Venture Capital

Employee Navigator Secures $100 Million Investment For HR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Employee Navigator, a provider of benefits administration and HR software, has completed a $100 million funding round from its existing investors, JMI Equity and Spectrum Equity.

Moonshine AI Raises Funding To Advance On-Device Voice AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Moonshine AI, a startup developing voice AI solutions that run directly on devices, has secured investments from venture capital firm Wing VC and IQT, a strategic investor for the U.S. national security community.

Mission Bio: Equity Funding Raised To Expand Single-Cell Tri-omics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Mission Bio, a leader in single-cell multi-omics solutions, has completed an equity financing round led by Ally Bridge Group. The funding follows significant traction with biopharma customers and recent platform innovations.

NG.CASH: $26.5 Million Series B Raised For Fintech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

NG.CASH, a Brazilian fintech platform, has closed a $26.5 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from several other investors, including Quantum Light, Monashees, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Grasshopper: $46.6 Million Raised For Full Service Digital Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Grasshopper, a full-service digital bank, has completed a $46.6 million funding round led by Patriot Financial Partners LP, with additional participation from Glendon Capital Management. This investment supported the bank's merger with Auto Club Trust, FSB in April 2025 and will be used to expand its digital platform and product offerings for both businesses and consumers.

August: $7 Million Raised For Bringing Configurable AI To Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

August, an AI platform designed for midsize law firms, has raised $7 million in a funding round led by NEA and Pear VC. The company also unveiled new configurable AI workflows that can be customized to a firm’s specific tasks and regional requirements.

Clay: $100 Million Series C Raised At $3.1 Billion Valuation For AI-Based GTM Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Clay, an AI-based go-to-market (GTM) development platform, has announced a $100 million Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $3.1 billion. The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth fund, with participation from existing investors including Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital. This new investment brings the company's total funding to $204 million.

Capital Group And KKR Partnering To Launch Public-Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Capital Group and KKR, two major global investment firms, are expanding their partnership to increase access to private markets. Capital Group has filed a registration statement with the SEC for its first public-private equity interval fund, Capital Group KKR U.S. Equity+.

Zettabyte: Strategic Investment Raised From Lam Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Zettabyte, a fast-growing innovator in AI data center infrastructure software, has announced a strategic investment led by Lam Capital, the corporate venture arm of Lam Research Corp. The funding round also included participation from Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron.

Deciens Capital: $93.33 Million Fund III Closed To Invest In Fintech

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Deciens Capital, a venture capital firm specializing in financial services, has successfully closed its third fund, Fund III, with $93.33 million in limited partner commitments. This brings the firm's total assets under management to $290 million.

D-Tools: $12 Million Series C Raised To Enhance Business Management Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

D-Tools, a provider of business management software for systems integrators, has secured a $12 million Series C investment. The funding round was led by John Heyman, a technology executive and investor, through his new company StellarIQ. Existing majority investor Greybull Stewardship also participated.

4AG Robotics: $40 Million Raised To Advance Autonomous Mushroom Harvesting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

4AG Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous mushroom harvesting, has announced the closure of a C$40 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by Astanor and Cibus Capital, with participation from new and existing investors, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $57.5 million in the last two years.

Seal Security: $13 Million Series A Raised For Application Security Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Seal Security, a provider of application security solutions specializing in securing open-source components, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round. This new investment brings the company’s total funding to $20 million. The funding round was led by Vertex Israel, with participation from Crew Capital, More Investments, SBI Group, and CCL.

Expanse: $18 Million Inaugural Fund Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Expanse, a new asset management firm with a family office perspective, has announced the launch of its inaugural $18 million fund. The fund will invest in a diverse portfolio of businesses that utilize technologies such as AI and machine learning.

Prelude Growth Partners: Consumer-Focused $600 Million Third Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Prelude Growth Partners, a growth equity firm that invests in consumer brands, has announced the final close of its third fund, Prelude Growth Partners III, L.P.

Fortifi Capital Deploys Over $175 Million In Small Business Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Fortifi Capital, a rapidly growing provider of working capital solutions for small businesses, announced that it has deployed over $175 million in funding across the United States. This significant milestone coincides with the company's two-year anniversary.

MAVRK Capital: First Close On New Fund Closed To Aid Global Produce Growers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

MAVRK Capital has announced the first close of its second fund, which is aimed at international produce growers. This new capital will enable the firm to unlock the global private credit market for perishable agricultural products.

Elevate Patient Solutions: Strategic Investment Raised From Audax And Parthenon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Elevate Patient Financial Solutions, a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) technology and services, has secured a strategic investment from two major private equity firms: Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital.

Post Road Group: Over $1 Billion Closed For Corporate And Digital Infrastructure Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Post Road Group, an alternative investment firm, has successfully closed more than $1 billion in new capital commitments across two of its key funds. The firm announced the final closing of its Special Opportunity Fund III (SOF III) with $525 million in capital commitments. This fund will focus on providing flexible growth capital to lower middle-market companies in the digital infrastructure, TMT, software, and managed services sectors.

Approov: £5 Million Raised To Boost Mobile App Security For The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Approov Limited, an innovator in mobile app and API security, has closed a £5 million (US$6.7 million) Series A funding round. The investment was led by Maven Capital Partners, with participation from Souter Investments, Lanza techVentures, and Scottish Enterprise.

Walker & Dunlop Secures $105 Million Refinancing For Nashville High-Rise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $105 million refinancing loan for 805 Lea, a mixed-use high-rise in the heart of downtown Nashville.

Genesys: $1.5 Billion Investment Raised From Salesforce And ServiceNow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

Genesys, a global leader in AI-powered experience orchestration, announced today that it has secured a $1.5 billion investment from Salesforce and ServiceNow. Each company will contribute an equal amount, reinforcing their strategic partnerships with Genesys and its position as a key customer experience (CX) platform for enterprises worldwide.

Blue J: $122 Million Series D Raised For GenAI Tax Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

Blue J, a leading generative AI tax research platform, announced it has secured a $122 million Series D funding round. The investment was led by Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners and previous investors Ten Coves Capital and CPA.com.

Alaska Pacific University: $5 Million Awarded From NASA For Microplastics Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Alaska Pacific University (APU) has received a five-year, $5 million grant from NASA to establish a new Microplastics Research and Education Center. The center, headquartered on APU’s campus, will lead a multi-institutional effort to study the growing threat of microplastics.

Harrison Street Buys Majority Stake In European Credit Manager RoundShield

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Harrison Street, the investment management arm of Colliers, with over $100 billion in assets under management across highly differentiated alternative assets, including infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies, has acquired a majority stake in RoundShield Partners, a leading European credit investment manager with $5.4 billion in assets under management. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Macquarie Asset Management: Inaugural $711 Million Infrastructure Secondaries Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Macquarie Asset Management announced the final close of its inaugural infrastructure secondaries fund, the Macquarie Alliance Partners Infrastructure Fund (MAPIF), with total commitments of $711 million. This figure includes both the main fund and the separate managed account (SMA) capital commitments.

Lumana: $40 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Video Security With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Lumana, a leader in AI-driven video security solutions, has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Wing Venture Capital, bringing its total funding to $64 million. This capital will enhance its video intelligence platform and accelerate market initiatives.

Arbital Health: $31 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Value-Based Care Risk Contracting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Arbital Health, a healthcare technology company providing essential infrastructure for managing risk-based contracts, recently announced a $31 million Series B funding round led by Valtruis, with participation from Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures.

CRV: $750 Million Fund Closed To Lead Seed And Series A Rounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Venture capital firm CRV has announced the closing of its latest fund, CRV XX, with $750 million in commitments.

UC’s 1819 Demo Day Displays Cincinnati’s Next Wave Of Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub recently hosted its Venture Lab Demo Day, providing a platform for five local startups to pitch their groundbreaking ideas to an audience of investors, mentors, and industry experts. These ventures, born from the UC Digital Pre-Accelerator, are tackling diverse challenges from pet care to speech therapy, showcasing the strength of the Cincinnati Innovation District's entrepreneurial ecosystem.