Modal Labs Leads Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds With $750M Series D
Modal Labs raised $750M in a Series D led by Accel at a $15.75B valuation, topping the week's 10 largest US startup rounds. Icon followed with $200M for robotic construction.
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EU-StartupsTop DealsAI Score7474 Oxford spin-out OMass Therapeutics raises €275M Series C
OMass Therapeutics, a University of Oxford spin-out developing small-molecule drugs.
Why it matters: The round shows how European biotech investors are concentrating capital on platform-based drug discovery, with OMass's native mass spectrometry approach now funded through Phase 2.
EU-StartupsTop DealsAI Score6262 Microbiotica raises €42M Series C for inflammatory bowel disease treatment
British clinical-stage biopharma company Microbiotica announced the first close of a €42 million Series C round led by British Business Bank.
Why it matters: Microbiotica's Series C first close shows how genomics and machine learning are moving microbiome drug candidates into Phase 2 trials.
EU-StartupsTop DealsAI Score5555 London's Unravel Health raises €2.96M for at-home hormone testing device
London-based Unravel Health raised €2.96 million led by Conduit EIS Impact Fund and Wrightwood.
Why it matters: The round shows how a saliva-based hormone reader is being funded toward early-access devices in 2027, with the same sensing technology already tested on other markers.
Tech Funding NewsAI Score5050 Nvidia Backs 9 European and UK Startups in One Week
Nvidia announced planned minority investments in nine European startups, four in France and five in the UK.
Fortune Term SheetTop DealsAI Score7171 Abby Care raises $82M Series C led by Transformation Capital to pay family caregivers
Abby Care, an AI-native home care startup that trains family members to become certified.
Why it matters: Abby Care's $82M Series C shows investors backing an AI-native Medicaid provider that trains and pays family caregivers, a model aimed at the home care labor gap.
EU-StartupsAI Score3838 Panakès Partners launches €8.5M Lombardy MedTech and BioTech fund
Milan-based Panakès Partners has raised €8.5 million from Lombardia Venture STEP.
Tech Funding NewsAI Score5252 Sheffield spinout Silvia Bio raises £3M seed led by Northern Gritstone
Silvia Bio, a University of Sheffield spinout, raised £3 million in seed funding led by Northern Gritstone.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score3838 Intero Biosystems ships lab-grown mini human intestines for drug testing
Denver-based Intero Biosystems sells GastroScreen, a human intestinal organoid model about one millimeter across.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score4040 Colossal Biosciences unveils GenoMorph AI platform to accelerate de-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announced GenoMorph, an AI platform that uses 3D morphology.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score3535 TimeTeller raises saliva-based circadian rhythm test for personalized medicine
German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit that maps a person's circadian rhythm.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score4242 Mosqitter turns mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network
Mosqitter is converting its chemical-free mosquito traps into an AI-powered monitoring network that identifies species and tracks population changes. The Pennsylvania startup has over 5.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score6262 Nvidia backs Doctolib, Genesis AI, Pigment and Entalpic as Huang flags $2B more for Europe
Nvidia plans minority stakes in four French startups, Doctolib, Genesis AI, Pigment and Entalpic.
Why it matters: Nvidia's planned minority stakes in four French startups show how chip supply and sovereign-AI funding are becoming the same lever in Europe.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score5858 Olympian Andrew Steele's Stride raises £4.6M for preventive health
Stride, the preventive health membership founded by Olympic medalist Andrew Steele.
Why it matters: Stride's seed round shows how consumer preventive health is being built around lab diagnostics and an AI copilot, with retention as the open question.
Tech Funding NewsAI Score2020 5 AI-Powered Alternatives to TherapyNotes for Behavioral Health Practices
Five AI-powered platforms are positioning themselves as TherapyNotes alternatives for behavioral health practices.
AlleyWatch FundingTop DealsAI Score6565 Allara raises $30M to expand AI-backed women's hormonal care
Allara raised a $30M round, bringing total funding to $75M, with existing investors Index Ventures and GV increasing their commitments and Camino Partners.
Why it matters: Allara's $30M round and its plan to push AI from intake through treatment show how an insurance-covered virtual clinic intends to scale specialty care.
AlleyWatch FundingAI Score3131 Allara Raises $30M, Brellium $23M, Pathways $6M, Leela $4.6M in NYC Funding
Allara raised $30M in venture funding from Index Ventures, GV, Camino Partners, Foreground.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score7171 Scarlet raises $50M Series B led by Headline to certify AI medical devices
Scarlet, founded by ex-Babylon Health medical AI engineers, raised a $50M Series B led by Headline.
Why it matters: Scarlet's $50M round shows how AI medical device certification is becoming its own business, with named customers and a regulatory bottleneck spelled out.
AlleyWatch FundingTop DealsAI Score6565 Polyphron Raises $20M Seed Led by Quiet Capital to Predict Drug Toxicity in Human Tissue
Polyphron raised $20M in seed funding led by Quiet Capital, with Haystack, Gradient and Compound participating. The New York company grows donor-defined human tissue in an automated lab.
Why it matters: The interview details how Polyphron pairs lab-grown human tissue with longitudinal data to train predictive models, a concrete look at the tissue-as-verification layer for drug testing.
AlleyWatch FundingTop DealsAI Score7171 Wally Raises $25M Series A to Expand Flat-Fee Dental Membership
Wally raised a $25M Series A led by Maveron, with Bling Capital and angel investors including Hims cofounder Jack Abraham.
Why it matters: Wally's flat-fee dental membership and AI-run clinics show how subscription pricing can realign incentives in a fragmented, insurance-driven market.
AlleyWatch FundingAI Score2727 NYC Startup Funding Report 10/8/2026: Melius Raises $20M Series A, Clasp $13.2M, PreciseDx $3.7M
Melius, an AI platform deploying agents for creative production work, raised $20M in Series A funding led by CRV.
AlleyWatch FundingAI Score3030 Stuut Raises $52.5M Series B, Wally Health $25M Series A, True $2.5M in NYC Startup Funding
Stuut, an AI-powered accounts receivable platform automating invoice collection and cash application for enterprise B2B teams.
TechCrunch FundraisingTop DealsAI Score8888 Whoop raises $575M Series G at $10.1B valuation, nearly tripling its last mark
Whoop closed a $575 million Series G led by Collaborative Fund at a $10.1 billion valuation.
Why it matters: Whoop's $575M Series G at a $10.1B valuation, nearly triple its prior mark, shows how subscription wearables are drawing sovereign funds and health institutions into consumer fitness.
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