Issue #27 • August 19, 2025
Hey SeedRadar Squad! This week, OpenAI is reportedly planning a share sale that could rocket up the company’s value, signaling intense investor appetite for the AI revolution. Simultaneously, Kriya Therapeutics secured a significant new financing round to bolster its work in advanced gene therapies, while Brightspeed raised over a billion dollars for its fiber network expansion.
Moreover, innovation continues to thrive with game-changing solutions. We feature the startup Sahay AI, which is pioneering a platform that combines AI and robotics. New funding rounds are also fueling a diverse range of ventures, from healthcare provider infrastructure to autonomous military drones and AI platforms that are redefining sales and marketing.
📈 Important News of the Week!
• Brightspeed has priced an offering of $1.65 billion in capital to accelerate its fiber optic network expansion across the USA. This new capital brings the company's total funding for its fiber buildout to $5.9 billion in just one year0. - Read More
• OpenAI staffers are reportedly planning a share sale that could total $6 billion, valuing the artificial intelligence leader at an immense $500 billion. The potential sale, expected to involve major investors like Thrive Capital and SoftBank Group Corp, signals intense investor appetite to gain a stake in the company at the forefront of the AI revolution. - Read More
• Kriya Therapeutics has secured $313 million in a new financing round, marking one of the largest fundraises for a private biotech company so far this year. The funding will bolster Kriya's work in developing advanced gene therapies for a range of diseases. - Read More
• IVIX has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round. The funding will be used to scale its technology, which helps tax authorities analyze vast datasets to uncover non-compliance in the shadow economy, improving revenue collection and fairness. - Read More
💰 Hot Funding Rounds You Missed!
• Medallion ($43M) -AI-powered provider network infrastructure that helps healthcare organizations manage credentialing, licensing, and compliance. - Read More • SpinLaunch ($30M) -A space technology company developing an alternative method for putting satellites into Earth's orbit. - Read More • Topline Pro ($27M) -Platform for home service professionals that uses autonomous agents to handle marketing, sales, and operations. - Read More • Tote.ai ($22.6M) -An AI-native point-of-sale system designed specifically for fuel and convenience stores to modernize inventory management, customer engagement, and operational efficiency. - Read More
🌱 The Next Big Thing: Our Startup Pick!
🎯 This Week's Emerging Star: Sahay AI 1
Sahay AI is a startup making serious noise in the robotics and transportation space. As a winner of the Pennovation Works accelerator competition and backed by Unshackled Ventures, they are definitely one to watch.
So what's their big idea? Sahay AI is building an AI-powered platform to revolutionize railway inspections. We aren't talking about simple software; their core product is a portable device called LARR-E (Locomotive Asset Rail Reliability Expert) that mounts onto any rail vehicle. Using precision sensors, it automatically gathers real-time data on track conditions, from cracked welds to misaligned rails, feeding it all into an intelligent dashboard for maintenance teams.
Everyone knows the danger and disruption caused by train derailments, often stemming from infrastructure failures that are missed by slow, costly, and error-prone manual inspections. That's exactly what Sahay AI is trying to fix. They are betting that by combining AI with robotics, they can make railway inspections 10 times faster and 90% cheaper, preventing disasters before they happen. It is a bold goal to make our railways safer and more reliable through intelligent automation, and that makes Sahay AI a company worth watching very closely.
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1 The general partner of Seedradar Ventures is an investor in Sahay AI.
