Venture Capital

Stratos Wealth: Strategic Investment Raised From SEI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

SEI and Stratos Wealth Holdings have announced a partnership aimed at helping financial advisors expand their practices. SEI will make a strategic investment in Stratos, which supports financial advisors across various business models.

LeadStory: $2.75 Million Seed Funding Raised For Advanced AI Video Search Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

LeadStory, an innovative on-demand news streaming platform, has secured $2.75 million in Seed funding to enhance its AI-driven video search functionality and expand its global audience of 10 million.

Teletactica: $1.5 Million Raised For Scaling Advanced Communication Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

Teletactica, a Ukrainian DefenseTech company specializing in jamming-resistant communication systems, has secured a $1.5 million investment from MITS Capital and Green Flag Ventures. MITS Capital is an investment group focused on Ukrainian defense innovation, and this funding round builds on Teletactica's participation in the MITS Acceleration Program and a previous pre-seed round.

BroadStreet Partners: Strategic Investment Raised For Insurance Brokerage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

BroadStreet Partners, a leading middle-market insurance brokerage, has completed a strategic investment led by Ethos Capital, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and White Mountains Insurance Group.

TEDCO: Collide Capital Picked To Support Investment Of Allocated SSBCI Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

TEDCO, Maryland's economic development engine, has chosen Collide Capital as an early-stage venture capital fund manager to manage and invest up to $10 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding.

AWAKE Chocolate: C$8 Million Secured For Caffeine Alternative

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

AWAKE Chocolate, known for its delicious caffeinated chocolate bites and bars, has successfully raised C$8 million in its latest investment round. This includes C$5 million from Btomorrow Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of British American Tobacco, and C$3 million from BDC Capital. The latest funding round boosts AWAKE's total investment to C$15.5 million.

GigaIO: $21 Million Closed For Scaling AI Inferencing Infrastructure Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

GigaIO, a leader in scalable AI inferencing infrastructure, has secured $21 million in the first tranche of its Series B financing, led by Impact Venture Capital with contributions from CerraCap Ventures, G Vision Capital, Mark IV Capital, and SourceCode Cerberus.

38 Degrees North: Over $230 Million In Corporate Growth Capital Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

38 Degrees North, a community solar and distributed renewable energy platform, has secured a growth equity investment from Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI) and Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, raising its total capital to over $230 million. The company has also acquired U.S. Light Energy, which has a project pipeline of over 250 megawatts (MW).

Occupi: Over $3 Million Raised For Property Management Payment Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

Occupi, an Alabama-based fintech company, has successfully completed its oversubscribed seed funding round, raising $3.105 million. The round was co-led by Fenway Summer and Assurant Ventures, with investments from social impact firms like Halcyon Venture Partners and Sorenson Impact Foundation, along with various private investors from states including Washington D.C., Georgia, Utah, and Alabama.