Venture Capital

Ayar Labs: $500 Million Series E Raised At $3.75 Billion Valuation For Optics Solutions For AI Scale-Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:33 PM

Ayar Labs, a provider of co-packaged optics solutions for AI scale-up, announced the closing of a $500 million Series E funding round led by Neuberger Berman. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $870 million and values the business at $3.75 billion.

Northlane Capital Partners Invests In Court Technology Platform File & ServeXpress

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:13 PM

Northlane Capital Partners has completed an investment in File & ServeXpress, a provider of online document exchange, data and document management, and notification solutions for courts, government agencies, and legal professionals across the United States.

Serent Capital: Investment In CPA Audit Software Platform Autire To Support AI-Driven Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:58 PM

Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm investing in founder-led B2B SaaS and technology companies, announced an investment in Autire, a cloud-based and AI-powered software platform built to support CPA firms performing employee benefit plan audits.

Tributary Group: Software Investor Makes Strategic Investment In Regulatory Technology Company Softworks Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:30 PM

Tributary Group, a long-term investor focused on partnering with software and tech-enabled services businesses, announced a strategic investment in Softworks Group, a provider of regulatory and workforce software solutions for professional regulators and licensing bodies.

ArmorCode: $16 Million Raised To Accelerate Agentic AI Platform And AI Security Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:26 PM

ArmorCode, a unified exposure management company, announced it has raised $16 million in new strategic funding, bringing its total funding to date to $81M. The Palo Alto-based company also appointed cybersecurity leader Phil Venables to its board of directors as it accelerates development of its Agentic AI Platform and expands its global enterprise footprint.

KeyCare: $27.4 Million Raised For Epic-Based Virtual Care Platform Scaling AI-Enabled Primary And Urgent Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:17 PM

KeyCare, a virtual care company built natively on Epic, announced it has raised $27.4 million in a new financing round to accelerate the expansion of its AI-powered, Epic-based virtual care platform for health systems. The round was led by HealthX Ventures and included participation from 8VC, LRVHealth, BOLD Capital Partners, and Ikigai Venture Partners, along with strategic investors including WellSpan Health, Allina Health, University of Chicago Ventures, Edge Ventures, and Exact Sciences Inc. The latest funding brings KeyCare’s total capital raised to more than $55 million.

Polares Medical: $50 Million Series C Raised To Advance U.S. Expansion Of Structural Heart Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:16 PM

Polares Medical SA, a clinical-stage structural heart company developing a transcatheter therapy for mitral regurgitation, has raised $50 million in a Series C financing to support the U.S. expansion of its MRace Posterior Leaflet Replacement system following strong clinical results.

EGI Battery: $10 Million Raised To Accelerate U.S. Advanced Battery Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:13 PM

EGI Battery, a Michigan-based advanced battery technology and manufacturing company, announced it has raised $10 million in a seed financing round to accelerate domestic production and commercial expansion. The round was led by TSV Capital and included participation from several prominent U.S. family offices.

Worldscape.ai: Seed Funding Raised To Accelerate Defense And Enterprise Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:10 PM

Worldscape.ai, an AI-powered geospatial intelligence software company serving defense, government, and enterprise customers, announced the completion of its seed funding round led by Scout Ventures, with participation from Radius and Washington Harbour Partners.

ALORA Innovations Appoints New CEO And Closes Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:46 AM

ALORA Innovations, an agricultural biotechnology company developing gene-edited crop traits that redirect plant energy from stress defense to yield, announced the appointment of Adam Helms as Chief Executive Officer and the close of a funding round led by the Neglected Climate Opportunities Fund, a subsidiary of the Grantham Environmental Trust, with participation from Toyota Ventures.

Grow Therapy: $150 Million Raised By Mental Health Platform In Series D Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:45 AM

Grow Therapy, a mental health platform that enables providers to deliver in-person and online therapy and psychiatric care, announced it has raised $150 million in a Series D round as it expands partnerships with health plans, employers, and health systems. The financing was led by existing investors TCV and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with new participation from BCI and Menlo Ventures, alongside existing backers Sequoia, SignalFire and Transformation Capital. The company said the round reflects investor confidence in its strategy to improve access to and outcomes in mental health care.

ElastixAI: $18 Million Raised To Redefine Generative AI Economics With FPGA-Based Supercomputers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:26 AM

ElastixAI, a Seattle-based AI infrastructure startup founded by former Apple and Meta machine learning researchers, has emerged from stealth with $18 million in seed funding to address the systemic inefficiencies and high costs of generative AI inference.

Alpa: $3.5 Million Raised By Hospitality Fintech To Build Financial Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:23 AM

Alpa, a London-based hospitality-focused fintech startup, announced that it has raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding to build what it describes as the financial layer for hospitality businesses. The round was led by daphni, with participation from True., 2100 Ventures, firedrop, OPRTRS CLUB, Kima Ventures, Sonorcap, and several industry leaders including Jerome Tafani, former CEO of Burger King France. The company was founded by Anton Soulier, who previously scaled Taster across more than 100 cities, and is building a platform designed to bring real-time financial visibility to one of Europe’s largest and most operationally complex sectors.

Gushwork: $9 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build AI-Native Lead Generation Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:20 AM

Gushwork announced it has raised $9 million in seed funding in a round led by Susquehanna Asia VC, with participation from Lightspeed, B Capital, Seaborne Capital, Beenext, Sparrow Capital, and 2.2 Club. The investment will accelerate development of AI Feeds, the company’s AI-native content management system designed to help B2B businesses dominate discovery in AI search engines and generate real qualified leads rather than just traffic or impressions.

Flux: $37 Million Raised For AI Hardware Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:13 AM

Flux, an AI-powered hardware design platform, announced $37 million in new investment, including a $27 million Series B round led by 8VC with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Outsiders Fund. The company also disclosed a previously unannounced $10 million Series A led by Outsiders Fund and co-led by Bain Capital Ventures.

RLWRLD: $26 Million Seed 2 Raised To Develop Robotics Foundation Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:06 AM

RLWRLD, a physical AI company developing robotics foundation models trained directly in real industrial environments, announced it has closed a $26 million Seed 2 funding round, bringing its total seed investment to approximately $41 million. The latest raise follows a $15 million Seed 1 round and was structured not only to secure capital but also to expand the company’s coalition of industry-based strategic investors as demand for collaborative robotics deployments accelerates.

STS Digital: $30 Million Raised By Digital Asset Derivatives Trading Firm To Scale Crypto Options Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:04 AM

STS Digital, a regulated principal trading firm specializing in digital asset derivatives and institutional market access, announced it has closed a $30 million strategic funding round to accelerate the growth of its crypto options trading platform. The round was led by CMT Digital, with participation from Payward, Strobe Ventures, Arrington Capital, F-Prime and BitRock Capital. The new capital will be used to rapidly scale the company’s institutional-grade spot and options platform, expand its market-making capabilities, and strengthen its balance sheet and liquidity position as it seeks to deepen its presence in core markets.

RenoFi: $22 Million Raised By Renovation Financing Platform In Series B Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:59 AM

RenoFi, an AI-enabled renovation financing platform, announced it has closed a $22 million series b funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $65 million to date. The round was led by Fifth Wall, with meaningful participation from Progressive Insurance and support from HighSage Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Flintlock Capital and Gaingels. Existing investors including Canaan, First Round Capital, Curql, TruStage Ventures and a network of credit union partners also participated.

Blue Fire Equity: Strategic Investment In Government Technology Provider Jovian Concepts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:23 AM

Blue Fire Equity, a Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm focused on the defense and government technology sector, announced it has made a strategic investment in Jovian Concepts, a Maryland-headquartered intelligence and engineering services provider supporting the U.S. defense and intelligence community.

Bow River Capital: Strategic Recapitalization Of HRSoft To Gryphon Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:43 AM

Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity team has completed a strategic recapitalization of HRSoft, a cloud-based compensation management software provider, to Gryphon Investors. The transaction marks the first major liquidity event in Bow River’s 2023 vintage SGE Fund II.

Brentford FC: Further Investment And New Board Appointments Strengthen Ownership Structure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:37 AM

Brentford FC has announced that it has strengthened its ownership base with additional investment and the appointment of two new directors to the board of its holding company, Best Intentions Analytics Limited.

Eldridge Capital Management: $120 Million Term Loan Facility Closed With Scrap Management Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:28 AM

Eldridge Capital Management announced the closing of a $120 million term loan facility with Scrap Management Industries, supporting the company’s acquisition of Allmetal Recycling and its network of 10 locations across Kansas.

O2 Investment Partners: $670 Million Raised For Lower Middle Market Private Equity Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:27 AM

O2 Investment Partners, a Midwestern private equity firm focused on lower middle-market businesses, announced the final closing of its fifth fund with $670 million in capital commitments, exceeding its original target.

Antiverse: $9.3 Million Raised For AI-Driven Antibody Development Targeting Undruggable Disease Targets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:23 AM

Antiverse, an AI-driven techbio company specializing in de novo antibody design for challenging drug targets, has raised $9.3 million in Series A financing to accelerate the development of therapeutic antibodies aimed at historically undruggable disease targets. The round was led by Soulmates Ventures with participation from Innovation Investment Capital, DOMiNO Ventures, and existing investors DBW, Kadmos Capital, and i&i Biotech Fund, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $20 million since inception.

Poplar Therapeutics: $45 Million Series A Extension Raised By Immunology Company To Advance Anti-IgE Therapy PHB-050

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:41 AM

Poplar Therapeutics, a clinical-stage immunology company developing a new class of anti-IgE therapy for food allergy and other atopic conditions, has closed a $45 million Series A extension, bringing its total Series A financing to $95 million.

Ares: $850 Million Continuation Vehicle Closed For Security And Safety Solutions Provider Convergint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:39 AM

Ares Management Corporation has closed an $850 million single-asset continuation vehicle for Convergint Technologies, extending its long-running investment in the global service-based systems integrator.

CIBC Innovation Banking: Growth Capital Financing For Insurance AI Software Provider Gradient AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:38 AM

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided growth capital financing to Gradient AI, a Boston-based enterprise software company delivering artificial intelligence solutions to the insurance industry. The financing will support Gradient AI’s continued expansion, product development, and efforts to address evolving challenges across the insurance sector.

Pinterest: $1 Billion Strategic Investment And $2 Billion Share Repurchases Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:37 AM

Pinterest, the visual search and discovery platform, announced a $1 billion strategic investment from Elliott Investment Management and unveiled plans for approximately $2 billion in aggregate share repurchases expected in the first half of 2026.

Xsensio: $7 Million Raised In Series A To Advance Continuous Biochemical Monitoring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:36 AM

Xsensio SA, a Swiss deep-tech company focused on near-real-time continuous biochemical monitoring, announced the closing of a $7 million oversubscribed Series A financing round to accelerate the clinical deployment of its wearable biosensing technology.

Dyna.Ai: Eight-Figure Series A Raised To Scale Agentic AI For Enterprise Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:14 AM

Dyna.Ai, a Singapore-headquartered AI-as-a-Service company, announced the close of an undisclosed eight-figure multimillion-dollar Series A round to accelerate the deployment of its agentic AI solutions for enterprises. The round was led by Lion X Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital fund advised by OCBC Bank’s Mezzanine Capital Unit, with participation from ADATA, a Taiwan-listed technology company, a Korean financial institution, and a group of finance veterans with decades of industry experience.