Venture Capital

Certivo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Native Compliance Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Certivo, an AI-powered supply chain compliance management platform, announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding to accelerate the launch of what it describes as the AI-native compliance automation category. The round was led by Suffolk Technologies with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures and other investors.

Sphinx: $7.1 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale Browser-Native Agents For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Sphinx, a compliance automation platform that builds browser-native agents for financial institutions, announced it has raised $7.1 million in seed funding to expand its agent workforce and support growing demand from banks and fintechs managing anti-money laundering and onboarding operations. The round was led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Deel Ventures, and Singularity Capital.

QuadSci: $8 Million Series A Raised For Customer Intelligence AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

QuadSci, a predictive and prescriptive AI platform for customer intelligence, has raised $8 million in a Series A financing round to accelerate product development and expand its go-to-market operations. The round was led by Crosslink Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and angel investors Shail Jain, Peter Gibson, Tom Roloff, and Rob Eberle.

Fireplace: $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Prediction Market Trading Terminal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Fireplace, a professional trading terminal for prediction markets, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round aimed at bringing institutional-grade trading infrastructure to one of the fastest-growing asset classes in financial markets. The round was led by Frachtis, with participation from White Star Capital and several other venture capital firms and angel investors, including syndicate rounds on Legion and Echo.

Seek Labs Awarded $2 Million USDA Grant To Develop CRISPR-Based And Mutation-Resistant Avian Flu Therapeutic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Seek Labs has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to develop a novel, mutation-resistant therapeutic for highly pathogenic avian influenza using its proprietary Programmable Target Ablation Platform. The funding is part of a broader federal effort to combat the ongoing spread of avian influenza, which has disrupted poultry production, driven up egg and poultry prices, and strained the global food supply.

Veritas Capital Raises $15.3 Billion Across Fund IX Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Veritas Capital announced it has raised $15.3 billion in total capital across The Veritas Capital Fund IX and related investment vehicles, closing one of the largest fundraises in a market characterized by extended timelines and tighter allocations.

EIGHTClouds Launches $300+ Million Real Estate Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Dubai-based alternative investment firm EIGHTClouds has launched the EIGHTClouds Real Estate Investment Fund, an open-ended vehicle targeting more than $300 million in committed capital and over $600 million in gross asset value during its first decade. The fund is structured to deliver predictable income and long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of high-yield, income-generating residential assets across Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates.

HarbourVest Partners Closes $1.1 Billion Inaugural Continuation Solutions Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment firm with more than $146 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025, announced the final close of its inaugural Private Equity Continuation Solutions Fund at more than $1.1 billion in capital commitments.

Startup India Fund Of Funds 2.0: Cabinet Approves Over $118 Million To Boost Deep Tech And Manufacturing Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the establishment of Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore (over $118 million) to mobilize venture capital for India’s startup ecosystem.

Mundi Ventures: €750 Million First Close For Kembara Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Mundi Ventures has announced a €750 million first close for Kembara, described as Europe’s largest dedicated deep tech growth fund, as it works toward a €1 billion target. The fund is now actively investing in breakthrough deep tech science and engineering companies across the continent.

Tikehau Capital: Over $1 Billion In Commitments Closed For Second Private Debt Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset manager, announced the final close of its second vintage private debt secondaries fund, Tikehau Private Debt Secondaries II (TPDS II), with more than $1 billion in limited partner (LP) equity commitments, significantly exceeding its original $750 million target and more than doubling the size of its first-generation fund.

Blue Owl Capital Closes Over $3 Billion For Inaugural Strategic Equity Secondaries Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Blue Owl Capital announced the final close of its inaugural strategic equity and secondaries strategy, Blue Owl Strategic Equity, with more than $3 billion in total commitments raised across institutional and private wealth channels.

Middleburg Closes $125 Million Oversubscribed Third GP Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Middleburg, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm focused on rental housing, announced it has reached the final close of its third GP Fund, raising $125 million in total capital commitments and exceeding its original target to hit the fund’s hard cap.