Venture Capital

Novella: $21 Million Raised To Expand AI-Powered Wholesale Insurance Brokerage Platform Across The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Novella announced a $21 million capital raise to expand across the United States, recruit brokers, and continue developing proprietary AI agents designed to help insurance professionals become “super-producers.”

Mongoose AI: Seed Extension Raised To Launch Governed AI Agents For Health Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Mongoose AI announced the launch of a new category of governed AI agents designed specifically for health plans, alongside an oversubscribed seed extension co-led by Vertical Venture Partners. The funding round also included participation from Overstory Partners, Connecticut Innovations, and a group of strategic healthcare executives, including current and former chief information officers and customer experience leaders from national and regional health plans.

Iceotope: $26 Million Raised For AI Infrastructure Liquid Cooling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Iceotope announced it has raised $26 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development of its precision liquid-cooling technology for next-generation AI infrastructure. The round was led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures, with participation from existing investors Edinv, ABC Impact, Northern Gritstone, and British Patient Capital.

Urologic Health: $11 Million Seed Financing Raised For Non-Invasive Bladder Function Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Urologic Health, a medical device company focused on non-invasive urodynamics, announced the closing of an $11 million seed financing round to advance its bladder function monitoring platform. The round was led by an undisclosed strategic investor with participation from Edge Medical Ventures, SHD Partners, Longevity Venture Partners, and other healthcare-focused investors.

Barings: $78 Million Refinancing Provided For Asher Adams Hotel In Salt Lake City

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Barings announced it has provided a $78 million loan to a joint venture between The Athens Group and Hatteras Sky for the refinancing of Asher Adams, a luxury hotel located in Salt Lake City.

Nectar Social: $30 Million Series A Raised For Agentic Marketing Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Nectar Social announced it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created in partnership with Anthropic. The round also included participation from True Ventures, GV, and Kinship Ventures, the investment firm founded by Gwyneth Paltrow.

NVCA Appoints Gavin Christensen As New Board Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

National Venture Capital Association announced that Gavin Christensen has been appointed as the 2026-2027 Chair of the NVCA Board of Directors.

Saile: $2.2 Million Raised For Healthcare Staffing And Credentialing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Saile announced that it raised a $2.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed funding round led by Matchstick Ventures. Headwater Ventures also participated in the round.

Chicago Atlantic: $35 Million Credit Facility Provided To Meridian Rapid Defense

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Chicago Atlantic announced it acted as the sole arranger and lender of a $35 million senior secured term loan to Meridian Rapid Defense Group, a security company specializing in deployable vehicle barrier systems.

Grove: Up To $1 Billion In Daily Liquidity Launched Through Basin For Tokenized Real-World Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Grove announced the launch of Basin, a programmable credit infrastructure platform designed to provide eligible investors with instant stablecoin liquidity for approved exits from tokenized off-chain assets. The company said Basin will offer up to $1 billion in committed daily liquidity and launch with support from major institutional partners across asset management, tokenization infrastructure, and institutional access.

Flick: $6 Million Raised For AI-Native Filmmaking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Flick, an AI-native filmmaking platform founded by Zoey Zhang and Ray Wang, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding. The round included backing from True Ventures, GV, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, N1, and angel investors.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Acquires 18% Stake In Barings

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

MassMutual and its global alternative asset management subsidiary, Barings, announced that MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has completed the acquisition of an 18% equity stake in Barings through its subsidiary, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a major Japanese insurance company.

Optura: $17.5 Million Series A Raised To Scale Healthcare ROAI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Optura announced a $17.5 million Series A round led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Echo Health Ventures and continued backing from Susa Ventures, Matrix Partners, and HC9 Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total funding to more than $25 million.

Ampa: Oversubscribed Financing Accelerates Rollout Of Portable Depression Treatment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Ampa announced an oversubscribed financing round that will accelerate the rollout of its FDA-cleared Ampa One transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system, which is already being used by clinics across more than 30 U.S. states. The company also announced that it secured regulatory approval in Israel, supporting plans for international expansion.

Boyne Capital: New Platform Investment In Fragrance Company YZY Fragrances

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Boyne Capital announced that one of its affiliates has made a new platform investment in YZY Fragrances, a branded fragrance company specializing in perfumes, colognes, and body mists.

Mako Capital Group: Vanessa Gabela Joins As Partner And Head Of Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Mako Capital Group announced that Vanessa Gabela has joined the firm as Partner and Head of Investor Relations. In this role, Gabela will lead the firm’s capital formation initiatives, oversee relationships with current and prospective investors, support the firm’s institutional growth strategy, and serve on Mako’s Investment Committee.

Resurrect Bio: $10.3 Million Oversubscribed Series A Raised To Accelerate Crop Disease Resistance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Resurrect Bio, a biotechnology company developing disease-resistant crops through gene editing, announced the final close of its Series A funding round at $10.3 million, oversubscribed from the company’s previously announced $8.1 million initial close in February 2026.

Synthetic: $10 Million Seed Raised For AI Bookkeeping Platform For Software Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Synthetic announced it has raised $10 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures. Additional participants in the round included Basis Set Ventures along with operator-investors Tobi Lütke, Kaz Nejatian, Zach Abrams, Cosmin Nicolaescu, and Michael Tannenbaum.

Degron Therapeutics: $40 Million Series A Extension Closed To Support Molecular Glue Degrader Clinical Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Degron Therapeutics announced the closing of a $40 million Series A Extension financing round to support the continued clinical development of its molecular glue degrader pipeline. The financing round was led by LAPAM CAPITAL, with participation from GTJA Investment Group, Fortune Capital, CSPC & Growth, ApicHope, GF Xinde, CASSTAR, Kinghall Ventures, and GAGE Capital. The latest financing brings the total capital raised by Degron Therapeutics to $95 million.

GridCARE: $64 Million Series A Raised To Create New ‘Power Acceleration’ Category For AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

GridCARE announced it has raised a $64 million oversubscribed Series A round to accelerate what the company describes as a new category called “Power Acceleration” for AI infrastructure. The financing was led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from John Doerr, along with utility and institutional investors including National Grid Partners, Future Energy Ventures, Emerson Collective, Stanford University, and existing investors including Xora, Aina Ventures, Overture, Acclimate Ventures, and Clearvision Ventures.

Aistra Acquires Controlling Stake In Veracity Services To Expand Finance And Accounting Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Aistra announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Veracity Services as part of a strategy to expand its AI-augmented finance and accounting business and broaden its global client base.

Lansdowne Partners: $150 Million First Close Announced For UK Innovation-Focused VC Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Lansdowne Partners has launched a venture capital fund focused on supporting high-potential UK companies emerging from the country’s university research base and startup ecosystem. The fund announced a first close of $150 million and is targeting a final close in December, with indicated investor interest already exceeding the fund’s $200 million cap.

Origin Lab: $8 Million Seed Raised To Turn Video Game Worlds Into AI Training Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Origin Lab, the technology platform turning licensed video game worlds into structured training data for world models and multimodal AI, announced an $8 million seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Credibly: Over $260 Million In New Financing Secured To Accelerate SMB Financing Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Credibly announced that it secured more than $260 million in new financing to strengthen its capital base and support continued growth in small and medium-sized business financing.

Stitch: $25 Million Raised For Financial Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Stitch announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, marking the venture firm’s first investment in the GCC region. The funding round brings Stitch’s total funding to $35 million. Existing investors Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, Raed Ventures, and SVC also participated in the round.

Mantle8: €31 Million Raised For Natural Hydrogen Exploration And Drilling Campaign

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Mantle8 has raised €31 million in Series A funding to advance its proprietary technology platform and launch a global exploration and drilling campaign aimed at identifying the first commercially exploitable reservoir of high-purity natural hydrogen.

KDE: €1 Million Investment From Sovereign Tech Fund To Strengthen Open Source Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

KDE announced that the Sovereign Tech Fund is investing more than €1 million into KDE software development. The funding will be used to strengthen the structural reliability and security of KDE’s core infrastructure, including Plasma, KDE Linux, and the frameworks underlying its communication services.

NVision: $55 Million Series B Raised To Expand From Quantum Sensing Into Quantum Computing For Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

NVision announced a $55 million Series B financing round as the company expands from quantum sensing into quantum computing, with the goal of accelerating the discovery and validation of new therapies. The funding round was anchored by Abbott and also included a $17 million venture loan from the European Investment Bank. Other investors participating in the round included Playground Global, Matterwave Ventures, and Entrée Capital. The new financing brings NVision’s total capital raised to $120 million.

Dynamo Software Acquires InvestHub To Expand Private Markets Operations Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Dynamo Software announced the acquisition of InvestHub, a platform focused on digitizing workflows for private equity and asset management firms. The deal is designed to strengthen Dynamo Software’s position in the private markets technology sector by adding workflow automation tools that help asset managers streamline operations and improve investor relations.

Taste Tomorrow Ventures: Investment In Better-For-You Candy Brand Harken Sweets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Taste Tomorrow Ventures announced an investment in Harken Sweets as part of the company’s seed funding round, alongside investors Selva and GRTSHT. The investment represents the eighth portfolio company for Taste Tomorrow Ventures and its second investment in the fast-growing better-for-you indulgent snacks category.