Venture Capital

Sling Therapeutics Raises $123 Million Series C To Advance Oral Thyroid Eye Disease Drug Into Phase 3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Sling Therapeutics, an Ann Arbor-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has raised $123 million in Series C financing to advance linsitinib, its oral small-molecule IGF-1R inhibitor for thyroid eye disease, through Phase 3 development.

Profound Raises $180 Million Series D At $1.8 Billion Valuation To Build AI Platform For Marketing Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Profound has raised $180 million in Series D funding at a $1.8 billion valuation as the company expands from AI search analytics into a broader agentic platform designed to perform work across marketing organizations. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, with existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Saga Ventures, Evantic and South Park Commons participating. The financing comes less than seven months after Profound's $96 million Series C.

Viabot Raises $24 Million Series A To Scale Autonomous Outdoor Property-Care Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Viabot, an autonomous robotics company focused on outdoor commercial property care, announced that it has raised $24 million in Series A funding led by Walden International, with participation from CDIB Capital and Stalwart Ventures, along with existing investors Baseline Ventures, ERA Ventures, Morado Ventures, and SOSV. The financing brings Viabot’s total capital raised to $43 million.

Comp AI Raises $34 Million Series A To Expand Agentic AI Compliance And Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Comp AI has raised $34 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native compliance and security platform beyond audit readiness and compliance automation into continuous cybersecurity. The round was led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures.

CorePower Magnetics Raises $10.6 Million To Scale U.S. Manufacturing Of Advanced Magnetics For AI, Data Centers And Grid Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

CorePower Magnetics, a Pittsburgh-based developer and manufacturer of advanced magnetic components for power electronics, has raised $10.6 million in equity financing to expand domestic manufacturing capacity, accelerate hiring and scale commercialization of its technology.

Crane Venture Partners Raises $484 Million Across Four Funds To Build Global Inception-To-Seed Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Crane Venture Partners has raised $484 million across four investment vehicles as the early-stage venture firm expands a globally connected inception-to-seed platform spanning Europe, North America, India and Asia-Pacific. The firm is also deepening its strategic relationship with MassMutual Ventures as part of the expansion.

TPG’s Rise Funds To Invest In Emergency Response Software Provider Tablet Command

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

TPG has signed a definitive agreement through The Rise Funds, its global impact investing strategy, to make a significant investment in Tablet Command, a provider of incident management and response software used by fire departments and emergency response agencies.

Pagaya Signs Up To $700 Million Auto Loan Forward Flow Agreement With Neuberger Specialty Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Pagaya Technologies has signed a new forward flow agreement with Neuberger Specialty Finance for the purchase of up to $700 million of auto loans sourced through Pagaya's network of lending partners, expanding the AI-driven financial technology company's base of committed long-term capital.

McLaren Automotive To Invest £500 Million In UK Operations, Launch Performance SUV, And Bring Engine Production In-House

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

McLaren Automotive has announced a £500 million investment program to expand its UK manufacturing, engineering and product development operations as the supercar company prepares to broaden its lineup, including the launch of a newly confirmed performance SUV.

barq Raises $329.5 Million Series A At $1.85 Billion Valuation As Saudi Fintech Expands Payments Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

barq has raised $329.5 million in a Series A funding round at a $1.85 billion valuation, giving the Saudi fintech substantial new capital as it expands its digital payments ecosystem through a series of strategic partnerships spanning merchant payments, banking, insurance, travel, e-commerce and social-impact initiatives.

Ridgeline Raises $250 Million Series E At $1.425 Billion Valuation To Expand AI-Native Investment Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Ridgeline, an AI-native investment management platform for asset and wealth managers, has raised $250 million in Series E funding at a $1.425 billion valuation as the company expands its artificial intelligence capabilities, managed services business and international footprint.

Portage Closes $600 Million Ventures IV Fintech Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Portage has closed Portage Ventures IV at approximately $600 million, giving the global fintech investment platform a substantial new pool of capital to back companies across wealth and asset management, banking, insurance, payments and other areas of financial services.

Apollo And KKR Complete €3 Billion Capital Solution For Bayer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Apollo-managed funds and affiliates have completed a €3 billion capital solution for Bayer, with KKR joining the transaction as a significant minority participant.

BlueOrchard Climate Action Mobilisation Fund Reaches $250 Million First Close For Emerging Markets Climate Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

BlueOrchard has reached a $250 million first close for its Climate Action Mobilisation Fund, creating a blended-finance strategy designed to channel institutional capital into climate-related investments across emerging and frontier markets.

Factory Raises $200 Million At $5 Billion Valuation To Scale Self-Improving Software Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Factory has raised $200 million in new financing at a $5 billion valuation as the enterprise AI software company scales its platform for autonomous and self-improving software development. The round included Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Evantic Capital, Sound Ventures, NEA, Mantis VC and Clearlake, along with angel investors including Nico Rosberg, Brad Gerstner and Marc Benioff. The financing brings Factory's total funding to more than $400 million.

Reckitt Invests Up To $600 Million To Expand U.S. R&D And Healthcare Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Reckitt has announced plans to invest up to $600 million in a multi-year transformation of its U.S. operations, expanding research and development capabilities in New Jersey and significantly increasing manufacturing capacity at its over-the-counter healthcare facility in North Carolina.

BackOps Raises $42 Million Series B To Scale AI Resolution Layer For Supply Chain Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

BackOps, an AI platform that automates complex operational workflows for companies that make or move physical goods, has raised $42 million in Series B funding to expand its resolution layer across supply chain, finance, and customer service processes. Insight Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors Theory Ventures, Construct Capital, Gradient Ventures and 10VC.

Decimal AI Raises $4 Million Seed Round To Expand Customer Engineering Platform For Technical Support Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Decimal AI, an AI-powered customer engineering platform for technical support teams, has raised $4 million in seed funding to expand technology that helps software companies investigate and resolve complex customer issues using code, logs, production data and other technical context. The round was co-led by Khosla Ventures and Kearny Jackson, with participation from Atlassian Ventures and Weekend Fund. Additional investors include former Stripe COO Claire Johnson, Anrok founder and Executive Chairman Michelle Valentin, and former Eightfold Chief Customer Officer Rimple Patel.

Hang Ten Systems Raises Additional $53 Million For Enterprise AI Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Hang Ten Systems, an enterprise AI services company founded by former SAP CEO Vishal Sikka, has raised an additional $53 million in seed funding led by Xora, a Temasek-backed investment fund, bringing the company's total funding to $85 million.

Footprint Raises $25 Million Series B To Expand AI Financial Crime Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Footprint has raised $25 million in Series B funding to expand Percy, its agentic AI operating system for financial crime compliance, and Trust Fabric, the underlying infrastructure designed to turn individual investigations into reusable organizational knowledge.

Matter Venture Partners Closes $450 Million Fund II For HardTech, Robotics, And Physical AI Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Matter Venture Partners has closed its second fund at $450 million to invest in early-stage HardTech companies spanning semiconductors, robotics and Physical AI, AI infrastructure, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, energy technologies and AI applications for scientific research.

ETFBOOK Raises $13 Million To Expand ETF Data And Analytics Platform Into U.S. And Asia-Pacific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

ETFBOOK, a Zurich-based ETF data and analytics platform, has raised $13 million to expand its intelligence infrastructure beyond Europe and accelerate growth across the U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets.

UCL Spinout AcouBatt Raises £1.1 Million Pre-Seed Round For AI-Powered Battery Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

AcouBatt, a University College London spinout developing AI-powered acoustic sensing technology for battery manufacturing and monitoring, has raised £1.1 million in pre-seed funding to help manufacturers produce lithium-ion batteries faster, with less waste and greater visibility into potential safety defects.

May Mobility To Go Public In $1.4 Billion SPAC Deal With ACP Holdings, Raising Up To $337 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle technology company focused on commercial ride-hail services, has agreed to go public through a business combination with ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp. that implies a pro forma enterprise value of approximately $1.4 billion.

Embodied AI Launches With Funding To Automate European Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Embodied AI, a Lausanne-based robotics startup developing intelligent machines for manufacturing and logistics, has launched with a first financing round led by Faber VC as it seeks to build a robotic workforce capable of learning directly on industrial production lines. The company did not disclose the size of the round.

Hackuity Raises $19 Million For AI-Powered Vulnerability Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Hackuity, an AI-powered Vulnerability Operations Center platform, announced that it has raised $19 million in new funding led by Forgepoint Capital International, with participation from existing investors Bright Pixel, Bpifrance, and Seventure Partners. The round brings Hackuity's total funding to $38 million.

Phil And Penny Knight Commit $1.1 Billion To Providence For Oregon’s First Women’s Hospital And Heart Care Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

Phil and Penny Knight have committed $1.1 billion to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and Providence Heart Institute, one of the largest gifts to a healthcare institution in U.S. history. The funding will help create Oregon's first hospital dedicated to women's health while supporting a major expansion of cardiovascular care, research and technology.

OpenAI Reportedly Explores New Funding At $1.2 Trillion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2026

OpenAI has held preliminary discussions with major investors about a new funding round that could value the artificial intelligence company at approximately $1.2 trillion, according to Reuters.

LNL Capital Appoints Former Ares Managing Director Joel Tomlinson Managing Partner As Net Lease Pipeline Tops $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

LNL Capital, a vertically integrated net lease capital platform, has appointed former Ares Management Managing Director Joel Tomlinson as Managing Partner to expand its structured debt and equity strategy across single-tenant retail, industrial and healthcare net lease investments.

VerifAIX Raises $5 Million Seed Round To Build Trust Layer For Semiconductor Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

VerifAIX, an AI-native semiconductor verification company, has raised $5 million in seed funding to develop a verification platform designed to independently determine whether increasingly AI-generated chip designs are correct. The round was co-led by Endiya Partners and Bluehill VC and represents the company's first major institutional financing.