Cashmere Raises $5M Seed
Cashmere, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a data infrastructure platform connecting premium publishers with the AI ecosystem. The company has secured $5 million in Seed funding to bridge the gap between premium content and generative AI.
The round was led by Reach Capital, an investor focused on education and innovation, with participation from Founders Future, Fortitude Ventures, Lightshed Ventures, Ingram Content Group, Naver Corp, and Pearson Publishing.
Cashmere plans to use the capital to accelerate product development and expand its presence within the academic, professional, trade, and market intelligence publishing sectors. The funding will support the growth of its automated, scalable platform for rights management and data delivery for AI developers.
Founded to empower content creators in the AI era, Cashmere provides the infrastructure necessary to ensure premium content is protected and integrated into artificial intelligence models. The company works to replace unverified web-scraped data with authoritative, cited information for AI systems.
Funding Details
Company Website: https://cashmere.io
Company: Cashmere
Raised: $5M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: January 22, 2026
Lead Investor: Reach Capital
Additional Investors: Founders Future, Fortitude Ventures, Lightshed Ventures, Ingram Content Group, Naver Corp, Pearson Publishing
Company Website: cashmere.io
Software Category: Data Infrastructure