Pally Secures $1.1 Million Pre-Seed Round Led By Y Combinator And Other Investors

Pally, founded by CEO Haz Hubble, has closed a $1.1 million pre-seed round following its launch and recognition as Product of the Week on Product Hunt. Backed by investors including Y Combinator, F dot Inc, Pioneer Fund, and several prominent angels, Pally aims to build a generational company focused on using AI to enhance human connection, productivity, and happiness on a global scale. INVESTORS: Y Combinator, F dot Inc, Pioneer Fund, Cal Henderson, Thomas Wolf, Helena Gagern, Furqan Rydhan & Hubert Thieblot ROUND: Pre-Seed AMOUNT: $1,100,000 HQ: #SanFrancisco #California #VentureCapital #Pally #HazHubble #YCombinator #FdotInc #PioneerFund #CalHenderson #ThomasWolf #HelenaGagern #FurqanRydhan #HubertThieblot #TradedVC

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Runta Raises $20 Million Seed Round Led By A16z For AI Agent InfrastructureRunta, a San Francisco Bay Area startup building the execution layer for AI agents, has raised a $20 million seed round led by a16z. The company’s platform helps organizations control what AI agents can do while they run by limiting access, capping spending, and maintaining records of agent actions. Founded by Guanlan Dai, Runta aims to provide the infrastructure and guardrails needed to safely deploy and manage autonomous AI agents at scale. FOUNDER: Guanlan Dai INVESTOR: a16z ROUND: Seed AMOUNT: $20,000,000 HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, California #VentureCapital #Runta #TradedPartner #GuanlanDai #TradedVC

Alpaca Secures $135 Million Funding Led By Peak XV To Enhance Brokerage InfrastructureAlpaca, a global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure, raised $135 million in funding led by Peak XV, with major participation from Elefund. New and returning investors included Opera Tech Ventures (VC Arm of BNP Paribas) and Unbound. Alpaca has secured $435 million in total financing, inclusive of debt financing from Payward (Kraken’s parent company) and BMO. The raise builds on Alpaca’s $150 million Series D in January, which valued the company at $1.15 billion. As tokenization reshapes access to global markets and AI accelerates the creation of new financial applications and market participants, demand is growing for regulated infrastructure for the next era of finance. Founded by Yoshi Yokokawa and Hitoshi Harada, Alpaca will use the capital to accelerate its agent-first brokerage infrastructure enabling financial companies and institutional clients to build and scale investing products across traditional and onchain markets. FOUNDERS: Yoshi Yokokawa (@iyoshyoshi) & Hitoshi Harada (@umitanuki) INVESTORS: Peak XV, Elefund, Opera Tech Ventures, Unbound AMOUNT: $135,000,000 TOTAL FUNDING: $400,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #Alpaca #TradedPartner #YoshiYokokawa #HitoshiHarada #TradedVC