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Bengaluru-based mutual fund advisory platform PowerUp Money raises over ₹100 crore in Series A funding

PowerUp Money, an Indian wealthtech startup building a research-led, zero-commission mutual fund advisory platform, has raised $12 million (about ₹107.4 crore) in a Series A funding round to scale its business, expand advisory offerings and broaden its product suite. The round was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from existing backers Accel, Blume Ventures and Kae Capital, along with continued support from 8i Ventures and DevC.


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Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat raises €15 million to support regulatory progress and market entry

Mosa Meat, a Maastricht-based cultivated meat startup and one of the earliest players in lab-grown beef, has secured €15 million (around $17.6 million) in new funding to extend its runway into 2028 and support its regulatory approval efforts ahead of commercial launch. The fresh capital comes from a mix of strategic backers and impact investors, reflecting continued belief in Mosa Meat’s mission to make affordable cultivated beef a reality despite challenging investment conditions in the alte...

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India’s premium petcare startup Heads Up For Tails lines up $25 million Series B led by Apparel Group

Premium petcare and lifestyle brand Heads Up For Tails, headquartered in Gurugram, is in the final stages of raising $25 million in a Series B funding round that will support its expansion into new markets, deepen its omnichannel footprint, and fuel growth of its pet products, grooming services and retail network across Asia. The financing comes as the company hits an impressive annual revenue run rate of about ₹400 crore (roughly $48 million.


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Cancer diagnostics startup Cellens raises $6.5 million to advance non-invasive bladder cancer test

Cellens, a Boston-based cancer diagnostics startup developing a physics- and AI-driven mechanobiology platform for non-invasive bladder cancer monitoring, has raised $6.5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate clinical validation, build out laboratory capacity, and scale its BioFeel™ technology.

The financing follows compelling early clinical data showing strong diagnostic performance in bladder cancer recurrence detection, with results supported by collaborations with leading u...

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Bengaluru-based fintech startup Prosperr.io raises $4 million in seed funding to scale AI-driven tax management platform

Prosperr.io, a Bengaluru-based fintech SaaS startup building an AI-powered tax management and compliance platform for individuals and enterprises, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total capital raised to approximately $5.55 million since its founding in 2022 and will be used to accelerate product development, deepen its AI capabilities, expand enterprise sales, and broaden its roadmap into adjacent areas such as wealth ma...

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U.S. national security and tech investor Hale Capital Management closes Fund V, lifting AUM to $334 million

Hale Capital Management, a New York-based private growth equity and national security-tech investor, has successfully completed the close of its latest vehicle, Hale Capital Partners Fund V, increasing its assets under management to approximately $334 million.

The firm said the fund will continue to back its long-standing strategy of partnering with management teams and boards to build, scale and reinvent lower-middle-market businesses focused on national security, federal tec...

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Anicut Capital closes $142 million private credit fund Grand Anicut Fund IV at final close

Anicut Capital, a Chennai-headquartered alternative investment firm, has completed the final close of its third private credit vehicle, Grand Anicut Fund IV, at ₹1,275 crore (approximately $142 million), surpassing its original target of ₹1,000 crore.

The fund includes a GIFT City dollar-denominated feeder structure that enables participation from global investors in India’s burgeoning private credit market, reflecting strong confidence in structured capital solutions for growth-stage ...

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ASK Private Credit announces successful close of its maiden fund at ₹569 crore

ASK Alternates, the private credit arm of ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, has successfully completed the first close of its maiden Private Credit Fund at ₹569 crore (approximately $63 million), including a ₹69 crore green-shoe option that was exercised.

The fund marks ASK’s first performing credit strategy through its alternatives platform and underscores strong investor confidence in India’s growing private credit market.


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SIDBI Venture Capital announces ₹1,005 crore first close for India’s largest spacetech fund

SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd (SVCL), the venture arm of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), has completed the first close of ₹1,005 crore (about $120 million) for its Antariksh Venture Capital Fund, a dedicated spacetech investment vehicle targeting early- and growth-stage Indian space startups.

The fund, envisioned to raise up to ₹1,600 crore (roughly $195 million), is positioned as India’s largest spacetech-focused venture capital fund and among the biggest globally....

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India’s Spinny lines up $160 million funding to acquire GoMechanic

Spinny, a Gurugram-based online marketplace for used cars, is raising around $160 million in a Series G funding round to finance its planned acquisition of car services startup GoMechanic, according to people familiar with the matter.

The capital raise - a mix of primary and secondary transactions - would value the ten-year-old company at about $1.8 billion post-money, largely in line with its previous valuation.


Of the roughly $160 million, approximately $90 million is...

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AI defense booms in UK and Germany as new wave of billion-dollar startups emerge

The United Kingdom and Germany are rapidly emerging as key hubs for a new wave of artificial-intelligence-driven defense startups, attracting significant private investment and signalling a major shift in Europe’s defense innovation landscape as global geopolitical tensions rise. The surge in funding and strategic interest is being driven by increased military budgets across NATO nations and escalating threats stemming from the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict, prompting governments and invest...

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Highlights of the "State of Enterprise AI Report from OpenAI"

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UK venture capital: returns stabilise, recent vintages edge the US - British Business Bank

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Singapore-based Pyxis secures S$13 million in first close of growth funding round to accelerate maritime electrification in Asia

Pyxis, a Singapore-based maritime electrification startup developing electric vessels and marine charging infrastructure, has secured S$13 million (about US $10 million) in the first close of its S$18 million growth funding round, signalling strong market momentum in Asia’s transition to low-carbon coastal transport.

The funding will support expanded manufacturing of electric vessels, scaling of its energy management platform Electra™, and rollout of ultra-fast marine charging sites ac...

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German energy transition investor T2Y Capital hits €125 million first close for debut fund

T2Y Capital, a Munich-based private equity and growth investor specialising in the energy transition and adjacent sectors, has successfully completed the first close of its debut T2Y Fund I with €125 million in commitments, marking a major milestone for the firm as it scales up its pan-European investment strategy.

The capital raised at the first close will be deployed into later-stage growth and buyout opportunities across the energy and industrial value chain, targeting companies tha...

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BC Partners nears €2 billion first close for new flagship private equity fund as investor commitments grow

BC Partners, the London-headquartered international private equity and alternative investment firm, has secured approximately €1.8 billion ($2.1 billion) in commitments for its latest flagship fund as it approaches a near-€2 billion first close, signalling continued confidence from global limited partners despite a challenging fundraising climate.

The firm is targeting a total fund size of €5 billion - €6 billion for its next flagship vehicle, aiming to back buyouts across healthcare, s...

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HashKey Capital completes $250 million first close for multi-strategy blockchain fund

HashKey Capital, a Singapore-headquartered digital asset and blockchain investment firm, has completed the first closing of $250 million for its fourth flagship blockchain investment vehicle, the HashKey Fintech Multi-Strategy Fund IV, as it pushes long-term capital into infrastructure and scalable blockchain applications amid ongoing market volatility.

The fund is targeting a $500 million final close, reflecting sustained institutional interest in selective blockchain exposure even as...

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Benelux-focused investment house VE Partners almost doubles previous fund total with hard cap €230 million

VE Partners, a Benelux-based private equity firm, has successfully closed its fifth flagship fund at its €230 million hard cap, marking a significant milestone and demonstrating strong investor appetite for mid-market European buyout strategies.

The oversubscribed raise nearly doubles the size of its prior fund and positions VE Partners to support growth-oriented companies across sectors in the Netherlands, Belgium and neighbouring regions.


The €230 million Fund V wil...

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Venture Capital’s A.I. Reallocation

Lightspeed Venture Partners has raised more than $9 billion across six funds to invest in artificial intelligence, the largest capital raise in the firm’s 25-year history. The firm reports backing 165 A.I. companies and dedicating $3.3 billion of the new capital to follow-on investments in breakout portfolio companies. This includes large positions in Anthropic, xAI, and Mistral.


Following the release of ChatGPT in 2022, Lightspeed reorganized around A.I.: senior partners beg...

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Dutch investment firm Nimbus completes €100 million late-stage buyout for European software group

Nimbus Group, a Netherlands-based private investment firm specialising in growth and later-stage technology companies, has completed a €100 million control buyout of a European software business in a deal that expands its presence in the enterprise software sector.

The acquisition signals continued investor appetite for proven software businesses across Western Europe’s robust tech landscape.


The buyout, executed through Nimbus’ latest investment vehicle, targets a wel...

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FemHealth Ventures closes oversubscribed $65 million second fund to accelerate women’s health investing

FemHealth Ventures, a Short Hills, New Jersey-based venture capital firm focused on breakthrough innovation in women’s health, has successfully closed its second fund at $65 million, more than doubling the size of its inaugural vehicle and bringing total assets under management to approximately $100 million across two funds.

The oversubscribed raise reflects strong investor confidence in the firm’s specialised strategy and the expanding market opportunity within drugs, devices, diagnos...

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Krafton, Naver and Mirae Asset to launch up to $740 million Asia tech fund with India focus

South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., internet powerhouse Naver Corp. and financial services group Mirae Asset Group are joining forces to launch a new Asia-focused technology investment fund expected to reach up to $740 million (roughly 1 trillion won), marking a major push into India’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem.

The initiative underscores Seoul’s strategic pivot toward Southeast Asia’s largest digital market and broader tech innovation opportunities across the region.

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EvodiaBio raises €6 million to scale fermentation-based flavour technology

EvodiaBio, a Copenhagen-based industrial biotechnology startup developing sustainable flavour and aroma ingredients through precision fermentation, has raised €6 million in a new funding round to accelerate growth in existing markets and support expansion into Asia and other global regions.


The financing was led by RA Capital Management’s Planetary Health Fund, the US-based investment firm’s sustainability-focused vehicle, which anchored the round with a strategic commitmen...

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AI startup Edison Scientific raises $70 million seed round to accelerate research software

Edison Scientific, a San Francisco-based AI company building autonomous research software that aims to transform scientific discovery, has raised $70 million in a seed funding round to scale its platform that turns advanced AI models into “AI scientists” capable of literature synthesis, data analysis, hypothesis generation and experimental design.

The company’s flagship system, Kosmos, is designed to compress months of traditional scientific work into rapid, fully cited insights, helpi...

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Radiant Nuclear raises over $300 million to scale microreactor manufacturing

Radiant Nuclear, a developer of portable, mass-produced nuclear microreactors designed to provide always-on power for defence, disaster response, remote industry and critical infrastructure, has raised more than $300 million in a new funding round to accelerate commercialisation and build its first full-scale factory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

The capital comes just six months after the company’s previous $165 million Series C and will support scaling operations as Radiant prepares to br...

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Spanish VC Kibo Ventures hits €80 million first close for new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe

Spanish venture capital firm Kibo Ventures has successfully secured a first closing of €80 million for its fourth fund, with a target to raise up to €150 million as it expands its investment strategy beyond Spain to support startups across Europe.

The fund is aimed at backing early-stage companies—particularly in defence, space, AI, cybersecurity and other deeptech sectors—by leading Seed and Series A rounds and backing founders building globally scalable businesses.


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6 Degrees Capital closes €154 million Fund III to back early-stage enterprise, AI and fintech innovators

6 Degrees Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in London and Antwerp, has closed its third fund, 6DC III, at €154 million, reaching its hard cap as it seeks to invest in unconventional founding teams building category-defining companies across enterprise software, artificial intelligence and fintech.

The new fund will focus on Seed and Series A investments with initial checks of €1 million–€5 million and follow-on reserves of up to €15 million per company as part o...

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Dragoneer Investment Group raises $4.3 billion for seventh VC fund in a standout year for venture capital

Dragoneer Investment Group, the San Francisco–based growth investor known for backing late-stage and high-growth technology companies, has secured $4.3 billion in capital for its seventh venture capital fund, closing above its target within just a few months in market despite a broader slowdown in VC fundraising in 2025.


The new fund, one of the largest venture capital vehicles raised this year, reflects strong continued confidence from institutional limited partners such as...

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Swedish VC Incore Invest completes €15 million second closing, bringing Invest II to €40 million

Swedish venture capital firm Incore Invest has successfully completed a €15 million second closing for its second investment fund, Invest II, bringing total commitments to €40 million as it continues backing high-growth technology companies across Europe.

The expanded fund will enable Incore Invest to deepen its support for growth-stage SaaS, embedded finance and fintech startups with strong revenue models and scaling potential.


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Mirelo raises $41 million to solve AI video’s silent problem

Mirelo, a Berlin-based generative AI startup focused on adding high-quality, synchronised audio to AI-generated videos, has raised $41 million in a funding round to accelerate development of its audio-first video technology and expand its global footprint.

The company is addressing a key gap in today’s AI video ecosystem, where visuals are advancing rapidly but sound often remains missing or poorly integrated.

The round was co-led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z),...