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Funding RSS ↗| Date | Headline | Category | Amount | Source |
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| Jul 17, 2026 | Zhongshanxiaoshentong raises an undisclosed amount in equity financingOn 2026-7-17, according to Xiniu Data, Zhongshanxiaoshentong completed equity financing, raising an undisclosed amount. Investors were Yangzhou City Tianshichengchang Investment Fund (Limited Partnership). | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Aina Computers raises USD 5.5 million in seed financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Aina Computers completed seed financing, raising USD 5.5 million. Investors were Redstart Labs, 360 ONE Asset, MIXI Global Investments, Blume Ventures, Antler, Geren Investment Ren. The company is a U.S. developer of AI-native next-generation human-computer interaction hardware. | — | $5.5M | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | APR Energy acquired by Elon Musk for USD 1 billionOn 2026-7-16, according to Xiniu Data, APR Energy was acquired. Investors were Elon Musk. The company is a US mobile gas turbine manufacturer. | — | $1B | electrek.co ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | DeweyLearn raises USD 5 million in Series A fundingOn 2026/7/16, Xiniu Data reported that DeweyLearn completed USD 5 million in Series A funding led by SJF Ventures, with participation from Catalysis Capital, Morningside, Owl Ventures, and others. The company develops a multimodal AI education platform. | — | $5M | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Docplanner grows ARR from EUR 50 million to EUR 275 million within five yearsOn 2026/7/16, LinkedIn reported that Polish medical appointment platform Docplanner had grown ARR from EUR 50 million to EUR 275 million within five years. Employees increased from 500 to 2,800, operations spanned 13 countries and it reached unicorn scale. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Enverson reaches USD 100 thousand ARR in 196 daysOn 2026/7/16, LinkedIn reported that US company Enverson AI had grown ARR to USD 100 thousand within 196 days. It maintained a lean team and product-led customer acquisition. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Fora Raises $60M Series D at $1B Valuation for Travel AdvisorsOn July 16, 2026, per Fora, travel advisor operations and booking platform Fora raised $60M in a Series D co-led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures at a post-money valuation of $1B. The company was co-founded in 2021 by Henley Vazquez, Evan Frank and Jake Peters. | — | $60M | foratravel.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Hadrius raises an undisclosed amount in Series A financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Hadrius completed Series A financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Altruist, CRV, Jump AI, Pathlight Ventures, YC. The company is a U.S. AI compliance infrastructure provider. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Huaqingzhiyan raises an undisclosed amount in equity financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Huaqingzhiyan completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Zhongxiaoqiye Development Fund (Chengdu) Jiaozi Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer of large-model technology. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Lidejiankang raises RMB 100 million in Pre-Series A financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Lidejiankang completed Pre-Series A financing, raising RMB 100 million. Investors were lead investor Tuojing Technology, participating investor Jiadao Capital, participating investor Zhongkechuangxing. The company is a developer of AI life sciences instruments and intelligent biomanufacturing equipment. | — | RMB 100M | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Lisensi Technology completes equity financing with an undisclosed amountOn 2026-7-16, according to Xiniu Data, Lisensi Technology completed equity financing with an undisclosed amount. Investors were Gongqingcheng Tianzhi Zhixin Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Anhui Gaotou Changwu Xinzh Weilai Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shanghai Dongrui Huizhan Private Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Gongqingcheng Yingke Ruixin Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is an edge-side AI inference chip developer. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Longqingshixin raises RMB 100 million in Pre-Series A financingOn 2026-7-16, according to Xiniu Data, Longqingshixin completed Pre-Series A financing, raising RMB 100 million. Investors were Wuxi Liangxi Industry Xietong Development Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). | — | RMB 100M | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Meicang raises tens of millions of RMB in angel financingOn 2026-7-16, according to Xiniu Data, Meicang completed angel financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were Xianchi Capital, Shidaiyingye. | — | Tens of millions of RMB | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | MeltFlex AI reaches EUR 100,000 in ARR through bootstrapping and programmatic SEO aloneOn 2026/7/16, LinkedIn reported that Slovak company MeltFlex AI reached EUR 100,000 in ARR solely through bootstrapping and programmatic SEO. It shifted from B2B to B2C, focusing on the US, UK, and Australian markets. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Microagi raises USD 55 million in seed financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Microagi completed seed financing, raising USD 55 million. Investors were lead investor Hummingbird Ventures, participating investor Village Global, participating investor redalpine, participating investor Northzone, participating investor LocalGlobe. The company is a provider of embodied intelligence data services. | — | $55M | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Mio raises EUR 1.9 million in seed financingOn 2026-7-16, according to Xiniu Data, Mio completed seed financing, raising EUR 1.9 million. Investors were Fabric.vc, Topology.vc. | — | €1.9M | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Naive AI raises an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Naive AI completed Pre-Series A financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Shenzhen Hexiechengchang Phase Three Technology Development Guquan Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Xiamen Yaheng Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Hangzhou Junlianliangdaoguquan Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), Beijing Puhuaqicheng Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership), MPC VII PTE. LTD.. The company is a developer of open-source model post-training technology and AI agents. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Pocket ships 160 thousand voice note devicesOn 2026/7/16, X reported that US voice-first physical note-taking product Pocket had shipped 160 thousand voice note devices, gaining early market adoption. This disclosure did not provide a revenue amount. | — | — | x.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | QMLS completes an IPOOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, QMLS completed an IPO. The company is a provider of U.S. cloud computing services. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Runpod doubles ARR to USD 240 million in five monthsOn 2026/7/16, LinkedIn reported that US AI cloud GPU rental platform Runpod had doubled ARR to USD 240 million within five months. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Sarvam AI raises an undisclosed amount in Series C financingOn 2026-07-16, according to Xiniu Data, Sarvam AI completed Series C financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Claypond Capital, Creaegis, Sentinel Global, YC, Kesilafengtou, Meiguoguangsu Venture Capital, Ruanyinyuanjing Fund and others. The company is a provider of solutions for Indian AI. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | TerraFirma grows more than 10 times in a year, raises USD 100 million Series AOn 2026/7/16, X reported that US company TerraFirma had grown more than 10 times in a year and raised USD 100 million in Series A funding. Founded by former SpaceX engineers, it had raised USD 115 million in total after this round. | — | $100M | x.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Three Tiangong short dramas each reach revenue on the scale of a million US dollars within 7 days of releaseOn 2026/7/16, a WeChat public account reported that Kunlun Tech’s Tiangong short-drama workspace had launched an agent-powered intelligent storyboarding feature. Three premium short dramas each reached revenue on the scale of a million US dollars just 7 days after release on DramaWave. | — | — | mp.weixin.qq.com ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Wonder Raises $650M Series D at $9B Pre-Money ValuationOn July 16, 2026, per PR Newswire, restaurant and food delivery platform Wonder raised $650M in a Series D at a $9B pre-money valuation, with Accel, GV, NEA, AllianceBernstein and ARK Invest participating. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur Marc Lore, who built Jet.com and served as a Walmart executive. | — | $650M | prnewswire.com ↗ |
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