Venture Capital

Sharp Biomedical Closes Pre-Seed Funding Led By Gener8tor 1889 To Advance Outpatient Spine Procedures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Sharp Biomedical closed a pre-seed funding round led by gener8tor 1889, with participation from several physician angel investors. The Fargo, North Dakota-based medical device company is developing streamlined toolsets and implants designed for outpatient spine procedures targeting patients with early-to-mid-stage chronic pain.

Canyon Partners Names Chris Hansen Partner And Chief Information Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Canyon Partners appointed Chris Hansen as Partner and Chief Information Officer as the $30 billion alternative investment manager continues expanding its technology and data capabilities.

Ortet Launches With $500 Million Commitment From Thoreau To Build Patient-Centered Health AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Ortet launched as a frontier artificial intelligence lab for health with a $500 million commitment from Thoreau. The company is building a full-stack AI platform spanning compute and data infrastructure, frontier research, model development, and deployment.

Veregy Awarded $36.38 Million Energy Performance Contract At University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Veregy was awarded a $36.38 million infrastructure modernization and energy efficiency contract covering approximately 850,000 square feet of facilities within the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Mistlabs Launches Ambi Following $26 Million Funding Round To Advance Real-Time Ambient AI And AI-to-AI Communication

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Mistlabs launched Ambi, an ambient intelligence platform designed to reason in real time, anticipate user needs, and eventually enable communication between independent AI agents.

Gaius Capital Closes Debut Private Equity Funds At €56 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Gaius Capital reached the final close of its debut private equity funds with €56 million in total capital raised.

Oraseya Capital Expands Venture Fund To AED 1 Billion And Broadens International Investment Mandate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Oraseya Capital announced that Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority has expanded the venture capital fund from AED 500 million to AED 1 billion.

Apogem Capital Closes Largest Real Assets Fund Program At $472 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Apogem Capital closed its largest real assets fund program to date with $472 million in total commitments, exceeding the strategy’s original target.

Blackstone Credit & Insurance Leads $1 Billion Financing For Analogic And Leidos Security Businesses Combination

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Blackstone Credit & Insurance led a $1 billion financing to support the combination of Analogic Corporation with the Security Enterprise Solutions, Ports & Borders, and Industrial Automation businesses of Leidos Holdings.

1Komma5Grad Secures $1.35 Billion Valuation And Plans Over $112 Million Investment In Energy AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

German home electrification startup 1Komma5Grad secured a valuation of $1.35 billion in its latest financing round as the company increases investment in its energy artificial intelligence business, according to Reuters.

Flexcompute Raises Strategic Investment From Samsung Ventures And Applied Ventures To Advance Physics World Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Flexcompute raised a strategic investment from Samsung Ventures and Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, to accelerate development of its Physics World Model. Other investors also participated in the financing.

Charter Space Raises $5 Million Seed Round To Expand Space Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Charter Space closed an oversubscribed $5 million seed funding round as the company expands its insurance platform for the growing commercial space economy. The round was led by Crystal Venture Partners, with participation from QED, Blank Ventures, Gaingels, Hustle Fund, and other fintech and space-focused investors.

The RMR Group Secures $272.1 Million Refinancing For Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Portfolio In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

The RMR Group announced that it facilitated a $272.1 million interest-only mortgage financing on behalf of a managed joint venture for a medical office portfolio located on the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center campus in Los Angeles.

Kampala Capital Secures $80 Million Warehouse Facility From O’Connor Capital Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Kampala Capital announced the extension and upsize of a warehouse facility with private funds managed by O’Connor Capital Solutions, providing up to $80 million of financing to support loans originated by Kampala.

CScale Raises $145 Million In Series C Funding To Build Optical Interconnect For Gigawatt-Scale AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

CScale emerged from stealth with $145 million in Series C funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of optical interconnect technology for large-scale AI infrastructure. The round brings CScale’s total funding to $188 million. The financing was co-led by Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Premji Invest. Sutter Hill Ventures, which has backed CScale since its founding, also participated alongside existing investor Maverick Silicon. NVIDIA and Intel Capital joined the round as CScale’s first strategic investors.

Gallant Capital Partners Provides Additional Term Loan Commitments To Support Lumileds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Gallant Capital Partners announced that funds it manages have established additional term loan commitments under one of Lumileds Holding B.V.’s existing senior secured term loan credit facilities.

SOAR AI Secures Up To $1 Billion Equity Facility To Support AI Infrastructure Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Volato Group, which is in the process of rebranding as SOAR AI, entered into a common stock purchase agreement with an institutional investor for an equity facility of up to $1 billion.

Pagaya Closes $650 Million Auto ABS Deal, Marking 100th Securitization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Pagaya Technologies closed RPM 2026-5, a $650 million asset-backed securitization backed by auto loans, marking the company’s 100th ABS transaction since completing its first securitization in 2018.

SWI Group Raises €800 Million At €6.1 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Infrastructure And Compute Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

SWI Group announced an €800 million institutional capital increase at a €6.1 billion final valuation to accelerate the expansion of its transatlantic AI infrastructure and compute platform.

Consonance Capital Partners Closes Oversubscribed $1.35 Billion Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Consonance Capital Partners closed Consonance Private Equity III at $1.35 billion in commitments, reaching the fund’s hard cap after less than four months in the market.

Scarlet Raises $50 Million In Series B Funding To Expand AI Medical Device Certification Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Scarlet raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its AI medical device certification platform and build what it describes as a global certification body for advanced healthcare technology companies. The round was led by Headline, with participation from existing investors Kindred Capital, Creandum, Atomico, and Entrepreneurs First, along with new investor Notion Capital.

Mercurius Media Capital Invests $1 Million In Jaca To Expand Allulose Awareness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Mercurius Media Capital made a $1 million strategic investment in Jaca, a consumer food company focused on expanding adoption of allulose as a sugar substitute.

Blue Dot Investors: Interview With Founder And Managing Partner Sahej Suri About Late-Stage Fintech Investing And Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Blue Dot Investors is a fintech-focused investment firm specializing in late-stage growth equity and secondary transactions across banking, payments, insurance, wealth management, and capital markets. Founder and Managing Partner Sahej Suri previously worked at J.P. Morgan, TPG, and QED Investors before establishing Blue Dot to address liquidity needs in the maturing private fintech market. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Suri to learn more about the firm’s investment strategy, the evolution of fintech secondaries, and the opportunities he sees in private-market liquidity.

Main Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake In Raynet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Main Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Raynet, a German provider of IT visibility, IT Asset Management, and cybersecurity software, from PINOVA Capital.

Kohlberg Acquires Majority Stake In Advanced Industrial Devices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Kohlberg acquired a majority interest in Advanced Industrial Devices from Black Bay Partners, expanding the private equity firm's exposure to data center, water, and power infrastructure.

One Rock Capital Partners Adds Paolo Ferrari As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

One Rock Capital Partners added Paolo Ferrari to its Operating Partner team, where he will focus on post-acquisition value creation and operational transformations across the firm's portfolio.

Bertram Capital Invests In Percopo Coatings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Bertram Capital invested in Percopo Coatings Company, expanding the private equity firm's trade services platform. Percopo represents the fifth platform investment made through Bertram's Ignite fund.

Beach Point Capital Invests In Fullers Foods

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Beach Point Capital Management invested in Fullers Foods, a U.K.-based outsourced buying partner serving grocery retailers.

Elio Mortgage Raises $5.1 Million In Pre-Seed Funding To Build AI-Native Mortgage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Elio Mortgage emerged from stealth with $5.1 million in pre-seed funding to build an AI-native mortgage company focused on redesigning how home loans are originated. The round was led by Motive Partners and Social Leverage, with participation from Jeff Horing, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Insight Partners, as an angel investor.

Eurazeo To Acquire Majority Stake In MIYA Water

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2026

Eurazeo agreed to acquire a majority stake in MIYA Water through its Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund. Miya specializes in water efficiency and reducing non-revenue water, which includes water lost through leaks, theft, and metering errors before reaching customers.