Venture Capital

TakeUp: Series A Raised For AI-Based Revenue Optimization Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

TakeUp, an AI-based revenue optimization platform for independent accommodations, recently secured $11 million in Series A funding led by 1848 Ventures. This funding will enhance how small hospitality brands drive demand and maximize revenue using adaptive causal inference AI.

Farmers Business Network: $50 Million Secured For AI-Based Agricultural Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

Farmers Business Network (FBN), a leading agricultural marketplace, has secured $50 million in new funding to expand its platform and enhance its product offerings, particularly in the area of AI. This investment comes from notable backers like GV (Google Ventures), Temasek, and T. Rowe Price.

FuriosaAI: $125 Million Series C Raised For Scaling Next-Gen AI Inference Chip

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

FuriosaAI, a semiconductor company working to establish a new foundation for AI computing, has completed a $125 million Series C bridge funding round with support from investors including the Korea Development Bank and Kakao Investment.

BetterRX: Strategic Investment Raised From BVP Forge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

BetterRX, the leading hospice pharmacy platform, has secured a strategic growth investment from BVP Forge to enhance its expansion efforts and has appointed Tim Tannert as the new CEO. This investment aims to alleviate suffering caused by medication delays by expanding platform reach, promoting innovation, and enhancing hospice medication management standards.

Saint Sass: €4.2 Million Secured For Global Fashion Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

Saint Sass, a Berlin-based fashion startup, has raised €4.2 million in a recent funding round, reflecting strong investor confidence. This investment, led by Infinitas Capital and German investor Daniel Bronk, will accelerate the brand's growth, allowing for expanded operations and enhanced product offerings.

Bristol Myers Squibb And Bain Capital Launch New Immunology Company With $300 Million Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Bain Capital have announced the creation of NewCo, an independent biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative therapies for autoimmune diseases. With a financing commitment of $300 million from Bain Capital, NewCo's pipeline includes five licensed immunology assets from BMS, featuring three clinical-stage candidates and two Phase 1-ready programs.

Salient: $60 Million Raised To Transform Loan Servicing With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2025

Salient, an innovator in AI-powered financial services technology, has raised $60 million in funding from notable firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Michael Ovitz, and Y Combinator. This investment will help expand Salient’s loan servicing platform, which transforms how lenders manage collections, compliance, and customer communications.

KKR: Majority Stake In HealthCare Royalty Partners Acquired

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Global investment firm KKR has acquired a majority stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners (HCRx), enhancing its capabilities in biopharma royalty and credit investing.

Quantica Infrastructure Launches With EnCap Backing To Transform Data Center Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Quantica Infrastructure has launched to provide integrated digital infrastructure solutions, addressing the demand for ready-to-build data center sites. The company seamlessly combines renewable energy, traditional grid power, and network connectivity, minimizing risks and simplifying deployments for clients.

KKR Commits A$500 Million To CleanPeak Energy For Australian Distributed Energy Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Global investment firm KKR has partnered with CleanPeak Energy, investing A$500 million to expand CleanPeak's distributed energy platform in Australia. This funding will help develop solar, battery storage, and micro-grid solutions for the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector.

Pahr Therapeutics: $14 Million Seed Funding Raised For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Pahr Therapeutics has raised $14 million in a seed financing round to develop therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), led by RA Capital Management, AN Venture Partners, and the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC).

Pluristyx: Funding Raised To Expand iPSC Product Portfolio And Commercial Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Pluristyx, a leader in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies and gene editing, has completed its latest funding round, led by BioLife Solutions and BroadOak Capital Partners.

MaaT Pharma: €37.5 Million EIB Loan Secured To Advance Cancer Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

MaaT Pharma, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies (MET) for cancer patients, has secured a €37.5 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its late-stage hemato-oncology programs.

Energy Vault: $18 Million Project Financing Raised For Texas Battery Storage System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Energy Vault Holdings, a leader in grid-scale energy storage, has closed $18 million in project financing for its Cross Trails Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). This funding supports the company's "Own & Operate" strategy as outlined during its May 2024 Investor and Analyst Day. The company expects to secure over $12 million from an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) sale agreement later this quarter.

Treaty Oak Clean Energy: $300 Million Corporate Credit Facility Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a US independent power producer (IPP), closed a $300 million senior secured credit facility to support its expanding renewable project pipeline of solar, wind, and battery storage.

BlinkOps: $50 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Cybersecurity Micro-Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

BlinkOps announced that it has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, led by O.G. Venture Partners, with existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Hetz Ventures participating, bringing the total funding to $90 million. Founded by Gil Barak and Zion Zatlavi, former Secdo founders acquired by Palo Alto Networks, BlinkOps' recent funding follows strong market demand after launching its Security Micro-Agent Builder earlier this year.

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures: Interview With Founder Partners Rick Johanson And Dan Peng About Advancing Gaming Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) is a strategic initiative launched by the Arbitrum DAO to accelerate the growth of gaming and entertainment on the Arbitrum blockchain platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rick Johanson (Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Founding Partner and Vice President) and Dan Peng (Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Founding Partner and Vice President) to gain a deeper understanding of the initiative.

Tonic Security: $7 Million Raised For Transforming Exposure And Vulnerability Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Tonic Security, a cybersecurity startup that helps teams cut through noise and complexity, has launched from stealth with $7 million in seed funding. Hetz Ventures led the seed round, with support from Vesey Ventures and industry angels.

Cover Whale: $40 Million Growth Equity Raised From Morgan Stanley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, an insurtech focused on connected commercial auto insurance secured $40 million from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. This funding will enhance technology, analytics, and product development, driving increased profitability.

HealthMark Group: Investment Raised From TA Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

HealthMark Group, a provider of clinical information exchange solutions, announced a strategic investment from TA Associates to boost its growth and enhance healthcare data exchange using advanced technology. Management and Ridgemont Equity Partners will also hold ownership stakes, with TA as the new lead investor.

Positron AI: $51.6 Million Raised For Transforming GenAI With High-Performance Compute Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Positron AI, a leader in American-made semiconductors and inference hardware, announced the closing of a $51.6 million oversubscribed Series A round, raising over $75 million this year. Led by Valor Equity, Atreides Management, and DFJ Growth, with additional support from Flume Ventures, Scott McNealy, Resilience Reserve, 1517 Fund, and Unless. This funding supports the deployment of Atlas and the rollout of second-generation products in 2026.

Stonepeak: European Renewable Land Aggregation Platform JouleTerra Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure, has launched JouleTerra, a land aggregation platform for renewable energy sites across Europe. JouleTerra will acquire and lease land to renewable energy operators under long-term contracts, facilitating access to land they would otherwise need to procure and develop.

Fable Security: $31 Million Raised For Human Risk Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Fable Security, a human risk management platform, launched with $31 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Redpoint Ventures. It protects enterprises across industries by deploying targeted, risk-based interventions in real time, directly where employees work.

MapLight: $372.5 Million Series D Funding Raised For Developing Therapeutics For Central Nervous System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

MapLight Therapeutics announced a $372.5 million oversubscribed Series D financing, co-led by Forbion and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from Sanofi, T. Rowe Price, Avego BioScience, and existing investors like Novo Holdings, 5AM Ventures, and Blue Owl.

Root Evidence: $12.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Root Evidence, a cybersecurity startup specializing in evidence-based security, has raised $12.5 million in a seed round. The oversubscribed funding was led by Ballistic Ventures with Grossman Ventures and others. The investment aligns talented cybersecurity leaders behind Root Evidence's goal of providing solutions that turn digital risk into measurable business results.

Apera AI: Series A Raised For 4D Vision For Industrial Robotic Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Apera AI, a leader in 4D Vision for industrial robotics, has announced a successful, oversubscribed Series A round, which includes a new investment from BDC Capital and increased participation from existing investors.

Rapidise Launched With $4 Million Seed Raised To Build AI-Connected Devices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

Napino Tech Ventures and Teksun Microsys launched Rapidise Technology with $4 million in seed funding to transform the design and manufacturing of AI-connected devices. Rapidise is an ODM that designs, prototypes, certifies, and manages full product lifecycles for startups, SMBs, and enterprises, allowing clients to focus on branding while Rapidise delivers turnkey solutions.

ArcSpan: $5.2 Million Raised For Publisher Audience Monetization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

ArcSpan, a publisher-first monetization platform, has raised $5.2 million in a Seed Extension round to support its mission of helping digital publishers maximize revenue by transforming first-party data into high-performance audience solutions.

50 South Capital: Two Flagship Private Equity Funds Closed At Over $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2025

50 South Capital Advisors, part of Northern Trust Asset Management, announced the final closings of two flagship private equity funds, surpassing their fundraising goals. Private Equity Strategic Opportunities Fund V (PESOF V) closed with $1.2 billion, and Private Equity Core Fund XI (PECF XI) with $893 million, attracting investors from wealth, family offices, intermediaries, consultants, and institutions.

Dropzone AI: $37 Million Series B Raised For Developing SOC Analysts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2025

Dropzone AI, a provider of AI-based Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round led by Theory Ventures, with participation from Madrona, Decibel Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, and IQT. This funding validates Dropzone AI's solution, which enhances security for over 100 enterprises, including UiPath, Zapier, and Pipe.