Venture Capital

Surface Design Solutions: Funding Raised For Addressing Skilled Labor Loss

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Surface Design Solutions, a prominent player in the realm of next-generation manufacturing software, recently made an exciting announcement: they have secured $365,000 in funding from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. This investment will play a crucial role in supporting the development of the next generation of skilled manufacturing workers while furthering the company’s mission to modernize surface engineering.

Welcome Tech: $7.5 Million Secured For Scaling AI-Based Platform Connecting Immigrant Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Welcome Tech, a leading digital platform that serves immigrant workforces and the employers who rely on them, has recently announced the successful completion of a $7.5 million funding round. This funding is intended to accelerate the development of Welcome Tech’s proprietary artificial intelligence infrastructure and to further enhance its workforce engagement platform.

UserEvidence: $7 Million Raised And Zealot Acquired

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

UserEvidence, a customer evidence platform tailored for go-to-market (GTM) teams, has exciting news to share: the company has successfully acquired Zealot, a fast-growing advocacy and reference management platform. This announcement comes alongside a notable funding achievement, as UserEvidence secured an additional $7 million in a funding round led by existing investors. With this latest investment, the total funding for UserEvidence has reached $21 million.

Aurelian: $14 Million Series A Raised For Helping 911 Dispatcher Workloads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Aurelian, an AI company dedicated to streamlining non-emergency calls for 911 centers, has recently announced a $14 million Series A funding round. This investment was primarily led by NEA, with support from notable existing investors, including Y Combinator, FUSE, Liquid 2, and Palm Drive Capital. The company plans to utilize these funds to expand its reach and services to even more emergency communications centers (ECCs) across the United States.

ADIA Investing Up To $1.5 Billion In GLP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

A subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has agreed to invest up to $1.5 billion in GLP, a leading global business builder and investment manager. The funding is intended to drive GLP’s next phase of growth, with an initial commitment of $500 million already earmarked to kickstart expansion efforts.

SeaTown: $612 Million Raised For First Closing Of Third Private Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

SeaTown Holdings International, an alternative investment firm focused on Asia, recently announced a significant development in its investment portfolio. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek’s asset management group, Seviora Holdings, SeaTown has reached the first closing of the SeaTown Private Credit Fund III (PCF III), achieving over US$612 million in capital commitments.

Lakestar: $265 Million Raised For Continuation Vehicle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Lakestar, recognized as one of Europe’s premier venture capital funds, has recently achieved a milestone by closing its continuation vehicle, Lakestar Continuation Fund I (LCF I), with a value of €228 million. This fund has garnered a remarkable level of interest, resulting in oversubscription, making it one of the most significant transactions of its kind in the European venture capital landscape to date.

Benefit Street Partners: $2.3 Billion Private Credit Continuation Vehicle Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Benefit Street Partners, recognized as a leading credit-focused alternative asset manager, has made waves in the financial world with its diverse range of investment strategies that span the entire credit spectrum. Recently, they announced a collaboration with Coller Capital, the premier dedicated private markets secondaries manager globally. Together, they have successfully closed on a remarkable $2.3 billion private credit continuation vehicle, known as BSP Debt Fund IV CV.

San Francisco Bay University Launching New Business Incubator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

San Francisco Bay University (SFBU) announced the launch of Innovate Bay, a new on-campus business incubator designed to support student founders, technologists, and first-time entrepreneurs in transforming bold ideas into viable ventures. The initiative aims to provide hands-on experience, structured programming, and direct access to a thriving innovation ecosystem from SFBU’s Fremont campus.

Kapital: $100 Million Series C Funding Raised At $1.3 Billion Valuation For Finance-Based SMB Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Kapital, an innovative global financial institution and the leading AI-driven platform dedicated to serving small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Latin America, has completed its Series C funding round, securing up to $100 million. This funding has doubled Kapital’s valuation to $1.3 billion in just under two years, marking a significant milestone in its journey toward profitability.

Cyted Health: $44 Million Series B Raised For Advancing US Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Cyted Health, known as a leader in the field of gastrointestinal (GI) molecular diagnostics, has completed the first close of its Series B financing round, raising $44 million. This funding is set to play a crucial role in supporting Cyted's ongoing expansion efforts in the United States, a market that presents significant opportunities for growth in advanced diagnostics.

Obita: Over $10 Million Raised For Advancing Stablecoin-Powered Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Obita, an enterprise-level cross-border payment and digital financial network, has successfully completed its angel round financing, raising over $10 million. Co-led by Vision Plus Capital and Mirana Ventures, with participation from Legend Capital, HashKey Capital, and Web3.com Ventures, the funds will support system research and development, compliance infrastructure, and global market expansion.

Fermi America: $350 Million In Financings Closed For AI Private Grid Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Fermi America is making significant strides in the development of the world’s largest behind-the-meter artificial intelligence private grid campus, in collaboration with the Texas Tech University System. This project aims to reshape the landscape of energy management and utilization, especially as the demand for reliable AI infrastructure continues to grow.

Okika Devices: Investment Raised From Colorado ONE Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Colorado ONE Fund, the venture arm of ONE Funds that focuses on nurturing innovation within the region, has recently made a significant strategic investment in Okika Devices. Okika is recognized as a leading developer of Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) integrated circuits.

GDEV Management: Over $200 Million For Fund II Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

GDEV Management, a leading middle-market specialist in distributed energy resources, has secured over $200 million in capital commitments for its second flagship fund (Fund II), with support from a large Canadian pension plan and several U.S. insurance companies.

Tazapay: Strategic Investments Raised For Cross-Border Payment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2025

Tazapay, a leading global cross-border payments infrastructure platform, announced the close of its Series B funding round with investment from Peak XV Partners, Ripple (US), Circle Ventures, Norinchukin Capital (Japan), and GMO VenturePartners (Japan). Existing investor Peak XV Partners led the round, and two other existing investors, January Capital and ARC180, joined the round.

mPower Technology: Strategic Investment Raised From Lockheed Martin Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

mPower Technology, a leading innovator in flexible solar power for space applications, has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. The investment supplements mPower’s recent Series B funding round, bringing total capital raised to over $24 million.

Bow River Capital To Buy Asset-Based Financing Business Of Park Cities Asset Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Bow River Capital, a Denver-based alternative asset manager, has announced the acquisition of Park Cities Asset Management's asset-based financing business, a Dallas-based investment firm specializing in capital solutions for the lower middle market. The transaction marks a strategic expansion of Bow River’s private credit capabilities, reinforcing its commitment to delivering differentiated yield opportunities through non-traditional lending strategies.

Bench IQ: $5.3 Million Raised To Expand AI-Based Judicial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Bench IQ, a rapidly growing AI-based judicial intelligence platform used by top-tier law firms, announced the closing of a $5.3 million seed funding round. The round was led by Battery Ventures and Inovia Capital, with additional participation from CIBC Innovation Banking, MVP Ventures, Maple VC, and Haystack VC.

Hemi: $15 Million Raised For Advancing Bitcoin Programmability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Hemi, one of the world’s largest programmability layers built on Bitcoin, has announced the successful closing of a $15 million growth funding round, backed by a diverse group of leading Web3 investors. Participants include YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Republic Digital, HyperChain Capital, Breyer Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Crypto.com, DNA Fund, Selini Capital, Protein Capital, Quantstamp, Web3.com, and others.

Leal Therapeutics: $30 Million Series A Secured To Advance Breakthrough CNS Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Leal Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering novel treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, has announced the closing of a $30 million Series A financing round. The round was led by SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), with continued support from existing investors including OrbiMed, Newpath Partners, Chugai Venture Fund, Euclidean Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, and PhiFund.

Finnfund: First Closing Of Digital Access Impact Fund I At €80 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, announced the first closing of its Digital Access Impact Fund I LP (DAIF), raising €80 million to accelerate digital inclusion across underserved regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The milestone marks a significant step in mobilizing private capital toward high-impact investments in digital infrastructure and technology solutions.

PainTEQ: Funding Raised To Advance Minimally Invasive SI Joint Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

PainTEQ, a leading developer of minimally invasive treatments for sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction, announced a majority growth recapitalization co-led by Signet Healthcare Partners and Windham Capital Partners, two prominent U.S.-based healthcare investment firms with a combined track record of nearly 50 years in scaling medical technology companies. The deal also includes a new equity investment from MVolution Partners, further strengthening PainTEQ’s financial foundation.

Flexport And BlackRock Providing $250 Million In Inventory Financing For Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2025

Flexport, a leading innovator in global supply chain technology, has announced a strategic partnership with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock to provide up to $250 million in supply chain financing for its customers. The initiative aims to expand access to flexible working capital solutions, fully integrated within Flexport’s end-to-end logistics platform.

Commonwealth: $863 Million Series B2 Funding Secured For Advancing Fusion Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the largest and leading private fusion company, announced that it raised $863 million in a Series B2 fundraising round. New investors in CFS include: Brevan Howard Macro Venture Fund; Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley); Stanley Druckenmiller; FFA Private Bank (Dubai) Ltd.; Galaxy Interactive, a venture platform within Galaxy Digital; Gigascale Capital; HOF Capital; Neva SGR (Intesa Sanpaolo Bank); NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm); Planet First Partners; Woori Venture Partners US; and others committed to the mission of commercializing fusion energy.

NUVIEW: $5 Million DoD Award Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

NUVIEW has announced that it has been awarded an additional $5 million grant from the Department of Defense's National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) program.

Rain: $58 Million Series B Raised For Stablecoin-Powered Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Rain, an enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, announced a $58 million Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Samsung Next, Lightspeed, and Norwest.

Credit Coop: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Secured For Transforming Credit Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Credit Coop, which transforms credit markets by converting business cash flows into programmable collateral, has secured $4.5 million in seed funding led by Maven 11 and Lightspeed Faction, with additional contributions from Coinbase Ventures, Signature Ventures, Veris Ventures, TRGC, and dlab.

Eyebot: $20 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Access To Vision Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2025

Eyebot, the company behind a 90-second vision test kiosk that provides doctor-verified glasses prescriptions, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, with support from AlleyCorp, Baukunst, Village Global, and Ubiquity Ventures.

Painterland Sisters: Seed Funding Raised For Dairy Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2025

Painterland Sisters, a dairy brand founded by sisters and fourth-generation dairy farmers, has closed its seed funding round led by angel investment groups The Angel Group, its partner fund Supernatural Ventures, and Spacestation Investments. Scoop Ventures also joined the round, along with angel investors including Olympic medalists, professional athletes, lifestyle entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.