Smallest.ai’s $13M Series A: Real-Time Voice Models That Don’t Wait for the LLM
Seligman Ventures led Smallest.ai’s $13M Series A (>$21M total) for Hydra/Voice 4.0 — async speech architecture aimed at sub-second enterprise conversations.
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Encore AI’s $30M Series A: Agents That Make Money on the Call, Not Deflect It
Team8 led Encore AI’s $30M Series A for Interaction Mining agents that convert, collect, and upsell in regulated financial services — with bank and insurer customers also investing.
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Bessemer Leads Onyx Security $113M Series B for the Agentic Control Plane
Bessemer Venture Partners led Onyx Security’s $113M Series B (~$640M valuation) in July 2026 to build a secure control plane for enterprise AI agents — steering risky actions instead of only blocking them.
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Jump Capital closes $350M Fund VIII — why it matters in July 2026
Jump Capital has fresh early-stage capital for AI applications, infrastructure, fintech, and security—and a broader operating footprint beyond Chicago.
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Dwelly’s $170M Series B: AI Roll-Up of UK Lettings with General Catalyst
EQT Growth led Dwelly’s $170M Series B ($95M equity + $75M Trinity debt) with General Catalyst — buy agencies, run them on an AI operating system.
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Bessemer-Backed Act Security Emerges With $60M to Kill Cloud Access Paths
Act Security, founded by the Medigate team and backed by Bessemer from seed through Series A, emerged from stealth with $60M to eliminate the access sprawl that makes cloud vulnerabilities exploitable — including by AI agents.