Venture Capital

Titl: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Automate Title Search And Property Verification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Titl, a Miami-based real estate technology startup, has raised a $2.5 million seed round to expand its AI- and blockchain-driven platform for title search, monitoring, and property verification as the company targets a faster, more transparent alternative to a process that remains heavily manual in many U.S. jurisdictions.

VoiceRun: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Raised And Full-Stack Enterprise Voice AI Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

VoiceRun, an enterprise platform for building and deploying Voice AI, has raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from RRE Ventures and Link Ventures. The company said it will use the funding to expand its product and go-to-market efforts as more enterprises push voice agents from pilots into production deployments.

Oramed And Lifeward Reveal Strategic Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Oramed Pharmaceuticals and Lifeward said they have signed binding agreements for a strategic transaction that will move Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery platform (POD technology) to Lifeward while positioning Oramed as a major shareholder in the medical robotics company.

Horizon3.ai Secures Investment From Prosperity7 Ventures To Protect AI Datacenters And Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Horizon3.ai announced it has received an investment from Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified venture fund of Aramco Ventures, as the offensive security company looks to accelerate efforts to safeguard AI datacenters and other critical infrastructure increasingly targeted by cyber adversaries.

Amped Fitness Secures Strategic Investment From Princeton Equity Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Amped Fitness, a fast-growing high-value, low-price fitness concept, said it has received a strategic investment from Princeton Equity Group as the company looks to accelerate its expansion into new U.S. markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

RxAnte Announces Strategic Growth Investment From Primus Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

RxAnte, a provider of analytics, software, and clinical services for pharmacy care management, announced it has secured a strategic growth investment from Primus Capital as it looks to scale its value-based pharmacy programs and expand clinical offerings for health plans and members with complex drug therapy needs.

Jivox Raises Strategic Financing, Rebrands As DaVinci Commerce To Target Agentic Commerce Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

DaVinci Commerce, the company formerly known as Jivox, announced it has raised a strategic round of financing and rebranded as it ramps investment in an AI-native platform aimed at helping large brands and commerce media networks automate and scale commerce marketing.

Rosberg Ventures Closes Oversubscribed $100 Million Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Nico Rosberg announced Rosberg Ventures has closed its third fund at $100 million, describing the vehicle as oversubscribed and citing “unprecedented demand” that led the firm to cap investor allocations.

Defense Unicorns: $136 Million Series B Raised At $1+ Billion Valuation For Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Defense Unicorns, a provider of software delivery technology for disconnected and high-security environments, said it has raised a $136 million Series B round led by Bain Capital’s Tech Opportunities fund, pushing the company past a $1 billion valuation.

Taaleri SolarWind III Reaches Final Close At €630 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Taaleri Energia announced its SolarWind III Fund has reached a final close with €630 million in total commitments, including €74 million of co-investment commitments, marking the firm’s sixth renewable energy fund.

WeatherPromise: $12.8 Million Series A Raised To Scale Weather Guarantees Across Travel And Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

WeatherPromise, a technology company that offers “weather guarantees” for travel and outdoor experiences, announced it closed a $12.8 million Series A financing round that was more than three times oversubscribed, bringing total investment in the company to more than $22 million.

Superorganism Closes $25.9 Million Debut Biodiversity Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Superorganism, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on biodiversity-focused “nature tech,” has closed its debut fund with $25.9 million in commitments as it looks to scale technology-driven solutions to slow and reverse biodiversity loss.

Converge Bio: $25 Million Series A Raised To Expand Generative AI Drug Discovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Converge Bio, an AI platform focused on accelerating drug discovery and development, announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding, bringing total capital raised to $30 million. The highly oversubscribed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from TLV Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, and Saras Capital, along with individual executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

JetZero: $175 Million Series B Raised To Advance All-Wing Commercial Aircraft, Targeting Demonstrator First Flight In 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

JetZero announced it has raised approximately $175 million in Series B financing as the startup accelerates development of a full-size demonstrator prototype for its blended, all-wing commercial aircraft concept. The round was led by B Capital and included participation from United Airlines Ventures, Northrop Grumman, 3M Ventures, and RTX Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of RTX, among others. JetZero said it has now raised and secured commitments of more than $1.0 billion in total funding and support, including government grants, incentives, and commercial commitments.

Proxima: $80 Million Raised To Power The Next Generation Of Proximity-Based Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Proxima, the AI-native biotech company developing drug discovery tools and therapeutics for proximity-based medicines, has raised an oversubscribed $80 million seed round and rebranded from VantAI as it sharpens its focus on proximity therapeutics. The financing was led by DCVC, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Braidwell, Roivant, AIX Ventures, Yosemite, Magnetic Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Modi Ventures, and other strategic and institutional backers. As part of the round, DCVC General Partner Jason Pontin will join Proxima’s board.

Confianza Completes Series Seed 2 Funding to Scale Data And Predictive Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Confianza announced it has completed its Series Seed 2 funding round, adding fresh capital to support a growth plan centered on expanding customer-facing teams and advancing the company’s AI- and machine-learning-driven analytics and predictive modeling capabilities.

Vivere Oncotherapies Raises Over $10 Million To Advance Targeted Immunotherapies For ‘Cold’ Solid Tumors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Vivere Oncotherapies has raised over $10 million to develop targeted cancer therapies designed to activate the immune system against solid tumors that typically evade immune detection. The Berkeley, California-based company said the financing was led by YK Bioventures, with additional funding from Pillar, Berkeley Frontier Fund, Freeflow Ventures, and the National Cancer Institute.

Wingspire Equipment Finance Closes Record 2025, Surpassing $700 Million In Annual Fundings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Wingspire Equipment Finance said it delivered a record year in 2025, posting $701.3 million in annual funding volume—up 66% from $423.7 million in 2024—as the company expanded its national direct lending platform and broadened its capital markets activity.

Onebrief Closes $200 Million Series D At $2.15 Billion Valuation And Acquires Battle Road Digital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Onebrief, a military-focused planning and command software company, has closed a $200 million Series D financing round and acquired Battle Road Digital as it pushes to expand beyond planning into wargaming, simulation, and real-time operational decision support.

Wasabi Raises $70 Million At $1.8 Billion Valuation To Scale AI-First Cloud Storage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Wasabi Technologies announced it has raised $70 million in a new equity round led by L2 Point Management, with participation from Pure Storage and existing investor Fidelity Management & Research Company, valuing the cloud storage provider at $1.8 billion.

Outbound Hotels Expands Barings Partnership And Plans Park City Opening For Early 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Outbound Hotels announced it will open Outbound Park City in early 2027, adding a new Utah outpost to its outdoor-focused lodging portfolio through a full repositioning of an existing property in one of the country’s best-known four-season mountain destinations.

Liquid Stock Launches Spark, An Evergreen Liquidity Vehicle for Pre-IPO Shareholders After S-1 Filings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Liquid Stock has introduced Spark, an evergreen financing vehicle designed to provide cost-efficient liquidity to employees and other shareholders of private technology companies after the issuer has publicly filed an S-1 registration statement.

Sheridan Capital Partners Invests In ICANotes To Scale Behavioral Health EHR And Practice Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Sheridan Capital Partners announced it has completed an investment in ICANotes, a behavioral health-focused practice management and electronic health records software provider, as demand for mental health services rises and documentation and compliance requirements continue to expand. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Takes Majority Stake in Engineering Firm Olsson

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) have made a majority investment in Olsson, Inc., an employee-owned engineering and design firm, in a transaction that also includes significant re-investment by Olsson employees.

Axol Bioscience: $2.8 Million Raised To Accelerate US Expansion And Scale iPSC Cell Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Axol Bioscience announced it has raised $2.8 million (£2.1 million) in funding to expand its US operations, advance product development, and scale cell manufacturing capacity. The financing was led by US life sciences investor BroadOak Capital Partners, with participation from Axol’s founding investor, the Roslin Foundation. Axol said the capital will support growth of its commercial presence in the US while also enabling development of enhanced induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived models in neuroscience, ophthalmology, and cardiovascular disease.

Flip: $20 Million Series A Raised After Handling 300 Million Automated Customer Service Calls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Flip, an AI platform that automates customer service phone calls for enterprise brands, has raised $20 million in a Series A round as it reported surpassing 300 million calls handled across hundreds of brands. The financing was co-led by Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures, with participation from Data Point Capital, ScOp Venture Capital, Bullpen Capital, Forum Ventures, and angel investors. The round brings Flip’s total funding to $31 million.

National New Markets Fund Wins $95 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation From U.S. Treasury

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

National New Markets Fund (NNMF), an affiliate of Los Angeles-based impact investor SDS Capital Group, has been awarded a $95 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The allocation is part of the CDFI Fund’s $10 billion 2024–2025 NMTC round, which the group described as the largest in the program’s history.

Bain Capital Real Estate Raises $5 Billion in New Capital And Closes $3.4 Billion Real Estate Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Bain Capital Real Estate announced it has closed more than $5 billion in new capital across its real estate strategies, including the final fundraising close for Bain Capital Real Estate Fund III with approximately $3.4 billion in total commitments.

StarLIMS Announces Strategic Investment By Turn/River Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

StarLIMS, an enterprise informatics software provider for laboratories, said it has secured a strategic investment from Turn/River Capital, with existing sponsor Francisco Partners exiting its position as part of the transaction.

RISA Labs: $11.1 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI Operating System For Oncology Workflows Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

RISA Labs, a company developing an AI-driven operating system for oncology, said it has closed an $11.1 million Series A financing to expand deployments across cancer clinics, health systems, specialty pharmacies and infusion networks in the U.S.