Venture Capital

Zamp: $30 Million Raised To Scale AI-Powered Sales Tax Operating System Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Zamp, a vertically integrated sales tax compliance platform, has raised $30 million in total funding and announced the global launch of Zamp OS, which it describes as the Operating System of Sales Tax. The latest round was led by Acrew Capital with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures and several of Zamp's accounting firm partners.

Windmill: $12 Million Raised For AI Platform Building The Context Graph For Workforce Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Windmill, an AI company building what it calls the context graph for people, has raised $12 million in a seed round led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Founder Collective, and Oceans Ventures. The company has grown to more than 100 customers including Kalshi, Rho, and Merge since launching its performance reviews product in November 2025.

Cybord: $7 Million Raised To Accelerate Visual AI Platform For Electronic Component Inspection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Cybord AI, a Tel Aviv-based provider of Visual AI for electronic component inspection and supply chain resilience, has raised an additional $7 million in an extended Series A round led by Capri Ventures, with participation from new and existing investors. The company also announced the formation of a dedicated U.S. sales management team to deepen engagement with North American and global electronics manufacturers.

Moderne Ventures Selects Eight Companies For Spring 2026 Passport Industry Immersion Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Moderne Ventures, a Chicago-based strategic venture capital firm focused on bringing transformative technologies to industries including real estate, finance, and insurance, has announced its Spring 2026 Passport Class, welcoming eight new companies into its intensive six-month industry immersion program. The cohort marks the firm's 27th Passport class and brings the total number of companies guided through the program to more than 160.

Bumble Secures $475 Million Senior Secured Term Loan Facility Led By STORY3 Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

STORY3 Capital Partners, alongside certain other lenders, has closed a $475 million senior secured term loan facility for Bumble Inc., the operator of dating and social connection apps including Bumble, Badoo, and BFF. Proceeds from the term loan, combined with balance sheet cash, were used to refinance Bumble's existing term loan.

IC Realtime: $2 Million Series A Raised To Accelerate AI And Software Expansion For Surveillance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

IC Realtime, a Pompano Beach, Florida-based provider of professional-grade surveillance and security technology, has secured a $2 million Series A round led by a personal investment from John Hatherly, founder of Wynnchurch Capital, with participation from existing investors. Hatherly will also join IC Realtime's board of directors.

Liquid Instruments: $50 Million Series C Raised For Software-Defined Test Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Liquid Instruments, a San Diego-based pioneer in software-defined test solutions, has closed a $50 million Series C funding round co-led by Keysight Technologies and the Australian Government's National Reconstruction Fund Corporation. In addition to investing, Keysight will enter into a commercial arrangement with Liquid Instruments to accelerate the development of a new class of AI-driven instrumentation.

Clarasight: $11.5 Million Raised For AI Platform Optimizing Enterprise Travel And Expense Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Clarasight, an AI platform for enterprise travel and expense, has raised an $11.5 million Series A led by AlleyCorp, with participation from Rackhouse Venture Capital, Clocktower Ventures, Pulse Fund, Thayer Ventures, Future Back Ventures, Vestigo Ventures, and XYZ Venture Capital. The round follows a year in which recurring revenue grew approximately 10 times and the platform expanded to manage data from programs representing more than $5 billion in enterprise travel and expense spend.

Actively: $45 Million Raised To Scale Intelligence-Led Revenue Platform Powered By Per-Account AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Actively, a New York-based company transforming how enterprise revenue teams operate through AI-driven automation, has raised $45 million in Series B funding, bringing total funding to $68 million. The round was co-led by TCV and First Harmonic, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, First Round Capital, and Alkeon. The company will use the capital to build new products, expand into more enterprises, hire top talent, and open a new San Francisco office.

Neutonic: $6 Million Raised At $60 Million Valuation To Accelerate Global Retail Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Neutonic, a functional drinks and supplements brand built around nootropics and cognitive performance, has raised $6 million at a $60 million valuation to accelerate expansion across the UK, United States, and new international markets. The round includes backing from Alan Barrett, founder of Grenade, alongside investors including Ollie Marchon, Ross Edgley, Dan Martell, Codie Sanchez, and Zach Ranen. Gym King founder Jay Parker joins as a special advisor.

Manifest OS: $60 Million Raised At $750 Million Valuation To Scale AI-Native Law Firm Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Manifest OS, a company powering a new generation of AI-native law firms built on fixed-fee and outcomes-based pricing, has raised $60 million in a Series A round at a $750 million valuation, which the company describes as the largest Series A in legal technology history. The round was led by Menlo Ventures alongside Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Quiet Capital.

RFG Advisory Appoints Two Board Members And Makes Strategic Investment In AI Workflow Platform Zocks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

RFG Advisory, a wealth management firm focused on supporting independent financial advisors, has appointed Mark Gilbert and Jim Patrick to its board of directors and announced a strategic investment in Zocks Communications, an AI-driven workflow automation and business intelligence platform for financial advisors. RFG participated in Zocks' Series B round, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors, alongside other new and existing investors.

OpenLight: $50 Million Raised For Next-Generation Photonics Platform Serving AI Data Centers And Beyond

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

OpenLight, a Santa Barbara-based photonics company and developer of custom Photonic Application-Specific Integrated Circuits, has raised $50 million in a Series A-1 round, bringing its total funding to $84 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Matter Venture Partners, with participation from new investors Acclimate Ventures and Catapult Ventures, alongside existing backers Xora Innovation, Capricorn Investment Group, Mayfield, and New Legacy.

Swanky: £7.6 Million Raised For Shopify Plus Agency To Scale E-Commerce Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Swanky, a full-service Shopify Platinum agency headquartered in Exeter, has secured £7.6 million in investment from YFM Equity Partners' Buyout Funds. The capital will support continued growth in talent and service capability, as well as selective mergers and acquisitions.

Bosch: €200 Million Committed To Business Innovations Targeting 20 Startups By 2030

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Bosch Business Innovations, the corporate venture building subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, will receive approximately €200 million in investment over the next five years to develop new business ideas beyond Bosch's current core operations. The unit builds startups from early stages through market maturity, with a goal of launching 20 successful spin-offs by 2030.

Patronus Group: €11 Million Raised For Senior Safety And Connected Living Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Patronus Group, a technology company building intuitive solutions for older adults focused on safe, independent, and connected living, has raised €11 million in funding. New investors in the round include Markus Fleischer, 3TS Capital Partners, Jochen Klueppel, and Grazia Equity, joining existing backers Singular, Adjacent, Burda Principal Investments, NAP, and UVC Partners, among others.

Redpine: $8 Million Raised For Premium AI Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Redpine, an AI data company focused on unlocking premium, non-public data for high-impact domains, has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by NordicNinja VC, with participation from Node.vc and Luminar Ventures.

Silver Rock Capital Partners: $4 Billion Raised For Private Credit Tactical Allocation Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Silver Rock Capital Partners, an independent alternative credit asset manager with approximately $7 billion in assets under management, has closed on more than $4 billion in investable capital for its latest Tactical Allocation Strategy vintage as of April 1, 2026. The raise represents the firm's largest for the Strategy to date, surpassing its 2022 vintage fundraise of $3 billion.

Pantheon AI: €50 Billion AI Data Center And Innovation Campus To Be Built In Croatia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Pantheon AI, a hyperscale AI data center and innovation campus being developed by Pantheon Atlas LLC, a transatlantic investment group, will bring more than €50 billion in total investment to Croatia, marking the largest investment in Croatian history and among the largest private U.S. investments in Europe. The campus will be located in Topusko, Croatia, and is designed in accordance with NVIDIA GW-Scale AI factory standards.

True Anomaly: $650 Million Raised At $2.2 Billion Valuation For Space Defense Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

True Anomaly, a defense technology company building autonomous spacecraft and space superiority systems for the U.S. military and its allies, has raised $650 million in Series D financing at a $2.2 billion valuation. The round brings the company's total capital raised to $1 billion since its founding in 2022.

O2 Investment Partners Backs Steffl Drilling & Pump To Build Nationwide Water Well Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Steffl Drilling & Pump, a Minnesota-based provider of water well drilling and repair services, has secured a private equity investment from O2 Investment Partners to support its growth as a platform business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Maple Park Capital Partners Appoints Robert Zell As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Maple Park Capital Partners has named Robert Zell as its new Chief Financial Officer, adding a finance executive with more than two decades of investment firm experience to its leadership team. The appointment reflects the firm's commitment to building institutional-grade infrastructure in support of its investors and portfolio companies.

Agibank: R$2.5 Billion Raised Through Second FIDC Structuring To Fund Credit Portfolio Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Agibank, a Brazilian hybrid bank combining digital efficiency with physical branch presence, has closed its second Credit Rights Investment Fund, known as a FIDC, raising R$2.5 billion to support the growth of its credit operations. The transaction carries a maximum term of 10 years and was issued in a single tranche at a rate of CDI + 1.05% per year.

Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals: $12 Million Raised For Targeting Alzheimer’s Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule therapies for neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases, has closed a $12 million Series A financing round led by Double Point Ventures, with participation from both new and existing investors.

Northwestern Mutual’s Future Ventures Commits $150 Million To Fintech And Insurtech Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, the venture capital arm of Northwestern Mutual, has announced a new $150 million fund targeting emerging and growth-stage companies in the fintech and insurtech space. The commitment brings the firm's total venture capital allocation to $350 million and represents the third fund since the program launched in 2017.

Sniffies Secures $100 Million Investment From Match Group, A Fast-Growing GBTQ Dating And Cruising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Sniffies, a map-based platform designed for gay, bisexual, and non-heterosexual men to connect in real time, has secured a $100 million minority investment from Match Group. The deal includes an option for Match Group to acquire the remaining equity in the future, signaling strong long-term conviction in the platform and the segment it serves.

Quantum Art: $140 Million Series A Extension Fuels Development Of 1,000-Qubit Quantum System And Commercialization Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Quantum Art announced that it has extended its Series A funding round to $140 million, driven by strong investor demand as the company advances toward large-scale quantum computing systems. The round was led by Bedford Ridge Capital, with participation from Hudson Bay Capital, Poalim Equity, LIP Ventures, Wolverine Global Ventures, and IDA Ventures. The extension builds on the company’s previously announced $100 million Series A financing in December 2025.

Kashable: $60 Million Series C Led By Goldman Sachs Alternatives To Expand Financial Wellness Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

Kashable announced it has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Revolution Ventures and EJF Ventures. The round underscores growing institutional backing for employer-sponsored financial wellness platforms designed to expand responsible access to credit for working Americans.

Ineffable Intelligence: $1.1 Billion Seed Funding At $5.1 Billion Valuation Raised For Reinforcement Learning AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

A new artificial intelligence startup founded by a former Google DeepMind leader has raised a record-breaking seed round, according to a CNBC report, underscoring surging investor appetite for next-generation AI systems. Ineffable Intelligence, founded by renowned AI researcher David Silver, secured approximately $1.1 billion in seed funding, one of the largest early-stage financings ever recorded. The round values the company at roughly $5.1 billion and includes participation from major global investors, including Nvidia and Google, as well as leading venture capital firms.

EIV Capital: $1.1 Billion Raised Across Fund V And Resources II To Expand Energy Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2026

EIV Capital announced the final closes of EIV Capital Fund V and EIV Resources II, raising approximately $1.1 billion in total capital commitments and bringing the firm’s total committed capital under management to around $3 billion.