Capital Raising

Decart, a platform for training AI models with video simulation technology for game development, raised $300 million in 2026.

Leadership read: Decart's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across EMEA.

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Grand Games, a Turkish mobile gaming company, raised $70 million in May 2026.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Grand Games, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Grand Games hires first across EMEA; that is where the capital is really pointed.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Throxy, an AI-native sales agent firm founded in 2023 by Arnau Ayerbe and Pablo Jiménez de Parga, raised approximately $6.5 million.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Throxy, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Throxy hires first across EMEA; that is where the capital is really pointed.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

French wealth tech firm Wealthcome secured €15M Series B led by Breega, 18 months after a €7M Series A. The company is scaling from 800 client firms to target enterprise banking institutions, insurance, and mutual funds.

Leadership read: Wealthcome's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across EMEA.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Istanbul-based mobile game studio Circle Games raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Tencent, bringing total investment to $32.25 million. Funding will support geographic expansion of Jelly Escape and continued growth of Sort Express.

Leadership read: Circle Games's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across EMEA.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Topdog raised $2.5M seed funding led by Boston Seed Capital with participation from The Raine Group, Bullpen Capital, Versus Ventures, Spoondrift Capital, and Permit Ventures. Total funding now $4.1M. Company building real-time multiplayer skill gaming platform with proprietary technology stack.

Leadership read: Topdog's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Americas.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Island raised $400 million in Series F funding led by Evolution Equity, valuing the company at $6.4 billion. Funding will support scaling AI adoption across organizational clients.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Island, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Island hires first across Americas; that is where the capital is really pointed.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Ligand and AvenCell Therapeutics entered a financing agreement to advance a pipeline of next-generation CAR-T therapies with funding of up to $47 million.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Ligand Pharmaceuticals, AvenCell Therapeutics, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Ligand Pharmaceuticals, AvenCell Therapeutics hires first across Americas; that is where the capital is really pointed.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Meshy AI, a developer of foundation models for AI-powered 3D generation, raised $400 million in a Series B round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July 2026.

Leadership read: Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Meshy AI, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Meshy AI hires first across Americas; that is where the capital is really pointed.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Griffin Gaming Partners announced a $100 million raise for a Special Opportunities Fund focused on indie games with revenue-share investment structures.

Leadership read: Griffin Gaming Partners raising is a leading indicator for everyone it is about to fund. Capital at the fund level converts into operator demand across a portfolio, not into appointments at the manager. The Americas question is which stage and sector the fund leans into, because that is the shape of the hiring that follows next year.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Rightway, a pharmacy benefit management and care navigation company, raised $155 million led by Francisco Partners, with nearly 10% of Fortune 500 having moved pharmacy benefits to their platform.

Leadership read: Rightway's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Americas.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →

Jetstream Venture Fund announced a strategic investment in Rejuvenation Technologies to expand its longevity and regenerative medicine portfolio.

Leadership read: Jetstream Venture Fund raising is a leading indicator for everyone it is about to fund. Capital at the fund level converts into operator demand across a portfolio, not into appointments at the manager. The Americas question is which stage and sector the fund leans into, because that is the shape of the hiring that follows next year.

curated · 2026-09-24 · context →