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Midcentury has come out of stealth with a $15 million seed round to tackle the data bottleneck holding back robotics and physical AI. The startup says progress in robotics is limited by how hard it is to gather the real-world training data that AI systems need. The funding was reported by Ventureburn, and it lands amid growing investor interest in physical AI and robotics data solutions.

Autoheal, a startup building what it calls a self-improving software factory, has raised $7.9 million in seed funding. The company develops AI-driven systems designed to build and autonomously improve software, part of a broader wave of investment in AI-powered development tools.

Rising Tide, a startup targeting the property management market, has raised a seed funding round. The company says it will use the capital to bring artificial intelligence tools and financial resources to property managers. Details on the investors, the amount raised, or the company's founding team have not been disclosed in the initial coverage.

Gaia, a Saudi Arabian startup building enterprise AI solutions, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The announcement highlights continued investor interest in early-stage artificial intelligence ventures in Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom pushes to grow its technology sector and diversify its economy. Details on the investors and planned use of funds were not disclosed in the initial reports.

Tenoro, a startup, has raised €1.7 million in seed funding to support its launch in Spain and the United States. The funding round, recorded on Dealroom, gives the young company capital to enter two new markets as it scales beyond its current operations.

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Remedium, a Saudi Arabian startup providing carbon accounting services, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The company helps businesses measure and manage their carbon emissions, a growing area of interest as Gulf economies push sustainability agendas. The funding will support the young company's early development, though details on investors and planned use of the capital have not been widely reported.

HiringCafe has raised $6.8 million in a pre-seed funding round, with angel investors from recruitment platforms ZipRecruiter and Indeed among its backers. The job search startup secured one of the larger pre-seed rounds in the hiring technology space, and the involvement of angels from major job boards is drawing attention to its approach to connecting job seekers with employers.

AlgaFilm has raised a seed funding round to commercialize its algae-based wastewater treatment technology. The startup uses algae to treat wastewater, offering a biological alternative to conventional chemical treatment processes. The funding will support bringing the technology to market. Details on the investors and the amount raised have not been widely disclosed.

Codebreaker Labs has announced a seed funding round to scale what it describes as first-of-its-kind data infrastructure for genomic AI. The startup aims to build datasets that support artificial intelligence models working on genetic and biomedical research. Details on the investors, the amount raised and the company's specific products have not been widely reported yet.

Tangent Robotics has raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop fine motor capabilities for robot dexterity. The startup aims to advance robotic systems capable of delicate, precise manipulation, a longstanding challenge in robotics. The round was reported by multiple news agencies, drawing attention from the robotics and investment communities interested in next-generation manipulation technology.

An Estonian-Ukrainian company developing drone autonomy technology has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round, according to the Kyiv Post. The investment highlights continued interest in defence and unmanned systems technology emerging from Ukraine and the Baltic region, where wartime demand has accelerated drone innovation and drawn venture capital into early-stage autonomy startups.

Tangent Robotics has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed funding round to advance its work on robot dexterity. The funding will support the startup's efforts to develop robotic systems capable of fine, human-like manipulation, an area seen as a key hurdle for automation. Details on investors and use of proceeds were not immediately disclosed.

A basketball league startup has raised a seed funding round, which Forbes reports comes as consumer demand for in-person, 'real-life' activities rises. The funding will support a league format built around participatory, offline basketball rather than passive entertainment. Investors are said to be drawn by the broader trend of people spending more on live, social and community-based experiences.

Aptadir, a newly formed Italian biotech company, has raised a €40 million seed round to develop RNA inhibitors. The funding marks one of the larger seed rounds for an Italian life sciences startup and will support early-stage development of the company's RNA-targeting therapeutic platform as it builds out its research operations.

CE-Ventures has led a €40 million seed round for Aptadir Therapeutics, described as one of the largest seed investments in European biotech. The funding will support the early-stage therapeutics company as it advances its pipeline. The size of the round at seed stage stands out in a market where biotech funding has become more selective, drawing attention from investors and industry watchers.

Peak XV Partners has increased the maximum seed cheque for its Surge accelerator programme to $5 million and announced a new cohort of 18 startups. The move marks a significant step-up in initial funding for early-stage founders, and the new batch spans a range of sectors. The announcement is drawing attention across the startup and venture capital community, with founders and investors weighing what larger seed rounds could mean for competition and valuations.

A basketball-focused startup has raised a seed funding round, with Forbes reporting the raise comes as consumers show growing demand for 'real-life', in-person activities. The company is betting on renewed interest in offline sports and social experiences. Details on the investors, the amount raised and the startup's specific products were not provided in the initial coverage.

A former Wiz employee has raised $12 million in seed funding for Rig Security, a startup focused on securing AI agents. The round, reported by Calcalist Tech, highlights growing investor interest in tools that protect autonomous AI systems as companies increasingly deploy them in production environments.

Aptadir Therapeutics, a biotech startup based in Milan, has raised a $45 million seed funding round, one of the larger early-stage raises in the European biotech sector. The funding gives the young company substantial resources to advance its research and development programs, and highlights growing investor appetite for Italian and European life sciences ventures.