Venture Capital

PowerLattice: $25 Million Series A Raised To Advance Power Delivery For AI Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

PowerLattice has emerged from stealth with a $25 million Series A round co-led by Playground Global and Celesta Capital, bringing its total funding to $31 million. The Vancouver-based semiconductor company is developing what it calls the industry’s first power delivery chiplet, designed to dramatically reduce the energy demands of AI accelerators and increase overall system performance.

Barings And Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate Deliver $173 Million Construction Financing For Philadelphia’s Harper Square Tower

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Barings and Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate have finalized a combined $173 million construction financing package to support the development of Harper Square, a luxury high-rise apartment tower planned for Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. The package includes a $113 million construction loan from Barings and $60 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing from Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate.

Kingsway Pharmaceuticals Acquires Minority Stake In CIGA Healthcare To Accelerate U.S. Diagnostic Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Kingsway Pharmaceuticals has acquired a strategic minority equity stake in CIGA Healthcare, a global diagnostics provider. This move positions the U.S.-based consumer healthcare company for a significantly larger role in the rapidly expanding at-home and retail diagnostic testing market.

TearOptix: Strategic Funding Raised And Scientific Advisory Board Formed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

TearOptix, a Silicon Valley contact lens innovator focused on next-generation solutions for presbyopia, has secured a strategic round of corporate financing backed by investors with strong expertise in ophthalmology. The funding will support the company’s clinical development program and accelerate plans to bring its proprietary multifocal contact lens technology to market.

Alembic: $145 Million Raised To Advance Enterprise Adoption Of Causal AI And Expand Supercomputing Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Alembic Technologies has raised $145 million in Series B and growth funding, marking one of the most significant recent financings in the enterprise artificial intelligence sector. The round represents a 15.7 times increase in valuation since the company’s Series A, positioning Alembic among the leading labs pushing the boundaries of next-generation enterprise intelligence. The funding was co-led by Prysm Capital and Accenture, with participation from Liquid 2 Ventures, NextEquity, Friends & Family Capital, WndrCo, and growth financing from SLW.

Accenture Strategically Invests In Alembic To Advance AI-Driven Marketing Measurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Accenture has made a strategic investment in Alembic, an AI-powered causal marketing intelligence platform, as part of the company’s broader effort to help enterprises better understand which marketing activities drive measurable revenue. The investment, made through Accenture Ventures, also establishes a partnership between the two companies to jointly serve clients seeking to modernize their marketing measurement capabilities and improve return on investment.

Amogy: $15 Million Strategic Investment Raised From GS E&C To Advance Carbon-Free Ammonia Power Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Amogy announced that it has raised a new $15 million strategic investment from GS Engineering and Construction, deepening a partnership aimed at accelerating the global deployment of ammonia-based, carbon-free distributed power systems. The funding round included participation from multiple GS affiliates, among them GS E&C, XPLOR, and GS Futures.

AlertD: $3 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised And AI Agentic SRE And DevOps Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

AlertD has emerged from stealth with the launch of its AI-driven SRE and DevOps platform and the announcement of $3 million in pre-seed funding led by True Ventures partner Puneet Agarwal. The San Francisco Bay Area startup aims to redefine how engineering teams manage cloud operations by introducing specialized AI agents that instantly surface AWS insights, reduce operational toil, and provide verifiable system visibility through a natural-language interface.

Ramp: $32 Billion Valuation Achieved After $300 Million Raise And Tender Offer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Ramp announced that it has reached a valuation of $32 billion after completing a $300 million primary financing round alongside an employee tender offer, marking one of the most significant private funding events of 2025 in the financial operations sector. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, joined by a substantial roster of existing backers including Founders Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Coatue, GIC, Avenir Growth, Thrive Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Khosla Ventures, ICONIQ, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Soma Capital, Emerson Collective, 8VC, Lux Capital, Definition Capital, 137 Ventures, General Catalyst, Box Group, Kultura Capital, Pinegrove Venture Partners, Anti Fund, and Stripes. New investors included Alpha Wave Global, Bessemer Venture Partners, Robinhood Ventures, 1789 Capital, Epicenter Capital, and Coral Capital.

Mate: $15.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance AI-Driven Security Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Mate, a cybersecurity startup based in Tel Aviv, announced its launch from stealth with a $15.5 million seed round led by Team8 and Insight Partners. The funding will support rapid hiring across engineering, expand collaborations with design partners, and prepare the company for broader enterprise deployment as demand grows for more efficient and adaptive Security Operations Centers.

SubImage: $4.2 Million Raised To Expand Open-Core Cloud Security Graph Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

SubImage announced it has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its open-core cloud security graph platform, expand customer pilots, and grow its engineering team. FundersClub, Y Combinator, Phosphor Capital, and Transpose Platform participated in the round.

NAF Opens Nationwide $10,000 Real Estate Impact Competition For High School Students

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

High school students across the United States now have the opportunity to compete for a share of $10,000 by proposing new ways to demonstrate how Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) can strengthen local communities. The Real Estate, Real Impact Challenge, launched by NAF on its free KnoPro digital learning platform and sponsored by Nareit, is open through December 7.

Energetic Capital Secures Permanent Financing For 400MW Solar Project In Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Energetic Capital has enabled permanent financing for one of the most significant solar developments in the ERCOT market, supporting a nearly 400MW utility-scale project in Texas through its flagship EneRate Credit Cover insurance product. The project, backed by a significant renewable energy developer, is expected to generate enough clean power to supply more than 75,000 homes each year.

Solve Therapeutics: $120 Million To Advance Next-Generation ADC Pipeline For Solid Tumors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Solve Therapeutics has secured $120 million in new financing to accelerate the development of its clinical-stage antibody drug conjugates for solid tumors, marking one of the biotechnology sector’s notable funding rounds of the year. The San Diego-based company is advancing a portfolio built on its proprietary CloakLink linker system, designed to improve stability, reduce hydrophobicity, and enhance the therapeutic index of ADCs targeting difficult solid tumor indications.

Safe Pro Group: Over $20 Million Secured To Accelerate AI, Drone, And Ballistics Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Safe Pro Group announced a major operational update following the securing of more than $20 million in new strategic investments, which are fueling rapid development across its AI, autonomous drone services, and advanced ballistic protection divisions. The Aventura-based company, which trades on Nasdaq under the ticker SPAI, said the funding is enabling the faster commercialization of its technology platforms and strengthening its market position in defense, public safety, and humanitarian operations.

Keychain: $10 Million Secured To Launch AI Operating System For Private Label Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Keychain has raised $10 million to accelerate the rollout of Keychain360, an AI-powered operating system designed to streamline private label product development and supply chain management for retailers. The investment includes funding from W23 Global, the venture capital fund supported by Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Empire Company Limited/Sobeys, and Shoprite Group.

Artios: $115 Million Series D Raised To Advance Late-Stage DDR Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Artios Pharma Limited has closed an oversubscribed $115 million Series D financing to accelerate clinical development across its portfolio of DNA damage response therapeutics. The round was co-led by SV Health Investors and RA Capital Management, with participation from Janus Henderson Investors and strong support from existing backers.

PayPal And KKR Sign New Agreement For Up To €65 Billion In European Buy Now Pay Later Receivables

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

PayPal and KKR have expanded their partnership through a new agreement that will enable KKR’s credit funds and accounts to purchase up to €65 billion of PayPal’s current and future European buy-now-pay-later receivables through March 2028. The renewed arrangement includes a loan commitment of up to €6 billion and covers BNPL loans originated in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Sakana AI: ¥20 Billion Series B Raised To Advance Sustainable AI In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Tokyo-based research company Sakana AI has secured ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) in Series B funding to accelerate its work on sustainable, efficiency-focused AI technology and expand deployment across major Japanese industries. The round included participation from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Khosla Ventures, Factorial, Macquarie Capital, Fundomo, Mouro Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Geodesic Capital, Lux Capital, Ora Global, MPower Partners, Shikoku Electric Power, and In-Q-Tel.

Ancient Makes Strategic Investment In Superyacht Leader Burgess

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Ancient has taken a strategic stake in Burgess, the longstanding global leader in the superyacht industry, marking a significant partnership aimed at strengthening Burgess’s position as the foremost full-service platform in the sector. The deal aligns with Ancient’s approach of investing in category-defining businesses in specialty finance and specialized services.

AKA Foods: $17.2 Million Closed To Launch Secure AI Platform For Food Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

AKA Foods has closed a $17.2 million seed funding round led by noted AI entrepreneurs Alex and Michael Bronstein, marking the official debut of AKA Studio, a secure AI system designed to accelerate and modernize product development for global food companies. The financing represents a notable early investment in a platform that aims to redefine how food is researched, formulated, and commercialized by integrating organisational knowledge, sensory evaluation, and advanced AI assistants into a unified environment.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $192 Million Refinance For Cortland Multifamily Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Walker & Dunlop has arranged $192,068,000 in refinancing for a four-property, 1,137-unit multifamily portfolio owned by Cortland Partners and located across Miami, Dallas, and Denver. The financing was secured through Freddie Mac and executed by Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets, led by Senior Managing Director Stephen Farnsworth and his team.

No Barrier: $2.7 Million Raised To Expand Real-Time Medical Interpretation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

No Barrier, a fast-growing healthcare AI company focused on eliminating language barriers in clinical settings, has raised an oversubscribed Seed Round of $2.7 million led by A-Squared Ventures, Esplanade Ventures, Rock Health Capital, and Fusion. The new funding will support broader deployment of the company’s real-time, compliant medical interpretation technology across hospitals, clinics, and specialty care environments.

The LegalTech Fund Closes $110 Million Second Fund As Legaltech Investment Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

The LegalTech Fund has closed its second fund at $110 million, marking a significant milestone for the only venture firm exclusively focused on legal technology. The new vehicle is nearly four times the size of its inaugural $28.5 million fund. It comes at a time when the $1 trillion global legal services market is undergoing rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence, workflow automation, and regulatory evolution.

BluePill: $6 Million Seed Round Raised To Launch AI Consumer Twins For Instant Market Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

BluePill has raised $6 million in seed financing to accelerate the rollout of its AI consumer-insights platform, which uses digital twins of real audiences to help brands test new products, campaigns, and creative concepts in minutes. The round was led by Ubiquity Ventures with participation from Pioneer Square Labs and Flying Fish Ventures.

KKR Backs Chandra Asri Group With $750 Million Financing For Esso Singapore Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

KKR has provided a $750 million bespoke financing package to Chandra Asri Group to support the company’s expansion strategy and its acquisition of ExxonMobil’s Esso-branded retail fuel station network in Singapore. The investment was arranged by KKR Capital Markets and funded through KKR’s private credit and insurance platforms, marking a major boost for one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent integrated energy, chemicals, and infrastructure companies.

Sofinnova Partners: €650 Million Raised For Capital XI Fund To Accelerate Early-Stage Healthcare Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Sofinnova Partners has closed its latest flagship fund, Sofinnova Capital XI, at €650 million, surpassing its original target and marking one of the firm’s most significant raises to date. The close brings Sofinnova’s total capital raised across its platform to €1.5 billion over the past year, reinforcing its position as one of Europe’s leading life sciences venture capital firms.

Hummink: €15 Million Raised To Advance Micronic Precision Printing For Next-Generation Electronics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Hummink has raised €15 million in new funding to accelerate the global deployment of its micronic precision printing technology, positioning the Paris-based deep-tech company as a pivotal player in the future of semiconductor and advanced display manufacturing. The round was co-led by KBC Focus Fund, Cap Horn, and Bpifrance, with historic backers including Elaia Partners, Sensinnovat, Beeyond, and the French Tech Seed fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French government as part of France 2030. The European Innovation Council Fund also participated.

Ghanem: $7.1 Million Raised From Al-Romaih Group To Advance Fractional Ownership Expansion In Saudi Arabia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Ghanem, a Riyadh-based digital real estate investment platform specializing in fractional ownership solutions, has secured USD 7.1 million in new funding from Al-Romaih Group. The investment marks a significant step forward for one of the Kingdom’s most active emerging real estate technology players, as it works to expand investor access to institutional-grade property opportunities.

Obello: $8.5 Million Seed Round Raised To Accelerate AI-Driven Creative Production For Leading Global Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Obello, a San Francisco-based AI graphic design platform founded by design leaders behind global brands such as Apple, DoorDash, Nike, Netflix, and Instagram, has raised $8.5 million in new seed funding led by Obvious Ventures. The round included continued participation from Baukunst as well as contributions from AVV and Preview Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $9.5 million.