VC Funding Digest
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Covering news from · 3 rounds · 4 news items · aggregated from 5 sources
Venture capital activity on July 29, 2026, saw a notable focus on AI infrastructure and enterprise solutions, with companies like Freehand and Nimble securing significant funding rounds. The day's headlines also highlighted advancements in autonomous driving and the continued integration of VC-backed technologies within major tech ecosystems.
Funding rounds
Freehand#
Freehand raised $75M Series B to automate Fortune 500 supply chain spend.
Sources:
- Crunchbase News (Startups) — Freehand Raises $75M Series B To Automate Fortune 500 Supply Chain Spend
Terminal#
Terminal raised $20-million USD Series A.
Sources:
- BetaKit — Y Combinator grad Terminal raises $20-million USD Series A round
Sigvi#
Sigvi raised €1.2 million to scale its AI-powered car rental platform across Europe.
Sources:
- EU-Startups — Vilnius-based Sigvi raises €1.2 million to scale its AI-powered car rental platform across Europe
News & Analysis
At Waymo, an AI project isn't ready until its evals are — not when the model performs well
VentureBeat · analysis
Nimble claims its new, domain-specialized Web Search Agents cut token costs in half while boosting retrieval accuracy
VentureBeat · analysis
Microsoft Azure tops $100B in annual revenue as record AI spending cuts into cash flow
GeekWire · analysis
VC is changing dramatically — what’s a founder to do?
GeekWire · analysis
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