Venture Capital

tem: $75 Million Series B Raised To Scale AI-Native Energy Transaction Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

tem, an AI-native energy transactions scaleup, has raised $75 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $94 million. Strategic follow-on participation in the round came from Hitachi Ventures, Voyager Ventures, Schroders Capital, and Allianz, alongside existing investors including AlbionVC, Atomico, and Revent. As part of the round, Paul Murphy, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, has joined tem’s board.

Adani Energy Solutions: HVDC Green Energy Corridor Financing Backed by Japanese Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (AESL) announced it has secured long-term financing from a consortium of Japanese banks for its flagship high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project, positioning the facility as a major buildout of transmission capacity intended to move renewable power from Rajasthan into India’s national grid.

Erie Strayer: CQL Capital Leads Strategic Investment To Back Long-Term Growth And Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

CQL Capital announced it has made a strategic investment in Erie Strayer, a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer of concrete batching solutions, in a deal aimed at supporting the company’s long-term growth while preserving its legacy, family values, leadership continuity, and customer-first culture.

Reco: $30 Million Series B Raised For AI SaaS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

New York-based Reco, a company focused on securing AI-driven SaaS environments, has raised a $30 million Series B round as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI tools, agents, and SaaS platforms that expand identities, permissions, integrations, and potential attack paths.

Coller Capital Leads $1.3 Billion Private Credit Continuation Vehicle With Ares

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Coller Capital announced it has closed a continuation vehicle for Ares U.S. Direct Lending’s 2018-vintage fund with more than $1.3 billion in total commitments. The continuation vehicle includes a diversified portfolio of first-lien, floating-rate loans to U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors.

DLP Capital Crosses $2 Billion In Capital Under Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

DLP Real Estate Capital, a private real estate investment firm headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, said it has surpassed $2 billion in capital under management (CapUM) across its sponsored real estate credit and equity funds. The firm said the CapUM total spans strategies including the DLP Housing Fund, DLP Lending Fund, DLP Preferred Credit Fund, DLP Building Communities Fund, and DLP LivingFully Community Fund.

Catalyst IOS Reaches $400 Million Final Close For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Catalyst Investment Partners, an owner and operator focused on industrial outdoor storage (IOS), has announced the final close of its third fund at a $400 million hard cap in limited partner commitments. The firm said Fund III exceeded an original $300 million target and was substantially oversubscribed, with investor demand approaching twice the target and well above the hard cap.

Robinhood Reveals Ventures Fund I To Bring Private-Company Exposure To Retail Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Robinhood Markets is stepping up its push to bring private-market exposure to everyday investors by filing new marketing materials related to the planned offering of Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end vehicle designed to invest in a concentrated portfolio of private “frontier” companies.

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For SAF IV Flagship Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Vision Ridge Partners announced it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, or SAF IV, raising about $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles, marking the firm’s largest fundraise since inception. The Boulder, Colorado-based sustainable real assets investor said SAF IV was backed by both existing limited partners and new investor relationships globally, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public pensions, and consultants.

Sun Capital Completes First Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle For Fletchers Solicitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Sun Capital Partners announced that an affiliate has completed the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Fletchers Solicitors, a UK-based clinical negligence and specialist personal injury law firm, marking Sun Capital’s first-ever single-asset continuation vehicle. The transaction offers Sun Capital’s Fund VII limited partners the option to take liquidity or roll into continued ownership as the firm backs the next phase of growth at Fletchers.

Brigade Capital Management: $1 Billion Inaugural Private Credit Fund Targets First Lien Direct Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Brigade Capital Management announced it has closed its first dedicated private credit fund, raising more than $1 billion of investable capital and exceeding its target in an oversubscribed raise backed by a range of global institutional investors.

Union Capital Associates Closes $450 Million Fund IV At Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Union Capital Associates has closed its fourth private equity fund, Union Capital Equity Partners IV, L.P., at its $450 million hard cap after roughly four months in the market, with the raise described as significantly oversubscribed. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm said Fund IV will continue its strategy of providing first institutional capital to U.S. founder-owned businesses, primarily in food manufacturing, niche manufacturing, and business services.

Allonic: $7.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Automate Manufacturing Of Advanced Robotic Bodies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Allonic, a Budapest-based robotics manufacturing startup with a joint U.S. headquarters, has raised $7.2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a production platform it says can dramatically simplify and scale the production of complex robotic hardware. The round was led by Visionaries Club, with backing from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, and TinyVC. The company said the financing is the largest pre-seed round to date in Hungary.

Volue Adds TA Associates As Strategic Investor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Volue announced TA Associates has joined as a new strategic investor alongside Advent International, Generation Investment Management and Arendals Fossekompani, in a partnership the company framed as strengthening its position as a European leader in electrification technology.

Partners Capital Closes $1+ Billion Merlin IV Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Partners Capital Investment Group announced it has reached a final close of Merlin IV, a private equity co-investment fund with more than $1 billion in commitments, as it scales a platform designed to invest alongside high-conviction private equity managers in single-asset deals.

Primary Venture Partners Launches $625 Million Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Primary Venture Partners announced it has raised $625 million for its fifth set of funds, positioning the New York-based firm to continue leading pre-seed and seed rounds as founders build companies amid what the firm describes as an AI revolution.

Blue Owl Capital Closes Strategic Equity Secondaries Fund With Over $3 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Blue Owl Capital announced it has reached a final close for Blue Owl Strategic Equity, its strategic equity and secondaries strategy, with more than approximately $3 billion in total commitments raised across institutional and private wealth channels, as well as related accounts.

Alantra Forms €155 Million Fund To Keep Backing Health In Code

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Alantra Private Equity has closed a €155 million healthcare continuation vehicle to increase its stake in Health in Code, positioning the Spanish clinical genomics platform for its next phase of international expansion and acquisitions. The single-asset continuation fund was significantly oversubscribed, led by Hayfin Capital Management, with additional commitments from a diversified group of institutional investors, including BNP Paribas AM and Altamar CAM.

Carlyle Acquiring Majority Stake In Nido Home Finance In $230 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Edelweiss Financial Services Limited announced it will bring in The Carlyle Group as a strategic majority investor in Nido Home Finance Limited, the housing finance business that is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Edelweiss.

Ignium Launches With $300 Million For Defense Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Albion River has launched Ignium, a purpose-built merchant provider supplying components and solutions to the U.S. and allied defense industrial base. The new platform consolidates a portfolio of established businesses that make mission-critical subsystems used across current and next-generation weapons systems, positioning Ignium as a supplier that is not dependent on the outcome of any single prime contractor or platform program.

Project Omega: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised To Rebuild America’s Spent Nuclear Fuel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Project Omega, an advanced nuclear recycling company, has emerged from stealth with a plan to rebuild the United States’ nuclear fuel cycle end to end, positioning spent nuclear fuel as a strategic energy and materials resource rather than long term waste.

Reflow: $15+ Million Seed Funding Raised For Workflow Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Reflow has launched a workforce and workflow intelligence platform to help enterprises understand how operational work occurs across people and systems, identify what to automate, and measure whether those automation efforts deliver ROI. Alongside the launch, the company said it has raised a $15 million plus seed round to accelerate product development and expand access to operational and AI automation intelligence for more customers.

Patria Prepares Next Latin America Private Credit Fund Vintage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Patria Investments announced it is preparing the next vintage of its Latin America private credit strategy, aiming to give global institutional investors exposure to what the firm describes as a large corporate credit market that remains structurally under-levered and capital-constrained. The alternative asset manager, which reported more than $60.1 billion in assets under management, said it believes a combination of limited reliable lending capacity and a persistent, perception-based regional risk premium can keep spreads elevated even when borrower fundamentals hold up, supporting attractive yield without relying on higher leverage. This planned vehicle is set to build on Patria’s 26-year Latin America credit platform, which the firm said totals approximately $12.3 billion.

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For Flagship Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Vision Ridge Partners, a sustainable real assets investor managing about $5.6 billion in assets, said it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, raising roughly $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles. The firm said the raise represents its largest fundraise to date and nearly doubles the size of its predecessor vehicle, reflecting what it described as strong institutional demand for its strategy amid evolving energy transition policy and regulatory frameworks.

OSSIO Secures $50 Million Credit Facility To Fund Global Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

OSSIO has closed an initial $40 million senior credit facility, with an additional $10 million available to support future growth, according to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and Monroe Capital. The financing is designed to provide growth capital as OSSIO expands its orthopedic fixation technology globally.

Plein Air Raises Strategic Investment From Coral Tree Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Plein Air, a marketing, technology, and data consultancy serving restaurant and retail brands, has secured a strategic investment from Coral Tree Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on media, marketing services, and marketing technology. The companies said the partnership will support Plein Air’s continued expansion, technology innovation, and delivery of high-touch services for its client base.

Anthropic: $30 Billion Series G At $380 Billion Valuation Raised For Enterprise AI And Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Anthropic announced it has raised $30 billion in a Series G financing round, valuing the company at $380 billion post-money, led by GIC and Coatue and co-led by D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX. A broad set of investors participated in the round, including Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMP PBC, Appaloosa LP, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer Venture Partners, affiliated funds of BlackRock, Blackstone, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, Jane Street, JPMorganChase through its Security and Resiliency Initiative and Growth Equity Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NX1 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, TowerBrook, TPG, Whale Rock Capital, and XN. The company said the round also includes a portion of previously announced investments from Microsoft and NVIDIA.

Cydelphi: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Speeding Up Ransomware Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Cydelphi emerged from stealth with a $3 million seed round and the launch of a patent-pending, AI-native Digital Forensics & Incident Response platform designed to compress catastrophic breach recovery timelines from months to days. The funding round was led by Glasswing Ventures, with participation from Blu Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, and Merlin Group.

Helia Care: $3 Million Raised For Healthcare Procurement Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Helia Care has closed a $3 million funding round with participation from In Revenue Capital alongside Habanero Ventures, following what the investors described as a record year of growth for the company’s AI enabled network focused on bill only medical device procurement.

Yosemite Deploys Over $18 Million In Cancer Research And Care Grants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Yosemite, a venture capital firm focused on making cancer non-lethal through a blend of academic philanthropy and for-profit investing, said it has deployed more than $18 million in grants through a donor-advised charitable vehicle since launching in 2023.