Venture Capital

Neko Health Raises $700 Million Series C Ahead Of U.S. Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Neko Health raised $700 million in Series C funding to open its first U.S. clinics and expand its technology-driven preventive healthcare platform across additional markets. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and co-led by O.G. Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Atomico, General Catalyst, and Lakestar. New investors included Liberty City Ventures, Positive Sum, and BDT & MSD. David Ofer of O.G. Venture Partners is expected to join Neko Health’s board of directors, subject to regulatory approval.

Jacobs Secures Three UK National Highways Contracts For Viaduct Renewal And Project Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Jacobs, a Dallas-based global infrastructure and engineering firm with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue, has secured three new contracts with National Highways, the UK government company responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving England's motorways and major A-roads. The awards expand Jacobs' role across the strategic road network in design, asset renewal, and project management.

Invest in Women Taskforce Surpasses £115 Million Deployed Across 22 Deals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

The Invest in Women Taskforce, a UK initiative backed by His Majesty's Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, has announced that more than £115 million in capital has now been deployed through its funding pool across 22 deals, with additional transactions in the pipeline. The milestone marks the transition of the Taskforce's work from capital-raising to active deployment into women-led and mixed fund managers and businesses.

DeweyLearn Raises $5 Million Series A To Scale AI-Powered Skills Assessment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

DeweyLearn has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its multimodal artificial intelligence platform for evaluating real-world skills and delivering expert-level feedback at scale. SJF Ventures led the round, with participation from Catalysis Capital, Morningside, Owl Ventures and other investors.

Uplift Investors Closes Debut Fund At $670 Million Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Uplift Investors, a Darien, Connecticut-based private equity firm focused on services investing, has closed its inaugural fund with $670 million in capital commitments at its hard cap. The firm was founded in March 2025 by Will Hausberg, Doug Rosenstein, and Brad Skaf, three partners who have invested together on every deal for the past decade. Capital came from a diversified base of limited partners including pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices.

Northbase Finance Closes Capital Partnership With Oaktree to Support Equipment Financing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Northbase Finance announced the closing of a revolving credit facility with Oaktree through its Asset-Backed Finance strategy, providing up to $300 million in scalable financing capacity. The facility will support the continued expansion of Northbase's North American equipment financing platform, focused on critical operating assets across power generation, compression, energy transformation infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United States and Canada.

Mauna Kea Technologies Secures €4 Million Optional Shareholder Loan To Support Commercial Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Mauna Kea Technologies, a Paris and Boston-based medical device company and inventor of the Cellvizio confocal laser endomicroscopy platform, has established a shareholder loan agreement with long-standing investor Vester Finance for up to €4 million in optional financing over 24 months. As of the announcement date, no funds have been drawn. The company retains sole discretion over whether and when to access the facility, with no contractual obligation to draw, and may suspend or terminate the agreement at any time at no cost.

AST SpaceMobile Proposes $1 Billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering To Expand Space-Based Cellular Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

AST SpaceMobile has announced plans to offer $1 billion in convertible senior notes due 2034 through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers.

Kind Designs Closes $10 Million Round to Scale 3D-Printed Living Seawalls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Kind Designs, a Miami-based climate resilience company, announced the close of a $10 million Pre-Series A round at a $70 million valuation, bringing the company's total funding to date to $21.5 million. The company had set out to raise $5 million but drew nearly $20 million in investor interest, pushing it to double the round. The round was backed by Mark Cuban, NY Angels, TaMiami, former Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, and NBA forward Kyle Kuzma.

Beacon Security Raises $13 Million Seed Funding To Build AI-Native Cyber Defense Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Beacon Security has raised $13 million in seed funding to expand its agentic cybersecurity platform and provide enterprises with a trusted data foundation for human analysts and autonomous security agents. Notable Capital led the round, with participation from Holly Ventures, AlphaDrive Ventures, SVCI, Jefferies Family Office and more than 60 cybersecurity founders and chief information security officers. The investor group includes founders associated with Talon, Descope, Gem Security, Dig Security and Cider Security.

Xenter Raises $58.25 Million Series B To Accelerate TechMed Platform Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Xenter has raised $58.25 million in Series B funding to support the commercial launch of its diagnostics business, expand manufacturing capacity and advance its wireless medical devices and AI-enabled healthcare intelligence platform.

Lockheed Martin Ventures Opens London Office And Earmarks $100 Million For UK And European Defense Tech Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

Lockheed Martin is expanding its venture capital operations into the United Kingdom and Europe, opening a London office and committing at least $100 million of its $1 billion Lockheed Martin Ventures fund to investments in British and European defense technology startups. The move follows Lockheed Martin's April 2026 decision to more than double the fund's investment capacity from $400 million to $1 billion — the largest capital increase in the fund's history.

NxLite Completes $13.1 Million Series A And $3.5 Million Debt Facility And Adds Erin Sawyer to Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2026

NxLite, the manufacturer of air-stable, energy-efficient coatings for glass and polymeric substrates, announced the final close of its Series A financing, a $3.5 million debt facility from RSF Social Finance, and the appointment of technology supply chain leader Erin Sawyer to its board of directors.

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.