Venture Capital

Sentinel Global Reunites Senior Investment Team Behind Major Tech Winners And Builds AI-Enabled VC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Sentinel Global, a San Francisco-based multi-stage venture capital firm, announced a significant expansion of its senior investment team as it prepares for growth and a 2026 fundraising. The firm revealed that veteran investors Ethel Chen and Karan Sharma have joined founder and Managing Partner Jeremy Kranz, reuniting a leadership group that previously worked together and backed companies including Affirm, DoorDash, Airbnb, Chainalysis, Databricks, Zoom, Uber, Snowflake, and Coinbase before at the sovereign investment fund GIC.

Pluvo: $5 Million Raised For AI Decision Intelligence Platform For Finance Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Pluvo, an AI-native financial analysis platform built for CFOs and FP&A teams, has raised $5 million in seed financing to accelerate development of its agentic analysis engine and expand go-to-market operations.

Seven Hills Capital: $235 Million Fund II Closed For Healthcare-Focused Private Equity Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Seven Hills Capital announced the first-and-final closing of its oversubscribed sophomore fund, Seven Hills Capital Fund II, L.P., reaching its $235 million hard cap in less than three months. The closing follows the firm’s $125 million Fund I raise completed two years ago.

EJF Capital: $305 Million TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2026-1 Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

EJF Capital LP announced the closing of TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2026-1, an approximately $305 million securitization backed by trust preferred securities, subordinated debt, senior unsecured notes, and surplus notes issued by U.S. community banks and insurance companies.

Flox Intelligence: $3 Million Raised To Scale AI Wildlife Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Flox Intelligence, a wildlife intelligence company building AI systems designed to prevent human-wildlife conflict across critical infrastructure, has raised $3 million in a Seed+ round led by Tilia Impact Ventures. The round also included participation from Satgana, GENIUS NY operated by CenterState CEO, J.O.S.S., and existing investors Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest.

FLEXOO: €11 Million Series A Raised To Scale Physical AI Sensor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

FLEXOO GmbH, a pioneer in physical AI sensor technology, has closed an €11 million Series A funding round to accelerate the global expansion of its Physical AI platform. The round was led by eCAPITAL and AUMOVIO, with the new capital aimed at scaling FLEXOO’s international business across the battery storage and automotive industries, while advancing development of its patented sensor and edge AI platform.

Dwelly: $93 Million Raised To Scale AI-Powered UK Lettings Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Dwelly, a London-based AI-first lettings and property management platform, has raised $93 million in funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Begin Capital, s16vc – Founders for Founders Fund, and Trinity Capital. For this round, Trinity Capital said it committed $50 million in growth capital to support the company’s expansion across the UK.

BeyondMath: $18.5 Million Seed Round Completed To Scale Foundational Physics AI Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Cambridge-born deeptech company BeyondMath has completed its $18.5 million Seed round following a $10 million extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from existing investors UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures.

H.I.G. WhiteHorse Provides Financing To Viabus To Support Armira Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has provided first-lien, senior-secured financing to back Armira’s acquisition of Viabus B.V., a leading Dutch tour operator specializing in affordable, guided coach travel for senior travelers. H.I.G. Capital is a global alternative investment firm with $74 billion of capital under management.

Foodforecast: €8 Million Raised For AI Food Waste Forecasting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Cologne-based AI foodtech company Foodforecast has raised €8 million in a Series A funding round aimed at expanding its artificial-intelligence-driven demand and production forecasting platform across European markets. The round was co-led by SHIFT Invest and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), with participation from existing investors including Future Food Fund and Aeronaut Invest.

Ethos Capital: Lauri Palmieri Joins To Expand Office Of Value Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Ethos Capital, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $5 billion in assets under management, has expanded its Office of Value Creation by appointing Lauri Palmieri as Principal. The move underscores the firm’s continued focus on disciplined execution and operator-led performance as the foundation for sustained investment outperformance.

BreezeBio: $60 Million Series B Raised To Advance Precision Genetic Medicines Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

BreezeBio, formerly known as GenEdit, has closed $60 million in Series B financing to advance its first internal therapeutic programs toward the clinic and expand its NanoGalaxy delivery platform.

Energea: $100 Million Commitment Launches LATAM Renewable Energy Portfolio In Colombia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Energea, a global renewable energy developer and operator, has launched its LATAM Energy Portfolio, committing $100 million to distributed solar projects across South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, beginning with a secured credit facility in Colombia.

Autosana: $3.2 Million Raised For Agentic QA Platform For iOS, Android, And Web Apps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Autosana, known as the first agentic QA platform for iOS, Android, and web apps, has raised $3.2 million in funding. The round included backing from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Phosphor Capital, DeVC, 468 Capital, and angel investors, including Paul Graham, YC alumni, and executives from companies such as Meta, Netflix, Coinbase, and Robinhood.

Pure Earth: Audacious Project Funding Targets Protection Of 500 Million Children From Lead Poisoning By 2033

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Pure Earth has been named a grantee of The Audacious Project, securing a major multi-year investment to support governments in more than 20 countries in reducing childhood lead poisoning at scale and protecting over 500 million children by 2033.

Eldridge Capital: €85 Million Loan Backs Refinancing Of Milan’s Segreen Business Park

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Eldridge Capital Management announced the full subscription of units for REC Italy Fund 1, an Italian credit alternative closed-end fund managed by Castello SGR S.p.A., which has provided an €85 million loan to refinance Segreen Business Park in Milan.

Multitude Insights: $10 Million Series A Raised To Modernize Law Enforcement Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Multitude Insights, a public safety technology company building modern intelligence infrastructure for law enforcement, announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered intelligence sharing platform, BLTN.

Rapidus: ¥267.6 Billion Secured To Advance 2nm Logic Semiconductor Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Rapidus Corporation announced that it has secured a total of ¥267.6 billion, approximately $1.7 billion, in funding from the Japan government and 32 private-sector companies, positioning the semiconductor manufacturer to move from research and development into mass production of 2nm logic semiconductors by 2027.

Franklin Street Properties: $320 Million Secured Credit Facility Refinances Debt And Advances Strategic Review

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Franklin Street Properties, a real estate investment trust focused on institutional-quality U.S. office properties, has closed a $320 million secured credit facility with an affiliate of TPG Credit, refinancing all of its outstanding indebtedness and continuing its review of strategic alternatives.

White Oak Commercial Finance: $35 Million ABL Facility Provided To Catalyst Supplier Unicat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

White Oak Commercial Finance and White Oak UK, affiliates of White Oak Global Advisors, have provided a $35 million asset-based lending revolver facility to Unicat Catalyst Technologies, a supplier of heterogeneous catalyst products. The facility includes a $20 million uncommitted accordion feature.

Arcmont Asset Management: €1.5 Billion Raised For Capital Solutions Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Arcmont Asset Management, a European private credit asset manager and affiliate of Nuveen, announced the final close of Capital Solutions Fund II and associated vehicles, raising approximately €1.5 billion in total investable capital. The strategy has nearly doubled in size compared to its predecessor, Capital Solutions Fund I, and attracted a diverse investor base including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Ascend Capital Partners: $791 Million Fund II Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Ascend Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm dedicated to improving access, affordability, and quality of healthcare for underserved and vulnerable populations, announced the final close of Ascend Capital Partners Fund II and its parallel vehicles, with total commitments of $791 million. The fund exceeded its initial $700 million target.

Adams Street Partners: Chris Cho Named As Head Of Investor Relations In Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with more than $65 billion in assets under management, announced that Chris Cho, Partner, Investor Relations, has been promoted to Head of Investor Relations for Asia. He assumes the role in February, succeeding Ben Hart, Partner & Head of Investor Relations (Asia), who is departing the firm after ten years of service.

Novacap: $3.8 Billion Closed For Seventh Technology Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Novacap, a leading North American private equity firm, announced the final close of Novacap Technologies Fund VII, with nearly $3.8 billion in capital commitments, including affiliated vehicles. The fund was raised in under a year, surpassing its $2.75 billion target by more than $1 billion amid strong global investor demand.

Quantum Elements: Strategic Investment From Firgun Ventures To Advance AI-Powered Quantum Computing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Firgun Ventures announced a strategic investment in Los Angeles–based startup Quantum Elements, which is developing Constellation, an AI-powered platform designed to accelerate the development of quantum computing applications. The firm said it is backing what it described as an exceptional founding team, with Dr. Chad Rigetti, founder of Rigetti Computing, serving on the company’s board. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Encord: $60 Million Series C Raised To Scale AI-Native Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Encord announced a $60 million Series C led by Wellington Management, bringing the company’s total funding to $110 million. Existing investors Y Combinator, CRV, N47, Crane Venture Partners and Harpoon Ventures participated in the round alongside new investors Bright Pixel Capital and Isomer Capital.

OpenAI: $110 Billion Raised At $730 Billion Valuation To Scale AI Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

OpenAI announced that it is raising $110 billion in new investment at a $730 billion pre-money valuation to accelerate its mission of bringing advanced artificial intelligence to consumers, developers, and enterprises worldwide. The company said the funding includes commitments from SoftBank, NVIDIA, and Amazon, alongside additional financial investors expected to join as the round progresses.

Dots: $8.9 Million Series A Raised For Global Payouts Platform As It Surpasses $1 Billion Delivered

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Dots, a San Francisco-based global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses, announced it has secured $8.9 million in Series A funding led by DCM, with participation from Y Combinator. The company, which is profitable, has now raised more than $14.6 million to date and processes over $150 million in payouts each month, representing 400% year-over-year revenue growth.

Third Way Health: $15 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Healthcare Front-Office Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Third Way Health (TWH), an AI-enabled services partner for healthcare organizations, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $15 million Series A funding round led by Health Velocity Capital, with Partner Kristin Torres Mowat leading the investment. With the new capital, the company’s total funding now stands at $22.5 million, supporting continued product investment and operational scale.

Sensera Systems: $27 Million Series B Raised For AI-Powered Construction Jobsite Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Sensera Systems announced it has closed a $27 million Series B funding round to accelerate growth and innovation in AI-powered jobsite intelligence built specifically for the construction industry. The round was led by 10 Atlantic Group, LLC (TAG), with additional investment from Egis Capital Partners and MUUS Asset Management.