Venture Capital

Seal Security: $13 Million Series A Raised For Application Security Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Seal Security, a provider of application security solutions specializing in securing open-source components, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round. This new investment brings the company’s total funding to $20 million. The funding round was led by Vertex Israel, with participation from Crew Capital, More Investments, SBI Group, and CCL.

Expanse: $18 Million Inaugural Fund Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Expanse, a new asset management firm with a family office perspective, has announced the launch of its inaugural $18 million fund. The fund will invest in a diverse portfolio of businesses that utilize technologies such as AI and machine learning.

Prelude Growth Partners: Consumer-Focused $600 Million Third Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Prelude Growth Partners, a growth equity firm that invests in consumer brands, has announced the final close of its third fund, Prelude Growth Partners III, L.P.

Fortifi Capital Deploys Over $175 Million In Small Business Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Fortifi Capital, a rapidly growing provider of working capital solutions for small businesses, announced that it has deployed over $175 million in funding across the United States. This significant milestone coincides with the company's two-year anniversary.

MAVRK Capital: First Close On New Fund Closed To Aid Global Produce Growers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

MAVRK Capital has announced the first close of its second fund, which is aimed at international produce growers. This new capital will enable the firm to unlock the global private credit market for perishable agricultural products.

Elevate Patient Solutions: Strategic Investment Raised From Audax And Parthenon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Elevate Patient Financial Solutions, a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) technology and services, has secured a strategic investment from two major private equity firms: Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital.

Post Road Group: Over $1 Billion Closed For Corporate And Digital Infrastructure Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Post Road Group, an alternative investment firm, has successfully closed more than $1 billion in new capital commitments across two of its key funds. The firm announced the final closing of its Special Opportunity Fund III (SOF III) with $525 million in capital commitments. This fund will focus on providing flexible growth capital to lower middle-market companies in the digital infrastructure, TMT, software, and managed services sectors.

Approov: £5 Million Raised To Boost Mobile App Security For The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Approov Limited, an innovator in mobile app and API security, has closed a £5 million (US$6.7 million) Series A funding round. The investment was led by Maven Capital Partners, with participation from Souter Investments, Lanza techVentures, and Scottish Enterprise.

Walker & Dunlop Secures $105 Million Refinancing For Nashville High-Rise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $105 million refinancing loan for 805 Lea, a mixed-use high-rise in the heart of downtown Nashville.

Genesys: $1.5 Billion Investment Raised From Salesforce And ServiceNow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

Genesys, a global leader in AI-powered experience orchestration, announced today that it has secured a $1.5 billion investment from Salesforce and ServiceNow. Each company will contribute an equal amount, reinforcing their strategic partnerships with Genesys and its position as a key customer experience (CX) platform for enterprises worldwide.

Blue J: $122 Million Series D Raised For GenAI Tax Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

Blue J, a leading generative AI tax research platform, announced it has secured a $122 million Series D funding round. The investment was led by Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners and previous investors Ten Coves Capital and CPA.com.

Alaska Pacific University: $5 Million Awarded From NASA For Microplastics Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Alaska Pacific University (APU) has received a five-year, $5 million grant from NASA to establish a new Microplastics Research and Education Center. The center, headquartered on APU’s campus, will lead a multi-institutional effort to study the growing threat of microplastics.

Harrison Street Buys Majority Stake In European Credit Manager RoundShield

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Harrison Street, the investment management arm of Colliers, with over $100 billion in assets under management across highly differentiated alternative assets, including infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies, has acquired a majority stake in RoundShield Partners, a leading European credit investment manager with $5.4 billion in assets under management. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Macquarie Asset Management: Inaugural $711 Million Infrastructure Secondaries Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Macquarie Asset Management announced the final close of its inaugural infrastructure secondaries fund, the Macquarie Alliance Partners Infrastructure Fund (MAPIF), with total commitments of $711 million. This figure includes both the main fund and the separate managed account (SMA) capital commitments.

Lumana: $40 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Video Security With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Lumana, a leader in AI-driven video security solutions, has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Wing Venture Capital, bringing its total funding to $64 million. This capital will enhance its video intelligence platform and accelerate market initiatives.

Arbital Health: $31 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Value-Based Care Risk Contracting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Arbital Health, a healthcare technology company providing essential infrastructure for managing risk-based contracts, recently announced a $31 million Series B funding round led by Valtruis, with participation from Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures.

CRV: $750 Million Fund Closed To Lead Seed And Series A Rounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Venture capital firm CRV has announced the closing of its latest fund, CRV XX, with $750 million in commitments.

UC’s 1819 Demo Day Displays Cincinnati’s Next Wave Of Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub recently hosted its Venture Lab Demo Day, providing a platform for five local startups to pitch their groundbreaking ideas to an audience of investors, mentors, and industry experts. These ventures, born from the UC Digital Pre-Accelerator, are tackling diverse challenges from pet care to speech therapy, showcasing the strength of the Cincinnati Innovation District's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

MH2Fund Launched To Advance Hydrogen Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

The Monaco Hydrogen Alliance and MobilityVC have launched MH2Fund, a venture that supports early-stage companies in the hydrogen economy. Their first investment is in SunGreenH2, a developer of affordable, modular green hydrogen electrolyzers.

Cambridge Innovation Capital: £100+ Million Committed To University Spin-Outs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) is investing at least £100 million in spinouts from the University of Cambridge, leveraging the commercial potential of its research in science and technology. This initiative supports the university's plans for four million square feet of high-tech space at Cambridge West, as well as an Innovation Hub in central Cambridge, designed for startups and entrepreneurs.