The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 3/1/25 featuring funding details for Goose, Metronome, Reige.ai, and twelve other deals representing $922M in new funding that you need to know about.
Albert Invent – $20.0M
Oakland-based Albert Invent provides a digital platform for materials science research and development. Founded by Ken Kisner, Neelesh Vaikhary, Nick Talken, and Zack Kisner in 2022, Albert Invent has now raised a total of $50.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Coatue Companies, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and TCV.
Auditoria.AI – $38.0M
San Jose-based Auditoria is a saas provider of ai-driven cognitive automation to help companies accelerate cash performance and transform the back office. Founded by Adina Simu, Gaurav Bhatia, and Rohit Gupta in 2019, Auditoria.AI has now raised a total of $59.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Dell Technologies Capital, Engineering Capital, Innovius Capital, KPMG, Neotribe Ventures, Sentinel Global, and Venrock.
Bitwise – $70.0M
San Francisco-based Bitwise is a crypto-specialist asset manager for individuals, investment managers, and institutions navigating cryptocurrency. Founded by Elad Gil, Hong Kim, and Hunter Horsley in 2017, Bitwise has now raised a total of $154.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Blockchain Coinvestorsqq, Electric Capital, General Catalyst, Haun Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Khosla Ventures, MassMutual, MITIMCo, Nikesh Arora, and ParaFi Capital.
CarbonQuest – $20.0M
New York-based CarbonQuest provides advanced technologies and solutions that enable acceleration of global carbon reduction. Founded by Dave Curry in 2019, CarbonQuest has now raised a total of $20.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Aligned Climate Capital, Energy Capital Ventures, and Riverbend Energy Group.
Goose – $13.4M
Chicago-based Goose is a modern operating system designed for pet care businesses, enhancing client satisfaction and streamlining operations. Founded by Chris Tilson and Drew Brinkoetter in 2021, Goose has now raised a total of $21.6M in total equity funding and is backed by 81 Collection, B Capital, BoxGroup, First Round Capital, and Imaginary Ventures.
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Journify – $4.0M
San Francisco-based Journify is a Composobale Customer Data Platform Founded by Amine Chouki, Omar AlShoubaki, and Taoufik El Jamali in 2022, Journify has now raised a total of $5.0M in total equity funding and is backed by RZM Investments and Silicon Badia.
Lockchain.ai – $5.0M
New York-based Lockchain.ai operates as an AI to manage risk in crypto. Founded by Aidan Kehoe, Andrew Howard, and Matt Higgins in 2023, Lockchain.ai has now raised a total of $9.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Arrington Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Sonic Boom Ventures, and White Star Capital.
Metronome – $50.0M
San Francisco-based Metronome is a usage-based billing platform that helps companies to implement new business models and launch products faster. Founded by Kevin Liu and Scott Woody in 2019, Metronome has now raised a total of $128.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Activant Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Greyhound Capital, Megalith Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, SineWave Ventures, TrueBridge Capital Partners, and Workday Ventures.
Mimic Networks – $50.0M
Palo Alto-based Mimic Networks is a cybersecurity company that provides an enterprise ransomware defense platform for security teams. Founded by Bob Blakley and Derek Smith in 2023, Mimic Networks has now raised a total of $77.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Ballistic Ventures, Google Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Shield Capital, Team8, and Wing Venture Capital.
NinjaOne – $500.0M
Austin-based NinjaOne serves as an IT platform for endpoint management that enhances productivity, minimizes risks, and lowers overall IT expenses. Founded by Christopher Matarese, Eric Herrera, and Sal Sferlazza in 2013, NinjaOne has now raised a total of $761.5M in total equity funding and is backed by CapitalG and ICONIQ Growth.
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Raise – $63.0M
Chicago-based Raise is a gift card marketplace that allows users to sell and buy gift cards online at a discount. Founded by George Bousis in 2013, Raise has now raised a total of $210.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Amber Group, Anagram, BlackPine, Borderless Capital, GSR, GSR Ventures, Haun Ventures, Karatage, Paper Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, Raj Gokal, Selini Capital, Sonic Boom Ventures, Teddy Gorisse, Tekin Salimi, and Web3 Foundation.
Regie.ai – $30.0M
San Francisco-based Regie is an AI-native sales engagement platform that automates outbound prospecting and streamlines workflows. Founded by Matt Millen and Srinath Sridhar in 2020, Regie.ai has now raised a total of $50.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Foundation Capital, Khosla Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, South Park Commons, StepStone Group, and TriplePoint Capital.
Skylo – $30.0M
Mountain View-based Skylo is a global non-terrestrial service provider that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over satellites. Founded by Andrew Kalman, Andrew Nuttall, Parthsarathi Trivedi, and Tarun Gupta in 2017, Skylo has now raised a total of $183.0M in total equity funding and is backed by BMW i Ventures, Intel Capital, Next47, NGP Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and The Westly Group.
VerAI Discoveries – $24.0M
Boston-based VerAI Discoveries is an AI-driven mineral asset portfolio company that uses AI and machine learning to identify hidden mineral deposits. Founded by Amitai Axelrod and Yair Frastai in 2020, VerAI Discoveries has now raised a total of $39.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Blumberg Capital, Chrysalix Venture Capital, Insight Partners, and Orion Resource Partners.
Yope – $4.7M
Middletown-based Yope app is the social “Google Photos” for Gen Z, designed for sharing and chatting, not just storage. Founded by Bahram Ismailov and Pavel Rudkouski in 2021, Yope has now raised a total of $7.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Andrei Tkachenka, Dima Shvets, Goodwater Capital, Greg Tkachenko, Inovo.vc, Jean de La Rochebrochard, and Redseed.
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