Venture Capital

Balcony Raises $14 Million To Build Digital Infrastructure For U.S. Property Records Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Balcony announced it has raised a $12.7 million seed financing round led by Blockchange Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $14 million as it expands infrastructure designed to modernize property records across the United States.

Crown Affair Announces Series C Investment Led By Stride Consumer Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Crown Affair announced a Series C investment led by Stride Consumer Partners as the haircare brand continues expanding its retail presence and scaling its business.

MN8 Energy Secures $87.5 Million Equipment Loan Facility From MUFG To Support U.S. Solar Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

MN8 Energy announced it has secured an $87.5 million equipment loan facility from MUFG Bank to finance solar panels and transformers supporting the company’s expanding renewable energy development pipeline across the United States.

Cubit Diagnostics Raises SAFE Financing To Advance Molecular And Immunoassay Platform Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Cubit Diagnostics announced the closing of its latest SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) financing round as the company advances development of its integrated molecular and immunoassay diagnostic platform.

NextLadder Ventures: $1 Billion Initiative Launched To Build Navigation Technology Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

NextLadder Ventures announced leadership appointments and investment priorities for its more than $1 billion initiative focused on building a new market category called Navigation Technology, or NavTech, designed to help Americans navigate major financial and life decisions using personalized technology tools.

OpsMill: $14 Million Series A Raised To Expand Infrastructure Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

OpsMill announced it raised $14 million in Series A financing to accelerate development of its infrastructure automation and AIOps platform, Infrahub.

Sedivention: €2.9 Million Seed Financing Raised To Advance Outpatient Obesity Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Sedivention announced it secured €2.9 million in seed financing to continue development of its outpatient obesity treatment platform and generate initial clinical data ahead of market entry.

Tekst: $13.5 Million Series A Raised For Process Intelligence And AI Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Tekst announced the closing of a $13.5 million Series A financing round led by Elephant, with existing investor Entourage VC also increasing its investment in the company.

Scout Space: $18 Million Series A Raised To Expand Space Domain Awareness Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Scout Space announced it raised up to $18 million in Series A financing to accelerate deployment of its space domain awareness sensors and software platform and expand manufacturing operations in Northern Virginia. The financing round was led by Washington Harbour Partners and included participation from Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, Noblis Ventures, Decisive Point, Fusion Fund, and existing investors.

Asterix Health: £2.1 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Expand Remote GP Workforce Model Across NHS Primary Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Asterix Health announced it raised £2.1 million in pre-seed financing to expand its remote general practitioner workforce model across NHS primary care practices in the United Kingdom. The funding round was led by Triple Point and included participation from D2, Entrepreneurs First, Basis Capital, DLB Ventures, and a group of angel investors.

Pit: $16 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Enterprise Operations Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Pit announced its public launch alongside a $16 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to support development of its AI-native enterprise operations software platform.

WisdomTree Launches Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

WisdomTree announced the launch of the WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund (WDIG), a new exchange-traded fund designed to provide investors with capital-efficient exposure to strategic metals, rare earth elements, and related mining companies.

Griffin Gaming Partners: $100 Million Special Opportunities Fund Launched For Indie Game Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Griffin Gaming Partners announced the launch of a new $100 million Special Opportunities Fund focused on financing independent video game development projects through revenue-sharing structures rather than traditional equity investments.

Avendar: €2.2 Million Seed Funding Raised To Expand AI Platform For Fraud And Crime Investigations

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Avendar announced it raised €2.2 million in seed financing to accelerate development and deployment of its AI platform designed for public-sector investigations, intelligence analysis, and fraud detection.

Kalshi: $1 Billion Series F Raised At $22 Billion Valuation For Prediction Market Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Kalshi announced the closing of a $1 billion Series F financing round, valuing the prediction market platform at $22 billion. The funding round was led by Coatue, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley, and ARK Invest.

CBRE IM-Backed Accelerate Surpasses $1.25 Billion In Equity Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

CBRE Investment Management and Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities announced the closing of a $630 million primary capital raise, bringing total equity commitments to the Accelerate platform to approximately $1.26 billion.

Another Nine Closes $2 Million Funding Round Backed Entirely By Existing Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Another Nine announced the closing of a $2 million investment round funded entirely by existing investors as the indoor golf simulator franchise continues expanding its national footprint.

Jesse & Ben’s Raises $10 Million Series A As Clean-Label Fry Brand Expands Nationally

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Jesse & Ben’s announced the close of an oversubscribed $10 million Series A financing round led by Greycroft as the frozen french fry brand accelerates national retail expansion. The round included participation from Rich Products Ventures along with existing investors Willow Growth Partners, Sling Ventures, Midnight Venture Partners, and grt sht ventures. Additional investors included consumer founders and operators from brands including Orgain, Freshly, Poppi, Sweetgreen, and Hu Chocolate.

CodeWords: $9 Million Seed Round Raised For Conversational AI Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

CodeWords announced a $9 million seed financing round led by Visionaries, with participation from firstminute capital, Sequel, Illusian, and a group of angel investors including executives and founders from companies such as ElevenLabs, Personio, Miro, Supercell, HubSpot, and others.

Chiron Real Estate: $100 Million Preferred Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Chiron Real Estate announced an agreement for up to a $100 million delayed-draw convertible perpetual preferred equity investment led by Maewyn Capital Partners.

Cartography Biosciences: Strategic Investment From Samsung Ventures To Advance Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Cartography Biosciences and Samsung Ventures announced a strategic investment designed to support advancement of Cartography’s oncology pipeline and expansion of its proprietary drug discovery platform.

Apis Partners: $1.23 Billion Raised For Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Apis Partners announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III with combined commitments totaling $1.23 billion excluding co-investments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor fund, which closed at $563 million.

MOSH: $13 Million Series A Raised To Expand Brain Health Nutrition Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

MOSH announced it raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Main Street Advisors to support national grocery expansion, new product launches, and continued growth of its brain health nutrition platform. The round included participation from Great Circle Ventures, Rogers Healy and Morrison Seger, PCG, and Tonic Ventures. The company said the financing will support an upcoming nationwide Target rollout, expansion across national grocery retailers, and launch of MOSH High Protein, a new protein bar featuring 20 grams of protein, creatine, and the company’s MOSH Signature Brain Blend.

Modicus Prime: $8 Million Raised To Expand AI Compliance Infrastructure For Pharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Modicus Prime announced it raised a total of $8 million in funding following an additional $4.5 million investment led by Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from Silverton Partners and Oncology Ventures.

Jetty: Over $2 Million Raised For Agentic AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Jetty announced it raised more than $2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of infrastructure designed to support reliable deployment of autonomous AI agents in production environments. The financing round was led by AQC Capital and Hidden Layers Capital, with participation from Mila Ventures, Akinox, and angel investors with experience scaling AI systems at companies including Google and Meta AI.

Corgi: $160 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Native Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Corgi announced it raised $160 million in Series B financing at a $1.3 billion valuation to support the expansion of its AI-native, full-stack insurance platform into additional industry verticals. The financing round was led by TCV and included participation from existing and new investors, including Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Kindred Ventures, Repeat VC, Zone 2 Ventures, Audeo Ventures, Quadri Ventures, First Order Fund, Vocal Ventures, Maiora Ventures, Nordstar, Seven Stars Ventures, Hexa Capital, Alpha Square Group, GSBackers, OurCrowd, Alumni Ventures, Global Growth Fund, and other strategic investors.

FotoNation: Pre-A Funding Raised To Advance TriSilica AI Chip Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

FotoNation announced the completion of a Pre-A financing round led by Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Gardens to support development of its TriSilica ultra-low-power perception AI chip platform. The financing round also included participation from additional angel investors. The company said the new capital will accelerate development of its TriSilica product line and fund completion of its MPW prototype chip, TS-210.

Venture Capital

Balcony Raises $14 Million To Build Digital Infrastructure For U.S. Property Records Market

Crown Affair Announces Series C Investment Led By Stride Consumer Partners

MN8 Energy Secures $87.5 Million Equipment Loan Facility From MUFG To Support U.S. Solar Pipeline

Cubit Diagnostics Raises SAFE Financing To Advance Molecular And Immunoassay Platform Development

NextLadder Ventures: $1 Billion Initiative Launched To Build Navigation Technology Market

OpsMill: $14 Million Series A Raised To Expand Infrastructure Automation Platform

Sedivention: €2.9 Million Seed Financing Raised To Advance Outpatient Obesity Therapy

Tekst: $13.5 Million Series A Raised For Process Intelligence And AI Automation Platform

Scout Space: $18 Million Series A Raised To Expand Space Domain Awareness Capabilities

Asterix Health: £2.1 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Expand Remote GP Workforce Model Across NHS Primary Care

Pit: $16 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Enterprise Operations Software Platform

WisdomTree Launches Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund

Griffin Gaming Partners: $100 Million Special Opportunities Fund Launched For Indie Game Financing

Avendar: €2.2 Million Seed Funding Raised To Expand AI Platform For Fraud And Crime Investigations

Kalshi: $1 Billion Series F Raised At $22 Billion Valuation For Prediction Market Platform

CBRE IM-Backed Accelerate Surpasses $1.25 Billion In Equity Commitments

Another Nine Closes $2 Million Funding Round Backed Entirely By Existing Investors

Jesse & Ben’s Raises $10 Million Series A As Clean-Label Fry Brand Expands Nationally

CodeWords: $9 Million Seed Round Raised For Conversational AI Automation Platform

Chiron Real Estate: $100 Million Preferred Equity Investment

Cartography Biosciences: Strategic Investment From Samsung Ventures To Advance Oncology Pipeline

Apis Partners: $1.23 Billion Raised For Fund III

MOSH: $13 Million Series A Raised To Expand Brain Health Nutrition Brand

Modicus Prime: $8 Million Raised To Expand AI Compliance Infrastructure For Pharma

Jetty: Over $2 Million Raised For Agentic AI Infrastructure Platform

Corgi: $160 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Native Insurance Platform

FotoNation: Pre-A Funding Raised To Advance TriSilica AI Chip Development

Lunar Outpost Raises $30 Million Series B To Scale Space Mobility And Infrastructure Systems

Lambda Closes $1 Billion Credit Facility To Expand Gigawatt-Scale AI Infrastructure

Vori: $22 Million Series B Raised To Build AI Operating System For Grocery Stores