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.@raindrop_ai is an AI agent reliability platform that helps organizations monitor autonomous AI agents and identify failures before they affect users, while continuing to expand its enterprise-focused reliability offerings. The company announced a Series A round led by @CRV, a StepStone platform manager, that brings its total funding to $50 million. Keep reading: bit.ly/4AqSzr6

.@Cognition, the company behind the autonomous coding agent Devin, has raised more than $2 billion in a Series E round at a $48 billion valuation. The round was led by @a16z and @Accel, with backers including @foundersfund, @benchmark, @DCPVentures, and @kleinerperkins supported the round, which are all StepStone platform managers. The company reported annualized run-rate revenue approaching $900 million, reflecting continued enterprise adoption of AI-powered software development tools. Learn more: yhoo.it/46wfqnv

Backed by StepStone platform manager @foundersfund, @EnduroSat has raised $205 million in a Series B financing round and secured a contract to build 24 satellite buses for Vantor's planned Pulse Earth observation constellation. The company will use the funding to expand manufacturing capacity, including a planned U.S. assembly facility. Keep reading: bit.ly/4jeTAfE

.@arcee_ai has raised $150 million in a Series B round, bringing its valuation above $1 billion. The company develops open-weight AI models designed for organizations that want greater control over deployment, operations, and data. With participation from StepStone platform manager, @emergencecap, new capital will support the next generation of its Trinity model family and continued product development. Learn more: bit.ly/4xFwFOm

#HelloHaven has just launched "Haven", a personal AI platform built around a user's private memory graph and digital twin. The company also announced a $15 million pre-seed financing led by @Mayfield, a StepStone platform manager. The product is designed to help users manage tasks across phone, text, email, voice, web, and app experiences; an operating system for your daily life. Learn more: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

.@profound, a company that shows businesses how their brands appear in search engines, announced a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation. The company develops tools to improve their visibility across AI-powered search and answer engines such as Chatgbt, Gemini, etc. The funding is planning to be used in their expansion to add advertising to the program, which existing investor and StepStone platform manager @Lightspeed, supported in the round. Learn more: searchenginewatch.com/profound-raise…

As organizations look to deploy AI systems at scale, reliability remains a key challenge. #TemporalTechnologies raised a $550 million Series E led by @lightspeedvp with participation from @Amplify and @a16z, all StepStone platform managers, to support its platform for running applications and long-lived AI workflows. The round highlights continued investment in infrastructure designed for production-ready AI. Keep reading: techmonitor.ai/news/temporal-…

.@nuance_ai announced a $50 million Series A led by @lightspeedvp, a StepStone platform manager. The company is developing a human foundation model designed to make AI avatars more responsive during real-time conversations, formally introducing emotional intelligence. The funding will support continued model development and research efforts, as the company is aiming to put these models out publicly to be used for training for interviews, customer service, or learning a new language. Read more: siliconangle.com/2026/09/14/nua…

#Zero, a company raising a GTM operating system to replace traditional CRM with AI agents, has raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by @PrimaryVC, a StepStone platform manager. The company announced the financing alongside the launch of a new website and free signups for its service. The round provides additional capital as Zero focuses on product development and commercial expansion. Learn more: pulse2.com/zero-raises-10…

#Furl has raised a $10 million Seed round to expand its agentic AI platform for security remediation with support from StepStone platform manager @1011vc. The company's technology helps security and IT teams move from identifying vulnerabilities to executing fixes through automated workflows. The funding will support product development and broader remediation capabilities. Learn more: thesaasnews.com/news/furl-rais…

#Inspiren has announced a $70M Series C financing, with participation from @scalevp, a StepStone platform manager. More than 14 million U.S. adults over 65 report falling every year, an issue Inspiren aims to remedy with their AI-powered "wall-mounted" platform that helps senior living communities monitor residents, automate care documentation, and respond to emergencies. Read more: mobihealthnews.com/news/inspiren-…

.@upwindsecurity, a cloud security company, has raised approximately $300M at a reported valuation of roughly $3.8 billion. The round included participation from StepStone platform managers @BessemerVP and @giliranan. The company focuses on helping organizations secure cloud environments as cloud infrastructure continues to grow while maintaining organizational efficiency. Read more: calcalistech.com/ctechnews/arti…

Wanting a better alternative to handle medical history information, the company #Archy announced a $50M Series C round with participation from @BessemerVP and @CRV, both StepStone platform managers. The company provides a cloud-native dental practice management platform that combines scheduling, payments, charting, and AI-powered administrative tools in a single system. Keep reading: citybiz.co/article/901951…

.@PistonPay, a company that provides a cardless payment platform, announced a $15M Series A financing led by @FPVventures and backed by @pearvc, both StepStone platform managers. The company specifically is aiming to connect commercial fleets with gas stations and convenience stores, helping modernize fuel payments and spend management. The funding will support platform expansion, product development, security features, and team growth. Learn more: finsmes.com/2026/09/piston…

.@cognition, the company behind the AI programming agent Devin, has raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation. The round had backers including @foundersfund, @8vc, @a16z, and @Accel, all StepStone platform managers. The funding will be directed towards AI tools that are designed to support software development because "the world needs far more software than it can build". Learn more: silicon.co.uk/ai-2/cognition…

.@Lightfield has raised a $47 million Series A to support its vision of building a CRM for companies that run on AI agents. The company is developing a system designed to give both people and AI agents a shared understanding of customer interactions and business activity, creating reliable data. The round was led by @a16z, a StepStone platform manager. Keep reading: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

From data to campaigns to AI agents that improve with every run, @clay keeps pushing the category forward. We're proud to be part of the journey. Congrats to the whole team! 🚀

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@clay just raised a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation. Now, more than 17,000 teams build on Clay, including Anthropic, SpaceXAI, Google, OpenAI, Stripe, Visa, UPS — and 80% of the Forbes AI50. @nytimes just broke the news, but the story goes far beyond the raise. AI is

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#Cylake raised $245 million in a financing round through a convertible note to advance its AI-native cybersecurity platform. Investors included @Lightspeed and @Redpoint, both StepStone platform managers. The company is developing security infrastructure designed for highly regulated organizations that require greater control over data and operations. Keep reading: bit.ly/3SEZGv7

.@forus, a company buidling an AI network that helps providers, pharmacies, payers, and biopharma companies streamline patient access to medicines, has raised $150 million in Series C financing at a $3 billion valuation. Backed by StepStone platform managers, @Accel, @Redpoint, and @pearvc, the company's ultimate goal is to create efficiency for patients. More than one-third of providers in the first launch specialty have adopted the platform and treats 85% of patients in U.S. residential zip codes. Learn more: bit.ly/46aBx2C

.@GenHealthAI raised $16.5 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-powered platform for medical back-office automation. Backed in part by @obviousvc, a StepStone platform manager, the company develops AI agents that help healthcare organizations streamline administrative workflows such as eligibility verification, prior authorization, and billing. The AI model is trained on clinical data from over 140 million patients, and functions within existing medical systems like EHR's, payer portals, and communication tools. Learn more: bit.ly/46aBILk