Alpaca, the self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure API, just announced a $52 million Series C funding round from its new office in Manhattan, New York. The funding round marks a major milestone for Alpaca as it continues its push toward global expansion and product innovation. The new cash injection will help the company build on its momentum, targeting both enterprise institutions and fintechs across the US, the Middle East, and […]

Stoke Space, a pioneer in fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicles, announced the successful closing of a $260 million Series C funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $480 million. The Series C funding round reflects the growing demand for Stoke’s innovative approach to creating ultra-low-cost on-demand space transportation, as well as the exceptional progress the company has made in developing the fully reusable solutions that make low-cost access to […]

Inversion Space, a leader in space logistics, has successfully raised $44 million in its Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its cutting-edge Arc vehicle, designed to deliver critical goods from space on demand. This brings Inversion’s total funding to $54 million, following an earlier $10 million seed round. The milestone comes as Inversion continues to transform space transportation for both the commercial and defense sectors. Paving the […]

H3X, a leader in high power density electric motors, has secured $20 million in an oversubscribed Series A round. Led by CEO Jason Sylvestre, H3X made its debut in Y Combinator’s W21 batch. Alongside Sylvestre, the H3X founding team includes CTO Max Liben and COO Eric Maciolek. Zillionize considers many factors when investing in startups, but the strength and determination of the founding team is what clearly made H3X stand […]

Albedo, a frontrunner in delivering the sharpest satellite imagery available commercially, has once again made headlines with its latest Series A-1 funding round. In a significant boost to their mission, Albedo has successfully raised an extra $35 million in an extension to their Series A from late 2022, thanks to the confidence and backing of lead investor Standard Investments, among others. This remarkable achievement brings Albedo’s total funding to an […]

Reality Defender, a groundbreaking startup specializing in the detection of text, video, and image deepfakes, has successfully closed its Series A round with a robust $15M in investments. Emerging as a distinguished member of the Y Combinator W22 batch and initially backed by Zillionize, this funding milestone further solidifies its position as a leader in the cybersecurity and AI ethics landscape. Our initial investment in Reality Defender underscored our belief […]