The Daily Raise/September 29, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10 startup funding rounds surfaced since our last edition, $260.1M raised in total. SiMa.ai tops the day with $150M in Series C funding, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. The ranking runs all the way down to $2.3M, with startups from United States, Italy, Sweden, France.
The rounds leading today's news · 5 rounds
No. 1
$150M
Amount raised
Series C·Artificial intelligence hardware·United States
SiMa.ai is Develops purpose-built silicon and software for physical AI devices.
SiMa.ai raised a $150M Series C to scale its Palette Neat software environment and develop next-generation physical AI hardware. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from Amplify, Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital.
No. 2
$45.4M
Amount raised
Seed·Biotechnology·Italy
Aptadir Therapeutics is Develop RNA inhibitor therapeutics for genetic disorders and cancer.
Aptadir closed a €40 million seed round to advance its RNA therapeutics pipeline, including a lead candidate for Fragile X Syndrome. The round was led by 4BIO Capital, with participation from EXTEND, CDP Venture Capital, Indaco Venture Partners.
No. 3
$16.5M
Amount raised
Series A·Industrial artificial intelligence·Sweden
IPercept is Uses motion data and AI to predict CNC machine wear, faults and degradation.
IPercept raised $16.5 million in Series A funding co-led by Isogon Ventures and 2150 to launch in the United States and improve its technology. The round was led by Isogon Ventures, with participation from 2150, Luminar Ventures, RunwayFBU.
No. 4
$12.5M
Amount raised
Series A·Supply chain software·United States
Atomic is Provides AI supply chain planning and purchasing automation for physical goods companies.
Atomic raised a $12.5 million Series A to expand its AI supply chain platform into operational control and execution. The round was led by Klass Capital, with participation from Madrona.
No. 5
$11.4M
Amount raised
Series A·Interior design software·France
Rayon is Provides browser-based drawing software for interior and experiential design projects.
Rayon raised €10 million in Series A funding led by Partech to develop 3D capabilities, deepen AI integration and expand go-to-market operations. The round was led by Partech, with participation from Northzone, Foundamental, Seedcamp.
Growth, Series A and everything in between · 5 rounds
No. 6
$9M
Amount raised
No. 7
$7.4M
Amount raised
Series A·Financial technology·France
Marble is Provides no-code fraud detection and anti-money laundering compliance software.
Marble raised €6.5 million in Series A funding to expand its open-source compliance platform for banks and fintech companies. The round was led by Smartfin, with participation from ADNEXUS, Passion, 42Capital.
No. 8
$3M
Amount raised
climate technology·Switzerland·Sep 29
Cotierra is Converts agricultural waste into local biochar for soil improvement and carbon removal.
Cotierra raised $3 million to move its biochar technology from field deployments to repeatable commercial scale.
No. 9
$2.6M
Amount raised
Enterprise software·United States·Sep 29
Dodge AI is Uses AI agents to resolve incidents and change requests across enterprise applications.
Dodge AI raised $2.65 million to automate enterprise application maintenance and document system-specific logic. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Google's venture arm, New Build Venture Capital, Antler.
No. 10
$2.3M
Amount raised
Music royalties marketplace·Luxembourg·Sep 29
ANote Music is Operates a marketplace for buying, selling and earning music royalties.
ANote Music announced a €2 million funding round led by Seventure Partners and ScaleFund to expand its catalogue, European trading community and platform. The round was led by Seventure Partners, with participation from ScaleFund.
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