Funded Startups in Norfolk
The disclosed round sizes in this Norfolk-focused list are highly top-heavy: Embody raised $10M on 2022-09-20, Hampton Roads Workforce Council is the clear…
The disclosed round sizes in this Norfolk-focused list are highly top-heavy: Embody raised $10M on 2022-09-20, Hampton Roads Workforce Council is the clear outlier at $11M on 2022-08-05, and the next-largest disclosed amounts cluster far lower (SVT Robotics at $25M on 2021-11-16; Embody at $10M; then $3M and below). In terms of concentration by sector and time, multiple companies are anchored in Norfolk, Virginia across stages from Pre-Seed (Secret Chord Laboratories, $1M on 2021-03-08) to Series C (Embody, $10M on 2022-09-20), while the recent entries remain smaller (RailPulse $1M on 2025-09-12; Caju AI $3M on 2024-06-03).
Across the 11 most recent rows (2021-03-08 through 2025-09-12), the AI and related software/tech groupings appear repeatedly: AI shows up with Caju AI ($3M, 2024-06-03) and Secret Chord Laboratories ($1M, 2021-03-08), alongside hardware/software in SVT Robotics ($25M, 2021-11-16). Stage labels also vary, with “Series Unknown” appearing for RailPulse and multiple earlier entries (Retail Alliance, Splice), indicating that not all deals disclose formal stage at filing.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Norfolk list, and how much larger is it than the rest?
The largest disclosed amount is SVT Robotics at $25M (2021-11-16). The next-largest disclosed amounts are Hampton Roads Workforce Council at $11M (2022-08-05) and Embody at $10M (2022-09-20), with most other disclosed rounds at or below $3M (e.g., Caju AI $3M on 2024-06-03; Secret Chord Laboratories $1M on 2021-03-08).
Do any clusters show up in the recency window (latest 90–180 days from the most recent row)?
Using the latest date shown (RailPulse on 2025-09-12, $1M), only one other row falls within ~180 days: none within ~90 days, and the next-closest is Caju AI on 2024-06-03 ($3M), which sits more than a year earlier. The most recent two disclosed rounds therefore don’t form a tight late-cycle cluster by amount or date.
Are any sectors over-represented across these 11 entries?
AI appears in 2 of 11 rows: Caju AI (Artificial Intelligence), $3M on 2024-06-03, and Secret Chord Laboratories (Artificial Intelligence), $1M on 2021-03-08. Biotechnology also appears twice (Embody at $10M on 2022-09-20; ReAlta Life Sciences at $3M on 2021-06-08), with no single sector reaching a 3+ concentration in the visible set.
How does the stage mix look, especially around “Series Unknown”?
“Series Unknown” appears in multiple rows (RailPulse is listed as “Venture - Series Unknown”; Retail Alliance and Splice are also “Series Unknown”), and it coexists with fully labeled stages like Series C (Embody, $10M on 2022-09-20) and Series A (SVT Robotics, $25M on 2021-11-16). In contrast, the smallest disclosed amounts appear in explicitly labeled early stages such as Pre-Seed (Secret Chord Laboratories, $1M on 2021-03-08).
Are there sector/amount outliers worth prioritizing for follow-up?
Yes: Hampton Roads Workforce Council at $11M (2022-08-05) is a government/military entry that materially exceeds the surrounding non-disclosed-stage tech and early-seed rounds, while SVT Robotics at $25M (2021-11-16) stands out as the clear hardware/Series A high watermark. On the low end, Retail Alliance ($100K on 2023-10-20) and multiple $1M rounds (RailPulse on 2025-09-12; Secret Chord Laboratories on 2021-03-08) anchor the floor of disclosed amounts in this table.
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