Venture Capital

Agon Launches With $30 Million To Build Physical AI For European Defense

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Agon has launched with $30 million in funding to develop physical artificial intelligence infrastructure for the European defense sector. The financing was provided by investors including Lakestar, Lux Capital, Northzone and XYZ Venture Capital.

Inforcer Raises $50 Million Series C Led By Insight Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Inforcer has raised $50 million in Series C financing to expand its Microsoft security and AI management platform for managed service providers. Insight Partners led the round and acquired a minority stake alongside existing investors Meritech Capital and Dawn Capital.

Perceptron Network Raises $6.5 Million To Launch AI Data-Questing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Perceptron Network has raised $6.5 million in strategic financing to launch a platform that enables artificial intelligence companies to commission specific datasets from a distributed contributor community. The round included EAK Ventures, P2 Ventures, Sigma Capital, Selini Capital, QCP Capital-NY, CoinDCX, Momentum 6, DeFi Capital, Walrus Foundation, Aethir, Colosseum, GuruDev Capital, Tempo Finance, NewTribe Capital, Digital Consensus Fund and CodeCraft Capital.

Nina Capital Invests In Woodway Assurance To Expand Health Data Privacy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Nina Capital has invested in Woodway Assurance, a Canadian health technology company developing software that helps healthcare and life sciences organizations use sensitive data for artificial intelligence, analytics and information-sharing projects.

Dash Bio Raises $30 Million Series A To Expand Automated Bioanalysis Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Dash Bio has raised $30 million in Series A financing to expand its automated bioanalysis platform for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Oak HC/FT led the round, with participation from existing investors Freestyle Capital and Swift Ventures. The financing brings Dash Bio’s total capital raised to $47.5 million.

Adams Street Raises More Than $5 Billion For Secondaries Investment Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Adams Street Partners has secured more than $5 billion in capital commitments for its latest secondaries investment program, including the closing of Global Secondary Fund 8 at $2.7 billion.

Zenity Raises $125 Million Series C To Expand AI Agent Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C financing round led by Norwest to expand its artificial intelligence agent security and governance platform. New investors Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures and LG Technology Ventures joined the round. Existing investors Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP and Intel Capital also participated.

Horizon3 Raises $250 Million At More Than $2 Billion Valuation As ARR Jumps 120%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Horizon3 has raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series E financing round at a valuation exceeding $2 billion. The valuation is more than three times the $650 million valuation Horizon3 received during its Series D financing slightly more than a year earlier.

Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding For Geosynchronous Infrared Imaging Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Orbital Sentry has closed a pre-seed financing round to develop persistent infrared imaging systems designed to operate from geosynchronous orbit.

Inocras Raises $31 Million In Oversubscribed Series B-3, Bringing Total Funding To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Inocras has raised $31 million in an oversubscribed Series B-3 financing round to expand its whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics platform in the United States.

Vector Velocity Provides $50 Million Credit Facility To Outside Interactive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Vector Velocity, the direct credit investment strategy of Vector Capital, has completed a $50 million senior secured credit investment in Outside Interactive.

VENU Secures $25 Million Debt Financing For Regent Bank Amphitheater

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Venu Holding Corporation has secured a $25 million financing facility to support construction of the Regent Bank Amphitheater in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Upsizes JPMorgan Facility To $651 Million And Reduces Funding Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Granite Point Mortgage Trust has refinanced the assets previously financed through its two remaining commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations, GPMT 2021-FL3 and GPMT 2021-FL4.

Base Power Raises $1 Billion Series D At $13 Billion Valuation And Launches U.S.-Made Home Battery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Base Power has raised $1 billion in a Series D financing round at a $13 billion post-money valuation and launched Base Core, a home battery manufactured at the company’s Austin facility.

OLIX Raises $312 Million At $3.3 Billion Valuation To Build Frontier AI Inference Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

OLIX has raised $312 million in a Series B funding round at a $3.3 billion valuation, two years after the London-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company was founded.

Index Ventures Raises $3.5 Billion Across New Seed, Venture And Growth Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Index Ventures has announced $3.5 billion in investing capital across new seed, venture and growth funds as the firm marks its 30th anniversary.

Avantus Secures $1.05 Billion Corporate Credit Facility Led By SMBC, ING, HSBC, KKR And Truist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2026

Avantus has closed an upsized $1.05 billion corporate credit facility to support the development and construction of its utility-scale solar and energy storage portfolio across California and the Desert Southwest.

AB2 Bio Receives $30 Million From Nippon Shinyaku For U.S. Tadekinig Alfa Rights, With Up To $600 Million In Milestones And Royalties

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

AB2 Bio has received a $30 million payment after Nippon Shinyaku exercised its option for exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to Tadekinig alfa in a rare pediatric hyperinflammatory disease.

Cloud Capital Completes $520 Million Triple-A-Rated Data Center ABS Issuance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Cloud Capital has completed a $520 million asset-backed securities issuance through its newly established Cloud Capital ABS Master Trust, creating a scalable financing platform for its stabilized data center portfolio.

Nuclea Energy To Go Public Through Mangoceuticals Combination With Former Shareholders Owning About 96%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Nuclea Energy has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with publicly traded Mangoceuticals, creating a path for the advanced nuclear technology company to obtain a Nasdaq listing.

Gravie Raises New Funding Led By General Atlantic And Brings Total Capital To $463 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Gravie has closed a new funding round led by General Atlantic, bringing the health benefits company’s total capital raised to $463 million.

Lydian Raises $43 Million Series A Led By Breakthrough Energy Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Lydian has raised $43 million in Series A financing to launch PIVOT, a modular production platform designed to reduce the cost of synthetic aviation fuel. Breakthrough Energy Ventures led the funding round. AP Ventures and Builders Vision participated alongside existing investors Congruent Ventures, Galvanize, Grok Ventures, Overture, Union Square Ventures and Voyager Ventures.

Balance Point Invests Debt And Equity In ShipSigma Recapitalization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Balance Point Capital has provided debt and equity capital to support Inverness Graham Investments’ recapitalization of ShipSigma. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

DC Advisory: Interview With Director Shawn Neuren About Technology And Information Services M&A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

DC Advisory is a global investment bank that advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, debt raisings and restructurings, private capital markets, and GP strategic matters, with industry-focused teams operating across 24 geographies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DC Advisory Director Shawn Neuren to learn more.

Cantina Raises $8 Million Led By Framework Ventures And Launches Agentic Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Cantina has launched from stealth with $8 million in new funding led by Framework Ventures, bringing the cybersecurity company’s total capital raised to $16.5 million.

DataBahn Raises $40 Million Series B For Enterprise Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

DataBahn has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, bringing the enterprise data infrastructure company’s total funding to $59 million. Existing investors Forgepoint, GTM Capital and S3 Ventures also participated in the round.

K2 Space Raises $500 Million Series D At $6.8 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

K2 Space has raised $500 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $6.8 billion to expand production of large, high-power satellites. Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ led the financing. CapitalG, Lightspeed, Altimeter, Spark Capital, Sands Capital, ARK Invest, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates and other existing investors also participated.

The Farmer Companies Raises $17 Million Series A And Names Randy Johnson CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

The Farmer Companies has raised $17 million in Series A financing and appointed former Dot’s Pretzels CEO Randy Johnson as chief executive officer. Raff Ventures led the funding round, with participation from AJAX Capital Partners. Johnson succeeds founder Adam Farmer, who will remain actively involved as chairman.

Pelco Solutions: Investment Partnership With Dominus Capital Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Dominus Capital and affiliates have completed their investment in Pelco Solutions, a provider of solutions for traffic, utility, and pedestrian safety applications. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma, Pelco brings together five brands, Pelco Products, TraffiCalm, PedSafety, Component Products, and Novax, with products deployed across all 50 states, Canada, and other markets. Pelco's management team, led by CEO Paul Koenig, will continue to lead the business and remain significant shareholders alongside Dominus. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ellis Raises More Than $10 Million In Seed Funding Led By First Round Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2026

Ellis has emerged from stealth with more than $10 million in seed funding to build an AI-native operations platform for private credit firms. First Round Capital led the financing, with participation from 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Slow Ventures, Wilshire Lane, Westbound, Collide Capital and Gallery Ventures. Individual investors included Ariel Alternatives CEO Mellody Hobson, Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner and Mercury founder and CEO Immad Akhund.