Venture Capital

Portal Biotechnologies Raises $9 Million To Expand Cell Engineering Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Portal Biotechnologies announced the closing of an oversubscribed $9 million financing round. The round was led by NFX, with participation from existing investors including IA Ventures, Pear VC, Undeterred Ventures, IKJ Capital, and TechU Ventures.

Architect Labs Raises $24 Million Seed Round To Democratize Custom Chip Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Architect Labs announced that it has emerged from stealth with $24 million in seed funding. The round was led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from TQ Ventures, Race Capital, Together Fund, and several investors and executives across modern computing and AI. Kindred Ventures founder and managing partner Steve Jang has joined Architect Labs’ board.

HyperLight Raises $80 Million Series C To Accelerate TFLN Deployment For AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

HyperLight announced the closing of an $80 million Series C financing round. The round was led by MediaTek and included participation from UMC Capital, Jabil, Foxconn, EDBI, CDIB-TEN Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, and strategic investors from silicon IC and networking companies. Existing investors Summit Partners, The Engine, Foothill Ventures, and Xora Innovation also continued supporting the company.

EigenQ To Go Public Through $3 Billion Business Combination With Silicon Valley Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that is expected to result in EigenQ becoming a publicly traded quantum technology company.

Twenty Raises $100 Million Series B At $1 Billion Valuation To Build Offensive Cyber Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Twenty announced that it has raised a $100 million Series B funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Friends & Family Capital, Point72 Ventures, and Caffeinated Capital. The new funding brings Twenty’s total funding to $138 million.

Pramaana Labs Raises $27 Million Follow-On Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Pramaana Labs has raised a $27 million follow-on seed round from Khosla Ventures. The round was backed by Vinod Khosla, Kanu Gulati, and Khosla Ventures. Pramaana Labs is also a portfolio company of BoldCap.

XDOF Raises $70 Million To Build Infrastructure For Robot Foundation Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

XDOF has emerged from stealth with $70 million in fundraising to build core infrastructure for robot foundation models.

Clario Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Eliminate Enterprise Data ROT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Clario announced that it has launched from stealth with $6 million in seed funding to help enterprises eliminate redundant, obsolete, and trivial data.

Behavox Raises $175 Million From HPS Investment Partners To Accelerate Global Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Behavox announced that it has received a $175 million preferred equity investment from investment funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners, a global credit investment firm and part of BlackRock.

Telepatia Raises $42 Million To Expand AI Doctor Platform Across Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Telepatia AI announced that it has raised $42 million in funding, including a $33 million Series A round led by a16z. The round included participation from Shyam Sankar of Palantir, David Vélez of Nubank, and Simón Borrero of Rappi. Existing investors A-Star, Abstract, Canary, Picus, and SV Angel also participated.

Comand AI Raises €32 Million Series A To Accelerate NATO Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Comand AI announced that it has raised €32 million in Series A funding to expand its next-generation command-and-control platform for allied defense forces.

Rune Technologies Wins $99 Million U.S. Army Contract For AI-Powered Predictive Logistics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Rune Technologies announced that it has received a five-year, $99 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract from the U.S. Army.

GitHits Raises $1.75 Million Pre-Seed To Build Code Search For AI Coding Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Gate2Brain: Shilpa Biocare Invests €7 Million To Advance Brain Cancer Therapeutic Candidate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Gate2Brain announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Shilpa Biocare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shilpa Medicare.

Jetstream Venture Fund Invests In Rejuvenate Bio Alongside Merck

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Jetstream Venture Fund announced that it has established an investment interest in Rejuvenate Bio, a biotechnology company focused on gene therapy-based treatments for chronic and age-related diseases.

Convey Raises $38 Million Series A To Automate Enterprise Operations With AI Teammates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Convey announced that it has raised $38 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Khosla Ventures and Pear VC also participated in the round. And as part of the funding, Andreessen Horowitz Partner Joe Schmidt will join Convey’s board of directors.

Aplagon Raises €4.8 Million To Broaden Phase 2 Trials Of APAC Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Aplagon announced that it has closed a €4.8 million financing round, equal to about $5.6 million, to support the expansion of its APAC clinical development program.

Andera Raises $37 Million Series A To Automate Internal Audit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Andera announced that it has raised a $37 million Series A round led by Lightspeed. Andera is building an AI-native platform designed to automate internal audit workflows, including evidence collection, control testing, and workpaper generation.

SandboxAQ Secures $500 Million CHIPS Award From U.S. Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

SandboxAQ announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office for a $500 million award.

Everlab Raises AU$65 Million Series A To Expand Preventative Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Everlab announced that it has raised AU$65 million in Series A funding to expand its preventative and personalized healthcare platform.

Intellectible Raises $3 Million Seed Round To Scale AI Revenue Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Intellectible announced the closing of a $3 million seed funding round. The round was led by Bread & Butter Ventures, with participation from Victorum Capital, Gray Ventures, Circadian Ventures, Allied VC, High Street Equity Partners, and angel investor Adam Burgoon.

Raylu: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ali Dastjerdi About The Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Raylu is an AI-powered sourcing and research platform that automates core investor workflows - market mapping, company discovery, and founder outreach - for private-market investors, including private equity, growth equity, and venture capital firms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Raylu co-founder and CEO Ali Dastjerdi to learn more.

Amazon To Invest Several Billion Dollars In Missouri Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Amazon announced plans to invest several billion dollars in Missouri to build a new data center campus in Montgomery County. The project is expected to create more than 400 full-time data center jobs, thousands of construction jobs, road and water infrastructure improvements, and hundreds of millions of dollars in new tax revenue for Montgomery County.

Undo Raises $37 Million Growth Investment Led By Elsewhere Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Undo announced that it has closed a $37 million growth investment led by Elsewhere Partners.

Rainbow Crops Raises €9.7 Million To Advance Crop Genetics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Rainbow Crops announced that it has raised €9.7 million in funding to accelerate the development of its crop genetics platform and expand the use of advanced technologies in agricultural innovation.

Chronograph Raises Over $140 Million From Sixth Street Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Chronograph announced that it has received a strategic minority growth equity investment of more than $140 million from Sixth Street Growth. The investment will support the continued expansion of Chronograph’s AI product suite, accelerate the rollout of its private credit portfolio monitoring platform, and grow the company’s global footprint. Existing investors Summit Partners, Carlyle AlpInvest, Nasdaq Ventures, and Sidekick Partners will continue holding minority positions in the company following the transaction.

Safehold Closes $225 Million Private Placement Of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2056

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Safehold announced that its operating company, Safehold GL Holdings, has signed a definitive note purchase agreement for a private placement of $225 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due August 1, 2056.

Lockheed Martin Secures $514 Million U.S. Space Force Contract For GPS IIIF Satellites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Lockheed Martin announced that it has received a $514 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build Global Positioning System IIIF Space Vehicles 23 and 24.

HighGround Raises $6.5 Million To Build Intelligence Layer For Defense Capital Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

HighGround announced that it has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to bring institutional-grade intelligence to the defense and aerospace investment market. The round was led by Next Frontier Capital, with participation from Tandem Ventures, Fulcrum Capital, and Context Ventures.

Conduct Raises $60 Million Series A From Index Ventures, ICONIQ, And SAP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Conduct announced that it has raised $60 million in Series A funding to expand its AI operating system for complex enterprise software systems. The round was co-led by Index Ventures and ICONIQ, with a strategic investment from SAP. Existing investors Creandum, Lucid Capital, and Booom also participated.