous AI agents for IT operations, including onboarding, offboarding and access management. The round was led by Headline, with participation from Global Founders Capital, Arthur Waller, Romain Niccoli.

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