Venture Capital

Esusu: $50 Million Series C At $1.2 Billion Valuation Raised To Expand Rent Reporting And Rental Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Esusu announced it has raised $50 million in Series C financing at a $1.2 billion valuation as it expands its platform for credit building and economic mobility, with a focus on scaling rent reporting and using verified rental data more broadly across financial services. The New York-based fintech said the financing brings its total capital raised to more than $200 million.

InduPro Therapeutics Secures Sanofi Strategic Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

InduPro, a biotechnology company developing therapeutics that leverage membrane protein spatial relationships, has entered into a strategic equity investment and research collaboration with Sanofi to advance a novel bispecific PD-1 agonist program for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. The Seattle and Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said the program is currently in preclinical development and that Sanofi will fund preclinical and IND-enabling research activities as part of the collaboration.

ECP: Major Level Equity Growth Investment Raised To Advance AI Development For Assisted Living Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

ECP, a software platform built specifically for assisted living communities, has secured a significant growth investment led by Level Equity, with participation from existing investors and the company’s management team. The Milwaukee-based company said it will use what it described as the largest growth investment in assisted living software history to accelerate product development, with a focus on AI, value-based care, and ease of use.

Corpay Finalizes Mastercard’s $300 Million Minority Investment Valuing Cross-Border Business At About $13 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Corpay, the corporate payments company listed on the NYSE as CPAY, said it has completed Mastercard’s $300 million minority investment in Corpay’s cross-border business, concluding a transaction that Mastercard first announced in April and that places an enterprise valuation of approximately $13.0 billion on the unit.

Blue Current: Over $80 Million Series D Extension Anchored By Amazon To Commercialize Silicon Solid-State Batteries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Blue Current, a Hayward, California-based developer of silicon solid-state batteries, has closed a Series D extension funding round of more than $80 million, anchored by Amazon, with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Piedmont Capital, Rusheen Capital Partners, and Allen & Company. The company said the financing is intended to accelerate the commercialization of its silicon composite solid-state battery platform for mobility and stationary energy storage applications, positioning the technology as a safer, higher-performing alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.

Westwood Financial Expands Corporate Credit Facility By $145 Million To $470 Million Total

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Westwood Financial, a Los Angeles-based retail real estate investment firm, has raised additional capital by closing a recast and $145 million upsize to its corporate credit facility, increasing the total facility to $470 million. The 55-year-old firm said the expanded financing strengthens liquidity and flexibility as it pursues a long-term growth strategy centered on neighborhood retail, particularly grocery-anchored assets.

FoodLabs: Fund III Closed Above €105 Million To Back ‘Lab-To-Shelf’ Food Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

FoodLabs said it has closed its third venture fund at more than €105 million, expanding the Berlin-based firm’s push to finance and build startups tackling food-system infrastructure, technology, and research challenges. The firm disclosed the fund close in a LinkedIn post, framing the raise as part of a broader effort to modernize an industry it described as massive, economically significant, and facing “existential challenges.”

Melt&Marble: €7.3 Million Series A Closed To Commercialize Precision-Fermented Designer Fats

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Melt&Marble, a Gothenburg-based biotech company developing designer fats using precision fermentation, has raised €7.3 million (80 MSEK) in a Series A round to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market for personal care and food applications. The financing was led by Swedish deeptech investor Industrifonden and included participation from the European Commission’s European Innovation Council Fund, as well as strategic investments from Beiersdorf and Valio. Chalmers Ventures, Catalyze Capital, and other backers also participated. The company said the EIC Accelerator supported the effort with an additional €2.5 million grant last year, bringing the latest funding total to €10 million over the past year, including €2.76 million in EU grants.

Solve Intelligence: $40 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI Platform For Patent Claims

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Solve Intelligence has raised $40 million in Series B financing to expand its AI platform for patent work and to support the launch of Charts, a new product aimed at claim charting and large-scale patent analysis. The round was co-led by Visionaries and existing investor 20VC, with Thomson Reuters and Y Combinator increasing their ownership. Operator Collective, led by former Cisco IP executive Mallun Yen, also participated, alongside other backers and a group of angel investors that includes founders of several high-profile technology companies, according to the company and third-party coverage. The angel investors include the founders of Tinder, Canva, Deel, Ironclad, Base44, Cleo, Hugging Face, Pigment, Higgsfield, Trouva, and many others, as well as Kevin Johnson, who founded Quinn Emanuel's IP litigation practice.

Algori: €3.6 Million Raised To Expand AI Shopper Insights Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Algori, a purchase and behavioural data platform built for the FMCG industry, has raised €3.6 million in additional growth capital to support international expansion and broaden its data capabilities. The round included new investors Red Bull Ventures, Tech Transfer Agrifood (Clave capital), Co-Invest Capital, AttaPoll, and Firstpick, alongside participation from existing backers Shilling, Flashpoint, and Change Ventures.

KBC Group: €100 Million Committed To Start It @KBC Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

KBC Group said it is investing €100 million through Start it @KBC to strengthen Belgium’s startup ecosystem, pairing the accelerator’s equity-free program with a new funding track that includes early-stage checks and the potential for later-stage follow-on financing via KBC Securities.

Unconventional AI: $475 Million At $4.5 Billion Valuation Seed Funding Closed To Develop Probabilistic Chips For AI Workloads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Unconventional AI announced it has raised $475 million in seed funding. The round was led by Lightspeed and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Sequoia, Lux Capital, DCVC, Future Ventures, Jeff Bezos, and many other investing partners. Naveen Rao, cofounder and CEO, will personally be investing $10 million alongside others.

United Flow: Strategic Growth Funding Secured From Berkshire Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

United Flow Technologies, a technical distributor and solutions provider serving municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment markets, has received a strategic growth investment from Boston-based Berkshire Partners as the company looks to expand its footprint and deepen support for customers and manufacturer partners across the United States.

Cloverleaf Networks: Strategic Venture Investment Raised From Super K Ventures To Expand Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Cloverleaf Networks said it has raised a strategic venture capital investment from Super K Ventures to accelerate growth and product development across its business connectivity, cybersecurity, and collaboration portfolio.

TomNext: Investment Secured To Launch AI Platform For LP Due Diligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

TomNext, a London-based company building an intelligence and infrastructure layer for limited partners in private markets, has raised new funding led by Panghea Capital Partners, with participation from Consello, Blizzard, the Avalanche Fund, Altea Partners, and additional strategic backers and angel investors spanning wealth management, fintech, and digital assets.

Mindtrip: New Strategic Investments Raised From Capital One Ventures And United Airlines Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Mindtrip, an AI-powered travel platform, said it has secured new investments from Capital One Ventures and United Airlines Ventures as it rolls out new product capabilities that broaden its focus from trip planning into local experiences and hospitality workflows.

Lin Health: $11 Million Series A Raised To Expand Virtual Chronic Pain Recovery Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Lin Health, a provider of behavioral care for chronic pain recovery, has raised an oversubscribed $11 million Series A financing round to accelerate growth of its virtual, physician-led chronic pain treatment program and expand partnerships with health systems, clinics, and payers. The round was led by Proofpoint Capital, a venture firm formed by healthcare operators, with participation from new investors Osage Venture Partners and NewHealth Ventures. Existing backers also participated, including aMoon, Mayo Clinic, Saban Ventures, Shoni Health Ventures, and Viola Ventures. As part of the financing, Proofpoint Capital’s Dan Goldsmith is joining Lin Health’s board.

AnySignal: $24 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Space Communications And National Security Wireless Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

AnySignal, a Los Angeles-based company developing a vertically integrated platform for wireless connectivity, sensing, and national security infrastructure, has raised $24 million in Series A funding to scale production of its space communications platform, broaden its national security product line, and build a new Los Angeles area facility that brings the full development lifecycle together from algorithm design through high rate manufacturing.

BON Credit: $3.5 Million Raised To Build AI Credit And Debt Management Platform For Gen Z

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

BON Credit, a San Francisco-based fintech startup focused on credit and debt management for Generation Z consumers, has raised $3.5 million in funding to accelerate development of its AI-driven platform and support the initial rollout of its new app. The company said the round was led by VenturesLab and is intended to help BON Credit expand product capabilities as it targets what it describes as an $18 trillion U.S. consumer credit market.

a2z Radiology AI: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Closed Following FDA Clearance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

a2z Radiology AI has raised a $4.5 million seed round, with participation from Khosla Ventures and SeaX Ventures, to accelerate the commercial deployment of its FDA-cleared CT triage product and to continue research and development toward broader imaging interpretation capabilities.

Opine: $5 Million Raised To Expand Unified AI Workspace For Technical Sales Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Opine, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup building an AI-native workspace for complex B2B technical sales, has raised $5 million in financing, including $3 million in new funding led by S3 Ventures. The company said the round also included participation from Knoll Ventures, Atlanta Seed Company, Gray Ventures, Propel Ventures, Triangle Tweener Fund, and Feross Aboukhadijeh, the CEO of Socket.dev.

Qargo: $33 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI Transport Management Platform Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Qargo, a cloud-based transport management software provider, has raised $33 million in Series B funding as it scales its AI native platform for carriers, freight forwarders, and third-party logistics providers across Europe. The company said the round was led by Belgian investment firm Sofina alongside participation from existing investors, bringing Qargo’s total funding to $54 million.

Punto Health: $2.7 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale AI-Powered Dementia Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Punto Health has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to expand its technology platform focused on earlier detection and continuous, personalized support for people experiencing cognitive decline. The company, led by co-founder and CEO Anna Muñoz Farré, said the financing will be used to scale the product, hire across London and Barcelona, and extend access to proactive dementia care for more families.

Zentio: €1.4 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Build AI-Native Production Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Zentio has closed a €1.4 million pre-seed financing round to accelerate development of its AI-native platform for production planning, the company said in a LinkedIn announcement. The round was led by HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds and supported by SIVentures (previously Smart Infrastructure Ventures).

GoDutch: €3.6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Expand SME Banking Platform Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

GoDutch has raised a €3.6 million seed round to accelerate the growth of its Amsterdam-based business banking and finance automation platform for small and midsize companies across Europe. Luxembourg Finance House led the funding with participation from Quantum Leap Capital.

Yonda Tax: $15 Million Raised To Expand Tax Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Yonda Tax has closed a $15 million funding round to accelerate product development and expand its indirect tax automation platform across additional jurisdictions and industry verticals, the company said on December 11, 2025. The financing marks Yonda’s first significant institutional investment and was led by Kennet Partners, with continued participation from NYO Capital and Portfolio Ventures.

VQ Capital Launches AI-Native Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

VQ Capital has launched as a thesis-driven, AI-native investment platform that it says is designed to help scale companies into category leaders, backed by partnerships with multibillion-dollar family offices and a team of former operators from companies including Amazon, PayPal, Expedia, Deloitte, and IBM.

Safebooks AI: $15 Million Seed Funding Closed To Bring Agentic Automation To Revenue Data Integrity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Safebooks has emerged from stealth with $15 million in seed funding to expand what it calls a new category of “Financial Data Governance” aimed at automating revenue data integrity for enterprise finance organizations. The San Francisco-based company said the round was led by 10D, Propel Ventures, and Mensch Capital, with participation from Moneta Venture Capital, Magnolia Capital, Cerca Fund, Blue Moon, and other strategic investors.

D3 Bio: $108 Million Series B Raised To Fund Global Phase III Trials For Lead KRAS G12C Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

D3 Bio has raised $108 million in a Series B financing round to support late-stage clinical development of its lead oncology candidate and advance a broader pipeline of targeted and immuno-oncology programs.

Assaia: $26.6 Million Series B Closed To Expand AI Platform For Airport Turnaround Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Assaia, a Zurich-based aviation technology company, has raised $26.6 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Armira Growth, alongside existing investors. The company said the new capital will be used to scale its AI platform globally and introduce additional products aimed at improving efficiency for airports, airlines, and ground handlers.