Neno Raises €6.6M Seed Led by AlleyCorp — AI-Native Accounting for European SMEs
Amsterdam’s Neno raised €6.6M seed led by AlleyCorp (Motive, Firstminute) to scale AI-native accounting/tax for SMEs — ~200 customers since Q1 2026 launch.
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Keenable’s $26M Seed: Web Search Infrastructure Built for AI Agents
Keenable emerged with $26M seed led by Accel (Conviction participating) to build a 100B+ document index and retrieval APIs for AI labs and agents. Gradium partnership named; other customers undisclosed. Accel has no /fund/ page here.
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Generalist AI ~$200M Round Led by 8VC — Robot Foundation Models at ~$3B
Press and Dealroom report Generalist raised roughly $200M led by 8VC (~$3B valuation), extending a June $400M Series B. Spark Capital and other returners named — labeled as reported.
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How Much Did Gatik Raise in August 2026? $200M Series D
Gatik closed a $200M Series D on August 25, 2026, led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. No valuation was disclosed. Company: >$600M contracted revenue and 85,000 driverless orders. Total raised ~$500M.
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What Is Emerald AI’s Valuation in 2026? $1.05B After $150M
Emerald AI closed a $150M Series A on August 25, 2026, at $1.05B. Energize Capital and DCVC co-led. NVIDIA and General Catalyst’s scout fund participated. The 100 GW grid figure is the company’s estimate, not a measured capacity print.
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August 21–25 VC News: Starcloud $2.3B, Stripe Confirms OpenRouter
Aug 21–25, 2026: Starcloud $250M at $2.3B, Stripe confirmed OpenRouter (price still press), Fasset $68M at $1B, YC names Mundo/Apollo/Instant, Blackbird VC $1.05B (Australia — not our restaurant Blackbird). Hugging Face, Perplexity, and General Intuition remain talks.