Venture Capital

Quadric: $30 Million Series C Closed As Design Wins Accelerate For On-Device AI Across Edge LLMs, Automotive, And Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Quadric, an on-device AI inference processor IP and tooling provider headquartered in Burlingame, California, has raised an oversubscribed $30 million Series C round, bringing total capital raised to $72 million. The financing was led by the ACCELERATE Fund, managed by BEENEXT Capital Management.

Meld Raises $7 Million Strategic Round To Accelerate Global Network Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Meld, a provider of infrastructure for accessing digital assets and stablecoins, has raised a $7 million strategic funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from F-Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital.

Provest Equity Partners And CTW Venture Partners Announce Strategic Joint Investment In Natural Fiber Welding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), a Peoria, Illinois-based materials science company developing high-performance, plant-based alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics and synthetics, said it has secured a strategic joint investment from Provest Equity Partners and CTW Venture Partners.

Skild AI Raises $1.4 Billion At $14 Billion Valuation For AI Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Skild AI, a Pittsburgh-based AI robotics company developing a foundation model designed to serve as a general-purpose “brain” for multiple types of robots, announced it has raised close to $1.4 billion in new funding at a valuation above $14 billion.

Jadwa Investment Launches SAR 750 Million GCC-Focused Private Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Jadwa Investment has launched its flagship private credit vehicle, the Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Credit Fund, targeting up to SAR 750 million (about $200 million) as the firm expands its regional private credit platform beyond deal-by-deal strategies.

Coating Place Lands Growth Investment From 1315 Capital To Expand Microencapsulation CDMO Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Coating Place, a U.S.-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in microencapsulation, has secured a strategic growth capital investment from 1315 Capital, the firms said. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Sixth Street Closes €3.75 Billion For Third European Direct Lending Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Sixth Street announced it has reached a final close on Sixth Street Specialty Lending Europe III (SLE III) at its hard cap with €3.75 billion in equity commitments, marking the firm’s largest dedicated fund focused on European direct lending. The firm expects total investable capital for SLE III to be about €7 billion, including anticipated leverage.

Kraken Robotics Announces $35 Million In SeaPower Battery Sales to Three Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Kraken Robotics announced it has secured $35 million in SeaPower subsea battery sales from three customers, marking continued commercial traction for its pressure-tolerant power systems used on unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).

TJC Deepens Investment In GrowthLoop To Back Agentic AI Marketing Platform Built On The Data Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

TJC announced it has made a follow-on investment in GrowthLoop, extending a financial partnership that began with TJC’s initial investment in 2022 as enterprises look to modernize marketing with agentic AI and composable customer data infrastructure.

OurPetPolicy: $8 Million Series A Raised To Automate Pet And ESA Management for U.S. Rental Housing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

OurPetPolicy, a Boise-based software company focused on pet and emotional support animal (ESA) management for rental housing, has raised an $8 million Series A round led by RET Ventures, with participation from StageDotO and Capital Eleven.

Positive Development Lands Up to $45 Million Growth Facility To Expand Developmental Therapy And Autism Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Positive Development has secured a debt financing facility of up to $45 million to support nationwide expansion of its developmental therapy and autism diagnostics services. The facility was provided by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, and Pinegrove Venture Partners.

WithCoverage: $42 Million Series B Closed To Build AI-Powered Risk Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

WithCoverage, an insurtech startup positioning itself as an alternative to traditional insurance brokers, said it has raised a $42 million Series B round led by Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures as it looks to scale an “AI-enabled Risk Management Team” for fast-growing businesses.

North Park University Secures $8.18 Million Lilly Endowment Grant To Expand Pastoral Leadership Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

North Park University said it has received an $8,184,203 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support North Park Theological Seminary in launching One Covenant Community, a collaborative initiative designed to cultivate pastoral leadership across the Evangelical Covenant Church by strengthening vocational discernment, theological education, credentialing pathways and long-term support for church leaders.

Monnai: $12 Million Raised To Expand Global Identity And Risk Decisioning Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Monnai, a global identity and risk data infrastructure company, has raised $12 million in an equity funding round led by Motive Partners, as it scales a platform designed to power real-time identity verification, fraud prevention, and credit decisioning for financial institutions and digital businesses. The round included participation from existing investors Commerce Ventures and 500 Global. Monnai said it has raised more than $23 million in total funding since launching in August 2021.

Titl: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Automate Title Search And Property Verification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Titl, a Miami-based real estate technology startup, has raised a $2.5 million seed round to expand its AI- and blockchain-driven platform for title search, monitoring, and property verification as the company targets a faster, more transparent alternative to a process that remains heavily manual in many U.S. jurisdictions.

VoiceRun: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Raised And Full-Stack Enterprise Voice AI Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

VoiceRun, an enterprise platform for building and deploying Voice AI, has raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from RRE Ventures and Link Ventures. The company said it will use the funding to expand its product and go-to-market efforts as more enterprises push voice agents from pilots into production deployments.

Oramed And Lifeward Reveal Strategic Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Oramed Pharmaceuticals and Lifeward said they have signed binding agreements for a strategic transaction that will move Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery platform (POD technology) to Lifeward while positioning Oramed as a major shareholder in the medical robotics company.

Horizon3.ai Secures Investment From Prosperity7 Ventures To Protect AI Datacenters And Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Horizon3.ai announced it has received an investment from Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified venture fund of Aramco Ventures, as the offensive security company looks to accelerate efforts to safeguard AI datacenters and other critical infrastructure increasingly targeted by cyber adversaries.

Amped Fitness Secures Strategic Investment From Princeton Equity Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Amped Fitness, a fast-growing high-value, low-price fitness concept, said it has received a strategic investment from Princeton Equity Group as the company looks to accelerate its expansion into new U.S. markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

RxAnte Announces Strategic Growth Investment From Primus Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

RxAnte, a provider of analytics, software, and clinical services for pharmacy care management, announced it has secured a strategic growth investment from Primus Capital as it looks to scale its value-based pharmacy programs and expand clinical offerings for health plans and members with complex drug therapy needs.

Jivox Raises Strategic Financing, Rebrands As DaVinci Commerce To Target Agentic Commerce Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

DaVinci Commerce, the company formerly known as Jivox, announced it has raised a strategic round of financing and rebranded as it ramps investment in an AI-native platform aimed at helping large brands and commerce media networks automate and scale commerce marketing.

Rosberg Ventures Closes Oversubscribed $100 Million Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Nico Rosberg announced Rosberg Ventures has closed its third fund at $100 million, describing the vehicle as oversubscribed and citing “unprecedented demand” that led the firm to cap investor allocations.

Defense Unicorns: $136 Million Series B Raised At $1+ Billion Valuation For Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Defense Unicorns, a provider of software delivery technology for disconnected and high-security environments, said it has raised a $136 million Series B round led by Bain Capital’s Tech Opportunities fund, pushing the company past a $1 billion valuation.

Taaleri SolarWind III Reaches Final Close At €630 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Taaleri Energia announced its SolarWind III Fund has reached a final close with €630 million in total commitments, including €74 million of co-investment commitments, marking the firm’s sixth renewable energy fund.

WeatherPromise: $12.8 Million Series A Raised To Scale Weather Guarantees Across Travel And Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

WeatherPromise, a technology company that offers “weather guarantees” for travel and outdoor experiences, announced it closed a $12.8 million Series A financing round that was more than three times oversubscribed, bringing total investment in the company to more than $22 million.

Superorganism Closes $25.9 Million Debut Biodiversity Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Superorganism, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on biodiversity-focused “nature tech,” has closed its debut fund with $25.9 million in commitments as it looks to scale technology-driven solutions to slow and reverse biodiversity loss.

Converge Bio: $25 Million Series A Raised To Expand Generative AI Drug Discovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Converge Bio, an AI platform focused on accelerating drug discovery and development, announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding, bringing total capital raised to $30 million. The highly oversubscribed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from TLV Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, and Saras Capital, along with individual executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

JetZero: $175 Million Series B Raised To Advance All-Wing Commercial Aircraft, Targeting Demonstrator First Flight In 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

JetZero announced it has raised approximately $175 million in Series B financing as the startup accelerates development of a full-size demonstrator prototype for its blended, all-wing commercial aircraft concept. The round was led by B Capital and included participation from United Airlines Ventures, Northrop Grumman, 3M Ventures, and RTX Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of RTX, among others. JetZero said it has now raised and secured commitments of more than $1.0 billion in total funding and support, including government grants, incentives, and commercial commitments.

Proxima: $80 Million Raised To Power The Next Generation Of Proximity-Based Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Proxima, the AI-native biotech company developing drug discovery tools and therapeutics for proximity-based medicines, has raised an oversubscribed $80 million seed round and rebranded from VantAI as it sharpens its focus on proximity therapeutics. The financing was led by DCVC, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Braidwell, Roivant, AIX Ventures, Yosemite, Magnetic Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Modi Ventures, and other strategic and institutional backers. As part of the round, DCVC General Partner Jason Pontin will join Proxima’s board.

Confianza Completes Series Seed 2 Funding to Scale Data And Predictive Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Confianza announced it has completed its Series Seed 2 funding round, adding fresh capital to support a growth plan centered on expanding customer-facing teams and advancing the company’s AI- and machine-learning-driven analytics and predictive modeling capabilities.