Venture Capital

GoUpscale: Investment Raised From Accenture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

Accenture announced it has invested through Accenture Ventures in GoUpscale, a content engagement technology company that helps wealth management companies across Asia reinvent client engagement strategies and elevate digital communications.

Wealth.com: Strategic Investment Raised From Schwab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

Charles Schwab announced today that it has made a minority investment in the real estate planning company Wealth.com. Schwab’s investment will help Wealth.com continue scaling its capabilities to make it easier for financial firms and advisors to provide valuable estate planning services to individuals and families. The terms of the investment were undisclosed.

Blue Onion: $10 Million (Series A) Raised For Advancing Financial Data Infrastructure Layer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

Blue Onion, a subledger trusted by leading retail and ecommerce brands, announced a $10 million Series A funding led by Viola FinTech. The funding round included participation from existing investors Y Combinator, Entrée Capital, Green Visor, and Vinyl Capital. This round brings the company's total funding to $17.6 million.

Scout AI: Investment Raised From Booz Allen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

Booz Allen Hamilton announced today that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, has invested strategically in Scout AI to modernize legacy robotic systems.

ABC Impact: Over $600 Million Closed For Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

ABC Impact, which is an Asia-focused impact investment firm, announced it has successfully completed the final closing of its second fund at over $600 million, doubling the size of Fund I. This milestone enhances the firm's commitment to addressing Asia's critical social and environmental needs through impact-driven investments.

AdvanCell: $18 Million In Federal Funding From MRFF

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapeutics, announced $18 million in Australian Federal Government Funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative for ‘Defeating Prostate Cancer with Targeted Alpha Therapy.’

Elm AI: Cornell University Spinout Raises $2 Million For Supply Chain Sustainability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

Elm AI, a Cornell University spinout and an AI-based platform helping enterprises improve sustainability and operational performance across their supply chains, announced it has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The funding round was led by Beta Boom Fund and Working Capital Fund, with participation from Boro Capital Partners, Very Serious Ventures, Gorges Ventures, The Bond Collective, and Textbook Ventures.

Volektra: Funding Raised To Commercialize Virtual Magnet Motor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2025

Electric drivetrain company Volektra announced it has secured a new funding round to commercialize its proprietary Virtual Magnet motor technology. Chakra Growth Capital led the funding round, which included strategic investors specializing in deep tech, manufacturing resilience, and energy independence.

Lock 8 Partners: $182 Million Raised For Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Lock 8 Partners announced the final closing of its oversubscribed lower middle-market technology buy-out fund, Lock 8 Fund III LP, which received $182 million in investor commitments.

Blue Water: $14 Million Raised For Building Autonomous Ships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Blue Water Autonomy - a technology company building autonomous ships for the U.S. Navy - announced it emerged from stealth and raised $14 million in seed funding from Eclipse, Riot, and Impatient Ventures.

KSL: Second Tactical Opportunities Fund Closed With $1.44 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Leading alternative investment firm KSL Capital Partners announced the final closing of its latest tactical opportunities fund KSL Capital Partners Tactical Opportunities II, L.P. (Tac Opps II), with total capital commitments of $1.44 billion, including contributions from the General Partner.

Collide: $5 Million Raised To Scale GenAI Platform For Energy Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Collide, a GenAI Platform for the energy sector, announced the closing of its $5 million seed round, led by Mercury Fund and with participation from Bryan Sheffield, Billy Quinn, David Albin, and several other oil and gas leaders.

Vesta: Strategic Investment Raised From Schwarzwald Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Schwarzwald Capital, a leading VC firm focused on fintech and the creator economy, announced a strategic investment in Vesta, a leader in transaction guarantee solutions for online and other card-not-present transactions. Working in 40 countries and processing over 100 million transactions annually, Vesta has been at the forefront of digital fraud prevention for nearly three decades, ensuring seamless and secure online payments.

NoScrubs: $2 Million Raised For Transforming Laundry Service Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

NoScrubs, a technology company transforming the laundry service industry, announced a $2 million pre-seed funding round led by Initialized Capital with participation from Frontier VC.