Venture Capital

PCMI: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Thoma Bravo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Thoma Bravo announced a strategic growth investment in PCMI, a leading provider of administration software for finance and insurance (F&I) products in the automotive and consumer end markets. As part of the deal, existing shareholders—including PCMI management, its employees, and Equality Asset Management (“EAM”), a growth-focused private equity firm—will retain minority positions in the company.

Vista: Private Aviation Group Raises $600 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Vista, which is the world’s leading global private aviation group, has signed a definitive agreement for an equity investment of $600 million from a consortium of investors led by leading Asian investment firm RRJ Capital. This funding marks another significant milestone in Vista’s historic growth journey and validates the confidence in the group’s strategic vision and business model.

Recurrent Energy: $183 Million In Project Financing Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Recurrent Energy - a subsidiary of Canadian Solar and a global developer, owner, and operator of solar and energy storage assets - announced that it has closed project financing and tax equity for its Fort Duncan Storage project. This 200 MWh storage project, which is located in Maverick County, Texas, is currently under construction and is expected to be commercially operational by summer 2025 to support ERCOT's peak power demand.

Popfly: $2 Million (Seed) Raised For Outdoor Creator Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Popfly, a platform and team of experts helping brands and creators work seamlessly together, announced it has secured over $2 million in seed financing. Led by investor Rand Currier, early significant investor in ShopMy and other startups, the funding round saw participation from early TikTok leaders and founders of Meridian Link, Right Side Up, and Farmers Business Network.

Curevo: $110 Million (Series B) Raised For Advancing Amezosvatein Shingles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Curevo Vaccine - a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccines with improved tolerability - announcd the closing of a $110 million Series B round to advance the development of amezosvatein, its vaccine for shingles. Leading the round is new investor Medicxi (a European biotech-focused investment firm). And joining Medicxi is an international group of investment funds, including OrbiMed, HBM Healthcare Investments, and Sanofi Ventures along with existing investors RA Capital Management, Janus Henderson Investors, Adjuvant Capital, and founding investor GC Biopharma.

Lightkeeper: Growth Investment Raised From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Lightkeeper, a leading data, analytics, risk management, and reporting solutions provider for investment managers, announced a growth investment from PSG. This leading growth equity firm partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to drive transformational growth.

ResiQuant: $4 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming How Property Carriers Scale In Regions Prone To Climate Risks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

ResiQuant announced it closed a $4 million seed funding round led by LDV Capital, with participation from Foothill Ventures, Pear VC, Alumni Ventures, and several strategic angel investors. The funding will accelerate ResiQuant's mission to transform how property insurers assess and manage catastrophe risks, bringing much-needed stability to markets struggling with climate volatility and seismic hazards.

Gradial: $13 Million (Series A) Secured For Building AI Marketing Operations Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Gradial, an AI startup transforming enterprise marketing operations with AI agents, announced it has secured $13 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to nearly $20 million. The Series A funding round was led by Madrona and participated in by Pruven Capital, General Advance, Outsiders Fund, and DLA Piper.

360 Privacy: $36 Million Raised From FTV Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

360 Privacy, a leading digital executive protection platform, announced that it has secured a $36 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm with a successful track record of investing across the enterprise technology landscape. And this investment will enable 360 Privacy to expand its engineering and revenue teams, accelerate technology and product innovation, and further enhance its ability to deliver customer service to safeguard organizations and their executives.