Startups

Okika Devices: Investment Raised From Colorado ONE Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Colorado ONE Fund, the venture arm of ONE Funds that focuses on nurturing innovation within the region, has recently made a significant strategic investment in Okika Devices. Okika is recognized as a leading developer of Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) integrated circuits.

Tazapay: Strategic Investments Raised For Cross-Border Payment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Tazapay, a leading global cross-border payments infrastructure platform, announced the close of its Series B funding round with investment from Peak XV Partners, Ripple (US), Circle Ventures, Norinchukin Capital (Japan), and GMO VenturePartners (Japan). Existing investor Peak XV Partners led the round, and two other existing investors, January Capital and ARC180, joined the round.

mPower Technology: Strategic Investment Raised From Lockheed Martin Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

mPower Technology, a leading innovator in flexible solar power for space applications, has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. The investment supplements mPower’s recent Series B funding round, bringing total capital raised to over $24 million.

Bench IQ: $5.3 Million Raised To Expand AI-Based Judicial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Bench IQ, a rapidly growing AI-based judicial intelligence platform used by top-tier law firms, announced the closing of a $5.3 million seed funding round. The round was led by Battery Ventures and Inovia Capital, with additional participation from CIBC Innovation Banking, MVP Ventures, Maple VC, and Haystack VC.

Hemi: $15 Million Raised For Advancing Bitcoin Programmability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Hemi, one of the world’s largest programmability layers built on Bitcoin, has announced the successful closing of a $15 million growth funding round, backed by a diverse group of leading Web3 investors. Participants include YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Republic Digital, HyperChain Capital, Breyer Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Crypto.com, DNA Fund, Selini Capital, Protein Capital, Quantstamp, Web3.com, and others.

Leal Therapeutics: $30 Million Series A Secured To Advance Breakthrough CNS Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Leal Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering novel treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, has announced the closing of a $30 million Series A financing round. The round was led by SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), with continued support from existing investors including OrbiMed, Newpath Partners, Chugai Venture Fund, Euclidean Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, and PhiFund.

Rain: $58 Million Series B Raised For Stablecoin-Powered Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Rain, an enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, announced a $58 million Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Samsung Next, Lightspeed, and Norwest.

Credit Coop: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Secured For Transforming Credit Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Credit Coop, which transforms credit markets by converting business cash flows into programmable collateral, has secured $4.5 million in seed funding led by Maven 11 and Lightspeed Faction, with additional contributions from Coinbase Ventures, Signature Ventures, Veris Ventures, TRGC, and dlab.

Eyebot: $20 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Access To Vision Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Eyebot, the company behind a 90-second vision test kiosk that provides doctor-verified glasses prescriptions, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, with support from AlleyCorp, Baukunst, Village Global, and Ubiquity Ventures.

Painterland Sisters: Seed Funding Raised For Dairy Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Painterland Sisters, a dairy brand founded by sisters and fourth-generation dairy farmers, has closed its seed funding round led by angel investment groups The Angel Group, its partner fund Supernatural Ventures, and Spacestation Investments. Scoop Ventures also joined the round, along with angel investors including Olympic medalists, professional athletes, lifestyle entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.

Advent To Buy Digital Point-Of-Care Network PatientPoint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Advent International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PatientPoint, the largest digital point-of-care network in the U.S., from an investor group led by L Catterton and Littlejohn. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Maisa: $25 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI Digital Work Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Maisa, a rapidly growing player in agentic AI, has secured $25 million in seed funding to accelerate the deployment of its hallucination-resistant digital workers across regulated industries. Creandum led the round with participation from Forgepoint Capital International via its joint venture with Banco Santander. Returning investors NFX and Village Global also joined, doubling down on their December 2024 pre-seed investment.

Fullerton Health: Strategic Investment Raised By Mitsubishi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Fullerton Health, a rapidly expanding healthcare provider in the Asia-Pacific region, has recently announced that Mitsubishi Corporation has acquired a small but strategically significant stake in the company. This partnership marks a pivotal milestone for Fullerton Health, as it aims to align the interests of its shareholders and bolster its ambitious plans for regional growth.

Sonara: Strategic Investment Raised For Methadone Treatment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Sonara is a hybrid care platform designed to enhance access to and adherence to methadone treatment through a combination of in-person and virtual tools. Recently, it secured investments from new backers, including Acumen America and the Sorenson Impact Foundation, alongside its existing supporter, First Trust Capital Partners.

Vaxxas: A$90 Million Secured For Commercializing Needle-Free Vaccination Delivery Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Vaxxas, a biotechnology company developing the high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) for needle-free vaccine delivery, has secured approximately $90 million in its latest financing round. This funding, one of the largest in Australia for a private biotech this year, consists of $49.22 million in Series D equity and $40 million in debt facilities.

BlastOne: Funding Raised From Kaltroco And Five V Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Kaltroco and Five V Capital have jointly invested in BlastOne, a leading provider of surface preparation solutions. Known for its technical capabilities and proprietary technology, BlastOne serves key markets, including infrastructure and defense, which are experiencing long-term growth and increased demand for innovative services.

Incyclix Bio: $11.25 Million Series B Extension Secured For Treating Resistant Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Incyclix Bio is a company working on advanced cancer treatments. They are developing a new drug called INX-315, a potent and selective inhibitor targeting CDK2, a protein that regulates the cell cycle. This drug aims to treat severe and resistant types of cancer.