Venture Capital

Talon.One: $135 Million Growth Raised For Enterprise Loyalty Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:15 AM

Enterprise loyalty and promotion software company Talon.One announced a $135 million growth funding round from new investors Silversmith Capital Partners and Meritech Capital, with participation of existing investor CRV.

Syntis Bio: $38 Million Raised For Advancing Oral Therapies For Obesity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:05 AM

Syntis Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has closed a $33 million Series A funding round led by Cerberus Ventures. New investors Mansueto Investments, Woori Venture Partners, and Apollo Labs joined the round, along with founding investors BOLD Capital Partners, W. R. Berkley Corporation, Safar Partners, Portal Innovations, Colorcon Ventures, and Cerity Partners Ventures. The company also secured up to $5 million from NIH through SBIR awards.

Planet: €240 Million Awarded For Satellite Services Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:04 AM

Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily Earth observation data and insights, announced a multi-year agreement valued at €240 million, funded by the German government, to support European peace and security initiatives. Under this deal, Planet will offer dedicated capacity and direct downlink services via Pelican satellites over specified European regions.

Remark: $16 Million Series A Closed To Humanize AI In Online Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:59 AM

Remark, a company developing human-trained AI product experts for commerce, announced a $16 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Stripe, Neo, Spero Ventures, Shine Capital, and Visible Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $27 million.

Field Medical: $35 Million Series B Closed For Advancing FieldForce Pulsed Field Ablation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:58 AM

Field Medical, a clinical-stage company specializing in pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology, secured $35 million in Series B funding led by BioStar Capital and Cue Growth, with support from existing investors.

Emerald AI: $24.5 Million Seed Raised For Turning AI Data Centers Into Grid Allies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:55 AM

Emerald AI announced its official launch, presenting the results of its first commercial demonstration and $24.5 million in seed funding led by Radical Ventures, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), AMPLO, CRV, and Neotribe. Emerald AI also receives support from individual investors, including Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, AI expert Professor Fei-Fei Li, and Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr.

Bedrock Research: Investment Raised From Colorado ONE Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:54 AM

The Colorado ONE Fund invested in Bedrock Research, a startup based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, that specializes in AI-based remote sensing and monitoring.

Wisq: $15 Million Secured For Agentic HR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:52 AM

Wisq, a leader in Agentic HR and the creator of the the first AI HR Generalist, announced a $15 million funding round from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, and True Ventures. This funding will enhance Wisq's mission to pioneer the era of Agentic HR by transforming HR operations to be both AI-driven and more human-centered.

North.Cloud: $5 Million Raised For Launching New Operating System For Advanced Cloud Optimization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:51 AM

North.Cloud has announced the successful closing of its Series A funding round, securing $5 million led by Companyon Ventures. The company also introduced North 2.0, a comprehensive suite of new products integrating FinOps, GreenOps, and AI to address the cost and complexity associated with multi-cloud infrastructure.

Gallant: $18 Million Series B Raised For Ready-To-Use Stem Cell Therapies For Pets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:50 AM

Gallant, an animal health biotechnology company focused on developing off-the-shelf stem cell therapies for pets, announced it has closed its $18 million Series B financing. The funding round was led by Digitalis Ventures, with continued support from BOLD Capital and Hill Creek Partners, and new participation from NovaQuest Capital Management.

Catalio Capital Management: Over $400 Million Raised To Invest In Healthcare Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:36 AM

Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its fourth venture fund, Catalio Nexus Fund IV, with commitments exceeding $400 million across the Fund and its related co-investment vehicles. The fund received substantial backing from existing Catalio investors as well as new global institutional investors, RIAs, foundations, and endowments.

Deeto: $12.5 Million Series A Secured For Transforming B2B Buyer Journeys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:04 AM

Deeto, an AI-native platform turning authentic customer voice into a dynamic engine for growth, announced a $12.5 million Series A round. The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from UpWest, TAL Ventures, Mertor, and TAU Ventures, bringing Deeto’s total funding to $17 million.

Shore Capital Partners: Over $450 Million Closed For Food & Beverage Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:03 AM

Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, announced the closing of its third food and beverage fund, Shore Capital Food & Beverage Partners Fund III, with over $450 million in capital commitments. The closing brings Shore’s total assets under management to about $13 billion.

Genesis AI: $105 Million Raised For Building Universal Robotics Foundation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:01 AM

Genesis AI, a physical AI research lab and full-stack robotics company, emerged from stealth with a goal of unlocking unlimited physical labor. And the company is building a universal robotics foundation model (RFM) and a horizontal robotics platform, raising $105 million co-led by Eclipse and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance, HSG, and visionary leaders Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel.

FELIQS: $9 Million Series A Raised For Advancing FLQ-101 Clinical Program For Retinopathy Of Prematurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:58 AM

FELIQS, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics targeting oxidized lipids for rare pediatric retinal diseases, announced the completion of a $9 million Series A funding round, co-led by a major American pharmaceutical company and Beyond Next Ventures, with additional participation from Japan Science and Technology Agency and existing investors, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Keio Innovation Initiative, and FFG Venture Business Partners.

Tailor: Series A Expanded To $22 Million For Headless ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:56 AM

Tailor, a headless ERP platform designed for modern retail businesses, has announced an additional closing of its Series A funding round, thereby increasing the total capital raised to $22 million. The new investors in this round include JIC Venture Growth Investments and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Plus, Y Combinator, which had previously participated in Tailor’s seed round, has augmented its investment.

Zango AI: $4.8 Million Secured To Transform Financial Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:19 PM

Zango announced raising $4.8 million led by Nexus Venture Partners with participants including South Park Commons, Richard Davies (CEO of Allica Bank), Alan Morgan (former head of Financial Services at McKinsey EMEA), Mark Ransford, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures, and Start Ventures.

PetroApp: $50 Million Investment Raised In Round Led By Jadwa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:10 PM

Jadwa Investment (an investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East), through its flagship blind-pool vehicle Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Equity Fund, announced it has led a $50 million investment round in PetroApp, which is Saudi Arabia’s leading fuel management platform. And Bunat Ventures also participated in the round.

Levelpath: Over $55 Million Raised For Transforming Enterprise Procurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:00 PM

AI-native procurement platform Levelpath announced over $55 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $100 million. Other investors in this round include Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, 01A, New View Capital, and World Innovation Lab.

Recognize Partners: Fund II Closed At $1.7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:48 PM

Recognize announced it has closed its second fund, Recognize Partners II/II-A, L.P., with commitments over $1.7 billion. Co-founded by Francisco D'Souza, Charles Phillips, and David Wasserman, Recognize is known for partnering with digital services innovators.

Campfire: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:45 PM

Campfire, a company specializing in AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, announced that it has raised $35 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Accel, with contributions from existing and new investors including Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, Capital 49, and several angel investors such as Marten Abrahamsen, CFO at Vercel; Dan Kang, CFO at Mercury; Alex Estevez, Former CFO at Atlassian; Michael Gordon, Former CFO at MongoDB; Sowmya Ranganathan, Former Controller at OpenAI; and Jack Zhang, Co-Founder & CEO at AirWallex.

Pixelgen Technologies: $14.7 Million Awarded From European Innovation Council Accelerator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:42 PM

Pixelgen Technologies has announced that it has been awarded EUR 12.5 million ($14.7 million) in grant and equity financing from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. This initiative (under the European Union's Horizon Europe program) looks to support innovative start-ups with disruptive technologies.

Woodchuck: $3.75 Million Seed Raised To AI-Based Waste-To-Energy Conversion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:34 PM

Woodchuck, a startup utilizing AI technology to convert waste into energy, has secured $3.75 million in seed funding, led by Mason Fink and other investors, including NorthStar Clean Energy, CMS Energy, Alloy Partners, and Beckett Industries.

Walker & Dunlop: $170 Million Financing Arranged For Salt Lake City Downtown Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:31 PM

Walker & Dunlop announced it secured $170 million to refinance Post District, a mixed-use complex with 580 residential units in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

Foresight: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Connecting Private Market Through Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:27 PM

Foresight, a company connecting the private market through data, has announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed funding round led by NEA, with participation from KDX Ventures. Madison Faulkner, a partner on NEA’s Technology Investing Team, will join Foresight’s board of directors.

USpharma: Growth Capital Raised From 1315 Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:40 AM

USpharma, a pharmaceutical development and manufacturing company recognized for its innovative delivery platforms, has announced a substantial growth equity investment from 1315 Capital, a healthcare-focused growth equity firm based in Philadelphia.

xAI: $10 Billion In Debt And Equity Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:35 AM

xAI, the generative artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk and the company behind Grok, has raised $10 billion in debt and equity, according to Morgan Stanley. Half of this was secured through notes and term loans, and the other $5 billion was in the form of a strategic equity investment.

CRED: $15 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Predictive Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:24 AM

CRED, an AI-based predictive intelligence platform, announced it has raised a $15 million seed round led by defy.vc with participation from HOF Capital, Alumni Ventures, LDV Partners, Streamlined Ventures, SilverCircle Ventures, Octopus Ventures, BAM Ventures, Gaingels, and the leader of one of the largest PE firms.

King Street: European Real Estate Special Situations Fund II Closed At About $950 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:15 AM

Barings: $136 Million Financing Raised For Two Industrial Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2025

Barings, which is one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, announced that it has provided a $96.96 million loan for Generation Park I & II in Houston, Texas and a $39.5 million loan for Falcon II in Oakwood (Atlanta), Georgia to refinance these newly built industrial properties. Run by Centris Industrial and externally managed by Outrigger Industrial, these projects have recently been completed and are in various stages of lease up.