# AI funding rounds led by Seligman Ventures

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Seligman Ventures led or co-led 2 funding rounds at 2 AI companies on Presspool's record, announced between July 31, 2026 and October 5, 2026. The most recent: Clockwork.io and Smallest.ai.

| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Co-leads |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Clockwork.io](https://presspool.ai/companies/clockwork-io) | $31 million | Round type not disclosed | October 5, 2026 | [Premji Invest](https://presspool.ai/investors/premji-invest), Wing Venture Capital |
| [Smallest.ai](https://presspool.ai/companies/smallest-ai) | $13M | Series A | July 31, 2026 | None named |

## Each round and its sources

### 1. Clockwork.io: $31 million, round type not disclosed

Existing investors NEA and e& Capital participated.

- Announced: October 5, 2026
- Company record: [Clockwork.io on Presspool](https://presspool.ai/companies/clockwork-io)
- Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for October 5–10, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-05)
- Sources: [PR Newswire (Clockwork.io)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clockworkio-raises-31m-as-linkedin-together-ai-and-whitefiber-adopt-its-resilience-software-to-stop-wasting-gpu-hours-302897586.html), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/05/clockwork-io-bags-31m-in-funding-to-keep-ai-inference-and-training-workloads-running-like-clockwork/)

### 2. Smallest.ai: $13M Series A

- Announced: July 31, 2026
- Company record: [Smallest.ai on Presspool](https://presspool.ai/companies/smallest-ai)
- Sources: [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/smallest-ai-raises-13m-to-build-ultra-fast-voice-ai-that-sounds-genuinely-human/)

## What this page covers

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