Author: Jesse Landry

There is a certain kind of company that does not scream for attention. It builds in the quiet. It earns in the dark. And then one day the market leans in and says, wait… who’s been running the room? Nucleus Security just secured $20M in Series C funding. Delta-v Capital led the round. Arthur Ventures doubled down. That is not charity. That is conviction with a calculator. Congratulations to Steve Carter, Co-founder and CEO, and Scott Kuffer, Co-founder and COO, for building something investors do not just understand, but feel in their bones. Also respect to Co-founder Nick Fleming, because…

Space is not the problem. Space is generous. Bandwidth is stingy. Every day satellites capture oceans, borders, crops, cities, and about 98% of that Earth observation data never makes it back to the ground in time to matter. It floats there, priceless and unusable, like a symphony with no speakers. The bottleneck is not imagination. It is downlink, and downlink does not care how advanced your satellite is if it cannot get the data home. The Compression Company looked at that silence and heard opportunity. Michael Stanway, Co Founder and CEO, and Joe Griffith, Co Founder and CTO, met studying…

Some companies sell hardware. TRUCE Software sells restraint. And in a world addicted to notifications, restraint is a premium product. Out of Lisle, Illinois, TRUCE Software just secured a Series B round led by Yttrium, with continued backing from Allomer Capital Group and New Amsterdam Growth Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed, which usually means the real number is less interesting than the conviction behind it. Axel Krieger, Partner at Yttrium, is betting on focus as infrastructure. Erik Hällström, CEO of TRUCE Software, is building it. Congratulations to Erik Hällström and the entire TRUCE Software team for closing the round…

Figment does not make noise. It makes rails. Quiet ones. The kind institutions step onto when the stakes are real, the checks have commas, and uptime is not a marketing claim but a fiduciary requirement. Founded in Canada in 2018, Figment matured alongside proof of stake itself, not chasing headlines but laying infrastructure that the startup ecosystem now depends on whether it notices or not. At the center is Lorien Gabel, CEO, a builder with long-term infrastructure muscle memory. Interlog. Bird on a Wire Networks. Pingg.com. Companies built, scaled, and acquired before crypto was a category anyone could casually mispronounce.…

Lerer Hippeau does not chase noise. Lerer Hippeau listens for signal. Founded in 2010 in New York City, the firm was built by Kenneth Lerer, Benjamin Lerer, and Eric Hippeau, operators turned investors who understood that zero to one is not a slogan, it is a stress test. SEC filings across multiple funds list Kenneth Lerer and Benjamin Lerer as principals of Lerer Hippeau Ventures Management, LLC, with Eric Hippeau serving as Manager of the General Partner. That is not marketing copy. That is structural authority. When capital compounds, governance matters. The firm positions itself as a specialist in zero…

Most companies treat 3rd-party risk like a paperwork problem. Lema AI looked at the same mess and said this is not a paperwork problem, this is a crime scene. In February 2026, Lema Labs, Inc. stepped out of stealth with $24M in total funding, a Seed round of roughly $6.5M led by F2 Venture Capital and a Series A of about $17.5M led by Team8, with Salesforce Ventures in the mix. That is not just capital. That is conviction. Conviction that the old way of managing vendor risk with static questionnaires and spreadsheet theater is finally getting audited by reality.…

Money moves quietly in regulated finance. Until it doesn’t. On Feb 12, 2026, Uptiq stepped into the light with a $25M Series B, led by Curql, the credit union backed venture fund that understands compliance is not a suggestion. Silverton Partners, 645 Ventures, Broadridge, Green Visor Capital, Live Oak Ventures, First Capital, Epic Ventures, Tau Ventures, and Evolution VC all leaned in. Smart capital knows when infrastructure is more valuable than noise. Congratulations to Snehal Fulzele, Founder & CEO, and Anand Deshmukh, CTO, along with Gaurav Mehra, COO, Andrew Bertolina, Adriene McCance, Jay Shah, Bill Elderton, Dub Sutherland, Jay Richardson,…

Some companies chase productivity. Others build for posterity. Integrate decided to build for programs that cost billions, stretch across years, and operate where WiFi is not a given and clearance is currency. That is not a Trello board problem. That is a national security problem. Integrate just secured $17M in Series A funding led by FPV Ventures, with participation from Fuse VC and Rsquared VC, and continued backing from New Vista, Hyperplane, and Riot Ventures. Respect where it is due. When capital like that shows up, it is not curiosity. It is conviction. Credit to Founder and CEO John Conafay…

In hospitality, the room used to be the product. Sleep, shower, minibar regret, repeat. But somewhere between the infinity pool and the spa menu, someone asked a dangerous question. What if the night is optional? That question just turned into $2M. daypass.com, founded in 2023, has closed a $2M investment round led by a private capital group specialized in experiences, hospitality, entertainment, and the hotel industry. No vanity metrics. No chest beating. Just capital aimed straight at international expansion, team growth, stronger tech, and deeper agreements with hotel chains and premium experiences. When money moves like that, it is not…

Thirty million dollars just walked into the SaaS security chat and didn’t ask for permission. Reco just secured $30M Series B, led by Oren Zeev and Zeev Ventures, with Insight Partners, boldstart ventures, Angular Ventures, Workday Ventures, TIAA Ventures, S Ventures, and Quadrille Capital all leaning in. That is not tourist capital. That is conviction capital. And when that many serious operators crowd the table, it is because something underneath the hood is humming. Congratulations to Ofer Klein, Co Founder and CEO, Gal Nakash, Co Founder and CPO, and Dr. Tal Shapira, Co Founder and CTO. Three founders forged in…