Fuel Ventures backed the initial close of a pre-seed round intended to accelerate customer acquisition ahead of regulatory deadlines.
"As these requirements become enforceable, studios will need infrastructure that captures AI asset lineage – prompts, models, workflows – automatically, not spreadsheets and best-effort manual processes."
The seed round was led by Pi Labs to accelerate product development and international expansion.
"Real estate is one of the largest industries in the world, yet much of its revenue still depends on fragmented communication across channels. We built VerbaFlo to address this by creating a purpose-built vertical AI platform for residential real estate that integrates with the systems operators already use, enabling them to automate and optimise conversations across the resident lifecycle. Today, VerbaFlo supports more than 40 use cases across enquiry management, lead qualification, bookings, onboarding and resident engagement. We are incredibly proud to have the backing of Pi Labs alongside an exceptional group of investors, and this investment will accelerate product development and expand our presence across the UK, US and European markets."
FirstMark led the Series A investment, which will fund US expansion and product development.
"Deception Technology is now a cornerstone of cybersecurity, thanks to the growing importance of adopting an 'assume breach' mentality for all cloud-based businesses. We’re proud to be the most advanced threat detection platform on the market – helping major enterprises to make ‘assume breach’ a reality. This Series A funding has already helped us reach major milestones, including the launch of Perimeter Canaries, Deceptive Artefacts, and GCP support, as well as the opening of our first US office. We’re excited to build more products, grow our teams in London and New York, and help even more businesses strengthen their security posture."
The seed round was backed by ACS Publications and Enago to scale research integrity technology.
"Protecting the integrity of the scholarly record through better tools is core to the mission of ACS. By investing in Signals, we aim to accelerate uptake of these capabilities while supporting a solution that benefits the entire scholarly community. ACS is excited to help take Signals to the next level."
The pre-seed round was led by Arāya Ventures to support the development of the startup's creative AI workspace.
"First Concepts has a simple mission to transform creative context from something fragile and ephemeral into a structured, compounding asset. We are building an operating system that understands the value of creative thinking and taste. This will transform creative workflows for teams around the world."