Venture Capital

Quill: $6.5 Million Raised To Launch Sovereign Chief Of AI Staff Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Quill Meetings announced $6.5 million in seed funding and the launch of Quilliam, a sovereign Chief of AI Staff agent designed to help modern professionals coordinate and manage their growing fleet of AI tools. The round was led by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from 500 Global, Naval Ravikant, Morado Ventures, and AME Cloud Ventures.

Elly: $8 Million Raised For AI-Native Hiring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Elly, the AI-powered hiring platform developed by Recruit Tech Labs, has launched publicly alongside an $8 million funding round led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from Atomic and Next Wave Capital. As part of the investment, Rob Rueckert, partner at Sorenson Capital’s venture and growth funds, has joined Elly’s board of directors.

Chariot Defense: $34 Million Series A Raised To Scale Battlefield Power Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Chariot Defense, a defense technology company focused on next-generation battlefield power systems, announced it has raised $34 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $41 million. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from DCVC, LMNT, Marlinspike, Overmatch, Shield Capital, Ensemble, and Trenches Capital. Existing investors General Catalyst and XYZ also joined the round.

Abram Scientific: $11.75 Million Series A Raised For Portable Coagulation Diagnostics Platform CoagCare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Abram Scientific announced it has secured $11.75 million in Series A financing to accelerate development of its proprietary portable coagulation diagnostics platform, CoagCare™. The round was led by global pharmaceutical company Octapharma AG, with additional participation from existing and new investors affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Cicada: $13.5 Million Raised To Modernize Local-Currency Latin American Bond Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Cicada, a U.S.-regulated electronic trading platform connecting institutional capital to local-currency markets in Latin America, announced it has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Citi. The round included participation from the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) through its independent venture capital arm, L4, as well as Kaszek, Dila, and Crestone. The financing also includes a parallel strategic equity program aimed at anchoring liquidity through committed market makers, with leading Wall Street institutions joining as early participants.

Croissant: $28 Million Raised To Scale Intentional Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Croissant announced it has raised $28 million in capital to accelerate growth and deepen partnerships with leading brands and retailers, bringing its total capital raised to $52 million.

Profitmind: $9 Million Series A Raised For Retail Agentic AI Platform Led By Accenture Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Profitmind, an agentic AI decision intelligence platform built for retail teams, has raised $9 million in a Series A financing round led by Accenture Ventures. The round included participation from new investor Thorndale Farm, along with reinvestment from existing backers Magarac Venture Partners, AI Fund led by Profitmind Chairman Andrew Ng, and Lightscape Partners. Several individual investors also joined the round, including board member Mario Ciampi, former President of Disney Store and former COO of The Children’s Place.

Dytto Raises €1.5 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI Assistant For Accountants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Dytto, a Ghent-based fintech startup focused on modernizing the accounting profession, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Entourage and Fortino Ventures. The company is building an AI assistant designed to reduce administrative workloads for accountants and enable them to focus more on strategic financial advice.

Frankenburg Technologies: €30 Million Raised To Build Europe’s Next-Generation Missile Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Frankenburg Technologies, a European defence technology startup focused on affordable, mass-manufacturable missile systems and sovereign production capacity, has raised €30 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Plural and followed by SmartCap, bringing the company’s total funding to €40 million.

VoiceLine: €10 Million Raised To Scale Enterprise-Grade Voice AI For Frontline Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

VoiceLine has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round led by Alstin Capital and Peak, with participation from existing investors Scalehouse Capital, Venture Stars, and NAP. The company will use the capital to scale its AI platform, expand internationally, and accelerate growth across additional frontline-heavy industries, including pharma, medtech, food and beverage, insurance, and financial services.

Verley: €32 Million Series A Raised To Scale Precision-Fermented Whey Protein Ingredients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Verley, a Lyon-based food and nutrition ingredient company developing high-performance whey proteins through precision fermentation, has secured an oversubscribed €32 million Series A round, including non-dilutive funding, four years after its founding. The round was led by Alven, with participation from existing investors Sofinnova and Sparkfood, alongside additional non-dilutive support from BPI France.

Meridiam: €2.2 Billion Europe Core Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Meridiam has closed its Meridiam Infrastructure Europe Core Fund at €2.2 billion, marking a major milestone for the global infrastructure investor as it strengthens its long-term ownership strategy across Europe and launches its first retail-dedicated investment vehicle.

Vendis Capital: €100 Million First Close For €150 Million Transition Small-Cap Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Vendis Capital has announced the successful first closing of Vendis Transition, its new €150 million small-cap fund, securing commitments of more than €100 million.

Manulife: $130 Million Refinancing Led For Water Services Platform Sylmar Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners, the private credit platform of Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, announced it is acting as administrative agent and sole lender on a $130 million senior secured credit facility for Sylmar Group.

Evoke Security: $4 Million Pre-Seed Raised For Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Evoke Security, a cybersecurity startup focused on securing the agentic workforce, has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Red Cell Partners. The company said the capital will support its mission to provide security teams with visibility and control over AI agents operating across enterprise environments.

YVL Capital Partners Launches In Dubai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

YVL Capital Partners, an AI-native venture capital firm and studio, has officially launched in Dubai after building significant pre-launch momentum through ecosystem partnerships and global engagements across the Middle East and leading innovation hubs worldwide.

Kris@Work: $3 Million Seed Raised By AI-Native GTM Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Kris@Work, an AI-native go-to-market execution platform for enterprise revenue teams, announced it has raised $3.0 million in seed funding led by InfoEdge Ventures, with participation from JN Capital & Growth Advisory and several angel investors.

Koah: $20.5 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native Monetization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Koah has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native advertising infrastructure, positioning itself as what it calls the “AdSense for AI.” The round was led by Theory Ventures and brings the company’s total funding to more than $26 million following a $5 million seed round in September 2025.

Handl Health: $14.2 Million Series A Raised To Reform Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Handl Health, a technology platform focused on redesigning employer-sponsored health insurance to lower costs and improve patient outcomes, has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate structural change across the U.S. healthcare system.

Turbine: $25 Million Series B Raised For Virtual Biology Platform And Immunology Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Turbine, a virtual biology company focused on AI-powered drug discovery, announced it has raised $25 million in a Series B financing round led by Interactive Venture Partners, with participation from Beiersdorf AG and existing investors including MSD Global Health Innovation, Accel, and Mercia. The company also unveiled its first immunology-focused partnership with a top 10 pharmaceutical company as it broadens its platform beyond oncology.

Slang AI: $36 Million Series B Closed For Hospitality Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Slang AI, an AI platform purpose-built for the hospitality industry, announced it has raised $36 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $68 million to date. The round was led by US Venture Partners and included $28 million in equity and $8 million in debt. Additional participants included Thayer Investment Partners, Claire Hughes Johnson, as well as existing investors Homebrew, Stage 2 Capital, Active Capital, Wing VC, Collide Capital, and Underscore VC.

EMED Technologies: $8 Million Raised For Advancing Innovation And Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

EMED Technologies announced that its subsidiary has closed an $8 million equity financing round led by a multibillion dollar healthcare company, strengthening the unit’s balance sheet and positioning it for its next phase of strategic growth.

Centauri Therapeutics: £6 Million Raised For Advancing Antimicrobial Candidate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Centauri Therapeutics Limited, an immunotherapy company developing novel treatments for infectious diseases, has secured £6 million from AMR Action Fund, extending its Series A financing to £30 million. The funding will support completion of Phase I clinical studies for CTX-187, the company’s lead clinical candidate in its ABX-01 programme, and expand research activities in preparation for Phase II development.

SambaNova: $350+ Million Series E Raised As AI Infrastructure Company Unveils SN50 Chip And Intel Collaboration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

SambaNova has introduced its SN50 AI chip, which the company says delivers up to 5x the maximum speed of competitive chips, while also announcing a planned multi-year collaboration with Intel and more than $350 million in strategic Series E financing.

Slate Medicines: $130 Million Series A Raised To Advance Anti-PACAP Migraine Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Slate Medicines, a privately held biotech company developing next-generation therapeutics for headache disorders, has launched with the close of a $130 million series a financing and the in-licensing of SLTE-1009, an anti-PACAP monoclonal antibody from DartsBio Pharmaceuticals (Guangdong), Ltd.

Axelera AI: Over $250 Million Raised For Global Expansion Of AI Semiconductor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Axelera AI, a European AI semiconductor company focused on edge and data center acceleration, announced it has secured more than $250 million in new funding to accelerate global commercial growth. The round was led by funds managed by Innovation Industries, with participation from new investors including BlackRock and SiteGround Capital, as well as existing backers Bitfury, CDP Venture Capital, European Innovation Council Fund, SFPIM, Invest-NL, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Verve Ventures.

Brevet Capital: $150 Million Senior Construction Loan Closed For Wharton Piers Residential Tower In Philadelphia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Brevet Capital has closed a $150 million senior construction loan from Banco Inbursa to finance the development of Building A at Wharton Piers, a major mixed-use waterfront project in South Philadelphia.

Letter AI: $40 Million Series B Raised For AI-Native Revenue Enablement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Letter AI, an AI-native revenue enablement platform for enterprise go-to-market teams, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Lightbank, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, and existing investors. The round comes just four months after the company’s previous raise and reflects accelerating enterprise demand for AI-driven platforms designed to improve deal outcomes.

Circadian Risk: $6 Million Raised In Series A For Enterprise Risk Analysis SaaS Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Circadian Risk, a pioneer in enterprise risk analysis SaaS and scenario-based assessment products, has closed a $6 million Series A funding round led by Arthur Ventures, with participation from Roll Tack Ventures and existing investors 11 Tribes and Tamiami Angel Funds. The round was meaningfully oversubscribed, enabling the company to assemble a focused group of partners aligned with its long-term growth strategy.

Cutting Horse: $75 Million Raised For Consumer-Focused Growth Equity Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Cutting Horse, a boutique growth equity firm focused on founder-led consumer brands, has closed its inaugural fund with $75 million in capital commitments, exceeding its original $50 million target and reaching its hard cap. The oversubscribed fund was raised in less than 12 months and will support the firm’s strategy of partnering with founders building durable, high-growth consumer product and service businesses.