Venture Capital

Neural Earth: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Geospatial Risk Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Neural Earth has closed a $9.3 million Seed round to scale its AI-powered geospatial risk intelligence platform serving the property and casualty insurance and real estate sectors. The financing was three times oversubscribed, underscoring strong investor demand as climate-driven risk complexity continues to outpace legacy assessment tools.

Based: $11.5 Million Raised For Consumer-First On-Chain Trading And Payments Platform In Series A Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Based, a crypto company focused on building a consumer-first, on-chain trading and payments stack, announced that it has raised $11.5 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with additional participation from Wintermute Ventures, Coinbase, and Karatage. The investment marks a significant milestone for the company as it continues to expand its infrastructure aimed at enabling seamless crypto-native financial experiences for everyday users.

Genstar Capital Appoints Operations Executive John Kufner To Strategic Advisory Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Genstar Capital has appointed veteran operations and supply chain executive John Kufner to its Strategic Advisory Board, reinforcing the private equity firm’s focus on value creation across its industrials portfolio.

General Magic: $7.2 Million Raised By Insurance AI Platform To Cut Quote Time To 3 Minutes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

General Magic, a Toronto-based AI company focused on insurance workflows, has raised an oversubscribed $7.2 million seed round to accelerate the development of its SMS-native AI agents. The financing was led by Radical Ventures, with significant participation from a16z Speedrun and new investment from Figma VP of Product Brendan O'Driscoll and Larry James Erwin from OpenAI. The company has raised $8.4 million to date, backed by Radical Ventures, a16z Speedrun, and Comma Capital, along with operators including Aidan Gomez, CEO of Cohere, and members of the executive team at Braze, including Kevin Wang, Chief Product Officer, and Spencer Burke, SVP of Growth.

Riyadh Valley Company & SparkLabs Launch $20 Million King Saud University Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

SparkLabs Saudi Arabia has launched SparkLabs KSU Fund I, a $20 million venture capital fund focused on backing high-potential local and global founders building and scaling from Saudi Arabia. The fund received an anchor investment from Riyadh Valley Company (RVC), the investment arm of King Saud University.

Techstars AI Health Baltimore: Expanded Anchor Collaboration Unites Region’s Largest Health Systems And Payer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

The Greater Baltimore Committee announced that the University of Maryland Medical System, the University of Maryland Baltimore and MedStar Health have joined CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Johns Hopkins as anchor collaborators for Techstars AI Health Baltimore, marking the first time the institutions have aligned within a single accelerator collaboration.

NOG: $464.5 Million Ohio Utica Acquisition Closed And $1.8 Billion Credit Facility Expansion Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Northern Oil and Gas announced it has closed its previously disclosed joint acquisition of non-operated properties in the core of the Ohio Utica Shale and entered into an amendment to expand its reserves-based lending facility.

Kanbrick Announces Growth Partnership With Depatie Fluid Power Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Kanbrick, a long-term investment partnership focused on investing in and growing family-owned businesses, announced a minority partnership with Depatie Fluid Power Group, a manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of fluid power components and automation systems. The investment is designed to provide long-term strategic support as Depatie enters its next phase of growth.

TBD: $3 Million Raised To Launch Human Sentiment Prediction Market Protocol

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

TBD, a prediction market protocol focused on measuring verified human sentiment, has raised $3 million in a seed round and launched publicly following a private beta. The round was led by CMT Digital and ParaFi, with participation from Jump Crypto.

Guidde: $50 Million Raised For AI Digital Adoption Platform To Train Employees And AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Guidde, an AI digital adoption platform, announced it has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by PSG Equity, with participation from monday.com and existing investors Norwest, Entrée Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and Inkberry Ventures. The new funding will support broader deployment of its platform, which is designed to train both human employees and AI agents on enterprise software.

Rowspace: $50 Million Raised To Turn Institutional Knowledge Into AI-Driven Edge For Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Rowspace, an AI platform designed to help financial services firms operationalize proprietary data, launched today with $50 million in funding across a seed round and Series A. The Series A was co-led by Sequoia and Emergence Capital, with the seed round led by Sequoia. Additional participants across both rounds include Stripe, Conviction, Basis Set, Twine, and several angels from the finance industry.

RobosizeME: $2 Million Raised To Bring AI Workflow Automation To The Global Hotel Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

RobosizeME has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by SeedTwo Capital, positioning the company to expand its AI-powered workflow automation platform across the global hospitality sector.

Copper Sky Capital Rebrands From AZ-VC To Expand North America Investment Mandate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Arizona-based venture capital firm AZ-VC has rebranded as Copper Sky Capital as it broadens its platform to back early-stage technology companies across North America, with a sector-agnostic strategy and a focus on AI software products.

Quill: $6.5 Million Raised To Launch Sovereign Chief Of AI Staff Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Quill Meetings announced $6.5 million in seed funding and the launch of Quilliam, a sovereign Chief of AI Staff agent designed to help modern professionals coordinate and manage their growing fleet of AI tools. The round was led by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from 500 Global, Naval Ravikant, Morado Ventures, and AME Cloud Ventures.

Elly: $8 Million Raised For AI-Native Hiring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Elly, the AI-powered hiring platform developed by Recruit Tech Labs, has launched publicly alongside an $8 million funding round led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from Atomic and Next Wave Capital. As part of the investment, Rob Rueckert, partner at Sorenson Capital’s venture and growth funds, has joined Elly’s board of directors.

Chariot Defense: $34 Million Series A Raised To Scale Battlefield Power Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Chariot Defense, a defense technology company focused on next-generation battlefield power systems, announced it has raised $34 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $41 million. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from DCVC, LMNT, Marlinspike, Overmatch, Shield Capital, Ensemble, and Trenches Capital. Existing investors General Catalyst and XYZ also joined the round.

Abram Scientific: $11.75 Million Series A Raised For Portable Coagulation Diagnostics Platform CoagCare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Abram Scientific announced it has secured $11.75 million in Series A financing to accelerate development of its proprietary portable coagulation diagnostics platform, CoagCare™. The round was led by global pharmaceutical company Octapharma AG, with additional participation from existing and new investors affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Cicada: $13.5 Million Raised To Modernize Local-Currency Latin American Bond Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Cicada, a U.S.-regulated electronic trading platform connecting institutional capital to local-currency markets in Latin America, announced it has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Citi. The round included participation from the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) through its independent venture capital arm, L4, as well as Kaszek, Dila, and Crestone. The financing also includes a parallel strategic equity program aimed at anchoring liquidity through committed market makers, with leading Wall Street institutions joining as early participants.

Croissant: $28 Million Raised To Scale Intentional Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Croissant announced it has raised $28 million in capital to accelerate growth and deepen partnerships with leading brands and retailers, bringing its total capital raised to $52 million.

Profitmind: $9 Million Series A Raised For Retail Agentic AI Platform Led By Accenture Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Profitmind, an agentic AI decision intelligence platform built for retail teams, has raised $9 million in a Series A financing round led by Accenture Ventures. The round included participation from new investor Thorndale Farm, along with reinvestment from existing backers Magarac Venture Partners, AI Fund led by Profitmind Chairman Andrew Ng, and Lightscape Partners. Several individual investors also joined the round, including board member Mario Ciampi, former President of Disney Store and former COO of The Children’s Place.

Dytto Raises €1.5 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI Assistant For Accountants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Dytto, a Ghent-based fintech startup focused on modernizing the accounting profession, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Entourage and Fortino Ventures. The company is building an AI assistant designed to reduce administrative workloads for accountants and enable them to focus more on strategic financial advice.

Frankenburg Technologies: €30 Million Raised To Build Europe’s Next-Generation Missile Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Frankenburg Technologies, a European defence technology startup focused on affordable, mass-manufacturable missile systems and sovereign production capacity, has raised €30 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Plural and followed by SmartCap, bringing the company’s total funding to €40 million.

VoiceLine: €10 Million Raised To Scale Enterprise-Grade Voice AI For Frontline Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

VoiceLine has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round led by Alstin Capital and Peak, with participation from existing investors Scalehouse Capital, Venture Stars, and NAP. The company will use the capital to scale its AI platform, expand internationally, and accelerate growth across additional frontline-heavy industries, including pharma, medtech, food and beverage, insurance, and financial services.

Verley: €32 Million Series A Raised To Scale Precision-Fermented Whey Protein Ingredients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Verley, a Lyon-based food and nutrition ingredient company developing high-performance whey proteins through precision fermentation, has secured an oversubscribed €32 million Series A round, including non-dilutive funding, four years after its founding. The round was led by Alven, with participation from existing investors Sofinnova and Sparkfood, alongside additional non-dilutive support from BPI France.

Meridiam: €2.2 Billion Europe Core Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Meridiam has closed its Meridiam Infrastructure Europe Core Fund at €2.2 billion, marking a major milestone for the global infrastructure investor as it strengthens its long-term ownership strategy across Europe and launches its first retail-dedicated investment vehicle.

Vendis Capital: €100 Million First Close For €150 Million Transition Small-Cap Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Vendis Capital has announced the successful first closing of Vendis Transition, its new €150 million small-cap fund, securing commitments of more than €100 million.

Manulife: $130 Million Refinancing Led For Water Services Platform Sylmar Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners, the private credit platform of Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, announced it is acting as administrative agent and sole lender on a $130 million senior secured credit facility for Sylmar Group.

Evoke Security: $4 Million Pre-Seed Raised For Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Evoke Security, a cybersecurity startup focused on securing the agentic workforce, has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Red Cell Partners. The company said the capital will support its mission to provide security teams with visibility and control over AI agents operating across enterprise environments.

YVL Capital Partners Launches In Dubai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

YVL Capital Partners, an AI-native venture capital firm and studio, has officially launched in Dubai after building significant pre-launch momentum through ecosystem partnerships and global engagements across the Middle East and leading innovation hubs worldwide.

Kris@Work: $3 Million Seed Raised By AI-Native GTM Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Kris@Work, an AI-native go-to-market execution platform for enterprise revenue teams, announced it has raised $3.0 million in seed funding led by InfoEdge Ventures, with participation from JN Capital & Growth Advisory and several angel investors.