Electric trucks, women’s health data and AI platforms. Here is where the funding went this week.
This week’s funding roundup covers an Australian electric trucking startup accelerating its fleet rollout amid the fuel crisis, a Melbourne women’s health data platform securing Seed funding, and two US-based AI platforms raising significant Series A rounds from top-tier venture capital firms. Here is what each company does and what the funding is for.
New Energy Transport raises $5 million
Sydney-based electric trucking startup New Energy Transport has secured $5 million from venture capital firm Jekara Group, accelerating its plans to deploy a heavy-duty electric truck fleet onto Australian roads later in 2026, roughly a year ahead of its original mid-2027 timeline.
The funding will put twenty electric prime movers into operation from a depot on the outskirts of Sydney, with mobile charging stations also funded by the raise. The company’s longer-term plan includes expanding the fleet’s reach to agricultural hubs in regional NSW towns.
New Energy Transport was cofounded by Fredrik Pehrsson and Daniel Bleakley, with Jekara Group’s Kara-Frederick backing the raise.
Ovum raises $4 million Seed
Melbourne women’s health startup Ovum has raised $4 million in a Seed round that values the data analytics platform at $18 million. The round was led by Admiralty Capital Group with participation from Antler, Giant Leap, Aviron Investments, Foggy Valley Aotearoa, Brisbane Angels and Think and Grow. Existing investor LaunchVic, through its female founder-focused Alice Anderson Fund, also backed the round.
Founded by Dr Ariella Heffernan-Marks, Ovum is building AI-powered longitudinal data sets focused on women’s health. The new capital will go toward expanding those AI capabilities and data infrastructure.
The raise adds to a growing cohort of Australian women’s health technology companies attracting early-stage institutional backing, with Giant Leap’s involvement notable given the impact fund’s focus on businesses delivering both commercial and social returns.
Probook raises $40 million
New York-based Probook has raised $40 million across a $34 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and a $6 million Seed round led by Sequoia Capital, which also participated in the Series A.
Probook builds what it describes as an AI operating system for home service businesses, built around dispatch rather than lead generation. The platform connects intake, customer messaging, booking management and outbound communication through a single context layer, meaning every customer interaction from first contact through to job completion runs through one system. The company says its customers include America’s largest home service brands.
The raise is notable for the calibre of its backers. Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital leading the same raise at different stages is an unusual vote of confidence in the platform’s direction.
Prosper AI raises $30 million
New York-based Prosper AI has raised $30 million in a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Base10, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator and Company Ventures.
The platform manages the full patient journey for healthcare providers, combining scheduling, insurance verification and patient billing while coordinating voice interactions with both patients and insurers. The company says it now works across more than 150,000 healthcare providers and powers more than $1.3 billion in patient care.
Since its last funding announcement six months ago, Prosper AI reports five times revenue growth and more than 40 new healthcare organisation customers. The platform counts PE-backed outpatient groups, hospital systems and healthcare technology companies among its clients.
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