Aug 25–27, 2026: Emerald AI $150M at $1.05B, Gatik $200M Series D (no valuation), Stability AI $76M Series B (not the 2022 dump). Accel-led Keenable $26M seed, Peak XV’s Ringg $10M extension, InspeCity ₹100 crore. Generalist $3B remains sources.
Etna Labs led Agentrys’ $19.1M seed after MediaTek’s $5.4M pre-seed — $24.5M total for an open ADA platform that lets chip teams own agent workforces across EDA tools.
Gap-fill deep dives for late-August 2026 deals not already in earlier roundups — orbital infra, independent retail AI, enterprise digital twins, drone logistics, stablecoin neobanking, and rural/home health.
Thunder Compute’s $13M Series A (Matrix lead; YC, CEAS) funds “VMware for GPUs” — virtualize underused enterprise GPUs after 10k+ users on its self-serve cloud.
Stability AI closed a $76M Series B on August 25, 2026, with Universal, Sony, Warner, and EA on the cap table. Coatue returned; Thomas Laffont joined the board. No valuation. The $232M total is Akkaraju-era capital, not the 2022 Coatue round aggregators still dump.
Ohio’s Sonic Fire Tech raised $15M (O.H.I.O. Fund lead; Khosla Ventures) for acoustic fire suppression that aims to kill flames without water/chemical damage — NFPA path next.
