News & Press

Zenflow, Inc., developer of the Zenflow Spring® System, announced the close of an oversubscribed $52 million Series D financing round. Cook Medical led the round and will also serve as the sole U.S. distribution partner for the Zenflow Spring.

Golden Seeds Chicago Chapter, founded by Susan Abrams, Angela Allen, and Linda Singh, has grown tremendously since launching last fall. Sheridan Road Magazine spoke with our Chicago leaders about the need for this type of investment community and the impact it has made in just one year.

Bairitone Health, a startup developing solutions and technology for untreated obstructive sleep apnea, raised $2.4 million, exceeding its $2 million goal. The funding will go toward Bairitone's clinical site expansion, FDA-facing work, and the continued development of its SOMNAR technology.

EliseAI, the artificial intelligence company that automates back-office work for landlords and health systems, has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, the company told Fortune, nearly doubling its valuation from just over a year ago.

Locus Lock, a developer of software-defined GNSS technology for contested and degraded environments, announced a strategic funding round. The company also announced the October 2026 launch of Leo200, its new software-defined GNSS receiver platform.

EliseAI today announced Apollo, its first agentic AI teammate. Apollo is a single AI agent capable of performing any task in the Elise platform, changing how everyone from leasing agents to executives go about their jobs, and providing an entirely new AI-forward interface for property operations.

Bio-based materials company Uncaged Innovations has named Lorenzo Ercoli vice president of sales, bringing on a 15-year veteran of the leather and materials industry as it looks to accelerate growth across fashion, luxury, and automotive.

A Case Western Reserve University-led research team is developing a noninvasive oral cancer test to help clinicians decide—chairside and within minutes— whether a suspicious lesion in the mouth needs a biopsy. The work is supported by a five-year, $2.93M grant from the National Cancer Institute.

One in every two women over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis, but Laura Yecies is working to reduce that risk. As the CEO of Osteoboost, Yecies oversees a company making the first FDA-cleared wearable device shown to slow bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.

Strategic collaboration combines Sylvatex's differentiated precursor-free manufacturing platform with OneJoon's commercial-scale battery equipment and Lab-to-Production expertise to accelerate time-to-market for Western LFP supply chains as demand accelerates.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced today that the New Jersey Chapter of Golden Seeds has invested more than $10 million in women-led early-stage companies since its launch in 2020 in partnership with the NJEDA.

SAP Concur unveiled a series of AI-driven solutions, including a tool designed to make meeting planning more efficient in partnership with Groupize. Showcased at the GBTA Convention in Chicago, a newly enhanced Meeting Planning Agent streamlines the process and can help reduce accommodation costs.

Chromatic 3D Materials is establishing an integrated rocket propellant test-firing capability at Camp Ripley, a 53,000-acre National Guard training facility, which will 'strengthen Chromatic's ability to rapidly develop, validate, and scale' next-generation propellant technologies.

FreshBooks, business management software built for service-based solopreneurs and small teams, and Grasshopper, a client-first, full-service digital bank, announced a new strategic partnership designed to help small business owners take command of their cash flow and growth plan.

Kind Designs set out to raise $5 million. Nearly $20 million in investor interest led the company to double the round. The Miami-based climate resilience company announced the close of a $10 million Pre-Series A at a $70 million valuation, bringing its total funding to date to $21.5 million.

Lark Health, a pioneer in AI-powered chronic disease prevention and management, and Samsung Electronics, one of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to transform senior preventative care and healthcare delivery.

Building on the launch of the first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server by a U.S. bank, Grasshopper and our digital banking technology partner, Narmi, are making secure AI-powered banking even easier to discover and use.

Joylux, in partnership with Halle Berry, has launched Juicy Like a Peach, an FDA-cleared vaginal dryness treatment. This innovative product introduces proprietary HPMC-5 technology to women's intimate health in the US, creating a breathable moisture-retention barrier for lasting comfort.

Next Phase Capital announced an investment in Forge Industries, an emerging climate-tech company transforming hard-to-recycle waste into high-performing engineered fuels. The funding will support the development of Forge's first U.S. biofuel facility outside of Las Vegas this year.

Golden Seeds has surpassed $200 million invested in women-led companies, a significant milestone for our network and the angel investing community. Bloomberg Businessweek Daily invited our Co-CEO, Jo Ann Corkran, back to discuss this milestone and to provide an update on the early-stage market.

Materna Medical announced the successful close of its $5 million B3 financing round, positioning the company for a year of clinical, commercial, and operational advancement. The round was led by InnovaHealth Partners, Wavemaker360 Health, and Band of Angels, with support from existing investors.