Global venture funding this week highlights continued investor confidence in enterprise software, workforce technology, and cybersecurity. Capital flowed into customer relationship management (CRM), recruitment, digital transformation, and cyber resilience platforms, reflecting sustained demand for technologies that help organizations improve operational efficiency while strengthening digital security.
Global | Enterprise Applications
BUSINESSNEXT , a provider of a composable platform for customer relationship management (CRM), data management, lending, and AI agent solutions, raised $40 million USD in a Series B round from ServiceNow.
telli, a provider of an AI-powered call automation platform, raised $15 million USD in a Seed round from Redalpine, Cherry Ventures, Y Combinator and Mutschler Ventures.
Global | Employment Innovation
Refer, a provider of an AI-powered recruitment and job-matching platform, raised $7.5 million USD in a Series A round.
Talentware, an AI-powered talent management platform, raised $3.8 million USD in a Seed round from CDP Venture Capital, 360 Capital Partners, 035 Investimenti, Luca Bitonto and two additional investors.
Free Agent, a provider of career guidance solutions for job seekers, raised $1.7 million USD in a Seed round.
MENTELEM, a provider of integrated mental health solutions for businesses, raised $0.68 million USD in a Seed round from Successful Fund.
Global | IT Outsourcing
Xentra, a provider of digital security solutions and IT services, raised $3.63 million USD in a Series A round from Maven Capital Partners.
Emergent Software, a provider of software development and digital transformation consulting services, raised a Seed round of an undisclosed amount.
Global | Cybersecurity
Glow, a developer of endpoint security and autonomous risk management software, raised $180 million USD in a Series A round from Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, Redpoint Ventures and five additional investors.
Twenty, a developer of foundational technologies designed to strengthen democratic resilience across cyberspace and the electromagnetic domain, raised $30 million USD in a Series B round from Khosla Ventures.
Empirical Security, a provider of AI model security solutions, raised $25 million USD in a Series A round from Brightmind, Costanoa and HPA.
StrongestLayer, a provider of enterprise cybersecurity solutions, raised $4.1 million USD in a Series A round from Inovia Capital, Sorenson Capital, Alumni Ventures and Christopher Key.
OSSPREY, a developer of software that detects malicious code in open-source software, raised $2.65 million USD in a Seed round from Episode 1 Ventures, Osney Capital and Octopus Ventures.
Zafran, a provider of security risk mitigation solutions, raised a Series C round of an undisclosed amount from Cisco Investments.
Market takeaway
This week’s funding activity reflects continued investment in enterprise technologies that support customer engagement, workforce management, and digital transformation. Cybersecurity remained a leading investment theme, with investors backing solutions spanning endpoint protection, AI model security, software supply chain protection, and enterprise risk management as organizations continue to strengthen their cyber resilience.
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