Venture Capital

CPP Investments Sells C$4 Billion Portfolio of Private Equity Fund Interests To Blackstone Strategic Partners And Ardian

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:06 PM

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced that it has completed the sale of a diversified portfolio of 33 limited partnership fund interests to Blackstone Strategic Partners and Ardian, two major global private markets investors.

AHL Venture Partners Raises $30.5 Million First Close For Africa Credit Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:06 PM

AHL Venture Partners announced the successful first close of its AHL Africa Credit Fund I (ACF) at $30.5 million, achieved in less than 12 months. The fund marks the next phase of the firm's strategy to expand private credit financing across Africa while delivering both financial returns and developmental impact.

Andreessen Horowitz Appoints Gaby Goldberg As Partner On New Media Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:21 PM

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has appointed Gaby Goldberg as a Partner on its New Media team, where she will focus on the intersection of communications, networks, and investing. The move marks a new chapter for Goldberg, whose career has spanned early-stage investing, communications leadership, writing, and community building.

Pemberton Raises €3.4 Billion For Fourth Vintage Of Strategic Capital Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:15 PM

Pemberton announced the final close of the fourth vintage of its Strategic Capital strategy at €3.4 billion, exceeding its target range of €2.5 billion to €3 billion. The fund is currently the largest opportunistic direct lending fund of its kind in Europe, based on total commitments and available industry data. The latest close brings total commitments across the strategy’s four vintages to €8.3 billion.

First Helium Raises $2.6 Million Through Oversubscribed Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:09 PM

First Helium announced the closing of an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement, raising approximately $2.58 million in gross proceeds. The financing is expected to support continued development of the company's Worsley project in Northern Alberta, along with operating expenses and general working capital needs.

Bit Digital Provides $100 Million Loan Facility To WhiteFiber Subsidiary

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:07 PM

Bit Digital announced it has originated a $100 million delayed-draw term loan facility for a subsidiary of WhiteFiber, expanding financing options for the AI infrastructure company and supporting Bit Digital’s broader capital allocation strategy.

Unilever Invests $270 Million In New Haven Global Innovation Center To Accelerate Beauty And Wellbeing Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:31 PM

Unilever announced plans to invest $270 million in a new Global Innovation Center in New Haven, Connecticut, with the facility expected to open by spring 2029. The center will serve as a major research and development hub for the company’s personal care, beauty, and wellbeing businesses in both the United States and international markets.

Trajectory Raises $15 Million To Build A Platform For Continual Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:31 PM

Trajectory, a research lab and product company focused on continual learning, announced that it has raised $15 million in funding to develop a platform that enables companies to continuously train large-scale agentic models using signals generated from product usage.

allO Raises $14 Million Series A To Build AI-Native Operating System For Restaurants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:51 PM

allO announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Zigg Capital, with participation from LifeX Ventures, Aperture Capital, Wecken & Cie. - Care4 AG, and angel investors Fabian Siegel, Mark Ransford, and Ludwig A. Fuchs. Existing investors 20VC and Keen Venture Partners also participated in the round.

Pharmacity Raises Growth Capital From LeapFrog Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:50 PM

Pharmacity, one of Vietnam’s largest pharmacy retail chains and a portfolio company of TR Capital, has secured growth capital from LeapFrog Investments, a global private equity firm focused on healthcare and financial services in emerging markets.

Volt Harbor Raises $2 Million Seed Funding To Scale Software-Defined Energy Storage For Data Centers And The Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:49 PM

Volt Harbor announced the closing of a $2 million seed financing round led by MFV Partners as the company emerges from stealth mode and accelerates commercialization of its patented MAC-BESS technology. The Ann Arbor-based company plans to use the funding to move from pilot projects to broader commercial deployments targeting both data center power infrastructure and grid-scale energy storage applications.

NALA Secures $50 Million Credit Facility To Scale Global Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:48 PM

NALA announced that it has secured a $50 million credit facility from LIQUIDITY and MUFG-backed Mars Growth Capital, providing the company with additional capital to accelerate the expansion of its global stablecoin payments infrastructure.

Utilidata Raises $40 Million Extension To Complete $100 Million Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:47 PM

Utilidata, a leader in embedded AI for power infrastructure, announced that it has secured an additional $40 million in Series C funding, completing a $100 million Series C round. The extension was led by existing investor Renown Capital Partners with participation from Keyframe Capital. The financing follows Utilidata’s initial $60.3 million Series C round announced in April 2025, which also included participation from Keyframe Capital, Quanta Services, and NVIDIA.

Canals Secures $35 Million To Eliminate Friction From The Industrial Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:41 AM

Canals, a company focused on applying artificial intelligence to wholesale distribution, announced it has raised $35 million in funding led by Base10 Partners. The investment will support the company’s efforts to streamline interactions between distributors, customers, and suppliers while accelerating product development for the wholesale distribution market.

Cognition Raises Over $1 Billion At A $26 Billion Valuation As Devin Adoption Accelerates Across Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:36 AM

Cognition announced that it has raised more than $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation in a funding round led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC. Existing investors participating in the round include Founders Fund, Elad Gil, Alpha Wave, Definition Capital, Positive Sum, Avenir, Vitruvian, Bain Capital Ventures, Conversion Capital, 137 Ventures, Soma Capital, and Omri Casspi. New investors include Ribbit Capital, Atreides, and Layer Global.

Geordie AI: $30 Million Series A Raised To Help Enterprises Govern Autonomous AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:33 AM

Geordie AI announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst and Ten Eleven Ventures, as well as new investor Crosspoint Capital.