Morning VC Brief丨2025.04.25

Week17 Highlights丨Endor Labs, Nourish, Listen Labs, Northwood Space, Adaptive, Durin

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eric gu
April 25, 2025

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TL;DR

01. Venture News

1/ Application Security Platform Endor Labs raised $93M Series B

  • Product: AI-native application security platform designed for modern software development, addressing vulnerabilities in AI-generated code and open-source dependencies

  • Highlight: 30x ARR growth in 18 months, 166% Net Revenue Retention, protects 5M+ applications, processes 1M+ weekly scan

  • Investor: DFJ Growth(Lead), Salesforce Ventures

  • Source

2/ Virtual Nutrition Platform Nourish raised $70M Series B

  • Product: Insurance-covered telehealth connecting patients with 3K+ dietitians

  • Highlight: Peer-reviewed results: 33% greater weight loss for GLP-1 users vs non-users; 63% side effect improvement

  • Investor: J.P. Morgan Private Capital(Lead), Thrive Capital, Index Ventures

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3/ AI Customer Research Platform Listen Labs raised $27M Series A

  • Product: AI-driven voice interview platform automating customer research (design, participant recruitment, analysis) for enterprises

  • Highlight: Clients include Google, Microsoft, SKIMS, and Nestlé;

    Access to millions of global pre-screened participants

  • Investor: Sequoia Capital(Lead)

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4/ Satellite Ground Station Startup Northwood Space raised $30M Series A

  • Product: Global network of software-defined phased array ground stations for space mission support (100 Gbps backhaul capacity)

  • Highlight: Prototype successfully linked to Planet’s Earth-observation satellite; Plans 6-continent coverage by 2026; Torrance facility (3,252 sqm) operational

  • Investor: Alpine Space Ventures(Lead), a16z(Lead)

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5/ Internal Support Platform Ravenna raised $15M Seed

  • Product: Slack-native AI service desk automating IT/HR support workflows

  • Highlight: Eliminates legacy ticketing systems via Slack integration; AI handles 60%+ routine queries

  • Investor: Madrona(Lead), Khosla Ventures(Lead)

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6/ No-Code AI Platform Adaptive raised $7M Seed

  • Product: AI-powered platform enabling non-coders to create interconnected software (e.g. classroom dashboards, retail automation workflows)

  • Investor: Pebblebed(Lead), Radical Ventures

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7/ Mining Robotics Startup Durin raised $3.4M Pre-Seed

  • Product: Sensor-equipped drilling rigs targeting mineral exploration, aiming to automate labor-intensive processes

  • Highlight: Drilling accounts for 70% of exploration costs, with labor comprising 60% of drilling expenses

  • Investor: 8090 Industries(Lead), a16z, Lux Capital

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