Think Bioscience Gets $55M to Unearth New Drug Pockets
Think Bioscience, a Boulder‑based biotech, announced a $55 million Series A round that was oversubscribed by investors. The capital will fund its platform that seeks previously hidden binding pockets on proteins and other molecules. By targeting these cryptic sites, the company aims to unlock novel therapeutic opportunities that traditional drug discovery misses. The raise positions Think Bioscience among the fastest‑growing AI‑driven biotech firms.
How Elvijs Plugis Is Rethinking Investment Through Execution
Elvijs Plugis argues that modern growth is limited by execution, not capital, especially in the 12‑24 months after funding. He promotes an execution‑led investment model that embeds ownership, governance, and operational authority before large capital deployments. The approach treats execution...
Formulary Financial Emerges From Stealth to Reinvent Fund Administration
Formulary Financial has emerged from stealth with a $4.6 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures and backed by several other investors. The startup offers an AI-native fund administration platform that consolidates data, automates workflows, and delivers real‑time reporting across the...
UK Tech Funding Drops 11% in 2025, but Late-Stage Capital Remains Resilient
UK tech companies raised $15.3 billion in 2025, an 11 percent drop from the previous year, yet the market retained its rank as the world’s second‑largest tech funding hub behind the United States. Deal volume contracted 35 percent, but late‑stage financing proved resilient,...
Fracttal Raises $35M to Expand AI-Driven Maintenance for Asset-Intensive Industries
Madrid‑based Fracttal closed a $35 million round led by Riverwood Capital to accelerate its AI‑driven maintenance platform. The company already serves more than 1,500 customers in over 60 countries, managing more than 20 million registered assets. Fracttal One integrates enterprise systems, third‑party...
Bolna Nabs $6.3M From General Catalyst for Its India-Focused Voice Orchestration Platform
Bolna, an Indian voice‑orchestration startup, closed a $6.3 million seed round led by General Catalyst, adding Y Combinator and several angel investors. The company now processes over 200,000 calls daily and is on track to surpass $700,000 in annual recurring revenue,...
Space Foundation to Host Innovate Space: Finance Forum in Partnership With Texas Space Commission
Space Foundation announced the Innovate Space: Finance Forum, an executive‑level conference slated for Feb. 18‑19, 2026 at the JW Marriott Dallas Arts District. Partnering with the Texas Space Commission, the event will gather senior leaders from finance, government, and the space sector...
BrightInsight Secures $13M Funding Round
BrightInsight announced a $13 million financing round backed by Eclipse, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Mayo Clinic and New Leaf Venture Partners. The capital will accelerate its AI‑enabled medication persistence and adherence solutions and scale the Patient App built with Sanofi and...
Working in Orbit: What Happens when Space Goes Blue Collar?
Venture capital is flooding the burgeoning space economy, funding startups from asteroid mining to lunar gas stations. In a TechCrunch podcast, professor Mary‑Jane Rubenstein warns that religious stories and science‑fiction tropes are shaping public expectations and policy for these ventures....
Was 2025 a Good Year for the WealthTech Sector?
FinTech Global interviewed Kidbrooke’s head of business development, Zaliia Gindullina, to assess 2025’s performance in WealthTech. While the sector saw a noticeable dip in funding rounds and total capital raised, established players continued to expand. Providers shifted from experimental pilots...
The European Commission Launches EU Inc., The Long-Awaited ‘28th Regime’ for Startups
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at Davos the creation of "EU Inc.", a pan‑European legal form for startups dubbed the 28th regime. Backed by over 22,000 founders and investors, the proposal includes a single digital registry, harmonised...
XBuild Raises $19M to Launch AI-Powered Residential Roofing Contract Estimation Product
XBuild announced a $19 million Series A round led by N47, with participation from Rackhouse Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, to develop an AI‑driven residential roofing estimation platform. The system, dubbed Roofing Proposals, analyzes photos, measurements and regional pricing to generate instant, code‑compliant...
Suraj Rajwani: Building Global Technology Companies by Standing Beside Founders
Suraj Rajwani, founder and managing partner of DoubleRock Capital, has built a reputation for a hands‑on, founder‑centric venture approach that goes beyond capital provision. Managing roughly $100‑150 million, the firm has backed 21 early‑stage technology companies across cybersecurity, health‑tech, SaaS and...
Indian Vibe-Coding Startup Emergent Triples Valuation to $300M with $70M Fundraise
Emergent, an Indian AI "vibe‑coding" startup, closed a $70 million Series B round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Khosla Ventures, lifting its post‑money valuation to $300 million. The company now reports $50 million in annual recurring revenue and over 5 million users in more...
Workplace Finance Provider Stream Raises $90 Million
Stream, the workplace‑finance platform formerly known as Wagestream, closed a $90 million Series D round, raising its total capital to $228 million. The funding, led by Sofina and backed by existing investors, will fuel the company’s push into pensions and accelerate its U.S....
French Accounting Software Platform Pennylane Raises $200M
French fintech Pennylane secured $200 million in a Series E round led by TCV, with participation from Blackstone Growth, Sequoia, DST Global and Alphabet’s Capital G. The financing values the accounting platform at roughly $4.25 billion, though the figure remains unverified. Pennylane, founded in...
From Science to Scale: Building Biotech Companies via Milestone Leadership
Leadership quality now rivals scientific innovation as a key driver of venture‑capital success in biotech. A new "milestone leadership" framework proposes using dynamic scorecards to match executive competencies with each development stage, from pre‑clinical discovery to commercial launch. Companies that...
Stilla Emerges From Stealth with $5M to Address Collaboration Challenges in AI-Driven Companies
Stilla, a Stockholm‑based startup, announced its emergence from stealth with a $5 million pre‑seed round led by General Catalyst. The company offers an infrastructure layer that connects core workplace tools—Slack, Linear, GitHub, Notion—to create a shared, real‑time context for both humans...
Evvolve & Partners Formalizes ‘Evvolve Circle’ to Address Fragmentation in Private Market Co-Investment
Evvolve & Partners has launched the Evvolve Circle, an invitation‑only consortium for family offices and ultra‑high‑net‑worth investors. The group offers a confidential framework for proprietary deal exchange, shared due diligence, and direct co‑investment alongside venture and credit institutions. Its multi‑pillar...
This Week in SaaS - Jan 13 - 19, 2026
This week’s SaaS landscape saw a wave of large VC rounds, with AI‑focused platforms like Parloa and Deepgram raising $350 M and $130 M respectively, while supply‑chain and sustainability players also secured sizable funding. Major M&A activity included CrowdStrike’s $740 M acquisition of...
Looking Ahead to 2026: What’s Next for Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 will return in 2026, selecting 200 early‑stage startups for a high‑visibility launch at Disrupt in San Francisco. The program offers free exhibit space, masterclasses, investor access, and a chance to win a $100,000 equity‑free prize and the Disrupt...
Only Two Days Left to Secure Super Early Bird Tickets for the Tech.eu Summit London 2026
The Tech.eu Summit London 2026, scheduled for 21–22 April at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, is offering Super Early Bird tickets for just £375 + VAT. These discounted tickets expire on 21 January 2026, after which the price rises to £400 + VAT. Group rates...
Everything You Need To Know Before Launching a Crypto Token
Launching a crypto token requires careful alignment of purpose, technology, legal compliance, and community engagement. Developers must first articulate a clear utility, choose a blockchain that balances speed, cost, and developer support, and secure smart‑contract audits. Regulatory considerations vary globally,...
Fanvue Raises $22M in Series A Funding
Fanvue, the London‑based AI‑powered creator monetization platform, announced a $22 million Series A round. The financing was led by Inner Circle with participation from Moonbug founder René Rechtman. The capital will fund global expansion, product development, and scaling of its AI tools...
ZBXCX Moves Forward With European Expansion in 2026
ZBXCX Digital Asset Exchange announced a 2026 expansion into Europe, targeting the region’s mature financial infrastructure and growing digital‑asset participation. The plan includes localized marketing, multilingual platform interfaces, and regional customer‑support services. Technology upgrades will enhance system stability, liquidity integration,...
Sequoia Seeks Part in Anthropic’s $25 Billion Funding Round
Sequoia Capital is poised to join a multibillion‑dollar financing round for Anthropic, the AI startup that recently unveiled its agentic "Cowork" feature for Claude. The round, led by Singapore’s sovereign fund GIC and Coatue, aims to raise at least $25 billion...
Stop Calling It 'The AI Bubble': It's Actually Multiple Bubbles, Each with a Different Expiration Date
The AI boom consists of three distinct layers—wrapper companies, foundation‑model providers, and infrastructure—each with its own risk profile and timeline. Wrapper startups that merely repackage APIs are expected to implode first, as large platforms absorb their functionality and margins evaporate....
How YC-Backed Bucket Robotics Survived Its First CES
Bucket Robotics, a Y Combinator Spring 2024 graduate, made its CES debut after founder Matt Puchalski drove 12 hours to Las Vegas to avoid flight delays. The startup showcased a vision‑based surface‑inspection system that generates simulated defects from CAD files,...
Crypto Trading Platform with CZ as Advisor Sees Sudden $2 Billion Volume Surge on 'Airdrop' Hype
Genius Terminal, a crypto trading platform backed by YZi Labs and advised by Binance co‑founder CZ, has experienced a massive surge in activity ahead of a rumored token airdrop. Weekly trading volume exploded from roughly $85 million to more than $2 billion,...
Bain & Company, 7 VCs, Announce AI Partnership
Bain & Company has teamed up with seven top venture‑capital firms—Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, ICONIQ, Insight Partners, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures and NEA—to create a dedicated AI pipeline through its Venture Ecosystem. The VCs collectively manage roughly $190 billion in assets...
Digital Asset Firm Meld Closes $7M Round
Meld announced the close of a $7 million strategic funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from F‑Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital. The capital will accelerate Meld’s go‑to‑market push, expand the Meld Network, and deepen its customer‑success capabilities. Meld’s platform...
Guest Post: Three GTM Challenges Killing Vertical AI Startups in 2026—And Why Market Shaping GTM Solves All of Them
Vertical AI startups face a paradox in 2026: funding exploded 85% to $211 billion while enterprise IT budgets barely grow 2% and consolidate vendors. Traditional SaaS GTM tactics—outbound blasts, demo‑first pitches, and volume‑driven pipelines—no longer win because buyers pick a preliminary...
AI Cloud Startup Runpod Hits $120M in ARR — and It Started with a Reddit Post
Runpod, an AI‑app‑hosting platform founded by former Comcast developers, has reached a $120 million annual revenue run rate. The company bootstrapped to $1 million in revenue within nine months, leveraging Reddit outreach to acquire early users and attract a $20 million seed round...
More Cash Flows Into Biotechs During Conference Week: Finance Report
During the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, biotech companies attracted roughly $950 million in new capital, spread across 19 mostly private firms. The influx followed an early‑2026 surge of venture deals that pushed total private biotech funding to about $3 billion. Most of...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Busy Time For Robotics, Defense Tech And AI
The week’s top ten U.S. funding rounds highlighted a surge in capital for robotics, AI hardware, and defense technologies. Skild AI led the pack with a $1.4 billion raise, pushing its valuation above $14 billion. Other notable deals included Etched.ai’s $500 million for...
JPMorgan Chase Forms Team Focused on Helping Companies Raise Private Capital
JPMorgan Chase announced the formation of a Private Capital Advisory and Solutions team to help companies raise private financing, including early‑stage equity, preferred stock and convertible bonds. The unit will link investors with firms seeking capital and explore secondary fund...
OTTO SPORT AI Grabs $16.5M Seed Round
OTTO SPORT AI announced a $16.5 million seed round co‑led by Mamba Growth Equity and Rally Ventures. The capital will accelerate its next‑generation youth‑sports operating system and expand the AI Lab that builds purpose‑built tools for clubs, leagues, and tournaments. The...
Merciv Launches With $14M Seed Round
Merciv emerged from stealth with a $14 million seed round led by AI x IA, a partnership between Off Road Capital and Commonwealth Asset Management. Over two years, the startup proved its AI‑native consumer intelligence platform with several Fortune 500 companies, securing enterprise traction...
JPM 2026: What’s the Outlook Like This Year?
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Summit in San Francisco highlighted a surge in radiopharmaceutical development, positioning precision radiation therapy as a key growth area in oncology. AI‑driven molecular profiling is accelerating biomarker discovery and drug design, while the GLP‑1 market expands with...
The AI Healthcare Gold Rush Is Here
AI startups are rapidly converging on healthcare, with OpenAI acquiring Torch, Anthropic launching Claude for healthcare, and MergeLabs securing a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. These moves signal a flood of capital and product development focused on health...
Haydale Completes SMCC Acquisition and Associated Fundraise
Haydale has completed its acquisition of Intelligent Resource Management Limited, trading as SaveMoneyCutCarbon (SMCC), after raising roughly £5.75 million in associated fundraising. The deal brings SMCC’s Impact Partner Programme and JustHeat technology under Haydale’s graphene‑enabled portfolio, creating immediate cross‑selling opportunities. SMCC’s...
It Was A Big Year For Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity venture funding surged to $18 billion in 2025, a 26% increase over 2024 and the third‑largest total in a decade. Seven mega‑rounds of $400 million or more, highlighted by Cyera’s $940 million and Saviynt’s $700 million raises, drove the headline growth. Despite higher...
Japanese Launch Company Interstellar Technologies Raises $130 Million
Japanese launch startup Interstellar Technologies announced a Series F financing round that raised 20.1 billion yen (about $130 million), nearly doubling its total capital to 44.6 billion yen. The round combined 14.8 billion yen of equity, led by Woven by Toyota, and 5.3 billion yen of...
Unifyr Receives $20M Investment
Unifyr, a Cary, North Carolina‑based AI‑driven partner ecosystem platform, announced a $20 million investment from Investcorp Technology Partners Fund V. The capital will be deployed to accelerate Unifyr’s international expansion and to enhance its platform capabilities. CEO Michael Kugler said the...
H.I.G. Capital Closes European Lower Middle Market Private Equity Fund, €1.6 Billion
H.I.G. Capital announced the closing of its fourth European lower‑middle‑market private‑equity fund, H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners IV, at €1.6 billion. The fund is backed by a diversified global limited‑partner base spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With more than...
DC BLOX Receives $240M in HoldCo Financing
DC BLOX, an Atlanta‑based provider of connected data center and fiber solutions, secured $240 million in HoldCo financing from Global Infrastructure Partners, a BlackRock affiliate. The capital will fund a rapid rollout of hyperscale data centers across the Southeast United States....
Clue Receives Strategic Investment From Verdane
Clue, the Berlin‑based period and cycle‑tracking app, secured a strategic investment from Verdane. The capital will fund accelerated product innovation, broader global market penetration, and deeper healthcare collaborations, including clinical research and technology integration. Verdane’s backing signals confidence in Clue’s...
HSBC Joins Funding Round for Pan-Asia Fintech WeLab
HSBC has joined a $220 million debt‑equity round for WeLab, the Hong Kong‑based fintech that runs two digital banks and serves more than 70 million customers across Hong Kong, Mainland China and Indonesia. The financing, also backed by Prudential, Fubon Bank, HKIC, TOM Group...
Mytra Announces $120M Series C Round
Mytra announced the close of a $120 million Series C financing round, led by Avenir Growth and joined by new backers Kivu Ventures, Liquid 2, D.E. Shaw and Offline Ventures, alongside existing supporters. Strategic corporate investors Lineage and RyderVentures (Ryder System) also participated. The...
