This is a growing list of startups that raised funding in 2025. It will be updated throughout the year with new companies and the funding milestones they’ve achieved.

January 2025

OpenFunnel

Founded by Aditya Lahiri and Fenil Suchak, the startup secured $1.3 million in funding to improve B2B SaaS outreach with AI agents that automate and personalize customer engagement at scale. Source

Whatnot

Founded by Grant LaFontaine and Logan Head, has secured $265 million in Series E funding to revolutionize e-commerce with a livestream shopping platform that facilitates real-time transactions across various product categories. Source

Fermata

Founded by Valeria Kogan, has secured $10 million in Series A funding to enhance agricultural technology with a computer vision-based platform that enables early detection of pests and diseases, helping farmers protect crops from climate and pest challenges. Source

Dataships

Founded by Michael Storan and Ryan McErlane, has secured $7 million in Series A funding to enhance e-commerce data privacy compliance with a SaaS platform that automates GDPR and CCPA compliance, enabling merchants to grow marketing lists and drive revenue while maintaining data privacy. Source

OnPay

Founded by Jesse Burgess, has secured over $100 million in funding for its payroll and HR platform, which helps small and mid-sized businesses manage payroll, benefits, and compliance. Source

Fazeshift

Founded by Caitlin Leksana and Timmy Galvin, has secured $4 million in seed funding for its AI-driven accounts receivable platform, which automates invoicing, payment reconciliation, and collections to improve cash flow and reduce manual workloads. Source

Nevermined

Founded by Don Gossen and Aitor Argomaniz, has secured $4 million in funding for its AI payment platform, which enables seamless transactions between AI agents, facilitating AI-to-AI commerce.

Source: https://techfundingnews.com/nevermind-ai-payment-platform-funding/

Hyperfox

Founded by Tom Devos and Bert Baeck, has secured €3.2 million in seed funding for its AI-driven order automation platform, which streamlines order processing for B2B companies by capturing and validating orders from various channels, enhancing back-office efficiency. Source

Infinite Reality

Founded by John Acunto and Amish Shah, has secured $3 billion in funding to advance its immersive technology platform, which develops AI-powered virtual experiences for digital media and e-commerce. Source

Hyperline

Founded by Lucas Bédout, has secured $10 million in funding for its automated billing platform, which streamlines subscription management, invoicing, and payment processing for SaaS companies to improve efficiency and reduce revenue leakage. Source

1up

Founded by George Avetisov, has secured $2.5 million in funding for its sales knowledge automation platform, which helps sales teams efficiently answer product questions and complete technical questionnaires. Notably, around one-third of its customer leads come from memes. Source

Instabase

Founded by Anant Bhardwaj, has secured $100 million in funding for its platform that helps companies process unstructured document data, enabling businesses to extract and process information from various document types. Source

Synthesia

Founded by Victor Riparbelli, has secured $180 million in a Series D funding round led by NEA. It specializes in an AI-powered video creation platform that enables users to generate videos with AI avatars, facilitating efficient and scalable content production. Source

Overland AI

Co-founded by Stephanie Bonk, has secured $32 million in a Series A funding round led by 8VC. The company specializes in advanced autonomy for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), aiming to transform how tactical operators command fleets of ground vehicles in defense missions. Source

Maki

Founded by Maxime Legardez, has secured $28.6 million in Series A funding for its conversational AI agents platform. Maki simplifies HR processes like candidate screening, interviewing, and scheduling, helping companies save time and improve the hiring experience. Source

Reown

Founded by Jess Houlgrave, has secured $13 million in Series B funding to enhance its onchain user experience platform. Reown provides developers with tools to build simplified interfaces for blockchain applications, making it easier for users to interact with digital assets. Source

qbiq

Founded by Leeor Solnik, has secured $16 million in Series A funding for its AI-powered architectural planning platform. qbiq enables users to quickly generate layout plans and visualizations, streamlining the design process for architects and real estate professionals. Source

2025 Cool Tech Startups Funding List

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