Venture Capital

SCHURTER Acquires Majority Stake In Biaodi To Expand High-Voltage Circuit Protection Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

SCHURTER announced the successful completion of its acquisition of a majority stake in Biaodi, a China-based company known for developing high-voltage circuit protection solutions for electric vehicles and new energy applications.

Fractile: $220 Million Raised To Build Next-Generation AI Inference Hardware

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Fractile announced it has raised $220 million to accelerate the development of a new generation of inference hardware designed to dramatically increase the speed and efficiency of frontier AI systems.

Recursive: $650 Million Raised At $4.65 Billion Valuation For Self-Improving AI Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Recursive, a new artificial intelligence research company founded by former leaders from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta AI, Salesforce AI, and Uber AI, announced it is emerging from stealth with a mission to develop self-improving AI systems capable of conducting experiments to safely improve themselves through automated scientific discovery.

National Wealth Fund: £25 Million Invested In Rowden To Scale Sovereign Defence Technology And Create 500 Jobs

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

The National Wealth Fund announced a £25 million investment in Rowden, marking the fund’s first direct investment supporting defense, national security, and resilience. The financing will support the expansion of the company’s manufacturing footprint, fund two new sites in the Southwest and West Midlands, and accelerate exports of UK-developed sensing and information systems.

UroMems: $60 Million Raised For Smart Implant Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

UroMems announced a $60 million strategic investment from Ajax Health to continue funding pivotal clinical trials and commercial launch preparation for the UroActive System, the company’s smart automated implant designed to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Waterdrop: €100 Million Raised For Global Hydration Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

waterdrop announced it has closed a funding round exceeding €100 million, marking the largest capital raise in the company’s history as it accelerates global expansion and product innovation initiatives. The round includes investments from Aspeya, Atlantic Grupa, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who joins the company as both an investor and brand ambassador. Existing shareholders, including Temasek, Döhler, and Bitburger, also continue backing the business.

Inverness Graham: $400 Million Fifth Flagship Buyout Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Inverness Graham announced the final closing of Inverness Graham Investments V at $400 million, expanding the firm’s lower middle market buyout platform and bringing total assets under management to more than $1.8 billion.

World Travel Holdings: Strategic Investment Completed With Citation Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

World Travel Holdings announced the completion of a strategic investment from Citation Capital as the travel distribution company looks to continue scaling its technology-enabled cruise and leisure travel platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Outmarket AI: $17 Million Series A Raised To Power The Intelligence Era Of Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Outmarket AI, an AI platform purpose-built for the insurance industry, announced it has raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Permanent Capital Ventures, with participation from SignalFire, Fika Ventures, TTV Capital, and Dash Fund. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $21.7 million.

IVP Names Shravan Narayen General Partner As Firm Expands AI Focus

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

IVP announced the promotion of Shravan Narayen to General Partner as the firm continues expanding its focus on backing product-driven technology companies shaping the AI era.

Rev1 Ventures: Startup Ecosystem Generated $718 Million Economic Impact In 2025

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Rev1 Ventures announced that founders supported through its venture studio platform generated $718 million in total economic impact during 2025 despite a difficult venture capital environment for early-stage startups. The organization said the results reflect continued resilience and growth across Central Ohio’s startup ecosystem amid broader national funding challenges.

9amHealth: $26 Million Series B Raised To Expand Virtual Specialty Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

9amHealth announced a $26 million Series B financing round led by Define Ventures, with participation from SemperVirens VC, Catalio Capital Management, and NewHealth Ventures. The company said the funding will support expansion of its AI-enabled virtual specialty care platform beyond cardiometabolic care into additional chronic conditions that collectively account for up to 70% of employer pharmacy spending.

Solaris Energy Infrastructure Completes Nearly $2 Billion Financing And Expands Long-Term Power Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Solaris Energy Infrastructure announced the completion of nearly $2 billion in financing transactions to support the company’s continued growth in power generation and infrastructure projects. The company also disclosed an expansion of an existing long-term power contract, increasing the scale and scope of the project.

White Oak Commercial Finance Provides $25 Million Asset-Based Lending Facility To Rango

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

White Oak Commercial Finance announced it has provided a $25 million senior secured asset-based lending facility to Rango, Inc., a national mining services provider headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.

Autoimmunity BioSolutions Expands Seed Round To $3.1 Million To Advance Genetically Guided Autoimmune Therapy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Autoimmunity BioSolutions announced the close of a $1 million seed extension financing round, bringing the company’s total seed funding to $3.1 million. The financing was anchored by Eos BioInnovation alongside participation from several family office investors focused on long-term healthcare and biotechnology investments.

Dwight Capital And Affiliates Surpass $294 Million In Seniors Housing Financings During Q1 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Dwight Capital, alongside affiliates Dwight Mortgage Trust LLC and Dwight Healthcare Funding, announced the closing of more than $294 million in seniors housing financings during the first quarter of 2026. The transactions included HUD-insured loans, bridge financings, and revolving lines of credit spanning 11 states.

Waste Resource Management Acquires Majority Of Darling Ingredients’ Trap Grease Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Waste Resource Management announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Darling Ingredients Inc. to acquire the majority of Darling Ingredients’ trap grease collection and processing assets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Mind Robotics: $400 Million Financing Expands AI-Powered Industrial Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Mind Robotics announced a $400 million financing round led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $1 billion since its founding in 2025. The financing included participation from new investors Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SV Angel, Incharge Capital, A-Star Capital, and Garuda Ventures, alongside existing investors including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Eclipse, Prysm Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and Greenoaks.

Avant Genomics Raises Over $3 Million To Advance Automated Liquid Biopsy Sample Preparation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Avant Genomics announced it has raised more than $3 million in financing to accelerate development of its Avant Source platform, an automated liquid biopsy sample preparation system designed for precision cancer detection. The financing included participation from TitletownTech, Halyard Ventures, Virginia Venture Partners, CAV Angels, Global Impact Fund, along with additional angel investors and family offices.

Anomaly Insights Raises Additional $17 Million To Expand AI-Powered Payer Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Anomaly Insights announced $17 million in additional funding led by Sound Ventures, with participation from Alumni Ventures and existing investors Link Ventures, Redesign Health, and RRE Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $34 million.

Nextpower: $80.5 Million Acquisition Expands Power Conversion Platform Into Storage And Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Nextpower announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire complementary assets of Zigor Corporation’s power conversion business and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Apex Power. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Nextpower’s expansion into utility-scale solar power conversion while supporting its entry into battery energy storage and AI data center markets.

GoldenTree Asset Management: $602 Million CLO Expands GLM Strategy To More Than $21 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

GoldenTree Asset Management announced the closing of a $602 million collateralized loan obligation managed under its GLM strategy. The new CLO, named GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 29, represents the 38th CLO issued under the firm’s GLM CLO platform and brings total issuance under the strategy to more than $21 billion.

For Five Coffee Roasters Secures Growth Investment To Expand National Retail And Wholesale Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

For Five Coffee Roasters announced it has secured a significant growth investment from a group of strategic investors to support the company’s continued national expansion. The funding will be used to expand production capacity at its Queens roasting facility, accelerate the opening of new retail cafés across metropolitan markets, and scale its wholesale and hospitality operations.

MN8 Energy: $650 Million Credit Facility Expansion Supports Renewable Power Growth Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

MN8 Energy announced the closing of an upsized and extended corporate credit facility, increasing total capacity to $650 million from $350 million while extending the maturity date to the third quarter of 2030 from the first quarter of 2028.

Hint: $10 Million Seed Round Raised To Launch AI-Powered Home Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Martha Stewart, home services executive Yih-Han Ma, and AI entrepreneur Kyle Rush announced the launch of Hint, a new home management company combining human expertise and artificial intelligence to help homeowners manage and optimize their properties.

QuartzBio Secures Growth Investment From Eir Partners To Expand AI-Powered Clinical Trial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

QuartzBio announced a strategic growth investment and the acquisition of a controlling interest from Eir Partners to accelerate the development of its AI-powered clinical trial intelligence platform for biopharma organizations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

BranchLab: $26 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI Platform For Pharma Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

BranchLab announced a $26 million Series A financing round led by McKesson Ventures, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, and AIX Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $35 million.

Champion Leadership Group: SaaS Fuel Fund I Closed At $55 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Champion Leadership Group announced the final close of SaaS Fuel Fund I at $55 million, exceeding its original $50 million target. According to the firm, the fund closed in under 30 days without a road show, placement agent, pitch deck, or outbound fundraising outreach, with all commitments coming inbound from exited SaaS founders and senior technology executives familiar with the firm’s operations.

Citizens Expands Massachusetts Community Investments With Workforce Development And Financial Education Initiatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Citizens Financial Group announced a series of community investments across Massachusetts focused on workforce development, financial education, small-business support, and affordable housing. The bank said the investments are designed to strengthen economic opportunity and support long-term community stability across the state.

EnsoData Secures Growth Capital From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

CIBC Innovation Banking announced it has provided growth capital financing to EnsoData, a healthcare technology company focused on advancing sleep medicine through artificial intelligence solutions. The financing is expected to support EnsoData’s continued expansion and accelerate investment in AI-driven diagnostics technology.