Venture Capital

Aneli Capital Launches €35 Million Early Stage Venture Fund For Baltic And CEE Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Aneli Capital has officially launched a €35 million early-stage venture fund aimed at accelerating startup growth across Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and the broader Central and Eastern European region. The launch marks a significant addition to the region’s investment landscape, particularly for founders building in Information and Communication Technology, robotics, space, photonics, energy, and smart manufacturing.

SuperCircle: $24 Million Series A Closed To Expand Its AI-Powered Retail Waste Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

SuperCircle announced that it has raised $24 million in Series A financing to scale its AI-driven operating system designed to help retailers manage and monetize textile waste. The funding round was led by Foundry, with participation from BBG Ventures, Renewal Fund, and Elemental Impact.

Shapes: $24 Million Raised To Advance AI Native PeopleOS For Global Workforce Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Shapes, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing an AI-native operating system for people operations, announced that it has raised $24 million across its Seed and Series A rounds. Entrée Capital led the Series A financing with participation from NFX and F2 Venture Capital, which previously led the company’s Seed round. The funding will support team expansion, platform enhancements, and broader global market entry as demand accelerates for adaptable workforce management technologies.

Prime Security: $20 Million Raised To Advance Agentic Product Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Bennie: $50 Million Strategic Investment Raised From LNC Partners To Accelerate Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Bennie has received a $50 million strategic investment from LNC Partners in a move designed to accelerate the company’s national expansion, strengthen its benefits technology platform, and support future acquisitions. The New York-based employee benefits firm, which serves medium and large businesses across the United States, said the new capital will help scale its sales and consulting teams, advance both its employee-facing and employer-facing technology, and drive a targeted M&A strategy focused on owner-operated brokerages.

401GO: $33 Million Raised To Advance Expansion Of Its Fully Owned 401(k) Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

401GO has secured a $33 million Series B funding round led by Centana Growth Partners, with additional participation from existing backers Next Frontier Capital, Rally Ventures, and Impression Ventures. The company, based in Sandy, Utah, plans to use the funding to scale its vertically integrated 401(k) technology, strengthen its retirement infrastructure, and deepen its advisor and embedded partner ecosystem.

Vatn Systems: $60 Million Series A To Advance Expansion In Autonomous Underwater Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Vatn Systems has closed a $60 million Series A funding round that strengthens its position as one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of autonomous underwater vehicles in the United States. The round was led by BVVC, with additional participation from Hanwha, Geodesic Capital, Airbus Ventures, Dauntless Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, and Veteran Ventures Capital. Major existing investors also joined the round, including DYNE Ventures, Propeller Ventures, Decisive Point Ventures, SAIC Ventures, Centre Street Partners, Cubit Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. The new investment marks one of the most significant financings to date in the AUV sector and reflects growing global demand for scalable undersea autonomy.

Haven Energy: $40 Million Raised To Advance Nationwide Distributed Power Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Hometap: $50 Million Raised To Expand Home Equity Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Hometap has raised $50 million in new funding led by affiliates of Gallatin Point Capital, marking a significant step forward for the Boston-based fintech company as it works to expand access to flexible home equity financing options.

Incore Invest: €40 Million Closed For Invest II Fund Following Second Closing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Incore Invest has completed a second closing of its Incore Invest II fund, adding approximately €15 million in fresh commitments and bringing total capital to about €40 million. The Stockholm-based investment firm said the expanded capital pool strengthens its ability to pursue new investment opportunities across the European technology landscape, especially in SaaS and fintech.

LumRisk: $5 Million Raised As New CEO Leads Strategic Corporate Reset

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

LumRisk has initiated a major strategic reset supported by a newly approved $5 million equity commitment, marking a pivotal moment in the firm’s transformation into a more scalable, AI-driven platform for Quantitative Investment Strategies and multi-asset analytics. The company has begun restructuring its legacy obligations while strengthening its balance sheet to support a renewed phase of global expansion across its core investment analytics domains.

Aether Biomachines: $15 Million Closed To Advance AI-Designed Protein Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Aether Biomachines has raised an additional $15 million to expand the development and commercial deployment of its artificial intelligence-designed proteins, advancing its effort to modernize American manufacturing through next-generation molecular engineering. Tribe Capital led the round with participation from Natural Capital, Henkel Corporation, Resilience Reserve, Shrug Capital, 4DX Ventures, Unless Partners, and Radicle Impact. With this new funding, Aether has now raised $64 million to date.

BNDES Backs BTG Pactual TIG With $56 Million To Accelerate Reforestation Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

The Brazilian Development Bank has approved up to $56 million in support of BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s reforestation strategy, marking a significant public-private collaboration to restore degraded land across Brazil. The capital commitment, equivalent to R$300 million, is intended to help mobilize a broader $1 billion initiative that will protect, restore, and reforest roughly 270,000 hectares of landscapes in need of ecological recovery.

Circulate Health: Funding Secured From Scrum Ventures To Accelerate Growth In Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Circulate Health, a California-based precision therapeutic plasma exchange company, has received a new seven-figure strategic investment from global venture capital firm Scrum Ventures. The funding is expected to support the company’s continued expansion as therapeutic plasma exchange gains broader consumer adoption in search of science-backed longevity and detoxification treatments.

Antithesis: $105 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Deterministic Simulation Testing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Antithesis has raised a $105 million Series A funding round led by Jane Street, marking a significant step in the company’s effort to make deterministic simulation testing a core component of modern software reliability. The round includes participation from Amplify Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Tamarack Global, First In Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Hyperion Capital, and individual investors such as Patrick Collison, Dwarkesh Patel, and Sholto Douglas, as well as other new and returning backers. Jane Street is both an investor and a customer, a rare combination for the trading firm.

Gradial: $35 Million Series B Closed To Expand Agentic Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Gradial has secured $35 million in Series B financing to accelerate the growth of its agentic marketing operations platform, bringing the company’s total funding to $55 million. VMG Partners led the round with continued participation from Madrona and Pruven Capital.

Autolane: $7.4 Million Raised To Expand Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure Across Simon Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Autolane has secured $7.4 million in new funding co-led by Draper Associates and Hyperplane, marking a significant step in the company’s push to scale its curbside operating system across major retail environments. Additional participation came from LAUNCH and Feld Ventures. The financing arrives as Autolane goes live with deployments at four Simon properties in Texas and California, including The Domain and Barton Creek Square in Austin and Stanford Shopping Center and Great Mall in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Anti Fund: $30 Million Fund Closed And Logan Paul Added As General Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Anti Fund has completed the close of its oversubscribed $30 million Anti Fund I, bringing the venture firm’s total assets under management to more than $65 million. The firm, co-founded by Jake Paul and Geoffrey Woo, also announced that Logan Paul has joined as a General Partner as it accelerates its focus on founders building at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and frontier technologies.

Ridley: $6.4 Million Seed Round Raised To Advance AI-Based Real Estate Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Ridley has raised $6.4 million in seed financing to expand its AI-driven home buying and selling platform as the company pushes to reshape real estate around consumer needs. The round was led by Fifth Wall, a major investment firm specializing in technology for the built environment, with participation from 1984 Ventures, 1Sharpe Ventures, Moxxie Ventures, Aglae Ventures, Park Rangers Capital, and several angel investors including executives from Google and Stripe.

Angle Health: $134 Million Raised To Expand AI-Native Benefits Platform For Small And Mid-Sized Employers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Angle Health has secured $134 million in an oversubscribed Series B round as the San Francisco-based company accelerates the scale of its AI-powered health benefits platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses. Portage led the financing with participation from Blumberg Capital, Mighty Capital, PruVen Capital, SixThirty Ventures, TSVC, Wing VC, and Y Combinator. The round included a mix of equity and debt, bringing the company’s total funding to nearly $200 million.

Metri Bio: $5 Million Pre-Seed Secured To Advance Next-Generation Endometriosis Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Metri Bio, a Boston-based biotechnology company focused on endometrial disease therapeutics, has raised five million dollars in an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round. Pillar VC led the round with participation from Pace Ventures, Slocum Management, Navec Investments, and several angel investors.

Trial Library: $10 Million Raised To Expand Access To Community-Based Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Trial Library has secured $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate its efforts to expand access to clinical trials within community healthcare settings. The round was co-led by Next Ventures and SemperVirens Venture Capital, with participation from Sanofi Ventures, Lux Capital, Civilization Ventures, Overwater Ventures, How Women Invest, and other backers.

Oneday Secures $4 Million From Flashpoint To Accelerate AI Powered Entrepreneurship Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Flashpoint has provided $4 million in growth debt financing to Oneday, the technology-powered university that awards accredited business degrees by guiding founders through the process of building real companies. The investment comes from Flashpoint Growth Debt Fund II and supports Oneday's expansion within the United States and other global markets.

Zafran: $60 Million Closed To Advance AI-Native Exposure Management As Adoption Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 10, 2025

Zafran Security has secured a $60 million Series C round to advance its AI-native Threat Exposure Management platform and expand globally as enterprises race to counter increasingly automated cyberattacks. The round, led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, PSP Growth, Vintage Investment Partners, and Knollwood Investment, brings the company’s total funding to $130 million and doubles its valuation since its previous raise.

11 Tribes Ventures: Interview With Founder & Managing Partner Mark Phillips About The Early-Stage VC Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

11 Tribes Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in purpose-driven and high-growth startups while supporting founders with both capital and hands-on strategic guidance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed 11 Tribes Ventures founder and managing partner Mark Phillips to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Soxton AI: $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Launch AI-Native Legal Platform For Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Soxton AI has emerged from stealth with $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-driven legal platform designed for early-stage companies. The round was led by Moxxie Ventures, with participation from Strobe, Coalition, Caterina Fake, and Flex. The company reported that hundreds of customers are already using its tools, which automate core legal processes and pair AI with attorney oversight.

Orbital Marine Power: £7 Million Raised To Advance Global Tidal-Stream Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Orbital Marine Power has secured a £7 million investment to accelerate the commercial rollout of its floating tidal-stream technology and support international project development following major new opportunities in Canada. The round includes participation from PXN Ventures, which joins existing shareholders such as Scottish Enterprise.

Equixly: €10 Million Closed To Scale Its Agentic AI Platform For Enterprise API Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Equixly has secured €10 million in new funding to accelerate the expansion of its agentic AI platform designed to automate the discovery of complex API vulnerabilities across modern enterprise environments.

Evertrust: €10 Million Raised To Advance Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Evertrust has raised €10 million in a funding round led by Elephant, marking a major milestone for the France-based digital trust technology provider as it accelerates its expansion across Europe and international markets.

Wrexham AFC Welcomes New Minority Investment From Apollo Sports Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Wrexham AFC has received a new minority investment from Apollo Sports Capital, an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, marking a significant step in the club’s long-term growth plan and its ambitions to eventually reach the Premier League. Majority owners Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds will continue to oversee all club operations as controlling shareholders.