Series A activity: Week of October 7, 2024
25 deals this week with $555M raised. Average deal size was $22M.
Summary Stats
Data for Series A deals done worldwide (ex-China) where amount raised is greater than $5M and the company is not focused on therapeutics.
Interesting Series A Deals
Lightdash raised $11.00 million at $79.00 million from Accel on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Hamzah Chaudhary. Lightdash is based in San Francisco, CA. Lightdash is a developer of an automated data monitoring platform designed to track data warehouse for data quality issues. Website: www.lightdash.com
Noetica raised $22.00 million at an unknown valuation from Lightspeed Venture Partners(Justin Overdorff) on October 10, 2024. The CEO is Daniel Wertman. Noetica is based in New York, NY. Noetica is a developer of a data analysis platform intended to extract knowledge from complex financial documents. Website: www.noetica.ai
Numeric (Business/Productivity Software) raised $28.00 million at an unknown valuation from Menlo Ventures on October 10, 2024. The CEO is Parker Gilbert. Numeric (Business/Productivity Software) is based in Newbury, NH. Numeric (Business/Productivity Software) is a developer of a financial platform intended to support finance and accounting teams. Website: www.numeric.io
STARK raised $15.52 million at $99.78 million from Sequoia Capital on October 10, 2024. STARK is based in Munich, Germany. STARK is a developer of an autonomous attack drones designed for surveillance and reconnaissance. Website: www.stark-defence.com
All Series A Deals
BeyondTrucks raised $10.35 million at $30.00 million from Alumni Ventures(Parshant Jain), Clear Ventures, DragonX Capital, Gaingels, I2BF Global Ventures, IMO Ventures, Index Ventures, Newtown Partners, Pear (California), TenOneTen Ventures on October 7, 2024. The CEO is Hans Galland. BeyondTrucks is based in San Francisco, CA. BeyondTrucks is a developer of a transportation management software designed to help trucking companies run their business more efficiently. Website: www.beyondtrucks.com
MARABio raised $19.06 million at $34.06 million from MAK Capital(Michael Kaufman) on October 7, 2024. The CEO is Michael Paul. MARABio is based in Salt Lake City, UT. MARABio is a provider of maternal autoantibody-related autism testing intended to determine the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Website: www.marabio.com
The Provenance Chain Network raised $14.50 million at $37.00 million on October 7, 2024. The CEO is Jeffery Gaus. The Provenance Chain Network is based in Portland, OR. The Provenance Chain Network is a provider logistics and supply chain management services intended to give visibility into a product's lifespan. Website: www.theprovenancechain.com
VESSL AI raised $12.00 million at an unknown valuation from A Ventures, Mirae Asset Securities (KRX: 006800), Shinhan Venture Investment, Sirius Investment, SJ Investment Partners, ubiQuoss Investment, Wooshin Venture Investment on October 7, 2024. The CEO is Jaeman An. VESSL AI is based in San Francisco, CA. VESSL AI is a developer of a machine learning operations platform intended to streamline workflow for enterprises. Website: www.vessl.ai
WatchTowr raised $20.00 million at an unknown valuation from Peak XV Partners on October 7, 2024. The CEO is Benjamin Harris. WatchTowr is based in Singapore, Singapore. WatchTowr is a developer of a cyber security platform designed for continuous attack surface testing. Website: www.watchtowr.com
Auger - raised $100.00 million at an unknown valuation from Oak HC/FT on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Dave Clark. Auger - is based in Bellevue, WA. Auger - is an operator of an AI-powered supply chain platform intended for an end-to-end supply chain operating system. Website: auger.com
Blue Energy (Massachusetts) raised $45.00 million at an unknown valuation from At One Ventures(Tom Chi), Engine Ventures(Michael Kearney) on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Jake Jurewicz. Blue Energy (Massachusetts) is based in MA. Blue Energy (Massachusetts) is an operator of a nuclear fission energy company intended to focus on nuclear power that delivers clean, reliable, and affordable power anywhere. Website: www.blueenergy.co
Claim raised $12.00 million at $60.00 million from VMG Partners(Sam Shapiro) on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Sam Obletz. Claim is based in Boston, MA. Claim is an operator of a social application intended to turn brand discovery into a fun and social experience. Website: www.claim.co
Corvus Robotics raised $18.00 million at an unknown valuation from S2G Ventures, Spero Ventures(Shripriya Mahesh) on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Jackie Wu. Corvus Robotics is based in Boston, MA. Corvus Robotics is a manufacturer of warehouse inventory drones intended to collect data for analytics management. Website: www.corvus-robotics.com
Distributional raised $19.00 million at $90.00 million from Two Sigma Ventures on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Scott Clark. Distributional is based in Berkeley, CA. Distributional is a developer of an AI testing and evaluation platform designed to make AI safe, reliable and secure. Website: www.distributional.com
Lightdash raised $11.00 million at $79.00 million from Accel on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Hamzah Chaudhary. Lightdash is based in San Francisco, CA. Lightdash is a developer of an automated data monitoring platform designed to track data warehouse for data quality issues. Website: www.lightdash.com
Pinpoint Predictive raised $23.00 million at $56.00 million from Markd(Ward Parker Beauchamp) on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Scott Ham. Pinpoint Predictive is based in San Mateo, CA. Pinpoint Predictive is a developer of a property and casualty insurance platform intended to offer custom Loss Prediction and Risk Scores to insurers. Website: www.pinpoint.ai
SPRX raised $12.00 million at an unknown valuation from Vertex Ventures US on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Dominic Vitucci. SPRX is based in Cheyenne, WY. SPRX is a developer of a credit automation tool designed to simplify research and development tax credit. Website: www.sprx.tax
Surfin raised $12.00 million at an unknown valuation from Insignia Venture Partners on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Yanan Wu. Surfin is based in Singapore. Surfin is a developer of financial management and risk control platform designed to make people's lives better with smart open finance. Website: www.surfin.sg
Windmill (Household Appliances) raised $5.00 million at an unknown valuation from Pentland Ventures, YETI Capital(Maxx Karr) on October 8, 2024. The CEO is Michael Mayer. Windmill (Household Appliances) is based in New York, NY. Windmill (Household Appliances) is a manufacturer of air conditioners designed to offer an environmentally savvy and device-compatible machine. Website: www.windmillair.com
Cyrisma raised $7.00 million at an unknown valuation from Blueprint Equity on October 9, 2024. The CEO is Oliver Downward. Cyrisma is based in New York, NY. Cyrisma is a developer of cybersecurity software designed to manage cyber risk without impacting time, money, and people. Website: www.cyrisma.com
Harbinger raised $82.41 million at an unknown valuation from Ridgeline(Ryan Clinton), TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Thor Industries (NYS: THO) on October 9, 2024. The CEO is John Harris. Harbinger is based in Garden Grove, CA. Harbinger is a developer of electric vehicle technologies designed to provide technologically progressive commercial vehicles and modernize the medium-duty vehicle industry. Website: www.harbingermotors.com
Paebbl raised $25.00 million at an unknown valuation from Capnamic Ventures on October 9, 2024. The CEO is Andreas Saari. Paebbl is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Paebbl is a developer of carbon technology designed to turn carbon dioxide into products such as paper and construction materials. Website: www.paebbl.com
RadiantGraph raised $11.00 million at an unknown valuation from M13(Latif Peracha) on October 9, 2024. The CEO is Anmol Madan. RadiantGraph is based in San Francisco, CA. RadiantGraph is an operator of an AI-based healthcare platform intended to make healthcare more accessible and easier. Website: www.radiantgraph.com
COVU raised $12.50 million at an unknown valuation from Benhamou Global Ventures(Eric Benhamou), ManchesterStory(Matthew Kinley), Markd(Ward Parker Beauchamp) on October 10, 2024. The CEO is Ali Safavi. COVU is based in Redwood City, CA. COVU is a provider of insurance brokerage services intended for independent agencies and their customer to offer customized insurance. Website: www.covu.com
MiLaboratories raised $10.00 million at an unknown valuation from KFund(Miguel Arias) on October 10, 2024. The CEO is Stanislav Poslavsky. MiLaboratories is based in San Francisco, CA. MiLaboratories is a developer of medical imaging software designed to provide interactive analysis of T-cell and B-cell receptor repertoire high-throughput sequencing data. Website: milaboratories.com
Noetica raised $22.00 million at an unknown valuation from Lightspeed Venture Partners(Justin Overdorff) on October 10, 2024. The CEO is Daniel Wertman. Noetica is based in New York, NY. Noetica is a developer of a data analysis platform intended to extract knowledge from complex financial documents. Website: www.noetica.ai
Numeric (Business/Productivity Software) raised $28.00 million at an unknown valuation from Menlo Ventures on October 10, 2024. The CEO is Parker Gilbert. Numeric (Business/Productivity Software) is based in Newbury, NH. Numeric (Business/Productivity Software) is a developer of a financial platform intended to support finance and accounting teams. Website: www.numeric.io
STARK raised $15.52 million at $99.78 million from Sequoia Capital on October 10, 2024. STARK is based in Munich, Germany. STARK is a developer of an autonomous attack drones designed for surveillance and reconnaissance. Website: www.stark-defence.com
Infinitar raised $9.00 million at $150.00 million from Accelbyte Fund, Lam Group on October 11, 2024. The CEO is Alan Kin. Infinitar is based in CA. Infinitar is a developer of a Web3-based multiplayer online battle arena game designed to create an engaging competitive experience. Website: www.infinitar.com
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