Venture Capital

Bits Technology: €12 Million Series A Raised To Unify AML And Fraud Workflows for European Fintechs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Bits Technology announced it has raised a €12 million Series A round to accelerate product development and expand across Europe, positioning its compliance infrastructure platform as a single system for onboarding, risk assessment, and continuous monitoring for regulated financial institutions.

CloudForge: $3.95 Million Secured To Bring AI Sales And Procurement To The Metals Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

CloudForge, an AI-powered sales and procurement platform built for the metals supply chain, has emerged from stealth with $3.95 million in funding from Zero Infinity Partners, Resolute Ventures, and Bienville Capital.

BizTrip AI Adds $1.5 Million Tranche As Pre-Seed Funding Reaches $2.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

BizTrip AI, a maker of AI-powered travel management technology, has raised $1.5 million in new preseed financing, marking the third tranche of its preseed round and bringing total funding to $2.5 million. The latest tranche was led by RRE Ventures, with participation from AI Fund, BAG Collective, BAG Ventures, and Correlation Ventures. Sabre Corporation also participated, alongside ten individual qualified investors, including Michael Cain, Mike Daly, and Valerie Layman.

Shield Lands $100 Million From Thrive Holdings To Scale AI First IT Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Shield Technology Partners announced it has raised a $100 million in investment from Thrive Holdings to accelerate product development and support additional acquisitions as it expands a national platform of IT services businesses.

CesiumAstro: $470 Million Series C Closed To Scale AI-Enabled Space And Defense Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

CesiumAstro announced it has secured $470 million in Series C growth capital to accelerate U.S. expansion and global deployment of its software-defined, AI-enabled space communications platforms. The Austin, Texas-based space and defense communications provider said the raise combines $270 million in equity and a $200 million financing package structured as a public-private partnership.

Constructor Capital: $110 Million Fund I Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Constructor Capital announced it has officially closed its first fund at $110 million, with plans to invest globally in Seed- and Series A-stage startups across DeepTech, SoftwareTech, and EdTech.

Biorce: $52.5 Million Series A Raised To Expand Globally And Apply AI to Clinical Trial Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Biorce, a Barcelona-based health AI company focused on using artificial intelligence to improve how clinical trials are designed and executed, announced it has closed a $52.5 million Series A round to accelerate international expansion and scale its platform, Aika.

Lenzing Takes Majority Control Of TreeToTextile To Speed Scale-Up Of Cellulosic Fibers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Lenzing Group announced it will acquire a controlling majority stake in Swedish innovation company TreeToTextile AB, increasing its ownership through the issuance of new shares and positioning the company to accelerate the industrialization of TreeToTextile’s fiber technology.