Startup Funding News
Impulse Space Raises $500M for Orbital Mobility
Impulse Space builds spacecraft that move satellites after launch, and it just locked in a $500 million Series D to scale that bet. The new round lands as more satellite operators and defense buyers want faster, more precise movement in orbit instead of accepting whatever drop-off point a launch provider gives them. Founded in 2021 […]
ONDC Funding: Zoho, Uber Bet ₹220 Cr on Open Commerce
ONDC runs an open digital commerce network that lets buyer apps and seller apps transact with each other instead of staying trapped inside one marketplace. The latest ONDC funding round brings in ₹220 crore, or $23.1 million, from Zoho, Uber India, Paytm-parent One97 Communications, and BSE at a time when India’s ecommerce market is still […]
Focused Energy Fusion Raises $240M for Biblis
Focused Energy is a German-American startup building laser-driven fusion systems that fire directly at tiny fuel capsules to produce power. The Focused Energy fusion push just got a lot bigger with an oversubscribed $240 million Series A announced on May 27, 2026. The bet is simple to say and brutally hard to execute: power grids […]
Layup Parts Raises $42M to Speed Composite Parts
Layup Parts makes custom carbon-fiber and fiberglass parts easier to order online, and it just raised a $42 million Series A to scale that pitch. The Huntington Beach startup is attacking a stubborn manufacturing bottleneck: composite parts still too often mean slow quoting and too much manual back-and-forth. Then come the long waits before anything […]
ProLearn AI Raises ₹30 Cr for K-12 Exam Prep
ProLearn AI is building an AI-native learning platform for school students, and it has now raised ₹30 Cr in a pre-seed round led by BEENEXT. That’s a big early cheque for a startup that’s still pre-launch. It shows what investors think the next wave of Indian edtech might look like. ProLearn is chasing a straightforward […]
Board Game Console Raises $20M for AI Game Tools
Board makes a tabletop gaming device that mixes physical pieces with a shared touchscreen so people play face-to-face instead of on separate screens. On June 2, 2026, the New York startup said it closed a $20 million Series A led by Union Square Ventures for its board game console business. The pitch lands because game […]
Aquapulse Funding Round Closes at ₹45 Cr for Shrimp Tech
Aquapulse is an Odisha-based aquaculture startup that helps shrimp and fish farmers manage ponds, harvests, and sales with a mix of software and post-harvest operations. The Aquapulse funding round has now closed at ₹45 crore after a fresh ₹20 crore cheque from IAN Alpha Fund, on top of the ₹25 crore it had already raised […]
Gigascale Capital Fund Bets $250M on Energy
Gigascale Capital is an early-stage climate investor backing startups that build energy, industrial, and infrastructure systems. On June 1, 2026, Gigascale Capital announced a $250 million institutional fund. The firm will back startups rebuilding energy, industrial, and infrastructure systems. The move comes as electricity demand, grid bottlenecks, and supply-chain pressure continue to rise. Gigascale was […]
Unastella Rocket Startup Raises $24M for Launches
Unastella is a Seoul-based rocket company building its own launch vehicles and engines for small satellites, with a longer-term bet on crewed suborbital flights. The new $24 million Series B puts the Unastella rocket startup in a stronger position to prove that South Korea can produce a real private launch business, not just another ambitious […]