Venture Capital

QXO Secures $1.2 Billion Apollo-Led Convertible Preferred Investment to Fund Future Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

QXO announced that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and other investors have agreed to invest $1.2 billion in the company through a new series of convertible perpetual preferred stock, a financing structure intended to bolster QXO’s flexibility as it pursues acquisition opportunities.

Insilico Medicine And Servier Announce Up To $888 Million Multi-Year Oncology Drug Discovery Collaboration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2026

Insilico Medicine announced it has entered a multi-year research and development collaboration with Servier focused on discovering and developing novel oncology therapies, combining Insilico’s AI-driven drug discovery platform, Pharma.AI, with Servier’s global experience in cancer drug development.

Lee Enterprises Announces $50 Million Strategic Equity Investment, Board Transition, And CEO Retirement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2026

Lee Enterprises announced it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement for a $50 million strategic equity investment in its common stock, a transaction the company framed as a board-directed effort to strengthen its balance sheet, improve its capital structure, and reset leadership and governance as it moves into what it called its next phase.

SoftBank Completes Additional $22.5 Billion Investment In OpenAI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2026

SoftBank Group announced it has completed an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, marking the second closing of its previously announced commitment to invest up to $40 billion and bringing the company’s total SoftBank-backed investment in the AI company to $30 billion. The second closing happened on December 26, 2025.

Moto Finance Raises $1.8 Million Pre-Seed To Develop Blockchain-Powered Savings Account And Visa Infinite Credit Card

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Moto Finance, a New York-based fintech startup, has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding from Cyber Fund and Eterna Capital to develop a blockchain-powered platform that combines a high-interest savings account with a premium credit card offering.

BriefCatch: $6 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI-Assisted Legal Writing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 1, 2026

BriefCatch, a legal-writing platform used by law firms and courts, has raised $6 million in Series A financing in what the company described as a “significant upround,” as legal organizations accelerate digital adoption while grappling with new risks tied to generative AI.

Biobeat: $50 Million Series B Secured To Expand Commercialization Of Cuff-Less 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

Biobeat Technologies announced it has closed a $50 million Series B equity financing to accelerate commercialization of its FDA-cleared, cuff-less 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) system in the United States.

CHAMP Titles: $55 Million Raised To Build Digital Systems For Motor Vehicle Agencies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

CHAMP Titles, a Cleveland-based provider of digital systems for U.S. motor vehicle agencies, announced it raised $55 million in new financing, marking its largest funding round to date and pushing total capital raised to more than $100 million.

DLP Capital: $108.4 Million In Multifamily Refinancings Across PA And TX Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2025

DLP Capital, a private real estate investment firm headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, said it has closed $108.4 million in Freddie Mac refinancing loans across three multifamily properties owned by the DLP Housing Fund, spanning Pennsylvania and Texas.

ECARX: $23 Million Strategic Investment In Lotus Technology To Deepen Global Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

ECARX Holdings announced it has signed a share subscription agreement to make a $23 million strategic investment in Lotus Technology Inc. through a private placement, aiming to broaden the companies’ collaboration into a more integrated global partnership.

Traini: $7.5 Million Raised To Build Pet Emotional Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

Traini, a Palo Alto-based startup focused on “pet emotional intelligence,” announced it has raised $7.5 million to develop AI systems that interpret pet emotions and intentions and translate them into human-understandable language through real-time, two-way interaction.

Dentira Raises Strategic Growth Funding From Vista

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 29, 2025

Dentira, a procurement and spend management software provider for dental practices and multi-site healthcare operators, said it has secured a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.