FinSMEs

ENGO, a Grenoble, France-based company which specializes in smart eyewear for athletes and a developer of ultra-lightweight heads-up display technology solutions, raised €5.1M in funding. The round was led by Ventech, Odyssée Venture, and Bpifrance Amorçage Industriel. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

Pulse Security, a Los Altos, CA-based cybersecurity company providing an AI-driven operational management platform, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Zetta Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

RapidPulse, Inc., a Miami, FL-based medical technology company developing new aspiration technology for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, raised $48M in Series B funding. The round was led by Medtronic, TechWald Next S.p.A., and S3 Ventures. SBI Investment Company Ltd. and Florida Opportunity Fund also joined previous investors Santé Ventures, Syntheon, Hatteras Venture Partners, and Epidarex Capital to complete the syndicate.

Aina, a San Francisco, CA- and Bengaluru, India-based AI-native consumer hardware startup, raised $5.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Redstart Labs and 360 ONE Asset, with participation from MIXI Global Investments, Antler, Blume Founders Fund and angels including Kunal Shah, Tikhon Bernstam, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, Vaibhav Domkundwar among others.

Applied Computing, a London, UK-based AI company building foundation AI for energy operators, raised $20M in funding. The round was led by KBR with participation from Databricks Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to support its continued international expansion, accelerate commercial deployment with global energy operators, and deepen investment in its AI research organisation Led by CEO Callum Adamson, Applied Computing builds foundation AI for energy operators.

Neko Health, a Stockholm, Sweden-based preventive health technology company, raised $700M in Series C funding.

Strategic Land Services, an Oakwood, Georgia-based company which specializing in site preparation and infrastructure services for electric utility projects, received an investment from IBM Partners. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

SWISSto12, a Renens, Switzerland-based space technology company developing satellite communication solutions, raised $70M (€61M) in Series C funding. Backers were not disclosed. This news followed the award of $84.8M (€73M) from European Space Agency (ESA) Member States to the HummingSat ARTES partnership project. The company intends to use the funds to scale its manufacturing and integration capacity to meet accelerating demand from commercial and sovereign government customers.

Rock River Laboratory, Inc., a Watertown, WI-based independent agricultural testing platform provider, received an investment from GroundForce Capital. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

Inspectorio, Inc., a Minneapolis, MN-based production-chain management platform provider, received an investment from Apax Digital Funds. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the buildout of its commercial infrastructure, strengthen its leadership team with new hires, and continue to invest in product development.