Venture Capital

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.

Emergent Lands $70 Million Series B As ARR Hits $50 Million In 7 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Emergent, an AI-driven software creation platform that helps users build full-stack web and mobile applications, has raised $70 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company said Tuesday.

Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Funding At $4.48 Billion Valuation For Building Human-Centric AI Collaboration Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Today humans& announced it officially launching, which is a new company founded by leading researchers from Google, Anthropic, xAI, OpenAI, Meta, and other top labs and academic institutions. In an announcement sent to Pulse 2.0, the company said it has raised $480 million in a seed round of funding at a valuation of $4.48 billion. The round was led by SV Angel and co-founder Georges Harik, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, GV (Google Ventures), Emerson Collective, Forerunner, S32, DCVC, Human Capital, Felicis, and CRV, among others. And this financing is one of the largest seed rounds in the AI industry.

Pomelo: $55 Million Series C Raised To Expand Beyond Card Issuing And Build New Payment Rails

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Pomelo, a Latin America-based payments infrastructure company, has raised a $55 million Series C round to accelerate the modernization of payments infrastructure and broaden its product roadmap beyond card issuing. The round was co-led by Kaszek and Insight Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Adams Street Partners, S32, Endeavor Catalyst, monashees, and TQ Ventures. Founded in 2021, Pomelo said the financing brings its total capital raised to $160 million.

Arcano Partners Closes €850 Million Secondary Fund V As Demand Grows for Mid-Market Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Arcano Partners has held the final close of Arcano Secondary Fund V, FCR (ASF V), raising €850 million—about $1 billion—well above its initial €500 million target. The fund, launched in 2024, drew backing from a mix of institutional and private investors across Europe and the Americas, reflecting continued appetite for secondaries strategies as investors seek liquidity and managers look to extend ownership of assets.

Horizon Capital Invests In 124 MW Notus Energy Wind Project In Odesa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Horizon Capital announced it has completed an initial closing for its reconstruction-focused Horizon Capital Catalyst Fund and signed its first transaction: a partnership with Germany-based Notus Energy to finance a 124-megawatt wind power project in Ukraine’s Odesa region.

Heitman Closes $2.62 Billion For Value-Add Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Heitman has completed the final close of Heitman Value Partners Fund VI (HVP VI), securing $2 billion in fund commitments and an additional $620 million in co-investment capital. The close surpassed the fund’s $1.75 billion target and reached its hard cap, making HVP VI the largest closed-end fundraise in Heitman’s history.

Legato: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Bring In-Product Vibe App Creation To Business Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Legato, an early-stage startup building “vibe app creation” capabilities that can be embedded directly inside B2B software platforms, has raised a $7 million seed round led by S Capital VC with participation from Cerca Partners.

Ultra: $11 Million Series A Closed To Scale Nicotine-Free Focus Pouches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Ultra, a nicotine-free functional pouch brand positioning itself as a “clean” alternative for sustained focus, has raised an $11 million Series A round to expand product development, broaden distribution, and grow headcount across the United States, the company said.

Radial Power: $355 Million Goldman Sachs Financing Raised For 214 MW Distributed Solar Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Radial Power, an affiliate of energyRe, and Lotus Infrastructure Partners have closed a $355 million tax equity and debt financing with Goldman Sachs to fund a nationwide distributed solar portfolio totaling roughly 214 megawatts across 106 projects.

SageSure And GeoVera Nova Close $200 Million Meritage Re Catastrophe Bond in Debut Issuance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

SageSure and GeoVera Nova have closed a $200 million catastrophe bond, marking the first issuance from Meritage Re Ltd., a newly established Bermuda special purpose vehicle. The Meritage Re Ltd. Series 2026-1 transaction drew strong investor demand, enabling the deal to price “significantly tighter” than initial guidance and securing U.S. named storm coverage below preliminary pricing levels.

Neuropacs: Over $1 Million Seed Round Raised To Advance AI MRI Diagnostics For Neurodegenerative Parkinsonism

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

neuropacs, which is developing AI-driven neurological diagnostic software, announced it has raised more than $1 million in seed financing to expand product development and prepare for broader clinical commercialization.

G Square Takes Majority Stake In Serres To Back Global Expansion Of Sustainable Surgical Fluid Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

G Square has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Serres, a Finland-based MedTech company focused on surgical fluid management and suction solutions, as the European healthcare private equity firm looks to accelerate the business’s international growth and sustainability-driven product strategy.

Pennylane Raises €175 Million To Expand AI And E-Invoicing Push Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Pennylane has raised €175 million in a funding round led by TCV, with participation from Blackstone Growth, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, CapitalG, and Meritech Capital, as the company seeks to position itself as a leading “financial operating system” for European businesses. Bloomberg revealed that the funding round was at a $4.25 billion valuation.

Jetson: $50 Million Series A Raised To Scale Home Heat Pump Electrification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Jetson, a home electrification company focused on replacing gas furnaces with all-electric heat pump systems, announced it has raised $50 million in Series A funding as it expands into additional U.S. markets and builds out a broader product roadmap. The round was led by Eclipse, with participation from 8VC and Activate Capital, as well as existing backers Garage Capital and Active Impact. Jetson said the financing will support expansion into new states and continued development of its vertically integrated model, which combines direct-to-consumer sales, remote assessments, rebate management, and an in-house installation team.

Point Laz: $3 Million Raised To Scale Automated Mine Shaft Inspections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Point Laz Mining Laser Expertise announced it has closed a $3 million funding round to accelerate production and global deployment of its automated mine shaft inspection technology and related analytics platform. The financing was led by the i4 Capital Fund, with significant participation from Fonds Impulsion, which is managed by Investissement Québec and financed by the Government of Québec.

British Business Bank Backs IQ Capital Fund V With Up To £50 Million Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

The British Business Bank has committed up to £50 million to IQ Capital’s Fund V, extending a relationship that has seen the Bank make cornerstone commitments to all seven of IQ Capital’s funds since its first investment in Fund I in 2006.

AIG And CVC Launch Up To $3.5 Billion Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

American International Group and global private markets manager CVC said they have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at advancing AIG’s long-term investment objectives while expanding CVC’s insurance-focused solutions and private markets offerings.

Sharon AI Enters Strategic $200 Million Investment Partnership With Digital Alpha

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

SharonAI Holdings and its subsidiaries announced it has entered a strategic investment partnership with Digital Alpha that could provide up to $200 million of equity and revenue-share capital, alongside an exclusive technology partnership with Cisco aimed at scaling AI and high-performance cloud compute infrastructure across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Partners Capital Promotes Three To Partner And Names Four Managing Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Partners Capital announced it has promoted seven senior leaders across its global organization, elevating three professionals to Partner and naming four Managing Directors, as the firm continues to scale its investment and client advisory platform. The global investment firm oversees more than $70 billion in assets under management for endowments, foundations, family offices and high net worth clients, as of Sept. 30, 2025.

Renewa Secures $502 Million In Financing To Support Clean Energy Land Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Renewa announced it has secured $502 million in financing from a consortium of leading institutional investors to expand its land-based financing platform that supports clean energy infrastructure projects across the United States.

Stafford Capital Partners Closes Over $1.1 Billion For Flagship Infrastructure Secondaries Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Stafford Capital Partners announced it has closed Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund V (SISF V) and associated vehicles at more than $1.1 billion, bringing the firm’s infrastructure assets under management to $2.7 billion and marking its largest infrastructure raise to date.

UST Acquires Digital Banking Services Firm Tailwind Business Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

UST has acquired Texas-based fintech Tailwind Business Ventures, a move aimed at strengthening UST’s banking and financial services capabilities and expanding its presence in South America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Alta Semper To Acquire Majority Stake In Nature’s Rule

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Alta Semper announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Nature’s Rule, a UAE-headquartered sports nutrition and dietary supplements company with manufacturing operations in Egypt, in a deal that underscores private equity’s growing focus on health and wellness brands across emerging markets.

DTCP Launches €500 Million Project Liberty Fund For European Defense, Security, and Resilience Tech

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

DTCP has launched “Project Liberty,” a new €500 million venture fund dedicated to defense, security, and resilience technologies, positioning it as the firm’s eighth fund and its first focused exclusively on the sector. The independently managed vehicle will target institutional investors, family offices, and corporate investors, with a mandate centered on backing high-performing European defense and dual-use technology companies across Series A to Series C rounds.

Elyos AI: $13 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI “Front Office” Agents for Trades Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Elyos AI has raised a $13 million Series A round to accelerate development of AI agents built for trades businesses, targeting one of the sector’s most persistent operational problems: missed work and lost revenue when customer inquiries aren’t handled quickly and consistently. The Series A was led by Blackbird, with participation from Y Combinator and Pi Labs.

Ananda Impact Ventures Lands €73M First Close For Fifth Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 19, 2026

Ananda Impact Ventures has announced a €73 million first close for its fifth fund, describing it as the largest first close in the firm’s history and a signal of continued institutional and private appetite for Europe-focused impact strategies.