Category Archives: Venture Capital
Tenstorrent Raised a $1.5 Billion Series E at a $6.2 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — AI computing company Tenstorrent said on Monday it has closed a $1.5 billion Series E at a $6.2 billion post-money valuation, more than doubling the $2.6 billion valu… Continue reading
Sprints Closed Fund V at Its €725 Million Hard Cap, About 40% Larger Than Its Predecessor:
HedgeCo.Net — Sprints, the London-based growth investor known as an early backer of Revolut and Vinted, has held the final close of its fifth fund at its €725 million hard cap. The… Continue reading
Nauta Capital Reached a €60 Million First Close for Fund VI With the British Business Bank as Anchor:
HedgeCo.Net — Nauta Capital announced a €60 million first close for its sixth fund, Nauta Tech Invest VI, on October 15, 2026. The British Business Bank is the anchor limited partn… Continue reading
Pear VC Closed Its Fifth Fund at $333 Million and Promoted Three Partners:
HedgeCo.Net — Pear VC announced Pear Fund V at $333 million, bringing the firm’s assets under management above $1.1 billion. The vehicle is smaller than Pear Fund IV, which closed … Continue reading
Salience Labs Raised a $125 Million Series B Led by Bullhound Capital for Optical Switching in AI Data Centers:
HedgeCo.Net — Oxford-based Salience Labs, a developer of all-optical circuit switching technology for AI data centers, has raised an oversubscribed $125 million Series B led by Bul… Continue reading
Albert Invent Raised $55 Million Series B Led by TCV at a Reported About $340 Million Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Albert Invent raised a $55 million Series B led by TCV at a reported valuation of about $340 million to expand its chemistry-native AI platform, according to the comp… Continue reading
AI Agent Start-Up Hone Raised a $60 Million Seed Round Led by Benchmark and Index Ventures at a $285 Million Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Hone, a San Francisco start-up building autonomous AI systems for businesses, has raised a $60 million seed round led by Benchmark and co-led by Index Ventures, valui… Continue reading
Oxide Computer Raised a $445 Million Series D Led by Eclipse After Reaching Profitability:
HedgeCo.Net — Oxide Computer Company, the Emeryville, California-based maker of rack-scale on-premises cloud systems, has raised a $445 million Series D led by Eclipse. Existing in… Continue reading
Robot Training Data Startup Mecka AI Raised a $60 Million Series B Led by Sequoia:
HedgeCo.Net — Mecka AI, a Toronto- and New York-based startup that collects human motion data to train robots, has raised a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital. NVIDIA, Qua… Continue reading
AI Evaluation Platform Arena Raised a $200 Million Series B at a $3.1 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Arena, the AI model evaluation platform that began as a UC Berkeley research project in 2023, has raised a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation. The roun… Continue reading
Type One Energy Raised a $200 Million Series B to Advance Its Tennessee Fusion Power Plant:
HedgeCo.Net — Type One Energy, a Knoxville, Tennessee-based fusion developer, has completed a $200 million Series B financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clutterbuck… Continue reading
Spiko Raised a $90 Million Series B Led by NEA to Scale Tokenized Cash Funds:
HedgeCo.Net — Spiko, a London- and Paris-based issuer of tokenized cash funds, has raised a $90 million Series B led by New Enterprise Associates, the company announced on October … Continue reading