Private equity optimism rises for 2025 despite valuation concerns and macroeconomic caution.

Cyberhaven secures $100M in Series D funding, reaching $1B valuation. AI-powered data security platform to accelerate growth.

EQT Growth fund leads a USD 500+ million funding round in ReliaQuest, valuing the AI-powered security operations company at USD 3.4 billion.

Chef Robotics secures $43.1M in Series A funding to scale AI-enabled robotic systems for meal assembly, with 44M+ servings produced.

Gable raises $20M to expand its data management platform, aiming to improve data quality and collaboration between software and data teams.

Apollo's Wassenaar sees Germany's surprise infrastructure plan unleashing wave of private capital across Europe's power and digital sectors

Fritz & Company advised Spartan Radar on the carve-out of its enhanced resolution and perception software assets to a Fortune 100 company.

Nanoprecise secures $38M in Series C funding to expand its AI-driven Energy-Centered Maintenance approach for industrial equipment.

Nanoprecise secures $38M in Series C funding to expand its AI-driven predictive maintenance solution for industrial equipment.

Related Companies launches Related Digital with $500M initial commitment and plans to raise up to $8B to develop data centers for AI and cloud tech.

Mid-market infrastructure investments offer compelling opportunities amid AI-driven power demand and energy transition challenges

Private markets signal recovery with improved bank lending, record secondaries activity, and AI investment dominance reshaping the landscape

GetReal Security secures $17.5M in Series A funding to combat malicious AI-generated content and deepfakes in enterprise communications.

GetReal Security secures $17.5M in Series A funding to combat malicious generative AI threats and deepfakes in digital content.

Also, a Rivian spinout, emerges with $105M funding to develop small electric vehicles for global consumer and commercial markets.

Global M&A activity faced challenges in Q1 2025 due to geopolitical tensions and AI disruption, but showed signs of recovery in March.

Sympera AI secures $10M seed funding to scale relationship banking with AI agents, targeting the $150B annual SMB banking market.

PE firms winning the AI race are building systematic capabilities to help portfolio companies apply generative tools to strategic priorities

OCIF invests $675,000 in QAI Ventures to boost Calgary's quantum ecosystem, aiming to train 54 individuals and support 3 local startups.

Tera AI secures $7.8M seed funding to develop software-only spatial reasoning AI for autonomous robot navigation.