Venture Capital

Anchorage Capital Advisors: $1.5 Billion Raised for Credit Opportunities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2025

Anchorage Capital Advisors, an investment firm with $26.1 billion focused on global credit markets, has successfully closed the Anchorage Credit Opportunities Fund IX. This fund has received $1.5 billion in commitments, exceeding its target of $1.25 billion.

Basic Capital: $25 Million Series A Raised For Helping Workers Achieve Retirement Goals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Basic Capital, a 401(k) platform that helps workers achieve retirement goals, has closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by Forerunner and Lux Capital. Existing investors SV Angel, Box Group, and financial leader Henry Kravis participated, along with new investors HOF Capital and Inspired Capital.

SpinLaunch: $30 Million Closed To Advance Development Of Meridian Space Constellation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

SpinLaunch has secured $30 million in funding to advance its Meridian Space low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband constellation. This investment includes contributions from existing investors, led by ATW Partners, as well as Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

Space Kinetic: Investment Raised From CerraCap Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

CerraCap Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture capital firm, has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a U.S. national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This investment supports CerraCap's goal of enhancing solutions in space defense and strengthening America's strategic edge in a competitive global landscape.

Databricks: Series K Funding Round At Over $100 Billion Valuation Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Databricks, a prominent player in the fields of Data and AI, has recently announced a significant development: the signing of a term sheet for its Series K funding round. This round, which is anticipated to close shortly, has garnered enthusiastic backing from existing investors and is poised to elevate the company's valuation to $100 billion or more.

IMMEC: Investment Raised From CORE Industrial Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

CORE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specializing in manufacturing and industrial services, has made investments in IMMEC LLC and IMMEC Machine & Welding. Based in Social Circle, Georgia, and founded in 2002, IMMEC offers facility maintenance, retrofit, and renovation services to various industries, including transportation and food and beverage.

Cohere: $500 Million Raised At $6.8 Billion Valuation To Build LLMs For Enterprise Apps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Cohere, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform specializing in large language models for enterprise applications, has announced a $500 million Series D funding round, which brings its valuation to $6.8 billion. Co-led by Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital, this funding reflects growing investor confidence in Cohere's innovative approach to natural language processing.

Arintra: $21 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Beyond Autonomous Medical Coding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Arintra, a leading GenAI-native autonomous medical coding platform for healthcare providers, has secured $21 million in Series A funding led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Endeavor Health Ventures, Y Combinator, Counterpart Ventures, Spider Capital, Ten13, and other strategics.

Refold AI: $6.5 MIllion Seed Funding Secured For Automating Complex Processes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Refold AI, a company focused on streamlining enterprise integrations, has emerged from stealth mode with $6.5 million in seed funding. This investment will help expand its engineering team and enhance its product offerings.

Facility Grid: Growth Investment Raised From Nexa Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Facility Grid, a leading provider of cloud-based commissioning (Cx) and operational readiness (OR) software for the construction industry, has received a strategic investment from Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on scaling B2B software businesses.

1834 Ventures: $20 Million Fund Raised For Tulane University-Associated Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

1834 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has launched its first $20 million fund to invest in startups founded by Tulane University alumni, faculty, and the broader community involved with Tulane's initiatives.

SoftBank To Invest $2 Billion In Intel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

SoftBank Group has announced a partnership with Intel through a definitive securities purchase agreement. As part of this agreement, SoftBank will invest a substantial $2 billion in Intel common stock.

Axcap Ventures: Interview With Exec Blake McLaughlin About Gold Mining And Exploration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Axcap Ventures is an investment company with a primary objective of identifying promising growth investments, focusing on acquiring gold projects in North America.

Hatteras Venture Partners: Over $200 Million Raised For Two Healthcare Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Hatteras Venture Partners has announced the final closings of Hatteras Venture Partners VII (HVP VII) and Hatteras Opportunity Fund I, LP (HOF I), securing over $200 million in capital commitments from limited partners. This milestone coincides with Hatteras’s investment in its 100th portfolio company and marks 25 years of developing transformational companies in the field of human medicine.

Polestar Analytics: $12.5 Million Raised For Advancing AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Polestar Analytics, a leader in AI-driven data analytics and planning, has raised $12.5 million in growth capital from a consortium of US-based family offices and institutional investors. This funding will enhance its AI capabilities and further develop its 1Platform, a top-tier solution for enterprise-scale analytics.

IVIX: $60 Million Series B Raised To Help Governments Combat Financial Crime

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

IVIX, an AI-based platform designed to assist governments in combating financial crime, has completed a $60 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $85 million. The round was led by O.G. Venture Partners (OGVP) and included participation from several other investors.

Continua: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Social AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Continua, a leader in Social AI, has raised $8 million in seed funding to enhance group chat dynamics and allow artificial intelligence to actively engage in conversations. The round was led by GV, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and angel investors like Jeff Dean and Adam Ghetti.

Medallion: $43 Million Raised For Enhancing Healthcare Back-Office Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Medallion, a leader in AI-based provider network infrastructure, announced it has raised $43 million in new funding. Acrew Capital led the round, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners and insiders, including Sequoia Capital, GV, Spark Capital, NFDG, and others. This funding brings Medallion's total to $130 million.

HolmesAI: Seed+ Funding Raised For Advancing Personalized AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

HolmesAI, a platform for Persona-based AI agents, has completed its Seed+ funding round, raising a total of $3 million with support from investors including Bitrise Capital, Waterdrip Capital, and CGV Fund. The project received early-stage incubation from HashKey Group and a major cloud computing company.

Protege: $25 Million Series A Raised For Expanding AI Training Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Protege, a platform for the secure exchange of proprietary data for AI training, has secured $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Footwork, with participation from CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and more.

ONERWAY: $10 Million Series A+ Round Raised At Nearly $200 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Global payments infrastructure provider ONERWAY has closed a $10 million Series A+ funding round, bringing its valuation to nearly $200 million. Led by Yunqi, with participation from existing Series A investors Lanchi Ventures, Eminence Ventures, and Enlight Growth Partners, this round showcases strong investor confidence in ONERWAY's mission to streamline global financial transactions.

Monroe Capital: Todd Davis Named As Director On Direct Originations Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Monroe Capital has announced that Todd Davis has joined the firm as a Director on the direct originations team. In this pivotal role, Todd will focus on cultivating and securing new business opportunities specifically within the vibrant Northeast region. He will be operating out of the firm's bustling New York office, a strategic hub for financial activities.

LawPro.ai: Seed Funding Raised For Advancing AI Solutions For Injury Claims

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

LawPro.ai, an LA-based legal tech company, has successfully closed its Series Seed funding round, led by Scopus Ventures. This investment will support the company's growth in developing AI solutions for the injury claims industry.

Uncle Arnie’s: $7.5 Million Series A Raised For Beverage Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Uncle Arnie's, a rapidly growing THC and hemp-infused beverage brand in the U.S., has closed a $7.5 million Series A funding round to support its expansion. Co-led by Mindset Capital and Delta Emerald Ventures, the round also includes investor Harry Rubin, a founding partner of the Boston Beer Company, who is joining the board of directors.

Nuveen: $1.3 Billion Raised For Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Nuveen has completed the first close of its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), raising $1.3 billion in initial capital commitments toward its $2.5 billion target. This fund aims to provide private credit solutions for infrastructure projects, meeting the growing demand for energy driven by digitalization, electrification, and reindustrialization in North America, Europe, and other OECD countries.

Qloud Games: $5 Million Seed Raised To Build Solarpunk MMO Loftia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Qloud Games, an independent studio, has announced a $5 million seed funding round for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Loftia. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures and GFR Fund, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), 1UP Fund, and Gaingels.

Castlelake: $1.8 Billion Aviation Lending Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Castlelake, a global alternative investment manager with 20 years of experience, has launched Merit AirFinance. This aviation lending business will provide debt capital to airlines and leasing companies for new and used aviation assets.

Marktlink Capital: €520 Million Raised For Two Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Investment firm Marktlink Capital has raised €520 million from approximately 1,000 Dutch entrepreneurs and families for two new funds. This capital will be invested across various private equity and venture capital funds, benefiting hundreds of strong companies.

Profound: $35 Million Series B Raised For AI Visibility And Content Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Profound, a platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses, announced a $35 million Series B round led by Sequoia with continued participation from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons. This brings Profound's total funding to $58.5 million.

Infinity Loop: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform Vendor Contract Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Infinity Loop, an AI-based contract intelligence platform, announced a $5 million seed round led by Glasswing Ventures and TIAA Ventures, along with other investors. This funding will accelerate expansion as demand from enterprises continues to grow.