Venture Capital

F&F Ventures Launches $10 Million Ecommerce Fund With SHOPLINE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

F&F Ventures has launched a $10 million ecommerce venture fund in partnership with SHOPLINE, targeting consumer brands and commerce technology companies from pre-seed through Series A.

Reframe Systems Raises Additional $40 Million To Expand Homebuilding Microfactory Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reframe Systems has raised an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to expand its robotics-enabled homebuilding platform and develop a larger network of microfactories across North America. The financing was led by Energy Impact Partners, with co-investments from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, UP.Partners and LACI Impact Fund.

INLEAP Photonics Raises €20 Million Seed Round Led By UVC Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

INLEAP Photonics has raised approximately €20 million in seed funding to expand production of its laser-based counter-drone technology. The financing was led by UVC Partners, with participation from HTGF of Germany, Balnord of Poland, Sentris of Estonia and Scale Capital of Denmark.

PLD Space Extends Series C To €288 Million With Additional €108 Million Tranche

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

PLD Space has raised an additional €108 million for its Series C financing, increasing the round to €288 million and bringing the space transportation company's aggregate funding to €488 million.

Reapit Invests Additional £20 Million-Plus In AI And Estate Agency Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reapit is investing an additional more than £20 million in technology, expanding its development of AI, consumer-facing products and its broader estate agency software platform.

National Park Foundation Awards $6.9 Million For Workforce Housing Across 17 National Parks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

The National Park Foundation has awarded $6.9 million in grants to support workforce housing projects across 17 national parks, addressing housing challenges affecting rangers, employees, volunteers and park partners.

LGT Capital Partners Raises €850 Million For Crown Europe Small Buyouts VII

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

LGT Capital Partners has raised €850 million for Crown Europe Small Buyouts VII, exceeding the fund's €800 million target.

Cymphony Raises $30 Million To Build AI Agent Governance And Enterprise Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cymphony has launched with $30 million in funding to develop an AI-native governance and security platform designed to give enterprises visibility and control over how employees and AI agents access sensitive data and critical systems. The financing was co-led by Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund. Cymphony is building its platform around the growing use of autonomous AI agents inside enterprises, where software increasingly interacts directly with company systems, sensitive information and business processes.

Granite Asia Surpasses $500 Million Target For Pan-Asia Private Credit Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Granite Asia has surpassed the $500 million target for its Pan-Asia private credit strategy, Libra Hybrid, after securing new commitments from a leading insurer, DBS Private Bank and other institutional investors.

WNC & Associates Closes $66.3 Million California Affordable Housing Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

WNC & Associates has closed WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X California Series 23, L.P. at $66.3 million, marking the company's 23rd consecutive California-focused multi-investor affordable housing fund for institutional investors. The closing comes as WNC marks 55 years of operations in California.

Suniva Raises $835 Million To Expand Solar Cell Capacity To 5.5 GW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Suniva has completed an $835 million debt and equity capital raise to fund construction of its second major U.S. solar cell manufacturing facility and increase its total domestic manufacturing capacity to 5.5 GW.

Amkor Technology Expands Arizona Advanced Packaging Investment To $12 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Amkor Technology is moving forward with Phase 2 of its Arizona advanced packaging and test campus, increasing its planned investment to about $12 billion.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment In Tanda

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Thoma Bravo has made a strategic growth investment in Tanda, a workforce management, payroll and HR software platform serving shift-based employers.

NIIF Names Gauravjit Singh As Managing Partner And Global Head Of Capital Formation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund has appointed Gauravjit Singh as Managing Partner and Global Head of Capital Formation, strengthening its senior leadership team with an investment professional who brings nearly two decades of global fundraising and institutional capital experience.

ECI Partners Invests In Shaw Gibbs As Apiary Capital Fully Exits

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

ECI Partners has invested in Shaw Gibbs, a top 35 U.K. accounting, tax and business advisory firm serving approximately 25,000 clients across the U.K. and Ireland. The transaction provides a full realization for Apiary Capital, which has backed Shaw Gibbs since 2022. Financial terms were not disclosed.

System Raises $20 Million To Build Vertically Integrated Peptide Platform As Market Reaches $163 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

System has raised $20 million in new funding to expand its vertically integrated peptide platform, which connects patients with licensed U.S. clinicians and pharmacy-compounded treatments as the company targets a global peptide therapeutics market estimated at $163 billion in 2026. The financing includes Patron Fund, Vine, Courtside, Daybreak, SV Angel and Will Ventures. System plans to use the capital to broaden access to its platform and continue building infrastructure across the peptide supply chain.

Kapital Raises $125 Million To Expand AI-Powered Financial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Kapital has raised $125 million in new financing from Tru Arrow Partners and Fasanara Capital, with participation from Cervin Ventures, Niya Partners and Overlook Capital.

Google To Invest At Least €13 Billion ($15.13 Billion) In Finland AI And Data Center Infrastructure Through 2028

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Google plans to invest at least €13 billion ($15.13 billion) in digital and AI infrastructure across Finland during 2027 and 2028, representing what the company describes as its largest single investment in Europe.

Motion1 Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed To Bring Humanoid Robots To European Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Motion1 has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to move five existing humanoid robotics pilots into full production and expand its Humanoids-as-a-Service model across the Benelux and broader European market.

Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike Autonomous Counter-Drone Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Mara has raised $7 million to advance Spike, its integrated counter-UAS platform designed to defend against small first-person-view drones and other rapidly evolving aerial threats.

FGV Capital Closes Oversubscribed $35 Million Fund II And Rebrands From Fiat Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

FGV Capital, formerly known as Fiat Ventures, has closed an oversubscribed $35 million Fund II, exceeding its original $25 million target.

Cylake Raises $245 Million Through Convertible Note, Bringing Total Funding To $290 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cylake has raised $245 million through a convertible note, bringing the AI-native cybersecurity company's total funding to $290 million ahead of the planned beta release of its cybersecurity platform. The financing included participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

Hivemind Capital: Interview With Partner And Head Of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod About Frontier Technology Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Hivemind Capital is a global investment group operating at the intersection of traditional finance and on-chain ecosystems. The firm manages institutional capital across strategies spanning venture capital, private equity, digital culture, digital asset treasury, liquid tokens, and public equity, while also developing technology infrastructure and conducting research focused on frontier technologies such as AI and blockchain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hivemind Capital Partner and Head of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod to learn more.

Webull Acquires 99.36% Of Pi Securities For Approximately $100 Million, Targets THB 200 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Webull Securities Thailand has completed the acquisition of approximately 99.36% of Pi Securities Public Company Limited for aggregate consideration of about $100 million, significantly expanding Webull's presence in Thailand and creating a platform that is targeting THB 200 billion in combined assets under management.

Williams Prices $2.75 Billion Senior Notes Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Williams has priced a $2.75 billion public offering of senior notes, providing the energy infrastructure company with additional long-term capital that it plans to use primarily to repay outstanding commercial paper and support general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures.

Michigan State University Receives $30 Million NSF Grant To Establish TEMPEST Turbulence Research Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Michigan State University has received a $30 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Transformative Explorations in Multi-Physics and Engineering of Scientific Turbulence, or TEMPEST, Science and Technology Center, bringing together researchers in physics, mathematics, engineering and artificial intelligence to study one of science's most challenging problems: understanding, predicting and ultimately controlling turbulence.

Doncasters Completes $325 Million Debt Refinancing Following IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

DPC Holdings, which operates as Doncasters, has completed a debt refinancing designed to increase liquidity and financial flexibility, reduce annual interest expense and extend its debt maturities following the company's initial public offering.

GoPro Issues $20 Million Convertible Debenture To Yorkville

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

GoPro has issued a $20 million convertible debenture to YA II PN, Ltd., or Yorkville, completing the third closing under a previously announced securities purchase agreement that provided for up to $50 million of convertible debentures.

Envestnet More Than Doubles Tamarac Technology Investment As Part Of $1 Billion WealthTech Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Envestnet is increasing its technology investment in Tamarac by 2.5 times, including a $35 million surge investment, as part of a broader $1 billion, five-year research and development commitment focused on transforming technology for financial advisors.

Franklin Templeton And Clarion Partners To Acquire Majority Stake In Stoneshield Capital, Expanding European Real Assets AUM To $13 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Franklin Templeton, through its real estate subsidiary Clarion Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Stoneshield Capital, a European real assets manager with approximately $9 billion (€8 billion) in assets under management.