Venture Capital

Webull Acquires 99.36% Of Pi Securities For Approximately $100 Million, Targets THB 200 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Webull Securities Thailand has completed the acquisition of approximately 99.36% of Pi Securities Public Company Limited for aggregate consideration of about $100 million, significantly expanding Webull's presence in Thailand and creating a platform that is targeting THB 200 billion in combined assets under management.

Williams Prices $2.75 Billion Senior Notes Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Williams has priced a $2.75 billion public offering of senior notes, providing the energy infrastructure company with additional long-term capital that it plans to use primarily to repay outstanding commercial paper and support general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures.

Michigan State University Receives $30 Million NSF Grant To Establish TEMPEST Turbulence Research Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Michigan State University has received a $30 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Transformative Explorations in Multi-Physics and Engineering of Scientific Turbulence, or TEMPEST, Science and Technology Center, bringing together researchers in physics, mathematics, engineering and artificial intelligence to study one of science's most challenging problems: understanding, predicting and ultimately controlling turbulence.

Doncasters Completes $325 Million Debt Refinancing Following IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

DPC Holdings, which operates as Doncasters, has completed a debt refinancing designed to increase liquidity and financial flexibility, reduce annual interest expense and extend its debt maturities following the company's initial public offering.

GoPro Issues $20 Million Convertible Debenture To Yorkville

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

GoPro has issued a $20 million convertible debenture to YA II PN, Ltd., or Yorkville, completing the third closing under a previously announced securities purchase agreement that provided for up to $50 million of convertible debentures.

Envestnet More Than Doubles Tamarac Technology Investment As Part Of $1 Billion WealthTech Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Envestnet is increasing its technology investment in Tamarac by 2.5 times, including a $35 million surge investment, as part of a broader $1 billion, five-year research and development commitment focused on transforming technology for financial advisors.

Franklin Templeton And Clarion Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Stoneshield Capital, Expanding European Real Assets AUM To $13 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Franklin Templeton, through its real estate subsidiary Clarion Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Stoneshield Capital, a European real assets manager with approximately $9 billion (€8 billion) in assets under management.

Clean Growth Fund II Reaches £81.5 Million With £22.5 Million Border To Coast Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Clean Growth Fund has completed the second close of Fund II at £81.5 million, taking the specialist UK climate technology venture fund more than halfway toward its £150 million target.

Rohati Capital Closes Oversubscribed $50 Million Inaugural Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Rohati Capital has closed its inaugural venture fund, Rohati Fund I, at $50 million, exceeding its original $30 million target. The Palo Alto-based venture platform was founded by former Amazon operators and is designed to give individual investors and family offices exposure to both venture funds and direct company investments.

Techshop II Reaches €43 Million First Close And Targets €100 Million By 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

The Techshop has announced the €43 million first close of Techshop II, its second venture capital fund, as the Italian investment firm expands its strategy around early-stage B2B software and artificial intelligence companies.

Apogem Capital Closes Eleventh Private Equity Fund At $597 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Apogem Capital has closed Apogem Private Equity Fund XI at $597 million in total commitments, reaching the fund's hard cap and continuing its lower middle-market private equity strategy.

Forus Raises $150 Million Series C At $3 Billion Valuation Led By Bain Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Forus has raised $150 million in Series C financing at a $3 billion valuation, tripling its valuation just months after its Series B and bringing total funding to more than $300 million. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which has invested in Forus since its seed round. Every existing institutional investor also participated, including Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Vast Ventures and SV Angel.

Moonwalk Biosciences Raises $70 Million Series B To Advance Adipose-Targeted RNAi Obesity Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Moonwalk Biosciences has raised an oversubscribed $70 million Series B financing to advance its pipeline of adipose-targeted RNA interference medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. The round was co-led by Alpha Wave and YK Bioventures, with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, Gaorong Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Future Ventures.

The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million Series C Co-Led By Bessemer, Atomico And Scaleup Europe Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

The Exploration Company has raised $450 million in Series C funding, marking the largest Series C ever announced by a European space company and bringing its total funding secured to approximately $680 million.

Veridue Raises $4 Million Pre-Seed Led By Episode 1 Ventures And Launches AI Due Diligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Veridue has raised a $4 million pre-seed funding round led by Episode 1 Ventures and officially launched its AI-native due diligence and M&A platform for energy infrastructure following two years of product development and industry validation.

Mistral Raises €3 Billion Series D At More Than €21 Billion Valuation Led By Samsung

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Mistral has raised €3 billion in Series D funding at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, marking what the company described as the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company. Samsung Electronics led the round, with the Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT and existing investor PSG Equity serving as co-leads.

DuPont REGISTRY Group Receives Strategic Investment From Sureel Choksi Family Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

DuPont REGISTRY Group has received a strategic investment from the family office of Sureel Choksi, President and CEO of Vantage Data Centers, adding an experienced technology and infrastructure executive as an investor in the luxury automotive platform. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Copilot Capital Makes Majority Investment In Green Eagle Solutions To Accelerate U.S. Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Copilot Capital has made a majority investment in Green Eagle Solutions, a Spanish software company that automates renewable energy operations, marking the fifth and final investment from Copilot Capital's first fund. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Surfshark Acquires Majority Stake In Optery To Expand Data Removal Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Surfshark has acquired a majority stake in Optery, a U.S.-based personal data removal company, expanding its cybersecurity and digital privacy ecosystem with additional capabilities for removing information from data brokers, people-search sites and search engine results.

Celero Communications Raises $275 Million Series C At More Than $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Celero Communications has raised $275 million in Series C funding at a valuation of more than $3 billion, bringing total capital raised by the AI infrastructure semiconductor company to $415 million.

TrueBridge Capital Partners Closes $508 Million Second Venture Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

TrueBridge Capital Partners has closed TrueBridge Secondaries II with $508 million in commitments, more than doubling the size of its first dedicated venture secondaries fund.

BrainChild Bio Raises $116 Million Series A And Launches Pivotal Phase 2 CAR T Cell Trial For Pediatric Brain Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

BrainChild Bio has raised $116 million in Series A funding to advance its CAR T cell therapies for central nervous system tumors, including a pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead candidate BCB-276 in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. The financing was led by an undisclosed private family fund and foundation aligned with BrainChild Bio's mission. Existing investor Seattle Children's participated alongside new investor WRF Capital.

D-Wave Quantum Secures Up To $100 Million In CHIPS And Science Act Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

D-Wave Quantum has finalized a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce providing access to up to $100 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding to accelerate development of its annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies.

UST Acquires Majority Stake In Italdesign From Audi Group To Expand AI-Driven Mobility Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

UST has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Italdesign from the Audi Group, combining Italdesign's automotive design and engineering capabilities with UST's expertise in artificial intelligence, digital engineering, software-defined vehicles and technology transformation.

Capital B Raises €30.1 Million And Acquires 376 Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings To 3,521 BTC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Capital B has completed approximately €30.1 million of capital raises and acquired an additional 376 BTC for €25.3 million, increasing its Bitcoin Treasury holdings to 3,521 BTC.

Precore Gold Raises C$6 Million In Oversubscribed Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Precore Gold has closed an oversubscribed C$6 million non-brokered private placement, providing additional capital for exploration programs and general working capital.

Pixxel Raises $100 Million Series C Led By Temasek And Seraphim

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, giving the space technology company additional capital to expand beyond hyperspectral imaging into a broader planetary infrastructure platform spanning advanced sensing satellites, Earth intelligence software, sovereign space systems and satellite manufacturing.

TotalEnergies Advances $14 Billion Papua LNG Project Toward Final Investment Decision

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

TotalEnergies has announced a series of major contractual and commercial milestones for Papua LNG, moving the Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas project closer to a final investment decision.

Haystack Robotics Raises $3.95 Million Series A Led By Agadia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Haystack Robotics has raised $3.95 million in Series A funding, with the round led by Agadia, to support the expansion of its autonomous UV-C disinfection robotics platform. The Portland, Oregon-based company plans to use the new capital to support global expansion and further development of its robotics and artificial intelligence technology.

Claret Capital Partners Raises €575 Million For European Growth Debt Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Claret Capital Partners has raised €575 million across its latest growth debt fundraising cycle, exceeding its original €500 million target and significantly increasing the capital available to back European growth companies.