Venture Capital

Levellr: $2.5 Million Raised To Bring Real-Time AI Insights To Discord Communities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Levellr, an AI insights platform focused on helping brands and game studios understand and monitor Discord and other next-generation community platforms, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding in a round led by Fuel Ventures.

Breakthru Medicine: $60 Million Series A Raised For Building New Cancer Drugs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Breakthru Medicine has emerged from stealth after closing a $60 million Series A financing round, following a previously undisclosed seed round, and is developing new therapeutic modalities for cancer patients facing significant unmet needs.

Tenpoint Therapeutics: $235 Million Raised To Launch YUVEZZI Presbyopia Eye Drop

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Tenpoint Therapeutics has secured $235 million in new funding to support the planned commercialization of its presbyopia treatment, YUVEZZI. The company said the capital combines an $85 million Series B preferred stock financing and a $150 million non-dilutive senior secured term loan facility.

Ressio Software: Series A Raised To Expand AI Tools For Residential Builders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Ressio Software, an AI-powered construction management platform built for residential home builders and remodelers, has raised a Series A round led by Blueprint Equity. The company said the financing will fuel increased investment in product development and customer success as it modernizes how residential construction teams plan, manage, and deliver projects.

XALTER: Seed Funding Raised To Expand XR Training For The Energy Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

XALTER, an immersive extended reality (XR) workforce development company serving the energy industry, announced it has raised a seed funding round led by EIC Rose Rock. The company said the investment will support market expansion and continued product innovation as energy operators confront workforce turnover, skill scarcity, and training approaches that have not kept pace with modern operational demands.

AON3D: New Funding Closed To Scale High-Temperature Industrial 3D Printing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

AON3D has secured a new funding round led by Cycle Capital, with participation from Desjardins Capital and continued backing from existing investors SineWave Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors, Starship Ventures, and EDC Capital.

Dealroom.co: $7 Million Raised To Expand Global Tech-Ecosystem Mapping

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Dealroom.co, a data platform focused on startups, high-growth companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, said it has raised $7 million in new funding to accelerate international expansion and deepen its product and data capabilities.

DNV Becomes Largest Shareholder In Recare After Up to €37 Million Growth Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Recare, a Berlin-based provider of technology for hospitals and care providers, has closed a growth financing round of up to €37 million, including a €7 million option, to accelerate the rollout of an AI agent platform for discharge management and aftercare.

Lucend: $3.3 Million Seed Funding Closed To Bring ‘Transparent AI’ Optimization To U.S. Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Lucend announced it has raised a $3.3 million Seed round to expand into the U.S. with software that uses existing sensor data to deliver explainable, “human-in-the-loop” optimization recommendations for data center operations, targeting major gains in energy, water, and labor efficiency.

Daphni’s Blue Fund Reaches €260 Million Final Close

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Daphni has completed the final closing of its Blue venture fund at €260 million, according to a LinkedIn post from Pierre-Eric Leibovici, co-founder and partner at the Paris-based investment firm.

HomeCooks: £1.4 Million Closed To Scale Meal Subscription Across Northern UK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

PXN Ventures announced it has recently made a significant investment in the ready-meal subscription company, HomeCooks, as part of a £1.4 million funding round. This move marks the addition of HomeCooks to PXN’s expanding portfolio in the North of England, reflecting the growing interest in convenient and nutritious meal solutions among consumers.

Proba Raises €1.25 Million To Expand Scope 3 Fertilizer Emissions Certification Into the U.S. and Brazil

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Proba, a startup focused on certifying Scope 3 emissions reductions in the agri-food supply chain, has raised €1.25 million to support market expansion into the United States and Brazil. The round included participation from existing investors Future Food Fund, Yield Lab Europe, and Value Factory Ventures.

Permira To Buy Minority Stake In Carne Group At €1.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Carne Group, Europe’s largest independent third-party management company and a provider of fund regulation and governance solutions, said funds advised by Permira have agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in the business at an enterprise valuation of €1.4 billion.

First Reserve Takes Strategic Stake In WGI To Fund Expansion And Add-On Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

First Reserve has entered into a strategic growth partnership with WGI, Inc., an engineering, design, and infrastructure solutions provider focused on transportation, public infrastructure, water resources, geospatial services, and related end markets across high-growth regions of the Southeastern United States. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Funnel: $80 Million Debt Facility Secured From HSBC And Hercules Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Funnel has secured an $80 million debt facility to support its next phase of growth, with HSBC Innovation Banking and Hercules Capital partnering on the financing. HSBC Innovation Banking UK provided a $35 million revolving credit facility as part of the broader package, positioning Funnel to expand its global footprint while continuing to invest in product development.

Decube: $3 Million Raised To Build ‘Context Layer’ For Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Decube, a data trust and context platform focused on enterprise AI, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Taiwania Hive Ventures, with participation from Iterative and 500 Global. The company said the financing will be used to support global growth, continue product development, and expand across the Asia Pacific region as enterprises push to operationalize AI on top of data they can trust.

Procede Software Raises Majority Growth Investment From Rubicon Technology Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Procede Software, a provider of enterprise dealer management systems for the commercial vehicle industry, said it has received a strategic majority investment from Rubicon Technology Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on enterprise software.

VulcanForms: $220 Million Series D Raised To Expand Integrated U.S. Digital Metal Manufacturing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

VulcanForms announced it has closed an oversubscribed $220 million Series D financing round to scale what it describes as the first fully integrated digital metal manufacturing platform in the United States, as demand grows for secure domestic production of next-generation metal products.

Coya Therapeutics Sets $11.1 Million Private Placement Led by Dr. Reddy’s And Greenlight Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

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Branded Realities: $1.6 Million Seed Round Raised For Personalized Fan Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Branded Realities announced it has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to complete final development of its Realities platform, positioning the company to expand the reach of its “Pose With” personalized fan experience across professional sports venues, college athletics, and universities. The company said it expects to begin a new funding round soon as it transitions from custom deployments to a broader, platform-based offering.

CVR Energy Plans $1 Billion Private Placement Of Senior Notes Due 2031 And 2034

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

CVR Energy announced it intends to raise $1 billion through a private placement of senior unsecured notes split between maturities due 2031 and 2034, subject to market conditions.

b2venture Closes €150 Million Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

b2venture has reached a new fundraising milestone, announcing the final closing of its Fund V at a €150 million hard cap. The firm characterized the vehicle as the largest early-stage fund in its 25-year history, positioning the close as a signal of durability and investor conviction in a market that has remained cautious on venture allocations.

Dragonfly AI: Over £5 Million Raised To Scale Neuroscience-Led Creative Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Dragonfly AI, a UK-based company that uses neuroscience-led predictive AI to test and optimize advertising and creative assets, has secured new investment totaling more than £5 million, with the round led by early-stage investor 24Haymarket.

Doppler: $9 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale Onchain Token Launch Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Doppler announced it raised a $9 million seed round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Variant, Figment Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, as the company positions its protocol as a core piece of launch infrastructure for teams raising capital on-chain.

Propy: $100 Million Credit Facility Closed To Consolidate Title And Escrow Firms With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Propy announced it has secured a $100 million credit facility from Metropolitan Partners Group to finance an AI-led consolidation of title and escrow companies, with the goal of building an end-to-end closing platform and reducing friction and costs in residential real estate transactions.

Milliways: $3 Million Closed To Expand Plastic-Free Chewing Gum Across U.S. Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Milliways, a plastic-free chewing gum brand founded in 2021, has raised $3 million to accelerate its U.S. growth by expanding marketing, broadening retail distribution, and increasing inventory to support wider availability.

PranaX: $17 Million Series A Raised To Expand Exosome Based Regenerative Biologics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

PranaX announced it has closed an oversubscribed $17 million Series A financing as the company scales its regenerative biologics work centered on stem cell-derived exosomes. The biotechnology company said the round was led by family offices, trusts, and individual investors with experience across biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and healthcare innovation.

Flying Tulip Adds Amber Group, Fasanara Digital, And Paper Ventures As Institutional Backers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Flying Tulip, an on-chain exchange building a unified trading and credit marketplace, said it has added new institutional participants, including Amber Group, Fasanara Digital, and Paper Ventures.

360 Hoops: Investment From Geno Auriemma Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

360 Hoops announced it has received an investment from UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, who will also serve as a strategic advisor, as the company prepares to bring its patented three-in-one basketball system and circular gameplay format to market.

Poetiq: $45.8 Million Seed Funding Raised To Boost LLM Reasoning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Poetiq, a startup founded by former Google DeepMind scientists, has emerged from stealth with $45.8 million in Seed funding and says its “AI meta system” can make frontier large language models learn faster and solve harder problems without the time and cost of conventional fine-tuning or reinforcement learning post-training. The round was co-led by FYRFLY Venture Partners and Surface Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Operator Collective, Hico Ventures, and Neuron Venture Partners, according to the company.