Venture Capital

Ionic: $29 Million Series B Raised For Advanced Materials Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Ionic Mineral Technologies (Ionic MT), a U.S. producer of advanced materials for the energy, defense, and technology sectors, has closed an oversubscribed $29 million Series B financing round. The funding, which exceeded its $25 million target, signals strong investor confidence in Ionic MT's goal to establish a secure, domestic supply chain for critical battery components.

CoRegen: Over $93 Million Raised For Developing New Cancer Treatments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

CoRegen - a biopharmaceutical company developing new treatments for aggressive cancers - announced it has successfully closed a $93.39 million financing round. This funding round will advance the company's chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) development and enable the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in the first half of 2026.

Layer: $6.6 Million Seed Funding Raised For Embedded Accounting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Layer, a leading embedded accounting platform for small and medium-sized business (SMB) software, today announced it has raised $6.6 million in seed funding. The round was led by Emergence Capital, with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV).

Carnegie Mellon University Highlights Energy Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is known as a hub for energy innovation, with startups emerging from its research to address critical issues in the power grid, climate technology, and energy efficiency.

Mitchell Capital: Controlling Interest In Digital Twin Company Optelos Acquired

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Private equity firm Mitchell Capital has acquired a controlling interest in Optelos, a company specializing in digital twin platforms and intelligent asset assurance solutions for critical infrastructure.

TROOPS TO Buy 49% Of WORK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

TROOPS announced its subsidiary, Giant Connection Limited, plans to acquire 49% of WORK, Inc., a co-working space operator in Taiwan, with an option to buy the remaining 51% later.

TitanFile: Growth Investment Raised From SEVA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

TitanFile, a top secure file-sharing and client collaboration platform, announced it has received a significant minority growth investment from SEVA Growth.

BondCliQ: Investment Raised From FactSet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

BondCliQ - a provider of consolidated corporate bond quotes - announced it has secured a lead investment from FactSet Research Systems.

Island: JPMorgan Growth Equity Joins Series E Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners has invested in Island's Series E funding round, recognizing the transformative potential of Island's Enterprise Browser, particularly within the financial services sector.

Lorient: $500 Million Fund III Raised For Investing In Healthcare Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Lorient Capital, a healthcare-focused investment firm, announced it has successfully closed Lorient Healthcare Fund III with $500 million in commitments, surpassing its $350 million target. The fund, which closed on June 30th, was oversubscribed.

LGND AI: $9 Million Secured For Improving Earth Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

LGND AI, a company innovating how people and AI interact with Earth data, announced it has raised $9 million in financing. The round was led by Javelin Venture Partners, with participation from several other firms and notable angel investors, including John Hanke (founder of Keyhole/Google Maps). Noah Doyle of Javelin will join LGND's board.

Actithera: $75.5 Million Series A Secured For Advancing Radioligand Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Actithera, a radiopharmaceutical biotech company, has closed an oversubscribed $75.5 million Series A financing round. The company's platform combines rational drug design with radiochemistry to create novel small-molecule radioligands, utilizing first-in-class covalent targeting strategies designed to enhance precision, safety, and efficacy by optimizing tumor residence time while ensuring rapid systemic clearance. And this approach has yielded a FAP-directed RLT development candidate with best-in-class potential.

APFusion: $6.5 Million Seed Funding Secured For Auto Salvage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

APFusion, a B2B marketplace and SaaS company for the auto salvage industry, announced it has raised $6.5 million in Series Seed financing, bringing its total funding to $7 million. The round was co-led by Left Lane Capital and Bedrock Capital, with continued support from M25.

XerpaAI: $6 Million Seed Funding Secured For Scaling AI Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

XerpaAI, an AI growth platform designed for advancing transformative businesses, announced it has secured $6 million in seed funding, led by UFLY Capital.

Polimorphic: $18.6 Million Series A Raised For Modernizing Government Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Polimorphic, an AI company focused on modernizing local government services for residents, has announced an $18.6 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst, with continued support from M13 and Shine. This investment will help Polimorphic to enhance its AI solutions for governments, improving efficiency while making services more accessible for constituents.

Nominal: $20 Million Series A Closed For AI-Based ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Nominal, an AI-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) startup, announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Next47, with participation from Workday Ventures, Bling Capital, and Hyperwise Ventures. This brings their total funding to $30 million, aimed at automating complex finance tasks for mid-market and enterprise companies using AI agents.

Centuri: Over $550 Million Awarded For Utility Infrastructure Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Centuri, a major North American utility infrastructure services company, announced it has been awarded over $550 million in new customer contracts. These awards highlight Centuri's strength within its existing customer base and its role in developing next-generation energy solutions.

Phil: $60 Million Growth Debt Raised For Advancing AI-Based Pharma Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Phil, a leading software-driven pharmaceutical commercialization platform, announced it has secured $60 million in growth debt financing from K2 HealthVentures.

Neuros Medical: $56 Million Series D Closed For Non-Opioid Pain Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Neuros Medical, the maker of the FDA-approved Altius Direct Electrical Nerve Stimulation System for chronic post-amputation pain, announced an oversubscribed $56 million Series D financing round. The funding, led by EQT Life Sciences with participation from existing investors, will support the U.S. commercialization and further development of its breakthrough non-opioid treatment.

Duranta: $7 Million Raised For Helping Landscapers Grow Their Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2025

Duranta, a company designed for landscapers and lawn care professionals, announced a $7 million seed funding round. The funding was led by several Silicon Valley firms, including Base10 Partners, Pear, Coalition Operators, and Sunshine Lake, with additional participation from angel investors such as GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke and PagerDuty co-founder Andrew Miklas.

Illimis Therapeutics: $42 Million Series B Raised For Advancing CNS And Immune Disease Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2025

Illimis Therapeutics announced it closed 58 billion KRW (approximately $42 million) in Series B funding. The round saw strong participation from both existing and new investors, signaling high confidence in the company's vision and technology.

Dreampath Diagnostics: Investment Raised From Summit Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2025

Summit Partners has made a growth investment in Dreampath Diagnostics, a healthcare technology company that digitizes workflows in anatomical pathology laboratories.

Datafy: $20 Million Funding Raised For Autonomous Storage Optimization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

Autonomous storage optimization startup Datafy announced it had raised new funding, bringing the total investment to $20 million. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Insight Partners, with the primary goal of accelerating the company's growth in the U.S.

Bilt: $250 Million Raised At $10.75 Billion Valuation For Rent Payment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

Bilt CEO and founder Ankur Jain announced that the company has raised $250 million in funding at a valuation of $10.75 billion. General Catalyst and GID led the funding round with further investment from United Wholesale Mortgage.

BlueFive Capital: $2 Billion GCC Private Equity Fund Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

BlueFive Capital announced that it raised the BlueFive Reef Private Equity Fund I. This $2 billion fund is registered with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and targets large-cap GCC private equity investments.

Corsha: Funding Raised From Booz Allen For Enhancing U.S. Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

Booz Allen Ventures has invested in Corsha, a Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) focused on securing communication for operational systems and critical infrastructure. This funding will help enhance U.S. defenses against sophisticated cyberattacks.

Pretzel Therapeutics: Investment Raised From The Mito Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation's venture philanthropy arm, The Mito Fund, has invested in Pretzel Therapeutics, a Massachusetts company with research facilities in Mölndal, Sweden, focused on using cellular energetics to improve survival and quality of life for various conditions.

Unblock: $13.5 Million Raised For Converting Wasted Energy To Computing Power

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

Unblock, an energy infrastructure company that converts stranded energy into computing power, announced it has secured $13.5 million in funding led by Goldcrest Capital and Collaborative Fund. This round also includes investments from Pampa Energía, Grupo Sielecki, FJ Labs, NYDIG, Luxor Technology, Sunna Ventures, and several Latin American entrepreneurs.

Moment: $36 Million Series B Closed For Automating Fixed Income

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 13, 2025

Moment, a company that automates trading and portfolio management for fixed income teams, has raised $36 million in Series B funding led by Index Ventures, bringing its total funding to $56 million.

ServiceUp: $55 Million Series B Secured For Vehicle Repair Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2025

ServiceUp is a company transforming vehicle repair management for fleets and insurance companies. The company recently raised $55 million in Series B funding, led by PeakSpan Capital, bringing its total funding to $70 million.