Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 18, 2025

Ramp Raises $200 M Series E for Financial Operations Platform

Ramp, a New York-based fintech company offering a corporate spend management and financial operations platform, raised $200 million in a Series E round to accelerate product development and expand its finance automation suite for enterprises.

The fresh funding, led by Founders Fund, boosts Ramp’s valuation to $16 billion, reflecting investor confidence in its mission to help businesses save time and money through integrated spend management tools. The company plans to use the capital to deepen its AI-driven automation features and scale up services for its growing customer base of 40,000+ businesses.

Funding Details:

Startup: Ramp (USA)

Investors: Founders Fund (lead), Thrive Capital, D1 Capital Partners, General Catalyst, GIC, ICONIQ Growth, Khosla Ventures, and others

Amount Raised: $200 M

Total Raised: ~$1.9 B (incl. prior debt financing)

Funding Stage: Series E

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Salmon Secures $88 M Growth Round to Scale Fintech in SE Asia

Salmon, a Philippines-based consumer fintech startup operating a digital lending platform and rural bank, secured $88 million in a growth funding round to expand its presence across Southeast Asia and enhance access to credit services.

The raise comprises $60 million in a Nordic bond drawdown and $28 million in new equity, underscoring a novel mix of debt and equity financing for a young challenger bank. The equity portion was led by Spice Expeditions, a fintech-focused VC firm founded by a former Ribbit Capital partner. Salmon will leverage the funds to double down on its mission of providing AI-driven, user-friendly financial services in the Philippines and beyond, aiming to reach more underserved consumers with innovative credit products.

Funding Details:

Startup: Salmon (Philippines)

Investors: Spice Expeditions (lead VC), Antler Elevate, and existing backers, including IFC, ADQ’s Lunate, Northstar, and local investors

Amount Raised: $88 M (equity + bond)

Total Raised: ~$143 M (including prior rounds and debt)

Funding Stage: Growth (Equity + Debt Financing)

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

BCDtek Raises $83.5 M Pre-Series A for OLED Microdisplays

BCDtek, a Chinese OLED microdisplay manufacturer, raised ¥600 million (~$83.5 million) in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate the commercial use of its high-resolution microdisplay technology in AI and AR applications. The deal was jointly led by CDF Capital and Anshu Capital, with participation from QCapital, a state-owned investment arm, and other investors.

BCDtek’s silicon-based OLED microdisplays enable thin, power-efficient screens ideal for augmented reality headsets, smart glasses, and high-contrast viewfinders. The fresh capital and additional credit lines will fuel BCDtek’s expansion, including a planned large-scale production line, as it works to meet growing demand in emerging AR/VR markets.

Funding Details:

Startup: BCDtek (China)

Investors: CDF Capital (co-lead), Anshu Capital (co-lead), QCapital, Zhenjiang SOE Investment Co., and others

Amount Raised: $83.5 M (¥600 M)

Total Raised: ~$83.5 M (pre-Series A initial funding)

Funding Stage: Pre-Series A

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Amartha Secures $55 M from DFIs for Women-Focused Microfinance

Amartha, an Indonesian fintech platform providing microloans to women entrepreneurs in rural areas, secured $55 million in debt financing from European development finance institutions to expand financial inclusion for women-led micro-businesses. The funding – a syndicated loan facility – is provided by Swedfund, Finnfund, and BIO (Belgium) as part of their impact investment initiatives.

This capital infusion will enable Amartha to broaden its reach in underserved communities, empowering more women with affordable credit and supporting economic development in Indonesia’s villages. Launched in 2010 and pivoted to P2P lending in 2016, Amartha has previously raised equity from global investors and will use the new funds to deepen its microfinance programs and digital lending infrastructure.

Funding Details:

Startup: Amartha (Indonesia)

Investors: Swedfund, Finnfund, BIO (lead European DFIs)

Amount Raised: $55 M (Loan Facility)

Total Raised: >$80 M (including prior equity rounds)

Funding Stage: Debt Financing

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Autonomize AI Lands $28 M Series A to Scale Healthcare AI Platform

Autonomize AI, an Austin-based startup developing AI “agent” software for healthcare and life sciences, raised $28 million in a Series A round to expand its agentic AI orchestration platform for healthcare data. The funding was co-led by strategic healthcare investors Valtruis, Cigna Ventures, and Tau Ventures, with participation from other backers and existing seed investors.

Autonomize’s technology acts as an intelligent layer to integrate and analyze fragmented clinical data (EMRs, imaging, genomics, etc.) into real-time insights for providers. The new capital, which brings Autonomize’s total funding to $32 million, will help the company accelerate product development and commercial deployment of its AI platform, ultimately aiming to improve patient care by making healthcare data actionable.

Funding Details:

Startup: Autonomize AI (USA)

Investors: Valtruis (lead), Cigna Group Ventures (lead), Tau Ventures (lead), with Asset Management Ventures, ATX Venture Partners, Capital Factory (among others)

Amount Raised: $28 M

Total Raised: $32 M

Funding Stage: Series A

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Knowunity Raises $30 M Series B for AI-Powered Learning Platform

Knowunity, a Berlin-based edtech startup offering an AI-driven learning platform for students, raised €27 million (~$30 million) in a Series B round to grow its personalized AI study companion globally. The round was led by European VC XAnge, joined by PortfoLion, Isomer Capital, Project A Ventures, Redalpine, Educapital, and notable angel investors.

Knowunity’s app provides a personalized AI learning assistant combined with student-generated content to make studying more engaging and effective for over 20 million students across 15 countries. With this funding, which brings Knowunity’s total to €45 M (~$50 M), the company will scale into new markets and enhance its AI features, moving closer to its vision of an accessible digital tutor for every student.

Funding Details:

Startup: Knowunity (Germany)

Investors: XAnge (lead), Project A Ventures, Redalpine, Educapital, PortfoLion, Isomer Capital, and others

Amount Raised: $30 M (€27 M)

Total Raised: ~$50 M (€45 M)

Funding Stage: Series B

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Typedef Emerges with $5.5 M Seed Funding for AI Infrastructure

Typedef, an AI infrastructure startup focused on turning AI prototypes into production-grade pipelines, emerged from stealth with $5.5 million in Seed funding to build out its platform for scalable AI model workload. The seed round was led by Pear VC, with participation from Verissimo Ventures, Monochrome Ventures, Tokyo Black, and several angel investors.

Founded by data infrastructure veterans, Typedef is developing a serverless toolchain to help teams deploy large AI models and unstructured data pipelines reliably at scale, addressing the common gap between AI demos and real-world production. The fresh funds will support product development and go-to-market efforts as Typedef aims to streamline enterprise AI deployments and prevent promising AI projects from stalling at the prototype phase.

Funding Details:

Startup: Typedef (USA)

Investors: Pear VC (lead), Verissimo Ventures, Monochrome Ventures, Tokyo Black, plus notable angels

Amount Raised: $5.5 M

Total Raised: $5.5 M

Funding Stage: Seed

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Oben Electric Closes $5.8 M to Accelerate Affordable E-Motorcycles

Oben Electric, an Indian electric motorcycle startup, raised an additional ₹50 crore (≈$5.8 million) in its Series A round to expand production and launch its new affordable e-motorcycle platform. The infusion came from Helios Capital (lead) along with the Sharda family office and the Kay family, bringing Oben’s total Series A funding to ₹100 crore (~$12 M). Earlier in January, Oben raised the first ₹50 crore tranche; in total, the startup has now secured about ₹200 crore (~$24 M) to date.

The fresh funds will help Oben accelerate its expansion to over 150 showrooms across India and fast-track the development of its new “O100” electric motorcycle aimed at the mass market (priced under ₹1 lakh). Oben also plans to scale up manufacturing at its Bangalore facility and strengthen its after-sales network as it drives toward a future Series B for international growth.

Funding Details:

Startup: Oben Electric (India)

Investors: Helios (lead), Sharda Family Office, Kay Family (among others)

Amount Raised: $5.8 M (₹50 Cr)

Total Raised: ~$24 M (₹200 Cr to date)

Funding Stage: Series A (extended)

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

Grifin Secures $11 M Series A for Consumer Investing App

Grifin, a US-based investing app that helps people invest in the brands they buy from, secured $11 million in a Series A round to make stock investing more accessible and intuitive for new investors. Grifin’s platform automatically buys $1 fractional shares of companies where users shop, embodying a “stock where you shop” model to engage first-time investors.

The Series A was led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Alloy Labs, Draper Associates, Gaingels, Nevcaut Ventures, and TTV Capital. The new funding brings Grifin’s total funding to about $22 million, and will fuel the growth of its user base (already 500k+ registered users) and the development of new features. Grifin plans to hire more engineering and UX talent and roll out an AI-powered chatbot advisor and family investing tools to further simplify investing for beginners.

Funding Details:

Startup: Grifin (USA)

Investors: Nava Ventures (lead), Alloy Labs, Draper Associates, Gaingels, Nevcaut Ventures, TTV Capital

Amount Raised: $11 M

Total Raised: ~$22 M

Funding Stage: Series A

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

HOPPR Secures $31.5 M Series A to Advance AI Medical Imaging

HOPPR, a Chicago-based startup revolutionizing AI-powered medical imaging development, raised $31.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to scale its platform for building and deploying AI imaging applications. The funding was co-led by Kivu and Greycroft, with participation from PSG Equity, Morningside Capital, Fortitude Ventures, and Health2047 (the American Medical Association’s innovation arm).

HOPPR provides a platform that streamlines how AI algorithms for medical image analysis are created, validated, and integrated, aiming to accelerate innovation in diagnostic imaging. With the new capital, HOPPR plans to accelerate platform development, expand its foundation model capabilities, scale operations, and grow its team to meet increasing demand from healthcare AI developers. This Series A brings HOPPR’s total funding to roughly $33 million, positioning the company to drive adoption of AI in clinical imaging workflows.

Funding Details:

Startup: HOPPR (USA)

Investors: Kivu Ventures (lead), Greycroft (lead), PSG Equity, Morningside Capital, Fortitude Ventures, Health2047

Amount Raised: $31.5 M

Total Raised: ~$33 M

Funding Stage: Series A

Funding Date: June 18, 2025

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