OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 3:41 PM PST · December 15, 2025 Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced a $130 million Series B…

Lightspeed raises record $9B in fresh capital |

In Brief Posted: 12:32 PM PST · December 15, 2025 After a surge of VC investments from the 2021 bubble failed to yield strong returns…

Mirelo raises $41M from Index and a16z to solve AI video’s silent problem |

AI lets anyone create videos, but many AI video creation tools lack support for audio. Mirelo is building AI that adds soundtracks to match the…

First Voyage raises $2.5M for its AI companion that helps you build habits |

In a world that’s rapidly filling up with AI-generated content, a startup called First Voyage wants to help people avoid all the AI slop blasted…

Runware raises $50M Series A to help make image, video generation easier for developers |

FlaviuRadulescu started Runware in 2023 when he was testing a text-to-image company and realized that, though generative AI tech was powerful, it was slow in…

Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage |

Spotify may be synonymous with music streaming, but it’s also got a wildly popular developer-tool side hustle called Backstage. Backstage is an open source project…

On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry |

7:08 AM PST · December 11, 2025 On Me, a digital gift card startup founded by former Google employees, is aiming to redefine the gift…

AI-for-Science Startup ChemLex Raises USD 45M, Launching Self-Driving Lab for Drug Discovery in Singapore

/PRNewswire/ — ChemLex, a next-generation AI-for-science company, today announced the establishment of its global headquarters and self-driving laboratory in Singapore, alongside the close of a…

Heat pump startup Quilt raises $20M Series B to expand sales |

In Brief Posted: 8:52 AM PST · December 8, 2025 Quilt, the startup based in Redwood City, California, that’s created sleek, customizable heat pumps, has…

Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths |

If you’re a fan of the punk scene from the early 2000s, you may recognize Nick Gross, the drummer for the band Goldfinger. Now he’s…