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September 30, 2025 - Deals
Lobster Capital Closes $12 Million Fund For Y Combinator Startups
Lobster Capital, founded by French engineer-turned-YouTuber-turned-investor Gabriel Jarrosson, has closed its debut $12 million fund dedicated exclusively to backing Y Combinator startups. Jarrosson, who built one of Europe’s largest angel syndicates after launching a YouTube channel in 2017, has since deployed $36 million into YC alumni and now manages Lobster Capital’s portfolio of nearly 30 startups across B2B SaaS, fintech infrastructure, and AI, with a second, larger fund already in the works.
AMOUNT: $12,000,000
HQ: #SanFrancisco #California
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AlleyCorp Closes $335 Million Venture Fund For Early-Stage Investments In Healthcare And TechnologyAlleyCorp has closed its second venture fund at $335 million, building on its first outside capital raise of $250 million in 2024 to expand early-stage investments across healthcare, deep tech, and technology startups. Founded by Kevin Ryan, the firm is focused on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, with its portfolio now including eight unicorns such as Rogo, ShopMy, Valar Atomics, and Thyme Care.
AMOUNT: $335,000,000
HQ: New York, New York
#VentureCapital #AlleyCorp #KevinRyan #TradedVC
Monumental Secures $32 Million In Series B Funding Led By Khosla VenturesMonumental, an Amsterdam-based construction robotics company, has raised an oversubscribed $32 million Series B round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Plural and Hummingbird Ventures. Founded by Salar al Khafaji, a former Palantir employee who previously sold a company to Palantir, Monumental develops autonomous bricklaying robots designed to address construction labor shortages. The company has completed more than 100 homes and 150 meters of canal wall construction, operates a fleet of around 150 robots, and will use the funding to expand its engineering team, scale robot deployments across Europe, and enter the U.S. market.
FOUNDER: Salar al Khafaji
INVESTORS: Khosla Ventures, Plural & Hummingbird Ventures
ROUND: Series B
AMOUNT: $32,000,000
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
#VentureCapital #Monumental #SalaralKhafaji #TradedVC
Ode AI Secures $1.5 Billion Investment From Anthropic Blackstone And Other Major InvestorsOde AI, the enterprise AI services venture backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman, has officially launched following the announcement of its $1.5 billion joint venture in May. The company is designed to operate independently while leveraging Anthropic’s Claude AI and engineering support to help businesses integrate AI into their operations. Backed by a consortium of major investors including Goldman Sachs, Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green & Partners, and Sequoia Capital, Ode plans to initially serve portfolio companies of its private equity sponsors before expanding to mid-sized enterprises across sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, retail, and real estate. The firm has already begun scaling its capabilities through the acquisition of applied AI services company Fractional AI.
INVESTORS: Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green & Partners, Sequoia Capital
AMOUNT: $1,500,000,000
#VentureCapital #OdeAI #TradedVC