Venture Capital

Pahr Therapeutics: $14 Million Seed Funding Raised For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Pahr Therapeutics has raised $14 million in a seed financing round to develop therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), led by RA Capital Management, AN Venture Partners, and the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC).

Pluristyx: Funding Raised To Expand iPSC Product Portfolio And Commercial Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Pluristyx, a leader in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies and gene editing, has completed its latest funding round, led by BioLife Solutions and BroadOak Capital Partners.

MaaT Pharma: €37.5 Million EIB Loan Secured To Advance Cancer Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

MaaT Pharma, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies (MET) for cancer patients, has secured a €37.5 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its late-stage hemato-oncology programs.

Energy Vault: $18 Million Project Financing Raised For Texas Battery Storage System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Energy Vault Holdings, a leader in grid-scale energy storage, has closed $18 million in project financing for its Cross Trails Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). This funding supports the company's "Own & Operate" strategy as outlined during its May 2024 Investor and Analyst Day. The company expects to secure over $12 million from an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) sale agreement later this quarter.

Treaty Oak Clean Energy: $300 Million Corporate Credit Facility Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a US independent power producer (IPP), closed a $300 million senior secured credit facility to support its expanding renewable project pipeline of solar, wind, and battery storage.

BlinkOps: $50 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Cybersecurity Micro-Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

BlinkOps announced that it has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, led by O.G. Venture Partners, with existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Hetz Ventures participating, bringing the total funding to $90 million. Founded by Gil Barak and Zion Zatlavi, former Secdo founders acquired by Palo Alto Networks, BlinkOps' recent funding follows strong market demand after launching its Security Micro-Agent Builder earlier this year.

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures: Interview With Founder Partners Rick Johanson And Dan Peng About Advancing Gaming Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) is a strategic initiative launched by the Arbitrum DAO to accelerate the growth of gaming and entertainment on the Arbitrum blockchain platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rick Johanson (Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Founding Partner and Vice President) and Dan Peng (Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Founding Partner and Vice President) to gain a deeper understanding of the initiative.

Tonic Security: $7 Million Raised For Transforming Exposure And Vulnerability Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Tonic Security, a cybersecurity startup that helps teams cut through noise and complexity, has launched from stealth with $7 million in seed funding. Hetz Ventures led the seed round, with support from Vesey Ventures and industry angels.

Cover Whale: $40 Million Growth Equity Raised From Morgan Stanley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, an insurtech focused on connected commercial auto insurance secured $40 million from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. This funding will enhance technology, analytics, and product development, driving increased profitability.

HealthMark Group: Investment Raised From TA Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

HealthMark Group, a provider of clinical information exchange solutions, announced a strategic investment from TA Associates to boost its growth and enhance healthcare data exchange using advanced technology. Management and Ridgemont Equity Partners will also hold ownership stakes, with TA as the new lead investor.

Positron AI: $51.6 Million Raised For Transforming GenAI With High-Performance Compute Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Positron AI, a leader in American-made semiconductors and inference hardware, announced the closing of a $51.6 million oversubscribed Series A round, raising over $75 million this year. Led by Valor Equity, Atreides Management, and DFJ Growth, with additional support from Flume Ventures, Scott McNealy, Resilience Reserve, 1517 Fund, and Unless. This funding supports the deployment of Atlas and the rollout of second-generation products in 2026.

Stonepeak: European Renewable Land Aggregation Platform JouleTerra Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure, has launched JouleTerra, a land aggregation platform for renewable energy sites across Europe. JouleTerra will acquire and lease land to renewable energy operators under long-term contracts, facilitating access to land they would otherwise need to procure and develop.

Fable Security: $31 Million Raised For Human Risk Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Fable Security, a human risk management platform, launched with $31 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Redpoint Ventures. It protects enterprises across industries by deploying targeted, risk-based interventions in real time, directly where employees work.

MapLight: $372.5 Million Series D Funding Raised For Developing Therapeutics For Central Nervous System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

MapLight Therapeutics announced a $372.5 million oversubscribed Series D financing, co-led by Forbion and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from Sanofi, T. Rowe Price, Avego BioScience, and existing investors like Novo Holdings, 5AM Ventures, and Blue Owl.

Root Evidence: $12.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Root Evidence, a cybersecurity startup specializing in evidence-based security, has raised $12.5 million in a seed round. The oversubscribed funding was led by Ballistic Ventures with Grossman Ventures and others. The investment aligns talented cybersecurity leaders behind Root Evidence's goal of providing solutions that turn digital risk into measurable business results.

Apera AI: Series A Raised For 4D Vision For Industrial Robotic Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Apera AI, a leader in 4D Vision for industrial robotics, has announced a successful, oversubscribed Series A round, which includes a new investment from BDC Capital and increased participation from existing investors.

Rapidise Launched With $4 Million Seed Raised To Build AI-Connected Devices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Napino Tech Ventures and Teksun Microsys launched Rapidise Technology with $4 million in seed funding to transform the design and manufacturing of AI-connected devices. Rapidise is an ODM that designs, prototypes, certifies, and manages full product lifecycles for startups, SMBs, and enterprises, allowing clients to focus on branding while Rapidise delivers turnkey solutions.

ArcSpan: $5.2 Million Raised For Publisher Audience Monetization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

ArcSpan, a publisher-first monetization platform, has raised $5.2 million in a Seed Extension round to support its mission of helping digital publishers maximize revenue by transforming first-party data into high-performance audience solutions.

50 South Capital: Two Flagship Private Equity Funds Closed At Over $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

50 South Capital Advisors, part of Northern Trust Asset Management, announced the final closings of two flagship private equity funds, surpassing their fundraising goals. Private Equity Strategic Opportunities Fund V (PESOF V) closed with $1.2 billion, and Private Equity Core Fund XI (PECF XI) with $893 million, attracting investors from wealth, family offices, intermediaries, consultants, and institutions.

Dropzone AI: $37 Million Series B Raised For Developing SOC Analysts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Dropzone AI, a provider of AI-based Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round led by Theory Ventures, with participation from Madrona, Decibel Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, and IQT. This funding validates Dropzone AI's solution, which enhances security for over 100 enterprises, including UiPath, Zapier, and Pipe.

IK Partners: €2 Billion Raised For Fourth Small Cap Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

IK Partners, a European private equity firm, has successfully closed its IK Small Cap IV Fund (IK SC IV) with €2 billion in commitments, surpassing its predecessor, IK Small Cap III, which raised €1.2 billion in 2021.

Ardian: New Evergreen Fund Launched To Open Private Markets For More Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Ardian, a global private investment firm managing $180 billion in assets, today announced the launch of Ardian Access SICAV-RAIF. This new evergreen investment vehicle, domiciled in Luxembourg, will provide professional investors worldwide with flexible access to a diversified portfolio of private assets.

Lyten: Over $200 Million Raised For Advancing Acquisition Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Lyten, a manufacturer of lithium-sulfur batteries, has secured over $200 million in equity investment, bringing its total funding to over $625 million. This will support its expansion in the U.S. and Europe.

UgenticAI: $4 Million Raised To Transform Small Business Operations With Agentic AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

UgenticAI, an AI holding company, has secured $4 million in funding to expand its portfolio of agentic AI companies. These companies develop AI systems that autonomously manage complex business functions, such as sales, content creation, and customer support, aiming to deliver tangible business results rather than merely automate processes.

Reka: $110 Million Raised For Multimodal AI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Reka, a leader in multimodal AI, has raised $110 million from investors including NVIDIA and Snowflake. This investment will accelerate the adoption and development of Reka's efficient multimodal AI platforms, which are built by a world-class research team.

Aidoc: $150 Million Raised For CARE Healthcare Foundation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Aidoc has raised $150 million for its Healthcare Foundation Model, CARE, which aims to improve clinical decision-making for 100 million patients. This funding, led by General Catalyst and Square Peg, brings Aidoc's total to $370 million and will accelerate CARE's development and expand aiOS, the company's enterprise platform for clinical AI.

Transcend Imaging: Investment Raised From Modular Devices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Modular Devices, a leading provider of mobile medical imaging equipment and cleanroom solutions, has announced a strategic investment in Transcend Imaging, a prominent provider of mobile MR imaging labs. This partnership aims to enhance Modular Devices' position in the mobile MRI market and expand its product offerings.

Spear AI: Seed Funding Raised To Advance Maritime AI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Spear AI, a leader in maritime artificial intelligence solutions, has successfully completed its seed funding round, with investments from Scare the Bear Capital and Cortical Ventures. This funding will enhance Spear AI's product offerings, scale its Horizon platform, and improve maritime sensor capabilities.

UChicago And IBM Partnering To Boost Illinois Quantum Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

The University of Chicago and IBM are collaborating to support startups in Duality, the nation’s first quantum startup accelerator. This partnership will accelerate the development of quantum software and applications using the IBM Quantum System Two, set to be deployed at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP).

Scopio Labs: $10 Million More Raised For Automating Blood Morphology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Scopio Labs has launched its new AI-based Complete Blood Morphology (CBM) analyzer, designed to automate the traditionally manual blood morphology diagnostic process fully. This innovation seeks to address the global laboratory staffing crisis while improving efficiency by analyzing ten times more cells than current methods.