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AI Agent Identity Startup NewCore Raises $66M
5 min readJune 16, 2026

AI Agent Identity Startup NewCore Raises $66M

NewCore builds enterprise identity software that lets companies manage human workers and AI agents in one system. On June 15, 2026, the stealth startup said it raised $66 million in seed funding to tackle a problem a lot of companies are about to hit: once AI agents start touching production systems, old identity stacks start […]

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Enterprise VR Training Startup AutoVRse Raises $2.4M
5 min readJune 16, 2026

Enterprise VR Training Startup AutoVRse Raises $2.4M

AutoVRse builds enterprise VR training software for industrial workers who still learn too much from SOP documents, shadowing, and costly on-site demos. That’s the pitch behind its new $2.4 million, or about ₹22.7 crore, round co-led by Singularity AMC and existing backer Lumikai. Founded in 2016 by Ashwin Jaishanker and Adarsh Muthappa, the Bengaluru company […]

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Zumutor Biologics Raises $7.3M for ZM008 Trials
5 min readJune 15, 2026

Zumutor Biologics Raises $7.3M for ZM008 Trials

Zumutor Biologics is an immuno-oncology startup building antibody drugs that push natural killer cells to attack solid tumours. The latest Zumutor Biologics funding round brings in $7.3 million, or about ₹70 crore, as the company tries to move its lead drug ZM008 through a brutal part of biotech development where plenty of programs stall. Many […]

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Marine Robotics Startup Rekise Raises $9.7M for Jalkapi
5 min readJune 15, 2026

Marine Robotics Startup Rekise Raises $9.7M for Jalkapi

Rekise Marine is a marine robotics startup building autonomous ships and submarines for naval and commercial missions. Rekise has raised $9.7 million in seed funding to move into the next phase of development. The company will focus on trials, integration, and scaling its technology. Maritime autonomy remains a difficult challenge. Reliable systems must combine software, […]

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Orbio AI Raises $21M for Frontline HR Agents
5 min readJune 15, 2026

Orbio AI Raises $21M for Frontline HR Agents

Orbio builds AI agents that recruit, onboard, and support frontline workers for large employers. The company has raised a $21 million Series A led by Dawn Capital. The funding is a strong vote of confidence in a segment of enterprise software that still relies on spreadsheets, phone calls, and disconnected tools. Orbio was founded in […]

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LvlUp Ventures Launches First Check Fund for Idea-Stage Founders
5 min readJune 15, 2026

LvlUp Ventures Launches First Check Fund for Idea-Stage Founders

LvlUp Ventures has officially announced the First Check Fund, an initiative aimed at backing founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey. The announcement stands out because it focuses on a segment that is often overlooked by traditional venture capital: idea-stage, pre-formation, and pre-seed founders. For many entrepreneurs, securing the first institutional cheque is […]

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Theker Robotics Raises $85M for Modular AI Bots
5 min readJune 12, 2026

Theker Robotics Raises $85M for Modular AI Bots

Theker builds AI-powered industrial robots that can be reconfigured for different warehouse and factory jobs. The Barcelona startup has raised an $85 million Series A led by CRV. The funding reflects growing demand for flexible industrial automation. Factories and logistics operators still face labor shortages. Many automation systems struggle when products, packaging, or workflows change. […]

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Prometheus Physical AI Raises $12B to Rethink Engineering
5 min readJune 12, 2026

Prometheus Physical AI Raises $12B to Rethink Engineering

Prometheus builds AI software for designing and manufacturing complex physical products. The startup has now raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation from Jeff Bezos, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and other backers. It’s chasing a brutal bottleneck in industry: turning an idea into a manufacturable machine, device, or compound still takes years, giant […]

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4baseCare Funding Lands ₹128 Cr for Global Labs
5 min readJune 12, 2026

4baseCare Funding Lands ₹128 Cr for Global Labs

4baseCare builds genomics-based cancer diagnostics and AI-led treatment support tools, and its latest 4baseCare funding update is a ₹128 crore Series B haul aimed at taking that model across more emerging markets. Cancer care still has a brutal data gap, especially for patients outside the datasets that shaped most precision oncology tools in the West. […]

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