Venture Capital

Intervala: $6+ Million Invested To Expand High-Reliability Electronics Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Intervala, a full-service electronics manufacturing services provider specializing in complex electronic and electromechanical products, has invested more than $6 million in advanced manufacturing technology, automation, and facility expansion to strengthen its high-reliability capabilities for OEMs operating in mission-critical industries.

JetScale AI: $5.4 Million Seed Raised To Scale AI-Powered Cloud Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

JetScale AI, a Montréal-based company focused on cloud infrastructure optimization, has raised an oversubscribed $5.4 million seed funding round to accelerate expansion across North America and Europe.

Satellite Data Services: Joint Investment To Accelerate Use Of Diverse Satellite Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Mitsubishi Electric, MUFG Bank, Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings (ID&E), Kokusai Kogyo, and ZENRIN announced that they had invested in Satellite Data Services (SDS), positioning the company to accelerate the use of diverse satellite data across sectors.

Stonepeak: A$1 Billion Investment To Expand Aura Holdings’ Retirement Village Platform In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm focused on infrastructure and real assets, announced an investment in Aura Holdings, a retirement village developer and operator based in Queensland, Australia.

NIO: RMB2.257 Billion ($325 Million) Investment Secured For Intelligent-Driving Chip Subsidiary

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

NIO, a global smart electric vehicle company, announced that it and its subsidiary GeniTech Co., Ltd., known as Shenji, have entered into definitive agreements with a group of investors in China for a RMB2.257 billion investment, equivalent to approximately $325 million.

Proxima Fusion: $2 Billion Alpha Project Anchors Plan For Europe’s First Commercial Stellarator Power Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Munich-based fusion energy company Proxima Fusion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Free State of Bavaria, RWE, and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics to build what the partners describe as the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant in Europe.

Seraphim: $100+ Million Early-Stage SpaceTech Fund Exceeds Target To Back Next Generation Of Space Disruptors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Seraphim, a UK-headquartered SpaceTech investment group with offices in the US and Germany, announced the latest closing of its early-stage venture fund, exceeding its previous $100 million target. With this close, the firm now manages more than $550 million in active funds, reinforcing its position as a global leader in SpaceTech investment.

H.I.G. WhiteHorse: €120 Million Financing Arranged For Nasta Pet Food To Support North American Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has arranged a €120 million financing package for Nasta Pet Food, a France-based, family-owned international group specializing in ultra-premium pet nutrition.

Intrinsic Joins Google To Advance Physical AI For Industrial Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Intrinsic, an AI-enabled robotics software company, has joined Google in a move aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of physical AI across industries. The combination underscores Google’s ambition to bridge the gap between digital intelligence and real-world operations, particularly in manufacturing and logistics.

Gambit Security: $61 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Enterprise Resilience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Gambit Security has emerged from stealth with $61 million in Seed and Series A funding to help enterprises strengthen resilience across their entire technology stack. The capital was raised in under 12 months from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts.

Harper Insure: $47 Million Series A Raised To Build The Insurance Company Every Business Deserves

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Harper Insure, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage, announced it has raised $47 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its technology-driven approach to commercial insurance. The company said the round marks the largest publicly disclosed Series A ever raised by a Black founder.

Zetrix AI: $40 Million IFC Investment To Expand Digital Public Infrastructure Across ASEAN

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation has invested RM155.6 million, or $40 million, in Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad to support the expansion of digital public infrastructure services in Malaysia and emerging markets across ASEAN and beyond.

Sinergy Flow: €7 Million Late-Seed Round Closed To Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Sinergy Flow, a climate tech company focused on long-duration energy storage (LDES), has closed a €7 million late-seed funding round to accelerate the development and commercialization of its flow battery technology.

Allica Bank: $155 Million Series D At Nearly $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Allica Bank, a digital bank focused on small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $155 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate its growth in the UK, deepen investment in its technology platform, and begin international expansion. The round was backed by Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM, and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl. The majority of the funding consists of common equity, alongside a portion of new additional Tier 1 equity capital. The investment values Allica at close to $1.2 billion.

Kash: $2 Million Raised To Bring Prediction Markets To Social Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Kash, a social-native prediction market platform, announced it has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding as it looks to embed tradable prediction markets directly into social media feeds, beginning with X.

Profound: $96 Million Series C Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For AI-Native Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Profound announced it has raised a $96 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Saga VC, South Park Commons, and Evantic also participated in the round.

Spirit AI: $280 Million Raised To Scale Embodied AI Through ‘Dirty Data’ Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Spirit AI has raised $280 million to scale the deployment of its general-purpose embodied models, as the industry shifts toward Scaling Law-driven VLA architectures. The funding comes from a diverse group of global financial and strategic investors and supports the company’s push to expand large-scale physical AI systems trained on real-world data.

Avisi Technologies: $10.7 Million Series A Raised To Advance Novel Glaucoma Device Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Avisi Technologies, a clinical-stage ophthalmic medical device company, announced the closing of a $10.7 million Series A financing round to advance development of its investigational VisiPlate glaucoma treatment and support its pivotal SAPPHIRE clinical trial. The round was led by MedVenture Partners, with participation from new investors Sherpa Healthcare Partners, SNBL-Gemseki, SBI US Gateway Fund, Golden Seeds, and OneOneFive. Existing investors, including Good Growth Capital, Accanto Partners, Life Sciences Greenhouse Investment, and Quaker Capital Investments, also participated. As part of the financing, Justin Fukuyama, MS, MBA, Partner at MedVenture Partners, has joined Avisi’s Board of Directors.

NationGraph: $18 Million Raised To Expand AI Platform For Public Sector Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

NationGraph, an AI-native intelligence platform for businesses selling to government agencies, announced it has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Perplexity’s Fund, XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital, and angel investors. The round, which closed in Q4 2025, brings the company’s total funding to $22.5 million.

Prophet Security: Strategic Investment From Amex Ventures And Citi Ventures To Advance Agentic AI SOC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Prophet Security, a provider of Agentic AI solutions for security operations, announced strategic investments from Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures to accelerate adoption of its Agentic AI SOC Platform. The funding is aimed at helping security operations center teams respond to threats faster and with greater accuracy as cyberattacks grow in speed and complexity.

Sentinel Global Reunites Senior Investment Team Behind Major Tech Winners And Builds AI-Enabled VC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Sentinel Global, a San Francisco-based multi-stage venture capital firm, announced a significant expansion of its senior investment team as it prepares for growth and a 2026 fundraising. The firm revealed that veteran investors Ethel Chen and Karan Sharma have joined founder and Managing Partner Jeremy Kranz, reuniting a leadership group that previously worked together and backed companies including Affirm, DoorDash, Airbnb, Chainalysis, Databricks, Zoom, Uber, Snowflake, and Coinbase before at the sovereign investment fund GIC.

Pluvo: $5 Million Raised For AI Decision Intelligence Platform For Finance Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Pluvo, an AI-native financial analysis platform built for CFOs and FP&A teams, has raised $5 million in seed financing to accelerate development of its agentic analysis engine and expand go-to-market operations.

Seven Hills Capital: $235 Million Fund II Closed For Healthcare-Focused Private Equity Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Seven Hills Capital announced the first-and-final closing of its oversubscribed sophomore fund, Seven Hills Capital Fund II, L.P., reaching its $235 million hard cap in less than three months. The closing follows the firm’s $125 million Fund I raise completed two years ago.

EJF Capital: $305 Million TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2026-1 Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

EJF Capital LP announced the closing of TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2026-1, an approximately $305 million securitization backed by trust preferred securities, subordinated debt, senior unsecured notes, and surplus notes issued by U.S. community banks and insurance companies.

Flox Intelligence: $3 Million Raised To Scale AI Wildlife Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Flox Intelligence, a wildlife intelligence company building AI systems designed to prevent human-wildlife conflict across critical infrastructure, has raised $3 million in a Seed+ round led by Tilia Impact Ventures. The round also included participation from Satgana, GENIUS NY operated by CenterState CEO, J.O.S.S., and existing investors Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest.

FLEXOO: €11 Million Series A Raised To Scale Physical AI Sensor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

FLEXOO GmbH, a pioneer in physical AI sensor technology, has closed an €11 million Series A funding round to accelerate the global expansion of its Physical AI platform. The round was led by eCAPITAL and AUMOVIO, with the new capital aimed at scaling FLEXOO’s international business across the battery storage and automotive industries, while advancing development of its patented sensor and edge AI platform.

Dwelly: $93 Million Raised To Scale AI-Powered UK Lettings Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Dwelly, a London-based AI-first lettings and property management platform, has raised $93 million in funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Begin Capital, s16vc – Founders for Founders Fund, and Trinity Capital. For this round, Trinity Capital said it committed $50 million in growth capital to support the company’s expansion across the UK.

BeyondMath: $18.5 Million Seed Round Completed To Scale Foundational Physics AI Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Cambridge-born deeptech company BeyondMath has completed its $18.5 million Seed round following a $10 million extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from existing investors UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures.

H.I.G. WhiteHorse Provides Financing To Viabus To Support Armira Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has provided first-lien, senior-secured financing to back Armira’s acquisition of Viabus B.V., a leading Dutch tour operator specializing in affordable, guided coach travel for senior travelers. H.I.G. Capital is a global alternative investment firm with $74 billion of capital under management.

Foodforecast: €8 Million Raised For AI Food Waste Forecasting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Cologne-based AI foodtech company Foodforecast has raised €8 million in a Series A funding round aimed at expanding its artificial-intelligence-driven demand and production forecasting platform across European markets. The round was co-led by SHIFT Invest and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), with participation from existing investors including Future Food Fund and Aeronaut Invest.