Venture Capital

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.

Cyclops Raises $20 Million Series A To Build Stablecoin Infrastructure For Payments Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Cyclops, a stablecoin infrastructure company built exclusively for the payments industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Circle, Lasagna Ventures, and Global PayTech Ventures. Kevin Chenault of Nava Ventures joined the Cyclops board as part of the round. Global PayTech Ventures is helmed by Javier Perez, former President of Mastercard and founding investor in Adyen.

Hemispheric Raises $52 Million To Launch Descartes NeuroAI Model For Decoding The Human Brain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Hemispheric emerged from stealth with $52 million in early-stage funding to launch Descartes, a frontier NeuroAI model designed to decode non-invasive brain activity and translate it into objective, actionable insights for clinicians and researchers. The funding came from Hanaco Ventures, OneMind/Awareness Capital, Protocol Labs, L Catterton, Arkin Capital, Howard Morgan, Naomi Azrieli, Yasmin Lukatz, Scott Belsky, and other investors. Hemispheric was co-founded by computational neuroscientist Hagai Lalazar, Ph.D., and Gidi Littwin, who previously co-founded RealFace, which was acquired by Apple and contributed technology to Face ID.

TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Refinancing For Atmosphere Tempe, And Student Housing High-Rise Serving Arizona State University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TSB Capital Advisors successfully arranged a floating-rate bridge loan to refinance Atmosphere Tempe, a 252-unit, 530-bed student housing high-rise serving Arizona State University. The financing was secured on behalf of Trinitas and Harrison Street Asset Management, a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $109 billion in assets under management across infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies. PGIM provided the debt.

Nous Raises €2.315 Million Seed Round To Commercialize Botanical Energy Ingredient Koncentra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Nous, an Italian functional ingredient company, has closed a €2.315 million seed investment to advance the commercialization of Koncentra, its branded botanical ingredient targeting the energy, focus, and mood category in food, beverage, and nutraceutical applications. The round was led by dsm-firmenich Ventures, with participation from Accelera Ventures — through Eatable Adventures — and CDP Venture Capital through its Fondo Acceleratori, part of the National Accelerator Network's foodtech program FoodSeed.

ORANGE JUICE Raises $40 Million To Launch Permanent Capital Company Backed By Bitcoin Treasury

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ORANGE JUICE announced it has raised $40 million to launch a permanent capital company focused on acquiring, improving, and permanently owning American businesses while maintaining a Bitcoin treasury. Unlike traditional private equity firms, the company says it is designed without fund expiration dates or pressure to exit investments, allowing it to take a long-term ownership approach.

Lumin Digital Raises $115 Million In New Capital To Further Invest In Product Innovation And Reaches $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, announced more than $70 million in new investment from its own clients, reflecting continued confidence in the company's vision, execution, and long-term growth. This follows a recent $45 million growth equity financing led by Light Street Capital, bringing the business's total fresh capital to more than $115 million.

Content Partners And Ed Simpson Launch Wonderloom Media And Acquires True Crime YouTube Channel Dr. Insanity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Content Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment firm and leading independent owner of major studio-distributed film and television assets, has launched Wonderloom Media in partnership with media executive Ed Simpson. Simpson, formerly Chief Strategy Officer of Wheelhouse, will serve as CEO of the new venture. As part of the launch, Wonderloom completed its first acquisition: Dr. Insanity, one of YouTube's largest true crime channels, with more than 5 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion total views. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Keyper Raises $11 Million Series A To Expand Monthly Rent Payments Across The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Keyper, a digital real estate technology company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of monthly rent payments and build digital infrastructure for the rental market across the United Arab Emirates. The financing included participation from Speedinvest, Mashreq NEO Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners, Dubai Future District Fund, Property Finder, Ellington Properties Development, anb capital and Dar Ventures.

Town Lane And Arcole Acquire Amavida At Lakes Park In Fort Myers In Largest Deal to Date

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Town Lane, a New York-based real estate investment management firm, and Arcole, its senior housing operating platform, have acquired Amavida at Lakes Park, a 386-unit Class A full-continuum senior housing community in Fort Myers, Florida. The transaction was completed off-market. Life Care Services (LCS), one of the largest senior housing operators in the country, will continue as property manager following the acquisition. Financial terms were not disclosed.

e-peas Raises $22 Million To Expand Ambient IoT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

e-peas, a developer of ultra-low-power energy-harvesting and power-management technology, has raised $22 million in financing to expand its presence in the rapidly growing Ambient Internet of Things market. Crédit Mutuel Equity led the financing through its venture capital subsidiary Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with support from the group’s Belgian subsidiary. SFPIM, the Belgian federal investment and holding company, also participated. Existing investors supporting the financing included the European Innovation Council, Wallonie Entreprendre, KBC Focus Fund, Otium, Nomainvest, The Faktory and Invest BW.

Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation For Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered software creation platform for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-technical founders. Creaegis led the round, with participation from Claypond and Sentinel Global. Existing and additional investors participating included Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

Auxilium Health Raises $3.4 Million Seed Round To Advance Aer Biomaterial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Auxilium Health has raised an oversubscribed $3.4 million seed round to advance its Aer biomaterial platform toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and first-in-human clinical studies. The financing was completed approximately one year after the company’s pre-seed round and more than doubles the amount raised in its previous financing.

Curinos Names Four Startups To 2026 FinTech Incubator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Curinos has selected four early-stage financial technology companies for the second cohort of the Curinos FinTech Incubator, a program operated in partnership with CoMotion at the University of Washington.

CerraCap Ventures Invests In MazeBolt To Advance AI-Era DDoS Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

CERRACAP, a global venture capital firm investing in transformative technologies across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare, advanced computing, defense, aerospace, and enterprise innovation, announced its investment in MazeBolt, a leader in AI-powered DDoS resilience and continuous security validation.

Think Raises $8 Million In MENA’s Largest AI Infrastructure Pre-Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Think, a Riyadh-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company, has closed an $8 million-plus pre-seed funding round, which the company and its backers describe as the largest AI infrastructure and deep-tech pre-seed round in the MENA region to date. The round was co-led by RAED Ventures and Wa'ed Ventures, with participation from the venture capital arm of Dhahran Techno Valley and strategic angel investors. Proceeds will fund team expansion, manufacturing scale-up, product development, and international growth across the GCC and selected global markets.

Gamorax Capital Introduces AI-Enhanced Investment Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Gamorax Capital has introduced an AI-enhanced investment intelligence platform that combines sentiment analysis of global events and financial-market information with the company’s volatility-aware trading algorithms.

Sapphiros Secures $12.4 Million BARDA Award to Advance Rapid Molecular Diagnostics for Biothreat Detection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Sapphiros announced it has been awarded a multi-year project agreement through the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle, a consortium funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to advance rapid, portable, connected molecular diagnostic platforms for detection of biothreats and emerging infectious diseases.

Highline Warren To Invest $170 Million In Georgia Logistics And Operations Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Highline Warren plans to invest $170 million in a new logistics and operations center in McDonough, Georgia, creating 160 jobs in Henry County through a multi-year development project.

Pact Labs: Tether Backs Startup to Put Digital Dollars in Every American Paycheck

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Pact Labs announced its Series A financing, anchored by a strategic investment from Tether, the world's largest company in the digital asset ecosystem, with participation from Blockchange Ventures and Lasagna. The $7 million round will accelerate the buildout of infrastructure bringing USA₮, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. that Tether has collaborated to launch, to payroll, earned wage access, credit, and payments for millions of American workers.

Hillwood Invests in Hexivon to Accelerate Commercialization of PFAS Destruction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Hexivon, a Dallas-based water technology company, has received a strategic investment from Hillwood, a Perot company with an extensive infrastructure development portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to accelerate the commercial rollout of Hexivon's technology, which destroys polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly known as PFAS or "forever chemicals" — in water at the molecular level rather than filtering and relocating them.

Starlight Engine Raises JPY 6.06 Billion To Advance Fusion Power Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Starlight Engine has raised JPY 6.06 billion, equivalent to approximately $37.4 million, in its first external financing round to accelerate the development of its Fusion by Advanced Superconducting Tokamak project.

Gauntlet Raises $125 Million Series C To Expand On-Chain Risk Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Gauntlet Networks, a New York-based digital asset risk and optimization firm, has closed a $125 million Series C financing led by SBI Holdings through its U.S. subsidiary, SBI Holdings USA.

Augmodo Raises $21 Million At $350 Million Valuation To Scale Physical AI Assistants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Augmodo has raised an additional $21 million in financing at a $350 million valuation to expand its artificial intelligence assistants for workers operating in retail, manufacturing, automotive, logistics and other physical environments. Existing investor TQ Ventures led the financing after approaching Augmodo to increase its investment in light of the company’s recent growth and customer adoption.

Rime Raises $24 Million Series A To Build Enterprise-Ready Speech-To-Speech AI Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Rime has raised $24 million in Series A funding to expand its enterprise voice AI platform and support the development of speech-to-speech models designed for complex and regulated environments. The round was led by M13, with participation from Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, Unusual Ventures and other existing investors. Morgan Blumberg, a partner at M13, will join Rime’s board of directors in connection with the financing.

Float Raises €4.5 Million Series A To Build AI-Native Financial Platform For European Tech SMEs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Float has raised €4.5 million in Series A funding to expand its revenue-based financing business and develop an AI-native financial platform for European technology companies. The round was led by Hamburg-based CHAPTERS Group AG.

Sagard Credit Partners III Holds $1 Billion First Close And Targets $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Sagard has announced the first close of Sagard Credit Partners III (SCP III), securing more than $1 billion in initial commitments toward the private credit fund’s $2 billion target.

StartUpNV: Interview With Executive Director Jeff Saling About The Business Incubator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

StartUpNV is a non-profit business incubator and accelerator that supports early-stage and growing startups in Nevada by providing expert mentorship, structured business programs, and access to a network of affiliated venture capital funds. Pulse 2.0 interviewed StartUpNV Executive Director Jeff Saling to learn more.

AdvanCell Closes $315 Million Series D Financing To Advance Targeted Alpha Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing targeted alpha therapies for cancer, announced the closing of an oversubscribed and upsized $315 million Series D financing. The round was led by Ally Bridge Group and co-led by Alpha Wave, alongside new investors Bain Capital Life Sciences, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., a leading sovereign wealth fund, Eventide Asset Management, and Velosity Capital, with existing investors including Morningside, Eli Lilly and Company, SV Health Investors, Sanofi Ventures, Abingworth, SymBiosis, Tenmile, Brandon Capital, Piper Heartland, Catalio Capital Management, Proto Axiom, and Time BioVentures also participating.

LionLight Capital Closes Inaugural Fund At $215 Million Hard Cap In Ten Weeks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

LionLight Capital, a Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based growth-oriented private equity firm, has closed its inaugural fund, LionLight Capital Fund I, at its hard cap of $215 million in capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed and reached the hard cap in ten weeks. Pacenote Capital served as exclusive placement agent, and Cooley provided legal counsel.