Venture Capital

Arya Health: Healthcare Workforce Automation Company Raises $4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Healthcare workforce automation platform Arya Health announced it closed $4 million in seed funding, led by Twelve Below. Other investors in this funding round include Nebular and existing investors Oceans and Ridge.

Headline: Global Growth IV Fund Receives $865 Million In Capital Committed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Headline announced Headline Global Growth IV with $865 million of capital committed to the strategy to support companies at their Growth inflection points, Series B, and beyond. This Global Growth strategy has three main advantages: 1.) a diverse and experienced team, 2.) extensive geographic coverage, 3.) and advanced in-house built technology for sourcing (Searchlight) and analytics (DeepDive).

Oak Essentials: Inaugural Growth Investment Raised From Silas Capital And Unilever Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Oak Essentials, a natural skincare brand founded by Jenni Kayne, announced it has secured a first round of dual funding from Silas Capital and Unilever Ventures to fuel its expansion. The funding will enable enhanced product development, increased marketing efforts, and broader distribution.

PCI Pharma Services Investing Over $365 Million To Support Drug-Device Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on biopharma’s most complex therapies, announced it is investing over $365 million in infrastructure supporting the clinical and commercial-scale final assembly and packaging of drug-device combination products utilizing advanced drug delivery systems, with an emphasis on injectable formats. The effort is part of PCI’s global investment plan, anchored and funded by recent new business featuring new and expanded facilities in Europe and North America. It is designed to augment and accommodate future growth.

Orpyx: Diabetic Care Company Raises $20 Million In Growth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Orpyx Medical Technologies, a leader in diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and amputation prevention, announced the completion of an additional $20 million in growth capital led by Perceptive Advisors (Perceptive).

Metabase Q: $11 Million (Series A Extension) Raised To Help Reduce Cybersecurity Risks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Metabase Q, an IT cybersecurity management company, announced $11 million extension Series A round. SYN Ventures (a VC firm focused on investing in innovative security companies) led both A rounds and John Watters, former president and COO of Mandiant, an independent board director of Metabase Q, participated in both.

DeepLook Medical: Medical Imaging Company Raises Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

DeepLook Medical - a healthtech company specializing in visual enhancement technology for advanced medical imaging - announced it marked the 11th investment in Xcellerant VC Fund 1. Michael Shufeldt, MBA, Principal at Xcellerant Ventures, will join the board.

Mesa: Homeowner Membership Company Raises $9.2 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Homeowner membership platform Mesa announced it exited stealth with $9.2 million in seed funding. This $7.2 million seed funding was led by Streamlined Ventures with Starting Line, Assurant Ventures, Vera Equity, Redwood Trust Horizons, Clocktower Ventures, and several other firms and strategic investors participating. Mesa also received an additional $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank.

Picus Security: Security Validation Company Raises $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Security validation company Picus Security announced it closed a $45 million growth investment round led by Riverwood Capital with the participation of existing investor Earlybird Digital East Fund, bringing Picus’ total funds raised to $80 million. Picus has 500+ enterprise customers worldwide today, and this latest investment will advance Picus’ continued product innovation and expand customer success, sales, and marketing.

Cercle: $6 Million (Seed) Secured To Advance Women’s Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Cercle, an AI-based company that unlocks women’s healthcare data at scale into insights for optimal patient and business outcomes, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding. This funding was led by Outsiders Fund (an early-stage VC firm). And additional investments were made by FemHealth Ventures, CGHealth Ventures, and Rogue Women’s Fund. They join existing investors Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal’s SBVP fund, and several individual angel investors.

Campfire Interactive: $37 Million Majority Investment From Invictus Growth Partners Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Campfire Interactive - a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for manufacturing companies and automotive suppliers - announced it has secured a $37 million majority investment from Invictus Growth Partners. This funding marks a major milestone for Campfire and will support its continued growth, accelerate product innovation, and expand its market reach.

Hotel Engine: Travel Technology Company Raises $140 Million At $2.1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Denver-based travel technology company Hotel Engine announced a $140 million Series C growth investment led by Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by global private equity firm Permira.