Venture Capital

Veera: $10 Million Raised To Expand Mobile On-Chain Financial Services Platform In Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Veera, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency-focused financial services platform, has raised $10 million across pre-seed and seed funding rounds as it invests in product development and expansion of its on-chain financial services offering. The round included backing from Sigma Capital, CMCC Titan Fund, 6th Man Ventures, and Ayon Capital, according to the company. The funding will be used to build out its product roadmap and support growth initiatives tied to its mobile-first platform.

Verdane Invests in Clue to Accelerate the Future of Women’s Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Clue, a women-led period and cycle tracking health and wellness app with more than 100 million downloads worldwide, has secured what it described as a significant strategic investment from Verdane, a European growth equity firm focused on technology-enabled businesses. The company said the financing is the largest investment in Clue to date and will make Verdane the app’s largest investor.

Optics11: €25 Million EIB Venture Debt To Expand Fiber-Optic Monitoring For Undersea Cables And High-Voltage Grids

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Dutch fiber-optic sensing company Optics11 has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate R&D and commercialization of its monitoring technologies for critical energy and underwater security infrastructure.

ClickHouse: $400 Million Series D Raised, Langfuse Acquisition, And Native Postgres Service Debuted

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

ClickHouse, an open-source database company focused on real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability and AI/ML workloads, has raised $400 million in a Series D financing led by Dragoneer Investment Group as the company pushes deeper into AI infrastructure and application monitoring.

Pagaya Closes $350 Million Revolving Personal Loan ABS With Investment From 26North

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Pagaya Technologies has closed PAID 2025-REV1, a $350 million asset-backed securitization backed by personal loans originated on its network, marking the company’s first revolving funding structure for its personal loan business and adding a new long-term capital channel alongside its public ABS program.

New Mountain Capital: $1.2 Billion Raised For Strategic Equity Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

New Mountain Capital has closed its second non-control private equity vehicle, New Mountain Strategic Equity Fund II, L.P. and related vehicles (SEF II), with $1.2 billion in total commitments, exceeding the fund’s stated $1 billion “hard cap” after limited partners supported an increase to accommodate additional demand. The New York-based alternative investment firm said general partner commitments totaled more than $150 million, making the GP the fund’s largest investor and representing commitments from roughly 115 internal team members.

H.I.G.: €1.6 Billion Europe Capital Partners IV Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has closed H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners IV with €1.6 billion in total commitments, completing an oversubscribed first-and-final close within six months of launch as demand rose from both existing and new limited partners. The Miami-based alternative asset manager said Fund IV will continue its established strategy of investing in “undermanaged” European lower middle market businesses where it believes its operating resources can drive performance improvements, with an emphasis on complex situations and challenging transaction dynamics.

Kinderhook Industries: $1 Billion Solid Waste Services Combination Closed, Forming Ecowaste Solutions With Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Apollo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Kinderhook Industries said it has closed a $1 billion single-asset continuation vehicle transaction for Ecowaste Solutions, a newly formed waste services provider created through the combination of Live Oak Environmental and CARDS Recycling. The transaction provides optional liquidity for certain Kinderhook limited partners while securing more than $400 million of new equity capital to fund organic growth and an active pipeline of acquisitions.

Cytotheryx: $60 Million Series A Closed To Advance Cell Therapy Platform For Liver Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Ouroboros Family Founders Fund I has agreed to lead a $60 million Series A financing for Cytotheryx, a Mayo Clinic spinout developing a preclinical cell therapy platform to treat liver disease, with the deal unveiled during the 2026 Biotech Showcase in San Francisco. The company said the raise will fund the advancement of multiple programs toward the clinic, expand manufacturing infrastructure and GMP capacity, and support regulatory planning, alongside separate debt financing intended to grow its real estate footprint and enable additional manufacturing buildout.

Sandglass Capital: $300 Million Commitment Secured From Moody Aldrich Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Moody Aldrich Partners has committed $300 million to funds managed by Sandglass Capital, providing anchor capital to support Sandglass’ emerging-market, event-driven strategy focused on sovereign and corporate special situations across Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Fleetzero: $43 Million Series A Raised To Scale Electric And Hybrid Propulsion Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Fleetzero, a marine technology company developing hybrid and electric propulsion systems for commercial vessels, has raised a $43 million Series A round led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Maersk Growth, 8090 Industries, and existing backers including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Y Combinator, Benson Capital, Shorewind, and others. The company also announced the opening of a new manufacturing and research-and-development facility in Houston, Texas, intended to serve as its headquarters and production hub.