Funding Roundup: Vinci, Nous Research, Flai and More Raise Fresh Capital

The first full week of October brought a steady stream of new rounds. Here are the notable deals logged by funding trackers. Figures are as reported and have not all been confirmed by the companies.

• Vinci — $250M Series B, with AMD Ventures and Advent International among the investors (Seedtable).
• Nous Research — $90M round for the open-source AI lab (Fundup).
• Mecka AI — $60M round (Fundup).
• Flai — $27M Series A in voice AI (Seedtable).
• Pro Shop — $24M Series B led by Arthur M. Blank Sports & Entertainment (VC News Daily).
• Melius — $20M Series A with AntiFund and Charles River Ventures among investors (Seedtable).
• Reactor — expanded its Series A to scale real-time world-model infrastructure (Business Wire).

For the larger deals of the period — Valon, General Intuition and Armadin — see our full coverage.