ThreatAware Raises $25M to Scale Cybersecurity with AI
ThreatAware announced a $25 million growth equity investment from One Peak, aimed at scaling its AI‑driven cybersecurity platform across North America. The bootstrapped firm, founded in 2018, has achieved profitability while building a patent‑pending Timeline Matching technology and more than 150 pre‑built integrations. Its agentless, 30‑minute deployment promises rapid visibility into unmanaged devices, addressing the roughly 10% of assets that evade traditional tools. The new capital will fund product innovation and market expansion.
NationGraph Raises $18M to Expand AI Public Sector Platform
NationGraph announced an $18 million Series A round, led by Menlo Ventures, to scale its AI‑native platform that helps companies navigate the fragmented U.S. government procurement market. The solution aggregates data from roughly 110,000 state, local and education agencies across four million...
6 Ways Crypto Betting Aligns With Fintech’s Rapid Innovation Culture
Crypto prediction markets are emerging as a fintech‑adjacent innovation, letting users bet on price thresholds using digital assets. These platforms mirror fintech’s rapid‑iteration cycles, permissionless onboarding, real‑time trading, automated clearing, micro‑sized contracts, and crowd‑driven data analytics. By treating probability as...
Wishlink Raises $17.5 Million To Expand Creator Commerce Platform
Wishlink secured $17.5 million in a Series B round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, bringing its total funding to $27.5 million. The platform now supports over 40,000 active creators who produce more than 300,000 pieces of content each month, driving...
Hudson Secures $28.5 Million To Expand Texas Distributed Energy Platform
Hudson Sustainable Group closed a $28.5 million senior secured loan from Eagle Point Credit to fund Heritage Energy Holdings' Texas distributed‑generation rollout. Hudson acted as exclusive advisor and co‑sponsor, enabling Heritage to acquire battery assets and accelerate its pipeline of sub‑10 MW...
Ubicquia Secures $106 Million To Scale AI Infrastructure Solutions
Ubicquia announced a $106 million Series D round led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners, aimed at scaling its AI‑driven infrastructure portfolio worldwide. The company already serves more than 1,000 utilities, municipalities and commercial clients across the U.S., Latin America, Europe...
Yendo Secures $200 Million To Expand Vehicle-Secured Credit Cards
Yendo announced a $200 million commitment from i80 Group to fund up to $200 million in new credit card originations, accelerating growth of its vehicle‑secured credit cards across the United States. The capital follows a $50 million Series B round and will be deployed...
PortKey Raises $15M Series A to Scale AI Control Platform
AI infrastructure startup PortKey announced a $15 million Series A round led by Elevation Capital with participation from Lightspeed. The funding will accelerate its unified control‑plane platform that monitors, governs, and cost‑optimizes enterprise AI model usage. PortKey’s AI gateway centralizes traffic, enforces...
Badge Raises $17M to Shape the Future of Digital Wallets
Badge, a digital‑wallet platform founded in 2023, raised $17.1 million in a Series A round—$13.8 million led by TTV Capital and a $3.3 million seed from QED Investors and Infinity Ventures. The company builds interactive elements for Apple Pay and Google Pay, letting brands embed loyalty,...
Eagle Wireless Raises $30M Series B for 5G Expansion
Eagle Wireless announced a $30 million Series B round, bringing its total capital to $44 million. The financing, led by Asymmetric Capital Partners and The O.H.I.O. Fund, will fund accelerated 5G research, development, and a shift to full‑device production in the United States....
DBA Secures $68 Million for Second Crypto Venture Fund
New York‑based venture firm DBA announced the close of its second crypto fund at $68 million, expanding on the $50 million raised for Fund I in 2023. The 10‑year closed‑end vehicle will invest across blockchain infrastructure, decentralized exchanges, stablecoins, ICO platforms and prediction...
Stacks Raises $23M Series A to Expand Web3 Growth
Stacks, a Bitcoin‑focused Layer 2 platform, closed a $23 million Series A round led by top venture and crypto investors. The capital will fund core infrastructure, scalability upgrades, developer tools, and global talent acquisition to accelerate ecosystem growth. Stacks aims to deliver native...
Thrive Raises $10B as LPs Eye Mega-IPO Windfall
Venture firm Thrive Capital closed a $10 billion fundraising round, the largest in its history. The capital comes from institutional limited partners such as endowments, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds eager to back late‑stage, AI‑focused startups. Thrive’s portfolio includes Stripe,...
Dragonfly Raises $650M for Crypto Venture Fund IV
Dragonfly Capital announced the close of its fourth crypto venture fund with $650 million in commitments, topping the original $500 million target. The fund will back early‑stage blockchain projects across infrastructure, DeFi, stablecoins and tokenized real‑world assets. Recent allocations include...
Lightworks Secures $12 Million To Advance Enterprise AI Control Systems
Lightworks announced it has secured up to $12 million in a financing round led by Round13 Capital. The capital will fund the launch of its flagship AI control services and accelerate expansion into regulated global markets. By targeting large institutions, Lightworks...
Inference Research Secures $20M for AI Quant Trading
Inference Research, an AI-driven quantitative trading startup founded by former Amber Group co‑founder Luke Li, announced a $20 million seed round led by Singapore‑based Avenir Group. The capital will fund the development of an AI‑native trading franchise that spans crypto, equities...
Real-Time Settlements: When Money Starts Moving Like a Text Message
Real‑time settlement in the United States is now delivered through two instant payment rails – the Federal Reserve’s FedNow service and The Clearing House’s RTP network – both operating 24 × 7 × 365 and providing finality at the moment of confirmation. The article...
Uptiq Raises $25M to Add AI Agents to Bank Workflows
Uptiq, a Dallas‑based AI platform for financial services, closed a $25 million Series B round led by Curql and backed by a slate of strategic investors. The capital will accelerate the rollout of its Qore AI orchestration platform, which embeds production‑ready AI...
Bretton AI Raises $75 Million To Expand Financial Crime Automation
Bretton AI, formerly Greenlite AI, announced a $75 million Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from existing backers and new investor TIAA Ventures. The capital will fuel expansion of its AI‑driven compliance platform, which automates high‑volume...
Deep Fission Raises $80 Million To Scale Underground Nuclear Reactor Technology
Deep Fission announced an $80 million financing round, selling over five million restricted shares at $15 each. The capital will fund its underground borehole‑installed small modular pressurised water reactors, a design the company says can cut construction costs by up to...
Varntix Expands the Conversation Around Fixed-Income Opportunities in Crypto
Varntix is introducing a digital‑asset treasury model that issues on‑chain fixed‑term convertible notes with income paid in stablecoins. The initiative reflects a broader shift from variable staking rewards toward structured, predictable crypto income. By combining treasury diversification with predefined payout...
Octopus Invests €40M in Metiundo for Energy Data Tech
Octopus Energy Generation has led a €40 million funding round for German‑based Metiundo, a digital metering and data platform for buildings. The capital will be used to scale installation teams, broaden the sensor network and accelerate software development for solar, battery...