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Raiven Capital Launches $100 Million Climatech Fund
Raiven Capital has launched Raiven Climatech (Fund RC), a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage startups developing digital infrastructure to address climate and sustainability challenges. The new fund is anchored by Frog Lake First Nation. Fund RC will invest in technologies that use artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to reduce emissions, optimize […]
Read More Smith Point Closes Inaugural Fund
Smith Point Capital Management has held a final and above target close of its inaugural fund, Smith Point Capital Fund I LP, with more than $360 million in capital commitments. Smith Point’s original target for the new fund was $300 million. The New York-based venture capital firm, founded and led by Keith Block, invests in […]
Read More Telescope Adds John Lyman to Venture Team
Telescope has named former Google Ventures partner John Lyman as a managing partner of the firm to lead its early-stage venture investing efforts. Telescope was founded to invest in companies that leverage artificial intelligence and other technologies to improve drug discovery, empower families and small businesses, and modernize supply chains. Mr. Lyman spent sixteen years […]
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SiFly Exits Stealth
SiFly has exited stealth mode and has unveiled a new class of NDAA-compliant industrial drones with up to four times the endurance and ten times the range of current commercial platforms. SiFly’s technology has the potential to disrupt the $35 billion global industrial drone market. SiFly designs and manufactures NDAA-compliant industrial drones targeting public safety, […]
Read More ColdVentures’ ColdVest Gets Hot in Seed Round
ColdVentures, a developer of a body cooling medical device, has closed its seed funding round at a $2.5 million post-money valuation. The Los Angeles-based startup, founded in 2023, is focused on preventing heat-related illnesses by bringing its FDA Class 1-certified wearable cooling solution to environments facing rising heat stress risks. ColdVentures manufactures ColdVest, a patented, […]
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ChurchSpace Secures $1.2 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Community Space Initiatives
ChurchSpace, a company specializing in repurposing church properties for community use, has successfully raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The round was led by Black Ops Ventures, with contributions from Dug Song of Minor Capital and Michigan Rise. The funds will support the company’s relocation of its headquarters from Houston, Texas, to […]
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Atlas Data Storage Secures $155 Million in Seed Funding to Develop DNA-Based Data Storage Solutions
Atlas Data Storage, Inc., a South San Francisco-based tech company, has announced the closure of a substantial $155 million seed funding round. The investment will support the company’s efforts to develop and commercialize DNA-based data storage technology. This round of funding attracted contributions from several prominent investors, including ARCH Venture Partners, Deerfield Management, Bezos Expeditions, […]
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HubSync Secures Over $100 Million in Series C Funding Led by Thoma Bravo
HubSync, a prominent tax and accounting software provider, has raised over $100 million in a Series C funding round led by software investment firm Thoma Bravo. This investment aims to accelerate HubSync’s product development and customer service enhancements, supporting its ongoing growth and innovation in the tax and accounting sector. HubSync, founded in 2019, has […]
Read More ColdVentures’ ColdVest Gets Hot in Seed Round
ColdVentures, a developer of a body cooling medical device, has closed its seed funding round at a $2.5 million post-money valuation. The Los Angeles-based startup, founded in 2023, is focused on preventing heat-related illnesses by bringing its FDA Class 1-certified wearable cooling solution to environments facing rising heat stress risks. ColdVentures manufactures ColdVest, a patented, […]
Read More Veza Hits $808 Million Valuation in New Round
Veza, an enterprise-level identity security platform, has raised $108 million in a Series D round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The oversubscribed round, which values the company at $808 million, also included participation from new investors Atlassian Ventures, Workday Ventures, and Snowflake Ventures, alongside returning backers Accel, GV (Google Ventures), True Ventures, Norwest, Ballistic […]
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Satellite Maker Apex Reaches Orbit
Apex, a satellite manufacturer, has closed a $200 million Series C funding round led by Point72 Ventures and co-led by 8VC. Also investing in this round were returning investor Andreessen Horowitz and new investors Washington Harbour Partners and StepStone Group. Apex designs and manufactures configurable satellite bus platforms that support a range of space missions, […]
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SETWorks Secures Strategic Investment from Polaris Growth Fund
SETWorks, a provider of software solutions for disability service agencies, has received a strategic growth investment from Polaris Growth Fund (PGF). The Kansas City-based company, established in the early 2000s, specializes in software that supports the operational and compliance needs of human services providers. This investment aims to accelerate SETWorks’ product development and expand its […]
Read More Venture Guides Closes $262.5 Million Fund II
Venture Guides, an investor in early-stage infrastructure software companies, has held a final close of its second fund with $262 million of capital. The first and final close was completed in just eight weeks and surpassed its $216 million first fund. Limited partners in Fund II included institutional investors and large family offices and, notably, […]
Read More ColdVentures’ ColdVest Gets Hot in Seed Round
ColdVentures, a developer of a body cooling medical device, has closed its seed funding round at a $2.5 million post-money valuation. The Los Angeles-based startup, founded in 2023, is focused on preventing heat-related illnesses by bringing its FDA Class 1-certified wearable cooling solution to environments facing rising heat stress risks. ColdVentures manufactures ColdVest, a patented, […]
Read More Veza Hits $808 Million Valuation in New Round
Veza, an enterprise-level identity security platform, has raised $108 million in a Series D round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The oversubscribed round, which values the company at $808 million, also included participation from new investors Atlassian Ventures, Workday Ventures, and Snowflake Ventures, alongside returning backers Accel, GV (Google Ventures), True Ventures, Norwest, Ballistic […]
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Satellite Maker Apex Reaches Orbit
Apex, a satellite manufacturer, has closed a $200 million Series C funding round led by Point72 Ventures and co-led by 8VC. Also investing in this round were returning investor Andreessen Horowitz and new investors Washington Harbour Partners and StepStone Group. Apex designs and manufactures configurable satellite bus platforms that support a range of space missions, […]
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SETWorks Secures Strategic Investment from Polaris Growth Fund
SETWorks, a provider of software solutions for disability service agencies, has received a strategic growth investment from Polaris Growth Fund (PGF). The Kansas City-based company, established in the early 2000s, specializes in software that supports the operational and compliance needs of human services providers. This investment aims to accelerate SETWorks’ product development and expand its […]
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