TL;DR: Pigment raised $250M for AI-powered business planning, Nouscom raised $135M to advance cancer immunotherapies, and Even Healthcare raised $50M to expand its hospital network. Plus, Nirva raised $25M for AI-powered jewelry, Alta raised $20M for personalized styling, and nine featured female-founded companies are hiring across engineering, design, healthcare, sales, and more.
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Eléonore Crespo, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Pigment, an AI-powered business-planning platform helping companies manage financial forecasts, workforce plans, and operational decisions, raised $250M in Series E funding at a $2.3B valuation, led by the Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT, with participation from World Innovation Lab and existing investors Greenoaks, ICONIQ, IVP, and Meritech, alongside a planned investment from NVIDIA.
Elisa Scarselli, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Antonella Folgori, PhD, Co-Founder, and Cinzia Traboni, PhD, Co-Founder and R&D GMO Manager of Nouscom, a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies to prevent and treat cancer, raised €120M ($135M) in oversubscribed Series D funding, co-led by M Ventures and Revelation Partners.
Matilde Giglio, Co-Founder of Even Healthcare, an Indian healthcare company combining ongoing medical care, insurance partnerships, and its own hospital network, raised $50M in Series B funding, led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Alpha Wave, bringing its total funding to more than $120M; the company plans to open five additional hospitals in Bengaluru.
Jenny Wang, Founder and CEO of Alta, an AI-powered personal-styling platform offering digital closets, personalized outfits, and virtual try-ons, raised $20M in Series A funding, led by Forerunner Ventures.
Wei Lyu, Co-Founder and CEO, and Hanying Hu, Co-Founder of Nirva, a consumer-technology company developing AI-powered jewelry that journals daily experiences and provides personalized insights, raised $25M in Pre-Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $33M; a lead investor for the latest round was not disclosed.
Natalia Ares, PhD, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of QuantrolOx, a quantum-computing software company automating the tuning, calibration, and control of quantum hardware, raised €12M in Series A funding, led by IW Capital, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund and Transpose Capital.
Helen Murphy, Co-Founder and CEO of Opply, an AI-powered operating platform helping consumer-goods brands manage sourcing, procurement, purchase orders, supplier payments, and compliance, raised $7.5M in funding, led by Chalfen Ventures.
Katherine Sizov, Co-Founder and CEO of Strella, an agricultural-technology company using connected sensors and machine vision to monitor fruit ripeness and reduce food waste, raised $4.25M in a Series A extension, led by SilverBlue, with participation from LeVert Ventures, Beta Milouot, and PeakBridge, bringing its total funding to $26.25M.
Nikki Dansey, Co-Founder of Straia, an AI-powered data platform helping universities identify students at risk of dropping out and make institutional data accessible to advisers and administrators, raised $3.1M in Seed funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun accelerator, bringing its total funding to $4.5M.
Mitra Raman, Co-Founder and CEO, and Karthika Shankar, Co-Founder and COO of Rosie, a membership service connecting families with caregivers who provide flexible childcare and household support, raised $7M across two oversubscribed financing rounds, led by Bling Capital and Reach Capital.
Nermina Suljevic, Co-Founder and CEO of Plinto, an AI-powered financial-control platform that checks transactions against contracts, budgets, and company policies and helps resolve discrepancies, raised €2.9M in Pre-Seed funding, from People Ventures and Emblem.
Laura Youngson, Co-Founder and CEO of IDA Sports, a sportswear company designing footwear, apparel, and accessories specifically for female athletes, raised $3M in funding, led by sports-performance investment and consulting firm CoverFour, to expand its product categories and reach more teams and clubs.
Christina Wu, Co-Founder and COO of RhymeQ, a quantum-software company enabling developers to program quantum computers using Python, raised $2.2M in Pre-Seed funding, led by Ground State Ventures, with participation from Vanagon Ventures, Plug and Play, and Freiraum Ventures.
Sophie Smith, Founder and CEO of Nabta Health, a healthcare company combining preventive screening, digital and clinical care, and AI-assisted care navigation, secured a second close in its ongoing $3M Pre-Series A financing, led by Phoenix Venture Partners.
Pigment (Eléonore Crespo) – Roles across Sales & Business Development, Solution Consulting, Customer Success, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, People & Recruiting, Professional Services, Security, Engineering, AI, and Product (US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark; On-site, Hybrid, and location-specific Remote roles)
Even Healthcare (Matilde Giglio) – Learning & Development Specialist, MEP Engineer, Quality Cluster Manager, Patient Referral Marketing Executive, IPD & OPD Coordinator, Hospital Front Office Executive, Fire & Safety and Security Officer, Senior Purchase, ICU Physician, and Senior Ward Staff Nurse roles (Bengaluru, India; primarily On-site, with Hybrid for Patient Referral Marketing)
Nirva (Wei Lyu, Hanying Hu) – Research Scientist Intern, Member of Technical Staff, Head of Growth, Influencer Marketing Manager, Founding Product Designer, Graphic and Motion Designer, Founding Marketer, Entrepreneur in Residence, Design Intern, and Chief of Staff roles (Primarily San Francisco / Bay Area; Founding Marketer is On-site four days per week)
Alta (Jenny Wang) – Staff Product Designer role (New York City Metropolitan Area; On-site)
QuantrolOx (Natalia Ares, PhD) – Application Scientist – Superconducting Qubits and Head of Sales Engineering and Technical Sales roles (Finland, Netherlands, or UK), Release Engineer (Finland or Netherlands), and Academy Content Creator contractor role (Flexible location), plus Open Applications (Finland, Netherlands, or UK)
Opply (Helen Murphy) – Supplier Partnerships Manager – US, Customer Operations Partner, and Account Executive roles (Chicago; Hybrid), plus Customer Operations Partner and Sales Development Representative roles (London; Hybrid)
Rosie (Mitra Raman, Karthika Shankar) – General Manager (Austin; Full-time, In-person), Social Media (Seattle; Part-time to Full-time, In-person), and Founding Engineer roles (Seattle; Full-time, Remote or Hybrid)
Strella (Katherine Sizov) – Senior Machine Learning Engineer role (Seattle or Wenatchee, WA; In-person)
Straia (Nikki Dansey) – Senior Engineer – Platform, Full Stack Software Engineer, and Senior Engineer – Backend roles (San Francisco, CA)
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