Several tech startups — usecure, Argon AI, Savvy Wealth, Talon.One, Genesis AI, among others, have announced their venture capital VC funding to bolster innovation and business growth.
usecure Secures Series A
usecure, a London-based human risk management software provider founded in 2016 by CEO Charles Preston, closed a Series A round led by Kennet Partners. The strategy focuses on scaling globally through MSP and internal IT channels with tailored training and human-behavior analytics. Funds will be used for product innovation, engineering team expansion, and accelerated market entry. The platform delivers phishing simulations, automated training, and real-time human risk analytics, enabling centralized partner-first distribution. Target users include managed service providers and enterprise IT teams aiming to strengthen security culture. Benefits include reduced human cyber risk, scalable behavior change, and enhanced security posture.
Argon AI Raises $5.5 mn
Argon AI, the first AI-native workspace built for life sciences, raised $5.5 million in a seed round co-led by Crosslink Capital and Wireframe Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, and other AI and digital health investors. Led by co-founder and CEO Samy Danesh, the platform centralizes fragmented pharma data — such as PDFs, slide decks, and trial records — into a unified workspace that supports custom AI agents for tasks like research automation, competitive tracking, and strategic analytics. Investment will fund team growth and enterprise expansion with major pharma and consulting firms. Benefits include accelerated decision-making, reduced manual research time, and enhanced data accessibility for commercial and clinical teams.
Savvy Wealth Raises $72 mn
Savvy Wealth, a New York-based platform for RIAs founded by Ritik Malhotra, raised $72 million in a Series B round led by Industry Ventures, bringing its valuation to approximately $225 million. The strategy is to acquire smaller advisory firms and integrate AI-driven tools that automate back-office tasks and enhance personal financial planning workflows. The VC funding will be used to accelerate both firm roll-ups and engineering to refine AI capabilities. Its AI-powered platform serves registered investment advisors, growing to $1.5 billion in AUM, improving client interaction, operational efficiency, and automated administration.
Talon.One Secures $135 mn
Talon.One, a loyalty and promotion software provider founded by Christoph Gerber and Sebastian Haas, secured $135 million in a growth round led by Silversmith Capital Partners and Meritech Capital, with participation from CRV. The strategy is to accelerate AI-driven innovation in its platform, expand enterprise capabilities across regions, and deepen predictive insights for its 270+ global brands. Investment will support product development, engineering scale-up, and geographic expansion into the U.S., U.K., Europe, and APAC. Talon.One’s platform enables personalized, scalable promotions and loyalty programs through headless architecture and advanced rule engine. Benefits include deeper customer engagement, margin protection, and AI-enabled incentive management.
Genesis AI Raises $105 mn
Genesis AI emerged from stealth after raising $105 million in an initial funding round co-led by Eclipse Partners and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance, HSG, and investors Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel. Founded by researchers from Mistral AI, Nvidia, Google, CMU, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, and UMD, and led by CEO Zhou Xian, the company is building a universal Robotics Foundation Model and horizontal robotics platform. The strategy focuses on automating complex physical tasks by integrating high-fidelity physics simulation, multimodal generative AI, and large-scale real-robot data. Investment will fund R&D, data-engine development, real and synthetic data collection infrastructure, and go-to-market expansion. Benefits include scalable, robust general-purpose robots capable of adaptable physical labor and reduced deployment costs.
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