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Parallel Systems

About Parallel Systems

developing an autonomous battery-electric rail system

Business Information
Industry Categories
Mobility & Transportation Logistics and Shipping Climate & Energy
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Series A Mar 19, 2026 $20.0M Index Ventures, FRST VC, Y Combinator +2 more
Series B Dec 13, 2025 $20.0M Valspring Capital, rethinkimpact
Series A Nov 14, 2025 $100.0M Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures
Series B Apr 14, 2025 $38.0M Anthos Capital, Collaborative Fund
Founders
D
DHeldfond

Co-Founder & CEO

A
A. Jordan Wright

Founder & CEO

Investors
A
Anthos Capital

Venture Capital

A
Arthur Mensch

Entrepreneur / Co-founder

C
Collaborative Fund

Venture Capital

F
FRST VC

Venture Capital

I
Index Ventures

Venture Capital

K
Kleiner Perkins

Venture Capital

V
Valspring Capital

Venture Capital

Y
Y Combinator

Venture Capital

r
rethinkimpact

Venture Capital

Recent Mentions
dealertAI
Dealert.ai @dealertAI
Nov 14, 2025

🇺🇸 New Deal: Parallel has secured a $100 million Series A funding round, co-led by Kleiner Perkins, to enhance its AI-oriented web infrastructure and expan... #Mergers & #Acquisitions #mergersandacquisitions #PrivateEquity #Dealert 🔗 Link: https://t.co/o85P5CJ4kY

JesseDLandry
Jesse Landry @JesseDLandry
Dec 13, 2025

Parallel (@joinparallel_us) raised $20M in Series B funding (Valspring Capital, @rethinkimpact). Founder and CEO @DHeldfond and Chief Clinical Officer Dr. A. Jordan Wright are scaling a teletherapy and special education platform now serving 10K+ students across 25 states, using https://t.co/xVLFjN7yhJ

techdaily24
Tech Daily 24/7 @techdaily24
Nov 29, 2025

Parallel, which builds web infrastructure for AI agents, raised a $100 million Series A round that was announced on November 12. The round was co-led by Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. #investment #startups

VenturChronicle
Venture Chronicle @VenturChronicle
Nov 29, 2025

@Parallel | $100M Builds web infrastructure for AI agents. The round was a Series A, co-led by Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins.

FoundrNotes
@startupbydoc @FoundrNotes
Jan 21, 2026

The market understood the vision. Parallel raised $100M Series A At a $740M valuation (~₹6,600 crore) Backed by: Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Spark Capital, First Round & more. That’s elite company. https://t.co/rootHmshTJ

raisingfi
Raising.fi @raisingfi
Mar 19, 2026

🏛️ Company: Parallel 🔗 Website: https://t.co/oEzVGVDs5X 📊 Amount: $20 Million 🔄 Round: Series A ⚙️ Industry: AI, Healthcare 🌍 Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

TFNBreakingNews
Tech Funding News @TFNBreakingNews
Mar 20, 2026

🇫🇷 Paris-based Parallel has raised $20 million in a Series A round. https://t.co/RAJk80ytcH @IndexVentures, with Frst, @ycombinator, Hexa and angels including Arthur Mensch and leaders from Pennylane. #ai #funding #france #eutech #vcfunding #investment #innovation #admin

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Enrichment Details
Description
developing an autonomous battery-electric rail system
Website
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/11/parallel-systems-is-building-autonomous-electric-rail-for-short-distance-freight/
Industry
Transportation
Enrichment History
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