Venture Capital

Comeryx: $7.5 Million Raised For AI-Native MGA Serving Small Business Artisan Contractors In E&S Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Comeryx announced its formation and the closing of a $7.5 million funding round to build an AI-native, fully digital managing general agent focused on small business artisan contractors in the excess and surplus insurance market. The round was led by Altai Ventures, with participation from American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Arch Capital Group Ltd., and Echelon.

Portkey: $15 Million Raised For Unified Control Plane For Production AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Portkey announced it has raised $15 million in series A funding to scale what it describes as the unified control plane for production AI. The round was led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Lightspeed.

NEWITY: $11 Million Strategic Investment Raised To Scale AI-Driven Small Business Lending Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

NEWITY, a financial technology company focused on transforming how small businesses access capital, announced it has secured an $11 million strategic investment led by CMT Digital. The funding will support the expansion of NEWITY’s AI-driven lending infrastructure and the development of blockchain-enabled capital market connectivity to address a $350 billion annual funding shortfall in the U.S. small business market.

Inscope: $14.5 Million Series A Raised For AI Financial Reporting Platform For Accounting Firms And Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Inscope, an AI-powered financial reporting platform built for accounting firms and enterprises, announced it has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Storm Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and strategic operators across finance and enterprise software.

Pegasus Tech Ventures: $100 Million Expanded CVC Fund With AISIN

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Pegasus Tech Ventures announced it is expanding the corporate venture capital fund it manages for Japanese automotive supplier AISIN Corporation to $100 million, extending the partnership through 2036 as the companies double down on investments tied to next-generation mobility and emerging technologies.

Brainomix: $25.4 Million Series C Extension Closed To Advance U.S. Expansion Of AI Imaging Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Brainomix, an AI medical imaging company focused on stroke and lung fibrosis, announced a £4.8 million extension to its Series C financing, bringing the total raised in the round to £18.8 million, or approximately $25.4 million. The company had previously secured £14 million in March 2025.

Subject: $28 Million Raised For AI-Based K-12 Curriculum And Online Learning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Subject, an AI-powered education platform serving grades 6–12, announced it has secured a $28 million investment led by Vistara Growth, with participation from NextEquity Partners, Green Street Impact Partners, and Outcomes Collective, alongside existing investors Kleiner Perkins, True Equity, L'Attitude Ventures, and Hannah Grey.

Nyra Health: €20 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Neurotherapy Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Vienna-based digital health company Nyra Health has raised €20 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered neurotherapy platform internationally and accelerate product development. The round was led by Armira Growth, with renewed participation from Wellington Partners, Crane Venture Partners, which now oversees MassMutual Ventures’ investments, and EVER Pharma.

Shearwater Aerospace: $3 Million Raised For AI-Powered Autonomous Flight Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Shearwater Aerospace announced it has closed a $3 million seed financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its Smart Flight platform for uncrewed aircraft operations. The Montreal-based company said the funding will support the rollout of its AI-powered mission-planning technology across the dual-use sector, including both commercial and defense applications.

AdZen: Seed Funding Raised For Conversational AI Advertising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

AdZen, a technology platform building a monetization engine for large language models, announced it has secured seed funding to accelerate the development of its conversational advertising platform. The round was led by Fiat Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, and Silicon Valley Quad, with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, and NEA.

Flinn: $20 Million Raised To Automate The Product Lifecycle In Medtech And Pharma With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Flinn, a Pan-European AI-powered regulatory and quality automation software company serving MedTech and Pharma, has received an additional $20 million in funding to expand automation across the medical and pharmaceutical product lifecycle. The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from US-based healthcare specialist BHI – Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments and continued backing from Cherry Ventures, Speedinvest, and SquareOne.

Maazah: $2 Million Raised To Accelerate Nationwide Retail Expansion And Distribution Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Maazah, a Minneapolis-based food brand known for its globally inspired dips and sauces, announced it has closed a $2 million seed financing round to accelerate nationwide retail expansion and strengthen its distribution capabilities.

Copla: €6 Million Series A Raised To Build Real-Time ICT Compliance Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Copla, an ICT compliance platform serving regulated financial institutions, announced it has raised €6 million in a Series A round as regulatory demands across Europe intensify and become more operational in nature.

QT Sense: €4 Million Raised To Advance Quantum Sensing Platform For Drug Discovery And Spatial Biology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

QT Sense has officially closed a €4 million investment round, marking a pivotal milestone in the company’s mission to bring quantum sensing technology into mainstream drug discovery and spatial biology applications.

Syndicate One: €22 Million Fund Closed To Accelerate Belgian Tech Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Syndicate One, a network-driven early-stage investment firm backing Belgian tech founders, announced it has successfully concluded the first close of its second fund at €22 million, aimed at accelerating the next generation of high-potential startup entrepreneurs and operators.

Mesh Optical Technologies Raises Over $50 Million To Scale Optical Manufacturing Of High-Performance Photonics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Mesh Optical Technologies announced that it has raised over $50 million in funding, led by Thrive Capital, with participation from other major investors, to accelerate the scalable manufacturing of high-performance optical systems for next-generation computing and communications infrastructure.

Agaton: $10 Million In Total Seed Funding Raised For AI Sales Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Agaton, an AI-powered sales intelligence platform focused on unlocking insights from enterprise conversations, announced it has raised $10 million in total seed funding.

Custom Surgical Raises €3.5 Million Pre-Series A To Digitize Ophthalmology Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Custom Surgical, a Munich-based medical technology company focused on digitizing and standardizing ophthalmology workflows, has closed a €3.5 million pre-series A financing round led by Ventech, with participation from ZEISS and a group of existing and new investors.

Stable Money: $25 Million Pre-Series C Funding Round Raised For Fixed-Income Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Stable Money has raised $25 million in a Pre-Series C round led by Peak XV Partners, with continued participation from Z47, RTP Global, and Fundamentum Partnership, as the Bengaluru-based company accelerates its push to modernize India’s fixed deposit market.

Solid Launches With $20 Million Seed Funding To Automate Semantic Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Solid, an enterprise software company focused on improving the reliability of artificial intelligence systems, announced its public launch alongside $20 million in seed funding. The round includes backing from Team8 and SignalFire and will be used to accelerate enterprise adoption of trustworthy AI by reducing the manual effort required to maintain consistent business meaning in data.

World Labs Raises $1 Billion To Advance Spatial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup co-founded by renowned AI expert Fei-Fei Li, announced it has secured $1 billion in new funding to accelerate the development of its “world models” — artificial intelligence systems designed to perceive, generate, reason and interact with three-dimensional environments.

ZaiNar: $100 Million Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For Physical AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

ZaiNar, a physical AI infrastructure company, has emerged from nine years in stealth with more than $100 million in funding at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The company says it has developed a breakthrough platform that transforms existing wireless networks into a sensing system capable of continuously determining the precise location of devices and objects without relying on satellites, cameras, or additional device power and computing.

General Catalyst Commits $5 Billion To India Over Five Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Venture capital firm General Catalyst announced it is committing $5 billion to India over the next five years, marking one of the largest dedicated venture capital commitments to the country.

Erie Strayer Receives Strategic Investment Led By CQL Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Erie Strayer, a fourth-generation, family-owned leader in concrete batching solutions, announced that it has received a strategic investment led by CQL Capital, a private equity firm focused on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses. The investment is designed to support Erie Strayer’s long-term growth initiatives while preserving its legacy, family values, leadership, and customer-first culture.

Peak XV Partners: $1.3 Billion Raised Across Three New Funds To Back Founders In India, APAC And Beyond

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Peak XV Partners announced it has closed $1.3 billion across three new funds focused on supporting exceptional founders in India, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The capital raise includes an India Seed Fund, an India Venture Fund and an APAC Fund, reinforcing the firm’s multi-stage investment strategy across early and growth phases.

Zero Homes: $16.8 Million Raised For Home Upgrade Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Zero Homes has raised $16.8 million in a Series A round to expand its digital platform that streamlines home upgrades for homeowners and contractors. The funding was led by Prelude Ventures, with participation from SJF Ventures, Watsco Ventures, and existing investors VoLo Earth Ventures, Overture VC, and FJ Labs.

Giant: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Interactive Storytelling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Giant, an interactive storytelling platform that enables children to become cartoon characters and design their own worlds, has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Matrix, Decasonic, and Griffin Gaming Partners, with participation from Perceptive Ventures, Flex Capital, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, and LightShed Ventures.

Faropoint Secures Institutional Commitment From APG For Industrial Value Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Faropoint, a tech-enabled real estate investment manager focused on last-mile industrial warehouses, announced that APG Asset Management N.V., on behalf of pension fund client ABP, has made the largest commitment to date to Faropoint’s Industrial Value Fund IV.

Sensei Biotherapeutics Acquires Faeth Therapeutics And Raises $200 Million In Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Sensei Biotherapeutics announced it has acquired Faeth Therapeutics and secured approximately $200 million in gross proceeds through a concurrent private placement, positioning the combined company to advance its oncology pipeline through key clinical milestones in endometrial and breast cancer.

ECI Partners Strengthens Team With Strategic Hires In Investment And Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

ECI Partners, a mid market private equity firm, announced the appointments of Marijn Pangemanan as Investment Director and Scarlett Salamon as Investor Relations Analyst as the firm advances deployment of its ECI 12 Fund and prepares for the launch of ECI 13.