Venture Capital

Sandbar: $23 Million Series A Raised For Wearable Conversational Interface And AI Voice Ring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Sandbar, a New York City–based interface company building wearable AI interaction tools, announced it has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $36 million.

Vitestro: $70 Million Raised To Advance Autonomous Robotic Blood Collection Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Vitestro, a Netherlands-based medical robotics company developing autonomous blood-drawing technology, has raised $70 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round to accelerate development of its robotic phlebotomy platform and expand commercial readiness. The round drew participation from several new strategic healthcare investors including Labcorp Venture Fund, Mayo Clinic and Sutter Health. Additional new financial investors included InterVest, MGFO, PGGM, Puma Venture Capital and ROM Utrecht. Existing investors Invest-NL, the EIC Fund, Fred Moll, NYBC Ventures and Sonder Capital also participated in the financing.

Yourco: $6 Million Raised To Advance Frontline Workforce Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Yourco, a Chicago-based provider of an SMS-based frontline employee communication and intelligence platform, has secured $6 million in Series A funding led by High Alpha as the company expands its technology for organizations with deskless workforces.

Avvoka: £14 Million Raised For Legal Drafting Automation Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Avvoka, a legal drafting automation platform used by law firms and enterprise legal teams, has raised £14 million in growth investment in a funding round led by Valhalla Ventures, the investment firm of Mark and Lindy O’Hare. The round represents Valhalla Ventures’ first investment since the sale of Preqin to BlackRock in 2025.

Fulll: Accounting And Payroll Software Platform Gains Strategic Investment From Visma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Fulll, a France-based developer of accounting, payroll, and HR software for accounting firms, has entered a strategic partnership with Visma, which has acquired a minority stake in the company.

Seprify: €13.4 Million Raised To Scale Cellulose-Based Industrial Materials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Seprify, a Switzerland-based bio-materials company developing cellulose-based functional ingredients for industrial applications, announced that it has raised €13.4 million in Series A funding. The round included participation from Inter IKEA Group, Una Terra Early Growth Fund, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Kickfund, and other investors focused on the circular economy and industrial scale-up.

CrawlJobs: AI Job Aggregation Platform Closes Funding Round At $3 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

CrawlJobs, a London-based AI-powered job aggregation platform, announced it has closed its first external funding round at a $3 million valuation.

DOCS Dermatology Group: Refinancing And Leadership Appointment To Support Growth Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

DOCS Dermatology Group, one of the largest physician-led dermatology practice organizations in the United States, announced the completion of a comprehensive refinancing transaction alongside new executive leadership as the company positions itself for accelerated expansion.

OceanSound Partners: Laura Noisten Named Principal Of Capital Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

OceanSound Partners announced it has hired Laura Noisten as Principal of Capital Markets, a newly created role in which she will lead the firm’s capital markets and leveraged finance operations.

R2 Wireless: $13 Million Secured To Expand RF Spectrum Awareness Platform For Defense And Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

R2 Wireless, a defense and security technology company focused on passive radio frequency (RF) spectrum sensing, announced it has raised more than $5 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to over $13 million. The new funding will support the company’s expansion across the United States as it increases engineering hiring and develops partnerships with defense and commercial organizations following deployments in Europe and the Middle East.

Juicebox: $80 Million At $850 Million Valuation Raised For AI Recruiting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Juicebox, an AI recruiting platform, announced that it raised $80 million in Series B funding at an $850 million valuation. The round was led by DST Global, with participation from Sequoia, Coatue, Y Combinator, NFDG, and Verified Capital.

Arya: $21 Million Raised For AI-Enabled Couples Wellness Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Arya, an AI-enabled couples wellness platform, announced the closing of $21 million in growth financing as the company seeks to build what it describes as a “relationship OS” designed to help modern couples communicate more effectively and sustain healthier relationships.

Amigo AI: $11 Million Series A Raised For Patient-Facing Clinical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Amigo AI, a platform that builds and trains patient-facing clinical AI agents, announced it has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round led by Madrona, with participation from Optum Ventures. The company has now raised $17 million in total funding, including a seed round co-led by General Catalyst and GSV Ventures.

Jazz: $61 Million Raised For AI-Powered Data Loss Prevention Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Jazz, a cybersecurity company focused on modernizing data loss prevention (DLP), has emerged from stealth with $61 million in seed and Series A funding to build an AI-driven platform that analyzes how enterprise data is actually used. The round was led by Glilot Capital Partners and Team8, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures (1011vc), Merlin Ventures, Encoded Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and several cybersecurity entrepreneurs.

Slide: $70 Million Raised To Expand BCDR Platform For Managed Service Providers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Slide, a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform built for managed service providers (MSPs), announced it has raised $70 million in series B funding led by General Catalyst. Additional investors participating in the round include Base10, Outsiders Fund, futurepresent, Vine Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, Benchstrength, Top Down Ventures, and Connecticut Innovations.

Pawsible Ventures: $10 Million Fund I Backs Pet Health Incubator Targeting $270 Billion Pet Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Pawsible Ventures announced the launch of a pet health incubator designed to support early-stage companies building across the animal health ecosystem, as the global pet care market surpasses $270 billion annually and is projected to approach $500 billion by 2034.

RE VC: Stephen Siderow Named Senior Advisor And Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

RE VC, a real estate technology venture capital fund manager, announced that Stephen Siderow has been appointed Senior Advisor and Operating Partner to the firm’s general partner.

Outpost: $17.5 Million Raised For Cross-Border Commerce Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Outpost, an AI-powered payments and compliance infrastructure platform for cross-border commerce, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding led by Ribbit. The London and New York-based company said the round also included participation from existing investor Better Tomorrow Ventures, which led the company’s $3 million seed round less than a year earlier, along with angel investors from companies including Revolut, Uber, Affirm, Airwallex, and Checkout.

Amundi: €350 Million Private Markets Multi-Management Mandate From CCR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Amundi has been appointed to manage a €350 million multi-management mandate on behalf of Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (CCR), the French public reinsurance company. The mandate will allocate capital to private equity and private debt investments, further expanding Amundi’s private markets management activities for institutional investors.

MindImmune: $5 Million Award To Advance Immune-Driven Alzheimer’s Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

MindImmune, a biotechnology company focused on immune-based treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, announced it has secured a $5 million strategic award from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to accelerate development of its lead therapeutic candidate, MITI-101. The funding will support the advancement of a first-in-class program designed to target immune pathways that drive neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.

Casma Therapeutics: $7.6 Million MJFF Funding To Advance TRPML1 Agonist CSM-101 For Parkinson’s Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Casma Therapeutics announced that it has received approximately $7.6 million in funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to support the advancement of its lead therapeutic candidate, CSM-101. The funding will support late-stage preclinical work and investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies as the company prepares the therapy for first-in-human clinical trials.

May Health: $11.7 Million Raised To Advance PCOS-Related Infertility Treatment Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

May Health, a medical device company focused on expanding treatment options for women living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), announced that it has raised €10 million (about $11.7 million) in new funding. The round included participation from existing investors Sofinnova Partners, Trill Impact, and Bpifrance, along with new investor Nexpring Health.

Eridu: $200+ Million Raised By AI Networking Company To Break Through Data Center ‘Network Wall’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Eridu, an AI networking company building infrastructure designed specifically for large-scale artificial intelligence systems, has emerged from stealth with more than $200 million in funding to address a growing bottleneck in AI data center performance.

Eagle Point Credit Management: $559 Million Raised For Defensive Income Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Eagle Point Credit Management announced that it has closed $559 million in commitments for its Defensive Income Fund III (DIF III), exceeding both its $400 million target and its original $500 million hard cap. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based private credit investment manager said the strong fundraising reflects continued investor demand for the firm’s Defensive Income Strategy.

Nexthop AI: $500 Million Series B Raises Valuation To $4.2 Billion To Advance AI Data Center Networking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Nexthop AI announced it has closed an oversubscribed $500 million Series B funding round that values the company at $4.2 billion. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with Andreessen Horowitz joining as a major investor and additional participation from Altimeter and existing investors.

Ardian: $20 Billion Real Estate Secondaries Platform Launched With ADIA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Ardian announced it has reached an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to launch a new real estate secondaries platform aimed at capturing opportunities in the rapidly growing market segment.

Glade Brook: $1 Billion Gondola Fund Closed For Global Technology Growth Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Glade Brook Capital Partners announced the oversubscribed close of its Glade Brook Gondola Fund with more than $1 billion in capital commitments, marking a significant expansion of the firm’s growth equity strategy focused on global technology companies.

Harvest Group Secures Growth Investment To Expand Technology And Retail Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Harvest Group, an integrated commerce agency serving high-growth consumer brands, announced that it has secured a growth investment from Mountaingate Capital to accelerate expansion of its commerce capabilities and proprietary technology platform.

Nectir: $12.5 Million Raised To Scale AI Infrastructure For Higher Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Nectir, a company building secure artificial intelligence infrastructure for schools, announced it has raised $12.5 million in new funding to expand its platform designed specifically for higher education institutions. The funding round was led by Rethink Impact and included participation from Gingerbread Capital and Strada, as well as existing investors.

Agenus: $20 Million Triggered Under Zydus Life Sciences Collaboration To Support BOT And BAL Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Agenus announced that it has triggered the first $20 million contingent payment under its previously disclosed strategic collaboration with Zydus Life Sciences to support manufacturing activities for its lead immuno-oncology programs botensilimab (BOT) and balstilimab (BAL).