Venture Capital

Alkymi: Strategic Funding Secured To Advance AI-Based Transformation Of Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Alkymi, a leading AI-powered data workflow platform for financial services, has completed a strategic financing round led by Cornerstone Investment Capital and Canaan Partners, with additional participation from industry leaders SimCorp and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.

Perle: $9 Million Seed Funding Round Raised For Training Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Perle, an AI-based training data platform utilizing Web3 technology to incorporate human expertise into AI models, has announced the completion of a $9 million seed funding round led by Framework Ventures. This investment increases Perle's total funding to $17.5 million across both seed and pre-seed rounds, representing a significant milestone in advancing the company's mission to enhance AI training and evaluation methods.

Ostra Security: Series A Extension To Bring Round To $9.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Ostra Security, a prominent managed security provider, has announced an extension of its Series A funding round, bringing the total raised to $9.5 million. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and Rally Ventures, with continued support from long-term investment partner Jeff Cowan at CapitalFour.

Capacity: $92 Million Raised For AI-Based Support Automation Platform For Contact Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Capacity, an AI-powered support automation platform for Contact Centers, has received over $92 million in investments to support its expansion. Investments include $50 million from Chicago Atlantic, a private markets investment firm, as well as $42.6 million from a Series D round. The company has also acquired Call Criteria and Verbio Technologies, extending its capabilities in voice AI, quality assurance (QA) automation, and speech analytics.

OneSkin: $20 Million Raised From Prelude Growth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

OneSkin, a skin longevity brand based on biotechnological research, has announced a $20 million Series A investment from growth equity firm Prelude Growth Partners. The investment was finalized last month and represents a transition for OneSkin to a new investor for continued development.

Kustomer: $30 Million Series B Raised For Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Kustomer, an AI-driven customer service platform, has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by Norwest, with participation from Battery Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Boldstart Ventures. The investment will fuel further development of AI products to meet the rising market demand.

August Health: $29 Million Series B Funding Raised To Advance HER Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

August Health has raised $29 million in Series B funding led by Base10 Partners, with participation from General Catalyst, Matrix Partners, Equitage Ventures, the Senior Living Transformation Company, and Stanford University.

Flox: $1 Million Seed Funding Raised For Scaling AI That Speaks To Animals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Flox, the wildlife intelligence company on a mission to transform how humans and wildlife coexist by communicating with wild animals using AI, has closed an oversubscribed Seed round of nearly $1 million. The round was led by Unconventional Ventures, with participation from Norrsken Accelerate, and all investors from Flox’s pre-seed round: Almi Invest, E14 Invest, Argand Partners, and a group of bold angel investors.

Translucent AI: $7 Million Raised For Healthcare Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Translucent AI, a financial platform powered by AI and designed for healthcare operators, has announced a $7 million seed round funded by NEA, Virtue, FPV, and Redesign Health. Due to increasing financial difficulties within the healthcare sector, more provider organizations have been operating at a loss.

Casap: $25 Million Series A Secured To Transform Payment Disputes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Casap, a leader in intelligent automation for dispute and fraud operations, has secured $25 million in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital, bringing its total to $33.5 million—a record for the payment disputes sector. The funding reflects the growing demand from financial institutions for modernizing dispute resolution and minimizing fraud losses.

VOW: Seed Funding Raised To Transform Live Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

VOW is an AI-driven operating system designed for the live experience economy, recently closing its initial Seed round led by KB Partners and other notable investors. Founded by Jennifer Brisman, VOW unifies event planning tools, communications, seating, and guest coordination into a single intelligent platform, used by brands like NBC's Saturday Night Live, PFL-MMA, and GLAAD Media.

Swing Education: $20 Million Growth Loan Raised From Runway Growth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Runway Growth Capital, a provider of growth loans to both venture-backed and non-venture-backed companies seeking alternatives to equity financing, has announced a $20 million commitment to Swing Education. This established online marketplace connects schools with qualified substitute teachers. This funding consists of a first lien term loan and a revolving credit facility.

Francisco Partners To Buy Provider Elite From TPG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Francisco Partners will acquire Elite, a leading provider of software and integrated payments solutions for the legal industry, from TPG Capital and Thomson Reuters. This acquisition aims to provide Elite with financial support to continue its growth and innovation. Terms were not disclosed.

FORT Robotics: $18.9 Million Series B Raised For Building Intelligent Machines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

FORT Robotics, a company specializing in safety and security solutions for intelligent machines, announced the close of an additional $18.9 million in its Series B funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from new and returning investors. Returning investors included Tiger Global, Prime Movers Lab, Mark Cuban, FundersClub, Creative Ventures, GRIDS Capital, and Ahoy Capital. New investors included Neman Ventures, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, and Ryuu Co. of Japan.

AutoIVF: NIH Grant Awarded For Advancing Commercialization Of OvaReady

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

AutoIVF, a fertility technology company dedicated to advancing access to assisted reproductive care, has announced the receipt of a Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant is supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development under Award Number R44HD105529.

RBL: Investment Raised From Modi Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

RBL, a biotech venture creation studio specializing in developing companies based on medical technologies, announced that it has received an investment from Modi Ventures to support its efforts in launching and scaling startups into clinical-stage companies.

Lorikeet: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Universal Customer Concierges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Lorikeet, an AI company that creates universal AI concierges for businesses, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by QED Investors, will be used to advance product development and go-to-market efforts.

DISA Technologies: $30 Million Series A2 Raised For Advancing Mineral Processing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

DISA Technologies, a company focused on mineral recovery and uranium remediation, has closed an oversubscribed Series A2 funding round, raising a total of $30 million. The round was led by Evok Innovations, with a cornerstone investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and participation from Valor Equity Partners, Veriten, and existing investor Halliburton Labs.

JG Wentworth: $175 Million Funding Facility Expanded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

JG Wentworth, a leading provider of consumer financial services, announced an expanded forward flow agreement with funds managed by One William Street Capital Management, an alternative investment manager.

HYLENR: $3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Commercialize Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

HYLENR, a clean energy startup, has closed a $3 million Pre-Series A funding round to commercialize its clean energy systems. The company utilizes patented Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) to produce scalable, carbon-free heat energy for both industrial and domestic use.

Stavtar Solutions: $55 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Growth And Scale Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Stavtar Solutions, a provider of business spend management software for complex businesses like alternative asset managers, has raised a $55 million Series A investment from Elephant.

Retension Pharmaceuticals: $15 Million Raised For Developing Hypertension Drug

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Retension Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has completed a $15 million Series B financing round. The funding will support a Phase 2b clinical trial for its lead drug candidate, RTN-001, which is designed to treat uncontrolled and resistant hypertension.

Snappt Buys Trigo And Secures $50 Million in Growth Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Snappt, an applicant trust platform for multifamily housing, has acquired Trigo, a company specializing in verifying rental payment history. The acquisition is supported by a $50 million growth financing facility from Hercules Capital.

Paramount: $900 Million Refinancing Of 1301 Avenue Of The Americas Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Real estate investment trust Paramount Group has refinanced its property at 1301 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan with a new $900 million loan. The refinancing covers a 1.8 million square-foot Class A office building and reflects the continued strength of the property in a highly competitive market.

Highstreet Insurance Partners: $550 Million In Growth Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Highstreet Insurance Partners is prepared to accelerate its expansion and acquisition strategy with a new infusion of $550 million in capital. This significant financial boost solidifies the company's position as a major player in the dynamic insurance market.

Asylon Robotics: Strategic Investment Raised From Allegion Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has made a strategic investment in Asylon, a company specializing in robotic perimeter security. The investment was part of a larger $24 million Series B funding round for Asylon.

Curql: Fund II Closed At $360 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Curql, a collective of over 160 credit unions, has closed its Curql Fund II with a record $360 million in capital. This is the largest fintech fundraise in the history of credit unions and brings the firm’s total assets under management (AUM) to over $600 million.

CFEX: New Funding Raised For Advancing Energy Transaction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

CFEX, a company specializing in automated contract settlement technology for the energy sector, has secured a new round of investment. The funding round was led by Mobilize Energy Capital, a prominent energy technology fund, with additional participation from AI-focused venture fund TSV Capital and existing investor Accurant International.

Butterfly: $527 Million Continuation Fund Closed To Advance QDOBA Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has closed a $527 million single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership with QDOBA Restaurant Corporation. The fund, led by Apollo’s Sponsor and Secondary Solutions business, will accelerate the growth of QDOBA, a leading Mexican fast-casual franchisor with over 800 locations.

Adanola: Investment Raised From STORY3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Adanola, a U.K.-based activewear brand, has announced a significant minority investment from STORY3 Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The partnership is a key step in Adanola's plan to expand and reinforce its position as a global leader in the activewear market.