Venture Capital

Antares Raises $470 Million Series C To Deploy Nuclear Microreactors For Critical Missions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Antares announced it has raised $470 million in Series C funding, co-led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Shine Capital, Industrious Ventures, and others. The round, which includes $370 million in equity and $100 million in debt, is intended to accelerate Antares' path from a demonstrated reactor to fielded power systems for defense and space, with initial deployments to U.S. military installations beginning by 2028.

EOS Provides $140 Million Refinancing For Mission Hill Hospitality Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

EOS Hospitality Credit Partners, the hospitality lending business of EOS Investors LLC, announced it has provided a $140 million refinancing for a three-hotel, 413-key hospitality portfolio owned by Mission Hill Hospitality.

Pilot Protocol Launches With $4.5 Million To Build The Internet For Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Pilot Protocol announced it has launched from stealth with $4.5 million in seed funding led by Version One Ventures, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Night Capital, Todd & Rahul Capital, and angel investors Lenny Rachitsky and Ben Tossell.

Conversica Launches Ignite And Announces Majority Recapitalization Led By Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Conversica announced the launch of Ignite, an AI-native Revenue Activation Engine for automotive dealers and dealer groups, alongside a majority recapitalization led by a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Under the deal, Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital acquires a majority stake while Conversica's management team continues to lead the business and retains a significant ownership position.

Dopl Technologies Raises $6.3 Million To Advance Telerobotic Ultrasound Toward FDA Clearance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Dopl Technologies announced it has closed a $6.3 million seed round led by SpringTide Ventures, bringing the company's total funding to more than $8 million. The oversubscribed round included more than a dozen strategic, institutional, and community-focused investors.

Pagaya Issues AAA-Rated Upsized $900 Million Personal Loan ABS Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Pagaya Technologies Ltd. announced the closing of an upsized $900 million AAA-rated personal loan ABS transaction, PAID 2026-5, marking the company's largest personal loan ABS transaction since 2022.

Seven Hills Realty Trust Closes $24.3 Million First Mortgage Loan For Park City, Utah Retail Property

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Seven Hills Realty Trust announced the closing of a $24.3 million first mortgage loan to refinance Kimball on Main, a 25,000 square foot retail property located in Park City, Utah's historic Main Street shopping district.

KMM Group Raises Funding From RS2 Healthcare Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

KMM Group, a vertically integrated precision contract manufacturer for the medical device industry, announced the completion of an investment from RS2 Healthcare Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Way Security Raises $20 Million In Funding Led By Insight Partners And Glilot Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Insight Partners and Glilot Capital announced a $20 million investment in Way Security, a company aiming to fix the operational costs of deploying and running enterprise identity and access management systems. Way Security was founded by former security leaders Yossi Barishev and Yonatan Rosenberg, who serve as CEO and CTO, respectively.

Ominimo Closes Series B Funding Led By EBRD At A $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Ominimo announced the closing of its Series B round at a $1.6 billion valuation, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development serving as lead investor. Just over two years after launch, the company said it is approaching one million customers across four European markets and has already surpassed an annualized $350 million in gross written premium.

Beelzebub Raises €3 Million To Arm Enterprises With AI-Powered Hacker-Trapping Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Beelzebub announced a €3 million seed round exclusively led by Italian deep tech VC United Ventures. The capital will fund the expansion of Beelzebub's research team, the opening of new commercial offices in Rome and San Francisco by the end of the year, and client acquisition across Europe, with particular emphasis on organizations regulated under the EU's NIS2 directive.

The Exploration Company Reportedly In Talks To Raise $300 Million At A $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

The Exploration Company, a Munich-based startup building what it describes as Europe's first reusable space capsule, is in talks to raise at least $300 million, according to reporting from the Financial Times. The round would value the six-year-old firm at more than $2 billion, more than quadrupling its previous valuation, though people familiar with the discussions cautioned that the financing has not been finalized and terms could still change or the deal could fall through entirely.

Nuclear Turbines Emerges From Stealth With £15 Million Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Nuclear Turbines, a company spun out of Europe's largest aerospace and defense company, BAE Systems, announced it has emerged from stealth after raising £15 million in funding led by IQ Capital, with participation from Rhapsody Venture Partners, Zero Carbon, and Empirical Ventures, along with continued support from BAE Systems.

Multiverse Computing Announces Series C Fundraising Targeting Up To $570 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Multiverse Computing announced a $570 million, or €500 million, Series C funding round at a $1.7 billion pre-money valuation, a five-fold step-up from its Series B. The round is co-led by Forgepoint Capital International, BNPP SIVF, and Bullhound Capital, with additional commitments from investors including Santander Alternative Investments, Tikehau Capital, HP Inc., Orange Ventures, Scania Invest, NAventures, Qatar Development Bank, Zouk Capital, SETT, EIC Fund, the Basque Government's Hazten Scale-Up Fund, and Kutxa Fundazioa. Advised by JP Morgan and Santander CIB, the round is expected to bring the company's total funding to $800 million and may remain open to additional strategic investors.

Nvidia Reportedly In Talks With OpenAI To Guarantee $250 Billion Financing For Data Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, the Wall Street Journal reported. The backstop would help the ChatGPT maker lease a 10-gigawatt project in southern Ohio being developed by SoftBank's energy subsidiary, according to people familiar with the matter.

NVIDIA To Invest $1 Billion As NAVER, NVIDIA, And Brookfield Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2026

NAVER, NVIDIA, and Brookfield announced a proposed expansion of Korea's sovereign AI factory infrastructure, with planned investments to grow the initial NVIDIA DSX AI factory deployment at NAVER's GAK Sejong data center from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts by 2028, more than tripling last month's announced buildout. NAVER intends to expand its deployment of NVIDIA AI infrastructure to 1 gigawatt over time. The announcement came during Korea President Jae Myung Lee's visit to San Francisco for the AI Summit.

DP World And EBRD Sign €25 Million Green Loan For Constanța Terminal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2026

DP World and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced a loan agreement of up to €25 million to support the electrification of operations at DP World's Constanța South Container Terminal in Romania.

Tayeh Capital Group Invests In And Partners With Council Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2026

Tayeh Capital Group announced it has become the first institutional investor in Council Advisors, partnering with its founders and management team through a majority investment, marking TCG's inaugural investment since its founding. Financial terms of the transaction, which closed earlier this week, were not disclosed.

Dyne Therapeutics Announces Pricing Of Upsized $375 Million Public Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2026

Dyne Therapeutics announced the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 18,300,000 shares of common stock at $20.50 per share, with expected gross proceeds of $375,150,000 before underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses.

SLR ABL Platform Provides $200 Million Senior Credit Facility For Modivcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

The SLR ABL platform announced the closing of a $200 million senior credit facility for Modivcare TopCo, LLC, a technology-enabled healthcare services company providing supportive care solutions aimed at improving health outcomes. Financial terms beyond the facility amount were not disclosed.

LLCP Closes Lower Middle Market IV At $2 Billion Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

LLCP, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced the final close of LLCP Lower Middle Market IV with $2.0 billion of total capital commitments, surpassing its $1.7 billion target and closing at its hard cap. The fund was significantly oversubscribed after LLCP began marketing it in December 2025.

ING Provides $268 Million Acquisition Facility To EQT Real Estate For Logistics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

ING Capital announced it has provided a fully underwritten $268 million acquisition facility to EQT Real Estate's Core Plus Fund IV. The financing supported the fund's acquisition of 11 institutional-quality logistics assets totaling 2.8 million square feet across six high-growth U.S. logistics markets, building on the firms' growing relationship in both the U.S. and European markets.

HCLTech Announces $1.6 Billion AI Data Center In Bhubaneswar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

HCLTech announced plans to establish its first AI Data Center in the upcoming Odisha Sovereign AI Park, in partnership with Sarvam and the Government of Odisha. The planned capital outlay for the project is Rs 14,257 crores, approximately $1.6 billion, including financial assistance from the Government of Odisha. The announcement follows HCLTech's July 13, 2026 disclosure of its planned entry into the full-stack AI market.

GHIT Fund Invests About JPY 140 Million In Portable Rapid Diagnostic System For Ebola Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund announced an investment of approximately JPY 140 million, or roughly USD 862,000, in a project to develop a portable rapid diagnostic system for Ebola disease. The system is being jointly developed by Osaka Metropolitan University, K.K. DNAFORM, and the National Institute for Biomedical Research of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the goal of advancing diagnostic technologies for outbreaks caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Battery Mineral Resources’ ESI Subsidiary Secures Strategic Financing With JPMorgan Chase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Battery Mineral Resources announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, ESI Energy Services, operating under the brand Ozzies, has completed a new senior secured financing arrangement with JPMorgan Chase Bank. The financing establishes a new long-term banking relationship for ESI and strengthens its capital structure.

Anduril In Talks To Raise Funding At Roughly $100 Billion Valuation, Says Report

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Defense technology firm Anduril is reportedly in discussions with investors for a new funding round that could value the company at approximately $100 billion, potentially rivaling defense giants such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, according to Reuters. The funding round and the valuations under discussion remain fluid.

Mark Cuban’s Investment Group Purchases Minority Stake In Athletics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

An investment group led by Harbinger Sports Partners, which includes former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban, has purchased a minority stake in the Athletics ahead of the team's planned move to Las Vegas in 2028. The announcement did not disclose the percentage of the team acquired.

TidalSense Raises £19 Million To Accelerate COPD Diagnostic Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

TidalSense announced it has raised £19 million to accelerate the company's team, technology, and its ability to bring N-Tidal Diagnose, its diagnostic test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to more patients. The round was backed by Cross-Border Impact Ventures, BGF, Airstream Capital, and Foresight Group, a group of investors spanning healthcare-focused and growth-stage capital providers.

World Foundation Raises $52.5 Million To Expand World ID Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

World Foundation announced it has raised an initial $52.5 million in new funding through a one-year locked token sale to strategic investors. Pantera Capital led the first close, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and other investors. All WLD tokens sold as part of the raise are subject to a 12-month lockup.

AegisAI Raises $36 Million Series A To Fight AI Spear Phishing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

AegisAI, an email security company building its own large language models to defend the inbox, announced a $36 million Series A led by Battery Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel and Foundation Capital. The round brings the company's total funding to $49 million, less than a year after emerging from stealth. AegisAI will use the funding to scale its fleet of autonomous defense agents, accelerate general availability of Vanguard, its agent that hunts threats beyond the inbox, and expand enterprise go-to-market efforts.