Brazilian fintech BHub announced a $10 million funding round led by Next Billion Capital Partners, joining existing backers Valor Capital, Monashees and Hedosophia. The raise extends a prior investment led by the IFC, bringing the company's total capital to a still‑undisclosed but significantly larger sum. Concurrently, BHub completed the acquisition of Agrocontar, a platform serving Brazil’s agribusiness sector. The combined capital and acquisition aim to accelerate BHub’s AI‑enhanced accounting services for SMEs across the country.
The StrictlyVC finale in Palo Alto brought together deep‑tech founders showcasing breakthroughs that remain largely unseen by mainstream markets. Nicholas Kelez presented particle‑accelerator‑based semiconductor tools that could break the $400 million laser monopoly, while Mina Fahmi unveiled the Stream Ring, a...

The Nordic startup ecosystem is experiencing a rapid expansion, highlighted at Helsinki’s Slush conference. Valuations now exceed half a trillion dollars, and venture capital poured over $8 billion into regional firms in 2024. Founders cite strong social safety nets and proactive...
EcoG, a Munich‑based B2B electric‑vehicle charging provider, announced a €16 million funding round. The round was led by GET Fund, Extantia Capital, and Bayern Kapital. The capital will be used to scale its charging platform and accelerate international deployment of commercial...
Social Links, a Dutch tech firm specializing in AI‑risk mitigation, announced a $3 million funding round led by Yellow Rocks!. The capital will accelerate the rollout of new defensive tools and expand its AI Defender Autopilot platform. The company positions itself...
ExploMar, a Shanghai‑based maker of high‑performance electric outboard motors, secured over USD 10 million in a funding round led by DCM Ventures. The capital will fund global distribution and service network expansion, supply‑chain optimization, and further product development. Founded in 2021, the...
Codenotary, a Houston‑based AI cybersecurity firm specializing in software supply‑chain trust, announced a $16.5 million financing round on November 25, 2025. The capital comes from a mix of new and existing investors and will be used to speed up product development...
Definedge, a Pune-based fintech and brokerage platform that offers trading tools and an investor‑education ecosystem, announced a new funding round with an undisclosed amount. The round was backed by a group of individual investors including Hemant Luthra, Ajay Srivastava, D....
Sterling Investment Partners, a Greenwich, Conn.-based middle‑market private‑equity firm specializing in business services and distribution, closed its fifth institutional fund, Sterling Investment Partners V, L.P., with $1.6 billion of committed capital. The fund’s capital base was bolstered by a sizable co‑investment...
Paxos, the New York‑based regulated blockchain infrastructure provider, announced the acquisition of Fordefi, an institutional‑grade custody and wallet technology firm also based in New York. While the purchase price was not disclosed, the deal merges Paxos’ licensed, qualified‑custody capabilities with...
Adalyon, the Finland‑Denmark AI‑driven speech‑biomarker startup that supports clinical drug development, announced the appointment of Ulrik Zeuthen as its new chief executive officer. Zeuthen brings a track record of leading digital transformation initiatives in the pharmaceutical sector, with expertise in...
Vancouver‑based women's intimate‑apparel brand Huha Wear announced a $20 million financing round led by District Ventures Capital, with participation from Export Development Canada. The capital will be deployed to accelerate product innovation and expand the company's market reach. Founded in 2019...
Palo Alto‑based Hippocratic AI, which builds generative AI agents for the healthcare sector, announced a major expansion of its executive team, adding seasoned veterans to oversee product, engineering, and commercial functions. The hires come shortly after the company closed a...
Venture capital is being reshaped by the rapid adoption of AI and Web3, forcing firms to accelerate due‑diligence and decision‑making. New metrics such as AI model stress performance, tokenomics, code audits and on‑chain transparency now sit alongside traditional revenue and...
Yaniv Bertele, a physicist‑mathematician turned investor, applies scientific methodology to venture‑capital and corporate investment decisions. His framework starts with rigorous problem identification, then validates solution viability, financial feasibility, market size, and go‑to‑market strategy before committing capital. The approach has been...
MARKLE, IN, Sortera Technologies today announced the close of $45 million in funding.
B2BINPAY has secured a Digital Asset Service Provider (PSAD) licence from El Salvador’s National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD), authorising the firm to conduct regulated digital‑asset transfers, custody, and fiat‑crypto exchange operations under the country’s Digital Assets Issuance Law. This...

Shernaz Daver, the first chief marketing officer of Khosla Ventures (KV), is leaving after nearly five years, having built the firm’s brand around the mantra “bold, early, impactful” and positioning KV as the first investor in marquee AI and tech...
Runlayer, a U.S. startup focused on Model Context Protocol security, emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures and Felicis. The funding will be used to scale its team and accelerate development of its platform that...
Orion, a Denver‑based provider of AI‑driven risk intelligence, secured $3.5 million in a funding round led by Dynamo Ventures, with participation from Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Techstars, Service Provider Capital and a Puerto Rico government grant. The capital will be used...
Aplos, a leading functional non‑alcoholic spirits brand, announced the closing of a $5 million financing round on November 19, 2025. The capital infusion is intended to accelerate growth in the rapidly expanding alcohol‑alternative market after the company posted triple‑digit growth across...
Profluent, a frontier AI platform for protein design based in Emeryville, California, announced a $106 million financing round co-led by Altimeter Capital and Bezos Expeditions, with participation from existing backers Spark Capital, Insight Partners and Air Street Capital. The new capital...
Arbiter, a healthcare technology startup, announced its emergence from stealth with a $52 million Series A round led by TriEdge Investments and MFO Ventures, alongside WindRose Health Investors and other operators. The funding values the company at $400 million and will be used...

Atomico’s 2025 State of European Tech report shows rising venture investment and marks a shift toward organized lobbying by European startups and investors. The report, authored by partner Tom Wehmeier, puts forward four policy recommendations—Fix the friction, Fund the future,...

Limited partners (LPs) are confronting a venture‑capital liquidity crunch as fund lifespans have stretched to 15‑20 years, leaving billions of dollars locked in under‑performing startups. LPs are revising allocation models, extending fund‑life assumptions to 18 years, and turning to the...
Paris‑based Hummink, the spin‑out that commercialises High‑Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) technology, closed a €15 million funding round co‑led by KBC Focus Fund, Cap Horn and Bpifrance, with participation from Elaia Partners, Sensinnovat and Beeyond. The capital will fund the rollout of...
Backflip, a Charlotte, North Carolina‑based real‑estate fintech platform founded in 2020, announced a $10 million equity raise. The round was led by FirstMark Capital alongside LiveOak Venture Partners and Vertical Venture Partners. The capital will be deployed to broaden the company’s...
Theo Ai, an AI‑driven prediction platform serving Am Law 200 firms and corporate General Counsels, announced the creation of a General Counsel Advisory Board and a new funding round led by Run Ventures, pushing total capital raised above $10 million. The round...
Tom Priore, CEO of Priority, unveiled Priority Sports – a fintech platform built specifically for the complex payment ecosystems of professional and collegiate sports teams. It automates contract‑linked payouts such as NIL deals and performance bonuses, provides invoice‑level, multi‑party reconciliation,...

In the debut episode of TechCrunch’s Build Mode podcast, co‑founder Deon Nicholas explains how Forethought AI achieved product‑market fit by obsessively targeting its ideal customer profile and delivering tangible value before chasing hype. The company’s “7‑Failure Rule” encouraged rapid iteration,...

The $1,200 Besties All‑In tequila, launched by the All‑In podcast hosts in June and sold out in its 750‑bottle run, has finally begun shipping after a five‑month delay caused by the handcrafted, collector‑style bottle. Distribution partner Flaviar pushed the delivery...

Betaworks unveiled the ten startups graduating from its 13th Camp, a 13‑week biannual residency focused this year on "Interfaces" that shape how users experience AI. The cohort includes Nora, a browser extension that tracks shopping habits; Primitive, a voice‑driven idea‑to‑task...
Cronvall, a Helsinki‑based industrial procurement technology firm, closed a €3.9 million funding round led by Greencode Ventures, Stephen Industries and Innovestor. The capital will be used to speed up international expansion and further develop its digital procurement platform, which links construction...
Seattle‑based Arrived, a platform that lets investors buy fractional shares of real‑estate assets, announced it has closed a $27 million financing round. The new capital, raised from a group of venture investors, will be used to broaden its property inventory, enhance...
NextSense, a Mountain View‑based developer of in‑ear EEG wearables called Smartbuds, announced it has secured an undisclosed investment from Corundum Neuroscience. The funding will fuel the company’s next growth phase as it prepares to launch its clinically‑accurate EEG earbuds to...
The article reviews five leading business credit monitoring solutions, highlighting their features, pricing, and target users. FairFigure offers a $35‑monthly plan with four bureau scores, AI podcasts, darknet scanning, and credit‑building reporting to five bureaus, plus financing options. Lili’s BusinessBuild...

The 2025 Accel Globalscape report finds that while the U.S. still leads in large AI models, Europe and Israel are closing the gap in the AI application layer, attracting 66% of U.S. private funding this year. Emerging European AI‑native app...

Harvey, the legal‑AI startup founded by Winston Weinberg, has surged to over $100 million in annual recurring revenue, with corporate clients now accounting for roughly a third of its sales. The company’s growth hinges on solving a multi‑entity collaboration problem—building a...
Uare.ai, formerly Eternos.life, announced a $10.3 million seed round led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures. The funding will be used to develop its Individual AI platform, which creates digital counterparts that replicate a person’s memories, voice, and decision‑making. The company plans...

Founders are urged to plan for late‑stage fundraises from day one, targeting capital‑intensive growth paths such as asset‑backed credit cards. CEOs like Sadi Khan and investors including Lila Preston and Zeya Yang stress building relationships with future Series C‑E investors at...
January Ventures co‑founder Jennifer Neundorfer told TechCrunch’s Equity podcast that in the crowded AI‑driven market, investors are looking for founders who use AI to create entirely new experiences or workflows rather than incremental improvements. She emphasized the need for clear...
TRIP, a New York‑based drinks brand that markets calming beverages and supplements, secured $40 million in a funding round backed by celebrities Joe Jonas, Alessandra Ambrosio, Paul Wesley, Ashley Graham and consumer fund Coefficient Capital. The capital will be used to scale operations, broaden...

Sapphire Sport, the sports‑media‑entertainment venture fund of Sapphire Ventures, is spinning out and rebranding as independent firm 359 Capital. The new firm inherits the fund’s $300 million in assets under management, including a $181 million second fund that is halfway deployed, and will...

Startups can attract top talent despite being unable to match big‑tech salaries by adopting generous, fair, and flexible equity‑centric compensation frameworks, as discussed by founders and investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Pulley’s CEO Yin Wu advocates offering equity in the...

In a live TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 interview, Vinod Khosla argued that AI will turn every profession into a startup opportunity and warned that Fortune 500 extinction rates could triple by 2035. He advocated building AI workers rather than mere tools, urging...
MiSalud Health announced a new investment round led by IGNIA, with participation from Redwood Ventures, Amplifica Capital, existing backers Ulu Ventures and Magnify Ventures, and client Taylor Farms; earlier rounds included Lowercase Capital and Samsung Ventures. The bilingual AI‑powered platform delivers...
SoftBank and OpenAI have formed a 50‑50 joint venture called Crystal Intelligence to market enterprise AI solutions in Japan, marking SoftBank’s first direct partnership with the OpenAI ecosystem. While the deal appears to be a straightforward expansion, analysts on TechCrunch’s...
In this EUVC Podcast episode, Kristaps Ronis of ION Pacific explains how structured secondaries are reshaping venture liquidity by offering DPI‑focused deals that provide cash without forcing founders or GPs to sell shares or signal weakness. He highlights the market’s...
The episode chronicles Michael Loeb’s journey from being fired at 36 to creating billion‑dollar ventures like Synapse, Priceline.com, and the healthcare discount platform ScriptRelief, now operating under his venture collective Loeb.nyc. He argues that entrepreneurial instincts appear early—often evident in...
SOC Prime, the Boston‑based provider of an AI‑native detection intelligence platform, announced the closing of its latest investment round. The round was led by u.ventures and included participation from DNX Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, J Ventures and Angel One. Proceeds will...