Startup Funding News Today, November 5, 2026: bit.bio, FluoRok, Sand.ai, Sentra, Pliant, VÆRIDION & More

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The next phase of the AI investment boom is taking shape, and investors are backing companies that can generate AI content, protect corporate data, and build the infrastructure needed to make advanced technology commercially viable. Leading today’s startup funding activity is China’s Sand.ai, which secured $200 million to develop generative video models. Cybersecurity startup Sentra followed with $150 million to protect enterprise data from increasingly autonomous AI agents, while German fintech Pliant raised $80 million to expand its payment infrastructure and support AI-driven financial transactions. The funding activity extended well beyond software. California-based Laza Medical announced a structured Series B…

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