Venture Capital

Demand AI: $2.5 Million Secured To Advance Rollout Of B2B Demand Generation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Demand AI Group has secured a $2.5 million investment from a coalition of international institutional backers and strategic local partners to support its rapid expansion in the business-to-business marketing sector. Founded earlier this year and headquartered in Denver, the company has built an AI-powered platform that streamlines lead generation, content creation, and customer engagement for enterprise clients.

Vireo Ventures: €50 Million Closed For Electrification Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Vireo Ventures has completed the final close of its Electrification Fund I at €50 million, underscoring firm investor conviction in technologies that accelerate Europe’s transition to an all-electric economy. The Berlin-based firm secured backing from six major energy utilities, including Encevo, Verbund X, and EnBW New Ventures, alongside the European Investment Fund, NRW.BANK and over 80 seasoned entrepreneurs and energytech specialists. This oversubscribed raise demonstrates that electrification has become the defining investment theme of the decade.

Claret Capital: Over €350 Million Raised For Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Claret Capital Partners has completed the second close of its fourth growth debt fund, raising more than €350 million and pushing its total assets under management past $1 billion. This milestone reinforces the firm’s leadership in supplying growth financing to European companies in technology, life sciences, and climate tech, following more than €1.2 billion deployed across 190 businesses since inception.

LeydenJar: €23 Million Raised For Launching First Pure Silicon Anode Production Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

LeydenJar has secured €13 million in equity financing led by Extantia and Invest-NL, alongside €10 million in customer commitments from a major U.S. electronics company. The funding will complete the final phase of construction at PlantOne in Eindhoven and enable production to begin in 2027.

LocalExpress: $6.2 Million Raised For Product Catalog Harmonization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

LocalExpress has closed a $6.2 million venture round led by OXZ Capital, marking a significant step in its transformation from unified commerce provider to the premier data syndication platform for grocery retailers.

Procense: $1.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Automating Manufacturing With AI And IoT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Procense, a startup focused on industrial automation, has secured $1.5 million in seed funding led by Kevin Mahaffey and supported by HighSage Ventures. This investment will fuel the expansion of its AI-native manufacturing platform, enabling the company to grow its team and accelerate development of intelligent automation tools.

LightSpun: $13 Million Series A Raised For Enhancing Dental Insurance Administration With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

LightSpun has closed a $13 million Series A round led by Brewer Lane, with participation from Virtue, Cambrian, and Industry Ventures, bringing its total capital raised to $18 million.

Vytex: Investment Raised From Graycliff Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Graycliff Partners has taken a significant stake in Vytex, a nearly four-decade-old manufacturer of custom vinyl windows and patio doors serving the residential replacement and remodeling market. Headquartered in Laurel, Maryland, Vytex produces a range of high-performance products, including its Georgetown, Fortis, and Potomac window lines and the Signature series of patio doors.

Goodpath: $18 Million Series A Closed To Expand AI-Based Chronic Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Goodpath has secured $18 million in Series A financing led by MassMutual Ventures, with additional participation from Healthy Ventures and existing backers. The new funding will be used to accelerate the rollout of its AI-driven, evidence-based care model and to extend its virtual services across a broader range of chronic conditions.

Quack: $7 Million Seed Closed For Transforming Customer Support with Proactive AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Quack has closed a $7 million seed financing round led by Hanaco Ventures and Storytime Capital, alongside contributions from Fusion VC, Savyon Ventures, Seed IL, and private backers including WalkMe’s CEO Dan Adika. This capital will drive Quack’s expansion across the United States and fuel further innovation of its proactive, agentic AI platform for customer support teams.

YolTech Therapeutics: $45 Million Series B Raised For In-Body Gene Editing Treatments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

YolTech Therapeutics has closed a Series B financing round of approximately forty-five million dollars, led by the AstraZeneca-CICC healthcare investment fund. The new funding will advance the company’s efforts to move its clinical programs forward and support its plans for global development and commercialization.

Penguin Ai: $29.7 Million Raised To Reduce Administrative Costs in Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Penguin Ai has completed a $29.7 million financing round aimed at tackling the massive administrative burden that weighs down the healthcare industry. Greycroft led the company’s Series A round with $25 million in new capital, and it also attracted support from UPMC Enterprises, SemperVirens, Snowflake Ventures, Watershed Ventures, and Horizon Mutual Holdings. Early backers ManchesterStory and Overwater Ventures joined the latest financing, along with the California Health Care Foundation and industry veterans who helped seed the company last year.

Diana Health: $55 Million Series C Raised For Expanding Holistic Women’s Healthcare Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Diana Health has raised $55 million in a Series C financing round led by HealthQuest Capital, with continued support from Norwest Venture Partners, .406 Ventures, LRVHealth, and AlleyCorp. This new funding will enable the company to expand its physical footprint, expand the services it offers in prenatal and postpartum care, and enhance its digital tools for patient education and communication.

IGNITE Tallahassee: 40,000-Square-Foot Business Incubator Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Florida State University and the Leon County Research and Development Authority have unveiled IGNITE Tallahassee, a 40,000-square-foot business incubator designed to help deep-tech startups grow and scale in North Florida.

GCT Semiconductor: $10.7 Million Debt Financing Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

GCT Semiconductor has arranged a $10.7 million senior secured term loan from its largest shareholder and strategic partner, Anapass. This financing will enable the company to finalize preparations for mass production of its next-generation 5G chipset, following a successful sampling phase with key customers.

Unmind: $26 Million Raised From Trinity Capital For Workplace Mental Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Trinity Capital has committed $26 million in growth capital to Unmind, a workplace mental health platform that combines digital tools, expert care, and artificial intelligence. This financing will help Unmind scale its operations, deepen development of its AI agent Nova, and invest in innovations that guide employees to the right level of mental health support at the right time.

Apex Raises $200 Million Series D To Scale Satellite Production and Support Next-Generation Constellations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Apex Space has secured $200 million in a Series D financing round led by Interlagos, pushing its valuation above the billion-dollar mark. This latest investment underscores the company’s rapid growth and reinforces its position as a preferred partner for both commercial operators and government agencies deploying large satellite constellations.

resbiotic Secures $14.5 Million to Expand Its Science-Driven Gut-X Axis Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

resbiotic Nutrition has completed a $14.5 million funding round, including an $8 million Series A led by Sororibus Capital and Biostack Ventures. The new funding will fuel the expansion of the company’s product lineup, support rapid growth in retail and e-commerce channels, and strengthen its business-to-business ingredient and formulation offerings.

L&G: €600 Million Digital Infrastructure Fund Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

L&G has completed the first close of its new Digital Infrastructure Fund with approximately €600 million in commitments and co-investments, and plans a second close later this year. This milestone represents a key step in L&G’s drive to expand its private markets business to £85 billion by 2028 and to offer institutional investors access to fast-growing, essential digital assets.

Winter Street Ventures: $100 Million Fund Unveiled

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Winter Street Ventures Management has launched its first independent investment vehicle, Winter Street Ventures Fund I LP, aiming to raise $100 million to support technology-enabled healthcare companies. This fund marks the firm’s debut following its spin-out as an independent venture capital firm in April 2025. It underscores its commitment to enhancing the patient experience through the use of AI and predictive analytics.

Aequum Capital: $30 Million Financing Closed For Supporting West Virginia Behavioral Health Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Aequum Capital has completed a $30 million senior secured credit facility to back the acquisition of a West Virginia provider specializing in substance use disorder and mental health treatment. The financing package comprises a $25 million term loan alongside a $5 million revolving line of credit.

Recall.ai: $38 Million Series B Secured For Conversation Data Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Recall.ai has secured $38 million in a Series B funding round at a $250 million valuation, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and joined by HubSpot Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Ridge Ventures, RTP Global, Y Combinator, and prominent angel investors. The new capital will accelerate the expansion of Recall.ai’s core platform beyond meeting recordings, enabling developers to capture, process, and leverage spoken interactions across desktop applications, phone calls, and in-person conversations.

Congruence Therapeutics: $32 Million Financing Raised For Advancing Genetic Obesity Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Congruence Therapeutics has secured a $32 million financing round to support the development of its lead candidate CGX-926, the first clinical therapy designed to treat MC4R-deficient genetic obesity. The proceeds will fund a Phase 1 trial in healthy volunteers and a Phase 1b proof-of-concept study in patients with MC4R-driven obesity, with a clinical trial application planned for the second half of 2025.

Alpha Partners: Gal Gitter Appointed As Partner To Expand Into Israel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Alpha Partners has strengthened its presence in one of the world’s most vibrant technology ecosystems by naming Gal Gitter as Partner based in Tel Aviv. In this role, Gitter will spearhead the firm’s efforts to introduce its collaborative growth-equity model to Israeli startups, empowering early-stage investors to maintain and expand their stakes as companies scale.

Nanoramic: Strategic Investment Secured From ITOCHU To Advance Rollout Of Neocarbonix

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Nanoramic, an MIT-spun battery technology innovator, has landed a strategic equity investment from ITOCHU Corporation alongside follow-on funding from existing backer Top Material. The financing will underwrite global commercialization of Neocarbonix—Nanoramic’s drop-in electrode additive that boosts energy density, power output, fast-charge capability, and cost efficiency—and shore up the company’s supply-chain infrastructure to meet rising customer demand.

Juniper Square: Investment Raised From Nasdaq Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Juniper Square, the fund operations partner to over 2,000 private markets general partners (GPs), has announced a strategic equity investment from Nasdaq Ventures. The funding and new collaboration aim to accelerate the development of integrated data and liquidity solutions tailored for private fund managers, building on Juniper Square’s $130 million Series D financing from June.

FERNRIDE: €18 Million Series A Extension Closed For Advancing Autonomous Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

FERNRIDE, Europe’s leading provider of AI-powered ground autonomy solutions, has extended its Series A round with an additional €18 million, bringing total funding to €75 million. The new capital will accelerate deployment of FERNRIDE’s proven container-terminal autonomy platform into defence logistics, addressing urgent needs for safer, more resilient supply chains across Europe.

Alpic: $6 Million Pre-Seed Raised For Advancing New Cloud Platform For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

Alpic has raised $6 million in pre-seed funding to build the first cloud platform designed specifically for AI agents. The round was led by Partech and included support from K5 Global, Irregular Expression, Yellow, Drysdale, Kima Ventures, Galion.exe, and experienced founders from companies like Mistral, Datadog, and Dataiku. This funding will enable Alpic to advance development and bring its platform out of private testing and into a public beta.

MRM Health: €55 Million Series B Raised For Microbiome-Based Drug Candidates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

MRM Health has completed a €55 million Series B financing round that will enable the company to push its microbiome-based drug candidates through critical development milestones and broaden its pipeline of live biotherapeutic products. Biocodex, a French pharmaceutical group with a decades-long focus on microbiota science, led the round. It included participation from ATHOS, BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity, and existing backers such as SFPIM, Ackermans & van Haaren, OMX Europe Venture Fund, Qbic II, and VIB.

ModernFi: $30 Million Series B Raised For Reinforcing Deposit Stability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2025

ModernFi has secured $30 million in Series B funding to expand its deposit management infrastructure for community and regional financial institutions. The round was led by Canapi Ventures and included participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Curql, Remarkable Ventures, and Intercontinental Exchange. This latest investment brings ModernFi’s total capital raised to more than $60 million and highlights growing support for its role as foundational technology in the post-2023 banking environment.