Tech startups such as Cognida.ai, Lorikeet, Semgrep, Astra Security, Observo AI, among others, announced their venture capital funding.
Cognida.ai Secures $15 mn
Cognida.ai has secured $15 million Series A from Nexus Venture Partners to accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
With over 30 deployments, its Zuno accelerator enables AI implementation in 10-12 weeks, tackling the 80 percent AI project failure rate and long 6–8-month timelines.
Lorikeet Secures $9 mn
Lorikeet secured $9 million from Blackbird, Square Peg, and Skip Capital after its $5 million seed round. Lorikeet advances AI customer support with intelligent graph technology.
The VC funding will enhance this technology, expand enterprise capabilities, and accelerate go-to-market efforts in healthcare, financial services, and technology.
Semgrep raises $100 mn
Semgrep has raised $100 million in Series D led by Menlo Ventures, with Felicis Ventures, Harpoon Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Sequoia Capital, bringing total funding to $204 million.
Its AI-powered Application Security platform refines code scanners, enabling Secure Guardrails for proactive security. Semgrep aims to build the most advanced autonomous code security platform for complex codebases without slowing development.
Astra Security secures VC funding
Astra Security has secured VC funding led by Emergent Ventures, with Neon Fund, Better Capital, Blume Ventures, and PointOne Capital.
The investment boosts its AI-driven pentesting platform for cloud security. Cash-positive since 2018, Astra enhances AI for developers and security engineers.
Observo AI secures $15 mn
Observo AI, transforming data observability and security with agentic AI-powered pipelines, has secured $15 million seed funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures. Hua will lead global marketing as the company scales.
Observo AI’s autonomous AI agents continuously optimize data pipelines, positioning it as a key player in AI-driven enterprise solutions.
Jump raises $20 mn
Jump has closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Citi Ventures, Sorenson Capital, and Pelion Ventures Partners.
Jump aims to streamline administrative tasks and enhance financial advisory workflows using AI. The funds will accelerate product innovation, expand AI-driven workflows, and enhance industry partnerships to meet increasing market demand.
Affineon Health has secured $5 mn
Affineon Health has secured $5 million in a seed funding round led by GPG Ventures, alongside AI Fund and new investors.
The funding will help Affineon advance product development and expand its market presence to alleviate physician burnout caused by overwhelming administrative tasks.
