Venture Capital

Highview: £130 Million Raised To Advance First Phase Of Hunterston Long Duration Energy Storage Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Highview has secured £130 million in new capital to begin construction on the initial stage of its planned 3.2GWh hybrid long-duration energy storage facility in Hunterston, Scotland. With this announcement, the company has now raised more than £500 million to commercialize and scale its long-duration renewable energy storage solutions.

IK Partners To Invest In Endrix

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

IK Partners announced that the IK Small Cap IV Fund has signed an agreement to invest in Endrix, a French accountancy and advisory firm. The investment will be made alongside the company’s existing partners. This marks the third transaction from IK Small Cap IV, which closed with €2 billion in commitments in July. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, and financial terms were not disclosed.

Arkyn: €4 Million Raised To Accelerate Global Expansion And Advance SAP-Integrated Maintenance Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Arkyn, a Copenhagen-based enterprise software company focused on modernizing asset and maintenance operations on top of SAP, has secured €4 million in new financing. The round was co-led by Compounding Capital and Trifork Labs. The investment will support Arkyn’s continued global expansion, including deeper growth in the United States and DACH markets, as well as further development of its frontline worker app suite and new AI-driven product capabilities.

Spectral Compute: $6 Million Raised To Expand GPU Portability For High-Performance Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Spectral Compute, the developer of SCALE, announced that it has raised $6 million in seed funding. Costanoa led the round with participation from Crucible and several angel investors. The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate market expansion and advance product development as it continues to introduce greater hardware flexibility across high-performance computing and artificial intelligence environments.

TRIP: $40 Million Raised To Accelerate Growth Of Calming Beverage Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

TRIP has raised $40 million in new funding led by well-known investors, including Joe Jonas, Alessandra Ambrosio, Paul Wesley, Ashley Graham, and consumer-focused investment firm Coefficient Capital. The company, which has become the fastest-growing drinks brand in the United States this year according to Spins data, is on pace to reach $100 million in annual revenue in 2025 and is projected to double that to $200 million the following year.

Praesidian Capital Completes Strategic Follow-On Equity Investment In Round 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Praesidian Capital announced that it has completed a strategic follow-on equity investment in Round 2, a designer and manufacturer of collectible models, die-cast vehicles, hobby products, and authentic farm toys. The firm initially partnered with Round 2 in 2021 to support the expansion of its product portfolio and its reach across collector and hobbyist communities.

CoLab: $72 Million Series C Raised To Advance AI For Engineering Design Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

CoLab has raised $72 million in Series C financing as the company expands its role in applying AI to complex engineering and hardware development. The round was led by Intrepid Growth Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Insight Partners, which increased its stake through a super-pro rata investment, along with Y Combinator, Pelorus VC, Killick Capital, and Spider Capital. This marks the third consecutive round in which these investors have backed the company, reflecting continued confidence in CoLab’s momentum and market position.

Greenland Resources Secures Funding From EIT RawMaterials To Advance Magnesium Extraction Pilot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Greenland Resources announced that it has entered into a Financial Sustainability Agreement with EIT RawMaterials GmbH, a public-private partnership co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe. Under this agreement, EIT RawMaterials will provide €500,000 (approximately C$815,000) in funding to support work on magnesium extraction from process saline water at the Company’s Malmbjerg molybdenum project in Greenland. The funding arrangement involves the issuance of shares in accordance with conversion terms detailed in a related put and call structure between the parties.

Decagon Announces Commercial Pilot With Deutsche Telekom And Strategic Investment from T.Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Decagon announced a new commercial pilot with Deutsche Telekom, along with a strategic investment from T.Capital, the corporate venture arm of Deutsche Telekom. The announcement was made at Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon, where Decagon is delivering featured discussions on enterprise AI adoption and customer service transformation.

BITE Data: $3 Million Raised To Advance AI Solutions For Global Trade Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

BITE Data Corporation, a Leesburg, Virginia-based AI-native SaaS company focused on global trade compliance automation, has raised a total of $3 million across its Pre-Seed and Seed Series rounds. The company closed a $2.5 million Series Seed round led by Las Olas Venture Capital, with participation from New Dominion Angels and Blue Impact Venture Capital. This funding follows the company’s $500,000 Pre-seed round, announced in June of this year, which was supported by Techstars and Refashiond Ventures.

Clio: Completion Of $1 Billion vLex Acquisition And $500 Million Series G At $5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Clio announced it has completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, marking one of the most significant transactions in the history of legal technology. The announcement coincides with the close of Clio’s $500 million Series G funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, which values the company at $5 billion. Additional participation came from TCV, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Sixth Street Growth, and JMI Equity. The transaction also includes a $350 million debt facility led by Blackstone and funds managed by Blue Owl Capital.

Neros: $75 Million Series B Raised To Scale Domestic Drone Manufacturing And Support U.S. Defense Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Neros has secured a $75 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Vy Capital US and Interlagos. The funding follows a period of rapid production scaling, increased revenue, and successful deployments across key U.S. defense customers. The company recently fulfilled a significant drone order for the U.S. Marine Corps. And it was selected as a primary supplier of first-person view drones to the U.S. Army through its Purpose-Built Attritable Systems program.

AirOps: $40 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Growth As Brands Adapt To AI Search

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

AirOps announced that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Greylock, with participation from Unusual Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, XFund, Village Global VC, Frontline VC, and more than two dozen growth and marketing leaders. This brings the company’s total funding to $60 million. The new investment follows a period of rapid expansion as brands increasingly look to position themselves within AI-driven search experiences.

Majestic Labs: Over $100 Million Raised To Launch Next Generation AI Server Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Majestic Labs has emerged from stealth with more than $100 million in financing and unveiled a next-generation AI server architecture designed to resolve the growing mismatch between memory capacity and compute power in advanced AI workloads. Founded by former Google and Meta engineering leaders, the company has introduced a system capable of delivering 1000 times the memory capacity of current top-tier GPU servers and consolidating what typically requires multiple racks of equipment into a single server.

Iambic: $100 Million Raised To Advance AI-Discovered Therapeutics And Platform Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Iambic, a clinical-stage life science and technology company headquartered in San Diego, announced that it has raised more than $100 million in an oversubscribed financing round. The round drew participation from a broad group of new and existing investors spanning life sciences, growth equity, technology, and sovereign wealth funds. Participating investors included Abingworth, Alexandria Venture Investments, Alumni Ventures, ARK, Ascenta, Catalio, Everbright Biofund, Freeflow Ventures, Illumina Ventures, Mubadala, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Regeneron Ventures, Sequoia, Tao Capital Partners, Terra Magnum Capital Partners, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and others.

Ventures Platform Secures $64 Million First Close For Pan-African Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Ventures Platform has announced the $64 million first close of its second fund, VP Pan-African Fund II, which aims to expand seed investments, catalyze Series A rounds, and strengthen the firm’s pan-African reach to support the continent’s next wave of technology companies. The fund is targeting a final close of $75 million.

Digitail: $23 Million Series B Closed For Expanding AI Platform For Veterinary Clinics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Digitail has secured $23 million in Series B funding, led by Five Elms Capital, bringing the company’s total investment to over $37 million. The funding will support the company’s expansion efforts and accelerate product development, including enhancements to its artificial intelligence capabilities designed to reduce the administrative workload for veterinary professionals and improve patient outcomes.

1mind Launched With $40 Million To Advance AI-Led Sales With Emotionally Intelligent Digital Superhumans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

1mind announced its public launch with a total of $40 million in funding, including a recently closed $30 million Series A round led by Battery Ventures with participation from Primary Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Operator Collective, Harmonic Growth Partners, Success Venture Partners, and executives from Monday.com, ZoomInfo, Databricks, Box, Gong, Braz,e and Verkada. The company, founded by Amanda Kahlow, is introducing an AI-led growth model that uses digital Superhumans to guide buyers across the entire customer journey.

Scribe: $75 Million Series C At $1.3 Billion Valuation Raised For Workflow AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Scribe has closed a $75 million Series C funding round at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation as the company rolls out Scribe Optimize, a new platform designed to map workflows across entire enterprises and identify where automation and AI will generate measurable returns. According to TechCrunch, the funding round was led by StepStone, with participation from existing investors Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global, Morado Ventures, and New York Life Ventures.

Evidium: $22 Million Series A Raised To Scale Computational Medical Knowledge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Evidium has announced the close of a $22 million Series A funding round as the company expands its healthcare AI platform focused on computational medical knowledge and transparent clinical reasoning. The round was co-led by Health2047, the venture studio founded by the American Medical Association, and WGG Partners, with participation from Interwoven Ventures and Mindset Ventures.

Glasswing Ventures: $200 Million Fund III Closed To Back AI-Native And Frontier Technology Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Glasswing Ventures announced the close of Fund III, with more than $200 million in capital commitments dedicated to pre-seed and seed-stage investments in AI-native and Frontier Technology companies. The fund is the largest in the firm’s history and exceeded its target amount through support from both existing and new Limited Partners. Two investments have already been made from the new fund. The firm has invested in 70 startups since its founding in 2018 and was the first institutional investor in more than 90 percent of those companies.

Gamma: $68 Million At $2.1 Billion Valuation Raised As It Surpasses $100 Million In ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Gamma announced that it has raised $68 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $2.1 billion. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Accel, Uncork Capital, and other existing investors. The company also revealed that it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue. This financing includes a secondary component to provide liquidity to early employees, reflecting the founders’ intent to share the company’s success with the team members who helped build it.

Addi Secures $71 Million Credit Upsize To Advance Growth And Expand Access To Credit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Addi announced that it has secured a $71 million increase in its credit facilities from longstanding financial partners Goldman Sachs, Fasanara Capital, and BBVA Spark. The upsizing includes a $57 million increase from Goldman Sachs and Fasanara and a $14 million increase from BBVA Spark. This renewed commitment from globally recognized institutions reinforces strong confidence in Addi’s business model, growth performance, and long-term market potential as the company closes out a year marked by expansion and profitability.

Grab Announces Strategic Investment In Vay For Remote Driving Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Grab Holdings announced that it has signed definitive agreements to invest $60 million in Vay Technology, a provider of remote driving technology that enables on-demand car rentals without requiring customers to search for parking.

FCDE Reaches €400 Million Hard Cap For Third Buyout Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

FCDE announced the first and final closing of its third local specialist strategy buyout fund, FCDE Fund III, at €400 million. The fund was oversubscribed and represents an increase of approximately 45 percent from the prior fund, FCDE Fund II, which closed in 2023 at €277 million. The fundraising was completed in slightly more than six months despite a competitive fundraising environment.

Forbion Bioeconomy Fund I Reaches €200 Million Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Forbion announced that its Forbion BioEconomy Fund I has closed at its hard cap of €200 million, marking one of the most significant dedicated bioeconomy funds in Europe. The fund focuses on biotechnology-driven solutions that support planetary health and industrial sustainability, building on Forbion’s established expertise in life sciences and its track record of investing in scientific innovation.

Walker & Dunlop: $625 Million Refinancing Arranged For IMT Capital’s Multifamily Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Walker & Dunlop announced that it has arranged $625,299,000 in fixed-rate financing through Freddie Mac to refinance a portfolio of eight multifamily properties owned by IMT Capital. The refinance encompasses properties located in six major high-growth markets: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, and Nashville. The portfolio consists of 3,096 units across garden-style apartment communities.

Lighthouse Canton: Global Investment Firm Raises $40 Million In Strategic Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Lighthouse Canton has secured a $40 million strategic investment led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Nextinfinity, the investment holding company of Shyam Maheshwari, who was a founding partner of SSG Capital before Ares SSG acquired it. Qatar Insurance Company, an early backer of Lighthouse Canton, continues to support the firm as it enters its next phase of expansion.

MyPhysicianPlan: Seed Round Closed To Expand Affordable Healthcare Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

MyPhysicianPlan, a healthcare technology company based in New Jersey, announced the closing of its Seed Round. The round was backed by private investors along with a matching investment from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the Angel Match Program.

Section Partners: $189 Million Raised For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Section Partners announced the final closing of two investment vehicles totaling $189 million in capital commitments, reflecting continued backing from existing investors and interest from new limited partners. The capital was raised across Section Capital V, LP, and Section Ventures II, LP, along with a parallel co-investment vehicle.