Venture Capital

ExchangiFi Announces Strategic Investment From Prosperity Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:22 AM

ExchangiFi announced a strategic investment from Prosperity Venture Partners, the family office of investor and wealth management entrepreneur Tommy Mayes. As part of the investment, Mayes will join ExchangiFi’s board of directors.

Arctos Keystone Partners Fund I Closes At $6.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:19 AM

Arctos announced the final close of Arctos Keystone Partners Fund I, its inaugural fund dedicated to providing bespoke growth capital and financing to alternative asset managers. Arctos is a business of KKR.

Peachtree Group Completes First Investment Through Special Situations Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:17 AM

Peachtree Group announced the first investment completed through Peachtree Special Situations Fund I. The investment marks an important milestone for the commercial real estate investment firm’s newest equity strategy.

Lightyear Capital Makes Strategic Investment In Corestream

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:02 AM

Lightyear Capital announced a strategic investment in Corestream. Corestream is a voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform focused on serving employers, employees, brokers, carriers, and partners.

Pearl Health Raises $110 Million To Expand AI Platform For Medicare Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Pearl Health announced a $110 million capital raise to expand its AI platform for providers caring for Medicare patients. The financing includes a $50 million equity round led by Andreessen Horowitz and a $60 million credit facility led by Trinity Capital.

Hypefy Raises $7.2 Million Series A To Scale Creator Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Hypefy announced that it has closed a $7.2 million Series A funding round. The round was led by AYMO Ventures. Returning investors Interactive Venture Partners, Oktogon Ventures, and Euroventures also participated in the financing. Their continued participation reflects ongoing investor support for Hypefy’s growth and its position in the creator marketing market.

Digiclean Raises €2.5 Million Seed Round To Improve Industrial Fluid Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Digiclean Solutions announced that it has closed a €2.5 million seed funding round. The company said the milestone will support the next phase of its growth as it helps manufacturers gain better visibility into industrial process fluids.

Blue Origin Reportedly Raising About $10 Billion At $130 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Blue Origin is reportedly raising about $10 billion in its first outside funding round. The financing would value Jeff Bezos’ rocket company at about $130 billion.

MidOcean Energy: Private Department Of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Nahyan Invests $1.13 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

The Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan is committed to investing $1.13 billion in MidOcean Energy. MidOcean is a liquefied natural gas company formed and managed by EIG.

SkyKnight Capital Closes Fund V At $2 Billion Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

SkyKnight Capital announced the final close of SkyKnight Capital Fund V with $2 billion in commitments. The fund closed on July 1, 2026, with backing from endowments, foundations, pensions, family offices, and institutional investors.

Arkenstone Defense Raises $35 Million Seed To Help Commercial Companies Enter Federal Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Bregal Milestone Closes Fund III At €915 Million Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Bregal Milestone announced the final close of its third fund, Bregal Milestone III, at its increased hard cap of €915 million. The fund was oversubscribed and broadened the firm’s global investor base.

SambaNova Raises $1 Billion Series F First Close At $11 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

SambaNova announced that it has completed the first close of $1 billion in strategic financing as part of a Series F round. The financing values the company at $11 billion post-money.

Quinbrook Closes Oversubscribed £587 Million Renewables Impact Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Quinbrook announced the final close of its second U.K.-focused Quinbrook Renewables Impact Fund. The fund, known as QRIF II, closed with £587 million of investor commitments, exceeding its £500 million target.

400 Capital Closes Capital Relief Transactions Referencing $1.5 Billion Mortgage Loan Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

400 Capital Management announced the successful closing of capital relief transactions referencing a $1.5 billion portfolio of residential mortgage loans held on a U.S. bank balance sheet. The transactions were designed to provide the bank with a flexible, non-dilutive capital relief solution.

Temasek Portfolio Hits Record S$518 Billion As AI And Private Credit Focus Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Temasek reported that its net portfolio value rose to a record S$518 billion as of March 31, 2026. The Singapore state investor said the figure represents a doubling of its portfolio over the past decade, according to CNBC.

Genesys University Seed Fund Holds First Close With Over $30 Million In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

The University of Toronto, McMaster University, Venture Ontario, and Genesys Capital announced the creation of a new early-stage life sciences venture capital fund. The Genesys University Seed Fund has held a first close representing over $30 million of commitments.

Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital Invests In Viken Detection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced that funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have made a growth investment in Viken Detection. The investment will support Viken’s continued growth and innovation.

Pandion Announces Strategic Growth Investment From Bregal Sagemount

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Pandion Optimization Alliance announced a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount. The investment will support Pandion’s next phase of growth as it strengthens member advocacy, expands purchasing scale, and enhances services across the non-acute healthcare market.

Avant Natural Resources Closes Fund II With Over $1 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Avant Natural Resources announced the final close of Avant Natural Resources Fund II and related vehicles at their respective hard caps. The fundraise closed with more than $1 billion in total equity capital commitments.

Leo Cancer Care Raises $65 Million Series D To Scale Upright Cancer Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Leo Cancer Care announced the close of an oversubscribed $65 million Series D financing round. The round was led by Yu Galaxy, with new investor Eventide Asset Management joining alongside continued support from existing investors.

Allotera Therapeutics Raises $35 Million To Advance Off-The-Shelf CAR-T Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Allotera Therapeutics announced the closing of a $35 million financing round. The financing includes equity and venture debt and brings the company’s total capital raised to $150 million.

National Grid Ventures To Invest $1.75 Billion In Joulent To Power U.S. Data Centers And AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

National Grid Ventures announced that it has agreed to invest $1.75 billion for a 35% stake in Joulent. The deal forms a strategic partnership focused on developing contracted power and electrical infrastructure solutions for large-load demand in the U.S.

Pediatrica Health Group Raises $28 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Pediatrica Health Group announced the closing of a $28 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Valspring Capital, with participation from existing investor M33 Growth.

Cyllene Therapeutics Raises €33 Million Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Cyllene Therapeutics announced the closing of a €33 million Series C financing round. The company was formerly known as EG 427 and rebranded to Cyllene Therapeutics alongside the financing. The round was co-led by GordonMD Global Investments and Merck Ventures, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. T. Andera Partners, Bpifrance Investissement through its InnoBio 3 Fund, and Lamond Ventures also participated.

Agave Raises $15 Million Series A To Bring AI To Construction Financials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Agave announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Accel, which also led Agave’s seed round, with continued participation from Y Combinator.

HIVE Raises $15 Million Seed To Build Physical AI Platform For Industrial Machines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

HIVE announced that it has raised $15 million in seed funding. The round was led by SuperSeed, with participation from Veriten, Skyfall, and Nysnø. Angel investors in the round include Børge Hald, founder of Medallia, and Jørn Lyseggen, founder of Meltwater. The company described the financing as one of Europe’s largest seed investments in Physical AI.

ARC Intelligence Raises €4 Million In Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

ARC Intelligence announced that it has secured €4 million in seed funding. The company is building an AI-native Finance OS for ERP-heavy businesses.

Z Squared Raises Approximately $15.3 Million To Advance AI Infrastructure Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Z Squared announced that it has raised approximately $15.3 million in capital through equity sales under its standby equity purchase agreement. The company incurred no new debt in connection with the financing and said it continues to maintain virtually no corporate debt.

Expeditions Closes €197 Million Fund II To Back European Security Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 8, 2026

Expeditions announced the final close of its second fund at €197 million. The fund will invest in technologies and founders shaping the future of European defense, security, and sovereignty.