Innovation

Lorikeet: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Universal Customer Concierges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Lorikeet, an AI company that creates universal AI concierges for businesses, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by QED Investors, will be used to advance product development and go-to-market efforts.

DISA Technologies: $30 Million Series A2 Raised For Advancing Mineral Processing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

DISA Technologies, a company focused on mineral recovery and uranium remediation, has closed an oversubscribed Series A2 funding round, raising a total of $30 million. The round was led by Evok Innovations, with a cornerstone investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and participation from Valor Equity Partners, Veriten, and existing investor Halliburton Labs.

JG Wentworth: $175 Million Funding Facility Expanded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

JG Wentworth, a leading provider of consumer financial services, announced an expanded forward flow agreement with funds managed by One William Street Capital Management, an alternative investment manager.

HYLENR: $3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Commercialize Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

HYLENR, a clean energy startup, has closed a $3 million Pre-Series A funding round to commercialize its clean energy systems. The company utilizes patented Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) to produce scalable, carbon-free heat energy for both industrial and domestic use.

Stavtar Solutions: $55 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Growth And Scale Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Stavtar Solutions, a provider of business spend management software for complex businesses like alternative asset managers, has raised a $55 million Series A investment from Elephant.

Retension Pharmaceuticals: $15 Million Raised For Developing Hypertension Drug

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Retension Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has completed a $15 million Series B financing round. The funding will support a Phase 2b clinical trial for its lead drug candidate, RTN-001, which is designed to treat uncontrolled and resistant hypertension.

Snappt Buys Trigo And Secures $50 Million in Growth Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Snappt, an applicant trust platform for multifamily housing, has acquired Trigo, a company specializing in verifying rental payment history. The acquisition is supported by a $50 million growth financing facility from Hercules Capital.

Paramount: $900 Million Refinancing Of 1301 Avenue Of The Americas Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Real estate investment trust Paramount Group has refinanced its property at 1301 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan with a new $900 million loan. The refinancing covers a 1.8 million square-foot Class A office building and reflects the continued strength of the property in a highly competitive market.

Highstreet Insurance Partners: $550 Million In Growth Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Highstreet Insurance Partners is prepared to accelerate its expansion and acquisition strategy with a new infusion of $550 million in capital. This significant financial boost solidifies the company's position as a major player in the dynamic insurance market.

Asylon Robotics: Strategic Investment Raised From Allegion Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has made a strategic investment in Asylon, a company specializing in robotic perimeter security. The investment was part of a larger $24 million Series B funding round for Asylon.

Curql: Fund II Closed At $360 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Curql, a collective of over 160 credit unions, has closed its Curql Fund II with a record $360 million in capital. This is the largest fintech fundraise in the history of credit unions and brings the firm’s total assets under management (AUM) to over $600 million.

Deluxe Buys CheckMatch From Kinexys By J.P. Morgan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Deluxe, a leading payments and data company, has acquired CheckMatch from Kinexys by J.P. Morgan. This acquisition will expand the Deluxe Payment Network (DPN) solution by digitizing the delivery of paper checks, enabling faster electronic processing.

Marqeta: TransactPay Acquisition Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Marqeta, a global leader in modern card issuing, has completed its acquisition of TransactPay. TransactPay is a licensed E-Money Institution (EMI) and a key BIN Sponsorship provider in the UK and European Economic Area.

CFEX: New Funding Raised For Advancing Energy Transaction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

CFEX, a company specializing in automated contract settlement technology for the energy sector, has secured a new round of investment. The funding round was led by Mobilize Energy Capital, a prominent energy technology fund, with additional participation from AI-focused venture fund TSV Capital and existing investor Accurant International.

Zebra Technologies To Buy Elo for $1.3 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Zebra Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elo Touch Solutions for $1.3 billion in cash. Elo is a leading provider of solutions for customer engagement, self-service, and automation in retail, hospitality, and healthcare markets.

Apple Increases U.S. Investment To $600 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Apple has announced a new $100 billion commitment to the United States, bringing its total investment over the next four years to $600 billion. This expanded commitment includes the launch of the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), a new initiative to bring more of Apple's supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the U.S.

Butterfly: $527 Million Continuation Fund Closed To Advance QDOBA Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has closed a $527 million single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership with QDOBA Restaurant Corporation. The fund, led by Apollo’s Sponsor and Secondary Solutions business, will accelerate the growth of QDOBA, a leading Mexican fast-casual franchisor with over 800 locations.

Adanola: Investment Raised From STORY3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Adanola, a U.K.-based activewear brand, has announced a significant minority investment from STORY3 Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The partnership is a key step in Adanola's plan to expand and reinforce its position as a global leader in the activewear market.

Painswick Capital: Inaugural Fund Closed Above Target At $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Painswick Capital Management, a specialist investment firm founded in 2024, has announced the final close of its first fund, Painswick Capital Fund I LP, with approximately $1.5 billion in total commitments. This figure more than doubles its initial target of $750 million.

BlueFive Capital: Bahrain’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Acquires Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

BlueFive Capital, a global investment firm founded in 2024, has received a strategic investment from Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The financial details of the stake were not disclosed.

Apollo: $840 Billion In AUM Reached

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Apollo announced that its assets under management (AUM) reached a new milestone of $840 billion. This milestone was announced in the company's second-quarter 2025 results, released earlier this week.

Green Arrow Capital To Buy DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Green Arrow Capital has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR (DeAC AF), an asset management company controlled by the De Agostini Group. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will create Italy's largest alternative investment manager.

H.I.G. Capital: New GP Solutions Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $70 billion in assets under management, has launched its new GP Solutions Platform. This strategic expansion will focus on providing liquidity and capital solutions to the underserved middle market.

Carlyle: $9 Billion Raised For Tenth And Largest U.S. Opportunistic Real Estate Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced the final close of its tenth U.S. opportunistic real estate fund, Carlyle Realty Partners X (CRP X), with $9 billion in total commitments. This new fund surpasses its predecessor, which raised $8 billion in 2021.

Dishoom: Restaurant Group Raises Funding From L Catterton

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Dishoom, the popular UK-based restaurant group, has partnered with global investment firm L Catterton to secure its first outside investment. The deal will help the company build on its successful UK operations and support its plans for international expansion, including an upcoming US location in 2026.

Blackstone To Buy Enverus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Blackstone has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Enverus, a data analytics and energy intelligence platform. The acquisition, from Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital, aligns with Blackstone's investment focus on energy transition and growing electricity demand.

Chai Discovery: $70 Million Series A Raised For Reprogramming Interactions Between Biochemical Molecules

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Chai Discovery, an AI company specializing in predicting and reprogramming biochemical interactions to accelerate the development of therapeutics, has raised $70 million in a Series A financing round. The funding, led by Menlo Ventures with participation from their Anthology Fund, included new investors such as Yosemite and DCVC, as well as existing backers like Thrive Capital, OpenAI, and Dimension.

Elion: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Elion, an AI-driven research and intelligence platform for healthcare technology, recently closed an oversubscribed $9.3 million seed round, led by existing investor NEA and joined by new investors Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures, TMV, Scrub Capital, and Alumni Ventures.

FloVision Solutions: $8.7 Million Series A Raised For Bringing AI To Food Production Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

FloVision Solutions, an AI startup specializing in yield and quality analytics for protein production, has secured $8.7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Serra Ventures, SOSV, and Rockstart.

Space Systems Command Awards $37.5 Million For Next-Generation SATCOM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force has awarded an initial $37.5 million in contracts for its Protected Tactical Satellite Communications – Global (PTS-G) program, introducing a new method for acquiring satellite communications (SATCOM) capabilities.