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Prefer: $4.2 Million Funding Raised For Launching Sustainable Flavors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Prefer, a Singapore food tech startup, raised $4.2 million in an oversubscribed round as it launched new soluble coffee and cocoa powders. The company uses fermentation on food byproducts like rice and soy to create cost-effective, sustainable flavours for FMCG brands, manufacturers, and retailers, with its coffee offering up to 85% lower emissions and 50% lower costs than traditional Arabica.

Uno Platform: C$3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build Cross-Platform Apps With A Single Codebase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Uno Platform has completed a C$3.5M seed funding round led by AQC Capital and Desjardins Capital, bringing total investment to C$6.5 million. The open-source platform, used by companies such as Toyota and Microsoft, helps build cross-platform .NET applications for Mobile, Web, Desktop, and Embedded Devices.

Westland Insurance Buying Paul Ayotte

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Westland Insurance, one of Canada's largest brokerages, acquired Paul Ayotte Insurance Brokers Ltd (PAIB) on August 1. This move expands Westland's reach in Ontario and strengthens its national property and casualty (P&C) offerings.

Blue Sea Capital Buying MicroCare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Blue Sea Capital announced that it has acquired MicroCare Holdings. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WOW! Being Taken Private In $1.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

WideOpenWest (WOW!), a major U.S. broadband provider, has agreed to be acquired by DigitalBridge Investments and Crestview Partners for $5.20 per share in an all-cash deal valued at around $1.5 billion.

Diginex To Buy Fundings In $305 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Diginex Limited, a provider of Sustainability RegTech solutions, has signed a non-binding MOU to acquire 100% of IDRRA Cyber Security Ltd. (Findings), which is backed by Magenta Venture Partners and specializes in supply chain risk monitoring and vendor risk automation for cybersecurity and sustainability. This acquisition supports Diginex’s mission to expand its technological capabilities in compliance data verification and regulatory automation.

Rocket Lab: $275 Million Acquisition Of Geost Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Rocket Lab has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost’s parent company from Lightridge Solutions, including $125 million in cash, Rocket Lab shares, and a possible $50 million earnout tied to future revenue.

JLL Partners: Maggie Anderson Joins As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in healthcare, aerospace, defense, and business services, announced Maggie Anderson as its new Operating Partner.

EQT To Buy South Korea-Based HR Tech Platform Remember

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

EQT announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in Remember & Company, a top AI HR tech platform in South Korea, for about KRW 500 billion (USD 400 million). Major shareholders, such as Ark & Partners, will sell their stakes as part of the deal, which is one of the largest in South Korea’s HR tech sector. EQT led the transaction exclusively by leveraging its expertise to identify Remember’s value early.

Steward Partners: $481 Million Team Longbridge Wealth Onboarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Steward Partners, an employee-owned financial services firm, has acquired Longbridge Wealth Advisors, bringing $481 million in assets and expanding its presence to North Canton, Ohio.

Apollo Funds To Buy Enterprise Solutions Company Trace3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Apollo announced that its managed funds will buy Trace3, a leading provider of enterprise and commercial technology solutions, from American Securities, which will keep a significant minority stake.

Evertune: $15 Million Series A Raised For Scaling AI Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Evertune, an AI marketing and GEO platform, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Felicis Ventures and angel investors from major tech companies. As AI-driven searches change consumer behavior, Evertune helps brands optimise content for better AI recommendations with strong analytics and direct API access to leading models.

NRN: $67 Million Raised For Solar And Battery Storage Systems Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

NRN (National Renewable Network), a top distributed energy platform in Australia, completed a $67.2 million Series A funding round—one of the country’s largest for climate tech. Backed by prominent investors and debt funds, NRN enables retailers like Alinta Energy to offer solar and battery systems to customers with no upfront costs, repayments, or maintenance fees, helping grow renewable portfolios as Virtual Power Plant plans.

Click Labs Buying Retail Operations Platform Evermile

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Click Labs, a leading global SaaS company in logistics and delivery, has acquired Evermile, an AI-driven retail operations platform for SME retailers based in London and Tel Aviv. This acquisition enhances Click Labs’ retail tech capabilities, bringing advanced automation and AI tools to smaller businesses worldwide.

Albi: Series B Investment Raised For Restoration Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Albi, a restoration management software platform, has received Series B funding from Frontier Growth to further its goal of supporting restoration contractors with advanced tools and technology. Albi’s mobile-first solution streamlines workflows and connects field and office teams, enabling contractors to operate efficiently.

Smoky Mountain: $435 Million Financing Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Argo Infrastructure Partners has closed a $435 million senior secured notes financing for Smoky Mountain Holdings, a joint venture with Brookfield that owns the Cheoah, Calderwood, Chilhowee, and Santeetlah hydroelectric dams. This marks the first US Private Placement market financing of its kind, featuring both fixed and variable amortization.

Seroda Ventures Buys Majority Stake In Google Cloud-Focused Consulting Firm Evonence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Seroda Ventures, led by Vijay Rao, has taken a majority stake in Evonence, a Google Cloud consulting firm, and will merge it with Cloudnyx.ai, its Google Cloud-focused system integrator.

Cache: $12.5 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Tax-Efficient Diversification Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Cache has secured $12.5 million in Series A funding led by First Round Capital, following strong market traction with over $625 million in assets and near profitability within a year of launch.

Darwinbox: $40 Million Raised For AI-Based Human Capital Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Darwinbox, a rapidly growing AI-powered human capital management (HCM) platform, today announced a $40 million investment from Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Audax Strategic Capital: $1.3 Billion Raised For Inaugural Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Audax Strategic Capital (ASC), part of Audax Private Equity, has closed its first fund, the Audax Private Equity Solutions Fund, above target, with approximately $1.3 billion in total capital.

Citizen Health: $30 Million Secured For Patient-Powered Platform Transforming Rare Disease Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Citizen Health, a patient-driven platform redefining care for rare diseases, announced it has secured $30 million in Series A financing. This round was led by 8VC with support from Transformation Capital and Headline, bringing total funding to $44 million since its launch in December 2023.

XOPS: Autonomous IT Company Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

XOPS, an autonomous IT company, has secured $40 million to streamline IT operations for complex enterprises. Its platform addresses inefficiencies by automating critical processes, reducing costs, and enhancing the employee experience.

Mesh: Funding Raised For Crypto Payments Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Mesh, a leading crypto payments network, announced additional investments from PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uphold, Mirana Ventures (venture partner for ByBit), SBI Investment, Overlook Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Moderne Ventures, and CE-Ventures, bringing total capital funding to more than $130 million. This funding positions the company to accelerate its impact on the global payments industry.

IgniteData: Series A Funding Closed To Advance Clinical Trial Data Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

IgniteData, an expert in clinical trial data automation, has closed its Series A funding round led by FCA Venture Partners, with participation from SpringTide and Oncology Ventures. This investment will help IgniteData grow its global research site network and enhance its Archer platform, which streamlines clinical trial data transfer from EHR to EDC systems and data warehouses.

Drivepoint: $9 Million Raised For Strategic Finance Platform For Consumer Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Drivepoint, an AI-based strategic finance platform for consumer brands, announced today that it has secured over $9 million in new funding to accelerate product innovation and expand its go-to-market strategy.

Topline Pro: $27 Million Raised To Transform Local Home Services Into AI-Based Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Topline Pro, an AI-based platform for home service businesses, has announced a $27 million Series B funding round led by Northzone, with new participation from Tactile Ventures, and Industry Ventures, alongside continued support from existing investors Forerunner Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, TMV, Flybridge, and BBG Ventures.

Amalgam Rx: $20 Million Credit Investment Raised From Catalio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Amalgam Rx announced a $20 million credit investment from Catalio Capital Management to expand its Medical-Grade AI solutions for healthcare.

Pole Star Global Buying Clearwater Dynamics To Enhance Real-Time Risk Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Pole Star Global, a leader in maritime intelligence, has acquired Clearwater Dynamics, a UK firm specializing in real-time maritime risk solutions and creator of the Coral insurance risk platform.

Access Holdings: American Student Transportation Partners Sold To CVC DIF

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Access Holdings, an alternative asset manager specializing in lower middle-market investments, has announced the sale of its student transportation platform, American Student Transportation Partners (ASTP), to funds managed by CVC DIF.

Proterra Buying AcreTrader From Acres.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Proterra Investment Partners LP, a Minneapolis-based alternative asset manager with over $3.4 billion in assets under management, has acquired AcreTrader, the leading farmland investment platform at the intersection of agriculture, finance, and technology.