Innovation

Ancestry Buys Media Digitization Company iMemories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Ancestry, a leader in family history, has acquired iMemories, a company specializing in media digitization and cloud content preservation. This acquisition supports Ancestry's goal of helping people discover and share their family histories.

Motive: $150 Million Raised For AI-Based Integrated Operations Platform For The Physical Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Motive, an AI-powered integrated operations platform for the physical economy, has secured $150 million in funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from AllianceBernstein and other investors. This funding will help Motive expand its AI capabilities and grow internationally.

AIRIA: Seed Funding Raised For Expanding Commercial And Federal Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

AIRIA is an operational AI company that converts real-time signal data into actionable spatial intelligence. Recently, it completed its seed funding round with backing from Counterview Capital and Fulcrum Venture Group.

Prophet Security: $30 Million Series A Raised For Agentic AI For Security Operations Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Prophet Security, a leader in agentic AI for Security Operations Centers (SOCs), has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures. This funding will support the expansion of its platform and market strategy.

Transcat: $150 Million Syndicated Secured Credit Facility Signed With M&T Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Transcat, a leader in test, measurement, and calibration, has secured a new five-year, $150 million credit facility led by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (M&T), with contributions from Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America. This replaces the previous $80 million facility.

Wallarm: $55 Million Series C Raised For API And AI Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Wallarm, a leader in API and AI security, has secured $55 million in a Series C investment round led by Toba Capital. This funding will help Wallarm expand its operations and innovate in the API security market, addressing new risks from AI.

Pacaso: $35 Million Raised For Expanding Luxury Home Co-Ownership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Pacaso, a technology-driven marketplace for co-owning luxury vacation homes, has raised over $35 million from more than 10,000 individual investors through its SEC-qualified Regulation A+ offering, highlighting strong demand for real estate investments.

Saphyre: $70 Million Growth Equity Investment Raised From FTV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Saphyre, an AI-based software platform that automates finance operations and trading workflows, has raised $70 million in growth equity from FTV Capital. This funding will help Saphyre enhance its pre- and post-trade initiatives, support product innovation, and expand globally.

Noma Security: $100 Million Raised For AI Agent Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Noma Security, a leader in AI and agent security, has raised $100 million in Series B funding, becoming the fastest-growing company in the AI security sector. The round was led by Evolution Equity Partners, with contributions from Ballistic Ventures and Glilot Capital.

Positive Development: $51.5 Million Raised For Expanding Therapy Model for Autism

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Positive Development, a leader in developmental therapy for autistic children and their families, has secured $51.5 million in Series C funding, co-led by new investor aMoon and existing investors B Capital and Flare Capital Partners.

Teramount: $50 Million Raised For AI Infrastructure Optical Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Teramount, a leader in fiber-to-chip interconnect solutions for AI and data centers, has secured $50 million in funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT). Other participants include existing investor Grove Ventures and new partners like AMD Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Wistron.

FluidCloud: $8.1 Million Raised For Portable Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

FluidCloud, a leader in portable cloud infrastructure, has launched with $8.1 million in seed funding from Unusual Ventures and U First Capital. The platform helps enterprises avoid vendor lock-in by providing infrastructure that can be quickly transitioned and is resilient by design.

MAUI Imaging: $14 Million Secured For Computed Echo Tomography Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

MAUI Imaging has announced it raised $14 million in a Series D funding round led by Acertara Acoustic Laboratories.

North Dakota Growth Fund: $150 Million Commitment Received

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

50 South Capital Advisors, general partner of the North Dakota Growth Fund (NDGF) and an investment manager at Northern Trust Asset Management, has secured a $150 million commitment from the North Dakota Legacy Fund.

Yaletown Partners: First Close Of $250 Million Innovation Growth Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Yaletown Partners, a leading technology investment firm, has announced the first close of its latest venture capital fund, Innovation Growth Fund III (IGF III), with a total commitment of $100 million. This is the third and largest fund in their series, bringing Yaletown's total active funds under management to approximately $600 million.

ARCHIMED Buys Majority Stake In Arkstone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Arkstone, a leader in AI/ML for infectious disease decision support and antimicrobial stewardship, has been acquired by ARCHIMED, a prominent healthcare-focused private equity firm.

Reveal: $30 Million Series B Raised For Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Reveal Technology, a veteran-founded defense tech company, has completed a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from several investors, including defy.vc and Booz Allen Ventures.

KKR: $6.5 Billion Asset-Based Finance Fundraise Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

KKR has raised $6.5 billion to invest in privately originated credit opportunities backed by significant pools of financial and hard assets. This includes $5.6 billion in KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners II (ABFP II) and nearly $1 billion from separately managed accounts focusing on similar investments.

ARTBIO: $132 Million Series B Raised For New Class Of Alpha Radioligand Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

ARTBIO, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company, is focused on developing alpha radioligand therapies (ARTs) for various types of cancer. The company has secured $132 million in Series B financing, co-led by new investors Sofinnova Investments and B Capital, with support from other investors, including F-Prime, Omega Funds, and Qatar Investment Authority.

Architect Equity: Fund I Closed At $285 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Architect Equity Management, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, has closed its institutional fund, Architect Equity Fund I LP and Architect Equity Fund I-A LP, at $285 million, exceeding its $200 million target.

BlueWave: $247 Million In Credit Facilities Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

BlueWave, a leading solar and storage developer in the Northeast U.S., has secured two major financing deals with support from Axium Infrastructure. The company obtained a $125 million revolving construction-to-term loan facility and a $122 million corporate revolving credit facility.

C8 Health: $12 Million Series A Raised For Implementation Platform For Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

C8 Health, a platform for implementing best practices in healthcare, has announced a $12 million Series A funding round led by Team8, bringing total funding to $18 million, which includes a $6 million Seed round.

Runloop: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Bring Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure To AI Coding Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Runloop, an enterprise-grade infrastructure platform for developing and deploying AI coding agents, has raised $7 million in a seed round led by The General Partnership, with participation from Blank Ventures. The funds will be used to accelerate hiring and enhance the product roadmap to meet the growing demand for its platform.

Multibeam: $31 Million Series B Raised To Advance E-Beam Lithography Production Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Multibeam has successfully raised $31 million in Series B funding from global investors, led by Onto Innovation and Lam Capital, the venture capital arm of Lam Research. Other contributors include UMC Capital and MediaTek Capital, as well as several financial and corporate investors.

Ingentis: Investment Raised From Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Carlyle has announced its investment in Ingentis Group, a leading provider of organizational charting, design, and analytics software. The current management team will reinvest significantly and continue to lead the company, while existing investor Maguar Capital Partners exits.

Wattch: $6 Million Seed Raised To Expand Energy Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Wattch, a provider of monitoring and control solutions for solar and battery storage, has raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Spero Ventures, with contributions from cybersecurity pioneer Christopher Klaus and other energy investors.

Beal Bank USA: $443 Million Provided To CBL Properties

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Beal Bank USA has announced an additional $110 million investment in CBL Properties, increasing the total to $443 million to support the acquisition of four enclosed regional malls: Mesa Mall in Grand Junction, Colorado; Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida; Ashland Town Center in Ashland, Kentucky; and Southgate Mall in Missoula, Montana.

Uzum: $70 Million At $1.5 Billion Valuation Raised For Fintech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Uzum, Uzbekistan's leading digital ecosystem, has raised nearly $70 million in equity financing from Tencent, VR Capital, and FinSight Ventures, a U.S. fund focused on AI, fintech, and super-app investments. This funding has increased Uzum's post-money valuation to approximately $1.5 billion, reflecting strong operational and financial growth.

Lyric: $43.5 Million Series B Closed For Transforming Supply Chain Decision Making

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Lyric, a leading AI-driven platform for supply chain decision-making, has raised $43.5 million in Series B funding, led by Insight Partners with participation from several other investors.

OLarry: $10 Million Series A Raised For Proactive Tax Planning Platform For HNWIs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

OLarry, an innovative tax firm for high-net-worth individuals and businesses, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by TTV Capital, with support from Walkabout Ventures and Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures. This brings the company's total funding to $14.5 million.