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Top funding announcements today. Part I. These are the funding announcements I’m tracking across the ecosystem with real signal behind the rounds, whether that’s AI infrastructure, defense, healthcare, enterprise software, deeptech, or companies scaling critical operational systems. If you’re building, investing, hiring, or tracking where serious capital is moving, save this. Architect Labs — $24M Seed led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Race Capital, TQ Ventures, and Together Fund. Ebrahim Hussain and Aaditya Subedi are building AI systems that co-design, optimize, and verify semiconductors as demand for custom compute infrastructure accelerates. Critical Energy — $19M Seed led by Susa Ventures and Upfront Ventures, plus a $3M venture debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank. Spencer Jackson and team are building modular geothermal power systems designed to compress energy deployment timelines from years to weeks. Gradial — $65M Series C led by Insight Partners, with participation from VMG Partners, Madrona, and Pruven Capital. Doug Tallmadge, Deip Kumar, and Anish Chadalavada are building enterprise marketing workflow infrastructure that connects AI agents, compliance, approvals, and campaign execution. Parafin — Undisclosed warehouse credit facility led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from One William Street Capital Management, L.P.. Sahill Poddar, Vineet Goel, and Ralph Furman are scaling embedded financial infrastructure that delivers capital directly inside commerce and software platforms. June Health — $1.8M Pre-Seed led by Securian Canada, with participation from AgeTech Capital, Dave Wessinger, Mike Wessinger, and Michael Garrity. Lori Casselman, Dr. Romy Nitsch, and Fazlin Bandali are building integrated healthcare infrastructure for women across fertility, menopause, mental health, and family care. Databricks & Panther — Acquisition, financial terms undisclosed. Ali Ghodsi and Jack Naglieri are bringing cloud-native security operations into the data lakehouse as security, governance, AI, and data infrastructure converge. #VentureCapital #EnterpriseTech #DeepTech #Cybersecurity #Infrastructure