Several tech startups — Profluent, Kaaj, KERV.ai, Method Security, among others, have announced their venture capital funding.
Profluent Raises $106 mn
Profluent, founded and led by Ali Madani, Ph.D., has raised $106 million, co-led by Altimeter Capital and Bezos Expeditions, with participation from Spark Capital, Insight Partners, and Air Street Capital. The funding brings its total to $150 million. Profluent uses large frontier AI models to design proteins, genome editors, antibodies, and enzymes — powering “programmable biology.” Its Protein Atlas now holds over 115 billion unique proteins, and its OpenCRISPR-1 editor is already in use by global pharma and research groups. The investment will scale R&D, expand commercial partnerships, and accelerate therapeutic and biomanufacturing innovation.
Kaaj Raises $3.8 mn
Fintech startup Kaaj, co-founded by Utsav Shah (CEO) and Shivi Sharma (President), has raised $3.8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures, Karman Ventures, Pythia Ventures, Coughdrop Capital, and angels including Soups Ranjan, Rahul Ramesh, Remy Carole, Sip Jiyane, Steven Ma, Adam Jackson, and Aadik Shekhar. Kaaj’s agentic AI platform automates full credit underwriting—business verification, cash-flow analysis, asset valuation—in minutes. It has already processed over $5 billion in loan applications, serving lenders and brokers, improving speed, consistency, and profitability while expanding access for underserved small businesses.
KERV.ai Secures Series B
KERV.ai, led by CEO Gary Mittman, closed its Series B funding, led by Coral Tree Partners. The funds will fuel R&D and infrastructure to expand its AI video-intelligence platform, which uses patented object-level metadata to transform video into interactive, shoppable, data-rich experiences. The startup supports brands, agencies, and publishers with AI-driven performance, contextual targeting, and shoppable video across OLV and CTV. KERV.ai plans to scale globally, deepen strategic partnerships, and deliver measurable commerce outcomes via its innovative contextual commerce solutions.
Method Security Raises $26 mn
Method Security, founded by Sam Jones (CEO), Sean Hacker (CTO), and Daniel Kelly (President), raised $26 million in combined Seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst, with participation from Blackstone Innovations Investments, Crossbeam Ventures, NFDG, Forward Deployed Ventures, Pax Ventures, Phil Venables, WndrCo, Frederic Kerrest, Ryan Noon, and Aaron Levie. Method’s autonomous platform fuses offensive and defensive capabilities using AI to continuously map attack paths, simulate attacks, and strengthen cyber posture. Its customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, federal government, and Fortune 500 companies, highlighting its strategic role in national cyber resilience.
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