📌 AI Startups raise $100M+

BONUS: AI Hype

Today’s 1 min recap:

  • Bioptimus raises a $35M Seed to build a foundational model for biology

  • Athos Therapeutics raises a $35M Series B to build precision medicine

  • AZmed raises a $16.2M Series A for radiology diagnostics

  • Rogo raises a $7M Seed to be the “AI consigliere” for Wall Street

  • dili raises $3.6M for automated due diligence

  • 8 more rounds caught by my funding tracker

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Top picks

A detailed highlight

Amount: $35M 🎉

Round: Seed

Lead Investor: Sofinnova Partners

Bioptimus is building the first universal AI foundation model that connects biology at its different scales – from molecules to cells, tissues, and whole organisms.

This holistic understanding is intended to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in biomedicine and other fields.

The company is founded by ex-Google DeepMind & Owkin research scientists and engineers.

Amount: $35M 🎉

Round: Series B

Lead Investor: N/a

Athos Therapeutics develops AI-based precision medicine for autoimmune diseases and cancer, with a current focus on IBD.

Amount: $16.2M 🎉

Round: Series A

Lead Investor: Maison Worms, Techstars, Tempact Ventures

AZmed revolutionizes radiology diagnostics using AI, improving efficiency and accuracy in detecting medical conditions from imaging.

The company has developed software called Rayvolve for detecting fractures in X-rays, enhancing radiological analysis and reducing report turnaround times.

Amount: $7M 🎉

Round: Seed

Lead Investor: AlleyCorp

Rogo provides Wall Street with advanced, specialized AI tools for rapid research and analysis.

This tool is tailored to each financial institution's unique needs, providing customized insights and analyses to support investment decisions by streamlining research processes.

Amount: $3.6M 🎉

Round: Strategic Round

Lead Investor: Allianz Strategic Investments, Rebel Fund

dili automates due diligence and portfolio management for investment firms using AI.

Their platform automates tasks like data parsing, due diligence requests handling, and industry benchmarking, tailored for investment firms.

Other Rounds 🤏

Transparently.ai raises a $3M Seed - AI solution for early detection of accounting manipulation and fraud

Ayna raises a $1.5M Seed - Professional apparel photoshoots in minutes with AI

Arini raises a $0.5M Pre-Seed - AI receptionist for dentists

Kanlet raises a $0.4M Pre-Seed - AI-driven sales execution platform

Impact AI raises an undisclosed Pre-Seed - Manage, govern, and align AI products from ideation to production

Trainizi raises an undisclosed Pre-Seed - AI-powered learning platform

SylloTips raises an undisclosed Pre-Seed - AI-based knowledge sharing platform

G2Q Computing raises an undisclosed Pre-Seed - Scientific computing

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