Leads for today: New Funding Rounds

Fresh leads from today’s business news. We scan the headlines. You cash the commissions.

December 19, 2025

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Shoppers are adding to cart for the holidays

Over the next year, Roku predicts that 100% of the streaming audience will see ads. For growth marketers in 2026, CTV will remain an important “safe space” as AI creates widespread disruption in the search and social channels. Plus, easier access to self-serve CTV ad buying tools and targeting options will lead to a surge in locally-targeted streaming campaigns.

Read our guide to find out why growth marketers should make sure CTV is part of their 2026 media mix.

Hey Rainmaker,

Here are your fresh leads from today’s business news. We scan the headlines. You cash the commissions.

Every weekday, you get:
🧑‍💼 New executive hires suddenly with budgets to spend
💰 Fresh funding rounds that unlock buying cycles
🔗 Direct contact links so you can strike first

Skim the list, pick your targets, and pop the champagne to celebrate your quota🥂

VeriFast (Toronto, Canada) — Acquires Opsansa (San Francisco) to expand its AI-powered verification platform with 24/7 multilingual property management automation; Opsansa CEO Rowan Aldean joins as VP of Automation. (verifast.com)

Outreach:
  • Tim Ray (Co-founder & CEO)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/raytim

Manifold (Newton, MA) — $18M Series B to scale its life sciences AI platform—expanding the Agent OS, collaboration infrastructure, and data ecosystem for workflows from target ID to clinical/market access. (manifold.ai)

Outreach:
  • Chris Mcmahon (Chief People Officer)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mcmahon-2b3359

Enlightra (Lausanne, Switzerland) — $15M to develop chip-scale multiwavelength lasers for faster, energy-efficient AI chip interconnects and scalable data center optical links. (enlightra.com)

Outreach:
  • Maxim Karpov (Co-CEO / Co-Founder)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxim-karpov-7657a28a

NextFoods (Boulder, CO) — $10M Series 3 to accelerate functional wellness product development and expand national retail presence for Cheribundi & GoodBelly. (nextfoods.net)

Outreach:
  • Lella Rafferty (CMO)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lella-rafferty-9915803

Amphix Bio (Chicago, IL) — $12.5M Seed to advance peptide therapeutics for neurological injuries toward clinical trials and expand its neuro pipeline. (amphixbio.com)

Outreach:
  • Nick Sather (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-sather-43110738

Shoppers are adding to cart for the holidays

Over the next year, Roku predicts that 100% of the streaming audience will see ads. For growth marketers in 2026, CTV will remain an important “safe space” as AI creates widespread disruption in the search and social channels. Plus, easier access to self-serve CTV ad buying tools and targeting options will lead to a surge in locally-targeted streaming campaigns.

Read our guide to find out why growth marketers should make sure CTV is part of their 2026 media mix.

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