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December 29, 2025

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Trending Companies

Ciphero AI, a developer of an AI verification and security platform for enterprise environments, raises $2.5MM Equity Funding from Sovereign's Capital.

Verification (87) • New York, NY • Post-Money Valuation

 

Clav, a company that develops a financial management platform, raises $2MM Seed from Script Capital.

Financial Management (47) • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

I-Care, a company that provides predictive and prescriptive maintenance services, raises €20MM Equity Funding from Undisclosed Investors.

Preventative Maintenance (24) • Encino, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Lucidean, a company that develops electronic and photonic integrated circuits designed for data transmission within artificial intelligence and data center environments, raises $18MM Entrada Ventures.

Semiconductors (1,395) • Goleta, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Dazzle AI, a firm that builds intuitive consumer AI applications aimed at reducing the gap between what users want and what AI can currently do, raises $8MM Seed from Forerunner Ventures.

Artificial Intelligence (6,341) • Palo Alto, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Lemon Slice, a firm that develops generative video models designed to automate synthetic training data, raises $10.5MM Equity Funding from Y Combinator.

Generative AI (399) • Sacramento, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Architect, a company that develops institutional-grade infrastructure for trading across global digital asset markets, raises $35MM Series A from Miami International Holdings.

Fintech (3,385) • Chicago, IL • Post-Money Valuation

 

InTandem Capital Partners acquires The Phia Group, a provider of healthcare cost containment techniques offering consulting services, plan document drafting, subrogation and overpayment recovery.

Claims Processing (618) • Canton, MA • Deal

 

Revelar Capital acquires Lettermen's Energy, a propane distribution company that serves the residential, industrial/commercial, agricultural and autogas customers.

Gases (77) • Mission, IN • Deal

 

Arclin intends to acquire Willamette Valley, a manufacturer and distributor of a wide variety of custom products and services in the wood products, railroad, concrete repair, transportation, infrastructure and consumer products segments.

Coatings (1,660) • Eugene, OR • Deal

CivicPlus acquires Streamline, a firm that develops an online engagement and compliance platform intended to help special districts manage websites, communications, intranets, and payment tools for serving their communities.

Content Management (907) • Sacramento, CA • Deal

 

HawkEye 360 acquires ISA, a firm that provides a real-time signal and image processing systems intended to serve defence and space manufacturing.

Imaging (887) • Richardson, TX • Deal

 

Patrick Industries acquires QES, a firm that manufactures electrical components intended to support systems for marine, specialty vehicle, recreational vehicle, and appliance industries.

Electrical (13,138) • Syracuse, IN • Deal

 

Rithm Capital completes the acquisition of Paramount Group, a commercial real estate agency.

Real Estate (25,956) • New York, NY • Deal

 

Stingray Group completes the acquisition of TuneIn, a company that provides mobile and web applications for listening to music, sports and news streams from around the world.

Web Apps (300) • Palo Alto, CA • Deal

 

Broadwing Capital acquires CloudScale365, a company that offers managed IT services and cloud, hosting, security, and business continuity solutions.

Managed IT Services (101) • Newark, DE • Deal

 

Enlyte Group intends to acquire PartsTrader, a firm that operates a cloud-based digital marketplace and software platform that serves the automotive collision repair industry.

Marketplace (1,819) • Chicago, IL • Deal

 

RPM acquires Dealers Choice, a firm that provides nationwide auto transport and vehicle shipping services intended to serve individuals, dealerships, and businesses.

Trucking (44) • West Palm Beach, FL • Deal

 

Landgate acquires Topos, a firm that develops a data and insights platform catering to the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Data Analytics (136) • San Francisco, CA • Deal

 

Zendesk acquires Unleash, a firm that develops an AI-powered enterprise search platform designed to connect knowledge across systems for smarter employee service.

Task Management (65) • New York, NY • Deal

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