Led · Series A · Aug 2026

Luca offers a broad catalogue of high-quality curricular content across courses and subjects combined with AI tools designed to reduce teachers’ administrative time. The company emphasizes competitive pricing, operational excellence, transparent contracts and a strong customer experience. Coverage describes Luca as one of the fastest-growing edtech companies in Latin America and as a top-decile SaaS company at the Series A stage globally. Its product approach blends traditional learning elements with AI to enable individualized, scalable blended education that complements teachers. Financially, the company has raised over $13 million in total funding following the $8 million Series A. The article frames Luca’s strategy as long-term, aiming to build a durable company rather than chase a short-term trend.

Led · Series A · Jun 2026

Founded in 2023, Lightbringer has built an AI-native platform that combines agentic AI with oversight from expert patent lawyers to automate and accelerate patent processes. The platform integrates intellectual property strategy, patent filing, and portfolio management in a single offering and is sold via a fixed-price subscription model. Lightbringer says its approach can reduce patent filing timelines from around two months to just a few days while lowering costs compared with traditional law-firm workflows. The company targets startups, SMEs, and deeptech firms that face lengthy, expensive, and complex patent processes and a shortage of specialist patent lawyers. With the new Series A funding, Lightbringer plans to further develop its AI capabilities and expand its operations into the US market.

Participated · Series A · May 2026

Happl builds a platform aimed at simplifying complex employee benefits administration, particularly for companies operating across multiple countries. The company emphasizes use of AI to reduce lengthy, spreadsheet-driven processes and streamline stakeholder workflows. Leadership communication around the fundraise noted recent team additions, with Andrew Okun joining the company just over two months before the announcement. Happl is actively hiring and soliciting conversations with potential customers and partners following the financing. The article did not disclose revenue, user counts, founding year, or location.

Led · Seed · May 2026

Corvera offers an agentic platform that sits atop existing systems and ERPs to automate manual, fragmented back-office workflows for CPG brands, enabling tasks like order recording, fulfillment routing, and invoicing to be executed autonomously. The company aims to provide live visibility into financial performance, cash flow, and logistics while reducing operational overhead and improving margins. Corvera participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 cohort and has a leadership team with CPG and AI experience, led by CEO Chris Kong and CTO Dirk Breeuwer. The startup plans to use its newly raised seed capital to scale the product, expand its team, and grow its customer base. Corvera was founded in London and is currently based in San Francisco.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

Zymtrace builds autonomous optimization software that increases utilization of existing GPUs to recover wasted GPU spend. The company positions its technology as an alternative to simply buying more powerful GPUs, arguing existing hardware can be made to do more. Zymtrace's messaging claims its solution can recover "billions in wasted GPU spend" and emphasizes operational efficiency. The company credits early customers for supporting product development and highlights a dedicated engineering team. Its leadership includes CTO Joel Höner. Zymtrace recently strengthened its financial position by raising a $12.2M seed round led by Venture Guides.