Venture Capital

Del Monte Corporation Upsizes Revolving Credit Facility By $150 Million To $900 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Del Monte Corporation has amended its senior unsecured revolving credit facility, increasing total commitments by $150 million to $900 million.

Bridgepoint To Acquire Majority Stake In GBA Group From Ardian

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Bridgepoint, a London-based mid-market private equity firm, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GBA Group, a Hamburg-headquartered laboratory testing company and one of the largest laboratory-centric testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) platforms in the world. The transaction sees Ardian exit the vast majority of its holding while GBA's management team remains invested in the business. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

TSMC To Invest Additional $100 Billion In U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing, Bringing Total To $265 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

TSMC plans to invest an additional $100 billion in advanced semiconductor manufacturing and packaging operations in the United States, bringing the company’s total planned U.S. investment to $265 billion.

Alpaca Raises $135 Million To Scale Agent-First Brokerage Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Alpaca has raised $135 million to expand its brokerage infrastructure for tokenized markets, agentic trading and AI-native financial services. Peak XV Partners led the round, with significant participation from Elefund. Additional new and returning investors included Opera Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of BNP Paribas Group, and Unbound.

SWISSto12 Raises $70 Million Series C to Scale Satellite and Payload Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

SWISSto12, a Swiss satellite and payload manufacturer founded in 2011 and headquartered in Renens, Switzerland, has closed a $70 million (€61 million) Series C to expand manufacturing and integration capacity in response to growing demand from commercial and sovereign government customers. The fundraise follows the company's announcement of an $84.8 million (€73 million) award from European Space Agency member states to support development and in-orbit validation of HummingSat through the ARTES partnership program.

Spectro Cloud Raises Over $100 Million Series D To Scale Production AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Spectro Cloud has raised more than $100 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round to expand its AI infrastructure management platform for enterprises, public-sector organizations, neocloud providers and sovereign cloud operators. Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the round, with strategic participation from AMD Ventures, Ericsson, LG Technology Ventures and Maximus. The financing brings Spectro Cloud’s total capital raised to $260 million.

Talde Capital Crecimiento III Holds €155 Million First Close, Targets €200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Talde Gestión has completed the first closing of Talde Capital Crecimiento III with more than €155 million in commitments, establishing a substantial capital base for investments in growing Spanish middle-market companies.

Senra Systems Announces $65 Million Series B And Plans For Third Manufacturing Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Senra Systems, a software-driven manufacturing company modernizing wire harness production, announced it has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round and plans to accelerate its expansion with a third factory location. The round brings the company's total funding raised to over $112 million and was co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Interlagos, with participation from General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Dylan Field, CIV, 8VC, The Friedkin Group, Jaws Estates Capital, Sozo Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.

Speakeasy Raises $8.8 Million To Expand Live Experience Operations And Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Speakeasy has raised $8.8 million to expand its unified operations and intelligence platform for live entertainment, hospitality and other in-person experiences.

British Business Bank Makes £50 Million Cornerstone Commitment To Soho Square Partnership Capital Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

The British Business Bank, the UK government's economic development bank, has announced a £50 million cornerstone commitment to Soho Square Partnership Capital Fund II, a lower mid-market structured capital fund targeting established, founder-owned UK businesses. The Bank is joined by several U.S. institutional investors in the fund.

Monumental Raises $32 Million Series B To Scale Construction Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Monumental announced a $32 million Series B funding round, led by Khosla Ventures with existing investors Hummingbird Ventures, Plural, and others also participating. The funding will support the company's next phase of growth, including expanding its team of hardware and software engineers, deploying more robots on sites across Europe, launching in the U.S. this year, and widening the range of construction work its robots can take on.

Oak Raises $60 Million In Seed Funding To Build The AI-Native Identity Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Oak emerged from stealth with $60 million in seed funding to build the security industry's Identity Operating System. The AI-native platform will replace the fragmented stack of legacy identity governance and security tools with a single, continuously updated control plane that governs every identity across an organization, whether human, machine, or AI agent. The round was co-led by Accel, Greylock Partners, and CRV, with participation from Hetz Ventures, AlphaDrive Ventures, and strategic angel investors. Oak's solution is already generally available and deployed across enterprise customers.

InsideDesk Raises $12.6 Million to Scale AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Management for Dental Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

InsideDesk, a provider of AI-powered revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions for dental service organizations (DSOs), has closed a $12.6 million financing led by Pender Ventures, with participation from existing investors Round13 Capital and Graphite Ventures. The capital will fund deeper investment in artificial intelligence and automation, support key hires across engineering, AI, and go-to-market functions, and accelerate the company's expansion as DSOs increasingly look to technology to manage growing administrative complexity.

Pure Raises $8 Million To Build Compliance-First Platform For Real-Money Peer-To-Peer Games

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Pure has raised $8 million in seed funding to expand its compliance-first platform for real-money peer-to-peer games. The financing was raised across multiple rounds led by Hidden Capital. Additional investors included MaC Venture Capital, Ludlow Ventures, Goodwater Capital, SignalFire, Z Fellows, Jake Brooks and Alex Pall.

JPMorganChase Commits $24 Million To Strengthen Philadelphia Shipbuilding And U.S. Defense Industrial Base

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

JPMorganChase has announced a $24 million commitment to strengthen Philadelphia’s shipbuilding and maritime manufacturing sector, supporting workforce training, small business suppliers, regional coordination, and the expansion of infrastructure serving the U.S. defense industrial base.

ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes $90.67 Million Net-Leased Portfolio 73 DST

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ExchangeRight, a Pasadena, California-based provider of diversified 1031 DST and REIT investments, has announced the full subscription of Net-Leased Portfolio 73 DST, a $90.67 million offering backed primarily by investment-grade, necessity-based retail and service tenants. The offering is now closed to new investors and is distributing monthly income to investors at a current rate of 5%, covered by in-place lease revenue.

TytoCare Names Adam Pellegrini As CEO And Closes $25+ Million Growth Round To Scale AI-First Clinical Enablement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TytoCare, pioneer of remote physical examination technology featuring FDA-cleared medical devices, announced the appointment of Adam Pellegrini as Chief Executive Officer alongside the closing of a $25 million-plus growth round led by Insight Partners, with participation from HOOP, OliveTree, OrbiMed, Qumra Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and others. The company is expanding its platform to deliver clinical-grade remote care for patients with chronic and complex disease, repositioning as an AI-first clinical enablement platform.

Cyclops Raises $20 Million Series A To Build Stablecoin Infrastructure For Payments Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Cyclops, a stablecoin infrastructure company built exclusively for the payments industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Circle, Lasagna Ventures, and Global PayTech Ventures. Kevin Chenault of Nava Ventures joined the Cyclops board as part of the round. Global PayTech Ventures is helmed by Javier Perez, former President of Mastercard and founding investor in Adyen.

Hemispheric Raises $52 Million To Launch Descartes NeuroAI Model For Decoding The Human Brain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Hemispheric emerged from stealth with $52 million in early-stage funding to launch Descartes, a frontier NeuroAI model designed to decode non-invasive brain activity and translate it into objective, actionable insights for clinicians and researchers. The funding came from Hanaco Ventures, OneMind/Awareness Capital, Protocol Labs, L Catterton, Arkin Capital, Howard Morgan, Naomi Azrieli, Yasmin Lukatz, Scott Belsky, and other investors. Hemispheric was co-founded by computational neuroscientist Hagai Lalazar, Ph.D., and Gidi Littwin, who previously co-founded RealFace, which was acquired by Apple and contributed technology to Face ID.

TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Refinancing For Atmosphere Tempe, And Student Housing High-Rise Serving Arizona State University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TSB Capital Advisors successfully arranged a floating-rate bridge loan to refinance Atmosphere Tempe, a 252-unit, 530-bed student housing high-rise serving Arizona State University. The financing was secured on behalf of Trinitas and Harrison Street Asset Management, a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $109 billion in assets under management across infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies. PGIM provided the debt.

Nous Raises €2.315 Million Seed Round To Commercialize Botanical Energy Ingredient Koncentra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Nous, an Italian functional ingredient company, has closed a €2.315 million seed investment to advance the commercialization of Koncentra, its branded botanical ingredient targeting the energy, focus, and mood category in food, beverage, and nutraceutical applications. The round was led by dsm-firmenich Ventures, with participation from Accelera Ventures — through Eatable Adventures — and CDP Venture Capital through its Fondo Acceleratori, part of the National Accelerator Network's foodtech program FoodSeed.

ORANGE JUICE Raises $40 Million To Launch Permanent Capital Company Backed By Bitcoin Treasury

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ORANGE JUICE announced it has raised $40 million to launch a permanent capital company focused on acquiring, improving, and permanently owning American businesses while maintaining a Bitcoin treasury. Unlike traditional private equity firms, the company says it is designed without fund expiration dates or pressure to exit investments, allowing it to take a long-term ownership approach.

Lumin Digital Raises $115 Million In New Capital To Further Invest In Product Innovation And Reaches $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, announced more than $70 million in new investment from its own clients, reflecting continued confidence in the company's vision, execution, and long-term growth. This follows a recent $45 million growth equity financing led by Light Street Capital, bringing the business's total fresh capital to more than $115 million.

Content Partners And Ed Simpson Launch Wonderloom Media And Acquires True Crime YouTube Channel Dr. Insanity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Content Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment firm and leading independent owner of major studio-distributed film and television assets, has launched Wonderloom Media in partnership with media executive Ed Simpson. Simpson, formerly Chief Strategy Officer of Wheelhouse, will serve as CEO of the new venture. As part of the launch, Wonderloom completed its first acquisition: Dr. Insanity, one of YouTube's largest true crime channels, with more than 5 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion total views. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Keyper Raises $11 Million Series A To Expand Monthly Rent Payments Across The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Keyper, a digital real estate technology company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of monthly rent payments and build digital infrastructure for the rental market across the United Arab Emirates. The financing included participation from Speedinvest, Mashreq NEO Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners, Dubai Future District Fund, Property Finder, Ellington Properties Development, anb capital and Dar Ventures.

Town Lane And Arcole Acquire Amavida At Lakes Park In Fort Myers In Largest Deal to Date

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Town Lane, a New York-based real estate investment management firm, and Arcole, its senior housing operating platform, have acquired Amavida at Lakes Park, a 386-unit Class A full-continuum senior housing community in Fort Myers, Florida. The transaction was completed off-market. Life Care Services (LCS), one of the largest senior housing operators in the country, will continue as property manager following the acquisition. Financial terms were not disclosed.

e-peas Raises $22 Million To Expand Ambient IoT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

e-peas, a developer of ultra-low-power energy-harvesting and power-management technology, has raised $22 million in financing to expand its presence in the rapidly growing Ambient Internet of Things market. Crédit Mutuel Equity led the financing through its venture capital subsidiary Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with support from the group’s Belgian subsidiary. SFPIM, the Belgian federal investment and holding company, also participated. Existing investors supporting the financing included the European Innovation Council, Wallonie Entreprendre, KBC Focus Fund, Otium, Nomainvest, The Faktory and Invest BW.

Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation For Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered software creation platform for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-technical founders. Creaegis led the round, with participation from Claypond and Sentinel Global. Existing and additional investors participating included Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

Auxilium Health Raises $3.4 Million Seed Round To Advance Aer Biomaterial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Auxilium Health has raised an oversubscribed $3.4 million seed round to advance its Aer biomaterial platform toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and first-in-human clinical studies. The financing was completed approximately one year after the company’s pre-seed round and more than doubles the amount raised in its previous financing.

Curinos Names Four Startups To 2026 FinTech Incubator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Curinos has selected four early-stage financial technology companies for the second cohort of the Curinos FinTech Incubator, a program operated in partnership with CoMotion at the University of Washington.