Startup Funding Roundup: Cybersecurity, Fintech and Space Deals Span US, Europe and Israel

Coast, a New York-based fintech, raised $35 million in growth equity led by Thomvest Ventures, with participation from existing backers including ICONIQ Growth, Accel, Insight Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Avid Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Colle Capital, Synchrony, RXR and The Fintech Fund. The company builds financial tools for "physical economy" businesses that manage spending tied to vehicles, employees, job sites and suppliers. Coast plans to expand its user base, develop AI-powered expense automation and grow its Bill Pay and Accounts Payable offerings. Founder and CEO Daniel Simon said many field businesses still lack financial tools designed around their operations.

Mave, an Israeli cybersecurity startup, closed a $34 million fundraise that included a $28 million Series A led by Red Dot Capital Partners, with participation from Lumir Growth Partners. The company had previously raised $6 million in seed funding from Dell Technologies Capital and Emerge Ventures. Founded in 2025 by CEO Raziel Oren and CTO Guy Eshel, both former members of Israel's Unit 8200 intelligence unit, Mave uses AI tools to reduce the time analysts spend gathering evidence and analysing alerts. The funds will go toward AI research, enterprise products and expansion.

Indurex, an Amsterdam-based startup building an AI-native platform for cyber-physical systems security, raised €7 million less than nine months after emerging from stealth. The round was led by Contrarian Ventures, with participation from Axeleo Capital and Dutch firm Curiosity. Founded by Jalal Bouhdada and Maarten Oosterink, the company launched in January 2026 to help operators in oil and gas, energy, utilities, manufacturing and data centres keep complex systems resilient and secure.

Separately, WILDE raised $40 million from S2G Investments to grow its protein snack business. Founded in 2015 by CEO Jason Wright, the company produces chicken-based chips and crackers, averages over $100 million in sales and is available in more than 35,000 US retail locations. The capital will fund product innovation, manufacturing and branding. WILDE recently opened a 130,000-square-foot production facility, which it describes as the only USDA-regulated salty snack manufacturing facility of its kind globally, increasing capacity sixfold.

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