Venture Capital

Endowus: $70 Million In Funding And $10 Billion In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Wealth technology platform Endowus has announced a significant milestone: client assets under management and advice have surpassed US$10 billion (S$13 billion), driven by strong growth in the high-net-worth segment and increased demand for alternatives, including hedge funds and private markets. Simultaneously, the company closed a new funding round exceeding US$70 million (S$90 million), led by Illuminate Financial, with participation from existing investors, including Prosus and Citi Ventures, as well as several Asian family offices. This latest funding brings Endowus’ total funding raised to over US$130 million since its founding.

Valthos: $30 Million Raised For Biotechnology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Valthos, a newly launched biotech company, announced recently that it has emerged to safeguard humanity from the accelerating threat of programmable biology. In a company blog post, Valthos stated that as artificial intelligence continues to advance, life itself has become increasingly programmable with access to dual-use biotechnologies that could be used either to eliminate disease or to create it. Valthos announced that it has raised $30 million from a consortium of prominent investors, including OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital, and Founders Fund.

Valink Therapeutics: $11.8 Million Raised To Advance Bispecific ADC Pipeline And Expand U.S. Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Valink Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering next-generation oncology therapeutics, announced it has closed an $11.8 million pre-A financing round to accelerate development of its bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (bsADC) pipeline and expand its presence in the United States with new headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Milvus Advanced: $6.9 Million Seed Funding Raised For Scaling Industrial-Scale Substitution Of Critical Elements

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Oxford-based startup Milvus Advanced, a company focused on creating rare metal alternatives through “modern alchemy,” announced it has raised approximately $6.9 million in a seed funding round led by Hoxton Ventures, with participation from LQD Ventures, Übermorgen, Tuesday Capital, Mark Leslie Enterprises, van Den Bosch Dynasty Fund, Bluebirds, Md One, EQT Foundation, and returning investor Lowercarbon Capital.

Dialogue AI: $6 Million Seed Funding Closed For AI-Based Customer Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Los Angeles-based Dialogue AI announced that it has secured a $6 million seed funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and joined by Seven Stars, Uncommon Projects, the Tornante Company, and a group of notable angel investors, including the CPO of Discord, the former CPO of Nextdoor, and the former CTO of Match Group.

Fourier Health: $8.4 Million Closed To Modernize Clinical Care Intake And Unstructured Data Processing With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Miami-based health-tech company Fourier Health, a clinician-in-the-loop artificial-intelligence platform that streamlines and consolidates patient clinical data into use-case specific summaries to reduce administrative burden, announced it has raised $8.4 million in seed funding, led by Yosemite, with participation from Innospark Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, and Tau Ventures, and pre-seed funding from Lasagna, NextGen Venture Partners, Myelin, and Despierta.

Creditstar Group: $10 Million Facility Secured From Kilde

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Creditstar Group, a European consumer finance and investment fintech operating across eight lending markets, has secured an additional $10 million in funding from Singapore-based Kilde, bringing the total commitment to $20 million. The new facility builds on the initial $10 million agreement signed in November 2024, deepening the two-year relationship between the two firms.

Hyperlayer: £30 Million Closed To Power Faster Financial Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Fintech company Hyperlayer is dedicated to helping banks, wealth managers, and asset managers launch innovative financial products more efficiently and rapidly. Recently, the company announced it has successfully raised £30 million (around US$40 million) in venture funding, marking a significant milestone in its growth trajectory.

LuxQuanta: €8 Million Series A Closed For Advancing Deployment Of Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Barcelona-based deep-tech company LuxQuanta recently announced that it has closed a Series A funding round of €8 million, led by Big Sur Ventures and with A&G as the largest investor. New participants in the round include GMV, Wayra and the EIC Fund, alongside renewed support from existing investors Corning and GTD, and soft-financing from the European Innovation Council (EIC) via the EIC Accelerator program after a €2.5 million grant awarded in March 2024.

Sage Care: $20 Million Raised For AI-Based Care Navigation System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Sage Care, a newly publicly-launched platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in healthcare navigation, announced it has raised $20 million in funding. Yosemite led the round with support from General Catalyst, Metrodora (backed by Chelsea Clinton), OVTR.VC, SV Angel, Liquid 2, Seven Stars, Refract Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, and Apollo Ono.

Force Electrical Services: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From SkyKnight Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Force Electrical Services, a leading provider of electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure services across the South-Central United States, has secured a growth investment from SkyKnight Capital. SkyKnight partners with entrepreneurs in industry-defining businesses.

CoreStack: $50 Million Raised To Help Enterprises Manage And Govern Multi-Cloud Environments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

CoreStack, a platform specializing in multi-cloud governance and automation spanning CNAPP, SecOps, FinOps, and CloudOps, announced it has secured a $50 million growth financing led by Post Road Group, with potential additional capital to fuel its global ambitions. The deal, structured as funded debt, is designed to optimize CoreStack’s capital structure while supporting product innovation, accelerated market expansion, and inorganic growth, all without sacrificing operational agility.

Avid: $6.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Advancing AI-Based Fundraising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Avid, an AI-driven fundraising technology company, announced that it has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Silverton Partners. The funding will advance the company’s mission to help nonprofit organizations plan, personalize, and deploy fundraising campaigns faster and with greater intelligence.

Chatfuel: $1.5 Million Raised To Launch AI-Native Operating System For Service SMBs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Chatfuel, a communications-automation startup based in San Francisco, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to launch an AI-native operating system tailored for service-industry small and midsize businesses (SMBs). The funding was led by Pre-seed to Succeed (backed by AltaIR Capital, Yellow Rocks!, Smart Partnership Capital, and I2BF Global Ventures), with participation from Àlber Blanc and leading angels, including Ershad Jamil, Chatfuel Advisor.

Finster AI: $15 Million Closed To Transform Future Of Financial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Finster AI, an AI-native platform designed for investment banks and asset managers, announced it has secured a combined Series A and Seed funding round of $15 million. FinTech Collective led the Series A, while the Seed round was led by Peak XV, with ongoing participation from Hoxton Ventures.

Adaptyx Biosciences: $14 Million Raised To Advance Multi-Analyte Wearable Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Adaptyx Biosciences has raised $14 million in seed financing to accelerate the development of its multi-analyte biowearable platform, bringing total funding to $23 million. Interlagos led the Menlo Park-based startup’s round with participation from Overwater Ventures, Starbloom Capital, Stanford University, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Hyperlink Ventures, Cantos Ventures, Humba Ventures, and Seaside Ventures.

Golpo AI: Stanford Dropout Brothers Raise $4.1 Million For Launching AI Video Generation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Golpo, an emerging AI-powered platform that transforms documents and prompts into interactive explainer videos, has secured $4.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round. BNVT Capital (a venture firm spun out of the Gates Foundation and Hedosophia) led the funding, with participation from Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Afore Capital, and several other investors. The round drew such strong investor demand that the founders ultimately turned away additional capital.

Kojo: $10 Million Series C Extension Secured To Advance AI-Based Construction Procurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2025

Kojo, a leading construction procurement and materials management platform, has raised $10 million in Series C extension funding from Wesco International (NYSE: WCC), a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services, and supply chain solutions. The investment strengthens an ongoing partnership that aims to digitize and streamline materials coordination across the construction industry.

Immaterial: £13.5 Million Series A2 Funding Raised For Scaling Industrial Decarbonization Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

Immaterial, a Cambridge-based advanced materials and engineering solutions company, has closed its £13.5 million ($18.2 million) Series A2 funding round, marking a major step forward in its mission to deliver scalable, cost-effective decarbonization technologies for heavy industry. The funding round was led by SLB, with participation from existing investors AP Ventures, Moeve, and long-term backer and Chairman Jogchum Brinksma, as well as new investor Finindus, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and the Flemish government.

Cytely: Funding Raised For Advancing Smart-Microscopy Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

Cytely, a smart microscopy company transforming how scientists generate and interpret biological data, announced new funding led by Ugly Duckling Ventures. The investment will accelerate the global expansion of Cytely’s platform and bring the company closer to its bold mission of curing all preventable diseases.

FieldFlo: $35 Million Growth Investment Raised To Advance Project And Safety Management Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

FieldFlo, a rapidly growing provider of project and safety management software for specialty subcontractors, has announced a $35 million growth investment from Mainsail Partners, a leading growth equity firm focused on vertical SaaS businesses. The funding will accelerate FieldFlo’s product innovation, expand its team, and strengthen support for subcontractors in high-risk industries across North America.

Overfuel: Growth Investment Raised From Recurring Capital Partners To Advance AI Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

Overfuel, a leading AI-based website platform built to enhance dealership performance and digital sales impact, has announced a strategic growth investment from Recurring Capital Partners, an investor specializing in software companies. The funding will accelerate Overfuel’s artificial intelligence innovation, support strategic acquisitions, and expand its leadership team to position the company for continued growth across the automotive, powersports, and RV sectors.

VitVio: $8 Million Seed Funding Closed To Transform Operating Room Efficiency With AI-Based Ambient Sensing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

VitVio, a Boston-based medical technology company using AI, computer vision, and ambient sensing to improve operating room efficiency, has raised $8 million in an oversubscribed seed round. The funding was led by Bek Ventures (formerly Earlybird Digital East), with participation from existing backers LDV Capital and Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, and new investors Balnord, Thornapple River Capital, healthcare leader Joe Mullings, and Mati Staniszewski, founder of ElevenLabs. This funding round brings VitVio’s total funding to $10 million and will support the company’s expansion across major U.S. hospitals.

Shuttle: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build the AI Platform Engineer for Developers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

Shuttle, an AI-based cloud infrastructure company, announced that it has raised $6 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of making backend development and operations as simple as writing code with AI. The round includes participation from Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Thomas Dohmke (former CEO of GitHub), Calvin French-Owen (Founder of Segment), and senior leaders from OpenAI, Deel, and Confluent.

Neolix: Over $600 Million Series D Funding Raised To Advance China’s Autonomous Driving Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

Neolix, the world’s largest provider of Level 4 (L4) autonomous delivery vehicles, has completed a record-breaking $600 million Series D funding round, the most significant private financing in the history of China’s autonomous driving sector. The round also ranks among the most significant private investments in the country this year, underscoring the growing confidence in autonomous logistics and Neolix’s technological leadership.

SecondWave Systems: Series A Expanded To Advance Ultrasound-Based Anti-Inflammatory Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

SecondWave Systems, a clinical-stage medical device company pioneering ultrasound-based therapies for inflammatory diseases, has announced the addition of Sectoral Asset Management to its Series A investment syndicate. The expanded financing will accelerate development and clinical progress of the company’s novel noninvasive therapeutic technology, the SecondWave MINI, a wearable ultrasound device designed to treat chronic and acute inflammatory disorders.

LINEN Cloud Secures Strategic Investment For Advancing AI-Driven Enterprise Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

LINEN Cloud, a Silicon Valley-based intelligent sales planning platform, has announced a new strategic investment round led by a global network of chief information officers, chief technology officers, and enterprise technology leaders. The funding will accelerate the company’s expansion across North America and further develop its AI-driven planning capabilities, positioning LINEN Cloud as a next-generation platform for enterprise go-to-market (GTM) operations.

Streetbeat: $15 Million Series A Closed To Scale Agentic AI Trading For Wealth Managers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2025

Streetbeat, an AI-based intelligence platform for financial professionals and retail investors, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to accelerate the rollout of agentic AI for trading, risk management, and portfolio analysis. The funding round was led by CDP Venture Capital through the AI Fund, with participation from TTV Capital, Monte Carlo Capital, and 3Lines VC. The new financing brings Streetbeat’s total funding to $25 million.

Crusoe: $1.375 Billion At $10 Billion Valuation Raised To Advance Future Of AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2025

Crusoe, known as “the AI factory company,” announced the initial close of its $1.375 billion Series E funding round, valuing the company at over $10 billion. The oversubscribed round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from a broad group of investors including NVIDIA, Founders Fund, Fidelity Management & Research Company, T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global Management, Salesforce Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Lowercarbon Capital, and StepStone Group. Additional participation from funds managed by Blue Owl is expected in a subsequent closing.

OneAM: $4.7 Million Seed Funding Raised For Improving Early Pay Market for Small and Midsize Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2025

OneAM, a fintech company pioneering early payment solutions for small and midsize suppliers, announced it has raised $4.7 million in seed funding led by TTV Capital, with additional participation from Correlation Ventures, ThirdStream Partners, and early-stage private investors.