Category Archives: Private Equity

Confido Raised $55 Million Series B Led by Insight Partners:

HedgeCo.Net — Confido on September 22, 2026 announced a $55 million Series B led by Insight Partners for its AI-powered consumer packaged goods back-office platform, according to t… Continue reading →

Precision Neuroscience Raised $250 Million Series D at About a $1 Billion Valuation:

HedgeCo.Net — Precision Neuroscience on September 24, 2026 announced an oversubscribed $250 million Series D for its brain-computer interface technology, according to the company’s… Continue reading →

InfraRed-Managed Funds Agreed to Acquire Hector Rail; HICL to Invest About £68 Million:

HedgeCo.Net — InfraRed Capital Partners on September 28, 2026 said InfraRed-managed funds agreed to acquire 100% of Hector Rail AB, Scandinavia’s largest privately owned rail freig… Continue reading →

CVC Dropped Its Bodycote Pursuit, Clearing the Path for Veritas Capital’s About $2.5 Billion Takeover:

HedgeCo.Net — CVC Advisers Limited on September 28, 2026 issued a Takeover Code Rule 2.8 statement confirming it does not intend to make an offer for Bodycote plc, according to the… Continue reading →

Firecrawl Raised $75 Million Series B Led by Smash Capital:

HedgeCo.Net — Firecrawl raised a $75 million Series B led by Smash Capital, with participation from Altos Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Freestyle and Offline Vent… Continue reading →

BigHat Biosciences Raised $75 Million Series C Co-Led by DFJ Growth and Premji Invest:

HedgeCo.Net — San Mateo-based BigHat Biosciences on September 24, 2026 announced a $75 million Series C co-led by DFJ Growth and Premji Invest, bringing total funding raised to abo… Continue reading →

Basecamp Research Raised $140 Million Series C at About an $800 Million Valuation:

HedgeCo.Net — Basecamp Research, a London- and Boston-area AI therapeutics company, closed an oversubscribed $140 million Series C led by S32, according to a September 2026 company… Continue reading →

Centre Court Capital Closed Its Maiden Fund at ?410 Crore:

HedgeCo.Net — Centre Court Capital closed its maiden Category II AIF at ?410 crore (about $45.5 million per VCCircle), above an original ?350 crore target, according to The Hindu B… Continue reading →

Lightspeed Is Targeting $250 Million for a New India AI Fund:

HedgeCo.Net — Lightspeed is targeting $250 million for Lightspeed India Partners V, a new early-stage vehicle focused on AI companies across India and Southeast Asia, according to … Continue reading →

Blackstone Launched Blackstone Private Markets Fund for Non-U.S. Investors:

HedgeCo.Net — Blackstone launched Blackstone Private Markets Fund (BXPM), a perpetual multi-asset strategy intended to give eligible non-U.S. investors combined access to private e… Continue reading →

SoftBank Issued About $11.1 Billion of High-Yield Bonds to Fund OpenAI:

HedgeCo.Net — SoftBank Group Corp. on September 24, 2026 announced terms for roughly $11.1 billion of dollar- and euro-denominated senior notes, described by Reuters and LSEG data … Continue reading →

Ema Raised $77 Million Series B to Scale Enterprise AI Employees:

HedgeCo.Net — Enterprise AI-agent startup Ema raised $77 million in a Series B led by Bengaluru-based Creaegis on September 23, 2026, bringing total funding to $140 million, accord… Continue reading →