Venture Capital

Give Interactive Launches Fund-Of-Funds Platform For DAF Sponsors And Private Foundations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Give Interactive has launched an expanded investment management platform designed to help donor-advised fund sponsors and private foundations administer more sophisticated investment programs. The release introduces multi-layer net asset value infrastructure that allows charitable organizations to create and manage fund-of-funds structures directly within Give Interactive’s platform.

Hey Seven Reveals Bettor Capital As Seed Investor In AI-Native Gaming Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Hey Seven has identified Bettor Capital as its seed investor and first institutional backer. The investment funded development of Hey Seven’s AI-native player development platform for casinos, online gaming businesses and omnichannel operators.

Turkish Airlines Invests In SAFFA Fund To Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Turkish Airlines has agreed to invest in SAFFA Fund I, an investment vehicle created to accelerate the development and production of sustainable aviation fuel. The amount of the airline’s investment was not disclosed.

Estrigenix Therapeutics Raises $2 Million Series Seed To Advance ERβ Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Estrigenix Therapeutics has completed the first closing of a $2 million Series Seed financing to advance its selective estrogen receptor-beta platform. Talents Fund I led the round.

Avenue Growth Partners Raises $155 Million For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Avenue Growth Partners has closed Avenue Growth Partners Fund II with $155 million in commitments. The early growth equity fund was significantly oversubscribed and reached its hard cap.

Cordant Raises $8 Million Seed Round To Build Command Center For Financial Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Cordant has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding to develop a command center for payments companies, fintechs and banks operating across fragmented financial infrastructure. Motive Partners and Oak HC/FT co-led the round.

Sila Raises $300 Million To Expand U.S. Silicon Anode Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Sila has raised $300 million in private funding to expand U.S. production of its silicon-carbon battery anode technology. Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures led the round. The financing also included participation from 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and other new and existing investors.

KIDZ AI Secures $44.6 Million GPU Compute Services Agreement With Canopy Wave

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

KIDZ AI has entered into a five-year GPU compute services agreement with Canopy Wave valued at approximately $44.6 million. The contract supports KIDZ AI’s expansion beyond education technology into AI computing infrastructure and GPU cloud services.

Modo Energy Secures $17 Million In Growth Funding From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Modo Energy has secured a $17 million growth funding package from CIBC Innovation Banking to expand its AI-powered energy data and valuation platform. The financing brings the London-based company’s total capital raised to $52 million.

Cashea Raises $100 Million To Expand Interest-Free Financing Across Venezuela

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Cashea has raised $100 million from global institutional investors to expand its interest-free financing platform and develop additional financial products for consumers and merchants across Venezuela. The financing consists of a previously undisclosed $40 million Series A completed in March 2026 and a $60 million Series B closed in June 2026. Cashea said the full $100 million will be invested in Venezuela.

Tuya Smart Invests In Robopoet As RMB 100 Million Pre-A Round Closes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Tuya Smart has made a strategic investment in Robopoet as part of the AI hardware company’s recently completed RMB 100 million pre-A financing round. Existing investors HSG and GSR Ventures also participated, along with two other new backers.

SkyPilot Raises $20 Million Seed Round To Unify AI Compute Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

SkyPilot has emerged from stealth with $20 million in seed funding to expand its platform for managing artificial intelligence computing infrastructure across multiple clouds, clusters and accelerator types. Lux Capital led the round. Additional investors included Amplify Partners, Coatue Management, Foundation Capital, Race Capital and The House Fund. Technology executives participating in the financing included Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi, Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue and dbt Labs CEO Tristan Handy.

AST SpaceMobile Raises $1.15 Billion Through Convertible Senior Notes Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

AST SpaceMobile has completed a private offering of $1 billion in convertible senior notes due in 2034 and confirmed that the initial purchasers exercised their option to acquire an additional $150 million of notes. Settlement of the additional notes was expected on July 22, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

VENU Secures $20 Million Bridge Loan From Ryan To Advance McKinney Amphitheater

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Venu Holding has secured a $20 million bridge loan financing facility from Ryan to support construction of the Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, Texas. The premium live entertainment venue is expected to accommodate approximately 20,000 people and is targeted to open during the first quarter of 2027.

TruArc Partners Raises $1.2 Billion For Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

TruArc Partners has closed TruArc Partners Fund V with $1.2 billion in capital commitments, exceeding its $1.1 billion target. The fund also closed substantially above the $840.1 million raised for its predecessor vehicle.

Digital Asset Raises $355 Million As Shinhan Financial And Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Join Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Digital Asset has expanded its previously announced $355 million funding round with the addition of Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered. The oversubscribed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto fund and included investors from traditional and decentralized finance.

Rege Nephro Raises $10.6 Million To Advance RN-014 And Kidney Regeneration Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Rege Nephro has raised approximately $10.6 million to advance its kidney disease programs, including lead candidate RN-014 and regenerative medicine program RN-032. The clinical-stage biotechnology company completed the financing through the issuance of Japan-Keep It Simple Security share acquisition rights, commonly known as J-KISS securities.

Sofab Inks Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Scale Perovskite Solar Materials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Sofab Inks has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale production of specialty materials designed to improve the reliability of perovskite solar cells. Cloudberry Ventures led the round as a strategic investor.

Twenty Raises Additional $30 Million From Khosla Ventures At $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Twenty has raised an additional $30 million from Khosla Ventures at a $1.2 billion valuation. The investment follows the cyber defense company’s recently announced $100 million Series B, which was led by Accel at a $1 billion valuation.

ORiS Raises €5 Million To Build In-Orbit Energy Distribution Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

ORiS has secured €5 million in funding to develop laser-based wireless power transmission systems for satellites and other space applications. The financing includes a €4.5 million pre-seed round led by Earlybird and co-led by Pitchdrive, with participation from Galaxia, Vento and Piemonte Next Fund.

deltaVision Raises €10.2 Million Seed Round To Scale Spacecraft Fluid-Control Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

deltaVision has raised €10.2 million in seed funding to expand production of fluid-control systems for space applications. The round was led by KT Ventures and Valemount Capital, with participation from Futury Capital.

Gritt Raises $32.4 Million To Build Physical AI Systems For Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Gritt has launched with $32.4 million in pre-seed and Series A funding to develop AI-powered robotic systems for large-scale construction sites. The financing includes a $26 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures. Union Square Ventures and Active Impact Investments participated in the Series A, with support from existing investors First Round Capital, Climactic, Congruent Ventures and VSC Ventures.

Organic Traditions Raises $10.5 Million Series A To Expand U.S. Retail And Functional Wellness Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Organic Traditions has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding, equivalent to approximately C$15 million, to accelerate its expansion across the United States. The round was backed by strategic angel investors with experience in consumer packaged goods, retail, technology and operations.

GitHub Sponsors Surpasses $100 Million In Open Source Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

GitHub Sponsors has surpassed $100 million in funding distributed to open source maintainers and projects since launching in 2019. The milestone reflects growing financial support from individual developers, corporations and other organizations that depend on open source software.

Brenus Pharma Raises €11 Million Series A Extension To Advance Cancer Immunotherapy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Brenus Pharma has raised an €11 million, or approximately $12.6 million, extension to its Series A financing. The round brings the French biotechnology company’s total capital raised since its founding to €38 million, or approximately $43.5 million. The financing included follow-on participation from Angelor, UI Investissement through FRAI, Crédit Agricole through CACE Création and CACF Capital Innovation, Noshaq, Orsa and BIO JAG. Bpifrance also supported the company through non-dilutive funding. New investors Sambrinvest and Korea Omega Investment Corp joined the round. Sambrinvest expands Brenus Pharma’s European shareholder base, while Korea Omega represents the company’s first institutional investor from the Asia-Pacific region.

Shapoorji Pallonji Reportedly Closes $1.6 Billion Private Credit Deal To Refinance Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Shapoorji Pallonji Group has completed one of India’s largest private credit transactions, raising approximately ₹151 billion, or $1.6 billion, through rupee-denominated bonds, according to Bloomberg. The financing demonstrates continued investor demand for large, high-yield Indian credit transactions despite volatile global markets.

Natural Raises $30 Million Series A To Build Payments Infrastructure For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Natural has raised $30 million in Series A funding to develop payments infrastructure designed specifically for artificial intelligence agents. Kirsten Green of Forerunner led the round, with continued participation from the company’s major existing investors. Investors and supporters in the round included the founders or executives of Human Capital, Abstract, Wischoff Ventures, Increase, HappyRobot, Browserbase, Notion, Privy, Y Combinator, Profound and Brex. Antifund general partners Jake Paul and Logan Paul also participated, along with other investors.

Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion Series A To Expand Cross-Border Payments And Agentic Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Ant International has raised approximately $1.2 billion in Series A equity financing to accelerate its global expansion and financial technology development. Existing investors Ant Group and Alibaba Group participated alongside other international investment institutions.

GPIF Reportedly Invests ¥20 Billion In Advantage Partners Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has committed ¥20 billion, or approximately $123 million, to a domestic private equity fund managed by Advantage Partners, according to Bloomberg. The investment marks GPIF’s first in-house direct commitment to a private equity fund focused specifically on Japan.

Clipway Closes Record $6.4 Billion Debut Secondaries Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Clipway has completed the final close of Clipway Secondary Fund I at $6.4 billion, creating what the firm described as the largest debut secondaries platform ever raised. The closing also establishes Clipway as the world’s largest independent firm dedicated exclusively to technology-enabled secondary market investing.