Venture Capital

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.

Carlyle: Dedicated Middle-Market Platform Launched For Aerospace, Defense, Government, And Industrials

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Carlyle announced the expansion of its Aerospace, Defense & Government and Industrial investment capabilities through a dedicated middle-market platform focused on opportunities across the United States and Europe.