Tech startups such as Insider, Matter Intelligence, Verax AI, and Neara announced their VC funding deals with venture capital companies.
Insider Secures $500 mn
Insider, a leader in AI-driven omnichannel experience and customer engagement, has closed a $500 million Series E funding round led by General Atlantic.
This substantial investment aims to advance Insider’s AI-powered marketing technology, expand its R&D efforts, and strengthen its U.S. presence to meet rising demand. The company’s innovative technology, including its patent-pending Sirius AI, integrates generative, conversational, and predictive AI to deliver dynamic omnichannel customer experiences.
Matter Intelligence Secures $12 mn
Matter Intelligence, a remote sensing startup based in California, has raised $12 million in a seed funding round led by Lowercarbon Capital, joined by investors Toyota Ventures, Pear, Mark Cuban, and E2MC.
Matter Intelligence is focused on deploying advanced space sensors capable of capturing high-resolution, beyond-visible data on both natural and artificial materials. This funding will accelerate the development of its extreme resolution Earth observation infrastructure.
Verax AI Raises $7.6 mn
Verax AI, an enterprise-focused AI company, announced it raised $7.6 million in seed funding led by TQ Ventures, with participation from Concept Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Seedcamp, InMotion Ventures, and XTX Ventures.
Verax AI has developed the Verax Control Center, a software solution designed to bring visibility and control to LLM-based products in production. With this new funding, Verax AI plans to expand its go-to-market operations and enhance awareness of its solution, which offers a first-of-its-kind way to mitigate AI risks post-deployment.
Neara Raises $31 mn
Neara, specializing in predictive modeling for critical infrastructure, has completed a $31 million Series C funding round. The round was led by EQT, with participation from Partners Group and Square Peg Capital, along with existing investors Skip Capital and Prosus Ventures.
Neara’s AI-powered 3D modeling technology enables utility companies to conduct fast, proactive analyses of their infrastructure for optimization and safety. With the new capital, Neara plans to scale operations across the U.S., UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific, accelerating global adoption of its solutions for energy resilience and infrastructure modernization.
