Venture Capital

Jonathan Rose Companies: Over $660 Million Impact Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Jonathan Rose Companies announced the final close of Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI, a $660 million impact fund focused on acquiring, preserving, and improving affordable and mixed-income multifamily housing in high-demand U.S. markets.

Dash Bio: $11 Million Closed To Advance Bioanalysis Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Dash Bio, a bioanalysis company specializing in rapid and scalable drug development, has announced an additional $11 million in funding, bringing its total to $17.5 million. Led by The Aligned Fund, investors include Freestyle Capital, Cybernetix Ventures, Swift Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Drive Capital, and other notable investors.

Gupshup: Over $60 Million Raised For Advancing Conversational Engagement Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Gupshup, a leader in Conversational AI, announced that it has raised over $60 million in a funding round combining equity and debt financing from Globespan Capital Partners and EvolutionX Debt Capital. The funding will fuel the expansion of its Conversational AI and messaging platform as well as accelerate go-to-market execution across high-growth markets, including India, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

5C Group: $835 Million Capital Secured From Brookfield And Deutsche Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

5C, a provider of next-generation AI infrastructure and data center solutions, announced it has secured $835 million in funding to support its rapid expansion. The funding comprises equity from Brookfield Asset Management, via its Infrastructure Structured Solutions strategy, and debt from Deutsche Bank.

Nevoya: $9.3 Million Seed Raised For Transforming American Trucking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

ArcSpan: $5.2 Million Secured For Advancing Publisher Audience Data Monetization With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

ArcSpan, a leading publisher-first audience monetization platform, announced it has raised $5.2 million in a Seed Extension round. This funding underscores the growing demand for publisher-centric data platforms that offer actionable audience segmentation, content intelligence, and direct monetization tools as the industry transitions beyond third-party cookies.

Propel People: $3 Million Seed Raised To Help Contractors Hire Skilled Tradespeople

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

1848 Ventures, an AI-focused venture studio that creates SaaS solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US, announced leading a $3 million seed funding round for Propel People, a mobile-first hiring platform designed to help contractors find skilled tradespeople more quickly.

Volcon: Over $500 Million Raised For Bitcoin Treasury Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Volcon has completed its previously announced private placement, raising gross proceeds of over $500 million. It has now launched its Bitcoin treasury strategy, planning to allocate more than 95% of the gross proceeds from the private placement toward acquiring BTC.

The University Of Chicago Collaborating With Alchemist For New Accelerator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Alchemist Accelerator, an enterprise-focused startup accelerator, has teamed up with the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to launch Alchemist Chicago. This new accelerator aims to bring scientific breakthroughs from the lab to market.

AstraZeneca: $50 Billion Investment Planned For U.S. Manufacturing And R&D

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

AstraZeneca announced a landmark $50 billion investment plan in the United States by 2030, a strategic move aimed at reinforcing America's global leadership in pharmaceutical manufacturing and research & development. This significant commitment is projected to create tens of thousands of new, highly skilled direct and indirect jobs nationwide, fueling economic growth while accelerating the delivery of next-generation medicines to patients in the U.S. and globally.

Cooler Heads: $11 Million Series A Raised For Scalp Cooling Technology To Help Chemotherapy Patients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Cooler Heads, a medical device company, has raised $11 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand the manufacturing of Amma, the only FDA-cleared Portable Scalp Cooling System. Led by Mutual Capital Partners, the round also included participation from SHD Partners, Crescent Ridge VC, and others.