Observed Signal · Sep 18, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: Vendep Capital · Impact: 4/5
Complir raises $11M seed led by General Catalyst
Complir has raised an $11 million seed round led by General Catalyst, with participation from True and follow-on from Vendep, alongside angel investors and specialist industry funds.
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Comparables.ai Raises $6M Seed for M&A Intelligence
Comparables.ai, an AI-powered platform for private and public market intelligence, has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Pragmatech Venture Capital and Araya Ventures, with participation from Purple Ventures, Gorilla Capital, hi5 Ventures, Somersault Ventures, and others. The Helsinki-based company offers a global dataset covering over 370 million active companies, combined with an AI-native discovery engine that enables natural language search for M&A deal sourcing. It serves corporate development teams, private equity firms, M&A advisors, and investment banks, providing private company financials, group structures, valuation data, M&A transactions, and verified contacts. The platform is used by over 50,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, with a Big Four advisory firm expanding its deployment to over 10 countries. The funding will support multi-market rollouts and further development of the AI engine, aiming to give deal teams early-stage market discovery and origination capabilities, reducing reliance on external advisors. It faces competition from PitchBook, S&P Capital IQ, Grata, and Inven.
Peak XV Raises Surge Seed Ceiling to $5M, Unveils 18-Startup Cohort
Peak XV Partners, a major VC firm with over $10 billion in assets under management, has increased the maximum investment per startup through its Surge seed platform from $3 million to $5 million. The firm announced its 12th cohort, Surge 12, comprising 18 startups, with more than $50 million invested across the cohort. The startups span sectors including AI, robotics, space, healthcare, fintech, and more, with founders from diverse backgrounds. Notable startups include August AI, Ditto, and ULOOK. Peak XV notes that the bar for Series A funding has increased significantly, and they are seeing more capital-intensive startups, especially in deeptech. Surge has backed over 180 startups since 2019, and the top 10 companies from previous cohorts generate over $1 billion in combined annual revenue.
Lovable raises $400M in Series C funding at $13.3B valuation
Lovable has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT.
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