Venture Capital

Vexev Raises $6 Million To Advance FDA Clearance And U.S. Commercialization Of Robotic Vascular Imaging Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Vexev has raised $6 million in new funding to advance FDA regulatory activities and accelerate U.S. commercialization of VxWave, its AI-powered robotic vascular ultrasound platform. The new financing brings the Australian medical robotics company’s total funding to $19 million. Existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Startmate, and Horizon participated alongside new investors TreeArc Investment Group, TEN13, Bioshore Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.

Yuno Raises $45 Million Series B To Scale AI-Native Global Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Yuno has raised $45 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-native global payments and financial services infrastructure and accelerate its path toward profitability. Global PayTech Ventures led the round, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, QuantumLight Capital, Monashees, Kaszek, Endeavor Catalyst, Rasmal Ventures, Further Ventures, GrowthX Capital, and other investors.

Pathway Reaches $500 Million Valuation As Total Seed Funding Hits $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Pathway has raised additional funding at a $500 million valuation as the AI company prepares to publish benchmarks for its Post-Transformer models. The financing brings Pathway’s total seed funding to $30 million, with most of the new capital expected to go toward additional computing capacity, including new NVIDIA GB300 systems.

CareTrust REIT Completes $291 Million Of Investments As 2026 Activity Reaches $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

CareTrust REIT recently completed two transactions totaling approximately $291 million, including a 16-property care home portfolio in the UK and two senior housing communities in Utah.

Curio Receives Additional $2.5 Million From DOE ARPA-E To Advance NuCycle Nuclear Recycling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Curio has received an additional $2.5 million in cost-shared funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to advance development of its NuCycle nuclear recycling technology.

Edge Focus Raises Growth Equity Led By Atlas Merchant Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Edge Focus has raised growth equity through a minority investment led by Atlas Merchant Capital to expand its consumer credit technology, capital markets capabilities, and team. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

PointsKash Secures Up To $100 Million Capital Commitment From Hawk Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

PointsKash has expanded its strategic capital commitment from Hawk Capital Investors to as much as $100 million, creating a staged financing framework designed to support the company's initial commercialization and subsequent national rollout.

JPMorganChase To Deploy Over $750 Billion Through 2035 To Expand Housing Supply And Homeownership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

JPMorganChase plans to deploy more than $750 billion through 2035 to increase housing supply and support homeownership across the U.S. as part of its American Dream Initiative.

Erasca: Nearly $900 Million Raised In 2026 To Accelerate ERAS-0015 Toward Three Registration-Enabling Studies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Erasca has raised approximately $891.3 million in gross proceeds across two public offerings in 2026 as the precision oncology company prepares to accelerate ERAS-0015 toward three potentially registration-enabling studies.

Palette Raises €3 Million Pre-Seed Round Led By Ugly Duckling For AI-Native Team Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Palette has raised €3 million in pre-seed funding to build an operating system designed for AI-native teams. The round was led by Ugly Duckling Ventures, with participation from Emblem and Acadian Ventures.

Silicon Data Raises $30.5 Million Series A Led By Valor Atreides AI Fund To Build AI Compute Benchmark Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Silicon Data has raised an initial $30.5 million closing of its Series A financing to expand its independent pricing, performance and market intelligence infrastructure for the AI compute economy.

LTP Invests In Digital Prime Technologies To Expand Tokenet Across Asia-Pacific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Digital Prime Technologies has secured a strategic investment from LTP, a global institutional digital asset prime brokerage, to accelerate the Asia-Pacific expansion of Tokenet, its institutional digital and tokenized asset lending platform. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

ClearJet Raises $25 Million Growth Investment Led By Edison Partners To Scale AI-Powered SuperCarrier Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

ClearJet has raised a $25 million growth equity investment led by Edison Partners to expand its AI-powered parcel logistics platform and SuperCarrier delivery network. Returning investors Venture53, Origin Ventures, Salt VC and SpringTime Ventures also participated. ClearJet’s existing investor base includes Sky VC, formerly JetBlue Ventures, and Tandem Ventures. The financing brings ClearJet’s total capital raised to more than $40 million.

XiFin Invests In Notable Systems As Companies Form Multi-Year Agentic AI Alliance For Healthcare RCM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

XiFin, a provider of AI-driven revenue cycle management solutions, has made a strategic investment in Notable Systems as part of the healthcare automation company’s Series B financing. The investment accompanies a multi-year strategic AI alliance focused on developing purpose-built agentic AI capabilities for healthcare revenue cycle management.

Chatham Financial Secures Strategic Investment From Vikram S. Pandit, Atairos, And GIC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Chatham Financial has entered into a definitive strategic investment agreement with Vikram S. Pandit, chairman and CEO of The Orogen Group, Atairos, and GIC. Each investor will become a long-term capital partner in the independent capital markets advisory firm. Chatham’s employees will continue to hold majority ownership of the company following the investment.

Alta Smiles Raises Series Seed Extension Led By Run Ventures As C5 Hidden Orthodontics Gains Traction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Alta Smiles, a developer of orthodontic technology, has completed a Series Seed extension financing round as the company expands commercialization of its C5 Hidden Orthodontics system. The amount raised was not disclosed.

Entravel Group Raises $7.5 Million To Expand Travel Infrastructure Beyond Crypto Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Entravel Group has raised $7.5 million to expand its travel technology infrastructure beyond the cryptocurrency sector and into the broader travel and consumer markets. The round included Finality Capital, Joseph Lubin, Ethereal Ventures, GSR Ventures, Varrock, G1 Ventures, Seier Capital, Veris Ventures, FunFair Ventures, and WTG Ventures.

Mindgard Raises $30 Million Series A To Expand AI Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Mindgard has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its AI security platform as enterprises increase deployment of AI models, agents, and applications. Album VC led the financing, with participation from Karma Ventures and existing investors .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard plans to use the new capital to expand its product, engineering, sales, and marketing operations in response to growing customer demand.

Heaviside Industries Raises $60 Million Series B At $600 Million Valuation And Partners With Nammo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Heaviside Industries has raised $60 million in Series B funding at a $600 million valuation and formed a strategic partnership with Norwegian defense company Nammo to supply warheads for Heaviside’s precision munitions platforms. Felicis led the financing, with significant participation from Hedosophia. Other investors included Menlo Ventures, Cantos, Flume Ventures, Qstar Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Anorak Ventures, and MVP Ventures. The financing comes three months after Heaviside emerged from stealth.

InduPro Raises $77 Million Series B And Doses First Patient In Phase 1 Study Of IDP-001

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

InduPro has raised $77 million in Series B funding and dosed the first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating IDP-001, the biotechnology company’s lead oncology candidate. The Column Group led the financing. Existing investors Vida Ventures, MRL Ventures Fund, Emerson Collective advised by Yosemite, and Euclidean Capital participated alongside new investors Solasta Ventures, Sanofi, and Eli Lilly and Company.

CodeRabbit Raises $143 Million Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation As Revenue Jumps More Than 5X

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

CodeRabbit has raised $143 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation as the AI code review company expands into what it calls Agentic Change Management. Atomico and Smash Capital co-led the financing. New investors included BMW i Ventures, Datadog, Hirtle Callaghan, SineWave Ventures, and Scenic Management. Existing investors CRV, Scale Venture Partners, Flex Capital, Pelion Venture Partners, Harmony Partners, and Engineering Capital also participated. Atomico partner Luca Eisenstecken will join CodeRabbit’s board.

Skan AI Raises $63 Million To Expand Enterprise AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Skan AI has raised $63 million in funding to expand its enterprise AI platform, which is designed to provide AI systems with context about how work is actually performed inside organizations. Cathay Innovation and Dell Technologies Capital co-led the funding, with participation from Citi Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, State Farm Ventures, and Wipro Ventures. The financing coincides with the launch of Skan AI’s broader enterprise AI platform and the general availability of Skan AI Blueprint and Skan AI Agents.

Blacksmith Raises $45 Million Series B At $550 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Blacksmith has raised $45 million in Series B funding at a $550 million valuation as demand grows for infrastructure that can build, test, and validate increasing volumes of AI-generated code. Peak XV Partners led the round, with existing investors Y Combinator and GV also participating.

WovenEarth Ventures Closes $155 Million Fund II, Bringing AUM To Over $330 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

WovenEarth Ventures has closed its second investment fund with $155 million in commitments, bringing the firm’s total assets under management to more than $330 million. The final close of WovenEarth Fund II occurred on May 29, 2026. The fund is focused on early-stage cleantech companies operating across energy, industry, resilience, and related markets.

Bridge To Life Raises $110 Million Series C And Debt Financing Led By Soleus Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Bridge to Life has raised $110 million through a combination of Series C equity and debt financing to accelerate commercialization of its VitaSmart Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion System and advance its organ transplantation technology pipeline. New investor Soleus Capital led the equity financing alongside Lauxera Capital Partners and Bridge to Life directors, officers, and employees. Soleus Capital Credit Opportunities Fund provided the debt financing.

Lovable Raises $400 Million Series C At $13.3 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Lovable has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation as the AI software creation company looks to expand its platform for building and operating businesses. Menlo Ventures led the round, with the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, co-leading.

Thrive Holdings Raises Over $2 Billion At $12 Billion Valuation To Bring Frontier AI To Critical Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Thrive Holdings has raised more than $2 billion in new capital at a $12 billion valuation to expand its model of deploying frontier AI across businesses in critical industries. The financing brings the company's total capital raised since inception to more than $3 billion. The new capital came from Thrive Holdings' institutional partners along with new outside investors including D1 Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and SoftBank Group.

Remepy Raises $36 Million Series A To Advance Hybridopa Phase III And Hybrid Drug Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Remepy has raised $36 million in Series A funding to expand its Hybrid Drug pipeline, accelerate pharmaceutical partnerships, and fund global Phase III development of Hybridopa for Parkinson’s disease. The financing brings the company’s total capital raised to $62 million. O.G. Venture Partners and M Ventures, the strategic venture arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, led the round. Investors also included NFX, Vine Ventures, Qumra Capital, TechAviv, 97212 Ventures, Fresh Fund, PsyMed Ventures, Tadmor Group, Key1 Capital, and IT-Farm.

Polar Asset Management Partners Holds $215 Million First Close For CRS Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Polar Asset Management Partners has completed the first close of its second dedicated Significant Risk Transfer investment fund with more than $215 million in commitments.

Bank Of America Launches $250 Billion Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 12, 2026

Bank of America has launched a $250 billion Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative designed to mobilize capital for U.S. infrastructure development and modernization over an 18-month period.