Venture Capital

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.

Paper Raises $34 Million Series A To Build Design Platform For The Agentic Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Paper, a design platform aimed at the agentic era of software development, announced a $34 million Series A round led by Accel and ICONIQ. Additional participants include Designer Fund, WorkOS co-founder Michael Grinich, Lovable founder Anton Osika, and individual engineers and designers from Anthropic and OpenAI. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate product development, expand its team, and deepen investment in AI-native workflows for designers.

WATT Fuel Cell Closes Equity Financing To Accelerate Commercial Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

WATT Fuel Cell, a developer and manufacturer of advanced solid oxide fuel cell systems, announced the closing of its latest equity financing round, supported by both existing and new investors. Financial terms of the round were not disclosed.

NextTrip Secures $4.6 Million Strategic Growth Capital To Accelerate Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

NextTrip, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive financing agreement with Lind Global Fund III, LP, managed by The Lind Partners, providing an 18-month senior secured convertible note for up to $4.6 million. The note carries a fixed conversion price of $3.88 per share, which the company said represents a substantial premium to its current market price, and includes a structure allowing NextTrip to repay both principal and interest entirely in cash, avoiding share conversions if management determines that to be in shareholders' best interest.

Mentari Therapeutics Announces $200 Million Private Placement For Migraine Prevention Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Mentari Therapeutics announced a $200 million private placement to leading healthcare investors, with proceeds intended to support continued development of its pipeline of targeted biologics for migraine prevention. The placement consisted of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock, with investors including Fairmount, ADAR1 Capital Management, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Sirenia Capital Management LP, Janus Henderson Investors, Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing, RTW Investments, Deep Track Capital, Vivo Capital, Commodore Capital, and BB Biotech, among other healthcare investors.

GracoRoberts Announces Strategic Investment From Tinicum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

GracoRoberts, a distributor of specialty chemicals and advanced composite materials to the aerospace and defense industry, announced a strategic investment from Tinicum, L.P. and affiliated funds managed by Tinicum Incorporated. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GracoRoberts' management team is retaining a significant interest in the company and will continue to lead the business.

Nordic Capital To Sell ArisGlobal To Dassault Systèmes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Nordic Capital has confirmed a definitive agreement to sell ArisGlobal, a provider of software to the life sciences industry, to Dassault Systèmes. The transaction represents a full exit for Nordic Capital and concludes a partnership that transformed ArisGlobal into a scaled, cloud native, and AI enabled platform serving more than 200 life sciences companies, contract research organizations, and government health authorities worldwide.

Dimension Launches $800 Million Fund To Invest Across Science And Compute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Dimension announced the launch of Dimension III, an $800 million fund dedicated to investing alongside entrepreneurs working across the frontiers of science and compute. With the new fund in place, the firm now manages a total of $1.65 billion in assets. Dimension, which launched its first fund in 2023, said it has partnered with 35 companies spanning areas including next-generation silicon, machine learning infrastructure, world models, fundamental physics, and biotechnology and medicine.

Glow Emerges From Stealth With $180 Million In Funding At A $1.2 Billion Valuation For Endpoint Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Glow, an AI-powered endpoint security company, announced it has emerged from stealth with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Swish Ventures, Lux Capital, Operator Collective, and Holly Ventures. The company said the funding will accelerate growth of its go-to-market team in the United States and expand Glow Labs, its research arm.

Passionfroot Raises $15 Million Series A For Platform Built For B2B Creator-Led Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Passionfroot, a platform for B2B creator-led growth, announced a $15 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Supernode Global, and s16vc. The company describes itself as the first AI-native platform built for B2B creator-led growth, handling everything from creator discovery and contracting to campaign execution and global payment.

Aton Announces C$4 Million Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Aton Resources announced a non-brokered private placement to raise C$4 million through the issuance of 7,619,048 common shares at a price of C$0.525 per share. Proceeds from the placement will support further exploration and development activities at Aton's Hamama project as well as general and administrative expenses.

Tikva Allocell Closes $8 Million Series A Financing For EBV-Specific T-Cell Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Tikva Allocell, a biotechnology company developing engineered, allogeneic cell therapies for solid tumors, announced the closing of an $8 million Series A financing led by Kantharos Capital. Proceeds will fund activities required to enable an Investigational New Drug application and support a planned year-end 2026 IND submission for TAVST01, the company's lead candidate targeting B7-H3-positive solid tumors.

Crystalys Therapeutics Announces $130 Million Series B Financing To Advance Gout Treatment Dotinurad

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Crystalys Therapeutics Inc. announced the closing of an oversubscribed $130 million Series B financing to support late-stage global clinical development and commercialization preparation of dotinurad, a next-generation, once-daily, oral URAT1 inhibitor for the treatment of gout. The round was led by Frazier Life Sciences, with participation from Wellington Management, HBM Healthcare Investments, Soleus Capital, Cormorant Asset Management, Trails Edge Capital Partners, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, KCap Biotechnology Fund, and a group of existing investors including Novo Holdings and SR One.

StrongestLayer Reaches $9.3 Million In Total Seed Funding To Address AI-Era Email Attacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

StrongestLayer, an AI-native email security company, announced it has raised $4.1 million in new funding, bringing its total seed funding to $9.3 million. The round was led by Inovia Capital, with participation from existing investor Sorenson Capital and new investors LaunchPod, Alumni Ventures, and Chris Key, former Chief Product Officer of Mandiant. The company said production deployments have grown more than eightfold over the past year, and the new capital will support go-to-market investment, platform expansion, and preparation for a planned Series A.

VANE Announces Investment In PawPay

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

The Veterinary Angel Network for Entrepreneurs announced that PawPay has become its newest portfolio company following investments from VANE members. PawPay is a point-of-care payment platform that allows insured pet owners to pay only their deductible and coinsurance at the time of a veterinary visit, rather than paying the full invoice upfront and waiting for reimbursement from their insurer.

Connecticut Innovations Generates Record $66.5 Million In Proceeds In FY2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Connecticut Innovations, the state's strategic venture capital arm, announced a record fiscal year, generating $66.5 million in cash proceeds from a series of portfolio exits and a combined $76.1 million from all investment activities. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, CI invested $59.3 million across 75 early-stage companies and venture funds, with those deals leveraging an additional $1.2 billion in outside capital.

Aampere Closes €4.2 Million Late Seed Round To Build Used EV Market Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Aampere announced it has closed a €4.2 million late seed funding round backed by Trind Ventures, Vend, GIMIC Ventures, G-FUND, Maverick Ventures GmbH & Co. KG, and a group of experienced automotive founders. The financing marks another step in the company's push to modernize how used electric vehicles are bought and sold across Europe.

Genius AI Announces Series D At $1.15 Billion Valuation And Rebrands From GlossGenius

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Genius AI, formerly known as GlossGenius, announced a Series D funding round at a $1.15 billion valuation, bringing the company's total capital raised to more than $125 million. The round was led by Lux Capital, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Imaginary Ventures, 2048 Ventures, L Catterton Growth Fund, and StepStone Private Ventures. Alongside the funding announcement, the company introduced its new name, which it said reflects a customer base and product that have grown beyond its original focus on the beauty and wellness industry.

Yope Raises $12.3 Million Pre-Series A Led By Northzone For AI-Native Private Social Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2026

Yope, an AI-native private social platform built for micro communities, announced it has raised $12.3 million in a Pre-Series A round led by Northzone, with participation from Inovo, Redseed, and Geek Ventures. The round brings the company's total funding to $20 million.

Omio Receives $10 Million Investment From Granite-Integral To Fuel Japan And Southeast Asia Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Omio, a multimodal travel booking platform, announced a $10 million strategic investment from Granite-Integral aimed at accelerating its expansion in Japan and strengthening its presence across Southeast Asia. The investment comes as the Asia-Pacific region is expected to be the fastest growing travel market globally over the next five years, with nearly half of travelers planning journeys that combine multiple modes of transport.

GCM Grosvenor Raises $1.2 Billion For Inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

GCM Grosvenor Inc. announced the final close of its inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund, raising $1.2 billion in commitments across the fund and related strategies. The offering marks the firm's formal entry into the credit secondaries market, a segment the company said has seen rapidly growing investor interest.

Savano Capital Partners Closes Oversubscribed $252 Million Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Savano Capital Partners announced the final close of Savano Capital Partners IV, L.P., raising $252 million in capital commitments and exceeding its original target. Fund IV is the largest in the firm's history, roughly 60 percent larger than its predecessor, and brings the firm's total capital commitments across its funds and co-investment vehicles since inception to more than $600 million.

Revolut Launches Secondary Share Sale At $115 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Revolut has started a secondary share sale that would value the British financial technology company at approximately $115 billion, according to a Reuters source familiar with the deal. The sale values Revolut shares at $2,017 each. A company spokesperson confirmed that the transaction is underway but declined to comment on its specific terms, saying Revolut would provide an update after the process is completed.

imagi Raises $4.5 Million Seed Round Led By Brighteye Ventures And Day One Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

imagi has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to expand its artificial intelligence literacy platform for K-12 students and teachers across the United States and other international markets. The round was led by Brighteye Ventures and Day One Capital, with participation from FemInvest and We Are Human, an investment group led by the founders of Kahoot.

telli Raises $15 Million Seed Round Led By Redalpine For AI-Powered Customer Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

telli has raised $15 million in a seed financing round to expand its artificial intelligence agents for customer-facing business operations. The round was led by Redalpine, with participation from Cherry Ventures and Y Combinator. Strategic investors and angel investors also joined the financing. The new capital brings telli's total funding to $18.5 million.

Etched Raises $300 Million At $10.3 Billion Valuation To Scale AI Inference Hardware

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Etched has raised $300 million in new financing at a $10.3 billion valuation to increase production and customer deployments of its purpose-built artificial intelligence inference systems. The financing was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Jane Street, Diffusion and SK Hynix. Etched described the transaction as the highest valuation achieved by a Sequoia-led Series C financing.

DVC: Interview With Managing Partners Marina Davidova And Nick Davidov About The AI-First Venture Capital Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

DVC is a Bay Area-based venture capital firm backing early-stage AI startups. In just four years, seven companies in its portfolio have reached unicorn status. DVC was an early backer of Perplexity, Etched, Thinking Machines Lab, Rhoda AI, and Higgsfield. Pulse 2.0 sat down with DVC co-founders and managing partners Marina Davidova and Nick Davidov to learn more about their distinctive approach to venture capital.

Francisco Partners Raises $21 Billion Across Flagship And Agility Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2026

Francisco Partners has closed $21 billion in capital commitments across its eighth flagship fund and fourth Agility fund, completing the largest fundraising effort in the technology investment firm's history.