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

"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. New York-based Claroty is a cybersecurity company that protects XIoT and cyber-physical systems from cyber threats."
"Richmond-based AnswersNow is an app that revolutionized autism support by utilizing the use of technology. Founded by Adam Dreyfus and Jeff Beck in 2016, AnswersNow has now raised a total of $52.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Blue Heron Capital, HealthQuest Capital, Left Lane Capital, and Owl Ventures. Hoboken-based ZBD focuses on providing secure infrastructure to power real economies in digital experiences and environments."
Twenty-six startup funding rounds closed in the week ending 1/24/25, totaling $2.1 billion in new financing. Major rounds included Baseten of San Francisco raising $300.0M for AI infrastructure; Claroty of New York raising $150.0M for XIoT and cyber-physical security; Neurophos of Austin raising $110.0M for photonic AI processing hardware; and AnswersNow of Richmond raising $40.0M for technology-enabled autism support. Hoboken-based ZBD raised $40.0M to provide secure infrastructure for digital economies. Several companies reported cumulative equity funding and strategic backers such as CapitalG, IVP, NVIDIA, Golub Growth, and Blockstream Capital Partners.
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