Duetti Secures $200 Million to Scale Independent Music Catalog Acquisitions and Enhance Platform Capabilities January 21, 2026 Funding Led by a $50 Million Series C Equity Investment from The Raine Group
Colgate-Palmolive and WHO Foundation Announce Global Partnership on Oral Health January 20, 2026 Multi-year funding will advance oral health, as oral diseases are among the most prevalent and overlooked noncommunicable diseases impacting 3.7 billion people globally.1
AI-Powered Creator Monetisation Platform, Fanvue, Hits $100m Run Rate and Raises $22m Series A Investment – as Leading Global Creators Rush to Join the Platform January 19, 2026 Fanvue, the AI-powered creator monetisation platform with a $100m-plus run rate, has announced a $22m Series A investment round. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260112458975/en/ Fanvue has bet big on AI-powered tools changing the face of an industry estimated to be worth over $500B by 2030. The platform, which recently [...]
HOLYWATER Raises Record $22 Million to Turn Microdramas into Mainstream Entertainment in the U.S. January 16, 2026 The financing marks the largest confirmed funding round in the emerging microdrama market outside of Asia, cementing HOLYWATER as the category leader among Western players in an $11 billion global market.
Midnite Completes $35 Million Series C Funding Round Led by The Raine Group January 16, 2026 With participation from existing investors, round takes total funding beyond the $75 million mark
CPP Investments Increases Commitment to Canadian Market through Northleaf Capital Partners January 16, 2026 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) today announced a significant expansion of their longstanding Canadian investment partnership, supporting the growth and scaling of domestic private companies. CPP Investments has committed to invest an additional C$750 million through its established Canadian mid-market program managed by Northleaf, bringing CPP Investments’ cumulative [...]
Kikin Financial Announces $20 Million Debt Facility to Power Growth of UK Business January 16, 2026 Kikin Financial, the UK-based fintech lending platform for SMEs, today announced it has secured initial funding through Percent’s platform, with capacity to access up to $20 million as Kikin scales. The funds will be used to provide flexible credit to some of the UK’s most exciting consumer businesses. Kikin’s innovative lending platform uses AI to [...]
Sixth Street Raises €3.75 Billion for Third European Direct Lending Fund January 16, 2026 Sixth Street SLE III Hits Hard Cap, Reflecting Long-Term Strength as One of Europe’s Leading Private Capital Platforms
Alpaca Raises $150 Million at a $1.15B Valuation to Build the Global Standard for Brokerage Infrastructure January 16, 2026 Alpaca appoints lead investor Drive Capital’s Co-Founder and Partner Chris Olsen to its board
Abbelight Announces Successful Series B Investment led by AVANT BIO to Accelerate Imaging Innovation and Scale Adoption Across a Broader Customer Base January 8, 2026 Abbelight, a global leader and a pioneer in super-resolution microscopy end-to-end solutions, today announced a successful Series B financing round led by AVANT BIO, a growth equity firm focused on enabling technologies shaping tomorrow’s therapeutics. “With a decade of experience in the Life Science Research market, Abbelight has been transforming the way scientists see, quantify, [...]