Venture Capital

Blue Owl Capital Closes Over $3 Billion For Inaugural Strategic Equity Secondaries Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Blue Owl Capital announced the final close of its inaugural strategic equity and secondaries strategy, Blue Owl Strategic Equity, with more than $3 billion in total commitments raised across institutional and private wealth channels.

Middleburg Closes $125 Million Oversubscribed Third GP Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Middleburg, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm focused on rental housing, announced it has reached the final close of its third GP Fund, raising $125 million in total capital commitments and exceeding its original target to hit the fund’s hard cap.

Odyssey Secures Investment From NVentures And Samsung Next For AI Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Odyssey, an artificial intelligence research company focused on frontier world models, has announced a new investment from NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, and Samsung Next. The funding will support the company’s push to develop a general-purpose world simulator capable of generating infinitely long, interactive simulations from any starting point.

Render: $100 Million Series C Extension At $1.5 Billion Valuation Raised For Modern Cloud Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Render has raised $100 million in a Series C extension at a $1.5 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $258 million as it doubles down on building infrastructure for AI-native software companies.

Upside Robotics: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance Sustainable Farm Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Upside Robotics has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to propel its next phase of growth, giving the Velocity-based startup momentum to deepen its partnerships with farmers and agricultural companies across Canada. The funding round was led by Plural, with participation from Garage Capital, Entrepreneurs First and the founders of Clearpath Robotics. The round brings Upside Robotics’ total funding to more than $11 million.

Wave Function Ventures Invests In Aerospace Company Natilus To Advance Sustainable Aviation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Wave Function Ventures announced a strategic investment in Natilus, a San Diego-based aerospace company developing blended-wing-body aircraft aimed at transforming both cargo and passenger aviation through improved efficiency and reduced emissions.

Gemdale Gold Secures C$2.4 Million Strategic Investment From Gold Producer Eldorado

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Gemdale Gold has closed a C$2.4 million strategic investment from Eldorado Gold Corporation through a non-brokered private placement, bringing a new strategic partner onto its share register as it advances its exploration portfolio in Finland.

Tozaro: £6 Million Secured To Cut Gene Therapy Manufacturing Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Tozaro, a Bedfordshire-based developer of Smart Polymer technology for cell and gene therapy manufacturing, has secured £6 million in new funding to accelerate commercial partnerships and broaden access to gene therapies. The funding round was led by Mercia Ventures through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II and Mercia’s own funds, with participation from existing investors. The latest investment brings the company’s total funding to £23.7 million since its inception. Mercia first backed the business in 2015 when it operated under its former name, MIP Discovery.

inKind Closes $450 Million In Capital To Fund Up To 10,000 U.S. Restaurants In The Next Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

inKind has secured $450 million in capital to accelerate its restaurant commerce platform, which currently serves 6,000 restaurants across the U.S. The funding, a combination of equity and debt, is expected to expand the platform to an additional 10,000 U.S. restaurants over the next year.

Seasats: $20 Million Series A Closed For Scaling Small Uncrewed Surface Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Seasats, a small uncrewed surface vehicle company focused on maritime autonomy, has raised $20 million in a Series A financing to expand production and accelerate product development as demand grows across defense and commercial markets.

SpendRule: $2 Million Seed Funding Raised For Healthcare Contract Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

SpendRule has launched what it describes as healthcare’s first AI-powered contract intelligence platform designed to prevent overpayments in the massive purchased services market. The new system validates service invoices against contract terms before payment, giving health systems greater control over one of their largest and least-managed spend categories.

Utility Global: $100 Million Series D First Close Raised To Scale H2Gen Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Utility Global has announced a first close of $100 million in its Series D financing round to accelerate the global deployment of its economic industrial decarbonization platform. The round was led by Ara Partners and APG Asset Management, one of the world’s largest pension investors representing Dutch pension funds.

Founders Row Invests In Ohm Health To Back Intentional Disconnection Wellness Thesis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Founders Row, the Atlanta-based consumer investment and incubation firm founded by Jamie Weeks, has announced a strategic investment and advisory partnership with Ohm Health as it formalizes a new thesis around “intentional disconnection” and nervous-system regulation.

Breaker: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance Autonomous Orchestration Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Austin-based defense technology startup Breaker has raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with follow-on investment from Australian venture firm Main Sequence, which previously led the company’s pre-seed round. The new capital will support the development and deployment of Breaker’s AI agent software, designed to enable military operators to control teams of autonomous systems across air, land, and sea using voice commands.

Dataro: $14.28 Million Series A Raised For AI Fundraising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Dataro, an AI-driven fundraising intelligence platform for nonprofits, has raised $14.28 million in a Series A round led by Blueprint Equity. The funding will support the company’s expansion in the United States while it continues serving charities across Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other international markets.

Axmed: $6 Million Grant Secured To Expand Global Access To Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Axmed, a Switzerland-headquartered health technology company with regional headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, has secured $6 million in non-dilutive grant funding from the Gates Foundation to expand access to high-quality, affordable medicines across low- and middle-income countries.

GelMEDIX: $13 Million Seed Funding Closed For Vision Restoration Biotechnology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

GelMEDIX, a biotechnology company developing regenerative therapies to restore vision, has completed a $13 million seed financing round led by Safar Partners, with participation from HTL Biotechnology, Beacon Angels, TiE Boston Angels, Boston Harbor Angels, and other investors. The company will use the proceeds to advance its lead program, GMX-101, a retinal pigment epithelial cell therapy designed to treat late-stage Geographic Atrophy, and to further develop its proprietary injectable hydrogel scaffold platform.

Codoxo: $35 Million Series C Raised To Scale Pre-Claim Cost Prevention

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Codoxo, an AI-powered healthcare payment integrity platform, announced an oversubscribed $35 million Series C round to accelerate national adoption of its pre-claim cost-prevention model and expand its generative AI capabilities.

Beactica Therapeutics Secures €2.5 Million EIC Grant To Advance Orphan Drug BEA-17 Toward Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Beactica Therapeutics AB and KU Leuven have secured €2.5 million in non-dilutive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to advance BEA-17, a first-in-class precision immune therapy for glioblastoma, toward clinical readiness.

Fluent Commerce Secures A$46 Million To Advance AI-Powered Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Fluent Commerce, a global provider of order management systems, has secured A$46 million in new funding from private equity firm Bain Capital to accelerate its next phase of growth and expand its AI-driven capabilities.

Lightworks Secures Up To $12 Million To Accelerate Large-Scale AI Deployment For Regulated Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Lightworks, a Canadian enterprise AI consultancy, has secured up to $12 million in financing to support the launch of its flagship AI services and accelerate its expansion among the world’s largest and most highly regulated enterprises.

Simform Invests $3 Million To Scale Microsoft Cloud And AI Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Simform has announced a $3 million strategic investment to expand its Microsoft Cloud and AI practice, deepen its Azure engineering capabilities, accelerate IP-led delivery, and scale co-sell collaboration across key global markets.

Connected Infra Group Launches With $1 Billion Commitment From Digital Infrastructure Investor TPG Peppertree

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

TPG Peppertree has committed up to $1 billion to Connected Infra Group, a newly launched South Florida-based telecom and technology infrastructure company led by industry veteran Bernard Borghei.

Lydian Energy Secures $689 Million Financing For Solar And Battery Storage Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Lydian Energy, an independent power producer specializing in the development, construction, and operation of utility-scale power infrastructure projects, announced $689 million in financing to support two solar projects and one battery energy storage project across New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges €118.75 Million Belgium Office Refinance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Walker & Dunlop has arranged a €118,750,000 loan to refinance Zuiderpoort, a prominent office complex in Ghent, Belgium.

Daffodil Health: $16.3 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Health Plan Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Daffodil Health, an AI-powered platform modernizing U.S. health plan administration and claims processing, has raised $16.3 million in a Series A round, bringing total funding to $20.9 million. The funding was led by Flare Capital Partners, with participation from LRVHealth and returning investor Maverick Ventures, plus individual investors including Scott Mingee, former CEO of Equian, which was acquired by Optum, and Jim Lacy, former president and COO of Collective Medical, which was acquired by PointClickCare.

Veritas Capital Raises $15.3 Billion Across Fund IX Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Veritas Capital announced it has raised $15.3 billion in total capital across The Veritas Capital Fund IX and related investment vehicles, closing the fundraise during what the firm described as a pronounced slowdown in private equity fundraising.

The Very Group Secures Long-Term Funding To 2029 And Beyond With Carlyle-Backed £150 Million Debt Reduction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

The Very Group Limited announced the successful extension and renewal of its key debt facilities, securing long-term funding out to 2029 and beyond.

mea Platform Raises $50 Million Growth Equity Investment From SEP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

mea Platform, an AI-native insurance technology company, has secured a $50 million minority growth equity investment from SEP, a growth equity firm focused on enterprise technology companies.

Crescent Capital Group Leads Financing For Paragin Acquisition By Mid-Market Private Equity Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Crescent Capital Group LP announced that its European Specialty Lending strategy has led the financing to support the acquisition of Paragin by ECI Partners from Main Capital Partners.