Venture Capital

Cypher AI: $2 Million Seed Raised To Build AI-Native Infrastructure For Life Science R&D

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Cypher AI, a company building AI-native digital infrastructure for life science research and development, announced it has raised $2 million in seed funding led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Epsilon Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Sparta Group, and LiquidMetal Ventures.

RevEng.AI: $15 Million Raised To Verify The Security And Integrity Of AI-Generated Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

RevEng.AI, a cybersecurity company building a binary-native verification layer for the software supply chain, announced it raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was led by NATO Innovation Fund with participation from Sands Capital, In-Q-Tel, IQ Capital, and Episode One.

Thea Energy: $100 Million Series B Raised To Build Scalable Fusion Power Plants

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Thea Energy, a fusion energy company advancing stellarator technology for commercial power generation, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding. The oversubscribed round was led by US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) with participation from General Innovation Capital Partners, Linse Capital, Calm Ventures, Climate Capital, Divergent Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures, Gaingels, Idemitsu Kosan, Overlay Capital, Timescale Ventures, and Whatif Ventures.

Psilera: $8.8 Million Seed Round Closed To Advance Neuroplastogen PSIL-006 Into Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Psilera announced the closing of an oversubscribed $8.8 million Series Seed extension funding round led by a syndicate of institutional and strategic investors. The company said the capital will be used to advance its lead clinical asset, PSIL-006, toward first-in-human trials targeted for 2027.

Solstice: $21 Million Series A Raised To Accelerate Pharma Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Solstice, an AI-native marketing agency focused on accelerating pharma commercialization, announced it has raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Transformation Capital with participation from Twelve Below, Virtue Ventures, and others. The funding round brings the company’s total funding to approximately $25 million.

Kubera Health: $6.5 Million Raised To Repair Healthcare Payment Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Kubera Health announced it has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Company Ventures, Dria Ventures, and SemperVirens. The company is building an AI-native contract-to-payment system of record designed to connect payor-provider agreements directly to healthcare payment operations.

Triomics: $22 Million Raised To Scale AI Infrastructure For Oncology Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Triomics, an oncology AI company helping cancer centers operationalize complex clinical information, announced it has raised $22 million in Series B financing led by Battery Ventures, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator, alongside strategic backers Oncology Ventures and Precision Health Informatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas Oncology. The round brings the company’s total funding raised to more than $36 million.

Edged: Nearly $2 Billion Financing Secures Expansion Of AI-Ready Data Center Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Edged announced that it has secured nearly $2 billion in cumulative financing year-to-date to accelerate the expansion of its sustainable, AI-ready digital infrastructure platform across major U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, and Council Bluffs.

Rep AI: $6.2 Million Raised To Advance AI Platform For Ecommerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Rep AI announced it has raised $6.2 million in strategic follow-on funding to advance its AI platform for ecommerce brands and online retailers. The funding round was led by Silicon Road Ventures, with participation from Osage Venture Partners, Flashpoint Venture Capital, and strategic investor Zendesk.

Garner Health: $100 Million Series E Raised At $2.74 Billion Valuation To Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Garner Health announced it has closed a $100 million Series E funding round at a $2.74 billion valuation. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from existing investors including Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, Thrive Capital, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and Kaiser Permanente Ventures.

Modiqo: $3 Million Pre-Seed Raised For Deterministic AI Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Modiqo, an AI infrastructure company, announced a $3 million pre-seed funding round to help enterprises turn AI experiments into dependable production systems. The round was co-led by Heavybit and Seligman Ventures, with participation from Irregular Expressions and angel investors.

Daloopa: $47 Million Series C Raised To Power The Data Layer Behind AI-Driven Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Daloopa, a company providing data infrastructure for AI and agentic workflows in finance, announced it has raised $47 million in Series C funding led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from Squarepoint Capital, Touring Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners.

‘Ôrəbella: Series A Investment And Anish Agarwal Named CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

'Ôrəbella, the fragrance brand founded by Bella Hadid, announced the closing of a Series A financing round led by Silas Capital, with participation from existing investor Celebrands. The company said the financing will support accelerated growth initiatives, including product innovation, international retail expansion, and broader global distribution.

Metis MedTech: John Slump Launches Medtech Investment And Advisory Platform Following Atraverse Medical Exit

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

John Slump, the co-founder and former president and CEO of Atraverse Medical, announced the launch of Metis MedTech, a new investment and strategic advisory platform focused on helping medical device founders build, fund, and scale their companies.

Reactor: $59 Million Raised To Build Platform For Real-Time AI Worlds

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Reactor, a developer platform for real-time generative video, emerged from stealth with $59 million in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from WndrCo, Amplify Partners, Sky9 Capital, FPV Ventures, and additional investors.

Opto Investments: AI Fund Closed To Back Next-Generation Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Opto Investments announced the close of its AI-focused venture fund, designed to provide RIAs and family offices with differentiated access to private market opportunities tied to next-generation artificial intelligence innovation. The fund uses a multi-strategy approach focused on foundational AI technologies, including infrastructure, developer tools, specialized frameworks, energy systems, and enterprise applications.

Apogee Therapeutics: $1.3 Billion Blackstone Financing To Advance Zumilokibart Phase 3 Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Apogee Therapeutics announced a strategic financing collaboration with Blackstone Life Sciences worth up to $1.3 billion to support the Phase 3 development and potential commercialization of zumilokibart, the company’s lead treatment candidate for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and other inflammatory and immunology indications.

Median Technologies: €40 Million Capital Increase Launched To Support eyonis LCS Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Median Technologies announced the launch of a €40 million capital increase, with the potential to increase to €50 million, to support the commercial deployment of its AI-powered eyonis LCS lung cancer screening platform in the United States and Europe while advancing additional cancer indications across its eyonis portfolio.

Rightsline: $500 Million Strategic Growth Investment From Hg

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Rightsline announced a $500 million strategic growth investment from Hg to accelerate the company’s AI innovation initiatives and international expansion efforts.

Focused Energy: $240 Million Raised For Laser Fusion Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Focused Energy, a laser fusion company focused on developing clean fusion energy systems, announced it has raised $240 million in Series A financing. The company said the round is the largest fully secured Series A financing in the global fusion industry to date.

Go Swag: $5 Million Raised For Corporate Gifting Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Go Swag announced that it has raised $5 million in funding as the company looks to expand its corporate gifting platform globally.

Saris: $28.8 Million Raised To Scale Agentic Workflow Automation For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Saris, an AI-powered workflow automation platform built for banks and credit unions, announced it has raised $28.8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by 8VC, with participation from Audacious Ventures, Homebrew, Btech Consortium, and Service Ventures.

Goshe Energy Storage: $40 Million Financing Facility Secured From S2G Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Goshe Energy Storage announced it secured a strategic HoldCo debt facility of up to $40 million from S2G Investments to accelerate the acquisition and construction of late-stage battery energy storage projects across U.S. markets.

NavigateAI: $25 Million Raised To Build AI Copilot For The Physical World

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

NavigateAI officially launched with $25 million in seed funding to build AI copilots for field workers, aiming to improve how physical spaces are built and maintained. The company was founded by former Eric Wu co-founder Eric Wu and is focused on helping reskill and upskill workers across the trillion-dollar trades economy.

Perceptic: $12 Million Raised For AI Operating System For Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Perceptic, an AI-first operating system for biopharma, officially emerged from stealth and announced $12 million in funding backed by investors including Accel, Air Street Capital, and Elder Gull, as reported by Fortune.

JFFVentures: Interview With Managing Partner Sabari Raja About The Leading Impact Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

JFFVentures is an impact investment fund that provides early-stage capital to technology companies developing education, HR, and workforce solutions designed to improve economic mobility for low- and middle-wage workers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed JFFVentures Managing Partner Sabari Raja to learn more.

Apex Service Partners: Apollo Funds Makes Strategic Minority Investment In Residential Home Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Apex Service Partners, the nation’s largest residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services business, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, under which Apollo Funds will acquire a minority interest in Apex. Existing investor Alpine Investors is also making an additional investment in Apex to support the company’s continued growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Countable Labs Raises $26 Million To Accelerate Countable PCR Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Countable Labs announced it has raised $26 million in an oversubscribed financing round to accelerate clinical product development and global commercialization of its Countable PCR technology.

Payslip: Growth Financing Secured To Scale AI-Powered Global Payroll Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Payslip announced that it has secured new growth financing to support international expansion and continued investment in its AI-powered payroll platform.

DigitalBridge: Up To $1.05 Billion ArcLight Acquisition Creates Power And AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

DigitalBridge announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners for a total transaction value of up to $1.05 billion, including a base purchase price of $650 million and up to $400 million in contingent consideration. The transaction brings together two specialist infrastructure investment platforms with combined assets representing more than $150 billion, positioning the combined business at the convergence of power, AI, and digital infrastructure.