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Cambio: $18 Million Closed To Bring Agentic AI To Commercial Real Estate Capital Planning And Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Cambio, an AI-native commercial real estate operations platform, has launched publicly after raising $18 million in Series A funding to help landlords and investors turn sprawling building data into faster, investment-grade decisions on retrofits, capital planning, and regulatory compliance. The round was led by Maverick Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Adverb Ventures, Peterson Ventures, and angel investors that include executives from Procore, OpenAI, Anthropic, Vanta, Vercel, ServiceNow, Notion, and Amplitude.

Superstate Raises $82.5 Million Series B To Expand Onchain Equity Issuance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Superstate announced it has closed an $82.5 million Series B financing as the company expands from tokenized Treasury products into infrastructure that enables SEC-registered public companies to issue and manage tokenized shares directly on public blockchains.

Clorox To Buy Purell Maker GOJO For $2.25 Billion, Expanding Health And Hygiene Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

The Clorox Company announced it has agreed to acquire GOJO Industries, the Ohio-based maker of Purell hand sanitizer and other skin health and hygiene products, in a deal valued at $2.25 billion in cash. Clorox said the purchase price includes anticipated tax benefits of about $330 million, implying a net purchase price of $1.92 billion.

Spotify Expands Prompted Playlists Beta To Premium Users In The U.S. And Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Spotify is expanding its Prompted Playlist feature in beta to more Premium listeners, rolling it out across the U.S. and Canada beginning January 22, 2026. The product, which Spotify began testing with Premium users in New Zealand in December 2025, is designed to let listeners generate playlists by describing what they want to hear in their own words, with results tailored by both their listening history and what’s trending in music in the moment.

Google Adds ‘Personal Intelligence’ To AI Mode in Search, Using Opt-In Gmail And Photos Context

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Google is expanding “Personal Intelligence” to AI Mode in Google Search, enabling paying Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. to opt in and connect Gmail and Google Photos so AI Mode can deliver more personalized answers.

Railway: $100 Million Series B Closed To Unburden Builders and Scale AI-Native Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Railway, a cloud platform designed to help developers deploy applications faster with less operational overhead, has raised $100 million in Series B funding as it looks to scale infrastructure built for an AI-accelerated era of software development. The round was led by TQ Ventures, with participation from FPV Ventures, Redpoint, and Unusual Ventures. Railway said the capital will support its efforts to “make infrastructure invisible,” expand global capacity, grow headcount, and build new developer- and AI-oriented tooling.

Inferact Launches With $150 Million Funding At $800M Valuation To Commercialize vLLM As Inference Demand Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Inferact, a new AI infrastructure startup founded by creators and core maintainers of the open-source vLLM inference engine, has launched with $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million valuation, positioning the company to push performance gains in large language model serving while keeping vLLM’s development in the open. The seed round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures and ZhenFund. Inferact also listed additional backers including The House Fund, Striker Venture Partners, Laude Ventures, Databricks Ventures, GC&H, and the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fund.

LiveKit: $100 Million Series C At $1 Billion Valuation Raised To Advance Voice AI Infrastructure Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

LiveKit announced it has raised a $100 million Series C round led by Index Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion, as it doubles down on building infrastructure for real-time, voice-native applications. Alongside Index Ventures, the round included participation from Salesforce Ventures, Hanabi Capital, and existing backers Altimeter and Redpoint Ventures.

One To One Health: $12 Million Minority Growth Investment Raised For Scaling AI-Enabled Primary Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

One to One Health has secured a $12 million minority growth investment from Frist Cressey Ventures (FCV) to expand its employer-sponsored primary care footprint and accelerate development of its AI-enabled clinical platform, Intelligent Care Manager. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company said the financing is designed to meet rising demand from employers seeking measurable savings and improved health outcomes through higher-engagement, relationship-based primary care.

Cancilico: €2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale AI-Powered Bone Marrow Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Cancilico, a Dresden-based AI diagnostics startup focused on blood cancers, has raised a €2.5 million Seed round to expand commercialization and pursue regulatory pathways for its bone marrow analysis software, MyeloAID. The financing was led by a syndicate that included High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), TGFS – Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen, GEDAD GmbH (the Ehninger family’s investment vehicle), and ROI Verwaltungsgesellschaft (Roland Oetker).

Optalysys: £23 Million Series A Extension Raised To Commercialize Photonic Chips And Expand In The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Optalysys announced it has raised £23 million in a Series A extension round to accelerate the commercialization of its photonic computing technology and support a planned expansion into the United States. The round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, and the U.K. government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). The financing is aimed at advancing Optalysys’ proprietary photonic chips and scaling go-to-market efforts as demand intensifies for faster, more energy-efficient computing infrastructure to support AI and cloud workloads.

Capital One To Buy Brex For $5.15 Billion In Cash-And-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Capital One Financial announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brex in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $5.15 billion, a move that would expand Capital One’s footprint in business payments and bring Brex’s AI-driven spend and payments platform under a major U.S. bank.

Raymond James Recruits $100 Million Advisor Michael Thomason In Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Raymond James has hired financial advisor Michael Thomason to Raymond James & Associates, the firm’s employee advisor channel, and placed him in Frisco, Texas, where he will operate as Thomason Wealth Management of Raymond James.

Flashpoint Reaches First Close For Second Direct Secondary Fund Targeting Up To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Flashpoint announced it has completed a first closing for Flashpoint Direct Secondary Fund II, its second dedicated direct secondaries vehicle aimed at providing shareholder liquidity in later-stage technology companies founded by European and Israeli entrepreneurs.

Resolve M Therapeutics Exits Stealth With Pro-Resolution Drug Discovery Platform Targeting Chronic Inflammation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Resolve M Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with a platform designed to identify, validate, and advance drug targets that activate the body’s natural “pro-resolution” pathways—aiming to restore immune balance in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders without broadly suppressing the immune system.

PURE Property Management And HomeRiver Group Merge And Raise $80 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

PURE Property Management and HomeRiver Group said they have merged and will operate under the name PURE HomeRiver, a combination of the companies that create the nation’s largest third-party single-family rental (SFR) property management firm.

Mendra Launched With $82 Million Series A To Build AI-Enabled Rare Disease Therapeutics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Mendra, a newly launched biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, has closed an oversubscribed $82 million Series A to acquire, develop, and commercialize therapies targeting high-unmet-need indications. The financing was co-led by OrbiMed, 8VC, and 5AM Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital and Wing VC.

Crux Capital: $342 Million Fund I Closed And Team Expanded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Crux Capital has added two new hires and promoted two investment professionals as it scales operations following the September 2025 close of Crux Capital Fund I, L.P., which raised $342 million in capital commitments.

Limble Names Gary Specter As CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Limble, a modern maintenance and asset management platform, has named veteran software executive Gary Specter as Chief Executive Officer as the company looks to accelerate expansion and deepen customer value creation.

DealHub.io: $100 Million Growth Round Raised To Scale Agentic Quote-To-Revenue Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

DealHub.io announced it has raised $100 million in a growth funding round led by Riverwood Capital as the company looks to accelerate global expansion and deepen product development for what it calls “Agentic Quote-to-Revenue” in the AI era.

Credit Key: $90 Million Growth Capital Round And Strategic Partnership With Barings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing platform that enables merchants to offer net terms and flexible payment options at checkout, has closed $90 million in new growth capital and formed a strategic partnership with global investment manager Barings.

ScanmarQED Acquires MMM Labs To Build Multi-Engine Marketing Mix Modeling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

ScanmarQED has acquired MMM Labs, a U.S.-based startup focused on modern marketing mix modeling, as it pushes to deliver what it describes as next-generation, multi-engine MMM capabilities through its PulseQED product suite.

Gore Street Capital Secures First Close For €500 Million EU-Focused Battery Storage Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Gore Street Capital has completed the first close of its new European-focused battery energy storage fund, the GS EU Fund SCSp, backed by cornerstone commitments from the European Investment Fund and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, alongside other institutional investors, strategics, and family offices. The specialist storage manager, whose portfolio totals roughly 1.4 GW of battery assets across three dedicated BESS funds—said it is preparing for an interim close and is targeting a final close by year-end, with a €500 million fundraising goal.

Echo Global Logistics To Acquire ITS In Deal Expanding Trailer Pool, Dedicated Capacity, And Multimodal Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Echo Global Logistics announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ITS Logistics, a Reno, Nevada-based third-party logistics provider known for its drop trailer and trailer pool program, DropFleet, and capabilities spanning dedicated capacity, intermodal and drayage, freight security, omnichannel fulfillment, and sustainability-focused transportation strategies.

Claroty: $150 Million Series F Raised To Expand CPS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Claroty raised $150 million in a Series F financing led by Golub Growth, an affiliate of Golub Capital, as the cyber-physical systems (CPS) security company pushes to broaden its platform and expand globally. The New York-based company said existing investors also committed up to an additional $50 million in the round.

Edelman Financial Engines Partners With Orion As Wealthtech Partner To Personalize Advice at Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Orion has entered a new collaboration with Edelman Financial Engines (EFE) to provide advisor technology and investment management solutions that support EFE’s planning teams, the companies said. Under the arrangement, EFE is unifying core functions—portfolio management, trading, data, reporting, and advisor engagement—on Orion’s connected ecosystem.

Prime Capital Financial Buys Bradshaw Rogers To Expand Planning And Tax Platform In The Carolinas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Prime Capital Financial has acquired Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners, a Salisbury, North Carolina-based wealth management firm overseeing about $600 million in assets under management, as the Overland Park, Kansas-headquartered firm continues to scale its planning-first and tax-integrated offering nationwide.

Merchant Names Clayton Chandler Chief Data Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Merchant has appointed Clayton Chandler as chief data officer, tasking him with leading the firm’s enterprise data and artificial intelligence strategy as it expands its network of partner firms. Based in New York, Merchant said Chandler will focus on strengthening how the firm uses data as a strategic asset across its ecosystem, with an emphasis on practical applications that streamline operations, improve efficiency and generate actionable insights.

DLA Piper Adds Structured Finance Partner Cary Nadelman In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

DLA Piper has expanded its New York finance bench with the addition of partner Cary Nadelman, strengthening the firm’s Structured Finance subgroup as demand for securitization and CLO execution continues to rise.

Apprentice.io Acquires Ganymede To Unify R&D And Commercial Manufacturing On An AI-Native Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Apprentice.io announced it has acquired Ganymede, an AI-powered cloud platform designed to capture, standardize, and automate lab and process data, in a move aimed at connecting laboratory operations with manufacturing execution inside a single system.