Venture Capital

GeologicAI: $44 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Critical Minerals Mining Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

GeologicAI, a leader in advanced AI and decision engineering for the critical minerals mining industry, has closed a $44 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Blue Earth Capital with participation from BHP Ventures and Rio Tinto.

Upstate Medical University And Empire State Development Invests $4 Million In Biotech Ventures Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Upstate Medical University and Empire State Development (ESD) have announced an additional $4 million investment in Upstate Biotech Ventures (UBV), increasing the total fund to $10 million. UBV, managed by Excell Partners, was launched in July 2024 with an initial investment of $6 million from Upstate and ESD, aiming to support early-stage biotech and health tech companies in Upstate New York.

Hootology: $1.1 Million Raised For Market Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Hootology, a market research platform combining trusted principles with modern technology, has raised $1.1 million in a pre-seed funding round to launch HOOQZ. This Generative AI-powered tool enables dynamic discussions in simulated environments to gather qualitative insights at a quantitative scale.

BiomEdit: Over $20 Million Raised For Animal Health Biotechnology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

BiomEdit, an innovative animal health biotechnology company, has achieved a significant milestone with its lead candidate, BE-101, which is designed to prevent mortality from necrotic enteritis (NE) in broiler chickens. The product is now in the final phase of the USDA's conditional licensure process, with a goal of commercialization by 2026. The company also recently closed an oversubscribed Series B financing round, raising approximately $18.4 million, led by Anterra Capital with participation from Nutreco and others.

Firestorm Labs: $47 Million Series A Closed For Advanced Additive Manufacturing Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Firestorm Labs, an innovative expeditionary manufacturing company, has secured $47 million in Series A funding, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and supported by major defense investors like Lockheed Martin Ventures and Booz Allen Ventures. This funding includes $12 million in venture debt from J.P. Morgan and builds on a previous $12.5 million seed round.

Modi Ventures: $88 Million Raised For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Modi Ventures, a venture capital firm founded in 2022, specializes in companies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, biology, and medical technology. The firm recently announced the closing of its second fund, raising $88 million in an oversubscribed round.

Quant Insight: Series A Raised For Macro Factor Analytics Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Quant Insight, a leading company in macro factor analytics for institutional investors, has completed its Series A funding round, led by 7RIDGE. This investment will enhance its global expansion, improve its macroeconomic factor risk models, and strengthen its position in modern investment management.

HOPE Hydration: $20 Million Closed For Building Free Water Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

HOPE Hydration, a company that provides free filtered water through its connected HydroStations, recently completed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Pentair plc, with participation from Burnt Island Ventures. This funding will help expand into new markets, scale manufacturing, and enhance product innovation.

StayTerra: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Bessemer And Garnett Station

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

StayTerra, a platform for top vacation rental brands in America, has received a strategic growth investment from Bessemer Venture Partners, alongside existing investor Garnett Station Partners. This partnership aims to enhance the vacation rental market.

Function: $10 Million Seed Funding Secured To Build Gateway For Institutional Bitcoin Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Function (formerly Ignition) has announced that Galaxy Digital has joined its $10 million seed round as a core contributor and investor, along with Antalpha and Mantle. The aim is to transform Bitcoin from a passive store of value into a productive financial asset that can move seamlessly between decentralized and traditional markets.

Rwazi: $12 Million Series A Raised For Decision Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Rwazi has raised $12 million in Series A funding to enhance its AI copilot, which replaces gut feelings with data-driven insights. The investment will speed up the development of its simulation engine and decision-making tools, providing teams with real-time visibility into market changes and guidance on next steps.

Recurrent Energy: $260 Million Financing Raised For Kentucky Solar Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has secured $260 million in project financing for its Blue Moon Solar project in Harrison County, Kentucky. U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance provided both the tax equity and construction financing.

One Biosciences: €15 Million Series A Closed For Advancing Clinical Single Cell Profiling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

One Biosciences, a biotechnology company specializing in clinical-grade single-cell tumor transcriptomic profiling for precision oncology, has completed a €15 million Series A financing round led by Redmile Group and Blast, with support from several other investors. This funding brings their total to over €20 million, including seed financing from Home Biosciences.

Kilsar: $3.7 Million Secured For Transforming Capture And Maintenance Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Kilsar, a dual-use AI software company specializing in capturing and maintaining tribal knowledge, has closed a $3.7 million Seed round led by Lightbank and Cotulla Capital, with participation from Techstars and Scalewolf. They also announced a partnership with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) to address the crisis in aviation maintenance training.