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Orbital Sentry closes Pre-Seed round for undisclosed amount to fund persistent infrared GEO imaging platform
Orbital Sentry, a Washington, DC–based company building a persistent infrared imaging platform for geosynchronous orbit, has closed a Pre-Seed funding round for an undisclosed amount.
Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Round Led by Ridgeline to Build Geostationary Persistent Infrared Imaging Platform
Orbital Sentry closed a pre-seed funding round led by Ridgeline with participation from Superorganism and Hustle Fund to develop a geostationary persistent infrared (OPIR) imaging platform for commercial and national security uses. The capital will fund its first sensor, expand partnerships with commercial customers and government agencies, and support applications like missile warning, wildfire detection, industrial monitoring and AI-driven time-series analysis.
Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Commercialize Persistent Infrared Earth Monitoring
Orbital Sentry closed a pre-seed round led by Ridgeline with participation from Superorganism and Hustle Fund to advance a geostationary persistent infrared imaging platform for commercial and national security uses; financial terms were not disclosed.
Storika Secures Seed Round with Amorepacific to Expand AI-Powered Influencer Marketing Platform in U.S.
Storika, an AI-native influencer marketing platform, closed a seed funding round including strategic investment from Amorepacific and others to accelerate U.S. market expansion. The platform automates the entire influencer campaign lifecycle using an AI orchestrator managing discovery, outreach, delivery, and performance tracking with a database of over seven million creator profiles.
Seattle Startup Sound Games Raises $6.5M to Launch Cross-Platform Game Go Ape Ship! on February 18
Seattle-based startup Sound Games raised $6.5 million in seed funding to develop cross-platform premium games with a single purchase. Their first title, Go Ape Ship!, launching February 18, exemplifies their model of pay once, play anywhere without in-game monetization.
Incisive Solo GP Says Founder Fit and Pattern Recognition Drive $250k–$500k Pre‑Seed Bets After 20 Years, 300+ Deals
A solo general partner at Incisive explains that after 20 years and 300+ investments, conviction in pre-seed B2B startups comes from assessing founders and pattern recognition rather than spreadsheets; they write $250k–$500k checks and were named among Business Insider's 100 best early-stage investors.
BearTax raises $3.2M seed round led by Seattle VC Ascend; Tela Andrews leads company after acquisition
Seattle-based BearTax, which helps cryptocurrency investors prepare taxes, raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Ascend and is led by Tela Andrews after he acquired the business and brought on former Avalara colleagues.
Washington Insurance Commissioner Orders Cease-and-Desist, $15,000 Minimum Fine for Modus Over Alleged Inducements
Seattle title-and-escrow startup Modus, recently acquired by Compass, received a cease-and-desist order from the Washington state insurance commissioner for allegedly offering inducements (free home warranties and other services) to real estate agents and clients; the company says it will appeal. On June 9 the commissioner also issued a minimum $15,000 fine, but Modus kept operating and its license will not be revoked.
Madrona leads $2.6M seed round for OthersideAI to build GPT-3–powered automated email composer
OthersideAI, founded months ago by Matt Shumer, Miles Feldstein and Jason Kuperberg, raised a $2.6M seed round led by Madrona to build a GPT-3–powered tool that automatically composes email drafts; the company is testing a Chrome extension with ~100 early users and a ~10,000-person waitlist.
