San Francisco-based Hyperbound has raised a $15 million Series A round led by Peak XV Partners. Y Combinator, Snowflake Ventures, Roble Ventures, and Fellows Fund also took part, bringing total funding to $18.3 million. The sales technology startup builds a platform for voice-driven sales roleplays and real-time call coaching. Simulated AI buyers, tailored to a customer's ideal client profile, let sales reps practise prospecting, pricing negotiation, and objection handling. Hyperbound added $1 million in new annual recurring revenue for two consecutive months. Its customers include LinkedIn, Autodesk, Bloomberg, Notion, and IBM. Since the round, headcount has grown from 15 to more than 50. The company is hiring in San Francisco across engineering, marketing, and sales.

Garage, a New York-based AI marketplace for used heavy equipment such as fire engines and garbage trucks, raised $41 million in Series B funding. Invus Opportunities led the round, with Infinity Ventures, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Benchstrength, and FJ Labs also taking part. The round brings total capital raised to $60 million. Garage will use the money to hire staff and expand into public works and sanitation. The platform recently passed $100 million in annual sales, with growth of more than 400% year over year. It serves over 1,000 communities in all 50 states and Canada. Garage says a used fire truck costs about $150,000 on its platform, against as much as $2 million for a new one. Martin Hunt, a former firefighter and Goldman Sachs employee, is chief executive officer.

Healia, a Columbus-based healthcare benefits platform, has launched with $18 million in total funding. It includes a $14 million Series A round led by 111° West Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Pioneer Fund, GoAhead Ventures, and North Coast Ventures. Founded in 2021 by chief executive officer Priyang Shah, Healia targets dual-income households, about 30 million of which in the US have access to two employer health plans. Its Total Care Option lets employers cover out-of-pocket costs and premiums when an employee joins a spouse's plan instead. The platform uses AI to read benefits booklets and compare plans. Healia says it can save families up to $26,000 a year and cut employer spending by up to 76% per enrolled household. It serves more than 50 customer accounts representing over 40,000 employees.