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Tuesday, October 13, 2026 News · Playbooks · Momentum
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Series A

July 31, 2026 · AI models & tools

Smallest.ai raises 13 million dollars: voice AI startup counts RingCentral and Truecaller as customers

Voice AI startup Smallest.ai has closed a 13 million dollar Series A led by Seligman Ventures, bringing total funding above 21 million dollars. The San Francisco company, founded in late 2024, sells real-time voice models to enterprises including RingCentral and Truecaller, and is betting that an asynchronous architecture that listens, thinks and speaks simultaneously beats larger rivals on latency.

July 24, 2026 · Funding & acquisitions

Paper raises 34 million dollars: design platform reports 25x ARR growth

Paper, a design platform led by founder Stephen Haney, has raised 34 million dollars in a Series A round co-led by Accel and ICONIQ. The company reports that annual recurring revenue has grown 25 times since it launched Paper Desktop in early 2026. Customers named in the announcement include Ramp, Vercel, PostHog and Y Combinator.

July 23, 2026 · Funding & acquisitions

Glow leaves stealth with 180 million dollars: endpoint security rebuilt for AI agents

Israeli-American startup Glow emerged from stealth on 22 July 2026 with 180 million dollars in Series A funding at a 1.2 billion dollar valuation. Founded in 2025 by former Meta and Snowflake executives, the company sells prevention-first endpoint security designed for a workplace where AI agents, not only humans, run software on corporate devices.

July 23, 2026 · Funding & acquisitions

Passionfroot raises 15 million dollars after 13x revenue growth with a 15-person team

Berlin-based Passionfroot has closed a 15 million dollar Series A led by Insight Partners. The B2B creator marketplace grew revenue 13x year over year, reached profitability and serves more than 150 business customers, all with a team of 15 people. The round funds a US expansion and a deeper push into AI-driven campaign automation.

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