Venture Capital

Solstice Health: $3.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Life Sciences Marketing Engine Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Solstice Health, a life sciences marketing engine built to bridge the gap between innovative marketing and regulatory compliance, announced its platform's launch to streamline how biopharma marketing companies manage the content supply chain, especially the medical-legal-regulatory (MLR) review process. Solstice had raised $3.5 million in seed funding from investors, including Twelve Below and Virtue.

Silver Point Capital: $250 Million Closed For BSL CLO Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Credit investing leader Silver Point Capital announced it has closed a new fund that will focus on investing in the equity tranches of Silver Point-managed broadly syndicated loan (BSL) CLOs. The fund accepted capital commitments of $250 million.

Brycer: Strategic Partnership Signed With TA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Brycer, a leading provider of inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) compliance software for fire prevention bureaus, water municipalities, state building departments and other regulatory organizations, today announced a strategic growth investment from TA Associates, which is a leading global private equity firm.

Passbolt: $8 Million (Series A) Raised For Access Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Passbolt, a new type of credential and access manager for organizations of all sizes, announced it has raised $8 million in Series A financing for its all-in-one open source-based collaborative password and access software. New investor Airbridge Equity Partners (Netherlands) led the Series A funding round. Existing investors that include Expon Capital’s Digital Tech Fund, ScaleFund, Seeder, Dedicated, Bondi Capital, Carricha Capital, and LBAN also participated, along with industry veterans like Christophe Bianco (co-founder of Excellium Services) and Xavier Buck (co-founder of Datacenter Luxembourg).

Pearl Energy Investments: Fourth Fund Closed At $999.9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Pearl Energy Investments announced that it reached its hard cap within four months of launch (on January 31, 2025) and held the oversubscribed closing of Pearl Energy Investments, IV with total commitments of $999.9 million.

Advantage Capital: Investment In The Harbor At Quantico Creek Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Advantage Capital, an impact investment firm that invests with intention in underserved areas and expands access to affordable housing opportunities across the country, announced the financial closing of The Harbor at Quantico Creek. Funded in connection with the Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credit (HOTC) program, this development will provide essential affordable housing for seniors in the Town of Dumfries, Virginia.

Qount: $17 Million Raised For Streamlining Tax & Accounting Practice Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Savant Growth (a data-driven private equity firm for capital-efficient B2B SaaS companies) and Qount (a developer of AI-based practice management software solutions for public accounting firms) announced a $17 million round led by Savant Growth, with funding from its investment partner, Kennet Partners with a sizable co-investment from the new leadership team.

CUDL: $41.6 Billion In Funded Loans In 2024

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Credit union vehicle financing platform CUDL announced it had closed 2024 with $41.16 billion in funded loans, validating its continued strength in connecting dealers with the largest network of credit unions nationwide.

Zest Health: $13 Million (Seed) Raised For Curbing Unnecessary Pharmaceutical Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Zest Health, which is the first value-based virtual care company focused on treating patients with inflammatory skin diseases, announced $13 million in seed funding. And Zest Health’s platform provides personalized dermatology care that minimizes unnecessary pharmaceutical utilization while producing sustainable clinical outcomes.

INFI: $12 Million (Series A) Secured For Transforming Self-Service Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

INFI USA, an AI-driven self-service software platform, announced $12 million in Series A funding, led by MK Capital, to accelerate technological innovation, expand its team, and broaden market reach.

Vetigenics: Animal Health Biotechnology Raises $6 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Vetigenics, a clinical-stage animal health biotechnology company specializing in antibody therapeutics for pets, announced notable progress over the past year, including closing a $6 million seed round and advancing multiple clinical-stage programs.

Solidcore: $325 Million Credit Facility Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Comvest Credit Partners, a leading provider of flexible direct financing solutions to middle-market companies, announced that it is acting as Joint Lead Arranger on a $325 million senior secured credit facility for Solidcore, a Pilates workout fitness chain based in Rosslyn, Virginia. This financing supports the acquisition of a majority stake in Solidcore by private equity firm L Catterton.

Deel: New Anchor Investors And Financial Milestone Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Leading payroll and HR company Deel announced that new anchor investors, including General Catalyst and a sovereign investor, have purchased close to $300 million in Deel secondaries from early investors. These investments signal Deel’s momentum and the long-term vision investors see in the company.

Tioga Capital: Fund IV Closed At $125 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Tioga Capital, an Atlanta-based multi-strategy real estate investment firm, announced the closing of its fourth fund Tioga Partners IV, LP, raising about $125 million in total capital commitments.