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TRexBio: $50 Million Raised To Advance Tissue-Targeted Treg Immunology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

TRex Bio, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on precision immunoregulatory medicines derived from tissue regulatory T cell biology, announced it closed an oversubscribed $50 million financing to support clinical and preclinical pipeline development and expand work on its proprietary Deep Biology Platform. The round brought in new investors Janus Henderson Investors, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., and Affinity Asset Advisors, alongside existing backers Alexandria Venture Investments, Avego BioScience Capital, Delos Capital, Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc, Pfizer Ventures, Polaris Partners, and SV Health Investors.

Forta Wealth Partners Launches In Indianapolis After Elevation Point Minority Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

Forta Wealth Partners, a newly launched independent wealth management firm based in Indianapolis, has entered the market with a strategic minority investment from Elevation Point.

Gridline: $18.5 Million Series A Raised To Power Private Market Investing For The Wealth Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

Gridline, a turnkey alternatives management platform for advisory firms managing private market investments, has raised $18.5 million in Series A funding led by FINTOP. The company said the capital will be used to accelerate its effort to replace fragmented systems and manual workflows with a single integrated platform built for the operational demands of private market investing in the wealth channel.

Paraglide AI: $5 Million Raised To Bring AI Agents To Accounts Receivable And Collections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

Paraglide AI announced it has raised $5 million to scale a platform that modernizes accounts receivable workflows with AI agents that help companies collect cash faster and reduce the manual workload on finance teams. The company said the round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and DN Capital, with participation from The Nordic Web Ventures and Born Capital, and framed the funding as a step toward automating and making more predictable “getting paid on time” for businesses.

SamanTree Medical: €20 Million Financing Raised From EIB

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

SamanTree Medical has secured €20 million in financing from the European Investment Bank to accelerate development and commercialization of its Histolog Scanner, a surgical imaging system designed to deliver rapid, high-resolution, histology-like images of excised tissue while patients remain on the operating table.

GoCanopy: €2.1 Million Seed Funding Closed To Build An AI Operating System For Institutional Real Estate Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

GoCanopy, an AI-based platform positioning itself as a system of record for institutional real estate investment and asset management teams, has raised €2.1m in seed funding. The round was led by ISAI with participation from BNP Paribas Développement and Yellow, alongside angel investors including Andrew Baum, University of Oxford Emeritus Professor in Real Estate Investment, and Ludovic Jacquot, CEO of Batipart Europe and former chairman of EMEA Real Estate Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.

Watches Of Switzerland Buys Majority Stake In Texas Luxury Retailer Deutsch & Deutsch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

The Watches of Switzerland Group announced it has completed the acquisition of Deutsch & Deutsch, a family-owned luxury watch and jewelry retailer that has operated in Texas since the 1920s.