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Ollama Funding: Theory Leads $65M Local AI Bet
5 min readJuly 10, 2026

Ollama Funding: Theory Leads $65M Local AI Bet

Ollama builds software that lets developers run open-weight AI models on their own computers. It also lets them access larger hosted models through the same interface. In the latest Ollama funding round, the startup raised $65 million in Series B financing led by Theory Ventures. The new investment brings its total funding to $88 million. […]

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AI Security Platform Hakimo Raises $12M From Zigg
5 min readJuly 10, 2026

AI Security Platform Hakimo Raises $12M From Zigg

Hakimo is an AI security platform that plugs into existing camera systems and turns passive video feeds into real-time monitoring. The Menlo Park startup has raised $12 million in a growth round led by existing backer Zigg Capital, with Neotribe Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Defy.vc, and Rocketship.vc also participating. Physical security teams still spend too much […]

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Gradium Voice AI Raises $100M, Opens Bay Area Base
5 min readJuly 10, 2026

Gradium Voice AI Raises $100M, Opens Bay Area Base

Gradium builds voice AI models and developer infrastructure for companies that want fast, natural speech interfaces. The Paris startup has now pushed its seed financing to $100 million by adding new investors including Nvidia, a sharp sign that the Gradium voice AI bet is bigger than a niche European lab spinout. Voice agents still break […]

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SAVE Microfinance Raises ₹40 Cr for Rural Credit
5 min readJuly 10, 2026

SAVE Microfinance Raises ₹40 Cr for Rural Credit

SAVE Microfinance is a New Delhi-based NBFC-MFI that lends to underserved women borrowers in rural and semi-urban India. The company has raised ₹40 crore in debt — ₹25 crore from Indian Overseas Bank and ₹15 crore from Northern Arc Capital — to expand its lending operations at a time when affordable formal credit is still […]

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Wheelocity Funding Hits ₹82 Cr for Rural Grocery Push
5 min readJuly 10, 2026

Wheelocity Funding Hits ₹82 Cr for Rural Grocery Push

Wheelocity is a rural commerce startup that uses apps, electric carts, and a fast farm-to-village supply chain to sell fresh produce and groceries in India’s semi-urban and rural markets. The latest Wheelocity funding round has brought in more than ₹82 Cr, putting fresh weight behind a hard problem: most ecommerce models still don’t work well […]

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Venus Aerospace Raises $90M for RDRE Weapons Push
5 min readJuly 9, 2026

Venus Aerospace Raises $90M for RDRE Weapons Push

Venus Aerospace builds next-generation rocket propulsion systems for hypersonic flight, defense missions, and space vehicles. On July 8, 2026, the Houston company landed a $90 million Series B led by Mercury Fund as it pivots harder toward military and space customers after proving its rotating detonation engine in flight. The problem it’s trying to solve […]

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