SAN FRANCISCO – November 03, 2026 -- Thryv Therapeutics Inc. has raised a $30 million Series B financing led by InClin, Inc., a global contract research organization, to move its SGK1 inhibitor THRV-1268 into a Phase 2a heart failure study that opens for enrollment in early 2027.

The round follows completion of enrollment in the first efficacy cohort of the Wave II Phase 2/3 study of THRV-1268 in Long QT Syndrome. It also follows a favorable review of available Wave II data by the study's Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC).

TORRANCE – November 02, 2026 -- Northwood Space Corp. has closed a $375 million Series C equity round to expand its shared, multi-orbit ground network for commercial, U.S. government and allied satellite operators. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and DFJ Growth co-led the round. Alpine Space Ventures, Washington Harbour Partners, Stepstone Activate and In-Q-Tel (IQT) also participated.

BRANFORD, CT – October 29, 2026 -- Urologic Design closed an oversubscribed $1.2 million pre-seed round to move its patented urinary incontinence device toward a first-in-human study.

Angel Investor Forum leads a syndicate of regional and university-linked backers

Angel Investor Forum, described as Connecticut's primary angel group, led the equity round. HBS Alumni Angels of Boston, Haven Founders Fund, Connecticut Innovations and Yale Angels joined, along with several individual investors.

New York – October 28, 2026 -- Sava, a New York-based trust company, emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed funding led by Gradient Ventures. It is targeting the $6.5+ trillion U.S. trust and estate industry with AI agents orchestrated by human trust officers.

Y Combinator, SV Angel and Instacart's Max Mullen join Gradient in Sava's round

Other participants include Orange Collective and SurgePoint Capital. Strategic operators Tomer London, co-founder of Gusto, and Eleonora Sharef, former Head of Private Wealth at McKinsey, also joined the round.

BELLEVUE – October 28, 2026 -- Archera has closed a $15 million Series C round led by Pivot Investment Partners, lifting its total funding to $38.3 million as it expands insurance-backed guarantees on cloud and AI spending. The cloud economics company now manages roughly $5.6 billion in annual cloud and AI spend.

Existing investors including HighSage Ventures also participated. The capital will fund Archera's Guaranteed Commitments and its free cloud cost tools, including a FinOps Agent and MCP.

SAN FRANCISCO – – October 27, 2026 -- Infisical has raised $40 million in Series B funding at a $600 million valuation to expand its security infrastructure for AI agents. Elad Gil, who also invested in the company's Series A, led the round. Gradient and Y Combinator are among the other investors.

Riverside, Calif. – October 27, 2026 -- EDGE Sound Research has raised an additional $2 million led by Stormbreaker Ventures, bringing its total funding to $9 million as it extends sensor technology proven in live sports into physical AI, robotics and autonomous systems.

Los Angeles – October 15, 2026 -- Chubby Group has closed a $50 million Series A led by Prysm Capital at a $500 million valuation and signed a letter of intent to acquire 47 U.S. GEN Korean BBQ restaurants and four development sites from GEN Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: GENK) in a transaction valued at up to $100 million.

The round is Chubby's first institutional funding. The restaurant operator behind Chubby Cattle, Wagyu House, The X Pot, NIKU X, Chubby Skewers and Chubby Bowls says the deal would make it one of the largest Asian dining groups in the U.S.

Minneapolis – October 14, 2026 -- GUDEA, an AI-powered narrative intelligence platform, has been named a Top 20 Finalist in the Startup Battlefield 200 competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, selected from more than 2,500 startups that applied worldwide.

GUDEA will compete for a $100,000 equity-free prize on the Disrupt Stage

The company will pitch on the Disrupt Stage in San Francisco for the $100,000 equity-free grand prize and the Disrupt Cup. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 runs October 13-15 at Moscone West.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- Othello, an applied AI lab building models for live sales calls, has raised $8 million in seed funding from a16z speedrun, Owl Capital and Long Journey Ventures, and says its coaching software is already deployed at more than 50 large enterprises.