Venture Capital

LUMO Labs: €6 Million Investment From SETT To Support Deeptech Startups Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

LUMO Labs announced that its LUMO Fund has received a €6 million investment from Spain’s Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), a public entity under the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service. The capital will be used to invest in startups across Spain and other European countries, with a focus on early-stage companies building digital deeptech technologies.

baCta: €7 Million Raised To Use Microorganisms As Programmable Molecular Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Paris-based biotechnology company baCta announced it has raised €7 million in seed funding to advance its approach to producing industrial ingredients using engineered microorganisms. The round was led by LocalGlobe and Daphni, with participation from OVNI Capital and several business angels including founders of Phagos, Genomines, and MistralAI.

Moeve: €1 Billion Green Hydrogen Project To Launch Southern Europe’s Largest Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Moeve has reached the final investment decision to begin construction of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, a project expected to involve more than €1 billion in investment and establish the largest green hydrogen facility in Southern Europe.

Marathon Asset Management: $615 Million Aircraft Securitization Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Marathon Asset Management announced the closing of MAST 2026-1, a $615 million aircraft securitization backed by a diversified portfolio of commercial aircraft leased to airlines around the world.

Portfolio BI: Multi-Million-Dollar Growth Investment To Advance AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Portfolio BI, a New York City-based provider of data solutions for alternative investment managers, has secured a multi-million-dollar growth investment from Decathlon Capital Partners to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence capabilities within its platform and expand customer support operations.

Smack Technologies: $32 Million Raised For Frontier AI Lab Focused On U.S. National Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Smack Technologies, a frontier artificial intelligence lab focused on national security, announced that it has raised $32 million through a seed and Series A funding round to develop AI systems designed to support decision-making for the U.S. military and allied defense organizations.

Five Bells: Seed Financing Raised To Expand Digital Asset Post-Trade Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Five Bells, a digital asset post-trade infrastructure company, announced that it has closed a seed financing round led by Ego Death Capital, with participation from Timechain, Epoch, and Fulgur Ventures. The funding will support the expansion of the company’s software platform designed to automate trade confirmation, clearing workflows, settlement coordination, and risk mitigation processes across digital asset spot and derivatives markets.

Temple: $54 Million Raised For Elite Athlete Wearable Startup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Temple, a wearable technology startup founded by entrepreneur Deepinder Goyal, has raised $54 million in its first funding round, according to a post by Goyal. The round was structured as a friends and family investment and values the company at approximately $190 million post-money.

Confido: $9 Million Raised For Embedded Financial Infrastructure For Law Firms And LegalTech Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Confido, an embedded payments and financial infrastructure platform built for law firms and legal technology providers, announced that it has raised $9 million in financing across two rounds, with the latest round led by Aquiline Capital Partners. Additional investors participating in the financing include The LegalTech Fund, Breakwater Ventures, Live Oak Bank, and Context Ventures, which led the company’s initial round.

Nvidia: $2 Billion Investment In Lumentum To Advance AI Data Center Optics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Nvidia announced a multiyear strategic partnership with Lumentum Holdings to accelerate innovation in advanced optical technologies used in next-generation AI infrastructure. The collaboration will focus on research and development as well as manufacturing capacity needed to support rapidly expanding AI data center systems.

Kansas State University: $6 Million International Project To Develop AI ‘Smart Scout’ System For Crop Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Kansas State University is leading an international research collaboration to develop an artificial intelligence-powered system designed to help soybean farmers detect crop problems earlier and estimate yields more accurately.

Adrianna Papell: Private Equity Investment To Expand Global Lifestyle Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Adrianna Papell, a New York City–based designer of women’s special-occasion apparel, has received a strategic investment from Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital.

IntelliGRC: $3.5 Million Seed Round Raised For Cybersecurity GRC Platform For MSPs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

IntelliGRC, a cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed for managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs), announced it has closed a $3.5 million seed funding round. The investment, finalized on January 31, 2026, will support product innovation, expand artificial intelligence capabilities, and accelerate go-to-market efforts as the company scales its Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance as a Service (GRCaaS) platform.