Pitango June 2026 Newsletter

DriveNets raises $410M Series D, at $8.5B Valuation
The company continues to expand its cloud-native networking platform for telecom and AI infrastructure, bringing total capital raised to $1B. Read more

AppsFlyer raises over $1 Billion 
Moloco, Google, Meta, and Unity announced a strategic investment in AppsFlyer, underscoring the importance of trusted, independent measurement. Read more

Tomorrow.io raises $210M Series F
The weather intelligence platform spans satellites, AI forecasting, and operational decision-making. Read more

• GammaTime announces Series A, with Versant Media (CNBC, USA Network, E! Entertainment Television and more) joining as a strategic investor.
• Cellular Intelligence acquired global rights to Novo Nordisk’s Phase 2-ready cell therapy program for Parkinson’s disease.
• Altesa BioSciences: Two months after its oversubscribed $75M Series B, the company dosed the first patient in its Phase IIb CARDINAL trial of Vapendavir for COPD patients impacted by rhinovirus.
• Homethrive partnered with Bright Horizons to integrate caregiving guidance into its Care Advising offering.

• Via and QuantHealth were recognized at the Newsweek AI Impact Awards 2026 for their impact on public transportation and patient care. Read more
• QuantHealth was also recognized as a top startup to watch by Calcalist.
• Quantum Source won Reader’s Choice in Globes’ 2026 Most Promising Startups.

Candid conversations exploring how AI is reshaping how companies are built, funded, and scaled.

• 10X AI Transformation 

Itiel Shwartz (Komodor), Ziv Peled (AppsFlyer), and Nir Rigai (Volumez) provided a practical look at how AI is reshaping product, engineering, and go-to-market beyond the agent layer. 

• AI-First Building 

Aviad Mizrachi (Frontegg), Itay Gabbay (Brava Security), and Yoav Ramon (Catch) shared lessons learned from building AI-native companies from day one.

• AI-First Funding 

Sapir Harosh (Third Point Ventures), Pavel Livshiz (Hetz), Lior Mallul (Battery), and our own Yair Cassuto discussed how fundraising expectations, metrics, and investor priorities are evolving in the AI era. 

More sessions coming soon!

• The Femtech Summit spotlighted investor and founder perspectives alongside the launch of a new global Femtech network. Read more
• The AI Infrastructure Dinner with HSBC brought together founders, investors, and industry leaders to discuss the systems powering the next wave of AI.
• IATI’s inaugural diplomat-investor forum included Eyal Niv along with foreign diplomats and other Israeli venture leaders.
• Biomed Israel featured Ittai Harel moderating a panel on the future of clinical trials, covering simulation, patient matching, and real-world data. Read more
• The Deeptech & Physical AI Conference with Fusion and AWS put Ayal Itzkovitz on stage to discuss investing across robotics, compute, biology, and infrastructure.
• The CTO Morning Meetup gathered early-stage technology leaders for peer-to-peer conversations. Read more
• Founders’ Whiskey Night, hosted by Eyal Niv at his home, created space for meaningful connections across the community.
• Clinical Trials Arena spoke with Ittai Harel about the pressure to change across the industry and why clinical trial innovation has become one of drug development’s biggest opportunities.  Read more

• PsiQuantum secured a proposed $100M CHIPS Act incentive from the U.S. Department of Commerce to advance domestic quantum computing manufacturing and strengthen U.S. semiconductor leadership.
• Via was featured in the ModeShift Podcast, exploring how aging infrastructure, outdated planning, inequitable access, and new technologies are reshaping mobility. Listen here
• Nebius selected Komodor’s Autonomous AI SRE Platform to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• QuantHealth expanded its executive team with leaders from pharma and AI to support its next stage of clinical simulation growth. 
• Oshi is nearing the close of its community investment round on Wefunder.
• Optibus launched an AI platform built for public transportation. Read more
• Tabit partnered with Fiserv to launch Clover Reserve, built for full-service and multi-location restaurants.