Goodfire Raises $50M In Series A Funding Led By Menlo Ventures At $200M Valuation

Goodfire, a San Francisco-based AI interpretability research company, raised $50M in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Anthropic, B Capital, Work-Bench, Wing, South Park Commons, and others. Founded by CEO Eric Ho, Goodfire is a public benefit corporation focused on decoding the internal workings of AI models through its flagship platform, Ember. The funding will support the company's expansion, continued research, and customer partnerships to develop tools that unlock AI’s inner logic and enable more transparent, controllable systems. INVESTORS: Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Anthropic, B Capital, Work-Bench, Wing Venture Capital & South Park Commons ROUND: Series A AMOUNT: $50,000,000 VALUATION: $200,000,000 HQ: #SanFrancisco #California #VentureCapital #Goodfire #EricHo #MenloVentures #LightspeedVenturePartners #Anthropic #BCapital #WorkBench #WingVentureCapital #SouthParkCommons #TradedVC

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K2 Space Raises $500 Million In Series D Round Led By Kleiner Perkins And ICONIQK2 Space, a Torrance, California-based satellite manufacturer, has raised $500 million in a Series D round at a $6.8 billion valuation. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, with participation from CapitalG, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altimeter Capital, Spark Capital, Sands Capital, ARK Invest, and T. Rowe Price Associates. Founded in 2022 by brothers Karan Kunjur and Neel Kunjur, K2 builds high-power, large-scale satellites for commercial and defense customers. The funding will help expand manufacturing capacity to 100 satellites per year as demand grows for next-generation communications, defense, and space infrastructure. FOUNDERS: Karan Kunjur & Neel Kunjur INVESTORS: Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, CapitalG, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altimeter Capital, Spark Capital, Sands Capital, ARK Invest & T. Rowe Price Associates ROUND: Series D AMOUNT: $500,000,000 VALUATION: $6,800,000,000 HQ: Torrance, California #VentureCapital #K2Space #SpaceTech #Satellite #TradedVC

Cantina Raises $8 Million Funding Led By Framework Ventures To Expand Security PlatformCantina, a Miami, Florida-based provider of a community-powered agentic security platform, has raised $8M in funding in a round led by Framework Ventures, bringing its total funding to $16.5M. The company plans to use the new capital to further expand its autonomous security platform. Led by CEO Hari Mulackal, Cantina develops security software that automates vulnerability management and remediation through an autonomous security workforce, leveraging capabilities such as a security memory layer that creates a digital twin of an organization’s environment, automated risk prioritization, autonomous remediation workflows, and verified resolution tracking. The company serves customers ranging from mid-market businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises across healthcare, fintech, and other regulated sectors. FOUNDER: Harikrishnan Mulackal INVESTOR: Framework Ventures AMOUNT: $8,000,000 HQ: Miami, Florida #VentureCapital #Cantina #HarikrishnanMulackal #TradedVC

Insight Partners Leads $50 Million Series C Funding For Inforcer In LondonInforcer, a London-based software company that helps managed service providers (MSPs) manage Microsoft 365 environments for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised a $50 million Series C funding round led by Insight Partners. The new investment reflects growing demand for IT management, cybersecurity, and AI governance tools as SMBs increasingly rely on MSPs to handle complex technology and security challenges. According to co-founder and CEO Jamie Daum, Inforcer has achieved 300% year-over-year growth and has now raised a total of $110 million across three funding rounds in just 18 months. The company plans to use the funding to continue developing products such as Shadow AI detection and real-time threat detection tools, while also expanding its presence in the U.S. market. FOUNDERS: Jamie Daum & William Connor INVESTOR: Insight Partners ROUND: Series C AMOUNT: $50,000,000 HQ: London, United Kingdom #VentureCapital #Inforcer #JamieDaum #WilliamConnor #TradedVC