Latest Startups & Entrepreneurship News

📅December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Major startup funding rounds dominate headlines, with Lovable raising $330M at $6.6B valuation, Chai Discovery securing $130M, and others in AI, biotech, aviation fueling global innovation.Source 1Source 2Source 4
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Lovable Raises $330M Series B at $6.6B Valuation

Stockholm-based vibe-coding startup Lovable announced a $330M Series B round led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Databricks Ventures. This triples its valuation in five months, reaching $200M ARR from $1M prior year.Source 1Source 4Source 5

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Chai Discovery Secures $130M Series B for AI Drug Discovery

AI biotech firm Chai Discovery raised $130M in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT and General Catalyst, with OpenAI and others participating, bringing total to $225M. The funds accelerate its Chai-2 platform for rapid molecule and antibody design targeting undruggable diseases.Source 1Source 2

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Exein Lands €100M for Embedded Cybersecurity

Rome-based Exein announced a €100M funding round led by London-based Blue Cloud to advance its embedded cybersecurity solutions.Source 1

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PolyAI Raises $86M Series D at $750M Valuation

London-based PolyAI secured $86M in Series D funding, valuing it at $750M, to expand advanced voice AI agents for enterprise customer service using proprietary LLMs.Source 2

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Assaia Secures $26.6M Series B for Aviation Tech

Swiss aviation tech firm Assaia raised $26.6M in Series B led by Armira Growth to fuel global expansion and AI platform optimizing aircraft turnaround at airports like JFK and Heathrow.Source 2

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Endra Raises $20M Seed for AI MEP Design

Stockholm-based Endra Systems AB raised $20M in seed funding led by Notion Capital, with Norrsken VC, to triple team size, expand to US/UK/Germany, and add HVAC/plumbing features.Source 3

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GravityLabs Bags $17M Series A

GravityLabs raised $17M in Series A from BVA (SoftBank Ventures Asia), Goodwater Capital, Atinum, NAVER, DSC Investment, and Bass Ventures, totaling $25M raised.Source 1

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Mirelo AI Grabs $41M for Video Sound AI

Mirelo AI secured $41M to advance video sound technology, highlighted in multiple tech media as a key funding event.Source 2

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Trendtracker Secures $7M Series A for AI Intelligence

Ghent-based Trendtracker raised $7M in Series A to expand globally into US and Middle East markets, enhancing its AI platform for trend detection and predictive insights.Source 2

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Atavistik Bio Raises $120M Series B

Atavistik Bio secured $120M in Series B led by Column Group, with Nextech Invest, Lux Capital, and Regeneron, marking its first major funding.Source 1

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Neural Concept Lands $100M Series C

Neural Concept raised $100M in Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with Forestay, Alven, HTGF, D.E. Shaw, and Aster, bringing total to $127M.Source 1