2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (294+ words) What's the deal? Highstock, a business-to-business marketplace that helps beauty brands sell surplus inventory to vetted business buyers, has raised a $30 million series A led by a16z. Olivia Moore, AI partner at a16z, will join the board, while a16z investor Jeff Jordan is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (346+ words) What's the deal? Bridge, the Citi-backed lending platform, has launched a $500 million direct lending fund to finance consumer brands and suppliers fulfilling purchase orders for major US retailers. It can cover up to 100% of eligible production costs tied to expected…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) Clementine raises $2M for AI hearing-care platform Dealroom Clementine raises $2M for AI hearing-care platform What's the deal? Clementine, an AI platform for the hearing-care industry, announced on 24 August 2026 that it had raised $2 million in an early-stage venture round led by Healthy....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) What's the deal? Stockholm-based eComID has raised $17 million in a seed round led by Systemiq Capital to build a cross-brand "shopping passport" for AI-driven commerce. Backers include H&M Group Ventures, CapitalT, Regeneration.VC, Course Corrected, and Stadium, Sweden's largest…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (313+ words) What's the deal? Liner, a South Korean AI agent startup, has raised a $50 billion Series C round, it announced in August 2026. LB Investment led the round, with existing backers Atinum Investment and CJ Investment following on, alongside new investors Korea…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (210+ words) What's the deal? Qubetics has raised $2 million through an initial coin offering (ICO) for its $TICS token. More than 2,000 holders have bought 169 million tokens in a presale now in its eighth phase, priced at $0.0212 each. What's the endgame? The project…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (201+ words) What's the deal? Quantizr, an AI-powered financial operations platform for the live entertainment industry, has raised a $5 million seed round. TTV Capital, an early investor in Bill.com and Greenlight, led the round. Who else backed it? Music industry veterans…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) Key takeaways from the a16z interview with Whatnot co-founder and CEO Grant LaFontaine, hosted by a16z general partner David George (August 2026): Origin story. LaFontaine traces Whatnot to selling a holographic Chansey Pokemon card on an early auction site as a kid — the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (114+ words) AI Trust Signals acquires Jarts.io, launches AI Trust Signals 2.0 Dealroom AI Trust Signals acquires Jarts.io, launches AI Trust Signals 2.0 What's the deal? AI Trust Signals has acquired Jarts.io, a platform that analyses how AI sees and describes…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (158+ words) What's the deal? Mid-Day Squares has secured $8 million in debt financing to fund its expansion into US retailers Walmart and Costco. Investissement Québec and Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions (CED) led the package. What's the endgame? The company makes…...