Venture Capital

InfiniG Raises $5.2 Million Seed Round To Scale Mobile Coverage As A Service Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

InfiniG has raised $5.2 million in Seed funding to expand its Mobile Coverage as a Service platform for enterprises and property owners seeking more reliable indoor cellular connectivity. J2 Ventures and Stormbreaker Ventures co-led the round. InfiniG plans to use the funding to expand enterprise deployments, automate integrations with mobile network operators, scale its InfiniG Insights analytics capabilities, and advance the platform's foundation for automation and physical AI.

Columna Capital Sells Majority Stake In Ardentis To Medbase After Doubling Dental Platform To 20 Clinics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Columna Capital has sold its majority stake in Ardentis Cliniques Dentaires to Medbase, bringing one of the leading dental care platforms in French-speaking Switzerland under the ownership of one of the country’s largest healthcare networks. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction closed on August 14.

Codio Raises $5 Million And Launches AI Literacy Platform To Prepare Students For AI-Driven Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Codio has completed a $5 million strategic growth financing led by long-term investor Armada Investment while launching a new AI Literacy offering designed to help colleges prepare students for a workforce increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

Terra Industries Extends Seed Round To $52 Million As 50,000-Unit Drone Factory And Global Expansion Take Shape

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Terra Industries has extended its seed financing to $52 million as the autonomous defense technology company expands manufacturing in Africa and establishes its first international office in London. Existing investors 8VC, Silent Ventures, Nova Global, Belief Capital and SV Angel participated alongside new investor Norleo Space Investments and angel investor Grant Gordon.

Takt Raises $9.25 Million Series A As Warehouse Platform Shows 15% Cost Reduction And 29% Workforce Performance Gain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Takt has raised $9.25 million in Series A funding to scale a warehouse intelligence platform that combines labor, automation and robotics data into a single operating model. Ballast Point Partners led the financing, representing Takt’s first institutional round.

Leal Therapeutics Raises $30 Million Series A Extension With Lilly As Schizophrenia Trial Begins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Leal Therapeutics has raised a $30 million second close of its Series A financing and initiated a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of LTX-001 in adults with schizophrenia. Eli Lilly joined the financing as a new investor. Existing investors OrbiMed, Newpath Partners, Euclidean Capital, SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund, Chugai Venture Fund, Alexandria Venture Investments and PhiFund also participated.

Palona AI Reaches $20 Million In Funding As Restaurant Deployments Show 20% Revenue Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Palona AI has completed its Series A financing, bringing total funding to $20 million as the company expands a multimodal AI operating layer designed to connect customer demand with real-time operations inside physical businesses. The total includes converted SAFEs. Investors include Ardenwood Ventures, CrimsonOx, UpHonest, Turbo, Llama Ventures, Neo, Fusion Fund, Defy and Maynard Webb, along with additional institutional, strategic and individual investors.

Gravis Robotics Raises $200 Million Series A From SoftBank To Automate Heavy Construction Machinery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Gravis Robotics has raised $200 million in Series A funding from SoftBank to accelerate the global deployment of autonomous heavy construction machinery, describing the financing as the largest Series A in construction robotics history.

Groq Raises $350 Million Series A At $3.5 Billion Valuation As AI Compute Footprint Targets 200+ MW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Groq has raised $350 million in Series A funding at a $3.5 billion valuation as the AI infrastructure company prepares to expand its global compute footprint from 54 MW to more than 200 MW during 2027. Disruptive led the financing, with Nvidia expected to participate.

VERO Secures New Funding From Sunriver Capital As 1,390-Property Platform Targets Profitability By Year-End

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

VERO has secured a new financing round from existing investors led by Sunriver Capital as the multifamily risk and leasing technology company targets profitability by the end of 2026. The amount of the financing was not disclosed. The round was funded entirely by existing investors, giving VERO additional capital without bringing a new investor group into the company.

Dynatrace Plans $1.25 Billion Exchangeable Notes Offering With Up To $200 Million Share Repurchase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Dynatrace is planning a $1.25 billion private placement of exchangeable senior notes due 2031, with the AI-powered observability company expecting to use up to approximately $200 million of the proceeds to repurchase its own shares. Dynatrace LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, will issue the notes.

Dimension Energy Secures $857 Million From Nuveen, HPS, MUFG And Other Partners To Scale Distributed Solar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Dimension Energy has secured $857 million of additional capital to expand its distributed solar platform as the Partners Group-owned company works toward reaching 1 GW of operating assets by 2028. The financing consists of a $200 million increase to Dimension's corporate credit facility and a separate $657 million construction-to-term debt and tax equity package. Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit and funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners are lead lenders on the corporate facility.

DraftKings Launches $600 Million Term Loan And Upsizes Revolving Facility To $750 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

DraftKings has launched syndication of a $600 million senior secured term loan and secured commitments for a new $750 million revolving credit facility as the gaming company restructures portions of its debt and increases financial flexibility.

Aon Launches Sidecar X With $200 Million Of Transaction Insurance Capacity And 10% Premium Discount

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Aon has launched Sidecar X with up to $200 million of capacity as the professional services firm expands its platform connecting insurance capital with increasingly large and complex M&A and tax risks. Sidecar X is the latest evolution of Aon's Global Sidecar Platform.

Raiders Star Ashton Jeanty Invests In Nukleus Ahead Of Sports Business Platform’s Public Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Nukleus has brought Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty on as an investor and the public face of its sports business platform ahead of a planned launch later this month. The Washington-based company is building what it describes as a career operating system for professional athletes and the network of professionals responsible for managing their businesses.

Wison Engineering Wins Record $4.04 Billion ADNOC Gas EPC Contract For Abu Dhabi Natural Gas Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Wison Engineering has secured an approximately $4.04 billion contract from ADNOC Gas for a major natural gas processing development in Abu Dhabi, marking the largest engineering, procurement and construction contract in Wison’s history.

A1R water Goes Public With $96 Million PIPE To Scale Atmospheric Water Brand Across $12.5 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

A1R water has completed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III, taking the atmospheric water generation company public with a $96 million PIPE as it prepares to scale production and retail distribution. The combined company begins trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol WATR on August 17, 2026.

Higgsfield Raises $400 Million Series B At $5.4 Billion Valuation As Annualized Revenue Hits $700 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Higgsfield has raised $400 million in Series B financing at a $5.4 billion valuation as rapid adoption of its AI video and image creation platform pushes annualized revenue to approximately $700 million. DST Global led the round. New investors include Tribe Capital, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Smash Capital, Fifth Wall, Valor Capital, Intel Capital, Liberty Global Tech Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital and NTT DOCOMO Ventures. Existing investors Accel, Menlo Ventures, AI Capital Partners, GFT Ventures, Capra Ventures, BAM Corner Point and BroadLight Capital also participated. The financing more than quadruples Higgsfield’s previous $1.3 billion valuation.

MicroVision Prices $17 Million Public Offering To Fund Working Capital And Capital Expenditures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

MicroVision has priced a $17 million public offering as the lidar and perception technology company raises additional capital to support working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes while continuing to advance its technology toward broader commercial deployment.

amber Raises €7 Million Series A To Build Autonomous AI Platform For European Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

amber has raised €7 million in Series A funding to expand an enterprise AI platform designed to understand organizational context and increasingly execute business workflows autonomously. Ventech and NRW.Venture, the venture capital fund of NRW.BANK, co-led the financing.

Blackstone And La Caisse Are Investing C$2.5 Billion In Aeroplan At A C$10 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Blackstone and La Caisse are leading a C$2.5 billion minority investment in Air Canada’s Aeroplan loyalty business, valuing the platform at C$10 billion while giving Air Canada additional capital to reduce debt and accelerate stock repurchases.

GD1 Reaches About $60 Million First Close For $150 Million Core Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Global From Day One (GD1) has reached an approximately $60 million first close for Core Fund II as the New Zealand venture capital firm targets $150 million for the fund and expands its leadership team.

Centricity Raises $29 Million Series A Led By SMBC As Wealth Platform Reaches $1.7 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Centricity has raised INR 280 crore, approximately $29 million, in Series A funding led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund as the Indian wealth management technology company scales a platform already managing roughly $1.7 billion in assets.

Floating Point Raises $125 Million Fund III As Technology Investor Tops $300 Million Under Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Floating Point has raised $125 million for its third venture fund, bringing the technology investment firm’s assets under management to more than $300 million. And Floating Point launched five years ago around a thesis that many of the next generation’s most significant technology businesses would look different from traditional software companies.

FTAI Aviation Secures $2 Billion Facility From 13 Lenders With Capacity To Expand To $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

FTAI Aviation has closed a $2 billion warehouse financing facility for the second investment vehicle of its Strategic Capital business, with an accordion that could increase total capacity to $3 billion.

Xpander Raises $7.5 Million Seed Funding As Enterprise AI Agent Omni Scores 90.9% On GAIA Benchmark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Xpander has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to accelerate adoption of its vendor-neutral enterprise AI platform, while introducing Omni, an AI agent that achieved a 90.9% score on the GAIA benchmark. Pico Venture Partners led the financing, with participation from Emerge Ventures, Samsung Next and SeedIL.

Wispr Raises $280 Million At $2 Billion Valuation As Revenue Grows 150%+ Quarterly And Voice AI Push Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Wispr has raised $280 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation as the company expands its voice-based interface technology and launches its first proprietary speech model. The financing brings Wispr's total capital raised to $361 million and comes only six months after the company's oversubscribed Series A2. Menlo Ventures led the round, representing one of the firm's largest investments in an artificial intelligence company. Existing investors Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC and MVP Ventures also participated. New investors include Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund and PLUS Capital.

Econergy Secures €229 Million From EBRD, BSTDB, Exim Banca Românească, NLB, OTP And Intesa For 342 MWp Romania Solar-Storage Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2026

Econergy has secured approximately €229 million in financing for its Părău 2 solar and battery energy storage project in Romania from a six-lender consortium comprising the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, Exim Banca Românească, NLB, OTP Bank and Banca Comercială Intesa Sanpaolo România.

Barings Provides Senior Secured Financing For Investcorp’s Acquisition Of $3 Billion-AUM Berger Financial Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Barings has provided senior secured credit facilities to support Investcorp’s acquisition of Berger Financial Group, a registered investment advisor managing more than $3 billion in assets.

Climate Fund Managers Reaches ZAR 3 Billion First Close For SA-H2 Green Hydrogen Fund, Targets ZAR 12 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2026

Climate Fund Managers has reached a ZAR 3 billion (approximately $182 million) first close for the SA-H2 Fund, a blended-finance private equity vehicle targeting large-scale green hydrogen and energy transition projects across Southern Africa.