Venture Capital

Anthropic Reportedly Reaches $1.2 Trillion Valuation On Secondary Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:00 PM

Anthropic has reportedly reached a $1.2 trillion valuation on secondary markets as investor demand for shares in the private AI company continues to surge.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Acquiring A Majority Stake In Nicollin Environnement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:51 PM

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, announced that it has entered into exclusivity and committed to complete the acquisition of a majority stake in Nicollin Environnement.

Spartan Capital Secures $160 Million Senior Credit Facility To Expand SMB Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:49 PM

Spartan Capital announced that it closed a new senior credit facility with a leading specialty finance lender. The facility provides $60 million at closing and can grow by an additional $100 million, giving Spartan Capital up to $160 million of total funding capacity.

Lissi Raises €3.5 Million To Expand EUDI Wallet Infrastructure For Europe’s Financial Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:55 AM

Lissi, a European provider of digital identity and European Union Digital Identity Wallet integration infrastructure, has raised €3.5 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Ventech.

Oxylabs Raises $130 Million At $3.6 Billion Valuation From Warburg Pincus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:54 AM

Oxylabs, a data infrastructure platform supporting artificial intelligence applications and large-scale web intelligence operations, announced a $130 million investment from Warburg Pincus. The transaction values the Vilnius, Lithuania-based company at approximately $3.6 billion.

Bohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:49 AM

Bohr Energie announced that it raised €10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Suma Capital, with participation from IRDI Capital Investissement, Grand Sud Ouest Capital, Groupe Crédit Agricole, and existing investors Varsity, Founders Future, and AFI Ventures.

PRAVAAH Launches To Connect South Asian Business Leaders Across North America Through Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:16 AM

PRAVAAH announced its official launch as a new sports business platform focused on connecting South Asian business leaders, brands, technology innovators, investors, community organizations, and sports properties across North America.

Everforth Completes Refinancing And Expands Revolving Credit Facility To $600 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:59 AM

Everforth announced the completion of a refinancing transaction that increases its revolving credit facility from $500 million to $600 million, providing the technology and digital engineering company with additional financial flexibility to support its long-term growth strategy.

Palm Beach Capital Invests In NELSON Worldwide To Expand National Architecture And Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:58 AM

Palm Beach Capital Fund VI has made a strategic investment in NELSON Worldwide through United Design Partners, advancing its strategy of building an integrated national architecture and design services platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DXP Enterprises Expands ABL Revolver To $225 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:56 AM

DXP Enterprises announced that it has expanded its asset-based revolving credit facility from $185 million to $225 million, increasing its borrowing capacity by $40 million and providing additional financial flexibility to support its organic growth, acquisition strategy, and ongoing investments in the business.

VerticalScope Makes $6.1 Million Strategic Investment In AltaML

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:46 AM

VerticalScope Holdings announced an approximately $6.1 million strategic investment in AltaML, a Canadian applied artificial intelligence company.

HarbourVest Partners Raises $4.75 Billion For Seventh Direct Co-Investment Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:06 AM

HarbourVest Partners announced the final close of the HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VII Program with approximately $4.75 billion in total commitments. The program exceeded its $4 billion target, reflecting demand from a global group of new and existing limited partners.

Emesent Raises A$25 Million To Scale Cortex AI Autonomy Platform And Aura Cloud Software Across Mining, Defense And Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:32 AM

Emesent, a Brisbane-based autonomous mapping and robotics company, has raised A$25 million in new funding to accelerate development of its AI autonomy platform and cloud software offering, and to scale manufacturing at its Wacol, Queensland, production facility. The raise comprises a A$10 million venture debt facility from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in advanced manufacturing, and a A$15 million equity round backed by a syndicate including Main Sequence, QIC Ventures, Orion Resource Partners, Hostplus and NGS Super.

Hakimo Raises $12 Million Growth Round To Scale AI Physical Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:29 AM

Hakimo, a Menlo Park, California–based AI physical security monitoring company, has closed a $12 million growth round led by existing investor Zigg Capital, with participation from Neotribe Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Defy.vc and Rocketship.vc. The financing brings Hakimo's total funding to $32 million and will support accelerated product development, expansion across key verticals and continued team growth as the company rides what it describes as explosive demand for its AI plus services platform.

Forge Industries Raises $3.85 Million To Build First US Waste-To-Fuel Facility Outside Las Vegas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:27 AM

Forge Industries, a climate-tech company that converts hard-to-recycle waste into high-performance engineered fuels, has raised $3.85 million in a funding round co-led by Next Phase Capital and 8090 Industries, with the two firms contributing the majority of the new capital. The funding will support the development of Forge's first U.S. biofuel facility, planned for a site outside Las Vegas later this year, as the company moves from successful industrial-scale pilots into commercial operations.

AIsa Raises $6.5 Million To Build The Transaction Network For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:25 AM

AIsa, a San Francisco–based company building what it describes as the transaction network for the AI agent economy, has raised $6.5 million in total funding to date, including a new seed round co-led by Alibaba and Tribe Capital, with participation from Draper Associates, Sumitomo Corporation, Saison Capital and other investors. The capital will be used to expand AIsa's engineering team, scale its payment infrastructure, onboard additional models, data, and API providers, and accelerate stablecoin settlement capabilities for AI agents and businesses worldwide.

Wonderdog Launches With $5 Million Pre-Seed To Bring At-Home Blood Testing And AI Health Intelligence To Preventive Dog Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:42 PM

Wonderdog, a Los Angeles and New York–based preventive health platform for dogs, has launched publicly and announced $5 million in pre-seed funding led by consumer venture capital firms WndrCo and Maveron. The company combines at-home blood diagnostics measuring more than 40 biomarkers with an AI-powered health tracking app, positioning itself as the long-term health intelligence layer for dog owners who want to catch disease before symptoms appear rather than after.

Sherpa Raises $2.2 Million Pre-Seed To Build An AI Operating System For External Workforce Orchestration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:08 PM

Sherpa, an early-stage enterprise software company, has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to build what it describes as an AI operating system for external work—the contingent talent, suppliers, services and AI agents that now account for the majority of how large enterprises get things done. The round is backed by Seedcamp, DN Capital, Activant and Brighteye, alongside operator angels who have previously scaled enterprise companies.

TJM Labs Reveals $100 Million Raised Across Three Rounds, 450+ Live Pharmacies, And Two Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:02 PM

TJM Labs, a pharmacy AI platform automating operational workflows for pharmacies, has disclosed $100 million raised across three funding rounds completed in approximately six months: a $10 million Series A, a $15 million Series A-1 and a $75 million Series B led by Elephant, with participation from Arthur Ventures and Updata Partners.

Cableteque Raises $6 Million Seed To Bring AI-Powered Digital Operating System To The $100 Billion Wire Harness Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:11 PM

Cableteque, a Huntington Beach, California–based software company building what it describes as the first comprehensive digital operating system for the wire harness manufacturing industry, has closed a $6 million seed round backed by 11 Tribes Ventures, PHX Ventures and Mudita Ventures. The funding arrives during a period of rapid growth: the company reports 300% year-to-date expansion and says it is on track to double that volume by year-end, across customers ranging from agile SMB shops to multi-billion-dollar tier-1 enterprise manufacturers.

Lyzr AI Raises $100 Million Series B After Its Own AI Agent SivaClaw Fielded 130‑Plus Investors And Generated $400 Million In Interest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:32 PM

Lyzr AI, an enterprise agentic AI company that builds AI agents designed to handle mission‑critical workflows, has closed a $100 million Series B after running the fundraise largely through SivaClaw, its own proprietary AI agent. The round attracted more than $400 million in investor interest—four times the target—with SivaClaw fielding more than 130 investor conversations, drafting investment memos and managing early‑stage outreach before human team members stepped in to close.

Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion Fourth Fund To Back “Technical Frontier” Startups Across Crypto, AI And Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:39 AM

Paradigm, the frontier technology investment firm best known for its large crypto funds, has raised its fourth fund: a $1.2 billion venture vehicle to invest in what it calls the “technical frontier,” spanning crypto, artificial intelligence, robotics and other emerging sectors. Co‑founder Matt Huang said that the capital is fuel to back “the most ambitious builders at the frontier of technology” at a time when markets are more cautious but institutional appetite for deep‑tech remains strong.

Kaon AI Raises Series B To Build A Vertically Integrated “Customization Engine” For AI‑Native Entertainment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:26 AM

Kaon AI, a generative AI platform and research lab building interactive entertainment experiences, has closed a Series B round backed by B Capital, Redpoint Ace, Goodwater Capital and DCM. The funding, whose size is undisclosed but reported by Variety and others to be around $60 million, will fuel Kaon’s push to define a new content engine for the generative AI era, built on long‑horizon, hyper‑personalized narratives rather than static recommendations.

Oratomic Raises $300 Million Series A To Build Fault‑Tolerant Neutral‑Atom Quantum Computers Straight To ‘Endgame’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:46 AM

Oratomic, a Pasadena‑based quantum computing startup founded by leading neutral‑atom and fault‑tolerant quantum researchers, has raised a $300 million Series A round to accelerate development of a utility‑scale, fault‑tolerant quantum computer. The financing, announced in the company’s Series A blog post, was co‑led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Lowercarbon Capital, Bain Capital, Formation, Nebular, David and Scott Aaronson, Les Kohn, Baiju Bhatt, Infleqtion, Genius Ventures, 7i Capital and Global Frontier Investments.

Bizay Raises $55 Million Series D As Global Mass‑Customization Marketplace Hits Profitability And $100 Million Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:27 AM

Bizay, a Lisbon‑based mass‑customization technology and e‑commerce marketplace serving small and midsize businesses across 50 countries, has raised a $55 million Series D round led by Índico Capital Partners. The new capital comes as Bizay expects to surpass $100 million in revenue this year while delivering its first profitable year, a milestone the company’s backers highlight as proof that a large global marketplace can be scaled with “absolute economic discipline.”

Super.com Raises $65 Million Series D At $1.2 Billion Valuation To Scale AI‑Powered Savings For Everyday Americans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:23 AM

Super.com, a savings “super app” aimed at everyday Americans, has raised a $65 million Series D round led by TPG at a $1.2 billion valuation. The new capital will fund AI‑driven product development and the expansion of its Super+ membership as the company surpasses $200 million in net revenue and reports more than $1 billion in direct savings returned to customers since 2016.

EDX Markets Raises $76 Million Series C To Scale Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:20 AM

EDX Markets, a digital asset technology firm that operates an institutional‑only trading venue paired with a central clearinghouse, has closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings. The capital will be used to expand EDX’s trading, clearing and settlement capabilities, accelerate product development and scale its global operations as institutional demand for regulated digital asset infrastructure continues to rise.

M1X Global Raises Seed Funding Led By Paradigm, Bringing Total To $8.5 Million To Scale On‑Chain Sovereign Debt Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:16 AM

M1X Global, a sovereign financial infrastructure and technology company building blockchain‑based public‑sector instruments, has closed an oversubscribed Seed round led by Paradigm, bringing its total funding to $8.5 million just 14 weeks after its public launch and angel raise. Breed VC joined as a strategic participant in the round, which follows a $3 million angel raise backed by investors including former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan and Cumberland Labs CEO Tama Churchouse. The new capital will support continued development of M1X’s platform and the institutional rollout of USDM1, which the company describes as the first USD‑denominated, fully secured sovereign bond issued natively on a public blockchain and collateralized 1:1 by short‑duration US Treasuries.

Adaptive Insurance Raises Additional $5 Million To Scale AI‑Driven Specialty Climate Products And Invoice Financing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:55 AM

Adaptive Insurance, a specialty managing general agent (MGA) and insurtech focused on climate resilience, has closed an additional $5 million financing round from new and existing investors to accelerate development and distribution of its AI‑driven specialty insurance products. New investors in the round include IAG Firemark Ventures, Sunna Ventures, Room & Pillar and Connecticut Innovations, joining existing backers Congruent Ventures, Seraphim Space and private stakeholders.

KOR Protocol Raises $7.5 Million Series A To Build AI‑Era Clearinghouse For Creative Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:51 AM

KOR Protocol, a London‑based platform building what it describes as a “creative asset clearinghouse,” has raised $7.5 million in a Series A round at a $100 million valuation. The funding is led by crypto‑native fund 1kx and Blockchain Capital, with participation from existing backers including Republic Crypto, Sfermion, Animoca Brands, Solana, Avalanche, Alumni Ventures, SevenX and other strategic investors across digital assets, entertainment and emerging technology.