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Certivo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Native Compliance Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Certivo, an AI-powered supply chain compliance management platform, announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding to accelerate the launch of what it describes as the AI-native compliance automation category. The round was led by Suffolk Technologies with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures and other investors.

Prostate Cancer Foundation Invests $6.3 Million In Next Generation Of Prostate Cancer Researchers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

The Prostate Cancer Foundation has announced a $6.3 million investment to support 31 early-career scientists through its 2025 Young Investigator Awards, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to advancing precision medicine and life-extending treatments for prostate cancer patients worldwide.

Sphinx: $7.1 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale Browser-Native Agents For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Sphinx, a compliance automation platform that builds browser-native agents for financial institutions, announced it has raised $7.1 million in seed funding to expand its agent workforce and support growing demand from banks and fintechs managing anti-money laundering and onboarding operations. The round was led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Deel Ventures, and Singularity Capital.

QuadSci: $8 Million Series A Raised For Customer Intelligence AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

QuadSci, a predictive and prescriptive AI platform for customer intelligence, has raised $8 million in a Series A financing round to accelerate product development and expand its go-to-market operations. The round was led by Crosslink Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and angel investors Shail Jain, Peter Gibson, Tom Roloff, and Rob Eberle.

Fireplace: $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Prediction Market Trading Terminal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Fireplace, a professional trading terminal for prediction markets, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round aimed at bringing institutional-grade trading infrastructure to one of the fastest-growing asset classes in financial markets. The round was led by Frachtis, with participation from White Star Capital and several other venture capital firms and angel investors, including syndicate rounds on Legion and Echo.

Mercer Advisors Expands Managing Partner Leadership In New Jersey, Philadelphia, And San Diego Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Mercer Global Advisors, operating as Mercer Advisors, a national registered investment adviser, has appointed Abby Salameh and Chris Walters as Managing Partners to oversee key growth markets as the firm continues expanding its fiduciary family office platform across the U.S.

Seek Labs Awarded $2 Million USDA Grant To Develop CRISPR-Based And Mutation-Resistant Avian Flu Therapeutic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Seek Labs has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to develop a novel, mutation-resistant therapeutic for highly pathogenic avian influenza using its proprietary Programmable Target Ablation Platform. The funding is part of a broader federal effort to combat the ongoing spread of avian influenza, which has disrupted poultry production, driven up egg and poultry prices, and strained the global food supply.

Latham & Watkins: Energy And Infrastructure Private Equity Team Joins Paris Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Latham & Watkins has announced that a market-leading energy and infrastructure private equity team will join the firm’s Paris office, strengthening its capabilities across private equity, M&A, finance, and public law.

Carrefour Agrees To €823 Million Sale Of Romania Business To Paval Holding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Carrefour has entered into exclusive negotiations with Paval Holding for the sale of all its operations in Romania, with an enterprise value of 823 million euros, as part of the strategic review launched at the beginning of 2025.

Veritas Capital Raises $15.3 Billion Across Fund IX Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Veritas Capital announced it has raised $15.3 billion in total capital across The Veritas Capital Fund IX and related investment vehicles, closing one of the largest fundraises in a market characterized by extended timelines and tighter allocations.

EIGHTClouds Launches $300+ Million Real Estate Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Dubai-based alternative investment firm EIGHTClouds has launched the EIGHTClouds Real Estate Investment Fund, an open-ended vehicle targeting more than $300 million in committed capital and over $600 million in gross asset value during its first decade. The fund is structured to deliver predictable income and long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of high-yield, income-generating residential assets across Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates.

HarbourVest Partners Closes $1.1 Billion Inaugural Continuation Solutions Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment firm with more than $146 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025, announced the final close of its inaugural Private Equity Continuation Solutions Fund at more than $1.1 billion in capital commitments.

Startup India Fund Of Funds 2.0: Cabinet Approves Over $118 Million To Boost Deep Tech And Manufacturing Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the establishment of Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore (over $118 million) to mobilize venture capital for India’s startup ecosystem.

Mundi Ventures: €750 Million First Close For Kembara Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Mundi Ventures has announced a €750 million first close for Kembara, described as Europe’s largest dedicated deep tech growth fund, as it works toward a €1 billion target. The fund is now actively investing in breakthrough deep tech science and engineering companies across the continent.

Tikehau Capital: Over $1 Billion In Commitments Closed For Second Private Debt Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset manager, announced the final close of its second vintage private debt secondaries fund, Tikehau Private Debt Secondaries II (TPDS II), with more than $1 billion in limited partner (LP) equity commitments, significantly exceeding its original $750 million target and more than doubling the size of its first-generation fund.

Blue Owl Capital Closes Over $3 Billion For Inaugural Strategic Equity Secondaries Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Blue Owl Capital announced the final close of its inaugural strategic equity and secondaries strategy, Blue Owl Strategic Equity, with more than $3 billion in total commitments raised across institutional and private wealth channels.

Middleburg Closes $125 Million Oversubscribed Third GP Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Middleburg, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm focused on rental housing, announced it has reached the final close of its third GP Fund, raising $125 million in total capital commitments and exceeding its original target to hit the fund’s hard cap.

Odyssey Secures Investment From NVentures And Samsung Next For AI Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Odyssey, an artificial intelligence research company focused on frontier world models, has announced a new investment from NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, and Samsung Next. The funding will support the company’s push to develop a general-purpose world simulator capable of generating infinitely long, interactive simulations from any starting point.

Fulcrum Acquires Environmental Compliance Software Company Wildnote

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Fulcrum has acquired Wildnote to expand its capabilities in environmental compliance and deepen its vertical expertise across regulated industries.

Render: $100 Million Series C Extension At $1.5 Billion Valuation Raised For Modern Cloud Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Render has raised $100 million in a Series C extension at a $1.5 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $258 million as it doubles down on building infrastructure for AI-native software companies.

Diverse Logistics And Pulse Final Mile Complete Merger To Scale National Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Diverse Logistics and Pulse Final Mile have completed a merger to create one of the largest independent big and bulky final-mile third-party logistics companies in the United States, significantly expanding their combined national footprint and service capabilities.

Fiduciary Services Group Acquires Vermont-Based TPA Future Planning Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Fiduciary Services Group (FSG), the parent company of DWC and PCS Retirement, announced that it has acquired Future Planning Associates, Inc. (FPA), a Vermont-based third-party administration and recordkeeping firm founded in 1974.

King Risk Partners Expands New York Footprint With Ten Eyck Group Addition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

King Risk Partners, the 51st largest insurance brokerage in the United States, has expanded its presence in the Northeast through the addition of Ten Eyck Group as an affiliate.

Upside Robotics: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance Sustainable Farm Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Upside Robotics has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to propel its next phase of growth, giving the Velocity-based startup momentum to deepen its partnerships with farmers and agricultural companies across Canada. The funding round was led by Plural, with participation from Garage Capital, Entrepreneurs First and the founders of Clearpath Robotics. The round brings Upside Robotics’ total funding to more than $11 million.

Wave Function Ventures Invests In Aerospace Company Natilus To Advance Sustainable Aviation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Wave Function Ventures announced a strategic investment in Natilus, a San Diego-based aerospace company developing blended-wing-body aircraft aimed at transforming both cargo and passenger aviation through improved efficiency and reduced emissions.

GenNx360 Capital Partners Invests In TICC Platform NVI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

GenNx360 Capital Partners, a New York City-based private equity firm focused on middle-market industrial and business services companies, announced an investment in NVI, LLC, a national testing, inspection, certification, and compliance platform, in partnership with the company’s management team.

Paragin Completes Exit To ECI Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Paragin Group, a leading provider of exam and assessment software solutions, has completed a successful exit to ECI Partners, marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth journey.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Closes $220 Million Consumer Loan-Backed Private Securitization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has closed a revolving and rated private securitization backed by consumer personal loans, marking the first asset-based finance securitization from its AIP Alternative Lending Group.

PRIME AE Group Acquires Klavon Design Associates To Expand Landscape Architecture And Federal Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

PRIME AE Group, a multi-discipline engineering and architecture firm and a Platform Holdings managed company, has acquired Klavon Design Associates, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based landscape architecture and planning firm known for its award-winning work across federal, state, local, and private-sector markets.

Elevate Patient Financial Solutions Acquires Centauri Health Solutions’ Health Systems Services Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Elevate Patient Financial Solutions (ElevatePFS), a leading revenue cycle management partner for health systems across the U.S., has completed a carve-out acquisition of the Health Systems Services division of Centauri Health Solutions (Centauri HSS).