Venture Capital

X-Energy: $700 Million Series D Raised To Advance Global Reactor Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

X-Energy Reactor Company, a developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology, has closed an oversubscribed Series D funding round totaling approximately $700 million. Jane Street led the financing with participation from new institutional backers, including ARK Invest, Galvanize, Hood River Capital Management, Point72, Reaves Asset Management, XTX Ventures, and others. Existing investors, including Ares Management funds, Corner Capital, Emerson Collective, NGP, and Segra Capital Management, also contributed.

Monroe Capital: $730.7 Million Private Credit CLO Closed As Firm Expands Structured Credit Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Monroe Capital has closed Monroe Capital PCL CLO 1, LTD, a $730.7 million term debt securitization, marking the firm’s third CLO transaction completed in 2025. The deal is backed by a portfolio of lower- and traditional-middle-market senior secured loans. And it represents Monroe’s first private credit CLO, adding further scale to the firm’s structured credit platform.

Model ML: $75 Million Series A Raised To Advance AI Workflow Automation In Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Model ML has secured a $75 million Series A financing round, marking one of the largest early stage fundraises in the history of fintech. The round was led by FT Partners with participation from Y Combinator, QED, Thirteen Books, Latitude, and LocalGlobe. The raise comes only six months after Model ML’s seed round and just one year after its launch, highlighting the rapidly growing enterprise demand for AI driven workflow automation within financial services.

Opti: $20 Million Seed Round Closed To Accelerate AI-Native Identity Security Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Opti has raised $20 million in seed financing to accelerate the global expansion of its AI-native identity security platform. The round was led by YL Ventures, Mayfield Fund, and Hetz Ventures, with participation from Squared Circle Ventures, LocalGlobe, Maple Capital, and angel investor Shlomo Kramer. The New York-based company plans to use the capital to advance product development and scale deployments across enterprise markets.

Momentic: $15 Million Series A Raised To Advance AI-Driven Software Verification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Momentic has raised a $15 million Series A round led by Standard Capital, marking a significant step in the company’s effort to build what it describes as the definitive verification layer for modern software teams. Dropbox Ventures and existing backers Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform, and Karman Ventures also participated in the round, which the startup says will accelerate development of its AI-powered testing platform.

Cordance Medical: $8 Million Seed Round Raised To Advance Focused Ultrasound Platform For Brain Disease Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Cordance Medical has closed an oversubscribed $8 million seed financing round that exceeded its target, supporting the advancement of its noninvasive focused ultrasound platform designed to temporarily and safely open the blood-brain barrier. Sonder Capital led the round with participation from Shanda Grab Ventures, Angel Physician's Fund, SmartGateVC, and R42. Additional investment came from The Sontag Foundation Innovation Fund and the Brain Tumor Investment Fund, a venture subsidiary of the National Brain Tumor Society, reflecting growing momentum around technologies that may improve the effectiveness of neuro-oncology treatments.

Cisco Joins NetFoundry’s Expanded Series A Round Now Totaling More Than $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

NetFoundry has expanded its Series A financing to more than $15 million following the addition of Cisco Investments as a strategic investor. The funding round, first announced earlier this year and led by SYN Ventures, strengthens NetFoundry’s position as a provider of identity-driven, zero-trust networking technology already supporting over one billion monthly sessions. The company said the new capital will support continued scaling of its platform and growth across enterprise and developer ecosystems.

Google And Accel Atoms Launch AI Program To Advance India’s Startup Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 25, 2025

Google has partnered with Accel’s Atoms program to launch a new initiative to accelerate pre-seed artificial intelligence startups in India. The program, part of the Accel Atoms x AI Futures Fund (AIFF) collaboration, is designed to support founders building next-generation AI applications and will begin its first cohort in February 2026.