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Aug 31–Sep 1 VC News: Grid Capacity, Microfactories, Payments & Prediction Markets
Gap-fill for Aug 31–Sep 1: Gridsight $26M (Insight), Reframe $40M (EIP), Helcim $53M CAD, Apate ~$8.15M, Icon $30M (Founders Fund), Alteon $2.5M, Astromech $20M, plus Polymarket’s reported $1B/$21B talks.
Gridsight raises $26M Series B led by Insight Partners
Australian grid-capacity software company Gridsight raised USD $26M Series B led by Insight Partners with Galvanize and returning Airtree, Energy Transition Ventures, and Aera VC.
Alteon raises $2.5M pre-seed led by Lachy Groom
Bengaluru aerospace startup Alteon raised $2.5M pre-seed led by Lachy Groom with Together Fund to develop dynamic-soaring autonomous aircraft for maritime surveillance.
Apate.AI raises US$8.15M seed led by Lobby Capital
Sydney-born Apate.AI raised US$8.15M (A$11.4M) seed led by Lobby Capital to expand adversarial anti-scam AI agents globally after Delaware incorporation.
Icon raises $30M led by Founders Fund
Icon, a human UGC ad production platform founded in 2024, raised $30M led by Founders Fund according to AlleyWatch’s Aug 31 funding report.
Polymarket plans ~$1B round at $21B led by 1789 Capital (reported)
1789 Capital said it is leading a Polymarket financing targeting roughly $1B at a $21B valuation; closing not confirmed in cited reports.
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Gridsight’s $26M Series B: Insight Partners Funds Grid Capacity Software
Insight Partners led Gridsight’s USD $26M (~A$36M) Series B to sell AI capacity management to utilities facing data-center, EV, and DER interconnection queues — Xcel and Avangrid named.
Read articlePolymarket’s Reported $1B Round at $21B: 1789 Capital Leads Talks
1789 Capital says it is leading a Polymarket financing that would value the prediction market at $21B and raise about $1B — treat as in-progress reported terms, not a closed company PR.
Read articleAlteon’s $2.5M Pre-Seed: Dynamic Soaring Aircraft Bet From Bengaluru
Lachy Groom led Alteon’s $2.5M pre-seed with Together Fund to chase year-long ocean soaring for maritime surveillance — promising Bay of Bengal tests, energy-neutral flight still unproven.
Read articleIcon’s $30M Round: Founders Fund Backs Human UGC Ad Factories
Founders Fund led Icon’s $30M venture round for a platform that sources creators, scripts, films, and edits brand-ready short-form ads — human production against pure generative ad spam.
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