VC Funding Digest
Monday, May 4, 2026
Covering news from – · 3 rounds · 4 news items · aggregated from 4 sources
Today's venture capital roundup covers 7 funding rounds.
Funding rounds
Musely#
$360MLed by General Catalyst
Musely secured $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity.
Sources:
- TechCrunch Venture — Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity
VNYX#
€1M
Amsterdam’s VNYX secures over €1 million to make fashion resale more profitable.
Sources:
- EU-Startups — Amsterdam’s VNYX secures over €1 million to make fashion resale more profitable than dumping and burning
Decameal#
Seed
Denmark’s Decameal raises Seed funding to turn invasive shore crabs into sustainable feed ingredients.
Sources:
- EU-Startups — Denmark’s Decameal raises Seed funding to turn invasive shore crabs into sustainable feed ingredients
News & Analysis
Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
TechCrunch Venture · other
The AI scaffolding layer is collapsing. LlamaIndex's CEO explains what survives.
VentureBeat · analysis
Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan’s new startup lays groundwork for public listing
BetaKit · other
Canada’s real workforce crisis isn’t AI, it’s the entry-level experience gap
BetaKit · analysis
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