The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 1/26/26

"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 1/24/25 featuring funding details for Ivo, Bolna, ZBD, and twenty-three other deals representing $2.1B in new funding that you need to know about. AnswersNow - $40.0M Richmond-based AnswersNow is an app that revolutionized autism support by utilizing the use of technology."

"Baseten - $300.0M San Francisco-based Baseten is an AI infrastructure company that integrates machine learning into business operations, production, and processes. Founded by Amir Haghighat, Pankaj Gupta, Philip Howes, and Tuhin Srivastava in 2019, Baseten has now raised a total of $585.0M in total equity funding and is backed by CapitalG, IVP, and NVIDIA. Claroty - $150.0M New York-based Claroty is a cybersecurity company that protects XIoT and cyber-physical systems from cyber threats."

The week ending 1/24/25 saw notable startup funding rounds totaling $2.1B across multiple U.S. ecosystems. Baseten raised $300.0M for AI infrastructure, bringing its total equity funding to $585.0M and drawing investment from CapitalG, IVP, and NVIDIA. Claroty secured $150.0M to protect XIoT and cyber-physical systems, raising its total equity to $890.0M with backing from Golub Growth. Neurophos obtained $110.0M for photonic AI processing hardware to accelerate AI inference, increasing its total equity to $126.1M. AnswersNow raised $40.0M to expand technology-driven autism support services, bringing total equity funding to $52.4M. ZBD raised $40.0M to provide secure infrastructure for digital experiences, bringing its total equity to $86.5M.

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