Venture Capital

GHO Capital: Fund IV Closed At Over €2.5 Billion, Expanding Leadership In Global Healthcare Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Global Healthcare Opportunities (GHO Capital), a leading European specialist investor in global healthcare, announced the final close of its fourth fund, GHO Capital IV LP, with more than €2.5 billion (~$2.9 billion) in capital commitments. The close brings GHO’s total assets under management to approximately €9 billion, making it the largest healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Europe.

GoldenPeaks Capital: €114 Million Financing Secured To Build Two Solar PV Portfolios I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

GoldenPeaks Capital (GPC), one of Europe’s fastest-growing independent renewable energy producers, has secured a EUR 114 million senior loan facility to finance the construction of two new solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolios in Poland. The financing was jointly provided by PKO Bank Polski and Alior Bank, with Capcora serving as the exclusive financial advisor to GPC.

Claritev Investing In Klaim To Expand AI-Based Provider Payment Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Claritev, a global leader in healthcare analytics and claims analysis, announced a strategic investment in Klaim, an AI-driven company accelerating healthcare payments. The investment establishes a powerful cross-regional collaboration that aims to redefine provider reimbursement processes and enhance financial stability for healthcare organizations across the United States and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Good Springs Capital Investing In Falasca Mechanical To Support Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Good Springs Capital, a private investment firm that partners with founders, families, and entrepreneurial management teams in the industrial and services sectors, announced that entities managed by the firm have completed an investment in Falasca Mechanical, a leading regional provider of HVAC and plumbing services based in Vineland, New Jersey.

WorkHero: $5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Bring AI-Based Back Office Automation To Small HVAC Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

WorkHero, an AI-based back office platform designed for small HVAC contractors, announced it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Navitas Capital, with participation from Workshop Ventures, York IE, and several strategic angel investors, including a former ServiceTitan executive.

Onfire: $20 Million Raised To Build Vertical AI Platform For IT Revenue Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Onfire, a Vertical AI platform redefining how IT revenue teams generate and accelerate sales, announced it has raised $20 million in initial funding, co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners, with additional participation from IN Venture and Leumi Tech 77 by Bank Leumi. The round positions Onfire to scale its mission to build the first vertically focused, contextual AI go-to-market (GTM) platform for the $5 trillion IT market.

Vista Equity Partners To Buy Majority Stake In Nexthink At $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Nexthink, a global leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, announced it has signed a definitive agreement for a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners, a leading global technology investor specializing in enterprise software. The transaction, which values Nexthink at approximately $3 billion, marks one of the most significant deals in the rapidly growing digital workplace and AI-driven IT operations sectors.

Mercor: $350 Million Series C Raised To Transform Work In The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Mercor, a company pioneering the intersection of human expertise and artificial intelligence, announced a $350 million Series C funding round led by Felicis, with participation from Benchmark, General Catalyst, and Robinhood Ventures. The round values Mercor at $10 billion, a fivefold increase from its previous valuation, and marks one of the largest late-stage funding rounds in the emerging field of AI labor markets.

NVIDIA And Nokia Sign $1 Billion Strategic Partnership To Build AI Platform For 6G

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

NVIDIA and Nokia announced a strategic partnership to develop and deploy the world’s first AI-native 6G platform, combining NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI expertise with Nokia’s industry-leading radio access network (RAN) technology. The collaboration will deliver next-generation AI-RAN systems to power the evolution from 5G to 6G and enable operators to launch intelligent, adaptive, and efficient mobile networks.

Cypress Equity Investments And LWK Partners: $100 Million Credit Facility Secured From AscentDS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Cypress Equity Investments (CEI), a national multifamily developer and real estate investment firm, and LWK Partners (LWK), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on attainable multifamily housing, have secured a $100 million custom credit facility from Ascent Developer Solutions (AscentDS) to accelerate their Workforce Housing Density Addition strategy across the greater Los Angeles area.

SavvyMoney: $225 Million Raised For Advancing AI Innovation And Growth For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

SavvyMoney, a leading provider of financial wellness and growth solutions for banks, credit unions, and fintechs, announced a $225 million minority investment co-led by PSG and Canapi Ventures, with continued participation from Spectrum Equity. The round marks a significant milestone in SavvyMoney’s evolution, accelerating its product innovation and market expansion efforts to serve its growing network of more than 1,500 financial institutions.

Dracula Technologies: €30 Million Series A Raised For Battery-Free IoT Soutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Dracula Technologies, a French pioneer in battery-free Internet of Things (IoT) solutions powered by ambient light, announced the completion of its €30 million Series A funding round, including an extension led by Banque des Territoires acting on behalf of the French State under the “France 2030” program. The round also included participation from MGI Digital Technology Group, historical private investors, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, which joined as a new strategic partner.

C1 Fund Expanding Digital Asset Portfolio With Strategic Investment In Kraken

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

C1 Fund, a public closed-end investment fund focused on private companies in digital asset services and technology, announced its investment in Kraken, one of the world’s largest and longest-operating digital asset trading platforms.

ASU: Accreditation And Nine-Figure Gift Secured To Launch The John Shufeldt School Of Medicine And Medical Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Arizona State University (ASU) announced a landmark moment for its rapidly growing health initiative, unveiling both preliminary accreditation for its new medical school and a nine-figure gift from alumnus and physician Dr. John Shufeldt, which will name the institution the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering.

Hovione: $100 Million Expansion Of New Jersey Manufacturing Site Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Hovione, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the completion of its initial $100 million investment cycle to expand its New Jersey manufacturing site, marking a significant step in the company’s long-term strategy to scale U.S. operations and advance integrated drug substance and product manufacturing capabilities.

Breakwall Capital: $125 Million Closed For Inaugural Energy Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Breakwall Capital, an independent energy-focused asset management firm, announced the initial close of $125 million for its flagship vehicle, Breakwall Energy Credit Partners Fund (BEC I). The fund will provide senior secured first lien direct lending to companies operating across energy infrastructure, infrastructure services, and the energy transition subsectors, supporting both conventional and next-generation energy businesses.

Armira: €1 Billion Milestone Reached In Latest Fundraising

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Armira, a European investment holding focused on partnering with entrepreneur-led and family-owned hidden champions, announced it has closed its latest fundraising program above its hard cap, bringing total capital available for deployment, including co-investments, to €1 billion.

Honey Health: $7.8 Million Closed To Automate Medical Backoffices With Autonomous AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Honey Health, a rapidly growing back-office automation platform for healthcare organizations, announced that it has raised $7.8 million in seed funding led by Pelion Ventures, with participation from Streamlined, Burst Capital, and 8-Bit Capital.

Spacial: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance AI-Based Engineering And Permitting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Spacial, an AI-based platform transforming residential engineering and permitting, announced that it has raised a $10 million seed round led by TLV Partners, with participation from Mango Capital, Re Angels, and HTV. The new funding will drive product innovation, expand sales and customer success teams, and scale adoption among architects, builders, and design professionals nationwide.

Augmentus: Strategic Investment Raised From Applied Ventures To Advance AI-Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Augmentus, a pioneer in AI-driven robotics and adaptive automation, has received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials. The partnership represents a significant step in Augmentus’ mission to enable intelligent, autonomous robots that can adapt to the complexities of high-mix, high-variability manufacturing across industries.

PodPlay Technologies: $8 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Future Of Sports Venues

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

PodPlay Technologies, Inc., the vertical SaaS platform transforming operations for participatory sports venues, announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Frontier Growth, marking its formal spin-out from PingPod. As part of the investment, Frontier partner Dave Pandullo will join PodPlay’s board of directors.

Chainguard: $280 Million Raised From General Catalyst To Advance Open Source Software Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Chainguard, the cybersecurity company redefining open source software security, has secured $280 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF). This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to $892 million, with $636 million raised in the past six months, positioning Chainguard to meet rising global demand for secure, production-ready open source software.

Starbridge: $42 Million Series A Closed To Transform How Businesses Sell To Government and Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Starbridge, the AI-powered platform helping companies unlock revenue in government and education markets, announced it has raised $42 million in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures. The funding will accelerate product development, hiring, and customer expansion as the company builds out its platform to make public sector sales more accessible and efficient for businesses of all sizes.

Crustdata: $6 Million Seed Funding Closed For Building Data Layer For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Crustdata, a company building real-time data infrastructure for AI agents, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Y Combinator and A Capital, with participation from General Catalyst, SV Angel, and Phosphor Capital.

Tensormesh: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Inference Efficiency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Tensormesh, an AI infrastructure company pioneering caching-accelerated inference optimization for enterprise AI, announced its public launch and $4.5 million seed funding round led by Laude Ventures. The company’s technology reduces redundant computation during inference, cutting GPU costs and latency by up to 10x while allowing enterprises to retain full control of their infrastructure and data.

Avride: Up To $375 Million Secured For Autonomous Driving Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Avride, a leading developer of autonomous driving technologies, announced it has secured up to $375 million in strategic investments and commercial commitments from Uber Technologies and Nebius Group. The deal represents a major step in accelerating Avride’s commercial growth, expanding its product portfolio, and scaling operations globally.

Sizable Energy: $8 Million Raised To Launch Ocean-Based Energy Storage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Sizable Energy, a company developing offshore pumped-hydro energy storage systems, announced it has raised $8 million in funding, led by Playground Global, in support of its mission to commercialize a gravity-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) solution.

CoMind Technologies: $102.5 Million Secured To Improve Brain Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

UK-based medtech firm CoMind Technologies Limited has raised $102.5 million in a funding round aimed at transforming how critically ill patients’ brains are monitored. The round was led by Plural with participation from existing backers including Angelini Ventures, LocalGlobe, Octopus Ventures, Crane Ventures, Backed VC and Entrepreneurs First. The Series C funding will support regulatory approval of the company’s flagship product and advance clinical development and manufacturing.

Andel: $4.5 Million Raised To Launch Employer-Supported Medication Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Andel, a company focused on transforming the pharmacy benefit model for employers, announced that it has raised $4.5 million in a seed capital round to launch a new platform that enables employers to offer GLP-1 and other high-cost medications to employees at a fraction of traditional insurance costs.

Wells Fargo: $6.8 Million Committed To Support South Dallas Revitalization And Economic Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Wells Fargo & Company and the Wells Fargo Foundation have announced a philanthropic investment of $6.8 million to support community development in South Dallas, with a focus on small business growth, affordable housing, commercial property rehabilitation, and workforce training.