Venture Capital

Pan Cancer T: €10 Million Funding Raised To Launch In-Human Trial Of TCR-T Cell Therapy For Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Pan Cancer T B.V., a Rotterdam-based biotech developing next-generation T cell therapies for solid tumours, has raised €10 million to move its lead program, PCT1:CO-STIM, into a first-in-human clinical trial for women with triple-negative breast cancer, the company said on December 8, 2025. The financing combines €5 million from existing investors Van Herk Ventures, Thuja Capital, Erasmus MC O&O Holdings, and InnovationQuarter with a €5 million Innovation Credit loan from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. And it is intended to support patient treatment at leading cancer centres in the Netherlands.

Honeyjar: $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Closed To Launch AI Operating System For Communications And PR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Honeyjar, a San Francisco-based company building an AI co-pilot for communications and public relations, has raised a $2 million pre-seed round and opened an Early Access waitlist for agencies, in-house teams, and independent communications professionals.

AllScale: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Self-Custody Stablecoin Neobank For Global Microbusinesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

AllScale, a New York-based financial platform building what it describes as the world’s first self-custody stablecoin neobank, has raised a $5 million seed round led by YZi Labs through its EASY Residency Season 2 program, with participation from Informed Ventures and Generative Ventures.

TomNext: New Funding Closed To Build AI-Based Intelligence Layer For Private Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

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

Resemble AI: $13 Million In Funding Raised To Counter Rising Deepfake And AI-Generated Threats

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Resemble AI has secured $13 million in strategic funding to accelerate its efforts to protect organizations from the growing threat of AI-generated fraud and deepfake attacks, as enterprises and governments face escalating risks tied to synthetic media and impersonation technologies. The latest investment brings the company’s total venture funding to $25 million and positions it to expand globally while deepening its detection and verification capabilities across multiple modalities.

Trusted Space: Strategic Growth Investment Secured From Washington Harbour Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Trusted Space has received a strategic growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners, a move aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion and strengthening its role in architecting software-driven solutions across the space domain. The investment positions Trusted Space to scale its capabilities as demand increases for resilient, autonomous, and real-time space operations supporting national security missions.

WindRose Health: Strategic Investment In Pharmacy Platform Stellus Rx

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

WindRose Health Investors has made a strategic investment in Stellus Rx, a technology-enabled, value-based pharmacy care management platform focused on improving clinical outcomes while reducing healthcare costs. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DayOne: Up To €1 Billion Mezzanine Financing Facility Secured To Accelerate Finland Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

DayOne Data Centers has secured a mezzanine financing facility totaling €500 million, with the option to expand the facility to as much as €1 billion, subject to mutual agreement, in a transaction anchored by global investment firm Brookfield alongside a global sovereign investor. The financing strengthens DayOne’s long-term capital structure and supports the continued expansion of its hyperscale data center platform across Finland and additional international markets.

Subsense Expands Funding To $27 Million To Advance Non-Surgical Brain-Computer Interface Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Subsense, a Palo Alto-based neurotechnology company developing non-surgical, nanoparticle-based brain-computer interfaces, has expanded its financing to $27 million following the close of a new $10 million investment. The additional capital builds on earlier funding and is intended to accelerate research and development efforts as the company advances its platform toward product development and clinical translation.

Loops AI: Funding Raised From a16z Speedrun To Advance Agentic Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Loops AI, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence company focused on autonomous agents for e-commerce, has secured strategic investment from a16z Speedrun, the early-stage accelerator program operated by Andreessen Horowitz. The funding positions Loops AI to expand its agentic commerce platform globally as it scales from its operational base in Türkiye and the MENA region to broader international markets.

Valinor Raises $13 Million To Advance AI-Driven Patient Selection For Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Valinor, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company focused on improving clinical trial outcomes, has raised $13 million in seed funding to expand its proprietary machine learning platform for patient selection. The financing was led by CRV, with participation from Harpoon Ventures, Amino Collective, and Pelion Venture Partners, alongside a group of angel investors and technology operators.

Beyond Now Secures Majority Investment From Bregal Milestone To Advance AI-Driven Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Beyond Now has secured a majority investment from European software private equity firm Bregal Milestone in a transaction that marks a significant inflection point for the fast-growing AI-first ecosystem orchestration and digital platform provider. The investment positions Beyond Now to accelerate global expansion, deepen product innovation, and strengthen customer success initiatives as it enters its next phase of growth.

Curebound Invests $8.5 Million In Translational Cancer Research And Awards $1 Million Cure Prize

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Curebound has awarded $8.5 million in new funding to support 23 cancer research studies, including a $1 million Cure Prize, as the San Diego-based philanthropic organization continues to expand its investment in translational and collaborative cancer research programs across the United States.

Universal Corporation: $1.4 Billion Credit Facility Refinancing Completed To Expand Liquidity And Financial Flexibility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Universal Corporation announced that it had completed a significant refinancing transaction by entering into a new bank credit agreement establishing a $1.4 billion senior unsecured credit facility. The new agreement replaces the company’s prior $1.15 billion senior unsecured credit facility.

Accenture Invests In Ryght AI To Accelerate Agentic AI–Driven Clinical Research And Trial Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Accenture has made a strategic investment in Ryght AI, a platform provider focused on modernizing how clinical research is designed and executed across the life sciences industry, as enterprise demand for agentic AI continues to accelerate in drug development and clinical trials.

ALM Ventures Launches $100 Million Fund To Back Humanoid Robots And Embodied AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

ALM Ventures has announced the launch of ALM Ventures Fund I, a $100 million early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to investments in humanoid robots, embodied AI, and spatial intelligence. Based in Silicon Valley, the firm is targeting seed and pre-seed opportunities as it seeks to build concentrated early ownership positions in what it views as one of the most transformative technology categories of the coming decade.

Everli Global Secures $10 Million Financing Ahead Of Planned Public Listing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Everli Global, a Palella Holdings company and the parent of Italy-based online grocery marketplace Everli S.p.A., has secured a $10 million loan facility as part of its previously announced Business Combination Agreement with Melar Acquisition Corp I. The financing represents a significant milestone for the company as it advances toward an expected public listing in the first quarter of 2026.

Allonnia: Over $20 Million In Series A Extension Closed To Advance Critical Materials Biotechnology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Allonnia, a Boston-based bio-ingenuity company focused on improving mineral recovery while reducing environmental impact, has raised more than $20 million in a Series A extension round. The financing was led by Viking Global Investors, Bison Ventures, General Atlantic, BHP Ventures, and Pivotal Capital Partners, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $100 million.

EpilepsyGTx Secures $33 Million Series A To Advance Single-Dose Gene Therapy For Focal Refractory Epilepsy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

EpilepsyGTx, a biotechnology company focused on developing gene therapies for refractory epilepsy, has raised $33 million in a Series A financing to advance its lead program, EPY201, into first-in-human clinical trials. The funding will support Phase 1/2a studies designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the therapy in patients with focal refractory epilepsy, a severe form of epilepsy that does not respond to existing treatments.

Bobyard Raises $35 Million Series A To Expand AI-Driven Construction Estimating Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Bobyard, an artificial intelligence platform focused on transforming how contractors perform construction takeoffs and estimates, has raised $35 million in a Series A financing round led by 8VC. Additional participants in the round include Pear VC, Primary Venture Partners, Tishman Speyer, RXR, Caffeinated Capital, and Merrick Ventures.

Crisp Raises $26 Million In Series B1 Funding To Scale Vertical AI For Retail And Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Crisp has closed a $26 million Series B1 financing round to accelerate the expansion of its vertical artificial intelligence solutions for the retail industry. The round was led by Paine Schwartz Partners, with participation from Blue Cloud Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Cox, DNX, Prologis, and Wellington Management. The financing brings Crisp’s total capital raised since its founding in 2017 to $127 million.

Kilo: $8 Million Seed Funding Closed To Accelerate Agentic Engineering Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Kilo Code, an open source coding agent focused on agentic engineering, has raised $8 million in seed funding as it looks to expand its platform and deepen adoption among software developers and engineering teams. The round was led by Cota Capital, with participation from Breakers, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, and Tokyo Black. The company is based in San Francisco and launched earlier this year.

New Mexico DFA Expands Match Fund To $147 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

New Mexico’s Department of Finance and Administration has secured an additional $72 million in funding following the implementation of Euna Grants, a cloud-based grants management platform developed by Euna Solutions. The expanded funding brings the total value of the New Mexico Match Fund to $147 million and reflects a significant increase in federal dollars leveraged through state investment.

Medra Raises $52 Million Series A To Build Physical AI Scientists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Medra, a San Francisco-based company developing what it describes as the world’s first platform for Physical AI Scientists, has raised $52 million in a Series A financing to accelerate the development of its autonomous laboratory technology. The round was led by Human Capital, with participation from existing investors Lux Capital, Neo, and NFDG, as well as new investors Catalio Capital Management, Menlo Ventures, 776, Fusion Fund, and others.

Harness: $240 Million Series E At $5.5 Billion Valuation Raised To Advance AI Across Software Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Harness has secured $240 million in Series E financing as it accelerates its mission to bring artificial intelligence to every stage of software delivery that follows code creation. The round includes a $200 million investment led by Goldman Sachs and a planned $40 million tender offer with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures, valuing the company at $5.5 billion.

Alphyn Biologics: $25 Million Series B Raised To Advance Dermatology Clinical Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Alphyn Biologics, a clinical-stage dermatology company focused on developing first-in-class multi-target therapeutics for severe and common skin diseases, has closed a $25 million Series B financing round, twice oversubscribed. QCA Investment Group led the Series B round. It included participation from existing investors Angel Physicians Fund and Serial Stage Venture Partners, as well as a corporate fund, along with several new investors. The strong demand for the round reflects growing investor confidence in Alphyn’s proprietary Multi-Target Therapeutic Drug Platform and the potential of its lead candidate, Zabalafin Hydrogel, to address multiple underlying drivers of inflammatory and infectious skin diseases.

InduPro: Strategic Equity Investment Raised From Sanofi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

InduPro Therapeutics announced a strategic equity investment from Sanofi along with a new research collaboration designed to accelerate the development of InduPro’s bispecific PD-1 agonist program for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

Serval: $75 Million Series B At $1 Billion Valuation Raised For Enterprise Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Serval has secured $75 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital, bringing the company’s valuation to $1 billion and marking a significant milestone in its evolution from an IT automation tool to a horizontal enterprise platform. The latest funding round also included participation from Redpoint, Meritech, First Round, General Catalyst, Evantic, Sound Ventures, Radical Ventures, and others. In total, Serval has raised $127 million since August.

On Me: $6 Million Seed Funding Closed To Expand Its Digital Gifting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

On Me has secured a $6 million seed round to advance its personalized digital gifting platform, one of the largest consumer fintech seed financings completed in 2025. The round was led by NFX with participation from pre-seed investors Lerer Hippeau and focal.

Fervo Energy: $462 Million Raised To Advance Next-Generation Geothermal Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2025

Fervo Energy has secured a $462 million Series E round to accelerate the commercial buildout of its next-generation geothermal portfolio, marking one of the largest private financings in the geothermal sector. New investor B Capital led the oversubscribed round. And it included participation from a broad base of new and returning investors, reflecting rising market confidence in Fervo’s ability to deliver large-scale, around-the-clock carbon-free power.