Gaingels Backs Thea Energy $100M Series B; Cerebras IPO Hits
Gaingels participated in Thea Energy’s $100M Series B for stellarator fusion, while portfolio company Cerebras listed on NASDAQ in a marquee exit.
Gaingels participated in Thea Energy’s $100M Series B for stellarator fusion, while portfolio company Cerebras listed on NASDAQ in a marquee exit.
Floodgate’s Mike Maples Jr. led a $4.3M seed round for Wavedash, continuing the micro-VC pioneer’s early-stage bets.
Lightspeed Venture Partners closed more than $9B across six vehicles, with roughly 55% earmarked for AI infrastructure, applications, and AI-native software.
Blockchange Ventures led W3.io’s seed round for a Web3 smart layer and backed TestMachine’s $6.5M raise for AI blockchain security.
Amplifyher Ventures portfolio company SuperCircle announced a $24M Series A for its AI-powered operating system for retail textile waste.
Canaan Partners led a $30M Series A in OpenArt, an AI-native visual media infrastructure company, from its $850M Fund XIII.