Venture Capital

10Beauty Raises $23.5 Million To Expand Robotic Manicures To Retail And Salons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

10Beauty announced that it has raised $23.5 million in new funding led by Story Ventures. The round brings 10Beauty’s total funding to more than $70 million.

Etched Comes Out Of Stealth With $800 Million Raised And $1 Billion In Customer Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Etched announced that it has come out of stealth after building its first racks following a successful A0 tapeout. The company also disclosed that it has raised $800 million and secured more than $1 billion in customer contracts.

Keepit Upsizes And Refinances Credit Facilities To $90 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Keepit announced the renewal and upsizing of its credit facilities to $90 million. The financing is backed by HSBC Innovation Banking and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark.

Aligned Raises $60 Million To Advance AI Deal Workspace Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Aligned announced it has raised $60 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $73.8 million. Aligned is the AI Deal Workspace where sellers, buyers, and AI agents run deals together.

OXMIQ Raises $35 Million To Scale OxCore Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

OXMIQ Labs announced the close of its $35 million Series A financing round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $60 million. OXMIQ is a unified GPU and AI architecture company founded by Raja Koduri.

Together AI Raises $800 Million Series C At $8.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Together AI announced it has raised $800 million in Series C financing at an $8.3 billion post-money valuation. Together AI is known for making it cheaper and easier for companies to run open-source AI models at scale. The round was led by Aramco Ventures, with participation from Vista Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Emergence Capital, NVIDIA, March Capital, Pegatron, S Ventures, and others.

Materna Medical Raises $5 Million In B3 Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Materna Medical announced the successful close of its $5 million B3 financing round. The funding positions the company for a pivotal year of clinical, commercial, and operational advancement.

Joulent Raises $1.75 Billion From National Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Joulent announced that National Grid has agreed to make a $1.75 billion strategic minority investment in the company. Joulent is a technology-driven energy company developing multi-gigawatt power infrastructure to meet the rising electricity demands of American industry, AI infrastructure, and other compute-intensive sectors.

Feinstein Institutes Secures $4.9 Million In NIH Grants For Inflammation And Alzheimer’s Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research announced that it has secured $4.9 million in new multi-year grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The funding will support two research projects focused on acute inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease.

Pictor Raises $7.5 Million Bridge Round To Accelerate Targeted Proteomic Platform Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Pictor Holdings announced that it has closed a $7.5 million bridge round of growth capital. The financing was supported by existing investors and brings Pictor’s total capital raised to approximately $30 million.

Pegasus Tech Ventures And Asteria Launch Corporate Venture Capital Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Pegasus Tech Ventures announced the launch of a corporate venture capital fund in partnership with Asteria Corporation. The initiative marks Asteria’s first corporate venture capital fund.

Kim.cc Raises Funding To Build AI-Native Customer Support Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Kim.cc announced that it has finalized an institutional venture funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners. The company will use the funding to accelerate its U.S. expansion and build the next generation of AI-native customer service. Financial terms of the round were not disclosed.

pH7 Technologies Receives Up To $5 Million From Natural Resources Canada To Advance Copper Production Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

pH7 Technologies announced up to $5 million in funding support from Natural Resources Canada through the Energy Innovation Program’s Mining Decarbonization Demonstration Call for Proposals.

D-Wave To Receive $1.5 Million NSF Grant To Strengthen U.S. Quantum Computing Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

D-Wave Quantum announced that it has been selected to receive a $1,566,250 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation through the agency’s National Quantum Virtual Laboratory program.

MarineMax Refinances $1.49 Billion Senior Secured Credit Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

MarineMax announced that it has completed the refinancing of its $1.49 billion aggregate senior secured credit facilities.

Martis Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Deerfield Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Martis Capital announced that it has acquired a majority equity stake in Deerfield Group, a marketing, communications, media, and technology agency focused on healthcare and life sciences. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Qashier Raises $6.125 Million Series A+ To Accelerate Regional Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Qashier announced that it has raised $6.125 million in Series A+ financing. The round included equity and debt and was led by Cocoon Capital, IFP Securities, and BlackSoil Global, with participation from strategic angel investors.

LeapXpert Raises $180 Million To Lead AI-Powered Governed Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

LeapXpert announced that it has raised a $180 million growth investment led by Riverwood Capital. The funding will support LeapXpert’s mission to make enterprise conversations on modern messaging channels governed, intelligent, and actionable.

Keewaywin Capital Funds BRISC’s Purchase Of Permanent Home

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Keewaywin Capital announced a financing initiative to support Gihekdagye Friendship Centre, also known as Brantford Regional Indigenous Support Centre, in acquiring its current facility and expanding access to transitional housing in Brantford, Ontario.

MDOTM Raises $27 Million Growth Equity Round Led By Expedition Growth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

MDOTM announced that it has closed a $27 million growth equity round led by Expedition Growth Capital. The financing brings MDOTM’s total investment to $36.5 million.

Chiron Real Estate Recapitalizes $217 Million In Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Chiron Real Estate announced that it has completed the sale of seven inpatient rehabilitation facilities to a joint venture between the company and a U.S. public pension fund advised by a global real estate investment management firm.

Queue Raises $12.6 Million To Launch Autonomous Robotic Pharmacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Queue announced that it has emerged from stealth with a working system designed to transform how prescriptions are dispensed, verified, and delivered. The company recently closed an oversubscribed $12.6 million seed round led by AlleyCorp.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Prices $350 Million Notes Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund announced that it has priced an offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 6.100% notes due 2031. The notes will mature on July 15, 2031.

Dominion Dynamics Raises C$139 Million Series A To Scale Arctic Surveillance Network And Drone Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Dominion Dynamics announced that it has raised C$139 million, or about $100 million, in Series A funding. The round was led by Georgian and marks the largest Series A financing in Canadian defense history. The financing included participation from Valor Equity Partners, Expeditions, Lakestar, OMERS, Business Development Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Deloitte Ventures Canada, and JDY Capital.

Stathera Raises $55 Million Series B To Scale Silicon Timing For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Stathera announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $55 million Series B financing round. The round was led by new investor Maverick Silicon, with continued participation from Celesta Capital, BDC Capital, MediaTek Innovation Fund, TXC Corporation, and Ultratech Capital Partners. The financing brings Stathera’s total funding to $75 million.

Peachtree Group Originates $56.4 Million C-PACE Financing For The CTR Redevelopment In Atlanta

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Peachtree Group announced the origination of $56.4 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing for the recapitalization and redevelopment of The CTR, the former CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.

ACON Investments Acquiring Controlling Stake In YumEarth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

ACON Investments announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in YumEarth, a fast-growing organic confectionery brand known for allergy-friendly candy made with clean and simple ingredients. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Omnea Launches Future Founders Fund With Firedrop To Back Employees As Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Omnea announced the launch of the Omnea Future Founders Fund in partnership with European angel fund Firedrop.

Easterly Government Properties Closes $200 Million Term Loan Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Easterly Government Properties announced the closing of a new five-year $200 million senior unsecured term loan facility. The term loan includes an accordion feature that allows Easterly to increase commitments by up to $50 million, subject to certain conditions.

Digitt Secures $50 Million Facility From Victory Park Capital To Expand Credit Card Refinancing In Mexico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Digitt announced that it has secured a $50 million financing facility from Victory Park Capital. The facility will support Digitt’s continued growth as it expands access to transparent, fixed-rate installment loans for consumers in Mexico. Digitt is a fintech company offering credit card debt refinancing for prime borrowers in Mexico.