Venture Capital

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.

KEO World Fully Repays Up To $500 Million Hayfin Credit Facility, Paving Way For Maha Capital Merger Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

KEO World, a global B2B fintech focused on digital payments, embedded credit, and AI-driven supply chain finance, said it has fully repaid a secured loan facility of up to $500 million provided by Hayfin Capital Management in January 2022, completing the facility on its original four-year term. The company said the financing helped it scale Workeo™, its B2B supply chain financing platform, particularly in Mexico.

Dam Secure: $4 Million Seed Funding Closed To Help Enterprises Secure AI-Generated Code At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Dam Secure, an AI security startup based in Sydney and San Francisco, has raised $4 million in seed funding to address the security risks posed by AI-generated code entering production environments. The round was led by Paladin Capital Group, a Washington, D.C.-based investor focused on cyber and AI.

Statusphere: $18 Million Series A Raised To Scale Micro-Influencer Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Statusphere has raised $18 million in a Series A financing led by Volition Capital as the company positions its AI-powered platform to help enterprise retailers and consumer brands turn micro-influencer marketing into a repeatable, brand-safe growth channel. The round brings Statusphere’s total funding to $27 million and included participation from HearstLab, 1984 Ventures, and How Women Invest.

Balena Secures Investment From LoneTree Capital To Scale Edge AI And IoT Fleet Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Balena, an IoT fleet management platform focused on deploying, managing, and scaling fleets of edge computing and AI devices, has secured a strategic growth investment from LoneTree Capital, a New York-based growth capital firm. The companies said the partnership will accelerate Balena’s product roadmap, with an emphasis on Edge AI workloads, expanded security capabilities, and features to meet evolving compliance requirements.

LO3 Capital Backs FastTrack Staffing With Senior Debt For Owner-Operator Buyout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

LO3 Capital has made a senior debt investment in FastTrack Staffing, a temporary and temp-to-hire staffing provider headquartered in Ocala, Florida, to support the company’s acquisition by staffing industry veteran Randy Burkhart.

BIOMAKERS Raises Additional $8 Million To Scale Global Precision Oncology Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

BIOMAKERS, a San Francisco-headquartered precision medicine and oncology intelligence company, announced it has closed an additional $8 million in financing as it shifts from building diagnostics and data infrastructure to scaling an AI-native platform designed to support drug and diagnostic development, improve clinical trial execution, and expand access to precision oncology globally. Participants in the round include Labcorp Venture Fund, Oncology Ventures, Endurance28, Zentynel, Sonen Capital, Sky High Fund, and other strategic investors.

Think Bioscience: $55 Million Raised For Developing Small-Molecule Drugs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Think Bioscience, a Boulder, Colorado-based biotechnology company developing small-molecule drugs against historically difficult targets, has raised $55 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing to advance its internal pipeline of first-in-class programs.

Formulary Financial: $4.6 Million Seed Funding Closed To Build AI-Native Fund Administration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Formulary Financial has emerged from stealth with $4.6 million in seed funding to launch what it calls a full-service, AI-native fund administration business aimed at modernizing back-office operations for private market investors. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Acrew Capital, Company Ventures, Human Ventures, Serena Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and a group of strategic partners and industry executives.

Zipline: $600 Million Raised At $7.6 Billion Valuation For Drone Delivery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Zipline announced it raised $600 million in a new funding round, valuing the drone delivery company at $7.6 billion, as investors ramp up bets on last-mile autonomous logistics. According to Bloomberg, the round included both new and existing backers, with Zipline naming Fidelity Management & Research Company, Baillie Gifford, Valor Equity Partners, and Tiger Global among participants.

GTCR Partners With Gary Swidler To Launch Ascent Sports Group Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

GTCR has partnered with consumer technology executive Gary Swidler to launch Ascent Sports Group, a new platform aimed at consolidating and modernizing the fragmented technology ecosystem that supports youth and amateur sports.

Bluestone Equity Partners Invests In Selkirk Sport To Fuel Product Innovation and Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Bluestone Equity Partners has made a strategic investment in Selkirk Sport, positioning the pickleball equipment and sportswear brand to accelerate product development, expand across omnichannel retail, and pursue targeted growth in Asia. The transaction represents Selkirk’s first external investment and marks Bluestone’s ninth deal from its inaugural $300 million fund, which closed in a single close in the first quarter of 2023.

Fortune Brands Extends $1.25 Billion Revolving Credit Facility, Pushing Maturity to 2031

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Fortune Brands Innovations announced it has extended its existing revolving credit agreement, reinforcing its liquidity position and maintaining access to flexible capital for general corporate purposes. The company announced that it executed the extension on January 16, 2026.

Comtech Wins $5+ Million Follow-On Space Components Award For Civil Lunar Exploration Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Comtech Telecommunications has received a follow-on space components contract worth more than $5 million to support a major U.S. civil space exploration program, the company said Tuesday. The award calls for Comtech to provide advanced electronic components and component engineering services to a leading aerospace and defense prime contractor involved in next-generation human space exploration, with the work aimed at enabling technologies for missions that will explore new areas of the lunar surface.

Divert Lands New Wittington-Led Funding To Scale Food Waste-To-Energy Infrastructure Across North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Divert secured new funding led by Wittington Investments, Limited to accelerate the buildout of infrastructure aimed at reducing wasted food across North America, as the company scales its “Prevent, Provide, Power” model across major retail and manufacturing customers.

Blackstone Closes Majority Investment In NetBrain As Bernadette Nixon Takes Over As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Blackstone Growth has closed its previously announced majority investment in NetBrain Technologies, with the AI NetOps platform provider saying the funding will accelerate global expansion and advance its AI-powered network automation capabilities.

Juniper Biomedical Wins Phase 3 NIH SPARC Neuromod Prize And Adds Frank Fischer to Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Juniper Biomedical has won Phase 3 of the NIH SPARC Neuromod Prize, earning a $1.6 million cash award that the company said will support ongoing product development and clinical trials for its lead therapy targeting mixed urinary incontinence (MUI).

Allianz Global Investors Raises $690 Million First Close For Emerging Markets Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Allianz Global Investors has raised a $690 million first close for its Allianz Credit Emerging Markets (ACE) fund, a vehicle aimed at mobilizing institutional capital to support the low-carbon economic transition across Africa, Latin America and Asia, according to a LinkedIn post by British International Investment (BII) Investment Director Michael Sanni.

Exciva: €51 Million Series B Closed To Advance Alzheimer’s Agitation Therapy Into Phase 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

EQT Life Sciences announced it co-led a €51 million Series B financing in Exciva, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for behavioral symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease, with proceeds earmarked to move the company’s lead program into a Phase 2 study.

Orbem: €55.5M Series B Raised To Scale MRI-Powered AI Across Food and Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Orbem has secured €55.5 million in Series B funding to advance its goal of building a healthier and more sustainable future. The round was led by Innovation Industries and joined by Supernova Invest, with continued support from existing investors General Catalyst, 83NORTH, The Venture Collective (TVC) Collective, and Possible Ventures.

QIA And Goldman Sachs Expand Partnership With $25 Billion Investment Target And Doha Asset Management Hub Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic partnership, with QIA targeting up to $25 billion in combined commitments across Goldman Sachs–managed funds and co-investment opportunities.

Crescent: $3.2 Billion Private Credit Continuation Vehicle Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Crescent Capital Group and Pantheon said they have closed Crescent Credit Solutions VII CV (CCS VII CV), a $3.2 billion private credit continuation vehicle formed to acquire a diversified portfolio of performing sponsor-backed loans, securities, and other equity interests from Crescent Mezzanine Partners VII, a 2016-vintage fund.

XBuild: $19 Million Series A Raised And AI-Based Residential Roofing Estimate Product Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

XBuild, an AI estimating platform built for construction contractors, has raised $19 million in a Series A round led by N47, with participation from Rackhouse Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. The company said it will use the new capital to expand beyond roofing into additional construction estimating categories, including concrete, landscaping, painting, windows and doors, glass and glazing, insulation, HVAC, and plumbing.

Atlas Invest: $25 Million Raised To Expand AI-Driven Commercial Real Estate Private Credit Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Atlas Invest has raised $25 million in funding led by BlackRock as it looks to scale its technology-enabled approach to commercial real estate bridge lending and broaden access to institutional-style real estate debt opportunities. The New York-based lender said the raise will support expanded origination and management of senior, real estate-backed loans while strengthening underwriting, monitoring, and servicing capabilities across its portfolio.

Bansk Closes Continuation Fund To Extend Partnership With Arcadia Consumer Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Bansk Group announced it has closed a continuation fund transaction to expand and extend its ownership partnership with Arcadia Consumer Healthcare, a fast-growing platform in over-the-counter medicines and premium vitamins and nutritional supplements.

Ivo: $55 Million Series B Closed To Scale Contract Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Ivo has raised $55 million in Series B financing to scale its contract-intelligence platform, the company said in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday.

Ethernovia: Over $90 Million Series B Raised To Scale Leading-Edge Autonomy And Physical AI Networking Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Silicon Valley semiconductor startup Ethernovia has raised over $90 million in a Series B financing round to accelerate the development and production of its Ethernet-based packet processor platform, aimed at real-time “physical AI” workloads across vehicles, robots, and industrial intelligent machines.

Unbox Robotics: $28 Million Series B Closed For Supply Chain Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Unbox Robotics has raised $28 million (INR 243 crore) in a Series B funding round led by ICICI Venture and Redstart Labs (Infoedge), with co-investment from F-Prime, 3one4 Capital, Navam Capital, Force Ventures, and other existing backers. The round included a mix of primary and secondary capital, and the company said the transaction also created meaningful employee liquidity through its ESOP program.