Venture Capital

Gridline: $18.5 Million Series A Raised To Power Private Market Investing For The Wealth Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

Gridline, a turnkey alternatives management platform for advisory firms managing private market investments, has raised $18.5 million in Series A funding led by FINTOP. The company said the capital will be used to accelerate its effort to replace fragmented systems and manual workflows with a single integrated platform built for the operational demands of private market investing in the wealth channel.

Paraglide AI: $5 Million Raised To Bring AI Agents To Accounts Receivable And Collections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

Paraglide AI announced it has raised $5 million to scale a platform that modernizes accounts receivable workflows with AI agents that help companies collect cash faster and reduce the manual workload on finance teams. The company said the round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and DN Capital, with participation from The Nordic Web Ventures and Born Capital, and framed the funding as a step toward automating and making more predictable “getting paid on time” for businesses.

SamanTree Medical: €20 Million Financing Raised From EIB

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

SamanTree Medical has secured €20 million in financing from the European Investment Bank to accelerate development and commercialization of its Histolog Scanner, a surgical imaging system designed to deliver rapid, high-resolution, histology-like images of excised tissue while patients remain on the operating table.

GoCanopy: €2.1 Million Seed Funding Closed To Build An AI Operating System For Institutional Real Estate Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

GoCanopy, an AI-based platform positioning itself as a system of record for institutional real estate investment and asset management teams, has raised €2.1m in seed funding. The round was led by ISAI with participation from BNP Paribas Développement and Yellow, alongside angel investors including Andrew Baum, University of Oxford Emeritus Professor in Real Estate Investment, and Ludovic Jacquot, CEO of Batipart Europe and former chairman of EMEA Real Estate Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.

Salesforce: $5.6 Billion IDIQ Contract Award From U.S. Army

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Salesforce announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a 10 year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a ceiling value of $5.6 billion, aimed at accelerating military modernization and supporting Department of War readiness. The agreement is executed through Computable Insights LLC, which Salesforce described as a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to its national security operations.

USA Rare Earth: CHIPS Program LOI For $1.6 Billion Package To Build Domestic Mine-To-Magnet Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

USA Rare Earth announced it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program that outlines a proposed $1.6 billion package intended to accelerate a domestic heavy rare earth and permanent magnet value chain, alongside a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy. The company said the CHIPS LOI covers $277 million in proposed federal funding and a proposed $1.3 billion senior secured loan under the CHIPS Act, subject to further diligence, final agreements, customary closing conditions, and approvals.

Flowla: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Build A Customer-Layer Control Plane For The Revenue Stack

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Flowla has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to build what it calls the “customer layer” of the modern revenue stack, positioning its product as a system that translates CRM data and AI-captured meeting and email context into automated, buyer-facing execution across the full customer lifecycle.

Symbiotic Security: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised And Symbiotic Code Secure AI Code Generation Agent Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Symbiotic Security announced it has raised a $10 million seed round and launched a new product is designed to make AI-generated code secure “by design,” aiming to remove one of the biggest blockers to enterprise adoption of AI coding assistants. The funding round was led by Alven and Drysdale, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Axeleo, and Factorial Cap, according to the company. Symbiotic Security also named Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face co-founder) and Julien Launay (Adaptive ML CEO) as angel investors.

Vennre: $9.6 Million Pre-Series A Raised For Private Markets Investing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Vennre has closed a $9.6 million Pre-Series A financing round co-led by anb capital and Vision Ventures (VV), marking a new funding milestone for a company aiming to broaden access to private-market investing across the region.

HarbourVest Closes $1.1 Billion Structured Solutions 2025 Vehicle For Private Market Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

HarbourVest Partners announced it has closed HarbourVest Partners Structured Solutions 2025, an investment vehicle with the capacity to invest $1.1 billion in diversified private market secondaries spanning private equity and private credit.

Nerd Apply: $3.2 Million Seed Funding Closed To Power Outcome-Driven College Counseling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Nerd Apply, a privacy-first platform focused on outcome-driven college counseling, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding to expand distribution and strengthen its security, compliance, and data governance infrastructure. The round included participation from Riverpark Ventures, Alumni Ventures, 1.61 Ventures, and a group of angel investors that includes Gokul Rajaram and David Krane (CEO and Managing Partner of Google Ventures).

Risotto: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate The Help Desk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Risotto, an AI-native autonomous help desk platform, has raised $10 million in seed funding to accelerate its effort to automate internal employee support workflows across large enterprises. The round was led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation from 645 Ventures, Y Combinator, Ritual Capital, Surgepoint Capital, and angels, including former Dropbox and HelloSign executives. Risotto says its platform integrates across a company’s technology, IT, and communications stack to autonomously resolve internal support tickets in seconds, and has already processed hundreds of thousands of tickets for customers, including Gusto and Jobber, helping automate up to 70% of IT requests.

Concourse: $12 Million Series A Raised And AI Agent Platform For Finance Teams Now In General Availability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Concourse has raised $12 million in Series A funding and is expanding access to its enterprise-grade AI agent platform for finance teams, marking a major shift from a limited rollout to broad availability. The New York-based company said the round was led by Standard Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, and Y Combinator, as well as CFO angel investors from companies including Cursor, Vercel, and Carta.

Fulcrum: $25 Million Raised To Bring AI Agents Into Insurance Brokerage Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Fulcrum, an AI platform designed for insurance brokerages, has raised $25 million in combined Seed and Series A funding as it targets one of the industry’s most persistent bottlenecks: slow, manual back-office work tied to legacy systems, email-driven document flows, and outsourced servicing models.

Elbit Wins $228 Million Follow-On Contract To Supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems For U.S. Army Bradley Upgrades

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Elbit Systems said it has been awarded a $228 million contract from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to supply its Iron Fist Active Protection System for U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle upgrade programs. The company said the award follows a U.S. government publication dated September 29, 2025, referencing an order to GD OTS for the Bradley vehicle active protection system effort, and that Elbit’s portion will be carried out over three years.

Google.org Names 12 Awardees For $20 Million AI For Science Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Google.org has announced 12 recipients of its $20 million AI for Science fund, backing academic, nonprofit, and startup teams that are applying AI to accelerate discovery across health, agriculture, and biodiversity. The initiative is framed as a response to a widening gap between the growing complexity of global challenges and the slowing pace of scientific progress, with Google.org positioning AI as a way to help researchers achieve in years what previously took decades.

Micron’s Planned $24 Billion Singapore Wafer Fab Breaks Ground As AI-Driven NAND Demand Rises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Micron Technology has broken ground on a new advanced wafer fabrication facility in Singapore, marking a planned investment of about US$24 billion (SG$31 billion) over the next decade as the company scales manufacturing to meet long-term demand for NAND technology tied to AI growth and data-centric computing.

Compa: $35 Million Series B Raised To Scale Agentic AI For Enterprise Compensation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Compa, an AI-driven compensation intelligence provider, announced it has raised $35 million in Series B funding to accelerate product development and growth as large companies modernize how they set pay. The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital, HR Tech Investments LLC (an affiliate of Indeed, Inc.), and PagsGroup.

Midship: $4.15 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate SOX Testing With Agentic AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Midship, an AI-native platform focused on automating Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing and internal audit workflows, has raised $4.15 million in seed funding as it looks to modernize one of the most time-intensive parts of public-company compliance. The round was led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Seguin Ventures and additional angel investors.

KPS To Acquire Majority Stake In Novacel From Compagnie Chargeurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

KPS Capital Partners announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Chargeurs Films de Protection SAS, which operates under the Novacel name, in a transaction that will position Novacel as an independent surface-protection solutions manufacturer. Compagnie Chargeurs Invest SA, the selling shareholder, will reinvest alongside KPS and keep a 25% ownership interest in the business. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Exchange Income Upsizes Credit Facility To C$3.5 Billion And Extends Maturity To 2030

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Exchange Income, a Winnipeg-based diversified, acquisition-oriented company with operations across Aerospace & Aviation and Manufacturing, said it has closed a new C$3.5 billion credit facility, increasing total commitments by C$500 million from the prior C$3 billion facility.

Fiddler: $30 Million Series C Raised For Powering The AI Agent Control Plane

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Fiddler AI raised $30 million in Series C funding as it pushes to build what it calls a neutral “control plane” for compound AI systems that increasingly rely on autonomous agents. The round was led by RPS Ventures, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Insight Partners, Capgemini Ventures, Dallas VC, Dentsu Ventures, and Mozilla Ventures, as well as new strategic investors LG Technology Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures, and LDV Partners. The financing brings Fiddler’s total funding to $100 million.

Adenia Partners Makes First Majority Investment In Egypt With Parkville Pharmaceuticals Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Adenia Partners has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Parkville Pharmaceuticals, marking Adenia’s first majority investment in Egypt. The stake is being purchased from Admaius Capital Partners, alongside Parkville’s leadership including Dr. Sherif Bassiouny, the company’s chairman, and Dr. Mahmoud Farrag, Parkville’s CEO. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Global Key Solutions Lands Pre-Seed Investment From Krieger Capital To Scale Regulatory Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Global Key Solutions (GKS), a technology company focused on data-driven quality and regulatory intelligence, said it has secured a pre-seed investment from Krieger Capital, marking what the company described as both a capital infusion and a strategic milestone tied to growing industry collaboration around its KeyPedia platform and longer-term product vision.

CVector: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI For Energy-Intensive Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

CVector has closed an oversubscribed $5 million seed round to accelerate development and adoption of its AI software designed for industrial operators navigating volatile inputs, complex production constraints, and shifting market demand. The financing was led by Powerhouse Ventures, with participation from Fusion Fund, Hitachi Ventures, Myriad Venture Partners, and Schematic Ventures.

SpotDraft Secures $8 Million From Qualcomm Ventures For On-Device Enterprise Legal AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

SpotDraft, an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform, announced it has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension, expanding a relationship focused on bringing privacy-first legal AI to Qualcomm-powered devices. The investment follows SpotDraft’s $56 million Series B raise in February 2025 and comes as enterprises look for contract intelligence that can operate securely without sending sensitive documents to external cloud models.

4DMedical: $100+ Million Raised To Accelerate U.S. Expansion Of CT:VQ Lung Imaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

4DMedical announced it has secured more than US$100 million (AU$150 million) in a new institutional placement to accelerate U.S. growth and expand deployment of its software-based lung imaging technology, led by its FDA-cleared CT:VQ™ product. The company said the capital will be used to scale adoption across U.S. academic medical centers and health systems, deepen customer enablement and support, and materially increase research and development investment to expand its functional lung imaging portfolio.

Fortitude Biomedicines Launches With $13 Million Seed Funding To Advance Immune Cell Targeting Biologics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Fortitude Biomedicines has launched following the close of a $13 million seed financing round to advance antibody-based therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The round was co-led by K2 Bio Partners, Shanghai Healthcare Angel Capital (SHAC), and Elikon Venture, with additional participation from Everjoy Fortune and Taihill Venture.

Mascarene Partners Secures Strategic Minority Investment From Liberty Mutual Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Mascarene Partners, a middle-market infrastructure investment platform focused on North American transportation and industrial businesses, has received a strategic minority investment from Liberty Mutual Investments, the investment firm for Liberty Mutual Group.

Tradespace: $15 Million Series A Raised To Bring IP Development In House And Cut Patent Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Tradespace, an AI-native intellectual property platform, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by AVP, with participation from existing investors Eniac Ventures, Amplo VC, and Scrum Ventures.