Funding Round

SAN FRANCISCO – November 03, 2026 -- Thryv Therapeutics Inc. has raised a $30 million Series B financing led by InClin, Inc., a global contract research organization, to move its SGK1 inhibitor THRV-1268 into a Phase 2a heart failure study that opens for enrollment in early 2027.

The round follows completion of enrollment in the first efficacy cohort of the Wave II Phase 2/3 study of THRV-1268 in Long QT Syndrome. It also follows a favorable review of available Wave II data by the study's Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC).

InClin brings clinical operations alongside capital

InClin, which operates in San Mateo, California and Sydney, Australia, joins as a strategic investor. In recent months Thryv has worked with the CRO to establish clinical operations in Australia, enabling initial patient enrollment in ASPIRE-HF early next year.

TORRANCE – November 02, 2026 -- Northwood Space Corp. has closed a $375 million Series C equity round to expand its shared, multi-orbit ground network for commercial, U.S. government and allied satellite operators. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and DFJ Growth co-led the round. Alpine Space Ventures, Washington Harbour Partners, Stepstone Activate and In-Q-Tel (IQT) also participated.

HSBC Innovation Banking is providing a separate multi-year credit facility for working capital and network expansion. Its size was not disclosed. The equity proceeds will go toward delivery on existing contracts, hiring and the global network buildout.

BRANFORD, CT – October 29, 2026 -- Urologic Design closed an oversubscribed $1.2 million pre-seed round to move its patented urinary incontinence device toward a first-in-human study.

Angel Investor Forum leads a syndicate of regional and university-linked backers

Angel Investor Forum, described as Connecticut's primary angel group, led the equity round. HBS Alumni Angels of Boston, Haven Founders Fund, Connecticut Innovations and Yale Angels joined, along with several individual investors.

Matthew Stannard, Life Sciences Lead at Angel Investor Forum, said the firm backed the company because it bridges the gap between absorbent products and surgery. He called first-in-human testing "an important step on the path to commercialization."

New York – October 29, 2026 -- Sava, a New York-based trust company, emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed funding led by Gradient Ventures. It is targeting the $6.5+ trillion U.S. trust and estate industry with AI agents orchestrated by human trust officers.

Y Combinator, SV Angel and Instacart's Max Mullen join Gradient in Sava's round

Other participants include Orange Collective and SurgePoint Capital. Strategic operators Tomer London, co-founder of Gusto, and Eleonora Sharef, former Head of Private Wealth at McKinsey, also joined the round.

Sava was founded by Nimit Maru, who founded Fullstack Academy (acquired in 2019) and Bloomspot (acquired in 2012 by JPMorgan Chase Bank), and by Rush Sadiwala, a repeat founder of VC-backed startups. Maru serves as CEO.

BELLEVUE – October 29, 2026 -- Archera has closed a $15 million Series C round led by Pivot Investment Partners, lifting its total funding to $38.3 million as it expands insurance-backed guarantees on cloud and AI spending. The cloud economics company now manages roughly $5.6 billion in annual cloud and AI spend.

Existing investors including HighSage Ventures also participated. The capital will fund Archera's Guaranteed Commitments and its free cloud cost tools, including a FinOps Agent and MCP.

Archera has delivered more than $700 million in savings to over 2,200 organizations

Customers include PubNub, Art.com and Astronomer. Archera says it has operated profitably at scale.

SAN FRANCISCO – – October 28, 2026 -- Infisical has raised $40 million in Series B funding at a $600 million valuation to expand its security infrastructure for AI agents. Elad Gil, who also invested in the company's Series A, led the round. Gradient and Y Combinator are among the other investors.

Agent Vault keeps credentials away from AI agents

Infisical's Agent Vault lets companies give AI agents access to systems without handing over credentials. AI agents need access to source code, databases and cloud infrastructure, which normally requires API keys, passwords and authentication tokens. Infisical argues agents cannot be trusted with those credentials.

Companies define the access each agent needs. According to Infisical, the agent then cannot leak credentials in a cyberattack or inadvertently send them to LLM providers or other tools it communicates with.

Riverside, Calif. – October 28, 2026 -- EDGE Sound Research has raised an additional $2 million led by Stormbreaker Ventures, bringing its total funding to $9 million as it extends sensor technology proven in live sports into physical AI, robotics and autonomous systems.

Fresh capital funds sports deployments and a push into physical AI

The company will use the money to continue deployments with live sports broadcasters, leagues and venues. It will also expand its proprietary multimodal sensor data and develop applications for robotics, autonomous systems and intelligent environments.

Los Angeles – October 15, 2026 -- Chubby Group has closed a $50 million Series A led by Prysm Capital at a $500 million valuation and signed a letter of intent to acquire 47 U.S. GEN Korean BBQ restaurants and four development sites from GEN Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: GENK) in a transaction valued at up to $100 million.

The round is Chubby's first institutional funding. The restaurant operator behind Chubby Cattle, Wagyu House, The X Pot, NIKU X, Chubby Skewers and Chubby Bowls says the deal would make it one of the largest Asian dining groups in the U.S.

GEN deal includes $1.5 billion convertible note and perpetual brand license

GEN will hold a note convertible into Chubby Group equity at a $1.5 billion valuation as part of the consideration. Chubby will receive a perpetual license to the GEN brand. Closing remains subject to definitive agreements, license and lease transfers, and regulatory approvals.

Minneapolis – October 15, 2026 -- GUDEA, an AI-powered narrative intelligence platform, has been named a Top 20 Finalist in the Startup Battlefield 200 competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, selected from more than 2,500 startups that applied worldwide.

GUDEA will compete for a $100,000 equity-free prize on the Disrupt Stage

The company will pitch on the Disrupt Stage in San Francisco for the $100,000 equity-free grand prize and the Disrupt Cup. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 runs October 13-15 at Moscone West.

GUDEA says it is the sole representative of the Narrative Intelligence category among the Top 20 finalists.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- Othello, an applied AI lab building models for live sales calls, has raised $8 million in seed funding from a16z speedrun, Owl Capital and Long Journey Ventures, and says its coaching software is already deployed at more than 50 large enterprises.

Angel roster includes founders of DoorDash, Ripple and Hugging Face

Angel investors in the round include DoorDash co-founder Andy Fang, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf, Sentry co-founder David Cramer and Writer co-founder Waseem AlShikh. Axonius co-founder Dean Sysman, Deel co-founders Alex and Philippe Bouaziz and TransDigm CEO Kevin Stein also participated.

Hamlet model delivers live suggestions in under 500 milliseconds

Othello runs on Hamlet, a proprietary model built for live sales calls. A desktop app launches when a call begins and displays pop-ups in any online meeting without joining as a participant.