Venture Capital

DataLane: $22.5 Million Series A Closed To Map 20 Million Local Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

DataLane, a New York based startup building an identity graph for local businesses, has raised a $22.5 million Series A financing round led by Amplify Partners, as the company aims to help enterprises more accurately find, verify, and reach offline merchants across the United States.

Last Energy: $100+ Million Series C Raised For Nuclear Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Last Energy, an advanced nuclear technology company, said it has closed an oversubscribed Series C financing of more than $100 million to fund development of its pilot reactor and prepare for initial deployments of its micro modular nuclear plants.

PERENfra Closes $142.8 Million Oversubscribed Debut Fund to Invest in U.S. Water Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

PERENfra has completed fundraising for its inaugural Perennial Infrastructure Fund I with $142.8 million in committed capital, closing the vehicle at an oversubscribed level as the firm looks to scale investments across essential water infrastructure projects in high-growth U.S. markets.

Ember LifeSciences: $16.5 Million Series A Raised To Scale Cold Chain Technology For Pharmaceuticals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Ember LifeSciences announced it has raised $16.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and commercialization of its cold chain technology aimed at reducing temperature-related spoilage and packaging waste across global healthcare distribution.

Lovable: $330 Million Series B At $6.6 Billion Valuation Raised To Expand No Code Building Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Lovable announced it has raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation to expand its platform for creating websites and applications without traditional software development. The round was led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures’ Anthology fund, with participation from a mix of corporate venture investors and growth firms, as Lovable positions itself to serve both large enterprises and early-stage founders looking to move from idea to product faster.

S3 Ventures: $250 Million Fund VIII Closed And New General Partner Promotions Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

S3 Ventures, a Texas based early stage venture capital firm, has raised its eighth fund at $250 million as it marks 20 years since the firm’s founding in 2005. With the new vehicle, S3 Ventures said it now manages more than $1 billion in assets and supports more than 40 active portfolio companies across the United States.

OpenGate Capital Sells ScioTeq To Tikehau Capital And Retains Minority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

OpenGate Capital has completed the sale of ScioTeq, a provider of ruggedized display and mission critical visualization systems for aviation and defense applications, to the aerospace and defense fund of alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital. OpenGate said it will retain a meaningful minority position and continue supporting ScioTeq as it enters its next growth phase.

Main Capital Partners Appoints Jorn De Ruijter And Daan Visscher As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Main Capital Partners has appointed Jorn de Ruijter and Daan Visscher as Partners, expanding the firm’s leadership team as it continues to scale internationally and further professionalize its organization.

Truemed Closes $34 Million Series A To Unlock HSA/FSA Funds For Lifestyle Interventions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Truemed, a marketplace and payments platform that helps eligible consumers use HSA and FSA funds for preventive health purchases, has raised a $34 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, BoxGroup, and Trust Ventures.

FemHealth Ventures: $65 Million Fund II Closed To Expand Investing Across Women’s Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

FemHealth Ventures has closed its second venture fund at $65 million, an oversubscribed raise that more than doubles the size of the firm’s inaugural fund and brings assets under management to $100 million across two funds. The women’s health-focused venture capital firm said Fund II drew significant backing from existing limited partners and new investors aligned with its mission to advance women’s health innovation alongside financial performance.

Galbot: Over $300 Million Raised At $3 Billion Valuation For Humanoid Robot Tech

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2025

Beijing-based Galbot announced it has closed a new funding round of more than $300 million, bringing total capital raised to $800 million and valuing the company at $3 billion, as investor interest accelerates in embodied AI and humanoid robotics.

Steward Partners: $475 Million Raised From Ares In Strategic Capital Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2025

Steward Partners has secured $475 million in strategic capital from Ares Credit funds in a transaction that combines an expanded lending relationship with a non-controlling minority investment, providing the employee-owned wealth management firm with additional resources to support its next phase of growth.

Beycome: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Expand AI Assisted Flat Fee Home Transaction Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2025

Beycome, a direct-to-consumer real estate technology platform, has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round led by InsurTech Fund as the company looks to accelerate product development and expand into more U.S. states. Founded in 2020, Beycome said it has supported nearly 20,000 home transactions and saved users more than $215 million in fees by offering an alternative to percentage-based commissions through a flat-fee model.

LatentForce: $1.7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale Agentic AI For Enterprise Software Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2025

LatentForce, an AI-native platform focused on large-scale enterprise code migrations and software modernisation, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Ideaspring Capital and Yali Capital. The company said it will use the new capital to strengthen its proprietary migration models and accelerate expansion across India and international markets as enterprises confront mounting technical debt and aging systems that are costly to maintain and difficult to secure.