Astanor Ventures Closes Second Venture Fund, at €360M
Astanor Ventures, a Brussels, Belgium-based agrifood tech impact investment firm, closed its second venture fund, at €360m. Building upon the first venture fund, Astanor remains committed to its core investment strategy of supporting early-stage and mission-driven companies advancing sustainable agrifood technologies. Over the years, the firm has developed a network of entrepreneurs, experts, scientists, leaders, […]
Rev1 Ventures Launches $30M Fund
Rev1 Ventures, a Columbus, OH-based venture studio that helps entrepreneurs and corporations accelerate innovation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and The Ohio State University, announced the launch of a $30m fund. Rev1 Catalyst Fund III delivers capital and strategic services for pre-seed, seed stage and early-stage healthcare innovators. Following Rev1 Catalyst Fund II, Rev1 NCH Fund, and Rev1 Catalyst Fund, this […]
EJF Capital Raises $104M For EJF Ventures Fund
EJF Capital LLC, an Arlington, VA-based global alternative asset management firm, closed EJF Ventures Fund LP with approximately $104m in capital commitments. The fund received support from both new and existing EJF investors. EJF Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage financial technology companies developing products poised for broad adoption across the financial services industry, with […]
Rocket.Chat Raises US$10M in Series A Bridge Funding
Rocket.Chat, a Wilmington Del.-based startup that provides an open-source chat platform, raised US$ 10m in a Series A “bridge” funding round. The round was led by Alexia Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Endeavor Scaleup Ventures, Bob Young (Founder of RedHat), NEA and Valor Capital Group, in addition to investors such as Greycroft, Monashees, DGF, and Graphene. The company, […]
Rain Raises $9.7M in Seed Financing
Rain, an Alameda, CA-based leader in aerial wildfire containment technology, closed a $9.7m seed financing. The round was led by DBL Partners, with participation from VoLo Earth Ventures, Kapor Capital, Convective Capital, Immad Akhund, Brian Bjelde, Steve Blank, John and Patrick Collison, Edward Fenster, Dylan Field, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Geoff Ralston, and Blake Scholl. The company intends […]
Mundial Media Raises $2.0M in Pre Seed Funding
Mundial Media, a Los Angeles, CA-based media platform uniting multicultural voices, raised $2.0m in pre seed funding. The round was led by a syndicate of family office investors, including New Day Industries, Barlow Family Investments, and executives from Amazon.com, Inc., UnitedHealth Group, and Prodege LLC. The company intends to use the funds to scale its […]
Virtualness Raises Additional Funding
Virtualness, a San Francisco, CA-based mobile-first platform powered by generative AI and blockchain, raised a funding round of undisclosed amount. The round, which brought total funding to eight figures, was led by Shorooq Partners and Ankurit Capital. The company raised $8M in seed funding in late 2022 in a round led by Blockchange Ventures with participation from […]
NorthStar Care Raises $6M in Seed Funding
NorthStar Care, a Seattle, WA-based provider of a virtual substance use disorder treatment program, raised $6m in seed funding. The round was co-led by Tony Robbins,and Starting Line. Starting Line Partner Scott Holloway will join existing board directors the Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dan Kossmann, and Mike Liddell as a board observer. The […]
Diligent Robotics Raises $25M in Funding
Diligent Robotics, an Austin, TX-based leader in robotic automation in health care, raised $25m in financing. The round was led by Canaan, with participation from True Ventures, DNX Ventures, Next Coast Ventures among the return investors and Northwestern Medicine Innovation joining as a new strategic investor. Rich Boyle from Canaan will join the board of directors. The company will use […]
Legit Security Raises $40M in Series B Funding
Legit Security, a Palo Alto, CA-based cyber security company, raised $40M in Series B funding. The round was led by CRV with participation from existing investors Cyberstarts, Bessemer Venture Partners, and TCV. The company intends to use the funds to expand sales, marketing and R&D, addressing the emerging threat of Artificial Intelligence and Large […]