– Se comprometen 9 billones de dólares en activos para ADGM mientras Abu Dhabi Finance Week redefine los flujos de capital globales

ABU DHABI, EAU, 18 de diciembre de 2025 — ADGM, el centro financiero internacional de Abu Dhabi, inicia su segunda década con un impulso renovado tras anunciar la incorporación de 11 nuevas e importantes instituciones financieras globales que representan más de 9 billones de dólares en activos bajo gestión. Este notable aumento, de 635.000 millones de dólares el año pasado a 450.000 millones de dólares en 2023, marca una de las expansiones más significativas de cualquier centro financiero internacional a nivel mundial este año y consolida la posición de ADGM como la jurisdicción de más rápido crecimiento de la región y una de las más dinámicas del mundo en gestión de activos.

Los anuncios, realizados en vísperas y durante la cuarta y mayor edición de la Semana Financiera de Abu Dhabi (ADFW), destacan la creciente influencia de la ciudad como la “Capital del Capital” y posicionan a la ADFW como una plataforma global que subraya el papel de Abu Dabi como centro financiero global, donde los flujos de capital se ven impulsados por instituciones líderes y un ecosistema regulatorio de primer nivel en ADGM.

Con el aumento significativo del total de activos bajo gestión representados en ADGM, el centro se consolida como el centro financiero internacional de más rápido crecimiento en la región y uno de los más dinámicos a nivel mundial. Este impulso no indica un crecimiento gradual, sino un cambio radical en el papel de Abu Dhabi dentro del sistema financiero global.

Durante la ADFW y en el período previo al evento, Cantor Fitzgerald, BBVA, Arab Bank Switzerland Gulf Ltd, Plenary ME Infrastructure Partners Ltd., UBS Group, KKR, Julius Baer, HarbourVest, Madison Realty Capital, Partners Group, DWS y Monroe Capital, junto con Eurasian Development Bank, ERM y DLA Piper, anunciaron su presencia en ADGM.

Estos compromisos marcan un sólido inicio para la próxima década de crecimiento de ADGM, situándolo entre los cinco principales centros financieros internacionales del mundo. Con una sólida base, ADGM seguirá marcando la pauta internacional en áreas prioritarias de crecimiento, no solo en la gestión de activos, sino también en toda la gama de servicios financieros, que abarca activos digitales, finanzas sostenibles y verdes, y servicios avanzados de family office y gestión patrimonial privada, todo ello respaldado por un marco regulatorio progresivo y proporcionado, alineado con los más altos estándares globales.

S.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, presidente de ADGM, dijo: “Los compromisos anunciados durante la ADFW subrayan la creciente influencia de Abu Dhabi en el centro de los flujos globales de capital y la confianza a largo plazo que las instituciones internacionales depositan en la claridad y la escala de nuestra visión. Durante la última década, Abu Dhabi ha establecido un ecosistema financiero resiliente, confiable y progresista, basado en sólidas bases regulatorias. La incorporación de firmas globales que gestionan más de 9 billones de dólares en activos no es un hito aislado, sino una clara señal de confianza en la IFC de Abu Dhabi, de clase mundial, y en su capacidad para respaldar una actividad financiera cada vez más sofisticada. Con el inicio de la próxima década de ADGM, nos centramos en profundizar la capacidad de mercado, expandir la arquitectura financiera y reforzar el papel de Abu Dhabi como un centro globalmente conectado donde el capital se asigna con propósito y se crea valor a largo plazo.”

En un hito histórico en el ámbito regulatorio global de activos digitales, la cuarta edición de ADFW marcó el anuncio de que Binance se convirtió en la primera plataforma de intercambio de criptomonedas en obtener una licencia global formal de la Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Financieros (FSRA) de ADGM para operar bajo un marco regulatorio integral desde Abu Dhabi. Esta primicia mundial representa otro paso importante en los esfuerzos de ADGM por convertirse en el ecosistema de activos digitales más progresista y compatible con la normativa del mundo.

Richard Teng, consejero delegado conjunto de Binance comentó: “Durante la ADFW, Binance se convirtió en la primera plataforma global de intercambio de criptomonedas en obtener una licencia global integral bajo el marco de ADGM, lo que marca una primicia mundial para la industria de activos digitales. Este hito refleja nuestra filosofía de priorizar el cumplimiento normativo y nuestro enfoque continuo en la transparencia, la seguridad y la protección del usuario. Nuestra colaboración con ADGM y nuestra presencia en la ADFW refuerzan nuestra firme convicción en el crecimiento a largo plazo del ecosistema de criptomonedas. Mantenemos nuestro profundo compromiso con la región y seguiremos trabajando estrechamente con los reguladores, incluida la FSRA, para apoyar la innovación responsable y fomentar el crecimiento sostenible de la industria”.

Además, otras entidades de los sectores de tecnología financiera y activos digitales, como iCapital, anunciaron la apertura de su primera oficina en Oriente Medio en Abu Dhabi, mientras que firmas como Hashed Global Management Ltd., Circle Internet MEA Ltd., Galaxy Digital y Animoca Asset Management están consolidando una mayor actividad desde ADGM.

Otro anuncio de RIQ, propiedad de IHC, indica que planea asociarse con Swiss Re, uno de los principales proveedores de reaseguros y seguros del mundo, para impulsar soluciones de reaseguro basadas en riesgos, datos e inteligencia artificial desde su sede en ADGM.

JPMorgan amplió su negocio de pagos y servicios de tesorería desde ADGM, lo que le permitirá ofrecer una amplia gama de soluciones, incluyendo gestión de liquidez y capacidades de pago multidivisa a clientes de la región. Para más información, visite: www.adfw.com 

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ABOU DABI, EAU, 18 décembre 2025 — L’ADGM, le centre financier international d’Abou Dabi, entame sa deuxième décennie sur les chapeaux de roues en dévoilant l’arrivée de 11 nouvelles grandes institutions financières mondiales, représentant plus de 9 billions de dollars américains d’actifs sous gestion. Cette augmentation remarquable, par rapport à 635 milliards de dollars américains l’année dernière et 450 milliards de dollars américains en 2023, marque cette année l’une des expansions les plus significatives de tous les centres financiers internationaux, qui vient renforcer la position de l’ADGM comme l’un des territoires les plus dynamiques du monde pour la gestion d’actifs, enregistrant la croissance la plus rapide à l’échelle régionale.

Ces annonces, faites avant et pendant la quatrième et plus grande édition de la Semaine financière d’Abou Dabi (ADFW), soulignent l’influence croissante de la ville dans son statut de « capitale des capitaux », et confirment le rôle de plateforme mondiale de l’ADFW pour mettre en avant Abou Dabi comme un centre financier mondial, où les flux de capitaux sont dynamisés par des institutions de premier plan et un écosystème réglementaire de classe mondiale à l’ADGM.

Portée par la forte augmentation du total des actifs gérés à l’ADGM, le centre consolide sa position de centre financier international affichant la croissance la plus rapide de la région, l’un des plus dynamiques au niveau mondial. Cet élan n’est pas le signe d’une croissance progressive, mais d’un changement radical du rôle d’Abou Dabi au sein du système financier mondial.

Pendant l’ADFW et dans la période précédant l’événement, Cantor Fitzgerald, BBVA, Arab Bank Switzerland Gulf Ltd., Plenary ME Infrastructure Partners Ltd., UBS Group, KKR, Julius Baer, HarbourVest, Madison Realty Capital, Partners Group, DWS et Monroe Capital, ainsi que la Banque eurasiatique de développement, ERM et DLA Piper ont révélé qu’ils comptaient s’établir à l’ADGM.

Ces engagements marquent un bon départ pour la prochaine décennie de croissance de l’ADGM, qui le place parmi les 5 premiers centres financiers internationaux du monde. S’appuyant sur ses solides fondations, l’ADGM continuera à définir des références internationales dans les domaines de croissance prioritaires, non seulement dans la gestion d’actifs, mais aussi pour l’ensemble des services financiers : actifs numériques, finance durable et verte, services avancés de gestion de fortune et de patrimoine privé, étayés par un cadre réglementaire évolutif et proportionné qui s’aligne sur les normes mondiales les plus strictes.

Son Excellence Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, président de l’ADGM, a déclaré : « Les engagements annoncés lors de l’ADFW soulignent l’influence croissante d’Abou Dabi au centre des flux de capitaux mondiaux et la confiance à long terme que les institutions internationales accordent à la clarté et à l’ampleur de notre vision. Au cours de la dernière décennie, Abou Dabi a mis en place un écosystème financier résilient, fiable et moderne, qui repose sur des bases réglementaires solides. L’arrivée d’entreprises internationales gérant plus de 9 billions de dollars américains d’actifs n’est pas une étape isolée, mais un signal clair de la confiance accordée au centre financier international de classe mondiale d’Abou Dabi et à sa capacité à prendre en charge une activité financière de plus en plus complexe. Alors que l’ADGM entre dans une nouvelle décennie, notre objectif est d’approfondir les capacités du marché, d’étendre l’architecture financière et de renforcer le rôle de plaque tournante mondialement connectée d’Abou Dabi, où les capitaux sont alloués de manière ciblée pour créer de la valeur à long terme. »

Dans un développement historique au sein de l’espace réglementaire mondial des actifs numériques, la quatrième édition de l’ADFW a vu Binance devenir la première plateforme d’échange de cryptomonnaies à obtenir une licence mondiale formelle de l’Autorité de réglementation des services financiers (FSRA) de l’ADGM pour opérer dans un cadre réglementaire complet à partir d’Abou Dabi. Cette première mondiale constitue une nouvelle étape majeure dans les efforts déployés par l’ADGM pour devenir l’écosystème d’actifs numériques le plus évolutif et le plus conforme du monde. 

Richard Teng, codirecteur général de Binance, a commenté : « Au cours de l’ADFW, Binance est devenue la première plateforme mondiale d’échange de cryptomonnaies à obtenir une licence mondiale complète dans le cadre de l’ADGM : une première mondiale pour le secteur des actifs numériques. Ce tournant reflète notre philosophie centrée sur la conformité et nos priorités permanentes : la transparence, la sécurité et la protection des utilisateurs. Notre partenariat avec l’ADGM et notre présence à l’ADFW nous confortent dans notre confiance résolue en la croissance à long terme de l’écosystème des cryptomonnaies. Nous restons profondément attachés à la région et continuerons à travailler en étroite collaboration avec les organismes de réglementation, notamment la FSRA, pour soutenir l’innovation responsable et favoriser la croissance durable du secteur. »

D’autres entités des secteurs de la technologie financière et des actifs numériques, comme iCapital, ont par ailleurs fait part de l’ouverture à Abou Dabi de leur premier bureau au Moyen-Orient, tandis que des entreprises telles que Hashed Global Management Ltd., Circle Internet MEA Ltd., Galaxy Digital et Animoca Asset Management ancrent une plus grande partie de leur activité au sein de l’ADGM.

Autre annonce, celle de RIQ, propriété d’IHC, qui a déclaré vouloir s’associer à Swiss Re, l’un des principaux prestataires mondiaux de services de réassurance et d’assurance, pour faire progresser les solutions de réassurance par risque alimentées par les données et l’IA depuis sa base à l’ADGM.

JPMorgan a étendu ses activités de services de paiement et de trésorerie à partir de l’ADGM, ce qui lui permettra de proposer à ses clients de la région une large gamme de solutions, notamment en matière de gestion des liquidités et de paiements multidevises. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.adfw.com

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CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2025 — Amphix Bio today announced the initial closing of a $12.5 million seed financing round to advance its lead therapeutic candidates toward human clinical trials and expand its pipeline to target additional neurological conditions. The funding comes from a syndicate of mission-driven investors dedicated to bringing new therapies into the clinic for conditions with high unmet need. This financing round brings the total dilutive and non-dilutive funds raised by the company to $18 million.

Amphix Bio is developing a new class of peptide therapeutics for neurological injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders. The company’s Supramolecular Therapeutic Peptide (STP) platform uses assemblies of thousands of molecules that form nanostructures engineered to activate cell receptors more potently than standard drugs. The modular structure of STPs combines peptide modifications with a library of proprietary sequences to optimize properties of therapeutic candidates. The platform has evolved over more than two decades of research in the laboratory of Northwestern University professor Samuel Stupp, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Amphix Bio.

“We are proud to have assembled a group of experienced investors, including follow-on participation from all existing investors, who are confident in our approach and trajectory,” said Nick Sather, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Amphix Bio. “Not only do they see the immense commercial potential of our platform, they also strongly align with our mission of developing regenerative therapies that restore function and improve quality of life for patients.”

The funding will allow the company to advance toward clinical trials following recent regulatory milestones for two products. Amphix Bio secured Orphan Drug Designation for AMFX-200, its lead neurological candidate, for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The team also completed a Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), receiving constructive feedback on preclinical safety studies and clinical trial design. In addition, Amphix Bio’s drug-device combination product for the treatment of degenerative disc disease, AMFX-100, received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA.

Advancement in the lead programs will enable development of the peptide platform technology and indication expansion to other diseases. Amphix Bio’s pipeline includes programs for neurological and neuroinflammatory conditions including chronic SCI, ischemic stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

About Amphix Bio
Amphix Bio spun out from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL in 2021. The company is developing a new platform technology, Supramolecular Therapeutic Peptides (STPs), that modifies immunological response and initiates regenerative processes to restore function lost from injury, disease, or aging. These therapies trigger targeted signaling pathways while forming scaffolds to support biological repair. Amphix Bio’s goal is to increase human healthspan — the length of time that people can live productive, fulfilling lives.

Learn more at www.amphixbio.com, or contact us at [email protected].

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MUSCAT, Oman, 18 décembre 2025 — Future Fund Oman a annoncé une activité record en 2025, approuvant 141 projets cette année et portant le total des engagements à 1,2 milliard de dollars, alors que le fonds accélère le programme de diversification économique d’Oman.  Créé par l’Oman Investment Authority avec un engagement en capital de 5,2 milliards de dollars à déployer sur cinq ans, le fonds est aujourd’hui l’un des véhicules d’investissement nationaux qui se développent le plus rapidement dans la région, tous les capitaux étant dirigés vers des projets à l’intérieur d’Oman et alignés sur les priorités de la Vision 2040 d’Oman.

L’activité d’investissement a suscité une participation croissante du secteur privé des États-Unis, des Émirats arabes unis, de l’Arabie saoudite, de l’Égypte, de la Chine et de l’Inde. À ce jour, le Future Fund Oman a mobilisé environ 2,1 milliards de dollars de capitaux privés et étrangers supplémentaires, dont huit projets de grande envergure développés avec des investisseurs mondiaux, des banques, des fonds et des family offices. Le fonds a déclaré que l’augmentation du ratio d’endettement reflète le renforcement de la confiance internationale à propos des ambitions d’Oman en matière d’industrie, de fabrication et d’énergie propre.

La création d’emplois reste un indicateur de performance clé. Les projets approuvés depuis leur lancement ont généré plus de 1 400 emplois, et des milliers d’autres embauches sont en cours. Les investissements concernent cinq domaines prioritaires nationaux, à savoir la transition énergétique, les matériaux avancés, les soins de santé, la logistique et les technologies de l’information et de la communication, renforçant ainsi le rôle du fonds dans l’élaboration de la prochaine phase de croissance économique du pays.

Parmi les projets phares figure une usine de fabrication de polysilicium de qualité solaire, d’une valeur de 1,6 milliard de dollars, construite par United Solar et dont l’achèvement est prévu pour 2026. Le projet a déjà permis de créer plus de 1 000 emplois et de générer plus de 317 millions de dollars de valeur dans le pays, tout en suscitant l’intérêt d’institutions internationales de financement du développement. Un autre projet majeur est le complexe de fabrication de cellules solaires de six gigawatts de JA Solar dans le port et la zone franche de SOHAR. Cet investissement représente 442 millions de dollars et les étapes clés de la construction vont bientôt commencer. Une fois opérationnelle, l’installation devrait employer plus de 500 personnes et renforcer la position d’Oman dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement régionales en énergie propre.

La dynamique se poursuit également dans le cadre du mandat PME et capital-risque du fonds. Depuis sa création, 132 projets de PME et de capital-risque ont été approuvés, avec 56,7 millions de dollars engagés et 37,4 millions de dollars déployés par le biais de huit véhicules spécialisés couvrant le pré-amorçage, l’amorçage, les fonds propres de croissance et la dette des PME. Les volumes de demandes restent élevés pour les deux mandats, du fait de l’intérêt national et international soutenu pour les projets liés à la modernisation industrielle, au développement technologique et à l’énergie propre.

Depuis son lancement, le fonds a évalué 828 propositions et approuvé 141 projets d’une valeur d’environ 3,4 milliards de dollars, couvrant neuf investissements stratégiques majeurs et 132 initiatives en faveur des PME et du capital-risque. Son double mandat oriente les capitaux vers les grands projets nationaux et les petites entreprises à forte croissance, avec un objectif de rendement de 12 % et un plafond de 40 % de fonds propres par investissement.

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A Decade of Capital, Exits, and Ecosystem Leadership — and a Stronger Value Proposition Ahead

NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 18, 2025 — 757 Angels, Hampton Roads’ leading angel investment network, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, marking a decade of early-stage investing that helped shape the region’s modern entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Founded in 2015, 757 Angels has become one of the most active and influential angel networks in Virginia and the nation, helping deploy more than $130 million into high-growth startups, supporting multiple portfolio company exits, and establishing Hampton Roads as a credible home for venture-backed innovation.

The network also served as a catalyst for the region’s startup infrastructure. Early efforts by 757 Angels helped launch 757 Accelerate, Hampton Roads’ first accelerator program, which later evolved into 757 Collab, now the region’s central high-growth venture hub supporting founders, investors, and innovation-driven companies.

“Ten plus years ago, angel investing in Hampton Roads was fragmented and underdeveloped,” said Paul Nolde, Executive Director of 757 Angels. “757 Angels helped professionalize early-stage capital here and prove that scalable companies can be built—and exited—from this region. This anniversary is both a celebration of that progress and a signal that we’re doubling down on what comes next.”

Over the past decade, 757 Angels has built a reputation for rigorous diligence, hands-on investor engagement, and close alignment with regional economic priorities across defense, energy, maritime, healthcare, and emerging technologies.

“757 Angels has played a foundational role in our region’s growth,” said Jennifer Vaziralli, Chair of the 757 Angels Board of Directors. “This milestone reflects the commitment of our members and the ambition of the founders we’ve backed over the past ten years.”

Looking Ahead

To commemorate the anniversary and unveil an enhanced value proposition for both investors and founders, 757 Angels will host a signature 10-year celebration event on January 21, 2026, at 757 Collab’s redesigned founder space at the Assembly innovation campus in downtown Norfolk. The event will honor the network’s legacy – and those who were instrumental in its founding and decade of growth – while highlighting its expanded focus on member engagement, high-quality deal flow, and founder support heading into the next decade.

About 757 Angels

Founded in 2015, 757 Angels is a membership-based angel investment network dedicated to identifying, evaluating, and funding promising early-stage companies in Hampton Roads and across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Through disciplined diligence and close alignment with 757 Collab, the network helps founders access growth capital, expertise, and long-term strategic support.

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– Future Fund Oman compromete 1.200 millones de dólares mientras un programa de inversión de 5.200 millones de dólares acelera la diversificación económica

MASCATE, Omán, 18 de diciembre de 2025 — Future Fund Oman anunció una actividad récord en 2025, con la aprobación de 141 proyectos este año y el aumento de los compromisos totales a 1.200 millones de dólares, a medida que el fondo acelera la agenda de diversificación económica de Omán. Creado por la Autoridad de Inversiones de Omán con un compromiso de capital de 5.200 millones de dólares que se invertirán a lo largo de cinco años, el fondo es ahora uno de los vehículos de inversión nacionales de más rápida expansión de la región, con todo el capital destinado a proyectos dentro de Omán y alineado con las prioridades de la Visión 2040 de Omán.

La actividad inversora ha atraído una creciente participación del sector privado de Estados Unidos, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Arabia Saudí, Egipto, China y la India. Hasta la fecha, Future Fund Oman ha movilizado aproximadamente 2.100 millones de dólares en capital privado y extranjero adicional, incluidos ocho proyectos a gran escala desarrollados junto con inversores globales, bancos, fondos y family offices. El fondo afirmó que el aumento del ratio de apalancamiento refleja el fortalecimiento de la confianza internacional en las ambiciones industriales, manufactureras y de energía limpia de Omán.

La creación de empleo sigue siendo un indicador clave de rendimiento. Los proyectos aprobados desde su lanzamiento han generado más de 1.400 puestos de trabajo, y hay miles más en curso. Las inversiones abarcan cinco grupos prioritarios nacionales: transición energética, materiales avanzados, sanidad, logística y tecnología de la información y las comunicaciones, lo que refuerza el papel del fondo en la configuración de la próxima fase de crecimiento económico del país.

Entre los proyectos más destacados se encuentra una planta de fabricación de polisilicio de grado solar de United Solar, con un coste de 1.600 millones de dólares, cuya finalización está prevista para 2026. El proyecto ya ha generado más de 1.000 puestos de trabajo y ha aportado más de 317 millones de dólares en valor al país, al tiempo que ha atraído el interés de instituciones financieras internacionales de desarrollo. Otro proyecto importante es el complejo de fabricación de células solares de seis gigavatios de JA Solar en el puerto y la zona franca de SOHAR, una inversión de 442 millones de dólares que se acerca a hitos clave de construcción. Una vez en funcionamiento, se espera que la planta dé empleo a más de 500 personas y haga crecer la huella de Omán dentro de las cadenas de suministro de energía limpia regionales.

El impulso también continúa en el marco del mandato del fondo para las PYMES y el capital riesgo. Desde su creación, se han aprobado 132 proyectos de PYMES y capital de riesgo, con un compromiso de 56,7 millones de dólares y una inversión de 37,4 millones de dólares a través de ocho vehículos especializados que cubren la fase previa a la puesta en marcha, la puesta en marcha, el capital de crecimiento y la deuda de las PYMES. El volumen de solicitudes sigue siendo elevado en ambos mandatos, impulsado por el interés sostenido, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, en proyectos relacionados con la modernización industrial, el desarrollo tecnológico y las energías limpias.

Desde su lanzamiento, el fondo ha evaluado 828 propuestas y aprobado 141 proyectos por un valor aproximado de 3.400 millones de dólares, que abarcan nueve inversiones estratégicas importantes y 132 iniciativas de PYMES y capital de riesgo. Su doble mandato orienta el capital tanto hacia grandes proyectos nacionales como hacia pequeñas empresas de alto crecimiento, con un objetivo de rendimiento del 12% y un límite máximo de capital del 40% por inversión.

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– Raises Total of $17M USD from Goodwater Capital and Others—Accelerates US Market Entry

– Achieves Double-Digit Annual Growth, Gaining Recognition for Scale-Up Potential and Global Healthcare Ambitions

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2025 — AI-powered healthcare startup GravityLabs has successfully secured $17M USD in Series A funding and is now accelerating its entry into the US market. Led by CEO Woonyeon Kim, a medical school dropout-turned-founder, GravityLabs plans to leverage this investment to establish a US office, relocate key personnel, and recruit local talent as part of its aggressive global expansion strategy.

Why Global Investors Chose GravityLabs

With this funding round, GravityLabs has rapidly positioned itself as one of the most-watched startups in the global healthtech market. The round attracted prominent venture capital firms, including SBVA (formerly SoftBank Ventures Asia) and Goodwater Capital, Atinum Investment, along with participation from major institutional investors such as NAVER, DSC Investment, and Bass Ventures. The company’s cumulative funding now stands at $25M USD.

Investors highly valued GravityLabs’ product competitiveness and global expansion potential. “We decided to invest based on GravityLabs’ product development capabilities and execution power, which demonstrates strong potential for expansion into the global healthcare market,” said Director Na Min-hyung of Atinum Investment. Director Yang Hyung-jun of Bass Ventures added, “We were impressed by CEO Woonyeon Kim’s passionate vision for extending healthy lifespan and his continuous product improvement efforts, which led us to invest in three consecutive rounds.” Furthermore, according to the “Healthcare Services Global Market Report 2025” released this month by The Business Research Company, the global AI healthcare market is projected to reach approximately $10.7 trillion USD by 2029, recording a CAGR of 4.7%, raising expectations that the company’s valuation will rise in tandem with market growth.

Full-Scale US Market Entry

GravityLabs will focus its investment capital on establishing a US office and penetrating the local market. The company plans to relocate key personnel from its Korean headquarters to the US and recruit global talent locally across various positions, including product, data, growth, and partnerships.

The company is also preparing to launch new healthcare products tailored to the North American market and will expand its user base through strategic partnerships with US insurance companies, healthcare providers, and fitness and wellness platforms. The funding will also be used to advance AI-based healthcare products and expand marketing efforts in North America and Japan.

CEO Woonyeon Kim: From Med Student to Healthcare Entrepreneur

GravityLabs was founded in 2022 by CEO Woonyeon Kim, who left medical school to pursue entrepreneurship. Under the vision of “extending humanity’s healthy lifespan by 10 years,” Kim has built healthcare services that combine medical knowledge and tech.

He recognized the potential for technology-driven healthcare services to transform the lifestyle habits of the global population by merging medical understanding with data science perspectives. Since founding the company, Kim has demonstrated leadership across all domains—from product development to data strategy and global go-to-market —growing GravityLabs into a founder-driven company.

Moneywalk: Daily Healthcare Made Fun

The company’s flagship service is Moneywalk, a gamification-based healthcare app. Moneywalk drives user engagement through rewards, challenges, and community features, naturally encouraging improvements in daily activity levels and health metrics. As a result, as of early 2025, the app has reached approximately 1.3 million monthly active users (MAU) and surpassed 5 million cumulative users globally, mainly in Korea, the US, and Japan. The service has recorded explosive 10x growth over the past two years, establishing itself as a global B2C healthcare product. Annual recurring revenue (ARR) is approaching $25M, with only 20 employees.

According to GravityLabs, the company’s core competitive advantage lies not in simple rewards but in “behavior change technology powered by data and AI.” The company meticulously analyzes user activity patterns, sleep rhythms, and reward responses to provide personalized missions and feedback that strengthen intrinsic motivation, helping users form long-term healthy habits. This approach aligns with emerging trends in digital therapeutics and preventive medicine in the global healthtech market, while also opening opportunities for B2B collaboration with insurance companies, medical institutions, and digital health partners.

CEO Woonyeon Kim stated, “The next-generation leader in the massive global healthcare market will emerge at the intersection of customer experience and AI. With this Series A as our starting point, we will prove meaningful impact on the global market, mainly targeting the United States.”

Meanwhile, GravityLabs aims to build a solid user base through B2C services while constructing an AI healthcare infrastructure based on accumulated data, with long-term goals of contributing to global health challenges, including preventive medicine, chronic disease management, and aging population support.

About GravityLabs

GravityLabs, founded by CEO Woonyeon Kim, is an AI-powered healthcare startup founded in 2022 with a mission to extend humanity’s healthy lifespan. Its flagship product Moneywalk combines gamification with data-driven behavior change technology to help millions of users worldwide build sustainable, healthy habits.

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• New capital accelerates Neural Concept’s ability to deliver transformative technologies and enterprise-wide AI impact across advanced industrial workflows.
• Platform delivers CAD-native, physics-aware AI and deep reasoning for engineering, saving customers $50 million annually, reducing late-stage redesigns by 30-50% and accelerating time to market by up to two years.
• The company has generated a fourfold increase in enterprise revenue over the past 18 months.
• More than 50 global companies are actively relying on the platform, including General Motors, General Electric Vernova, Leonardo Aerospace, Eaton, Safran, Renault Group and multiple Formula 1 teams.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 18, 2025 — Neural Concept, a global AI platform and leader in Engineering Intelligence powering next-generation product development, today announced it raised a $100 million Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D.E. Shaw Ventures and Aster Capital.

Neural Concept is redefining engineering workflows with CAD-native enterprise AI that understands geometry, constraints and design intent. By helping its customers build and deploy physics-aware design copilots, the platform enables teams to explore millions of design options earlier and avoid costly late-stage changes, accelerating the entire product development cycle, helping companies bring better products to market faster.

Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ investment underscores the surging demand for enterprise AI that drives real-world impact. As engineering teams move from AI experimentation to full-scale deployment, Neural Concept has emerged as the leader in AI-native engineering, combining cutting-edge technology with an enterprise-focused approach, fueling fast, sustained growth across major industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, semiconductors and consumer electronics.

“Neural Concept’s technology represents a rare leap forward in enterprise engineering AI,” said Lambert Diacono, Executive Director Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. “As demand accelerates for AI that drives real impact in complex industrial workflows, Neural Concept is emerging as one of the leading companies in the market,” affirmed Christian Resch, Partner, Head of EMEA Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

The team will use the funding to accelerate product development, including unveiling a breakthrough generative CAD capability in early 2026, expand global GTM teams and strengthen its position as the intelligence layer across engineering systems, deepening partnerships with industry leaders such as Nvidia, Siemens, Ansys, Microsoft and AWS.

“We founded Neural Concept with the ambition to enable complete AI-driven design of advanced systems like tomorrow’s cars and spacecrafts,” said Dr. Pierre Baqué, CEO and founder of Neural Concept. “Advances in AI are transforming engineering from a process of trial and error into a data-driven workflow where tradeoffs and constraints can be understood and optimized from the start. This investment enables us to fast-track our progress toward establishing the intelligence layer powering every engineering team, worldwide.”

Neural Concept’s Series C marks the company’s latest funding milestone following its $27 million Series B in 2024.

About Neural Concept

Founded in 2019, Neural Concept provides the leading AI-first engineering platform for product development. By embedding AI natively into design and simulation workflows, Neural Concept empowers engineering teams to compress development cycles from months to days, improve product performance across efficiency, safety, and sustainability, and scale AI adoption without costly, years-long integration. 

The company drives product development across major industries, including automotive, aerospace, energy, consumer electronics, semiconductors and defense, working with the world’s leading global OEMs and component suppliers. Neural Concept was spun out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and is backed by global investors, including Forestay Capital and D. E. Shaw Group. Visit https://www.neuralconcept.com

About Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally, with over $500 billion in assets and more than 30 years of experience. The business invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, sustainability, and hedge funds. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs.

The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets.

The alternative investments platform is part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which delivers investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals. Goldman Sachs has approximately $3.5 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of September 30, 2025.

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DENVER, Dec. 18, 2025 — Industrious Ventures, a deep-tech venture firm backing founders reinventing the world’s most critical industries, announced today that Matt White, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Linde (NYSE: LIN), has joined the Board of Directors of Stoke Space, serving as the firm’s representative.

White succeeds Steve Angel, Chairman of Linde and long-time advisor to Industrious Ventures, who has represented the firm on Stoke’s board since it led the company’s Series B in October 2023.

White brings more than two decades of leadership in global industrial and engineering companies. As EVP and CFO of Linde, the world’s largest industrial gases and engineering company, he oversees the firm’s global financial operations and has led large-scale capital programs, complex global supply chains, and mission-critical engineering systems, all directly relevant to Stoke Space’s pursuit of full and rapid reusability in orbital launch.

He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Delaware, and is both a Certified Public Accountant and CFA charterholder.

Linde has been a critical enabler of the U.S. space industry for more than six decades, from supplying liquid oxygen for the Apollo program to supporting today’s commercial launch providers. In 2025, the company announced major new investments in Mims, Florida (near Cape Canaveral) and Brownsville, Texas to expand production of liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon for rocket launches and spacecraft manufacturing, reinforcing its role as an essential partner to the growing space economy.

“Steve’s insight and leadership have been instrumental as Stoke progressed from early development to the threshold of orbital flight,” said Mason Angel, Founding Partner at Industrious Ventures. “Matt’s appointment builds on that foundation, bringing exceptional depth and knowledge from his role as CFO of a Global 500 corporation, overseeing large-scale industrial operations and project financing in support of foundational industries across the globe.”

“Stoke’s pursuit of full reusability represents the kind of transformative engineering challenge that defines generational progress,” said Matt White, EVP and CFO of Linde. “As Linde continues expanding its role in supporting the U.S. space economy, I look forward to supporting Stoke as they build the infrastructure and reliability needed for sustained orbital access.”

“We’re deeply grateful for Steve’s guidance and excited to welcome Matt to the board,” said Andy Lapsa, Co-Founder and CEO of Stoke Space. “His perspective at the intersection of industrial operations and financial strategy will be invaluable as we prepare for our first orbital launch and begin operating in both development and production environments.”

About Industrious Ventures

Industrious Ventures backs founders reinventing the world’s most critical industries—from the deep sea to deep space. With evergreen capital and long-term conviction, the firm partners with deep-tech builders from early development through scale-up and production. Industrious invests across aerospace, national security, energy, compute, manufacturing, and other foundational sectors where innovation strengthens the industrial economy. Learn more at www.industrious.vc.

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