Weekly Tech Pulse
From Seattle startup Clarify landing $15M to take on Salesforce to Vultr raising $300 million in debt from Bank of America
US & International Startup & Tech News
Centific, a Seattle-area AI services startup and Nvidia partner, lands $60M
A Redmond-based company founded in 2020, Centific provides AI data pipelines and infrastructure to power advanced models. It secured a $60 million Series A led by Granite Asia’s Jenny Lee, enhancing its secure, scalable AI infrastructure integrated with Nvidia hardware. The funds will boost R&D, platform adoption, and global expansion.
Source: GeekWire
Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100M as military UAV demand soars
Raphe mPhibr secured $100 million in a Series B round led by General Catalyst to ramp up R&D and local production. The Noida-based firm, focused on military and border surveillance UAVs, is scaling its indigenous manufacturing capabilities amid surging domestic defense demand.
Source: TechCrunch
Vultr raises $300 million in debt from Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs
Cloud infrastructure specialist Vultr closed a $329 million syndicated credit facility led by banks including BoA, Citi, Goldman, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and KeyBank. The financing will support its expansion to host and run AI workloads.
Source: CNBC
CalmWave raises $4.4M for tech that targets non-actionable patient alarms in hospital ICUs
Startup CalmWave secured $4.4 million to develop systems that filter out non-essential alerts in ICU settings, aiming to reduce alarm fatigue among healthcare professionals. (Detailed article content wasn’t accessible, summary based on title.)
Source: GeekWire
Ramp valued at $16 billion in Peter Thiel/Founders Fund–led deal
Fintech Ramp raised $200 million in a funding round, boosting its valuation to $16 billion. Led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund—its fifth investment—the round highlights confidence in Ramp’s AI‑powered corporate spend and treasury tools.
Source: CNBC
Seattle startup Clarify lands $15M to take on Salesforce with AI-native autonomous CRM
Clarify, founded in 2024, raised $15 million to expand its AI-driven CRM that automates meeting summaries, pipeline tracking, and email/calendar integration to eliminate manual entries.
Source: GeekWire
Kalshi closes $185M round as rival Polymarket reportedly seeks $200M
Prediction-market platform Kalshi raised $185 million from crypto‑focused VC Paradigm, valuing it at around $2 billion. Meanwhile, rival Polymarket is said to be exploring a $200 million fundraising.
Source: TechCrunch
Gecko Robotics raises $125M, surpassing billion-dollar valuation
Pittsburgh’s Gecko Robotics secured $125 million in Series D funding, doubling its valuation to $1.25 billion. The company builds AI-enabled robots for inspecting critical infrastructure like energy and manufacturing facilities.
Source: CNBC
LATAM Startup & Tech News
Lotux closes second fund, backs Latin American startups with tickets from $50K–$100K
VC firm Lotux wrapped up its second fund to invest in early-stage LatAm startups, offering $50K–$100K per company. The move aims to boost regional innovation and support local founders.
Source: CONTXTO
Nazca seeks cash for new VC fund
Mexican investment firm Nazca is actively fundraising to launch a new venture capital fund—though specific target size or sectors were not detailed in the summary.
Source: Latam Finance
EBANX, Aplazo partner to expand flexible payments in LatAm
Brazilian fintech EBANX teamed up with Mexican buy‑now‑pay‑later firm Aplazo to roll out more flexible payment solutions across Latin American markets, aiming to drive e‑commerce growth.
Source: Yahoo! Finance
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