Bit2Me, a Spain-based digital asset platform serving Spanish-speaking users, has raised €30 million in new funding led by Tether Ventures, the investment arm of Tether headquartered in El Salvador.
Tavily, a New York-based startup building infrastructure to connect AI agents to the web, has raised a $20 million Series A, bringing total funding to $25 million.
Lava, a San Francisco-based payments startup, has raised $5.8 million in seed funding to launch a universal digital wallet built for the AI-first internet.
LiORA, a soil remediation startup spun out of the University of Saskatchewan, has raised $5.1 million CAD in seed funding to expand across the United States.
Pulse Clean Energy, a UK-based developer of flexible energy infrastructure, has secured £220 million (approx. €252.5 million) in green debt financing to construct six new battery energy storage system (BESS) sites across England and Wales.
Lyric, a California-based AI platform for supply chain decision-making, has raised $43.5 million in a Series B round led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $67 million.
Blue J, a Toronto-based AI-driven tax research platform, has raised $122 million USD (approx. $167.4 million CAD) in a Series D round led by Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners, Ten Coves Capital, and CPA.com.
Uzum, the leading digital commerce and fintech platform in Uzbekistan, has secured $65.5 million in equity funding, pushing its post-money valuation to $1.5 billion — a 30% increase since reaching unicorn status in March 2024.
