Venture Capital

Pibit.AI: $7 Million Series A Raised To Advance Development Of Its AI-Powered Underwriting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Pibit.AI has raised a $7 million Series A round as the San Francisco-based insurtech company seeks to modernize underwriting through its trusted AI platform, CURE. The investment, led by Stellaris Venture Partners with participation from Y Combinator and Arali Ventures, will help the company advance its centralized underwriting system and broaden adoption across carriers and MGAs.

bQuest: Seed Investment Raised For Advancing AI-Powered Care Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

First Rate Ventures has led a seed investment in Denver-based bQuest, a Care Intelligence Platform designed to help financial advisors support clients through aging, end-of-life, and after-loss transitions. The companies announced the fundraising and strategic partnership on Thursday, outlining plans to integrate bQuest’s AI Care Agents directly into advisor workflows.

HelloTrade: $4.6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Expand Global Access To Leveraged Equity Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

HelloTrade, a blockchain-powered trading platform founded by former BlackRock crypto directors Wyatt Raich and Kevin Tang, has secured a $4.6 million seed round led by Dragonfly Capital. According to the company, the round was completed in under one week, a pace the founders attribute to strong investor confidence in the global market opportunity and their experience building large-scale digital asset products. At BlackRock, Tang and Raich helped launch the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF, which became the fastest exchange-traded fund in history to reach $100 billion in assets.

Worldwide Diversified Buys Controlling Stake In American Lithium Minerals To Advance Global Rare Earth And Mineral Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

American Lithium Minerals, Inc. announced that Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc. has acquired a controlling interest in the company, initiating a major strategic shift intended to position AMLM as a global leader in the development of minerals and rare earth assets. The acquisition includes indirect control over AMLM’s option on a 1,730-acre lithium and boron property in Nevada, which will serve as the foundation of a broader international expansion strategy.

Aeris: Strategic Investment Secured From TA Associates To Accelerate Global IoT Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Aeris, a long-established provider of SaaS-based IoT connectivity solutions, announced that TA Associates has made a strategic minority investment in the company. The funding marks a significant moment for Aeris as it aims to expand its global footprint and advance its portfolio of enterprise-grade IoT technologies. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Tidalwave: $22 Million Series A Secured To Advance Agentic AI Mortgage Platform And Expand Market Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Tidalwave, a New York-based agentic AI mortgage point-of-sale platform, has raised a $22 million Series A round led by Permanent Capital, with participation from D.R. Horton (the largest homebuilder in the United States), and follow-on funding from Engineering Capital. The round brings the company’s total capital raised to $24 million. And it marks a significant new enterprise relationship, as D.R. Horton is investing as both a strategic partner and a new enterprise customer.

Sorcero: $42.5 Million Series B Raised To Advance Expansion Of Its Life Sciences AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Sorcero has secured $42.5 million in Series B financing led by NewSpring Growth, with participation from Leawood Venture Capital and Blu Ventures, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $59 million. The new funding will support rapid expansion across medical affairs, safety, scientific communications, and medical device markets, while scaling its AI platform designed to help life sciences organizations drive adoption of advanced therapies.

Huha Wear: $20 MIllion Raised For Apparel Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

District Ventures Capital has made its largest investment to date by leading a $20 million financing round in Vancouver based women’s intimate apparel brand Huha Wear Inc. The deal is also the largest investment in the 20 year history of the television series Dragons' Den, following the original pitch made by Huha’s founder, Alexa Suter, on Season 18.

Arrow Global: €4.2 Billion Raised Across Private Credit And Real Estate Strategies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Arrow Global Group has secured a combined €4.2 billion in institutional capital across its private credit and real estate platforms, marking one of its most significant fundraising achievements to date and signaling sustained investor conviction in European asset-backed opportunities. The firm, which operates as a pan-European investment manager, continues to expand its lending and credit strategies amid tightening credit availability across the continent.

Plug And Play Launches New York City Presence To Advance AI And Deeptech Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Plug and Play, one of the world’s largest innovation platforms and early-stage venture capital firms, has officially expanded into New York City with the launch of two major initiatives supported by the New York City Economic Development Corporation. The expansion includes the NYC AI Nexus and the International Landing Pad Network, both designed to strengthen the city’s position as a global destination for artificial intelligence, deeptech commercialization, and cross-border startup growth.

Function Health: $298 Million Series B Raised At $2.5 Billion Valuation For The Testing And Tracking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Function Health has reached a valuation of $2.5 billion following a $298 million oversubscribed Series B round led by Redpoint Ventures, positioning the Austin-based company among a select group of global healthtech unicorns. With hundreds of thousands of members and more than 50 million completed lab tests since 2023, the company is expanding its mission to redefine preventive health by launching a Medical Intelligence Lab and introducing new AI-driven tools for personalized care.

Seven Hills Realty Trust: $101.3 Million Deployed Across Three New Loan Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Seven Hills Realty Trust announced the deployment of $101.3 million across three newly originated and acquired first mortgage loans, marking a significant expansion of its national commercial real estate lending portfolio. The investments span student housing, hospitality, and industrial assets in markets demonstrating sustained demand and meaningful long-term value potential.

Revian: Up To $13 Million Closed To Advance Commercialization Of Light-Based Hair Regrowth Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2025

Revian has secured up to $13 million in new financing to accelerate the commercialization of its FDA-cleared hair regrowth light therapy system. The funding round, led by international tech investment firm Flashpoint, combines equity and growth debt and will support commercial scale-up, new product development, and the launch of global operations. Flashpoint, which manages approximately $600 million in assets, invests globally across high-growth technology sectors.