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title: "September 8–9 VC News: Antioch $32M, TrueBridge $508M, YC Seeds"
description: "Gap-fill on the September 9 pass: Greylock led Antioch’s $32 million Series A. TrueBridge closed Secondaries II at $508 million. Blee’s Series A is $20 million ($27 million is lifetime). CloudNC’s $20 million is a B extension; $128 million lifetime does not add from 2022. PHYMI’s seed is almost $100 million. Herdr $6 million Bessemer. VideoGen $3.3 million is roundup-only. Does not duplicate open PRs on Mistral, Cognition, or Jet Zero."
date: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["2026-vc-news", "venture-capital", "startup-funding", "fund-tracker", "y-combinator", "market-analysis"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-9-investment-news-antioch-truebridge-yc
---

# September 8–9 VC News: Antioch $32M, TrueBridge $508M, YC Seeds

> Gap-fill on the September 9 pass: Greylock led Antioch’s $32 million Series A. TrueBridge closed Secondaries II at $508 million. Blee’s Series A is $20 million ($27 million is lifetime). CloudNC’s $20 million is a B extension; $128 million lifetime does not add from 2022. PHYMI’s seed is almost $100 million. Herdr $6 million Bessemer. VideoGen $3.3 million is roundup-only. Does not duplicate open PRs on Mistral, Cognition, or Jet Zero.

**September 8–9** adds a **Greylock Series A**, a **$508 million secondaries close**, and three **YC-adjacent** prints that will get copied with the wrong denominator. Last verified **September 9, 2026**. This index does **not** duplicate open [PR #140](https://github.com/advissor/cf-page-venturecapitaltrackercom/pull/140), [#141](https://github.com/advissor/cf-page-venturecapitaltrackercom/pull/141), or [#142](https://github.com/advissor/cf-page-venturecapitaltrackercom/pull/142).

Prior tape: [September 6–7 Nua](/2026-september-6-7-investment-news-nua-india-wellness). Month hub: [September 2026 VC news](/2026-september-vc-news). YC Summer **Demo Day is September 10**.

## Deep dives on this tape

| Date | Entity | Amount | Type | What is actually known | Follow-up |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 8 | [Antioch](/startup/antioch) | **$32M** | Series A | [Greylock](/fund/greylock-partners) led. Ring named. **No valuation.** | [Antioch memo](/2026-antioch-32m-series-a-greylock-physical-ai) |
| Sep 8 | TrueBridge | **$508M** | Secondaries II close | Fund I was **$230M** (2024). **$15B is firm RAUM.** No `/fund/`. | [TrueBridge memo](/2026-truebridge-secondaries-ii-508m) |
| Sep 8 | [Blee](/startup/blee) | **$20M** | Series A | **$27M is lifetime.** Fin Capital + SMBC co-led. [YC](/fund/y-combinator) returned. | [Blee memo](/2026-blee-20m-series-a-yc-marketing-compliance) |
| Sep 8 | [CloudNC](/startup/cloudnc) | **$20M** | B extension | Four years after Autodesk **$45M B**. CEO lifetime **$128M** **does not add** from 2022 **~$78M**. | [CloudNC memo](/2026-cloudnc-20m-series-b-extension-nimble) |
| Sep 9 | [PHYMI](/startup/phymi) | **~$100M** | Seed | IDG led. **Almost** $100M. **No exact figure. No valuation.** | [PHYMI memo](/2026-phymi-100m-seed-idg-embodied-ai) |
| Sep 8 | [Herdr](/startup/herdr) | **$6M** | Seed | [Bessemer](/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) led. YC in. **No users in the post.** | [Herdr memo](/2026-herdr-6m-seed-bessemer-yc) |

## Roundup only

### VideoGen — $3.3M seed (YC S24)

Company/GlobeNewswire reprints dated **September 8**: **$3.3 million** seed; [YC directory](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/videogen) lists **Summer 2024**, site [videogen.io](https://videogen.io), and a **5 million users** claim. Named checks in reprints: Rebel Fund, Lobster Capital, Stretford End Capital, Mento VC, Pioneer Fund, Decacorn VC. **No valuation.** User count is **company**. Not a standalone memo this pass.

### YC Summer 2026 Demo Day — September 10

[YC’s 2026 dates post](https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/2026-demo-days): Summer Demo Day is **Thursday, September 10**. The live apply page is **Winter 2027**, not Fall 2026 late apps. See [the application guide](/yc-fall-2026-application-deadline-interview-guide).

## Explicitly not this index

- Mistral **€3B Series D** / **€21B+** — open [PR #141](https://github.com/advissor/cf-page-venturecapitaltrackercom/pull/141).
- Cognition **>$2B / $48B**, Stoke **~$1B**, The Exploration Company **$450M**, Forus **$150M / $3B**, Sapien **$180M mark** — open [PR #142](https://github.com/advissor/cf-page-venturecapitaltrackercom/pull/142).
- Jet Zero, Navana, Cato, Jaipur, Fundly, Molten Growth, W Health Fund II — open [PR #140](https://github.com/advissor/cf-page-venturecapitaltrackercom/pull/140).
- Ventures Platform **$84M** Fund II — **August 26**, already on the Aug 25–26 tape.
- Chime / Stride Bank — public-company bank deal, not this VC tape.

Related: [Antioch](/2026-antioch-32m-series-a-greylock-physical-ai) · [TrueBridge](/2026-truebridge-secondaries-ii-508m) · [Blee](/2026-blee-20m-series-a-yc-marketing-compliance) · [September hub](/2026-september-vc-news).

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**Last updated:** September 9, 2026

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