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Olyzon: $10 Million Series A Raised For Agentic CTV Media Buying Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Olyzon, an agentic decisioning layer for CTV advertising, announced the closing of a $10 million Series A funding round led by S4S Ventures, the venture firm co-founded by Sanja Partalo and Sir Martin Sorrell. Existing investor Eurazeo and other investors also participated in the round.

WeRoad: $58 Million Series C Raised To Expand Group Travel Platform Into The United States

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

WeRoad, an Italian travel-tech company focused on group travel experiences for Millennials and Gen Z, announced it has raised $58 million in Series C funding led by Airbnb, with participation from existing investors including H14. The company said the latest financing brings its total funding raised to $100 million since launching in 2017.

Patron Points: Strategic Investment To Scale Loyalty And AI Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Patron Points, a provider of loyalty and customer engagement technology for convenience stores, announced a strategic growth investment led by Straylight Capital. Existing investors Scaleworks and Straylight also co-invested in the transaction.

Autodesk Acquires MaintainX In $3.6 Billion Deal To Expand Operations Platform And AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Autodesk announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MaintainX, a modern maintenance and operations software company, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.6 billion. The deal is expected to strengthen Autodesk’s efforts to connect design, construction, manufacturing, and operations workflows across the entire asset lifecycle.

Dell: $9.69 Billion Defense Software Agreement To Streamline Microsoft Licensing Across The Department Of War

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a series of major contract awards on May 27, 2026, led by a $9.69 billion blanket purchase agreement awarded to Dell Federal Systems for Microsoft software licensing, cloud subscriptions, and Software Assurance across the Department of War (DOW), the Intelligence Community, and the Coast Guard.

Anthropic Opens Milan Office To Support Italian Enterprise, Research, And Developers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Anthropic announced the opening of a new office in Milan, marking its sixth European location alongside offices in London, Dublin, Paris, Zurich, and Munich. The expansion is designed to support Italian enterprises, researchers, and developers as they build and scale applications with Claude while promoting responsible AI adoption.

Secretome Therapeutics: $30 Million Series A Raised To Advance Duchenne-Associated Cardiomyopathy Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Secretome Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies derived from neonatal cardiac progenitor cells (nCPC), announced the closing of a $30 million Series A financing led solely by RA Capital Management. The funding will support advancement of the company’s lead therapy candidate, STM-01, for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy and other rare cardiomyopathies linked to neuromuscular disease.

Paralign Health: $3 Million Seed Raised To Build National EMS-Led Preventative Care Network In Rural America

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Paralign Health announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding to expand its national network of fire departments and EMS agencies, accelerate development of its technology platform, and grow partnerships with health plans. The round was led by Flyover Capital, with participation from SixThirty Ventures, Springtime Ventures, Forum Ventures, Sorenson Impact Foundation, Stone Mountain Ventures, and GovTech Ventures.

Nurse Capital: New Initiative Helps Nurse Founders Build Investor-Ready Healthcare Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Nurse Capital announced a new collaboration with the University City Science Center in Philadelphia to help nurse-founded startups develop into scalable, investor-ready businesses through the Science Center’s Capital Readiness Program (CRP).

True Global Ventures Appoints Tal Elyashiv As General Partner To Expand Bay Area Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

True Global Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on AI-first technology companies, announced the appointment of Tal Elyashiv as General Partner as the firm deepens its focus on the San Francisco Bay Area and California-based startups.

Unilever: $270 Million Investment In Global Innovation Center To Accelerate Beauty And Wellbeing Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Unilever announced plans to invest $270 million into a new Global Innovation Center in New Haven, further expanding its U.S. research and development footprint as the company sharpens its focus on personal care, beauty, and wellbeing products.

Tensormesh: $20 Million Raised To Scale KV Caching Infrastructure For Enterprise AI Inference

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Tensormesh announced $20 million in new funding from investors including AMD’s AMD Ventures, CoreWeave, NVIDIA’s NVentures, Valley Capital Partners, and Laude Ventures, extending its seed round and bringing total funding to $24.5 million.

Fields Good: $1.8 Million Raised For Functional Cookie Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Fields Good, a new functional cookie brand founded by Ashley Fields, daughter of Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields, and Kim Anderson, announced its launch alongside a $1.8 million pre-seed funding round led by Female Founders Fund. The company is introducing a lineup of ready-to-eat cookies designed to support focus, protein intake, and sleep while maintaining the taste and texture associated with traditional bakery-style cookies.

American Securities: $950 Million Sale Of MW Components To Rosebank Industries Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

American Securities announced the completion of the sale of MW Components, a manufacturer of highly engineered specialty fasteners, springs, and precision metal components, to Rosebank Industries in a transaction valued at approximately $950 million.

Corgi: $106 Million Series B1 Raises Valuation To $2.6 Billion Three Weeks After Unicorn Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Corgi announced a $106 million Series B1 funding round led by TCV, with participation from Prime Capital, Zone 2 Ventures, Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Kindred Ventures, Quadri Ventures, First Order Fund, Vocal Ventures, Nordstar, GSBackers, Repeat Ventures, 8188 Capital, and other strategic investors. The new financing values the company at $2.6 billion and will support the expansion of Corgi’s full-stack insurance platform and entry into additional commercial insurance categories.

Ember LifeSciences: $27 Million Series A Boosted By Amgen Ventures And TDF Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Ember LifeSciences announced new strategic investments from Amgen Ventures and TDF Ventures, increasing the company’s total Series A funding to $27 million. The investments follow the company’s previously announced Series A financing led by Sea Court Capital and come as Ember expands commercial availability of its Ember Cube 2 cold chain logistics platform.

Captive Radiology: Growth Investment From RC Capital To Accelerate Diagnostic Imaging Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Captive Radiology, a provider of turnkey diagnostic imaging solutions, announced a strategic growth investment from healthcare-focused investment firm RC Capital. The partnership is expected to help Captive Radiology accelerate its national expansion, enhance service capabilities, and expand access to diagnostic imaging and theranostic services for healthcare providers and patients.

Capchase: $200+ Million Secured To Scale AI-Powered Vendor Financing Platform For Enterprise Tech

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Capchase, a vendor financing platform for enterprise technology companies, announced more than $200 million in incremental funding to expand its embedded financing infrastructure globally and accelerate the rollout of AI-enabled lending features.

C2i Semiconductors: $16.7 Million Series A Backed By TDK Ventures To Revolutionize AI Data Center Power Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

TDK Ventures has invested in semiconductor startup C2i Semiconductors as part of a $16.7 million Series A funding round that also included participation from Peak XV Partners and several semiconductor industry leaders. The investment aims to accelerate the development of C2i’s software-defined voltage regulator platform, designed to improve efficiency and thermal performance in AI data centers.

Cypher AI: $2 Million Seed Raised To Build AI-Native Infrastructure For Life Science R&D

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Cypher AI, a company building AI-native digital infrastructure for life science research and development, announced it has raised $2 million in seed funding led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Epsilon Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Sparta Group, and LiquidMetal Ventures.

RevEng.AI: $15 Million Raised To Verify The Security And Integrity Of AI-Generated Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

RevEng.AI, a cybersecurity company building a binary-native verification layer for the software supply chain, announced it raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was led by NATO Innovation Fund with participation from Sands Capital, In-Q-Tel, IQ Capital, and Episode One.

Thea Energy: $100 Million Series B Raised To Build Scalable Fusion Power Plants

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Thea Energy, a fusion energy company advancing stellarator technology for commercial power generation, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding. The oversubscribed round was led by US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) with participation from General Innovation Capital Partners, Linse Capital, Calm Ventures, Climate Capital, Divergent Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures, Gaingels, Idemitsu Kosan, Overlay Capital, Timescale Ventures, and Whatif Ventures.

CordenPharma Acquires AmbioPharm To Expand Global API Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

CordenPharma, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on complex drug modalities, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire peptide API CDMO AmbioPharm. The acquisition strengthens CordenPharma’s peptide manufacturing footprint in the U.S. while adding Shanghai-based production capabilities to support global peptide supply.

Volara Motorsports: Acquisition Of Lynx Motor Works Expands Premium Automotive Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Volara Motorsports Group announced the acquisition of Austin-based Lynx Motor Works, a manufacturer of limited-production reimagined classic vehicles inspired by motorsport heritage and bespoke craftsmanship. The acquisition represents one of the largest investments made by Volara Motorsports Group to date and reinforces the company’s strategy of growing a portfolio of iconic performance automotive brands.

Flexential: Strategic Acquisition Of Hillsboro Data Center Properties Expands Long-Term Control In Oregon Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Flexential announced it has acquired its Hillsboro 4 and Hillsboro 5 data center properties in Hillsboro, Oregon, marking the largest real estate transaction in the company’s history.

OuterSignal Acquires AI Marketing Automation Company Monocle

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

OuterSignal announced the acquisition of Monocle, an AI-powered lifecycle marketing platform focused on replacing traditional rules-based marketing flows with autonomous, individualized customer journeys across email, SMS, and web. The acquisition combines OuterSignal’s customer intelligence and personalization engine with Monocle’s autonomous AI marketing agents to create a full-stack agentic personalization platform.

Psilera: $8.8 Million Seed Round Closed To Advance Neuroplastogen PSIL-006 Into Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Psilera announced the closing of an oversubscribed $8.8 million Series Seed extension funding round led by a syndicate of institutional and strategic investors. The company said the capital will be used to advance its lead clinical asset, PSIL-006, toward first-in-human trials targeted for 2027.

Solstice: $21 Million Series A Raised To Accelerate Pharma Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Solstice, an AI-native marketing agency focused on accelerating pharma commercialization, announced it has raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Transformation Capital with participation from Twelve Below, Virtue Ventures, and others. The funding round brings the company’s total funding to approximately $25 million.

Kubera Health: $6.5 Million Raised To Repair Healthcare Payment Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Kubera Health announced it has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Company Ventures, Dria Ventures, and SemperVirens. The company is building an AI-native contract-to-payment system of record designed to connect payor-provider agreements directly to healthcare payment operations.

Bansk Group: PetIQ Veterinary Services Business Sold To Tractor Supply Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Bansk Group announced that its portfolio company, PetIQ, has completed the sale of its veterinary services business, VIP Petcare, to Tractor Supply Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.