Venture Capital

Partners Group Raises $510 Million For Second 2026 Rated Feeder Supporting Private Credit Evergreen Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Partners Group has closed its second rated feeder vehicle of 2026 for its private credit evergreen strategy, raising $510 million from U.S.-based insurance companies.

Hines Private Wealth Solutions Completes Record $591 Million Delaware Statutory Trust Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Hines Private Wealth Solutions has completed its ninth Delaware Statutory Trust offering, totaling approximately $591 million, the largest completed DST offering in the firm’s history.

Robinhood Ventures Fund I Invests $10 Million In Cognition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Robinhood Ventures Fund I has completed approximately $10 million in investments in Cognition, the artificial intelligence software company behind the autonomous coding agent Devin.

Madison Capital Group Names Chris Best Managing Director To Lead RIA And Family Office Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Madison Capital Group has appointed Chris Best as Managing Director to lead the firm’s expansion across registered investment advisor and family office channels.

Obra Capital Closes $403.6 Million Fifth CLO, Bringing Total Issuance Above $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Obra Capital has closed its fifth collateralized loan obligation offering, Obra CLO 5, with a total size of $403.6 million, bringing the alternative asset manager’s cumulative CLO issuance to more than $2 billion across five transactions in less than two years.

Paine Schwartz Partners Invests In First Day To Expand Family Wellness And Nutritional Supplement Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments across the sustainable food and agriculture value chain, has made a strategic investment in First Day Life, an Austin, Texas-based health and wellness company that offers vitamins and nutritional supplements for families. The investment was made through Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI in partnership with First Day founder and CEO Alice Li, who will continue leading the business.

Vitol Aviation Awarded $230.1 Million Defense Logistics Agency Fuel Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Vitol Aviation Co. has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth up to $230.1 million to supply various fuels to the Defense Logistics Agency.

University Of Mary Hardin-Baylor Receives $2 Million Challenge Grant For $50 Million Science Lab Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has received a $2 million challenge grant from an anonymous donor to support construction of its new $50 million science laboratory facility in Belton, Texas.

Northrop Grumman Awarded $43.9 Million Contract For Trident II Rocket Motor Production Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has been awarded a $43.9 million U.S. Navy contract to support the design of new rocket motor production facilities and equipment in Magna, Utah.

Bolt Biotherapeutics Acquires Prana Therapies And Raises $120 Million To Advance PRA-216

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Bolt Biotherapeutics has acquired Prana Therapies in a stock-for-stock reverse merger and secured a concurrent $120 million private placement to advance Prana’s pipeline of next-generation multispecific antibodies.

Vigor Marine Awarded $42.8 Million Contract For USNS Henry J. Kaiser Overhaul And Drydocking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Vigor Marine LLC has been awarded a $42.8 million U.S. Navy contract to perform a scheduled overhaul and drydocking of the Military Sealift Command replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser.

Lockheed Martin Awarded $114.6 Million F-35 Navigation Systems Redesign Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has been awarded a $114.6 million U.S. Navy contract order to redesign, integrate, qualify, and test two navigation systems used on the F-35 Lightning II.

Amentum Awarded $26.1 Million Air Force Contract Modification For AFCENT Aviation Command And Control Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Amentum Services has been awarded a $26.1 million U.S. Air Force contract modification to support aviation command-and-control operations across the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives To Acquire Majority Stake In Celnor Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Goldman Sachs Alternatives has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Celnor Group, a London-based testing, inspection, certification, and compliance platform focused on the built environment.

Striveworks Expands Pentagon AI Partnership As Enterprise Contract Grows To $700 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Striveworks is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Army and the broader Department of Defense as its enterprise contract increases tenfold from $70 million to $700 million over five years.

Case Western Reserve University Launches $2.5 Billion Breakthrough Point Campaign

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Case Western Reserve University has launched Breakthrough Point, a $2.5 billion philanthropic campaign, the university's most ambitious fundraising initiative in its 200-year history.

UBS Acquires 4.8% Equity Stake In 360 ONE WAM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

UBS AG has acquired an approximately 4.8% equity stake in 360 ONE WAM Ltd., one of India’s largest independent wealth and asset management firms, following the exercise of all warrants previously allotted to the Swiss banking group.

Warhound Launches With $200 Million Seed Round To Build Domestic Military Working Dog Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Warhound has emerged from stealth with a $200 million seed round to build a domestic supply of military and public-safety working dogs using advanced genetics, cloning, training, and defense technology.

Fluor Marine Propulsion Awarded $2.41 Billion U.S. Navy Contract Modification For Naval Nuclear Propulsion Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Fluor Marine Propulsion has been awarded a $2.409 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract supporting Naval Nuclear Propulsion work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory.

Trump Administration Launches $5 Billion SPUR Guaranteed Loan Program For American Meat, Poultry, And Seafood Processors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

The Trump Administration has announced the launch of the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers Guaranteed Loan Program, or SPUR, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture making at least $5 billion in loan capacity available to expand, improve, and diversify domestic meat, poultry, and seafood processing.

Pathos AI Raises $237 Million Series E At $3 Billion Valuation To Advance AI-Driven Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Pathos AI has raised $237 million in Series E financing at a post-money valuation of approximately $3 billion to expand its agentic AI drug development platform and advance a growing portfolio of clinical-stage oncology programs. The financing was led by Bristol Myers Squibb, with participation from existing investors.

Albert Invent Adds Applied Ventures As Strategic Investor To Expand Chemistry-Native AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Albert Invent has received a growth equity investment from Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, to support the expansion of its chemistry-native artificial intelligence platform and global presence.

BOB Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round To Expand AI Finance And Banking Platform For Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

BOB AI Holdings has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered finance and banking platform designed for small business owners. The round was led by Mischief, with funding from Peter Thiel and participation from Codie Sanchez, Mark Pincus, Karman Ventures, and additional investors and operators.

Thrive Therapies Raises $7.7 Million To Expand School-Based Healthcare Services For Children With Disabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Thrive Therapies, a Dallas-based technology-enabled pediatric healthcare company, has raised $7.7 million in funding led by LiveOak Ventures, with participation from Activate Venture Partners and the Charter School Growth Fund.

Zevia Secures $20 Million Growth Equity Investment From GP Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Zevia PBC has entered into a definitive agreement with a fund managed by GP Investments Ltd. for a $20 million growth equity investment designed to support the beverage company’s strategic reset and long-term growth initiatives.

Zai Lab Raises $250 Million PIPE To Advance DLL3-Targeting ADC Zocilurtatug Pelitecan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Zai Lab has entered into an agreement to raise approximately $250 million through a private investment in public equity financing, with proceeds primarily earmarked for the global development of its DLL3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate zocilurtatug pelitecan.

Star Therapeutics Raises $200 Million To Advance Preclinical Pipeline Into The Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Star Therapeutics has raised $200 million in private financing to advance its next generation of therapeutic programs, move current preclinical assets into clinical development, and expand its pipeline with additional programs. The financing was co-led by OrbiMed and Janus Henderson Investors. Other participants included Agent Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, New Leaf Venture Partners, NYBC Ventures, RA Capital Management, Redmile, Sofinnova Investments, Soleus Capital, and a sovereign wealth fund.

Tractian Raises $130 Million Series D At $1.4 Billion Valuation To Scale Physical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Tractian has raised $130 million in Series D funding at a $1.4 billion valuation to expand its Physical AI platform for manufacturers, data centers, utilities, defense organizations, and other asset-heavy industries. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures and co-led by M&G's Catalyst strategy. N47, General Catalyst, Bosch Ventures, 53 Stations, Monashees, Endeavor Catalyst, Norte Ventures, and Y Combinator also participated.

Higgsfield Adds TCV And NVIDIA To Series B As AI Media Platform Surpasses $1 Billion Annualized Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Higgsfield has extended its Series B financing with new investments from TCV and NVIDIA as the AI-native video and image creation platform expands its infrastructure, product development, and global commercial operations.

Conduent Completes $447 Million Refinancing To Extend Maturities And Support Deleveraging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Conduent has completed a $447 million refinancing transaction designed to extend debt maturities, increase available commitments, and support the company's broader deleveraging and de-risking strategy.