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Dragonfly AI: Over £5 Million Raised To Scale Neuroscience-Led Creative Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Dragonfly AI, a UK-based company that uses neuroscience-led predictive AI to test and optimize advertising and creative assets, has secured new investment totaling more than £5 million, with the round led by early-stage investor 24Haymarket.

BlackRock And Partners Group Launch Private Markets SMA Built For Wealth Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

BlackRock and Partners Group have launched a multi-alternatives separately managed account designed to make private markets easier for financial advisors to implement at scale. Announced January 29, 2026, the new offering packages diversified private market exposure into a single account structure intended to support outcome-oriented portfolio construction for wealth clients.

Doppler: $9 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale Onchain Token Launch Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Doppler announced it raised a $9 million seed round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Variant, Figment Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, as the company positions its protocol as a core piece of launch infrastructure for teams raising capital on-chain.

Propy: $100 Million Credit Facility Closed To Consolidate Title And Escrow Firms With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Propy announced it has secured a $100 million credit facility from Metropolitan Partners Group to finance an AI-led consolidation of title and escrow companies, with the goal of building an end-to-end closing platform and reducing friction and costs in residential real estate transactions.

Talos: Series B Extended To $150 Million At About $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

s total Series B financing to $150 million and pushes its post money valuation to approximately $1.5 billion.

Milliways: $3 Million Closed To Expand Plastic-Free Chewing Gum Across U.S. Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Milliways, a plastic-free chewing gum brand founded in 2021, has raised $3 million to accelerate its U.S. growth by expanding marketing, broadening retail distribution, and increasing inventory to support wider availability.

PranaX: $17 Million Series A Raised To Expand Exosome Based Regenerative Biologics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

PranaX announced it has closed an oversubscribed $17 million Series A financing as the company scales its regenerative biologics work centered on stem cell-derived exosomes. The biotechnology company said the round was led by family offices, trusts, and individual investors with experience across biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and healthcare innovation.

Flying Tulip Adds Amber Group, Fasanara Digital, And Paper Ventures As Institutional Backers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Flying Tulip, an on-chain exchange building a unified trading and credit marketplace, said it has added new institutional participants, including Amber Group, Fasanara Digital, and Paper Ventures.

360 Hoops: Investment From Geno Auriemma Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

360 Hoops announced it has received an investment from UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, who will also serve as a strategic advisor, as the company prepares to bring its patented three-in-one basketball system and circular gameplay format to market.

Poetiq: $45.8 Million Seed Funding Raised To Boost LLM Reasoning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Poetiq, a startup founded by former Google DeepMind scientists, has emerged from stealth with $45.8 million in Seed funding and says its “AI meta system” can make frontier large language models learn faster and solve harder problems without the time and cost of conventional fine-tuning or reinforcement learning post-training. The round was co-led by FYRFLY Venture Partners and Surface Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Operator Collective, Hico Ventures, and Neuron Venture Partners, according to the company.

VSE To Buy Precision Aviation Group In $2.025 Billion Aviation Aftermarket Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

VSE Corporation announced it has agreed to acquire Precision Aviation Group (PAG) from GenNx360 Capital Partners in a cash-and-equity transaction valued at approximately $2.025 billion upfront, a deal VSE called transformational for its aviation aftermarket strategy.

Farmers Launches Full-Service RIA With Schwab Custody And Orion Tech Stack

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Farmers Insurance Group has launched Farmers Asset Management, LLC (FAM), a new full-service registered investment advisor that expands the company’s wealth management capabilities beyond its existing brokerage and insurance-based offerings. The firm said the move is designed to deliver broader, fee-based financial planning and investment management services to clients while creating an additional platform for Farmers agents and Farmers Financial Services Agents to serve customers with more holistic advice.

Lukoil Signs Agreement With Carlyle To Sell International Assets Holding Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

LUKOIL announced that it has signed an agreement with U.S. investment company Carlyle related to the sale of LUKOIL International GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary that holds the LUKOIL Group’s international assets. The company framed the step as part of efforts to address constraints imposed by certain countries on LUKOIL and its subsidiaries.

Indigo: $50 Million Series B Raised To Automate Medical Malpractice Underwriting And Expand Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Indigo, an AI-driven medical professional liability insurance platform, has closed a $50 million oversubscribed Series B financing to accelerate product development, expand distribution, and scale operations across its malpractice coverage business. The round was led by existing backer Rubicon Founders, with significant participation from new investor Town Hall Ventures and continued support from strategic investors, including Optum Ventures.

Carbonaide: €3.7 Million Raised To Scale CO₂ Mineralization In Concrete And Expand Internationally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Carbonaide has closed a new €3.7 million investment round as it ramps up commercialization of its carbon dioxide curing technology, which mineralizes CO₂ and stores it permanently in concrete. The Finland-headquartered company said the financing, a mix of equity and supporting financial instruments, will be used to expand operations and accelerate strategic initiatives to turn concrete production into a scalable carbon storage pathway.

Digital Edge Commits $4.5 Billion To Build Indonesia’s Largest 500MW AI-Ready Hyperscale Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Digital Edge announced it will invest US$4.5 billion to develop a new hyperscale data center campus in Indonesia designed for next-generation AI workloads, marking what the company described as its largest infrastructure commitment to date. The planned CGK Campus will be located in the GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi and is intended to expand Digital Edge’s footprint in Greater Jakarta as demand for cloud and AI capacity accelerates across the region.

AutoManager Buys Macrosmith To Add Dealership Document Management And Compliance Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

AutoManager, a dealer software provider backed by private equity firm The Beekman Group, has acquired Macrosmith, a document management software company built for automotive retailers. Terms were not disclosed.

Premier Radiology Services Acquires NRAD To Expand National Teleradiology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Premier Radiology Services has acquired National Radiology Solutions (NRAD), adding another teleradiology provider to its outpatient focused platform as it looks to broaden subspecialty coverage, expand its national footprint, and increase capacity for faster, more expert reads across its provider network.

Prosperity Bancshares To Buy Stellar Bancorp In $2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Prosperity Bancshares (the parent of Prosperity Bank) and Stellar Bancorp (the parent of Stellar Bank) announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Prosperity will acquire Stellar and Stellar Bank, expanding Prosperity’s scale in Texas with a larger presence in the Houston market.

Alpha Omega Unveils ‘Continuum’ Automation Framework To Speed Federal Modernization and Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Alpha Omega, a provider of AI-driven modernization and digital transformation services to the federal government, has launched the Continuum Automation Framework, a suite of automation accelerators designed to help agencies modernize mission systems faster, improve operational efficiency, and scale mission impact.

The Amlon Group Expands Through Acquisition Of Mastermelt America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Heartwood Partners said The Amlon Group has acquired Mastermelt America, adding a Sweetwater, Tennessee facility that processes and treats complex industrial waste streams for customers across the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics, aerospace, and power generation industries. The transaction closed in May 2025, and the site now operates as Amlon Sweetwater.

Transom Capital Acquires WellBiz Brands, Expanding Beauty And Wellness Franchising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Transom Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on operational transformation, has completed its acquisition of WellBiz Brands, a Denver-headquartered beauty and wellness franchisor with a portfolio of five membership-driven, recurring service concepts. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Werner Acquires FirstFleet To Expand Dedicated Trucking Scale And Earnings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Werner Enterprises announced it has acquired privately owned dedicated trucking company FirstFleet for approximately $245 million in cash and will also buy certain real estate properties directly from FirstFleet. Including the real estate, Werner said the total consideration is approximately $282.8 million.

Handshake Acquires Cleanlab To Build Data Quality And Evaluation Capabilities For Frontier AI Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Handshake has acquired Cleanlab in a deal aimed at strengthening AI research and data quality for training frontier models. In a CEO letter announcing the transaction, Cleanlab said its team will focus on leading Handshake’s AI research efforts, with an emphasis on producing higher-quality training data and improving reliability across AI systems.

University Of Denver And Pivot Energy Complete Colorado’s First Off-Site Solar Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

The University of Denver and Pivot Energy announced they have completed Colorado’s first off-site net metering solar project, marking a milestone in the state’s shift toward policy-enabled renewable energy that can serve customers without enough space or flexibility for on-site generation.

Voyager Ventures: $275 Million Fund II Closed To Back Next-Generation Energy, Industry, And Applied AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Voyager Ventures has closed a $275 million Fund II to invest in early-stage companies across energy, industrials, and climate technology that the firm believes will underpin long-term economic growth. With the new fund, Voyager said it now manages $475 million across North America and Europe and will continue targeting technologies that modernize core economic systems, including energy production and distribution, advanced manufacturing, critical materials, physical AI, and compute.

Pollen Street Agrees Acquisition of Tutman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Pollen Street Capital has agreed to acquire Thesis Holdings Limited, known as Tutman, a fund services platform providing fund administration, corporate service, and transfer agency services to institutional investors, wealth managers, and family offices. The deal positions Tutman for its next phase of growth as demand rises for outsourced governance and administration amid increasing regulatory complexity.

CVC Global Sport Group To Acquire Controlling Stake In Equine Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

CVC announced it has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Equine Network, describing the business as the largest for-profit equestrian-based sports league in the U.S. The stake is being acquired from Growth Catalyst Partners, and the deal is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Basis Set Announces $250 Million Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Basis Set has announced the close of its $250 million Fund IV, positioning the new vehicle as fresh capital for the firm’s long-standing strategy of partnering with founders at the earliest point in a company’s life, when the idea is still more conviction than consensus. In a post dated January 26, 2026, the firm framed its approach around backing “independent thinkers” and teams building foundational systems before markets, categories, or narratives fully form around them.

Epidarex Capital Secures $145+ Million First Close For Fund IV To Invest In Life Science Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Epidarex Capital announced it has reached a first close of Epidarex Capital IV, LP, with more than $145 million in commitments, as the transatlantic life sciences venture firm looks to expand its company creation and early-stage investing across the United Kingdom and the United States.