Venture Capital

Dream: $100 Million (Series B) Raised At $1.1 Billion Valuation For Cyber Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2025

Dream, an AI-based company providing cyber resilience for nations and critical infrastructure, announced a $100 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures at a $1.1 billion valuation. And additional investors include Group 11, Tru Arrow, Tau Capital and Aleph. Dream will further enhance its product capabilities and global market reach with this funding round.

Harvey: $300 Million (Series D) Raised At $3 Billion Valuation For Legal AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2025

Harvey recently announced the Series D funding round led by Sequoia and including Coatue, Kleiner Perkins, OpenAI Startup Fund, GV, Conviction, Elad Gil, and REV, the venture capital arm of RELX Group which owns LexisNexis Legal & Professional. This round of funding was raised at a $3 billion valuation.

Candid Health: $52.5 Million (Series C) Raised To Simplify Medical Billing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 22, 2025

Candid Health, an autonomous revenue cycle automation platform for healthcare providers, announced it has raised $52.5 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT with participation from existing investors. This funding round brings the company's total raised to $99.5 million.

Polymath: $1 Million Raised To Turn Kid-Focused App Into A Productive Experience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Karman+: $20 Million (Seed) Secured For Mining Asteroids

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Asteroid mining company Karman+ announced it raised $20 million in seed funding led by Plural and Hummingbird. The funding round included participation from HCVC, Kevin Mahaffey (Lookout), co-founder Teun van den Dries, and angel investors, which will be used to develop its first technology demonstration mission and customer missions, and it is expected in 2027.

Donorbox: $3 Billion In Charitable Giving Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Top-rated fundraising platform Donorbox announced that it has powered $3+ billion in charitable donations for 100,000 nonprofits worldwide. Organizations have utilized its technology to run over 250,000 fundraising campaigns, creating positive change worldwide.

Augury: Industrial AI Solutions Company Raises $75 Million At Over $1 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Augury announced that it has raised $75 million, with the round being led by Lightrock with participation from several of Augury’s existing investors Insight Partners, Eclipse, Qumra Capital as well as Schneider Electric Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.

Surus: $8 Million (Seed) Raised For Institutional-Grade Asset Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Surus, an institutional-grade asset management and custody platform for on-chain finance, announced that it received regulatory approval from the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks to open Surus Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary.

Morphosis Capital: Over €100 Million Closed For Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Growth capital fund Morphosis Capital Partners announced the launch of Morphosis Capital Fund II, its second investment fund, with a committed capital of over €100 million.

McNally Capital Announces Investment in Jewett Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

McNally Capital, a private equity firm specializing in acquiring founder-, family-, and management-owned businesses in the lower middle market, announced an investment in Jewett Automation. Jewett Automation is a leading manufacturer of filtration equipment and custom automation solutions, specializing in automated manufacturing and robotic systems for complex industrial applications.

Infinite Investment Systems Secures Majority Investment from J.C. Flowers to Accelerate Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Infinite Investment Systems, a leader in providing portfolio management solutions to the Canadian wealth management industry, announced that it has secured a majority investment from J.C. Flowers & Co. (a private investment firm dedicated to investing in the financial services industry).

Tikehau Capital: €1.2 Billion Raised For Special Opportunities Strategy Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, announced that its tactical strategies business has raised a record €1.2 billion for the third generation of its special opportunities strategy, showing the increasing demand for flexible credit solutions.

Trackunit: Construction-Focused IoT Connectivity Company Raises Funding From Goldman Sachs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Trackunit, a leading SaaS and operating data platform provider for the construction ecosystem globally, announced that Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives will buy a majority stake in the company from funds advised by Hg and GRO Capital. And Goldman Sachs Alternatives' investment marks the next chapter in Trackunit's ambitious growth journey, supporting the company's mission to eliminate downtime in construction and to support customer success.

JLL: $1.125 Billion Refinancing Arranged For 3 Bryant Park In Midtown Manhattan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

JLL’s  Capital Markets group announced that it had arranged a $1.125 billion refinancing for 3 Bryant Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot trophy office tower located in the Bryant Park micro-market of Midtown Manhattan.

A10 Networks Expands Cybersecurity Portfolio With ThreatX Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

A10 Networks announced it has acquired the assets and key personnel of ThreatX Protect expanding its cybersecurity portfolio with web application and API protection (WAAP). And the acquisition is expected to be modestly accretive to A10’s earnings per share this year and has closed.

fal: $49 Million (Series B) Raised For AI-Based Media Creation Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

fal, a leading infrastructure platform for AI-based media creation, announced it raised $49 million in Series B funding by Notable Capital and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Kindred Ventures, and First Round Capital. This brings fal’s total funding to $72 million. As part of this funding round, Jennifer Li (a16z) and Glenn Solomon (Notable) will join fal’s Board of Directors.

Clear Labs Secures $30 Million in Series D Financing to Accelerate Development and Adoption of Cutting-Edge Sequencing Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Peregrine: $5 Million Raised For Transforming Healthcare for Underserved Communities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Peregrine Health, a comprehensive national behavioral health solution, announced it has secured $5 million to accelerate its mission to improve access to behavioral health care in underserved communities. The funding will advance the company's continued growth as a partner for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs).

Questal: $3.2 Million (Seed) Funding Raised For Accelerating Personal Financial Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Questal, the owner and operator of financial wellness service provider Questis and a leader in innovative financial technology, announced the closing of its Seed Series funding round. The funding round was led by prominent figures, including Ken Thompson, former CEO of TD Private Client Wealth LLC; Adam Harper, former COO of Investments at Citi Wealth; Elizabeth and Michael Bisaro owners of StraightLine, an independent RIA with more than $1 billion of AUM; Robert Rickey, Chief Growth Officer at StraightLine and former Managing Director of Advisor Services for TIAA.

BlueWave: $118.2 Million In Debt & Tax Equity Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

BlueWave, a leading solar developer, owner, and operator in the Northeast U.S., announced a new major financing round to support its community solar portfolio in Maine. The $118.2 million in financing includes a debt raise of $48.2 million with City National Bank and a tax equity raise of $70 million with First American Commercial Bancorp. The funding will support equipment and infrastructure across four community solar project sites.

Sunco Foods: Investment Raised From Fulcrum Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Fulcrum Capital Partners, a leading Canadian private equity firm focused on the mid-market, announced its investment in Sunco Foods. The company manufactures nut-based butters, snacks, and value-added food ingredients. It also imports, processes, and distributes organic and naturally sourced nuts, seeds, dried fruits, grains, and legumes.

Wall Street Prep: Funding Raised From The Riverside Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

The Riverside Company, a global investment firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, announced an investment in Wall Street Prep (WSP), a leading global provider of financial training solutions and certifications with over 300 corporate clients, 150 university partners and 500,000 learners. And Riverside acquired WSP from Eden Capital, which invested in the company in 2021.

Red Arts Capital: Chris Hull Promoted To Principal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Red Arts Capital, a leading investment firm specializing in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, announced the promotion of Chris Hull from Vice President to Principal.

Restrata: Operational Resilience Software Company Raises Funding From Scottish Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2025

Restrata, an operational resilience software and service provider to global enterprises, including some of the world’s largest energy and industrial companies, announced it raised investment from Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) to meet growing market demand.

SingleFile: $9 Million (Series A) Raised For Legal & Compliance Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2025

SingleFile, a leading innovator in legal & compliance tech, announced the completion of its Series A funding round at $9 million. This milestone brings the company's total funding to over $24 million since its founding in 2019 and $15 million in the past year, positioning SingleFile for continued growth and innovation.

Lumotive: $45 Million (Series B) Raised For Programmable Optical Semiconductor Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2025

Lumotive, a leader in programmable optical semiconductor products, announced it has closed a $45 million Series B funding round to accelerate sales growth of its groundbreaking Light Control Metasurface (LCM) technology. This oversubscribed round included new investors Swisscom Ventures, East Bridge, EDOM, Grazia, Hokuyo Inc. and TSVC, and support from existing investors such as Gates Frontier, MetaVC Partners, Quan Funds, USAA, and HiMax.

Cain And Ares Enter To Buy Significant Stake In Trent Rockets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2025

Cain International and Ares Management Credit funds have together entered exclusivity to buy a significant stake in The Hundred franchise Trent Rockets. After a competitive bidding process, Cain and Ares won the auction as the preferred private investors and will now enter an eight-week exclusivity period to finalize legal agreements.

Tofu: $12 Million (Series A) Closed For Omnichannel Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2025

Tofu, a unified AI platform for B2B marketing teams, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The funding was led by SignalFire, with participation from HubSpot Ventures, Tau Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Alumni Ventures, SH Fund, Riverside Ventures, Eudemian Ventures, and Han Bridge Capital, along with a notable group of angel investors. Existing investors Index Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures also joined the round.

K2 Space: $110 Million (Series B) Raised To Ramp Up Satellite Platorm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2025

K2 Space announced a $110 million Series B to ramp up mass production of its multi-orbit and high power satellite platform. The funding round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital and it includes participation from existing investors Alpine Space Ventures, First Round Capital, and others.

Jscrambler: $5.2 Million Raised For Client-Side Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Jscrambler, a pioneer in client-side protection, announced the completion of a $5.2 million investment round subscribed to exclusively by Iberis Capital. This latest funding builds on a previous $15 million Series A funding round led by Ace Capital Partners with participation from Sonae IM and Portugal Ventures, which also led the company's initial seed round.