Venture Capital

Novacap: $3.8 Billion Closed For Seventh Technology Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Novacap, a leading North American private equity firm, announced the final close of Novacap Technologies Fund VII, with nearly $3.8 billion in capital commitments, including affiliated vehicles. The fund was raised in under a year, surpassing its $2.75 billion target by more than $1 billion amid strong global investor demand.

Quantum Elements: Strategic Investment From Firgun Ventures To Advance AI-Powered Quantum Computing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Firgun Ventures announced a strategic investment in Los Angeles–based startup Quantum Elements, which is developing Constellation, an AI-powered platform designed to accelerate the development of quantum computing applications. The firm said it is backing what it described as an exceptional founding team, with Dr. Chad Rigetti, founder of Rigetti Computing, serving on the company’s board. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Encord: $60 Million Series C Raised To Scale AI-Native Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Encord announced a $60 million Series C led by Wellington Management, bringing the company’s total funding to $110 million. Existing investors Y Combinator, CRV, N47, Crane Venture Partners and Harpoon Ventures participated in the round alongside new investors Bright Pixel Capital and Isomer Capital.

OpenAI: $110 Billion Raised At $730 Billion Valuation To Scale AI Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

OpenAI announced that it is raising $110 billion in new investment at a $730 billion pre-money valuation to accelerate its mission of bringing advanced artificial intelligence to consumers, developers, and enterprises worldwide. The company said the funding includes commitments from SoftBank, NVIDIA, and Amazon, alongside additional financial investors expected to join as the round progresses.

Dots: $8.9 Million Series A Raised For Global Payouts Platform As It Surpasses $1 Billion Delivered

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Dots, a San Francisco-based global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses, announced it has secured $8.9 million in Series A funding led by DCM, with participation from Y Combinator. The company, which is profitable, has now raised more than $14.6 million to date and processes over $150 million in payouts each month, representing 400% year-over-year revenue growth.

Third Way Health: $15 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Healthcare Front-Office Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Third Way Health (TWH), an AI-enabled services partner for healthcare organizations, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $15 million Series A funding round led by Health Velocity Capital, with Partner Kristin Torres Mowat leading the investment. With the new capital, the company’s total funding now stands at $22.5 million, supporting continued product investment and operational scale.

Sensera Systems: $27 Million Series B Raised For AI-Powered Construction Jobsite Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Sensera Systems announced it has closed a $27 million Series B funding round to accelerate growth and innovation in AI-powered jobsite intelligence built specifically for the construction industry. The round was led by 10 Atlantic Group, LLC (TAG), with additional investment from Egis Capital Partners and MUUS Asset Management.

Huper: $1.5 Million Raised For Security-First AI Chief Of Staff Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Huper announced it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to build what it describes as a security-first AI Chief of Staff designed to help leaders run their organizations with greater clarity, accountability, and trust. The round was backed by Nadia Partners, Link Ventures, and Jim Brown of Long Ridge Equity Partners.

Honest Health: $140 Million Raised For Value-Based Care Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Honest Health announced it has raised $140 million in a capital round led by NewSpring Healthcare, underscoring growing demand for its health system-focused approach to value-based care. The funding will support the company’s continued expansion into new markets and deepen partnerships with health systems, provider organizations, and payers operating under risk-based payment models.

VITURE: $100 Million Raised While Surpassing $200 Million In Six Months To Advance XR And AR Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

VITURE announced it has closed a $100 million financing round, bringing its total capital raised over the past six months to more than $200 million. The new round follows a $100 million raise completed in September and underscores continued investor confidence as the company accelerates into 2026.

UpGuard: $75 Million Series C Raised For Cyber Risk Posture Management Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

UpGuard, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Springcoast Partners. The minority investment will support the company’s next phase of growth, including expanded capabilities for its AI-powered Cyber Risk Posture Management platform, scaled global go-to-market operations, and potential strategic M&A activity. Springcoast joins existing investors August Capital, Square Peg Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners.

NODA AI: $25 Million Series A Raised For AI-Powered Defense Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

NODA AI, an AI-native defense technology company, announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its AI-powered orchestration platform and autonomous plays for the Department of War and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta, and Alumni Ventures.

Revel: $150 Million Series B Raised For Modern Hardware Control Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Revel announced a $150 million Series B funding round led by Index Ventures with participation from Redpoint Ventures and returning investors including Thrive Capital, Felicis, and Abstract Ventures.

STS Digital: $30 Million Strategic Round Closed For Crypto Options Trading Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

STS Digital announced it has closed a $30 million strategic funding round led by CMT Digital, with participation from Payward, Strobe Ventures, Arrington Capital, F-Prime, and BitRock Capital, to accelerate the growth of its crypto options trading platform.

Greenbriar Equity Group: $5.4 Billion Raised For Oversubscribed Seventh Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Greenbriar Equity Group announced the final closing of Greenbriar Equity Fund VII, L.P. with total capital commitments of $5.4 billion, marking the firm’s largest fund to date. The fundraise was significantly oversubscribed, surpassing its $4.25 billion target, and was completed on an accelerated timeline following a first close in December 2025.

Proxymity Announce Strategic Investment As Euroclear Takes Minority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Proxymity, the digital investor communications platform, and financial market infrastructure provider Euroclear announced that Euroclear has acquired a minority stake in Proxymity, becoming both a strategic shareholder and client.

Maersk Deepens Saudi Footprint With Stake In Jeddah Terminal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

The Saudi Ports Authority announced that APM Terminals, a wholly owned subsidiary of A.P. Moller–Maersk, has acquired a 37.5% stake in the South Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port, reinforcing the Danish shipping group’s long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia’s logistics transformation and the growing strategic importance of the Red Sea corridor.

Eventus: Majority Investment From Terminus Capital Partners To Accelerate Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Terminus Capital Partners has made a majority investment in Eventus, a provider of trade surveillance and market risk solutions, positioning the company for accelerated geographic expansion and product growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ThreatAware: $25 Million Raised From OnePeak To Expand AI-Powered Security Workspace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

ThreatAware, a cyber asset management and cyber hygiene platform, announced it has raised $25 million in funding from growth equity firm One Peak.

Clee Medical: Seed Financing Secured By Wyss Geneva Spin-Off To Advance Real-Time Brain Surgery Imaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering Geneva announced the successful closing of the seed financing round of Clee Medical SA, a Swiss neurotechnology spin-off developing ultra-high-resolution real-time intraoperative imaging for brain surgery.

SHINE Technologies: $240 Million Raised For Nuclear Fusion And Medical Isotope Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

SHINE Technologies, a nuclear fusion company, announced it has raised $240 million in equity funding and appointed Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., Executive Chairman of ImmunityBio and founder of NantWorks, to its Board of Directors. The round was led by NantWorks, with participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Pelican Energy Partners, Deerfield Management, Oaktree Capital Management, and other existing investors.

Bandelier: Funding Raised From CerraCap Impact Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

CerraCap Impact Venture Capital (CIVC) has announced an investment in Bandelier Technologies, a New Mexico-based deep-tech company developing memory-free quantum radar, sensing, and advanced metasurface antenna systems for national security, space-domain awareness, and resilient communications. The investment reinforces CIVC’s focus on national security and advanced computing while expanding its portfolio of mission-critical dual-use technologies.

FirmPilot AI: $22 Million Series A-1 Raised For AI-Powered Legal Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

FirmPilot AI, an AI-powered legal marketing platform, announced the close of its oversubscribed $22 million Series A-1 funding round, bringing its total funding to $27.25 million. The round was led by DeepWork Capital, with a significant investment from Data Point Capital and participation from existing investors including Blumberg Capital, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Valor Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and EarlyLight Ventures. As part of the investment, DeepWork Capital Partner Ken Hall has joined the company’s board of directors.

JetScale AI: $5.4 Million Raised In Seed Round For Cloud Infrastructure Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

JetScale AI, a Montréal-based cloud infrastructure optimization company, has raised $5.4 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate growth and expand deployments across North America and Europe. The company was co-founded and is led by Mehdi Merai and Gabriel De Lisi, who previously co-founded, scaled, and exited machine learning company Dataperformers. JetScale AI was also co-founded by Diagram through its venture studio model, which has launched Canadian technology companies including Nesto and Dialogue.

Secfix: $12 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI-Native Security Compliance Platform Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Secfix announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Bayern Kapital and neosfer.

Wayve: $1.5 Billion At $8.6 Billion Valuation Secured To Deploy Global Autonomous Driving Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Wayve, a UK-based embodied AI autonomous driving company, announced it has secured $1.5 billion in capital to accelerate the global commercial rollout of its end-to-end autonomy platform, including a $1.2 billion Series D round that values the company at $8.6 billion post-money.

MatX: $500 Million Series B Raised To Accelerate MatX One LLM Chip Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

MatX, an AI chip startup founded by former Google hardware engineers, announced that it has raised a $500 million Series B funding round to complete development and scale manufacturing of its next-generation processor, the MatX One. The funding, one of the largest early-stage raises in the semiconductor industry, was led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness LP, with participation from Spark Capital, Triatomic Capital, Harpoon Ventures, and technology founders including Andrej Karpathy and Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison. Strategic hardware partners Alchip and Marvell also took part in the round.

Aalyria: $100 Million Series B Raised For Space-Based Communications Platform At $1.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Aalyria, an advanced aerospace communications company building infrastructure for next-generation space-based networks, announced it has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors.

ATRO Medical: €3 Million Raised To Advance Artificial Meniscus Toward Pivotal Studies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

ATRO Medical, a Netherlands-based clinical-stage orthopedic medical device company, has secured €3 million in a new financing round to advance development of its Artimis Meniscus Prosthesis, an artificial meniscus implant designed for patients suffering from post-meniscectomy pain syndrome.

Nimble: $47 Million Series B Raised For Agentic Web Search Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Nimble, a real-time web search and data platform focused on turning the live web into reliable, decision-grade data for enterprises, has raised $47 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $75 million. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Databricks Ventures and all existing investors, including Target Global, Square Peg, Hetz Ventures, Slow Ventures, R-Squared Ventures, J-Ventures, and InvestInData.