News by subject: VEN

Ziplines Education, an industry-leading education company that partners with universities to deliver industry-focused certificate courses that prepare professionals for today's digital-first workforce, today announced it has closed a $6.4...

Antaris, the leading software platform for space missions, had a pivotal 2023, launching its first demonstration satellite, raising additional capital, expanding its customer base, and solidifying its position as an innovative player in the space...

BRIA, the leading responsible visual generative AI open platform, today announced it has raised $24 million in Series A funding in a round jointly led by GFT Ventures, Intel Capital, and Entrée Capital with additional investors including, Publicis...

Today, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company , announced that applications are open for the 2024 BOTOX® Cosmetic grant program supporting women entrepreneurs. BOTOX® Cosmetic partnered with IFundWomen to launch the program in 2023, and in the second...

Blackbird Health, a neuroscience-led and technology-backed youth mental health provider, announced today it raised $17 million in series A funding. The round was led by Define Ventures and also included participation from Frist Cressey Ventures and...

DustPhotonics, a leading developer of silicon photonics technology for data center and AI applications, today announced the completion of its Series B follow-on funding round, an oversubscribed round of $24M. The round was funded by a combination of...

Loora, the generative AI English language learning company, announced today that it raised $12M in a Series A financing round from lead investor QP Ventures, with participation from new investor Hearst Ventures and existing investors...

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of leading Web3 technology company OKX, has issued updates for February 21, 2024. OKX Ventures Backs...

Blue Wire, a media production and distribution company that allows independent podcasters to monetize their content, has landed a growth funding package from Decathlon Capital Partners to support its expansion. "The flexibility of this funding...

CIVC Partners, L.P. ("CIVC"), a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm focused on investments in the business services sector, is pleased to announce its investment in Highstreet IT Solutions ("Highstreet" or the "Company") in partnership...

AHP announced today its investment in Prolerity Clinical Research ("Prolerity"), a clinical research site management network. As a cornerstone to the formation of Prolerity, AHP has made a majority investment in Tandem Clinical Research, LLC...

Kennedy Funding, a leading global direct private lender, announced the closing of a $2.75 million land loan for a 420-unit multi-family project in Kansas City, Missouri. LOF GP, LLC, the borrower, acquired the 31.51-acre property, called Kimpton...

IsomAb Ltd, a UK-based biotechnology company, announced today the closing of a £7.5 million (approximately US$9.4 million) Seed financing round, led by Broadview Ventures, with further backing from existing investor, SCVC and participation from MEIF...

Oula, the first modern maternity care clinic combining the best of obstetrics and midwifery care, today announced it raised a $28 million Series B funding round co-led by Revolution Ventures and Maverick Ventures with participation from GV and...

Recogni, Inc., the leader in AI-based computing, today announced the closing of $102 million in Series C funding, co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures. Existing investors Mayfield, DNS Capital, BMW i Ventures, and SW Mobility Fund also...

9amHealth, the leading virtual provider for cardiometabolic health, announced it has raised $9.5 million in a Series A extension round today. The financing round was led by The Cigna Group Ventures, with additional support from existing institutional...

NSV Wolf Capital (NSV, nsvwolfcapital.com) announced the successful final closing of its progressive investment vehicle, "NSV Wolf Capital IV Hybrid VC Fund," on January 29, 2024. NSV's Hybrid Venture Capital (VC) Fund strategically combines...

Levr.ai, the cutting-edge intelligent loans software platform, is proud to announce successfully raising another $1 million in additional funding, building on the momentum of its previously announced funding in 2023. This brings Levr.ai's total...

AZmed, a leading European MedTech startup, has secured ?15 million in Series A funding. The operation includes investors such as Maison Worms, Techstars, and Teampact Ventures. The investment supports AZmed's overarching objective of shaping the...

In a follow up to one of last year's largest cleantech private equity placements, Ascend Elements today announced it has raised $162 million in new equity investments. Major investors include Just Climate, Clearvision Ventures, and IRONGREY. The new...

Fixle, Inc (fixlehome.com), a technology company that simplifies home maintenance and management, has officially launched from American Family Insurance, where it was originally incubated. Founded by industry veterans Dave Theus (co-founder of HOMEE)...

Trace Genomics (Trace), the industry leader in DNA-based soil intelligence, today announced its successful Series B funding round at $10.5 million led by existing investors S2G Ventures and Ajax Strategies, as well as new investor Rabo Ventures. The...

Singapore-based biotech company, Syai Health, abbreviated for "Sychronise + AI", secured significant funding from leading investors like AstraZeneca plc and Xiaomi Corporation for its in-house developed AI-empowered medical devices. Originally an...

Horizon Capital, a U.S. private-equity firm with $1.6 billion AUM investing primarily in fast-growing tech and export-oriented companies in Ukraine, announced that its latest fund, HCGF IV has accepted a $20 million commitment from JICA. The...

AZmed, a leading European MedTech startup, has secured ?15 million in Series A funding. The operation includes investors such as Maison Worms, Techstars, and Tempact Ventures. The investment supports AZmed's overarching objective of shaping the...

NOVOS FiBER has officially announced its entrance into its second market, McKinney, Texas. Backed by InLight Capital, the DFW headquartered fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) company is allocating $20 million to bring services to McKinney residents. This...

Part of Abu Dhabi's Hub71, The Cloud secures $12 million in Series B funding, with MENA Moonshots among the new investors, reflecting broad market confidenceStrategic acquisition of KBOX adds 200 locations in the UK to The Cloud's global portfolio,...

In a significant stride towards reshaping the economic landscape, Coop Exchange, a visionary fintech platform, announces the successful completion of its pre-seed funding round. This significant milestone underscores Coop Exchange's potential as a...

WovenEarth Ventures held the final close of its first fund, WovenEarth Fund I at $152M on January 31st, hitting its hard cap. WovenEarth's mission is to seek attractive, risk-adjusted returns while moving compelled capital into US early-stage climate...

Global Millennial Capital Ltd., ("GMCL") an award-winning venture capital fund that uses a data-driven research approach to identify investment white spaces in the global technology sector and reduce investment bias, announced the close of its first...

Paydit, the leading collections automation platform, and LoanPro, the API-first modern lending and credit platform, are excited to announce a new strategic partnership aimed at improving collections and recovery rates for lenders. This integration...

Helika, the leading data analytics & infrastructure provider for traditional and web3 gaming, announces the completion of its $8M Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from Sparkle Ventures, Diagram...

Beyond Celiac, the leading catalyst for a cure for celiac disease, today announces the creation of Beyond Celiac Investments (BCI), an investment program to accelerate the development of treatments and a cure for celiac disease by leveraging the...

Arch, a data intelligence platform for HVAC contractors, announced today that it has raised $6.2 million in seed funding from Gigascale Capital, Coatue, Floodgate, ReGen Ventures, and MCJ Collective. The investment comes as a fast-growing majority of...

Pivt, a workforce relocation leader, has secured oversubscribed funding, with support from influential figures such as Randi Zuckerberg, Evan Segal, Joe Abrams, and Noemis Ventures. Founded by Forbes 30 under 30 and Next 1000 honoree Lynn Greenberg,...

Dapple Security will be among the nation's first cybersecurity ventures to innovate a new approach to utilizing biometrics that allows the creation of revocable, reproducible digital credentials in which biometric data is never stored anywhere....

Vatom Inc. ("Vatom") announced today that it has completed an initial $10 million Series B financing. The company will use the proceeds to expand Customer Success, Marketing, and Product teams supporting its rapidly growing customer base. The Series...

Accelerating Angelstm, an angel investment fund and network founded by women to give women-owned startup companies the capital they need to scale their businesses, has selected two companies as recipients of their first-ever round of funding....

Privy, a real estate investment software platform providing curated information to individual investors and real estate agents focused on residential investment opportunities and wealth-building, secured $4 million in non-dilutive growth capital from...

Duetti, a music financing platform democratizing the music business by enabling catalog monetization for independent artists, today announced $90M in new funding. This includes $15M of new equity, alongside a new $75M credit facility. The equity...

Higharc, the connected cloud platform for homebuilding operations, announced today a $53 million Series B funding round powered by over 18 industry leaders from construction, building products manufacturing, and distribution....

Despite recent record-setting IP expenditures, US enterprises waste $1 trillion annually by failing to monetize their IP assets. ScaleIP...

Today Celadyne, the decarbonization and hydrogen solution company, announced that they have raised $4.5M in seed investment funding. The round was co-led by Maniv and Dynamo Ventures, with major participation from EPS Ventures....

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Consensus, the leader in Enterprise Demo Automation, announces the promotion of Whitney Jones to Chief Financial Officer.  In her previous role as VP of Finance and Business Operations, Whitney played a pivotal role in leading the financial strategy...

Beyond Capital Ventures, a women-led, emerging markets venture capital fund catalyzing purpose-driven startups, is pleased to announce its recent investment in Ampersand, the first electric transport energy company in Africa. The business is the...

FreezeM, an Agri-tech pioneering biotechnology company that offers Breeding-as-a-Service (BaaS) for Black Soldier Fly (BSF) protein factories, announced today the closure of $14.2 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by a group of...

Freenome, a biotechnology company developing blood tests for early cancer detection, announced the addition of $254 million from new and existing investors. The funding enables Freenome to advance the pipeline of single-cancer and tailored...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) named CytexOrtho the winner of the inaugural OrthoPitch Technology Competition during the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Through the competition, the AAOS, the world's largest medical...

Wowzer AI is thrilled to announce its official launch, introducing a free, all-in-one platform designed to revolutionize content creation for both creative professionals and enthusiasts. Wowzer stands out as a comprehensive, user-friendly solution,...