Venture Capital

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.

Faropoint Completes $273 Million Fund II Portfolio Refinancing Across 61 Last Mile Industrial Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Faropoint announced it has completed a $273 million refinancing for a 61-asset portfolio of light and infill industrial properties totaling nearly 3.5 million square feet, marking its largest portfolio refinance to date by number of assets. The firm, which focuses on last-mile industrial properties in high population growth markets, said the financing proceeds came from a bank syndicate led by Capital One and J.P. Morgan for “Project Walk-Off,” a portfolio spanning eight major U.S. metros across the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.

Float: Nearly C$100 Million In Debt Facilities Raised To Expand High-Yield Business Accounts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Float Financial announced it has secured close to C$100 million through two debt facilities from Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, and an unnamed tier-1 Canadian bank, positioning the company to expand its business banking and credit offerings for Canadian companies.

Humana Launches $3 Million Scholarship Fund For Xavier Ochsner College Of Medicine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Humana has established a $3 million scholarship fund for incoming medical students at the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), aiming to help address physician workforce shortages and improve access to care across Louisiana.

DeepWay Raises About $173 Million Pre-IPO To Support Hong Kong Listing Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

DeepWay, a Chinese developer of assisted-driving technology and freight solutions for heavy-duty electric trucks, has raised about RMB 1.2 billion (roughly $172–$173 million) in a Pre-IPO funding round as it prepares for a planned Hong Kong listing.

Ricursive Intelligence: $300 Million Series A At $4 Billion Valuation Raised To Advance AI-Driven Semiconductor Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Ricursive Intelligence, a newly launched frontier AI lab founded by Dr. Anna Goldie and Dr. Azalia Mirhoseini, announced a $300 million Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners that values the company at a $4 billion post-money valuation. The round comes less than two months after Ricursive’s public debut and includes participation from DST Global, NVentures, Felicis Ventures, 49 Palms Ventures, Radical AI, and Sequoia Capital, among others.

Jelou: $10 Million Series A Raised To Build WhatsApp-Native AI Agents For Payments and Financial Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Jelou announced it has raised a $10 million Series A to expand Brain, its platform for building AI agents that can securely execute business and financial operations directly inside WhatsApp. The round was led by Wellington Access Ventures, with participation from Krealo, Credicorp’s corporate venture arm, and Collide Capital. Jelou said it has now raised $13 million in total funding, including a prior $3 million seed round led by Act One Ventures and Arca Continental Ventures.

Leonard Green Launches $3.6 Billion Sage Equity Investors Fund To Scale GP-Led Single-Asset Continuation Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., announced it has reached a final close for Sage Equity Investors and related entities, collectively known as Sage I, securing more than $3.6 billion in total commitments for its inaugural program focused primarily on single-asset continuation funds sponsored by third-party private equity managers.

Nubank To Invest Over R$2.5 Billion In Office Expansion As It Shifts To A New Hybrid Work Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Nubank announced it will invest more than R$ 2.5 billion, about $475 million, over the next five years to expand and upgrade its office footprint, with Brazil as the centerpiece of a broader push to scale infrastructure alongside its customer and employee growth.

Salvo Health: $8.5 Million Series A Raised To Expand Hybrid GI And Metabolic Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Salvo Health announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate the expansion of its hybrid gastrointestinal and metabolic care platform, a model designed to help GI practices deliver more continuous, outcomes-driven care while improving the patient experience and strengthening practice economics. The Series A was led by ManchesterStory, City Light Capital, and Threshold Ventures. Salvo said the funding will be used to help GI practices implement technology-enabled, continuous care capabilities and to scale what it describes as a provider-first model.