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Friday, 2 October 2026

Funding and deals: the stories TrustList published on this day, each in a line of our own. Open a story for the whole piece and its sources.

Funding and deals20

1Funding news
Verda, formerly DataCrunch, raises $189 million Series B for its European AI cloud
Verda, the Helsinki AI cloud formerly called DataCrunch, announced a Series B of $189 million (€163 million) on 22 September 2026, led by Emergence Capital. It will spend on product across its AI cloud and on multiplying its computing capacity.
2Funding news
Paymob raises $35 million pre-Series C with Mubadala investing
Egyptian payments company Paymob raised a $35 million pre-Series C round, Abu Dhabi investor Mubadala announced on 21 September 2026. Paymob serves merchants in Egypt and the Gulf and will expand across the region and add products for AI-driven commerce.
3Funding news
Axya raises C$17 million Series A for procurement software for manufacturers
Montreal company Axya, which makes source-to-pay procurement software for manufacturers, announced a Series A of C$17 million in late September 2026, led by McRock Capital with Yamaha Motor Ventures, BDC and Real Ventures.
4Funding news
Zeliq raises a €7 million seed extension for its AI sales-prospecting workspace
Zeliq, a French B2B sales-prospecting platform with an AI agent called Zelia, announced a €7 million seed extension in late September 2026, bringing its total raised to €21 million. It says all of the money goes into product and engineering.
5Funding news
Armadin raises $255.5 million Series B for autonomous agents that test defences like attackers
Armadin, of Palo Alto, announced a $255.5 million Series B on 1 October 2026, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, valued above $2.5 billion. Its AI agents emulate attackers to find attack paths that actually work.
6Funding news
mika raises €6 million seed for AI bookkeeping and tax returns for small German companies
Berlin start-up mika announced a €6 million seed round on 23 September 2026, led by Smedvig Ventures. Its AI handles bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual accounts and tax returns for small German GmbHs; it says 750+ companies use it.
7Funding news
mutex raises ¥281.6 million Series A for Reze, AI that checks Japanese medical fee claims
Tokyo company mutex announced a ¥281.6 million Series A on 30 September 2026 for Reze, AI that checks hospitals’ medical fee claims for missed items and errors. An English headline gave ¥2.8 billion; the company states ¥281.6 million.
8Funding news
Restate raises $20 million Series A for durable execution of workflows and AI agents
Restate, a durable-execution infrastructure company reported by Tech.eu as Berlin-based, announced a $20 million Series A on 30 September 2026, led by Singular with Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures. Replit is among its named customers.
9Funding news
Island raises $400 million Series F as it pitches the enterprise browser as a control point for AI agents
Island, of Dallas, Texas, announced a $400 million Series F on 24 September 2026, led by Evolution Equity Partners, at a valuation it states as $6.4 billion. It now calls its enterprise browser an "agentic control plane" covering people and AI agents.
10Funding news
Ema raises $77 million Series B for "AI Employees" in HR, IT and finance
Ema, based in Mountain View, California, announced a $77 million Series B on 23 September 2026, led by Creaegis with Accel, S32 and Prosus adding to earlier stakes. It says it has raised $140 million in total for its agentic AI for enterprise operations.
11Funding news
Snorkel AI raises $350 million Series E to scale its data factory for AI labs
Snorkel AI announced a $350 million Series E on 22 September 2026, co-led by Insight Partners and S32, at a valuation it puts at $3.5 billion. The money goes into its "agentic data factory", which supplies training data and environments to AI labs.
12Funding news
QibiTech raises about ¥600 million Series B for HATS, software that makes different makers’ robots work together
Tokyo company QibiTech announced a Series B of about ¥600 million in late September 2026 for HATS, vendor-neutral software that controls robots from different makers and links them to warehouse and factory systems.
13Funding news
Brahma AI raises $150 million led by Multiples for its AI system for enterprise video and audio
Brahma AI announced a $150 million round on 23 September 2026, including $100 million from Multiples Alternate Asset Management, through preferred shares. Its AI manages and creates video and audio for enterprises such as Warner Bros and the NBA.
14Funding news
Spott raises $21 million Series A for its AI system for recruitment agencies
Spott, a Leuven, Belgium company making an AI-native applicant tracking and CRM system for recruitment agencies, announced a $21 million Series A on 22 September 2026, led by Balderton Capital. It says it has raised $24.2 million in total.
15Funding news
Cyera takes $400 million from Goldman Sachs as an extension of its Series G for data security
Cyera announced on 22 September 2026 a $400 million investment from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, as an extension of its Series G. The data security company will build a unified data and identity platform for companies using AI agents.
16Funding news
Aligator raises a $1.2 million seed round for agentic AI in public relations
Aligator, a Doha, Qatar company building AI agents for public relations work, announced a USD 1.2 million (QAR 4.3 million) seed round on 1 October 2026, led by Qatar Development Bank and Next Ventures, a fund of Media City Qatar.
17Funding news
Reco raises $55 million for SaaS and AI-agent security, with AT&T Ventures taking part
Reco announced $55 million in additional funding on 29 September 2026, with a strategic investment from AT&T Ventures and new investors Forestay and Quadrille Capital. It puts total funding at $140 million.
18Funding news
AIONA raises ¥140 million, in equity and bank loans, for REVY, an AI agent for manufacturing design
Tokyo company AIONA announced ¥140 million of funding on 24 September 2026 for REVY, an AI agent for manufacturing design work. The total combines J-KISS convertible equity led by ON&BOARD with bank loans from Aichi Bank and Mizuho Bank.
19Funding news
Clastix raises €2.9 million seed for its Kubernetes platform, its first outside funding
Clastix, a Naples, Italy company behind the open-source Kamaji and Capsule projects and the enterprise Kubernetes platform kMetal, announced a €2.9 million seed round on 24 September 2026, led by CDP Venture Capital, its first outside funding.
20Funding news
Metaview raises $60 million Series C for agentic recruiting
Metaview, a recruiting software company with offices in San Francisco and London, announced a $60 million Series C on 30 September 2026, led by Insight Partners. It says it has raised $110 million in total and that more than 7,000 companies use it.

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