Venture Capital

CertifID: $47.5 Million Series C Fuels Executive Expansion For Wire Fraud Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

CertifID, a wire fraud protection platform focused on the real estate industry, has announced the appointment of two senior executives following its $47.5 million Series C funding round led by Centana Growth Partners. The company named Josh Linn as Chief Product Officer and Liz Conn as Chief Marketing Officer as it looks to scale its platform and address rising wire fraud threats.

AfterQuery: $30 Million At $300 Million Valuation Raised For AI Data Solutions Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

AfterQuery, an applied data solutions research lab focused on advancing artificial intelligence capabilities, announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round at a $300 million valuation.

Membrane Technology & Research: $27 Million Raised To Accelerate Membrane-Based Carbon Capture And Industrial Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

Membrane Technology & Research (MTR), a provider of membrane-based gas and vapor separation technologies, announced that it has secured $27 million in equity financing to support the global expansion of its solutions across carbon capture and industrial applications.

SiFive: $400 Million At $3.65 Billion Valuation Raised For RISC-V Data Center And AI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

SiFive has raised $400 million in an oversubscribed Series G funding round, bringing its valuation to $3.65 billion as it accelerates development of high-performance data center solutions built on the RISC-V architecture.

Collide Capital: $95 Million Fund II Raised To Back Fintech, Supply Chain, And Future Of Work Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

Collide Capital announced it has closed an oversubscribed $95 million Fund II, bringing its total assets under management to more than $170 million as it continues investing in early-stage companies across fintech, supply chain, and the future of work.

Pipe: $16 Million Raised For Embedded Small Business Financing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

Pipe, a fintech company providing embedded financial solutions for small businesses, announced it has raised $16 million in a new funding round led by Fin Capital and MaC Venture Capital. The investment marks the company’s first equity raise since relaunching its embedded financing product in 2024 and comes after a period of significant growth.

Asian University Basketball League: Series A Funding Raised To Expand Pan-Regional College Hoops Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

The Asian University Basketball League (AUBL), a pan-regional intercollegiate basketball competition across Asia, has announced the closing of its Series A funding round as it accelerates plans to build a large-scale college basketball ecosystem in the region.

GoodBread Innovations: $1.38 Million Grant To Expand Microloan Access In Kansas City

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

GoodBread Innovations, in partnership with the Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) and Kansas City G.I.F.T., has secured a three-year, $1.38 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to expand access to microloans for underserved entrepreneurs in Kansas City.

Adrenaline Interactive: $1 Million PitchMI Win For In-Game Advertising Startup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

Adrenaline Interactive, an Ann Arbor-based startup focused on dynamic in-game advertising, has won a $1 million investment as the grand prize of the 2026 PitchMI Championship, one of the largest startup competitions in the United States. The win brings the company’s total PitchMI-related funding to $1.375 million.

Dawson Partners: $750 Million Raised For GP Finance 2 Fund Above Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

Dawson Partners announced the final closing of its second GP-focused fund, Dawson GP Finance 2 LP, at its $750 million hard cap, surpassing its initial $500 million target. Including affiliated vehicles, total capital commitments reached $840 million, reinforcing the firm’s position in the expanding GP financing market.

Sigma Automate: $2.75 Million Raised For AI-Native IT Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2026

Sigma Automate has emerged from stealth with $2.75 million in funding to address the growing complexity of enterprise IT environments through a no-code, AI-native automation platform. The round was led by Glasswing Ventures, with participation from angel investors.