Venture Capital

Musubi: $5 Million (Seed) Raised To Transform Trust & Safety AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2025

Musubi, an AI platform transforming Trust & Safety through adaptive AI content moderation, announced it has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. This funding was led by J2 Ventures with participation from Shakti Ventures, Mozilla Ventures, and existing pre-seed investor J Ventures. Launched by the former CTO of Grindr and OkCupid, Musubi is set to revolutionize the Trust & Safety landscape with its unique approach.

Sawmills: $10 Million (Seed) Raised For Telemetry Data Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Sawmills, the first smart telemetry data management platform, emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed funding. This highly oversubscribed round was led by Team8, with participation from Mayfield and Alumni Ventures. Launched by enterprise software veterans who were previously executives at New Relic, CloudBees, and Tricentis.

Corpay: Credit Facility Upsized By $750 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Corpay - a global S&P 500 corporate payments company - announced that it closed on an amendment to its Term Loan B credit facility that resulted in an increase of $750 million. The deal is leverage neutral, and the interest rate and maturity remain consistent with the existing credit facility.

Ignis H2 Energy: $12.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Geothermal Exploration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Ignis H2 Energy, a geothermal exploration and development startup, announced the first closing of its Series A funding round, securing $12.5 million from a consortium of investors, including leading funds and private individuals. This funding round was led by alfa8 and includes a commitment from drilling contractor Nabors Industries, alongside investments from existing shareholders, private individuals, and family offices.

AiDEN Auto: $4.2 Million (Seed) Raised For Privacy-First Connected Vehicle Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

AiDEN Auto, a leader in privacy-first connected vehicle technology, announced the closing of a $4.2 million oversubscribed Seed funding round, bringing its total funding to $6.1 million. AiDEN’s seed round was led by Nuri Venture Partners, and additional investors included Tengro Ventures, Band of Angels, Mentors Fund, Start Equity Ventures, Conxcity and Weltham Capital, and a distinguished group of veteran angel investors and family offices. AiDEN’s angel round also saw participation from IF Insurance and several Silicon Valley angel investors.

73 Strings: $55 Million (Series B) Raised For Financial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

73 Strings, the financial intelligence platform utilizing AI to transform data extraction, monitoring, and valuation for the $17.6 Trillion AUM Alternative Asset Management space, announced it has successfully closed a $55 million Series B round.

Cambium: $18.5 Million (Series A) Secured For Transforming The Wood Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Cambium, a supply chain technology company transforming the wood industry with sustainable materials and smarter supply and logistics, announced an $18.5 million Series A funding round, led by VoLo Earth Ventures, with participation from NEA, Dangerous Ventures, Tunitas Ventures, Woven Earth, Understorey, Groundswell and Ulu Ventures. And existing investors, including MaC Venture Capital, Rise of the Rest, 81 Collection, Alumni Ventures, and Soma Capital, also participated in this round.

Vellox Group: $20 Million Investment Secured From Arcadea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Vellox Group announced it has launched one of the most capable and fully unified software platforms integrating the capabilities of four historically independent, market-leading businesses: Spidertracks, Air Maestro, Flight Vector, and Complete Flight. This merger establishes Vellox Group as the premier choice for operators in diverse sectors like medical, industrial, public safety, energy, tourism, defense, charter, and government—delivering unparalleled functionality via a seamless platform built for the long term.

CrowdStrike And AWS Pick 36 Startups For 2025 Cybersecurity Accelerator (In Partnership With NVIDIA)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

CrowdStrike announced the 36 startups selected for the second annual AWS and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, which was organized in collaboration with the NVIDIA Inception program for startups. This program powers the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud security startups across the U.S., Israel, and Europe.

Terra CO2: $82 Million (Series B) Raised For Accelerating Deployment Of Sustainable Cement Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Terra CO2, a leading US-based low-carbon building materials company, has signed Series B equity commitments for $82M from a mix of financial and strategic investors. This funding was co-led by Just Climate (established by Generation Investment Management), Eagle Materials, and GenZero and it has also attracted interest from several industrial partners with formal announcements forthcoming. Seed and Series A lead investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) also participated in this round, reaffirming its commitment to Terra's mission.

Subsense: $17 Million (Seed) Secured For A Non-Surgical Brain-Computer Interface

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Subsense, a neurotechnology company developing the first non-surgical, nanoparticle-based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), announced it emerged from stealth to formally reveal its efforts in the emerging field of non-invasive brain connectivity. The company also revealed its funding details.

Alterra IOS: $189 Million Loan Commitment From Blackstone Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Alterra IOS, a player in the industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sector that has acquired over 300 sites nationwide announced the closing of $189 million in financing from Blackstone Mortgage Trust. This funding was secured for assets acquired in Alterra’s latest venture. Alterra has now secured over $1 billion in lender financing for the fund, which closed in May 2024 at $925 million in total commitments and it exceeded the original fundraising goal of $750 million and reaching its hard cap.

Avandra: $17.75 Million Raised For Advancing Use Of Real-World Medical Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Avandra, a federated network for medical imaging and clinical data, announced it has raised $17.75 million to accelerate the use of imaging-centric data for research and patient care. Aegis (a venture studio creating health technology companies in collaboration with leading health systems) is co-leading the financing with SpringRock Ventures. And Memorial Hermann Health System and Northwell Health, founding members of the Aegis Digital Consortium, have also invested in the company, along with Kompass Ventures, Greater Ventures, Scott Gaines, and Dr. Mark Montoney.

Quokka Care: Growth Investment Raised For Remote Patient Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Quokka Care, a healthcare technology solutions provider advancing the Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) space, announced the completion of a strategic growth investment led by prominent health tech entrepreneur Ray Guzman, Montecito Medical Real Estate, and other notable healthcare investors. This funding round marks a significant milestone in Quokka Care's journey to redefine how chronic conditions are managed remotely through its patient-centered approach.

Wooptix: Over €10 Million (Series C) Raised To Advance Semiconductor Metrology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

Wooptix, a leader in semiconductor metrology utilizing wavefront phase imaging technology, announced it has raised over €10 million in a Series C funding round. The funding round was led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) with participation from existing investors, including the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), Intel Capital, MONDRAGON, and TEL Venture Capital.

DiligentIQ: $12 Million (Series A) Raised For AI-Based Private Equity Due Diligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

DiligentIQ, a leading AI-based platform for conducting private equity due diligence, announced it has raised up to $12 million in a two-tranche Series A funding round led by FINTOP Capital and partner JAM FINTOP. The funding will scale DiligentIQ’s team and operations as it expands its presence in private markets. It will also accelerate product innovation, expand integrations, and scale go-to-market efforts.

MarketLeap: $8 Million (Series A) Raised For Scaling D2C E-Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2025

MarketLeap, the first fully integrated AI-based platform to simplify and scale D2C e-commerce, announced an $8 million Series A funding round led by Smedvig Ventures. Expon Capital, Motier Ventures, and several business angels, including former executives from Amazon, SoftBank, and Unilever, participated in the round. This funding round will enable the company to accelerate platform development and invest in top talent to support its rapid growth trajectory.

Albert Invent: Growth Investment Raised, Bringing Total To Over $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Albert Invent, an end-to-end R&D platform that accelerates chemical innovation in materials science through AI and machine learning, announced a growth funding round led by J.P. Morgan Private Capital’s Growth Equity Partners, with participation from Coatue and TCV. This round brings Albert Invent’s total funding to over $45 million.

Posterity Health: $13 Million (Series A) Raised For Expanding Male Reproductive Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Posterity Health, a male reproductive and hormonal health leader, has secured $13 million in Series A funding to expand access to comprehensive care for men nationwide. The funding round was led by Georgetown Equity Partners, with participation from existing investors FCA Venture Partners, Distributed Ventures, and WVV. New investors include SteelSky Ventures, the largest women’s health fund, Scrub Capital and other digital health leaders.

Frontera Health: $32 Million (Seed) Funding Raised For Advancing Autism Care And Health Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Frontera Health - a pioneer in advancing health equity through AI-enabled autism care - announced the launch of the company and its Seed fundraising. The $32 million seed funding was co-led by Lux Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with Bison Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Inspired Capital participating. And Frontera's solutions are specifically designed to enhance the efficiency of clinicians and BCBAs – while providing a seamless user experience.

NinjaOne: $500 Million (Series C Extension) Raised At $5 Billion Valuation To Transform Automated Endpoint Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

NinjaOne, an automated endpoint management platform, today announced $500 million in Series C extensions at a $5 billion valuation. This funding came in separate tranches that were led by ICONIQ Growth and CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent investment fund, with participation from other prominent private investors.

Glassbox: Fintech Company Raises $1.2 Million (Pre-Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Glassbox, a Toronto-based fintech startup, announced that it has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to reimagine how finance teams work with spreadsheets in the age of AI. This funding round was led by FinTech Collective (New York) and StandUp Ventures (Toronto), with participation from Watertower Ventures (Los Angeles). The new funding will expand Glassbox’s team and bring its AI-compatible financial analysis platform to market.

Reverb Therapeutics: $12 Million (Seed) Raised To Utilize Cytokine Signaling For Treating Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Reverb Therapeutics, a leader in harnessing the natural immune system and cytokine signaling to treat life-threatening diseases, announced it has closed a $12 million financing led by founding investor Amplitude Ventures. And other participants in the round include the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s venture philanthropy arm, the Myeloma Investment Fund, KdT Ventures, Finchley Healthcare Ventures, InBC Investment Corp. (InBC), and Seido Capital.

Esperto Medical: Series A Funding Raised For Delivering For Future Of Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Esperto Medical, a health technology startup specializing in critical care and remote patient monitoring, announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series A investment round co-led by Catalyst Health Ventures and Bold Capital Partners, with support from Wavemaker Three-sixty Health, Free Flow Ventures, Fund@Caltech, and Maverick Ventures.

RoomPriceGenie: $75 Million Raised For For Revenue Management Platform For Independent Hotels And Groups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

RoomPriceGenie, a provider of revenue management systems (RMS) for independent hotels and groups, announced a $75 million investment from Five Elms Capital to accelerate international expansion and enhance its platform. As part of this next phase of growth, experienced technology executive Chas Scarantino has been appointed CEO. Co-founder and current RoomPriceGenie CEO Ari Andricopoulos will transition to Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to focus on product innovation and strategic partnerships.

Hightouch: $80 Million (Series C) Raised At $1.2 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Hightouch, a leading data and AI platform for marketing and personalization, announced that it has raised an $80 million Series C at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Rajeev Dham at Sapphire Ventures led the funding round, which also included participation from NVC, ICONIQ Growth, Amplify Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and Y Combinator.

Brother’s Bond Bourbon: $7.5 Million Raised For Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Brother's Bond Bourbon, an award-winning American whiskey brand founded by co-creators, longtime friends, and whiskey experts Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, announced the closing of a $7.5 million funding round. This is a testament to the brand's momentum and confirms investor confidence in the spirits industry's growth potential.

Perceive Pharma: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Advancing Ophthalmic Neuroprotection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Perceive Pharma, a pharmaceutical company that is pioneering novel small molecule therapeutics in ophthalmology, announced the closing of a $15 million Series A funding round, including Deerfield Management, Johnson & Johnson (through its corporate venture capital organization, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc.), Braidwell LP, GV, the Retinal Degeneration Fund, and Catalio Capital Management, LP. Perceive Pharma was spun out from Perceive Biotherapeutics to accelerate the development of novel neuroprotective therapeutics in glaucoma and other indications. The company also brought in Carol Gallagher, Pharm.D., to the Perceive Pharma Board as an independent Board Director.

AirQtel: $27 Million (Series A) Raised For Aerial Surveillance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

AirQtel, an advanced aerial surveillance platform comprising industry-first hardened hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, announced it has raised $27 million in Series A funding to expedite the deployment of its aerial platform technology in partnership with multiple governmental entities. The funding follows an in-depth evaluation by both private and governmental partners.

Singulr AI: $10 Million (Seed) Raised For AI Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2025

Singulr AI recently launched with the general availability of its enterprise AI governance and security platform already deployed across technology, finance, and healthcare companies. And the company also announced $10 million in seed financing led by Nexus Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from leading industry executives.