Venture Capital

Jeeves Raises $110 Million To Scale Stablecoin-Native Banking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Jeeves has raised $110 million in equity funding to expand its stablecoin-native banking platform for global enterprises, while also launching a proprietary stablecoin wallet capable of making payouts to 190 countries.

Astranis Secures $468 Million EXIM Financing To Expand Satellite Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Astranis has secured a $468 million credit facility from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to increase domestic satellite production and support the launch of global space infrastructure. The financing is designed to expand Astranis' capacity to manufacture and operate satellites in the United States as demand grows from commercial and government customers worldwide.

TXSE Group Raises $430 Million Following Third Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

TXSE Group, the parent company of the Texas Stock Exchange, has completed its third financing round, bringing its capital position to $430 million as it expands primary listings and trading operations. The financing was announced one year after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved TXSE's application to operate as a national securities exchange.

General Intuition Raises $220 Million At $6.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

General Intuition has raised $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation as the AI company begins making its foundation models available to customers. The company is developing models trained on billions of action-labeled videos that are designed to act in real time in environments they have not previously encountered.

Varda Raises $251 Million Series D To Scale Space-Based Pharmaceutical Processing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Varda Space Industries has raised $251 million in Series D funding, bringing total capital raised by the microgravity-enabled life sciences company to $598 million as it scales pharmaceutical manufacturing in orbit and its space-to-Earth reentry infrastructure.

Aspirity Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Onomondo In €100+ Million Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Aspirity Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Onomondo as part of a combined investment exceeding €100 million in the Copenhagen-based IoT infrastructure and connectivity company. EIFO, Denmark's sovereign investment fund and an Onomondo investor since 2021, is also increasing its investment alongside Aspirity.

GMI Cloud Raises $668 Million To Expand Global AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

GMI Cloud has raised $668 million in new financing, combining a $223 million Series B equity round with a $445 million credit facility, as the AI infrastructure company expands GPU capacity across the United States, Taiwan, and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The Series B was led by ARCHIV, a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on AI and robotics, with participation from NVIDIA. Other investors from the Asia-Pacific region included DSC Investment, Trend Micro, KB Investment, Kyobo Life, and KT Corporation.

Harrison Street To Acquire Majority Stake In Vicinity Energy At $2.92 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Harrison Street Asset Management has agreed to acquire a majority equity stake in Vicinity Energy from Antin Infrastructure Partners in a transaction valuing Vicinity at $2.92 billion.

OpenAI Reportedly Targets At Least $30 Billion Funding At $1.4 Trillion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

OpenAI is seeking to raise at least $30 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of approximately $1.4 trillion, excluding the new capital, according to Bloomberg. The fundraising discussions are still at an early stage, and the final terms could change. Investor demand is reportedly driving the proposed financing as OpenAI continues to raise large amounts of capital to support the computing infrastructure, research, product development, and broader operations required to compete in artificial intelligence.

Paramount Draws More Than $109 Billion Of Orders For Warner Bros. Discovery Bond Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Paramount Skydance has attracted more than $109 billion of investor orders for its investment-grade bond offering to help finance the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, representing approximately 3.6 times the amount expected to be sold after banks shifted part of the financing into loans, according to Bloomberg.

Mesabi Metallics Announces $18 Billion Integrated U.S. Steel Investment Across Minnesota And Iowa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Mesabi Metallics has announced an $18 billion investment to create a fully integrated U.S. steel company, linking its iron ore mine in Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range to a new steelmaking complex planned for Iowa.

Metris Raises $5 Million To Build AI Data Layer For Energy Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Metris Energy, an AI-native platform for managing energy assets at scale, has raised a $5 million Seed round to expand its technology across additional energy categories and European markets while building out its AI agent capabilities. The round was led by PT1 Ventures, Octopus Ventures, AENU, and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from Plug and Play and Love Ventures. The financing brings Metris' total funding to $7.5 million.

Ken Griffin Gives Carnegie Mellon $3 Billion For Pittsburgh Expansion And New Miami Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University has received a $3 billion gift from Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, including $1 billion for the university's Pittsburgh campus and $2 billion to establish Carnegie Mellon University Miami.

OuterSignal Raises $22 Million Series A To Expand Agentic Customer Personalization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

OuterSignal has raised $22 million in Series A funding to expand its agentic customer intelligence platform, which helps consumer brands understand individual customers and use that information to personalize marketing, advertising, merchandising, and customer engagement. The round was co-led by Long Journey Ventures and Abstract Ventures.

Accelevation Prices $540 Million IPO At $18 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Accelevation Holdings has priced its initial public offering of 30 million shares of Class A common stock at $18 per share, for a gross offering value of $540 million before underwriting discounts, commissions, and other expenses. Accelevation Announces Pricing …

Liberty Mutual Investments And Thayer Street Partner On Real Estate-Adjacent Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Liberty Mutual Investments and Thayer Street Partners have formed a strategic partnership to jointly invest in companies across real estate and real estate-adjacent services, beginning with an investment in national community association management platform SunHaven Management.

Merck Licenses SciBrunch’s SPR2015 In Deal Worth Up To $2.13 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Merck has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with SciBrunch Therapeutics for SPR2015, an investigational preclinical oral KRAS G12D (ON) inhibitor, in a transaction with a total potential value of $2.13 billion.

Pagaya Secures Nearly $700 Million Variable Funding Note Facility With ATLAS SP Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Pagaya Technologies has closed its first Variable Funding Note facility with ATLAS SP Partners, establishing nearly $700 million in committed funding capacity for its personal loan platform as the financial technology company expands its long-term capital strategy.

Plug And Play Selects 140 Startups For Silicon Valley Fall 2026 Batches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Plug and Play has selected 140 startups from 20 countries and territories across 13 programs for its Silicon Valley Fall 2026 batches, with artificial intelligence emerging as the strongest theme across industries ranging from financial services and retail to agriculture, insurance, healthcare, travel, and advanced hardware.

Michigan LIFT Launches With Up To $1 Billion In Ford Contracts And $1 Billion In JPMorganChase Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Ford Motor Company, JPMorganChase, the State of Michigan, Michigan Central, and Newlab have launched Michigan LIFT, the Michigan Launchpad for Industrial Innovation & Transformation, a public-private initiative designed to help innovative suppliers secure business from major manufacturers, obtain financing, and scale production in Michigan.

EliseAI Raises $350 Million At $4 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Across Housing And Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

EliseAI has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from its previous funding round in August 2025 as the company expands its vertical AI platform across the housing and healthcare industries. The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sapphire Ventures, and Navitas Capital.

Kyndred Raises €500,000 Pre-Seed Round From Early Game Ventures For AI Companions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Romanian startup Kyndred has raised €500,000 in pre-seed funding from Early Game Ventures to develop AI companions designed to combine persistent memory, voice, animation, and everyday assistance into a more continuous relationship with users.

Tiny Health Raises $33 Million Series B To Expand Microbiome Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Tiny Health, a microbiome intelligence platform focused on scientifically validated gut and vaginal microbiome testing across the lifespan, announced that it has raised an oversubscribed $33 million Series B round led by B Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $46 million.

Aequs Approves $67.8 Million (₹650 Crore) Equity Infusion From Promoter Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Aequs Limited has approved a proposed $67.8 million (₹650 crore) equity infusion through convertible warrants subscribed by its Promoter Group, providing capital for expansion across the company's aerospace and consumer manufacturing businesses.

RemoteThreat Raises $7 Million In Pre-Seed Funding And Emerges From Stealth With O/C/O Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

RemoteThreat has emerged from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding and the launch of its O/C/O Platform, an AI-enabled platform designed for offensive cyber operations. The company is targeting enterprise and critical infrastructure red teams, U.S. government mission teams, and vetted defense partners, with the funding intended to accelerate platform deployment and additional feature development.

Crescent Provides Unitranche Financing For Oakley Capital-Backed Infravadis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Crescent Capital Group has provided unitranche financing to support the refinancing and recapitalization of Infravadis, a portfolio company of Oakley Capital focused on underground infrastructure maintenance in Europe.

Alaris Equity Partners Raises C$115 Million In Bought-Deal Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust has closed a C$115.02 million bought-deal public offering, raising additional capital to reduce debt and support future investments in private companies.

Raytheon Wins Up To $20.7 Billion AMRAAM Missile Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a five-year contract with two additional option years valued at up to $20.7 billion to accelerate production of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs.

Samsung Invests $1 Billion In KKR-Backed Helix Digital Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Samsung has committed $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence infrastructure company formed by KKR to develop data centers, power systems, connectivity, and other infrastructure required by hyperscale technology companies.

IIT Madras Research Park And Unicorn India Ventures Launch ₹600 Crore Deep-Tech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

IIT Madras Research Park and Unicorn India Ventures have launched the ₹600 crore IIT Madras Unicorn Frontier Fund I, a new investment vehicle focused on early-stage, intellectual property-led deep-tech companies in India.