Several tech startups — MaiaEdge, RapidFort, Kasada, among others, have announced their venture capital funding to bolster innovation and business growth.
MaiaEdge Raises $20 mn
MaiaEdge raised $20 million in a Series A to accelerate sovereign, federated private networking infrastructure for AI workloads. The funding was led by executive management and G20 Ventures with participation from individual investors and employees. Founded by the team behind Acme Packet and 128 Technology, MaiaEdge is deploying purpose-built infrastructure that automates private network provisioning and enables network operators to federate with partners while maintaining security, policy control, and data sovereignty. The platform combines hardware Path Border Controllers and cloud-based Path Computation Engine orchestration to reduce activation times and support distributed AI inference. Customers benefit from rapid service deployment and expanded interconnection capabilities, addressing growing enterprise demand for secure, low-latency connectivity.
RapidFort Secures $42 mn
RapidFort announced $42 million in Series A funding led by Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital with participation from Felicis Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Brave Capital, Evolution Ventures, Florida Funders, Gaingels, and Mana Ventures. Founder and CEO Mehran Farimani says the investment will accelerate innovation in automated software supply chain defense. RapidFort’s platform embeds continuous remediation into CI/CD pipelines, automating vulnerability elimination and reducing attack surfaces at machine speed. The technology integrates hardened, near-zero-CVE container images, runtime intelligence, and compliance-ready security across build to production stages. The funding will support product expansion, enterprise adoption, and go-to-market growth, helping organizations shift from reactive detection to proactive security and meet rising demand for robust, automated protection in an AI-accelerated development landscape.
Kasada Secures US$20 mn Kasada secured US$20 million in funding led by EQT, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Reinventure, Our Innovation Fund, the StepStone Group, and Turnbull & Partners. Founder and CEO Sam Crowther says the investment will accelerate global expansion, extend bot mitigation to unified digital trust and agentic defense, and broaden product capabilities across fraud prevention. Kasada’s platform protects enterprises from bot attacks, AI-driven abuse, and malicious automation without introducing user friction. Its technology safeguards revenue-critical interactions like login, signup, payments, and APIs while delivering enhanced customer trust and brand safety. The funding enables Kasada to scale operations and innovate in resilient digital defense, meeting rising enterprise demand for automated, AI-aware security solutions.
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