Kontext Raises $10M In Seed Funding Led By M13 With Investors Torch Capital Credo Ventures And Parable VC

Kontext, a San Francisco-based advertising platform for AI chatbots and GenAI apps, raised $10M in seed funding led by M13, with backing from Torch Capital, Credo Ventures, and Parable VC. Led by CEO Andrej Kiska, the company enables brands like Amazon, Uber, and Canva to run real-time, context-aware ads within chatbots, reporting 2–3x higher click-through rates and up to 30% better return on ad spend compared to traditional ad channels. INVESTORS: M13, Torch Capital, Credo Ventures & Parable VC ROUND: Seed AMOUNT: $10,000,000 HQ: #SanFrancisco #California #VentureCapital #Kontext #M13 #TorchCapital #CredoVentures #ParableVC #TradedVC

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Vendelux Raises $50 Million Series B Led By Tribeca Venture Partners For Event Intelligence ToolsVendelux has raised a $50 million Series B round led by Tribeca Venture Partners, with participation from S3, Pelion Ventures, HubSpot Ventures, FirstMark, and Cervin Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $71 million. The company provides intelligence and measurement tools for B2B events, tracking more than 250,000 events worldwide to help organizations identify opportunities for meaningful in-person engagement and better measure event ROI. Used by more than 50,000 marketing professionals and influencing over $5 billion in event spend, Vendelux serves customers including Ramp, Glean, Coupa, McKesson, WRITER, Deel, Intel, and the United States Postal Service. According to Alex Reynolds, CEO and Co-founder of Vendelux, the new funding will support further investment in AI and new products designed to strengthen connections between marketers and event organizers while making business events more measurable and effective. FOUNDERS: Alex Reynolds & Stefan Deeran INVESTORS: Tribeca Venture Partners, S3, Pelion Ventures, HubSpot Ventures, FirstMark & Cervin Ventures ROUND: Series B AMOUNT: $50,000,000 HQ: New York City, New York #VentureCapital #Vendelux #AlexReynolds #StefanDeeran #TradedVC

Fleek Secures $25 Million In Series B Funding Led By Burda Principal InvestmentsFleek has announced a $25 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $45 million. The round was led by Burda Principal Investments, with participation from eBay Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, HV Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, H14, and Pioneer Fund. Fleek is building an AI-native marketplace for the global secondhand apparel industry, using proprietary models to understand resale fashion, match buyers with suppliers, and automate operations. Its flagship AI vision model, FleekSort, can identify, grade, and price garments in seconds, helping modernize a secondhand market that still relies heavily on manual processes. The company says the new funding will support its mission of making secondhand the first choice and expanding its AI-driven platform across a rapidly growing global resale market. FOUNDER: Abhi Arora INVESTORS: Burda Principal Investments, eBay Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), HV Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, H14 & Pioneer Fund ROUND: Series B AMOUNT: $25,000,000 HQ: London, United Kingdom #VentureCapital #Fleek #AbhiArora #TradedVC

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures Closes $25 Million Fund II For AI Cybersecurity And Developer ToolsVermilion Cliffs Ventures has closed its second fund, a $25 million vehicle that will continue the firm’s focus on backing technical founders building in areas such as AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and developer tools. Founded in 2023 by solo GP Ashley Smith, the venture firm raised the new fund in approximately four months, with significant support from existing investors. Fund II plans to invest between $500,000 and $1 million per company and target at least 25 startups over the next two and a half years, building on the success of the firm’s $13 million debut fund, which backed 35 companies including Keycard and CopilotKit. FOUNDER: GP Ashley Smith AMOUNT: $25,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #VermilionCliffsVentures #GPAshleySmith #TradedVC