Venture Capital

Tower Semiconductor Announces $3 Billion Japan Expansion With METI Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Tower Semiconductor announced a strategic dual-track capacity expansion in Japan with support from the Government of Japan. The expansion will increase the company’s capabilities in 300mm Silicon Photonics, Silicon Germanium, and advanced packaging.

State Affairs Raises $70 Million To Advance Policy And Regulatory Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

State Affairs announced $70 million in total funding to accelerate its AI-powered intelligence platform for policy and regulatory markets. Investors in the funding include Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Alumni Ventures, Marcus Brauchli, Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, and Richard Sarnoff. Brauchli is the former Executive Editor of The Washington Post and former Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal; Mather and Hansmann founded The Athletic; and Sarnoff is Chairman of Media, Education and Entertainment at KKR.

Flex Raises $70 Million Series B1 To Launch Flex Global, An AI-Native Private Banking Platform For HNW Business Owners Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Flex, a San Francisco-based AI-native private banking platform for high-net-worth business owners in the middle market, has raised a $70 million Series B1 led by Halo Fund, the investment platform co-founded by Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth owner and Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith and Accel general partner Ryan Sweeney. Portage Ventures, Wellington, Crosslink Capital, 53 Stations, Titanium Ventures, Spice, Florida Funders and others also participated. The round comes just months after Flex's $60 million Series B in December 2025 and brings total equity raised to $180 million and total capital including debt to $300 million. Annualized revenue has grown 3x since the December round, and Flex is now at a nine-figure annualized revenue run rate with more than $10 billion in annualized total payment volume, growing roughly 4x year over year.

ZeroEyes Announces $10 Million Investment In AI R&D, Plans To Hire 100-Plus Philadelphia-Area Veterans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

ZeroEyes, creators of a multi-analytics weapons-detection and threat-intelligence platform, announced a planned $10 million U.S. investment in AI and machine-learning research and development. The investment includes a commitment to hiring more than 100 veterans in Southeastern Pennsylvania over the next 24 months to fill roles including Technical Program Managers, MLOps Engineers, and AI Solutions Specialists. The company made the announcement at Senator Dave McCormick's 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, held at Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Mighty Therapeutics Secures Up To $150 Million To Advance Mitochondrial Targeted Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Mighty Therapeutics announced the closing of transactions securing up to $150 million in non-dilutive growth and equity capital. The financing is designed to support the company’s commercial and clinical development plans for a new class of medicines targeting mitochondrial dysfunction.

410 Medical Secures $12 Million In Growth Financing To Scale LifeFlow Commercial Expansion And Next-Generation Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

410 Medical, a North Carolina-based medical device company focused on advanced resuscitation technologies for emergency and critical care, has completed an oversubscribed $12 million financing round. Orlando Health Ventures led the round, with participation from Hatteras Venture Partners, Ballad Health, OSF Healthcare, Rex Health Ventures, CU Healthcare Innovations Fund, Sarnova, Catalyst by Wellstar, Tampa General and a new undisclosed strategic investor. The capital will be used to scale commercial operations and support the launch of a next-generation LifeFlow infuser planned for 2027.

Tempus Realty Partners Announces $42.1 Million In Arkansas Acquisitions For Tempus Evergreen Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment firm, announced the acquisition of two properties totaling approximately $42.1 million for its perpetual-life investment vehicle, Tempus Evergreen. The acquisitions include five buildings spanning 336,242 square feet across roughly 22.5 acres in North Little Rock and Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Moonfare Surpasses €4 Billion In AUM After Strong Half-Year Inflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Moonfare announced that it has surpassed €4 billion in assets under management, marking a major growth milestone for the global private markets platform and investment firm.

Singularity Raises $80 Million Series A At $400 Million Valuation To Deploy Air Defense At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Singularity emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $80 million Series A financing at a $400 million valuation. The company is focused on deploying low-cost air defense systems at scale for the U.S. and its allies. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and Felicis. Seed investors AE Ventures and NEA also participated, along with Long Journey, Harpoon, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator, Decisive Point, New Vista, Sunflower, and Soma.

TerraFirma Raises $115 Million To Scale Semi-Autonomous Construction Robotics For Critical Infrastructure On Earth And Beyond

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

TerraFirma, an Austin-based tech-enabled, vertically integrated construction company founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised approximately $115 million, including a $100 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Glade Brook Capital Partners, BANNER VC, Saga Ventures, Trust Ventures, Definition, PEAK6, Magnetar Capital and Ravelin Capital. Angel investors include founders, executives and engineers from SpaceX, Anduril, Base Power, Shinkei and Hadrian. The funding will support expansion of TerraFirma's engineering, manufacturing, operations and construction teams, and the continued development of its semi-autonomous heavy equipment systems.

Feathery Raises $30 Million In Series A To Scale AI Operating And Decisioning System For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Feathery, the AI operating and decisioning system for financial services, announced that it has raised $30 million in total funding, including its recently completed Series A, from Portage Ventures, Index Ventures, Allstate Strategic Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Erie Strategic Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures. The company is one of the fastest-growing AI platforms for financial services, serving more than 300 firms across insurance and wealth management.

Chai Discovery Raises $400 Million Series C To Advance AI-Driven Molecular Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Chai Discovery announced a $400 million Series C financing to accelerate the development and deployment of its AI-driven molecular design platform. The round valued Chai Discovery at $3.8 billion. It was led by Index Ventures alongside Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Dimension. New investors in the round included Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, Baillie Gifford, BDT & MSD, Sapphire Ventures, Avra Capital, and other notable investors. Existing investors Thrive Capital, OpenAI, Oak HC/FT, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Glade Brook, Avenir, Lachy Groom, and Yosemite also participated.

1864 Fund Completes Deployment Of $10 Million Seed Fund Across Eight Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

The 1864 Fund, a Nevada-based seed-stage venture capital fund affiliated with StartUpNV, announced that it has raised and invested its $10 million fund across eight companies.

Prosperity Partners Receives Majority Growth Investment From Lightyear Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Prosperity Partners, a Chicago-headquartered tax, client accounting and transaction support services firm, has announced a majority growth investment from Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with approximately $8.1 billion in assets under management. Unity Partners, which invested in Prosperity in April 2023, will retain a minority position in the company. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Velocity Raises $38 Million Series A To Scale Enterprise Stablecoin Treasury And Settlement Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Velocity, a London-based stablecoin treasury and settlement platform founded in 2025, has raised a $38 million Series A led by Dragonfly and FirstMark, with participation from Activant Capital, Capital One Ventures, QED Investors, Coinbase Ventures, Wintermute Ventures and Ripple.

Rockefeller Group: Mitzi Jones Joins As Senior Managing Director To Lead Southeast Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Rockefeller Group announced that veteran real estate executive Mitzi Jones has joined the company as Senior Managing Director, Southeast Region, overseeing its development business throughout the Southeast United States. Jones is based in the company's Atlanta regional headquarters and succeeds John Petricola, who plans to leave the company at the end of July.

Greylock Raises $1.5 Billion For Greylock 18 To Back AI-Native Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Greylock announced Greylock 18, a $1.5 billion fund dedicated to partnering with founders at the earliest stages in AI. The fund will back founders building across infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, deep tech, consumer, and fintech. Greylock said the fund extends its long-running strategy of partnering with a select set of founders early and helping them scale from inception to IPO and beyond.

TYLsemi Raises $43 Million To Launch First Full-Stack Chiplet Platform For Custom AI Silicon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

TYLsemi, a San Jose-based chiplet platform company, has emerged from stealth and closed an oversubscribed $43 million early-stage funding round to accelerate development of AI infrastructure silicon. The round was led by Matter Venture Partners with participation from Viola Ventures, GHOVC, Egis Technology and strategic investors across the global semiconductor and AI infrastructure ecosystem.

Cognify Health Raises Seed Funding To Build Healthcare Platform For Youth Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Cognify Health announced a seed funding round led by Game Changers Ventures. The company is building a healthcare platform for youth athletics, starting with concussion care.

Prolo Raises £4.2 Million Seed To Bring AI-Powered Procurement To SME Construction Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Prolo, a London-based AI-powered procurement platform designed to help SME construction firms source materials, equipment and plant hire at competitive market rates, has closed an oversubscribed £4.2 million Seed round. The round was led by Triple Point Ventures and joined by a16z Scout Fund, Anamcara Capital, Concrete VC, Foundation Ventures, Haatch, Koro Capital, Love Ventures and Portfolio Ventures. Proceeds will fund go-to-market sales and marketing and accelerate new technology and product rollouts to support the company's growing base of SME contractor customers.

InstaLILY Raises $60 Million Series B And Launches Lily As An AI Forward Deployed Engineer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

InstaLILY AI, creator of the world's first AI Forward Deployed Engineer, announced a $60 million Series B round led by Energize Capital, with participation from Insight Partners, which increased its investment, and new strategic investors including Home Depot Ventures and United Rentals. The round brings the company's total raised to nearly $100 million, and revenue grew 5x over the past year.

Feenko Secures $30 Million In User Acquisition Financing From PvX Partners To Scale Subscription Management App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Feenko, a Kyiv-based smart subscription tracking and management app, has secured $30 million in user acquisition financing from PvX Partners, a financial services firm specializing in non-dilutive revolving credit facilities for consumer applications. The capital will be used to accelerate user growth and expand Feenko's reach across key international markets as demand for subscription management tools continues to grow alongside the proliferation of recurring digital charges.

Hadrius Raises $27 Million To Build Agentic Compliance Infrastructure For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Hadrius announced that it raised $27 million in seed and Series A funding led by CRV, with participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, and the founders of Altruist, Jump AI, and FINNY.

Guthrie AI Raises $4 Million Seed Funding To Scale Virtual Bid Assistant Platform For Glazing Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Guthrie AI, a Philadelphia-based construction technology company that recruits, trains, and places Virtual Bid Assistants for glazing contractors, has raised a $4 million seed round led by Chicago Ventures. The funding will expand Guthrie AI's engineering team, deepen integrations with tools estimators already use, including Bluebeam, Outlook and Excel—and grow the platform that makes it easy for glazing contractors to hire, supervise and work with a trained bid assistant from day one.

Williams Secures $5.34 Billion From Blackstone, Apollo And KKR For Five Behind-The-Meter Power Innovation Projects Serving AI Infrastructure Demand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Williams, the Tulsa-based natural gas infrastructure company that delivers roughly one-third of the nation's natural gas, has signed an agreement with funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance, in partnership with Apollo and KKR, to provide $5.34 billion in committed capital to support the development of five announced behind-the-meter Power Innovation projects: Socrates, Apollo, Aquila, Socrates the Younger and Neo. The transaction gives Blackstone and its partners a 49% noncontrolling equity interest in the five projects while Williams retains 51% ownership and full commercial and operational control.

Corner Health Raises $32.5 Million in Seed and Series A Financing to Rebuild Primary Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Corner Health, a company designed to rebuild the healthcare system by empowering Nurse Practitioners to start and scale their own local primary care practices, announced it has raised $32.5 million in Seed and Series A financing. The Series A was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from existing investors First Round Capital and Zigg Capital. The investment follows a period of rapid growth for Corner Health, which has established a network of more than 70 provider-owned primary care practices, making it the fastest-growing primary care network in Arizona and Washington and enabling 35,000-plus patient visits over the past year.

Warren Equity Partners Closes Fund V At Hard Cap With About $2.8 Billion in Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Warren Equity Partners Manager (WEP), a leading investor in infrastructure solutions with $9.6 billion in assets under management, announced the closing of Warren Equity Partners Fund V, L.P. and Warren Equity Partners Fund V-A, L.P., with approximately $2.8 billion in total capital commitments. Fund V surpassed its initial target of $2.25 billion in less than 12 months and closed oversubscribed at its hard cap, receiving commitments from over 60 global institutions, including pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, endowments and foundations, and family offices.

Thira Raises $21 Million Seed To Build Self-Learning AI Back-Office Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Thira announced that it raised $21 million in seed funding led by Madrona, with participation from FUSE and a group of global advisors and CIOs.

Draig Therapeutics Closes $65 Million Series B To Advance AMPA And GABAA Receptor Modulators In Neuropsychiatric Disorders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Draig Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company co-founded by Cardiff University and SV Health Investors and headquartered across Newton, Massachusetts and Cardiff, United Kingdom, has closed an oversubscribed $65 million Series B financing. The round was led by new investor Deep Track Capital, with participation from Janus Henderson Investors, Marshall Wace, British Business Bank and Jefferson Life Sciences, joining existing backers SV Health Investors, ICG, Access Biotechnology, Canaan Partners, SR One, Sanofi Ventures and Schroders Capital. Proceeds will be used to accelerate clinical development of the company's pipeline of highly specific AMPA receptor and GABAA receptor modulators.

Cover Genius Raises $100 Million From Vista Credit Partners At $1.9 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 14, 2026

Cover Genius, the global infrastructure for embedded protection, announced a $100 million capital raise backed by Vista Credit Partners, a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners and strategic financing partner focused on enterprise software. The raise values Cover Genius at $1.9 billion, marking a new chapter for the company.