Venture Capital

Francisco Partners To Buy Provider Elite From TPG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Francisco Partners will acquire Elite, a leading provider of software and integrated payments solutions for the legal industry, from TPG Capital and Thomson Reuters. This acquisition aims to provide Elite with financial support to continue its growth and innovation. Terms were not disclosed.

FORT Robotics: $18.9 Million Series B Raised For Building Intelligent Machines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

FORT Robotics, a company specializing in safety and security solutions for intelligent machines, announced the close of an additional $18.9 million in its Series B funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from new and returning investors. Returning investors included Tiger Global, Prime Movers Lab, Mark Cuban, FundersClub, Creative Ventures, GRIDS Capital, and Ahoy Capital. New investors included Neman Ventures, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, and Ryuu Co. of Japan.

AutoIVF: NIH Grant Awarded For Advancing Commercialization Of OvaReady

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

AutoIVF, a fertility technology company dedicated to advancing access to assisted reproductive care, has announced the receipt of a Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant is supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development under Award Number R44HD105529.

RBL: Investment Raised From Modi Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

RBL, a biotech venture creation studio specializing in developing companies based on medical technologies, announced that it has received an investment from Modi Ventures to support its efforts in launching and scaling startups into clinical-stage companies.

Lorikeet: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Universal Customer Concierges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Lorikeet, an AI company that creates universal AI concierges for businesses, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by QED Investors, will be used to advance product development and go-to-market efforts.

DISA Technologies: $30 Million Series A2 Raised For Advancing Mineral Processing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

DISA Technologies, a company focused on mineral recovery and uranium remediation, has closed an oversubscribed Series A2 funding round, raising a total of $30 million. The round was led by Evok Innovations, with a cornerstone investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and participation from Valor Equity Partners, Veriten, and existing investor Halliburton Labs.

JG Wentworth: $175 Million Funding Facility Expanded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

JG Wentworth, a leading provider of consumer financial services, announced an expanded forward flow agreement with funds managed by One William Street Capital Management, an alternative investment manager.

HYLENR: $3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Commercialize Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

HYLENR, a clean energy startup, has closed a $3 million Pre-Series A funding round to commercialize its clean energy systems. The company utilizes patented Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) to produce scalable, carbon-free heat energy for both industrial and domestic use.

Stavtar Solutions: $55 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Growth And Scale Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Stavtar Solutions, a provider of business spend management software for complex businesses like alternative asset managers, has raised a $55 million Series A investment from Elephant.

Retension Pharmaceuticals: $15 Million Raised For Developing Hypertension Drug

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Retension Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has completed a $15 million Series B financing round. The funding will support a Phase 2b clinical trial for its lead drug candidate, RTN-001, which is designed to treat uncontrolled and resistant hypertension.

Snappt Buys Trigo And Secures $50 Million in Growth Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Snappt, an applicant trust platform for multifamily housing, has acquired Trigo, a company specializing in verifying rental payment history. The acquisition is supported by a $50 million growth financing facility from Hercules Capital.

Paramount: $900 Million Refinancing Of 1301 Avenue Of The Americas Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Real estate investment trust Paramount Group has refinanced its property at 1301 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan with a new $900 million loan. The refinancing covers a 1.8 million square-foot Class A office building and reflects the continued strength of the property in a highly competitive market.

Highstreet Insurance Partners: $550 Million In Growth Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Highstreet Insurance Partners is prepared to accelerate its expansion and acquisition strategy with a new infusion of $550 million in capital. This significant financial boost solidifies the company's position as a major player in the dynamic insurance market.

Asylon Robotics: Strategic Investment Raised From Allegion Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has made a strategic investment in Asylon, a company specializing in robotic perimeter security. The investment was part of a larger $24 million Series B funding round for Asylon.

Curql: Fund II Closed At $360 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Curql, a collective of over 160 credit unions, has closed its Curql Fund II with a record $360 million in capital. This is the largest fintech fundraise in the history of credit unions and brings the firm’s total assets under management (AUM) to over $600 million.

CFEX: New Funding Raised For Advancing Energy Transaction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

CFEX, a company specializing in automated contract settlement technology for the energy sector, has secured a new round of investment. The funding round was led by Mobilize Energy Capital, a prominent energy technology fund, with additional participation from AI-focused venture fund TSV Capital and existing investor Accurant International.

Butterfly: $527 Million Continuation Fund Closed To Advance QDOBA Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has closed a $527 million single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership with QDOBA Restaurant Corporation. The fund, led by Apollo’s Sponsor and Secondary Solutions business, will accelerate the growth of QDOBA, a leading Mexican fast-casual franchisor with over 800 locations.

Adanola: Investment Raised From STORY3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Adanola, a U.K.-based activewear brand, has announced a significant minority investment from STORY3 Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The partnership is a key step in Adanola's plan to expand and reinforce its position as a global leader in the activewear market.

Painswick Capital: Inaugural Fund Closed Above Target At $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Painswick Capital Management, a specialist investment firm founded in 2024, has announced the final close of its first fund, Painswick Capital Fund I LP, with approximately $1.5 billion in total commitments. This figure more than doubles its initial target of $750 million.

BlueFive Capital: Bahrain’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Acquires Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

BlueFive Capital, a global investment firm founded in 2024, has received a strategic investment from Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The financial details of the stake were not disclosed.

Green Arrow Capital To Buy DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Green Arrow Capital has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR (DeAC AF), an asset management company controlled by the De Agostini Group. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will create Italy's largest alternative investment manager.

H.I.G. Capital: New GP Solutions Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $70 billion in assets under management, has launched its new GP Solutions Platform. This strategic expansion will focus on providing liquidity and capital solutions to the underserved middle market.

Carlyle: $9 Billion Raised For Tenth And Largest U.S. Opportunistic Real Estate Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced the final close of its tenth U.S. opportunistic real estate fund, Carlyle Realty Partners X (CRP X), with $9 billion in total commitments. This new fund surpasses its predecessor, which raised $8 billion in 2021.

Dishoom: Restaurant Group Raises Funding From L Catterton

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Dishoom, the popular UK-based restaurant group, has partnered with global investment firm L Catterton to secure its first outside investment. The deal will help the company build on its successful UK operations and support its plans for international expansion, including an upcoming US location in 2026.

Chai Discovery: $70 Million Series A Raised For Reprogramming Interactions Between Biochemical Molecules

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Chai Discovery, an AI company specializing in predicting and reprogramming biochemical interactions to accelerate the development of therapeutics, has raised $70 million in a Series A financing round. The funding, led by Menlo Ventures with participation from their Anthology Fund, included new investors such as Yosemite and DCVC, as well as existing backers like Thrive Capital, OpenAI, and Dimension.

Elion: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Elion, an AI-driven research and intelligence platform for healthcare technology, recently closed an oversubscribed $9.3 million seed round, led by existing investor NEA and joined by new investors Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures, TMV, Scrub Capital, and Alumni Ventures.

FloVision Solutions: $8.7 Million Series A Raised For Bringing AI To Food Production Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

FloVision Solutions, an AI startup specializing in yield and quality analytics for protein production, has secured $8.7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Serra Ventures, SOSV, and Rockstart.

Space Systems Command Awards $37.5 Million For Next-Generation SATCOM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force has awarded an initial $37.5 million in contracts for its Protected Tactical Satellite Communications – Global (PTS-G) program, introducing a new method for acquiring satellite communications (SATCOM) capabilities.

Reach Security: $10 Million Strategic Investment Raised For Operationalizing Security Controls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Reach Security, an AI-powered assistant for operationalizing security controls, has secured a $10 million investment from M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, along with existing investors like Artisanal Ventures. This reflects M12's confidence in the potential of domain-specific AI to transform cybersecurity and emphasizes Reach's leadership in AI-based exposure management.

Wingspan: $24 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Embedded Contractor Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Wingspan, a modern payroll platform designed for contractor management, has raised $24 million in Series B funding led by Touring Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $54 million. Key investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Long Journey Ventures, also participated.