Venture Capital

Fracttal: $35 Million Closed To Advance Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Fracttal announced it has closed a $35 million financing round led by Riverwood Capital, with participation from existing backers including Seaya Ventures, as the company looks to speed up international growth and deepen investment in AI-driven maintenance and asset-management capabilities.

Finst: €8 Million Series A Raised For Crypto Investing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

European crypto investing platform Finst has raised €8 million in a Series A funding round led by Endeit Capital, with continued support from returning backers Eelko van Kooten, founder of Spinnin’ Records, and Mark Fransen, co-founder of DEGIRO. The new financing brings Finst’s total funding to €15 million.

Upscale AI: $200 Million Series A Raised To Build Open AI Networking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Upscale AI announced it has raised $200 million in an oversubscribed Series A round as it works to establish what it calls the first pure-play AI networking infrastructure company, positioning networking as a primary constraint on scaling modern AI systems. The financing was led by Tiger Global, Premji Invest, and Xora Innovation, with participation from Maverick Silicon, StepStone Group, Mayfield, Prosperity7 Ventures, Intel Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures. The company said the new round brings its total funding to more than $300 million and follows a rapid fundraising trajectory, characterized by moving from a $100 million seed round to “unicorn” status within months.

NEOintralogistics: €3 Million Seed Round Raised To Scale Robotics-As-A-Service For Warehouses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

NEOintralogistics has raised €3 million in seed funding to expand its “democratized” approach to warehouse robotics, targeting operators that have been slow to automate due to high upfront costs and lengthy deployments. The company said that the round was co-led by Amadeus Capital Partners, APEX Ventures, and Cetus.

Brickeye: $10 Million Series B Closed To Expand IoT Construction Risk Mitigation Platform Across North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Brickeye has raised $10 million in a Series B financing to scale its construction IoT monitoring and risk mitigation services across North America and accelerate expansion into additional international markets. The Toronto-based construction technology company said the round was led by GreenSky Ventures, Brightspark Ventures, Graphite Ventures, Export Development Canada (EDC), Beauchamp Construction, and one of the largest building materials suppliers in North America.

Datarails: $70 Million Series C Raised To Bring AI Into The Heart Of The CFO’s Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Datarails has raised $70 million in Series C funding in a round led by growth equity firm One Peak, as the company bets that finance teams want AI capabilities embedded directly into the tools they already use (especially Excel) rather than forcing a tradeoff between spreadsheets and standalone AI products.

Infinitopes Expands Seed Round To $35.1 Million To Advance Precision Cancer Vaccine Into First-In-Human Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Infinitopes has expanded its seed financing to $35.1 million, adding $15.4 million in a second close that the company says will accelerate clinical development of its lead precision cancer vaccine candidate, ITOP1. The financing was co-led by Octopus Ventures and new investor Amplify Bio, with additional participation from new investor Macmillan Cancer Support and existing backers Cancer Research Horizons and Manta Ray Ventures.

Cloover Lands $1.222 Billion Capital Commitment To Scale AI Operating System For Home Energy Upgrades In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Cloover, a Berlin-based climate software and financing platform for residential electrification projects, announced it has secured a combined $1.222 billion in new capital commitments, pairing $22 million in Series A equity with a $1.2 billion debt facility designed to fund homeowner and installer financing for clean-energy installations. The equity round was led by MMC Ventures and QED Investors, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, BNVT Capital, Bosch Ventures, CENTROTEC SE, and Earthshot Ventures.

Swissto12: €73 Million Secured In ESA-Backed Support For HummingSat Compact Telecom Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

SWISSto12 has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states to advance HummingSat, its next-generation, compact geostationary satellite platform designed to deliver lower-cost and more agile commercial and sovereign communications capabilities. The support is being provided through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) HummingSat Partnership Project, part of ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications.

enGene Expands Hercules Debt Facility To $125 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

enGene Holdings, a clinical-stage developer of non-viral genetic medicines, said it has expanded its debt facility with Hercules Capital to up to $125 million, adding what the company described as non-dilutive financing as it prepares for a planned U.S. regulatory submission for its lead program, detalimogene voraplasmid, in high-risk, BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $96.7 Million Refinancing For Newly Built Louisville Multifamily Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Walker & Dunlop arranged $96.7 million in refinancing to recapitalize a three-property, newly built Class A multifamily portfolio totaling 640 units in Louisville, Kentucky, on behalf of developer Highgates Group.

L-Nutra: $83.5 Million In Total Series D Raised And Abu Dhabi JV For Medical Nutrition and Longevity Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

L-Nutra announced it has secured a $36.5 million investment led by Mubadala Investment Company as part of its Series D round, bringing total Series D proceeds to $83.5 million. The company is pushing to expand internationally and scale its “nutrition as medicine” and longevity-focused programs.