Sidewinder Therapeutics Inks $137M Series B Financing
Sidewinder Therapeutics closed an oversubscribed $137 million Series B round to fund its next‑generation bispecific antibody‑drug conjugates for cancer. The financing was co‑led by Frazier Life Sciences and Novartis Venture Fund, with participation from Series A backer OrbiMed and a slate of new investors. The capital infusion will accelerate preclinical and early‑stage clinical programs targeting solid tumors. Sidewinder’s technology aims to improve efficacy while reducing toxicity compared with traditional ADCs.
TeraWatt Technology Completes Final Close of Series C
TeraWatt Technology announced the final close of its Series C round, expanding its investor base with four new backers. The round builds on earlier commitments from Khosla Ventures, Temasek, JIC Venture Growth Investments, JBIC, GX Acceleration Agency, and G.K. Goh Ventures....
Livid Pulls In $10M Funding
Livid, an ad‑free video hosting service aimed at creators and small businesses, announced a $10 million funding round on April 8, 2026. The capital comes from investor Geige Vandentop and Dan Briggs, co‑founder of StreamYard, which Briggs sold to Hopin for $250 million before...
Life Biosciences Secures $80 Million Series D Financing
Life Biosciences announced the close of a fully‑subscribed $80 million Series D financing. The capital will fund operations through the second half of 2027, enabling the company to complete its Phase 1 trial of ER‑100. It also supports further development of the Partial...
Nexus Venture Partners Sells Delhivery Shares Worth ₹530 Cr
Venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners has offloaded a total of 1.2 crore Delhivery shares through multiple block deals, raising approximately ₹530.4 crore. The transaction comprised 1.04 crore shares from its Nexus Ventures III fund at ₹442 each and 15.6 lakh shares from its...
Video Startup Livid Raises $10M From StreamYard Founders, Targets Vimeo Users With New Hosting Platform
Livid, an ad‑free video‑hosting platform for creators and small businesses, raised $10 million from StreamYard co‑founders Geige Vandentop and Dan Briggs. The funding follows Bending Spoons' acquisition of Vimeo and subsequent layoffs that left many Vimeo users seeking alternatives. Livid introduced...
HeyDonto AI Technology Closes $20M Seed Round at $200M Valuation to Scale Conduit — The Dental Interoperability Exchange
HeyDonto AI Technology announced a $20 million seed round that values the company at $200 million. The capital will be used to scale Conduit, its AI‑powered dental interoperability platform that links dental practice systems with medical EHRs, payers and patient apps. Conduit...
Jeito Capital, Prominent Biotech Investor, Raises $1.2B for Next Fund
Jeito Capital announced the close of its Jeito II fund, raising €1 billion (about $1.2 billion) – the largest capital raise ever for an independent European biopharma fund. The fund will back 15‑20 clinical‑stage drugmakers, allocating up to €150 million ($162 million) per company across...
Atlas Nets $6 Mn To Scale Its Accounting-Focused AI Platform
Singapore‑based AI startup Atlas secured $6 million seed funding from Accel and Stellaris Venture Partners to accelerate its accounting‑focused AI platform. The solution promises to triple the capacity of partner firms by automating routine tasks such as audit preparation, bookkeeping, and...
New Funding Fuels AirHub’s Defense Drone Ambitions
AirHub, a European drone‑software firm, closed a €4.4 million ($4.8 million) Series A round led by Keen Venture Partners, RunwayFBU, Lumaux and LUMO Labs. The capital will fund expansion of its Drone Operations Center and the launch of MilHub for defense and SecHub...
Inside Q1 2026’s Mega Deal Drought: War, LP Shift & Growth Capital Gap
India’s startup funding fell sharply in Q1 2026, with total capital inflows dropping 26% YoY to $2.3 bn and no $100 million mega deals recorded for the first time since 2022. Despite the funding dip, the number of deals rose 17% as...
Sidewinder Therapeutics Raises $137 Million to Advance Bispecific ADCs
Sidewinder Therapeutics announced a $137 million Series B round, surpassing expectations and bringing its total capital to $162 million. The round was led by Frazier Life Sciences and Novartis Venture Fund, with participation from OrbiMed, DCVC Bio, Goldman Sachs, and others. The funding...
Digital Health Funding Concentrates in Fewer Startups: Report
Digital health startups secured $4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up $1 billion from a year earlier, but the capital was funneled into fewer deals. Only 110 transactions occurred, down from 122, while a dozen mega‑deals of $100 million or more...
Why We Invested in Rocketlane
Insight Partners announced a new investment in Rocketlane, a professional‑services automation platform built to address the exploding demand for AI implementation delivery. The company combines project templates, a shared client portal, and an AI engine called Nitro that automates configuration,...
Fermtech Secures £2.5m Backing to Scale Production of Cocoa Made From Crop Waste
Oxford‑based biotech start‑up Fermtech announced a £2.5 million seed investment to accelerate its sustainable cocoa powder made from crop waste. The funding will be used to scale manufacturing facilities and expand market reach as climate‑driven supply constraints push chocolate prices higher....
Most Active And Highest-Spending Startup Investors Diverged In Q1
Q1 2026 saw venture funding surge to record levels, driven by massive AI‑focused rounds. While D.E. Shaw and MGX co‑led the two largest financings for OpenAI and Anthropic, they were not the most prolific dealmakers. Andreessen Horowitz topped post‑seed deal...
Handhold Raises €3M to Replace Fragmented Software Buying Journeys with AI Account Managers
Handhold secured €3 million (≈$3.3 million) seed funding led by Entourage Capital, joined by Inovia Capital, e2vc and prominent angels. The startup’s AI‑agent platform assigns virtual account managers to qualify leads, run demos, onboard users and handle renewals, aiming to replace fragmented...
Madica Backs Three Startups, Launches Fundraising Guide for First-Time Founders
Madica, a pre‑seed programme for African startups, announced a $600,000 investment across three new companies—Kilimo Fresh, Hakimu, and Biovana—each receiving up to $200,000 and entry into an 18‑month mentorship and network program. The investments target Tanzania, Kenya, and Nigeria, extending...
Jeito Capital Raises Record US$1.2bn to Bankroll European Biopharma’s Next Generation
Jeito Capital closed its second biopharma fund, Jeito II, at a record $1.2 bn (about €1 bn), making it the largest raise for an independent European biotech‑focused PE firm. The fund will back 15‑20 clinical‑stage companies, allocating roughly $162 m per position across obesity,...
Funding Dips, but Fundamentals Hold: European Tech Raises €7.5B in March
European tech funding in March 2026 slipped slightly, with 292 deals raising €7.5 bn (~$8.1 bn), down 1.4% in deal count and 3.8% in capital from February. The month saw 13 companies each attract over €100 m (~$108 m), while 26 deals kept terms undisclosed....
US RegTech Investments Recovered in 2025 Driven by a 61% Surge in Deals Under $100m
US RegTech funding rebounded in 2025, posting a 17% year‑over‑year increase to $5.9 billion across 294 deals. Deal activity under $100 million surged 61%, reaching $3.4 billion, while large transactions above $100 million continued to shrink. Vanta secured a marquee $150 million Series D at a...
Narwhal Labs Secures £20m for Its Autonomous Comms Platform
Bristol‑based AI scale‑up Narwhal Labs has closed a £20 million (~$25.6 million) funding round as it launches DeepBlue OS, an autonomous communications platform that replaces human agents with AI across voice, SMS, email and WhatsApp. The utility‑priced solution offers zero setup fees,...
Africa's Startup Surge Hits $705m as Investment Momentum Builds
African startups raised $705 million in Q1 2026 across 59 deals in 14 countries, a 26.5% year‑over‑year increase. Egypt led with $190 million, followed by South Africa ($157 million), Kenya ($94 million), Nigeria ($78 million) and Morocco ($48 million). Fintech attracted $221 million, energy $141 million and logistics $149 million,...
What Happened when Scale Met the Farm Reality
Between 2020 and 2022, over $750 million poured into South Asian agritech startups promising digital scale for millions of smallholder farmers. By 2025, funding dried up as high customer‑acquisition costs, low farmer spending power, and fragmented markets proved unsustainable for direct‑to‑farmer...
European VC Jeito Gets $1.2B to Help Private Biotechs Control Their 'Destiny'
Jeito Capital, a Paris‑based venture firm, closed its second fund at $1.2 billion (over €1 billion, roughly $1.08 billion). The capital will be deployed to a dozen or so European drug‑development startups seeking to advance pre‑clinical and early‑stage clinical programs. By providing sizable,...
Customer Interaction Platform Angoor AI Raises Pre-Seed Round Led by Venturizer
Angoor AI, an AI‑native customer interaction platform founded in 2023, closed a pre‑seed round of roughly $240,000 (Rs 2 crore) led by Venturizer, with several angel investors joining. The funding will fuel the build‑out of its enterprise sales team, expand product and...
KreditBee Enters Unicorn Club with $280 Mn Series E Round
KreditBee secured $280 million in a Series E round, lifting its post‑money valuation to $1.5 billion and making it the first FY27 unicorn in India. The round was led by Motilal Oswal Alternates, Hornbill Capital and MUFG‑backed Dragon Funds, with participation from WhiteOak,...
Zsystems Brings Total Funding to $2.7 Million with Latest Seed Round
ZSystems, a Morocco‑based B2B2C marketplace, closed a $1.65 million seed round led by Azur Innovation Management, with participation from MNF Ventures, Witamax and new international investor Harambeans Prosperity Fund. The raise lifts total funding to $2.7 million after a $1.05 million pre‑seed round....
EV Mobility Startup Trev Mobility Raises Angel Round to Expand Across Delhi NCR
Trev Mobility, an app‑first premium EV ride‑hailing service, secured an angel round of roughly $440,000 (Rs 3.65 crore) from its user base, adding to a prior Rs 20 lakh seed grant. The funding will fuel fleet expansion beyond its current 100 electric vehicles across...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Says 'AI Shift' Opens Opportunities to Invest in Startups
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the AI boom is opening new opportunities for Alphabet to invest in high‑growth startups. The company’s early bet on SpaceX now values at roughly $100 billion, while recent commitments to Anthropic, Stripe and Waymo total billions...
AI Startups Raised $221 Billion in Q1 as Venture Funding Shows No Slowdown
North American AI startups attracted a record $221 billion in Q1 2026, roughly six times the previous quarter’s total. A handful of mega‑rounds drove most of the growth, with OpenAI raising $122 billion, Anthropic $30 billion, xAI $20 billion and Waymo $16 billion. Early‑stage activity...
Natter Scoops Up $23M
Natter, an AI‑native conversation‑intelligence platform, announced a $23 million funding round led by Renegade Partners. The capital will fund global expansion and accelerate product development for its real‑time video‑chat analytics. Natter’s technology captures thousands of simultaneous 1:1 video conversations, turning raw...
What’s Familiar in Health Tech’s Q1 Funding Totals
Health‑tech funding surged in Q1, highlighted by Whoop’s $575 million Series G round that lifted its valuation into the multibillion‑dollar range. Smaller but notable deals included OpenEvidence, eMed, Talkiatry and Alphabet’s Verily, each securing tens of millions to expand data, telehealth, AI‑driven...
Digital Health Funding Sees $1 Billion Boost Since Q1 2025
Funding for digital health startups surged to $4 billion in Q1 2026 across 110 deals, a $1 billion increase from the same period a year earlier. The average deal size climbed to $36.7 million, the highest since Q4 2021. Twelve mega‑deals accounted for 59% of...
Industry Overview: Female Founders
The venture‑capital ecosystem still allocates only about 2% of its dollars to female‑founder startups, a share that has barely moved despite growing attention. Recent data show female‑led exits have risen to 24% in 2024 and IPO participation jumped seven‑fold, yet...
Aria Networks Secures $125M to Launch AI-Native Infrastructure for Data Centers
Aria Networks announced a $125 million Series A round to fund its AI‑native networking infrastructure for data centers. Backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners and Eclipse Ventures, the startup aims to deliver hardware‑agnostic networking that works...
Inside the Army’s FUZE Model for Rapid Tech Deployment
The U.S. Army launched the FUZE innovation engine last fall to accelerate the discovery, development, and fielding of emerging technologies. FUZE consolidates previously fragmented Army innovation efforts and overlays them with a venture‑capital‑style investment model. By making multiple small, calculated...
Variance Bags $21.5m to Power AI Compliance Agents
Variance, a developer of agentic AI tools for risk and compliance, secured a $21.5 million Series A round led by Ten Eleven Ventures. The funding will accelerate its platform that automates KYC, KYB, AML, transaction monitoring and fraud detection for financial institutions...
Fermtech Raises £2.5m for ‘Pioneering’ Sustainable Cocoa Alternative
Fermtech, a UK‑based food‑tech startup, announced a £2.5 million funding round to accelerate its fermentation‑derived cocoa alternative. The capital, sourced from impact‑focused investors, will fund scale‑up, regulatory approvals, and pilot manufacturing. The company claims its product mimics cocoa’s flavor and texture...
OpenAI and Spotify Leaders Back London-Based AI Agent Security Startup in $13M Seed Round
London‑based Trent AI emerged from stealth with a $13 million seed round led by LocalGlobe and Cambridge Innovation Capital, joined by executives from OpenAI, Spotify, Databricks and AWS. The startup offers the first multi‑agent security platform that continuously scans, assesses risk...
Beacon Biosignals Upsizes Series B to More than $97 Million
Beacon Biosignals announced that its Series B financing round has been upsized to more than $97 million, well above the originally targeted amount. The round attracted both existing backers and new venture‑capital partners, underscoring confidence in the company’s AI‑driven health‑monitoring platform....
HexemBio Raises $10.4M Seed for Stem Cell Rejuvenation
HexemBio announced a $10.4 million seed round, led by Draper Associates with participation from SOSV, Seraphim and other investors. The biotech is developing a Synthetic Human Yolk Sac that temporarily houses a patient’s blood stem cells to rejuvenate their function before...
Golden Analytics Debuts with $7M Seed Funding From NEA and Madrona to Build AI-Native Business Intelligence
Golden Analytics emerged from stealth with an AI‑native business intelligence platform that promises to turn raw data into shareable dashboards in as few as two clicks. The startup secured a $7 million seed round led by NEA and Madrona, with participation...
The AlleyWatch March 2026 New York Venture Capital Funding Report
New York City’s startup ecosystem posted a record‑strong March 2026, raising $3.94 billion across 97 deals – a 293.6% year‑over‑year jump and 55.6% month‑over‑month increase. Late‑stage financing drove the surge, with eight mega‑rounds (>$100 million) accounting for more than half of total...
Fintech Investors Are Sharpening Criteria for Backing AI Ventures : Analysis
Fintech investors are tightening their standards for AI‑driven ventures, moving beyond the earlier hype‑driven frenzy. Capital continues to flow, with global fintech funding hitting $42.8 billion in 2025 and AI‑focused deals rising to $16.8 billion. Investors now favor applications that deliver clear...
Sam Altman Is Ignoring a Secret Weapon for His IPO
OpenAI closed its video generator Sora and rejected a $1 billion Disney investment to concentrate resources on a new model codenamed Spud, which underpins its "unified AI superapp" strategy. The company recently completed a $122 billion funding round that values it at...
HexemBio Raises $10.4M for a Stem Cell Rejuvenation Therapy
HexemBio announced a $10.4 million seed round led by Draper Associates to develop a blood‑stem‑cell rejuvenation therapy built on its Synthetic Human Yolk Sac platform. The technology temporarily places a patient’s own haematopoietic cells into a recreated embryonic niche, then returns...
Building the World’s First AI-Native Audit Technology: Our Investment in Modus
Lightspeed Venture Partners is leading an $85 million seed and Series A round in Modus, a startup building the world’s first AI‑native accounting firm. The U.S. audit market, valued at over $50 billion, remains largely untouched by modern technology. Modus plans to acquire...
Laoban Raises $7.2 Million
Laoban, a startup that automates restaurant operations with artificial intelligence, announced a $7.2 million Series A round. The financing was led by XYZ Ventures with participation from ABC Capital and several strategic angels. The capital will accelerate product development, bolster data‑science talent,...
RET Ventures Launches First AI-Native Accelerator for Multifamily
RET Ventures announced the launch of an AI‑native accelerator focused on early‑stage proptech startups serving the multifamily market. The inaugural cohort features Brightplace, an AI apartment‑search platform, and LeasingAI, which optimizes visibility on generative search engines like ChatGPT and Gemini....
