ChEmpower Secures $18.7M to Advance Abrasive-Free Planarization in Chip Manufacturing

New investment to drive sustainability in advanced AI chip manufacturing Portland, Oregon, April 24, 2025 – ChEmpower, a semiconductor materials company providing polish pads and chemical solutions for planarization, announced it has raised $18.7M in Series A funding. The funding will help scale its technology for advanced chip manufacturing and packaging. The funding round was … Continued

6G Start-up Disruptors Wanted: Does the Next Gen of Wireless Telecom Innovation Need Some Fresh Blood?

Earlier in March, the telecommunications industry witnessed two pivotal events on their path to 6G – the annual MWC 2025 connectivity event and the 3GPP 6G workshop in Korea. As I mentioned in my last 6G post, I find three broader innovation areas (AI/ML, subTHZ, unified terrestrial/non-terrestrial architecture) particularly interesting, so now is a good … Continued

Bria Secures $40M in Series B to Drive Fair Gen AI Usage for Enterprises

The company will expand its state-of-the-art visual generative AI platform to bolster creation of scalable AI-driven visual products for enterprises without infringing on privacy or copyright. NEW YORK, March 13, 2025 – Bria, the enterprise visual gen AI platform built on 100% licensed data, announced today that it has closed $40 million in Series B funding, bringing total … Continued

MaxIQ Secures $7.8M in Seed Funding to Reimagine the Customer Journey for B2B SaaS Platforms

Enterprises select MaxIQ to increase Customer Lifetime Value while enhancing revenue predictability SAN RAMON, Calif. – MARCH 5, 2025 – MaxIQ, the first AI-powered Customer Journey Management platform designed to maximize customer lifetime value, today announced it has raised $7.8 million in funding. The company’s Seed round was led by Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Intel … Continued

Skylo Raises $30M in Oversubscribed Funding Round to Scale Direct-to-Device Satellite Service Worldwide

First standards-based commercial D2D service to activate millions of devices across 5 continents, now launching in Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – FEBRUARY 27, 2025 – Skylo, the company powering commercially available, seamless ‘direct-to-device’ satellite connectivity, today announced a $30 million oversubscribed funding round led by NGP Capital. Westly Group joined the … Continued

Investing in the Foundation of Quantum Computing’s Future: Quantum Machines

It’s an exciting time to be in quantum. We are witnessing one of the most fundamental shifts in computing technology since the advent of the transistor. Quantum computing stands to revolutionize how we process information, solve complex problems, and advance scientific discovery. Today, we are excited to announce our participation in Quantum Machines’ Series C … Continued

Quantum Machines Raises $170M as Its Customer Base Exceeds 50% of Companies Developing Quantum Computers

February 25, 2025 — Quantum Machines (QM), a leading provider of advanced quantum control solutions, today announced it has raised $170 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $280 million. The investment comes as the majority of quantum computing companies now rely on QM’s technology to build and scale … Continued

Hyperlume Raises $12.5 Million Seed Round to Revolutionize AI Data Center Connectivity

OTTAWA, Canada – February 19, 2024 – Hyperlume, Inc. (“Hyperlume” or the “Company”) has completed a $12,500,000 USD seed round to commercialize its high bandwidth, low latency, low power interconnects for AI data centers and high-performance computing systems. The oversubscribed round, led by BDC’s Deep Tech Venture Fund and ArcTern Ventures with participation from MUUS … Continued

Wooptix Secures Over €10 Million in Series C Funding Led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and Spanish Society for Technological Transformation

Madrid, Spain – February 18, 2025 – Wooptix, a leader in semiconductor metrology leveraging wavefront phase imaging technology, has raised over €10 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) with participation from existing investors, including Bullnet Capital, the European … Continued

Suger Raises $15 million Series A to Automate Workflows for B2B Marketplaces

(SAN FRANCISCO) – February 12, 2025 – Suger.io, the API-first platform helping high-growth software companies transact on cloud marketplaces, announced today the successful completion of its $15 million Series A funding round led by Threshold Ventures with participation from existing investors Craft Ventures, Intel Capital, and Y Combinator. Cloud marketplaces provide phenomenal benefits to enterprises … Continued