BFF recognized by The Global Banking & Finance Awards

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22, 2025 — Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF), a leading early-stage venture capital firm backing blockchain and emerging technology startups, has been named “Venture Capital Firm of the Year Singapore 2025” by the Global Banking & Finance Awards.

The Global Banking & Finance Awards, established in 2011, evaluate firms across 190+ countries based on investment performance, portfolio growth, and ecosystem contributions. BFF received the 2025 recognition in the Fund & Asset Management category.

With an active portfolio of over 160 companies representing more than 200 investment rounds worldwide, the firm has built a diverse portfolio spanning decentralized finance, digital assets, fintech infrastructure, and frontier technologies.

“We are honored to receive this award, which reflects the hard work of our team and the vision of the incredible founders we support,” said Mansoor Madhavji, Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund. “Our mission remains the same, backing bold entrepreneurs building meaningful, real-world applications that advance the blockchain industry.”

Aly Madhavji, managing partner at BFF, added, “Singapore continues to be a vital hub for blockchain innovation, and this award reflects the strength of our local ecosystem as much as our own work. We’re proud to play a part in building the infrastructure and networks that help transformative ideas reach global markets.”

Recent portfolio highlights include NodeOps (validator infrastructure), Kredete (AI credit platform), HiFi (fixed-rate DeFi lending platform), and Velvet Capital (DeFi asset management platform), demonstrating BFF’s diversified approach to emerging technology sectors.

Founded in Singapore with a global investment mandate, Blockchain Founders Fund collaborates with institutional investors, family offices, and corporate venture arms to foster sustainable growth in the decentralized economy.

About Blockchain Founders Fund
Blockchain Founders Fund is a leading early-stage (seed and pre-seed) Venture Capital fund that invests in top-tier founders globally. Our backers comprise a strategic mix of leading firms in the cryptocurrency and traditional finance sectors.

We invest in exceptional founders building next-generation technology companies, providing strategic capital alongside hands-on operational expertise. Beyond funding, BFF delivers comprehensive support, including go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships, talent acquisition, and follow-on fundraising. Our team of proven builders and operators, with experience scaling leading technology companies, helps portfolio founders navigate complex markets and achieve rapid, sustainable growth.

Press Contact:
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Blockchain Founders Fund
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$10,000 grants will advance projects across technology, science, the arts and social innovation

GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 22, 2025 — O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC (OSV), an investment firm that empowers creators, has awarded 22 O’Shaughnessy Grants totaling $220,000 to creators, builders and researchers pursuing breakthrough projects in technology, science, the arts and social innovation.

Launched in 2023, the O’Shaughnessy Grants Program provides $10,000 awards to ambitious individuals tackling complex challenges across diverse fields. This year’s cohort spans four continents and includes projects ranging from genetically engineered, designable flowers to autonomous spacecraft built to seed life throughout the universe. The grantees also include:

• Paul “Benbrick” Carter (London, England). Peabody Award-winning producer. Carter is creating an audio series that blends orchestral composition, immersive sound design, AI experiments and narrative storytelling.
• Addy Cha (Florida, USA). Founder of the research institute Ekkolápto and researcher at Florida Atlantic University’s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory. Cha is developing noninvasive communication systems to enable efficient human-animal communication.
• Alfaxad Eyembe (Kyoto, Japan). Founder of the AI research lab Nadhari. Eyembe is advancing frontier AI applications in sub-Saharan Africa, including by building comprehensive Swahili datasets.
• Miyoba Hamuhuma (Chipata, Zambia). CEO of the nonprofit organization Enlight Abilities. Hamuhuma is expanding mainstream school enrollment for children with disabilities in Zambia.
• Daniel Van Zant (Florida, USA). Doctoral candidate in computational neuroscience at Florida Atlantic University. Van Zant is developing an AI co-pilot that generates hallucination-free, well-cited responses to natural language queries.
• Jose Luis Sabau (Mexico City, Mexico). Writer and journalist. Sabau is launching Perpetuo, a magazine that aims to feature stories from leading Spanish-language writers.

The complete list of 2025 grant recipients and their projects is available in the OSV newsletter.

“Our goal with the Grants Program is simple: to give extraordinary people the resources and support they need to take their projects to the next level,” said Jim O’Shaughnessy, founder and CEO of OSV. “We’re excited to help bring their ambitious visions to life.”

About the O’Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants Program

Launched in 2023, the O’Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants program discovers and empowers the world’s boldest creatives, builders and researchers. Fellows receive $100,000, while grantees receive $10,000. Both groups gain access to OSV’s network of founders, investors and experts.

OSV has awarded 12 fellowships and 22 grants in 2025. More information about previous fellows and grantees is available at OSV’s website.

Applications for the fellowships and grants are now closed and will reopen on Jan. 1, 2026. Individuals interested in learning more can do so via OSV’s website.

About O’Shaughnessy Ventures

OSV is a creative investment firm that empowers creators to bring their ideas to life. Founded by Jim O’Shaughnessy, a pioneer in quantitative investing, founder of O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, and author of five books, OSV aims to provide financial support and to partner in growing the next life-changing creative ideas.

OSV combines Jim’s deeply rooted interest in all things art, science, investing and technology with his long-held desire to establish scenarios designed to help promising creators and their inspiring ideas succeed, regardless of age, location, job history or level of education. For more information, visit OSV’s website.

Media Contact:
Ena Gong
O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC
(917) 355-7420
[email protected] 

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A roundup of the most newsworthy financial press releases from PR Newswire this week, including Aon’s strategic investment advancing employer-focused obesity solutions and the new Atmos^™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite^® card from Alaska Airlines.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2025 — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help finance journalists and consumers stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed.

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1. Aon Announces Strategic Investment in eMed to Scale GLP-1 Population Health Platform
   The investment follows the launch earlier this year of Aon’s subsidized GLP-1 weight management benefit program for its U.S. workforce – developed by eMed – which has delivered strong adherence, high retention and sustainable results for the firm’s colleagues.
2. Alaska Airlines and Bank of America present a new premium credit card designed for global travelers, the Atmos^™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite^® card
   The Atmos Rewards Summit card is designed for global travelers and modern explorers, featuring a brand-new Global Companion Award benefit, passes to Alaska Lounges, a faster path to achieving status, 3x points on all eligible dining and foreign purchases, and more.
3. Workday and DailyPay Form Strategic Partnership to Bring On-Demand Pay to Millions of Workers
   Through this collaboration, employers can give workers, including frontline and hourly workers, real-time access to their money as they earn it.
4. Foundation Building Materials, Building Products Distribution Company Owned By American Securities and CD&R, To Be Sold To Lowe’s In $8.8 Billion Transaction
   Under the ownership of American Securities and CD&R, FBM has experienced a period of exceptional growth resulting in 27% per annum revenue growth and 31% per annum EBITDA growth.
5. Retirees Fear Rising Costs from Tariffs and Inflation will Outpace Social Security Benefits
   According to the 12th edition of the Nationwide Retirement Institute’s Social Security Survey, half of retirees are terrified about the impact of tariff changes on their retirement income or savings, and 63% believe these rising tariffs will drive inflation beyond what Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) can cover.
6. BitMine Immersion (BMNR) is the #1 ETH treasury in the world, now 2nd largest crypto treasury globally and the 10th most liquid US stock, trading $6.4 billion per day on average
   BitMine Crypto holdings of $6.6 billion ETH is a $1.7 billion increase from $4.9 billion reported last week.
7. truckstop.com Acquires DENIM, Bring Enhanced Financial Solutions and Back-Office Automation to Freight Carriers and Brokers
   By integrating Denim’s innovative financial technologies into truckstop.com’s expansive freight matching and carrier identity solutions, the combined entity will enhance operational stability, improve liquidity, and reduce business risk for carriers and brokers alike.
8. Pye-Barker Launches “ALL In” Employee Ownership Program
   The move makes Pye-Barker the largest company in the fire and life safety industry to be powered by employee ownership, underscoring its deep commitment to shared success and a culture where everyone thrives.
9. Nine in 10 Small to Mid-Sized Businesses Worry They Won’t Be Able to Afford Health Benefits in Three Years
   eHealth, Inc. released new research showing most small- to mid-sized employers are worried about being able to afford offering health benefits in the future, while awareness of a defined contribution approach remains unchanged from a year ago.
10. J.P. Morgan Asset Management Unveils New JPMorgan Equity and Options ETF (JOYT)
    “JOYT reflects our commitment to providing cutting-edge active ETFs that address the diverse needs of our clients,” said Travis Spence, Global Head of ETFs at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. “This addition offers investors a sophisticated approach to seeking diversified sources of total return beyond market appreciation.”
11. Thumzup to Acquire Dogehash Technologies, Inc., a Leader in DOGE Digital Asset Mining
    The combined company aims to become the world’s leading Dogecoin mining platform and will leverage Dogecoin Layer-2 infrastructure via staking in DeFi products within the DogeOS ecosystem to enhance miner economics and amplify yield beyond base block rewards.
12. A Savings SOS: Parents Struggle with Savings Inertia, According to Vanguard Survey
    Parents spend more than expected on child-related expenses while their hard-earned savings often lose value in traditional bank checking and savings accounts that trail the pace of inflation, according to Vanguard’s new consumer survey.
13. Home values are rising in half the country, falling in the other
    “Perhaps more than ever, whether it’s a good time to buy depends on where you live,” said Kara Ng, senior economist at Zillow. “A defining trait of this market is that buyers are gaining leverage that most of them can’t use, because cost barriers are too high. Buyers forced to the sidelines means less competition for those who can still afford it.”
14. Mastercard and Alloy Launch Enhanced Identity and Fraud Prevention Solution to Streamline Onboarding
    The new Mastercard Alloy joint onboarding solution will leverage identity verification and open finance to streamline the end-to-end onboarding process while combatting fraud.
15. Debt.com’s 2025 Financial Regrets Survey Reveals Credit Card Debt Still America’s #1 Money Mistake
    Nearly 8 in 10 Americans (78%) said they have at least one financial regret, according to Debt.com’s 2025 Financial Regrets Survey of more than 1,000 adults. Topping the list again was credit card overspending at 24%, an uptick from last year when 21% responded the same way.

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HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2025 — Vitol, a leader in energy and commodities, and Breakwall Capital (“Breakwall”), a credit investment firm that services the energy industry, today announced the inaugural transaction by their joint venture, Valor Mining Credit Partners, L.P. (“VMP” or the “Partnership”).

VMP has completed a $150 million senior secured, first lien term loan financing in a private transaction to support a U.S. metallurgical coal mining operation. Proceeds will be used for capital expenditures and working capital.

Formed by Vitol and Breakwall in July 2025, VMP seeks to provide structured credit solutions to mining companies across the Americas. The speed with which VMP originated, structured, and executed its first transaction reflects the Partnership’s ability to deploy flexible capital with discipline and in a timely manner.

“VMP was formed to take advantage of a dearth of credit capital available to support high quality assets and seasoned management teams,” said Christopher Abbate, Jamie Brodsky, and Daniel Flannery, Managing Partners of Breakwall. “This inaugural investment underscores our capacity to provide short duration, structurally nimble, asset backed loans to facilitate the development and production of raw materials from top tier mining assets that are critical to North American industrial development and energy generation.”

Ben Marshall, Head of the Americas, Vitol, added: “Through VMP, Vitol is expanding its investments across critical industrial supply chains. We look forward to supporting projects that can deliver reliable supply and long-term value.”

VMP targets event driven financings, including debt refinancings, acquisition funding, and development capital, providing companies with flexible solutions to accelerate growth and drive shareholder value. Additional details of the transaction are not being disclosed at this time.

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Costanoa and Acrew Capital back the founding team’s bold vision for the future of enterprise analytics

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 21, 2025 — Definite, a full-stack AI-native data platform, today announced a $10 million seed round led by Costanoa, with participation from Acrew Capital and strategic angels. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market hiring as Definite scales adoption among enterprises.

Most companies juggle a costly mix of tools: a warehouse like Snowflake, an ETL service like Fivetran, and a business intelligence platform like Looker. Definite replaces that stack with an AI-native platform that combines a secure data lake, pipelines, and dashboards. Enterprises can connect their tools and get answers in minutes. It’s 10× faster and 10× cheaper than stitching together traditional products that demand a full data team.

“Teams shouldn’t need six months, a half-million-dollar budget, and a team of engineers to get answers about their business,” said Mike Ritchie, CEO and founder of Definite. “We built Definite to make analytics radically simpler. With open-source under the hood and AI powering every interaction, we’re giving teams inquiry without the (SQL) queries.”

Definite is SOC 2 Type II compliant and built on petabyte-scale, open-source data infrastructure, offering secure, fast, and cost-efficient analytics without vendor lock-in. Early adopters like Perfect and Meet Alfred are using Definite to simplify analytics and make smarter, faster decisions. “We went from zero to data lake in a couple hours and had a high-performance API running minutes later,” said George Papadopoulos, CEO of Meet Alfred.

“Time and time again, we see startups pour millions into a modern data stack—only to end up with something that still requires a full data engineering team to get answers,” said John Cowgill, Partner at Costanoa. “Definite is the answer to that pain: a powerful yet elegant solution that gives business users fast, flexible, and accurate insights without the bottlenecks. It’s exactly what modern teams demand—a powerful data platform that makes ad hoc analytics self-serve and fast without sacrificing trust or depth.”

Definite is hiring across engineering and GTM, with a focus on enterprise sales. We are remote-first, high‑autonomy, and on a mission to make powerful data infrastructure accessible to the operators building the future.

To learn more or start using Definite, visit www.definite.app.

About Definite
Founded in 2023, Definite is the AI-native data stack for modern teams. The platform combines a data lake, ETL (extract, transform, load), and business intelligence into a single, AI-powered solution that delivers insights in minutes. Built on open-source technologies like DuckDB and Apache Iceberg, Definite is fast, secure, and scalable.

About Costanoa
Costanoa exists to elevate founders building companies of consequence. We lead investments from formation through Series A in Applied AI, AI Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, National Security, and Fintech. With $2.3B AUM, we’re boutique by design—making fewer investments to deliver deeper expertise and operational support when it matters most: the early, defining stages of growth. For more information, please visit www.costanoa.vc.

Media contact: [email protected]

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Strong investor demand extended beyond the initial March close, reflecting confidence in Wellth’s proven results with high-risk populations

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2025 — Wellth, the only digital health solution combining daily motivation with proven behavior change strategies to deliver measurable health outcomes, today announced it has closed a $36 million Series C financing. The March 2025 funding round was oversubscribed, demonstrating investor confidence in Wellth’s differentiated model and expanding market opportunity.

The financing was led by Mercato Partners, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, and existing investors SignalFire, NY Life, and CD-Venture. Wellth will use the funds to expand access to its app across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, D-SNP, and other high-need populations, while accelerating product innovation and partner growth.

“This funding is a validation of our mission and model,” said Matthew Loper, CEO and co-founder of Wellth. “The healthcare system often tries to ‘engage’ patients through one-off interactions that are easily ignored and can feel more like an annoyance than a connection. For the past 11 years, Wellth has pioneered a new category in healthcare: Daily Care Motivation. By applying the science of human behavior, Wellth reaches and supports patients through every single day of their care journey. We’ve proven that these small, positive daily interactions lead to significant improvements in health outcomes and a reduction in avoidable costs. I am thrilled to partner with our new investors as we work to transform the industry from missed connections to a daily relationship that members love.”

Wellth leverages behavioral economics and financial incentives to encourage members to complete daily healthy actions—like taking medications, checking blood pressure, measuring glucose, and showing up to appropriate preventative care visits—helping build lasting habits that lead to better health outcomes and measurable ROI for partners.

“As a former Wellth customer, I saw results that surpassed anything in my decades in healthcare,” said John Snyder, COO at Wellth. “Its ability to change member behavior, improve outcomes, and cut costs convinced me this was the future of healthcare—and inspired me to join the team full time.”

This funding will enable Wellth to broaden its impact, leveraging a decade of behavioral data and health outcomes to introduce new generative AI capabilities that personalize motivation and care journeys at the individual level. As the only company delivering social media–like daily engagement with historically hard-to-reach populations, Wellth will use this unique touchpoint to drive stronger cost savings and quality outcomes for its health plan partners.

About Mercato Partners
Mercato is a growth stage venture capital firm investing in high-potential companies across undercapitalized markets in North America. Mercato partners with exceptional founders outside traditional tech hubs, providing not only capital, but also operational guidance, governance support, and access to a powerful network to help scaled businesses accelerate growth and expand their impact. For almost two decades, Mercato has found, funded, and collaborated with high-growth companies to help them achieve transformative growth and long-term value for our investors. For more information, please visit www.mercatopartners.com.

About Wellth
Wellth is a digital health company helping high-risk populations build lasting healthy habits through daily care motivation. To date, members have completed over 50 million daily check-ins, achieving an average 90% care plan adherence, a 51% reduction in inpatient admissions, and a 16% improvement in medication adherence (PDC). The app has also contributed to 4+ Star ratings across Medicare Part C and D measures and helped reduce avoidable healthcare costs. Wellth is trusted by leading health plans to engage Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, D-SNP, and other at-risk populations. Learn more at www.wellthapp.com.

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Hila Lauterbach, Founder of 10x GTM, joins Karla Jo Helms on Disruption Interruption to discuss how AI-driven investment models are reshaping the SaaS industry and how immigrant-led and women-led startups can leverage scalable go-to-market strategies to achieve sustainable revenue growth.

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 21, 2025 — Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies have one surprising commonality: they were founded by immigrants or their children. ⁽¹⁾ Yet barriers remain in the tech industry, where bias impacts who gets funded and why. Hila Lauterbach, a Silicon Valley-based go-to-market strategist, founder of 10x GTM, is challenging investment norms. She is empowering underrepresented groups—including immigrant and women-led startups—to scale SaaS businesses with proven, repeatable strategies.

On the Disruption Interruption podcast with Karla Jo Helms (KJ), Lauterbach explores how AI is reshaping investment models and warns why data-driven decision-making isn’t enough on its own. “It’s not about making noise to disrupt systems,” Lauterbach shares. “It’s about creating meaningful change that delivers results.”

The Broken Investment Model

The traditional investment model is overdue for a reset. Silicon Valley investors often stick to pattern matching, favoring serial entrepreneurs who fit a preconceived mold. “Who are we investing in? It’s no secret,” Lauterbach explains. “Elite institutions, white males, and familiar networks dominate these decisions, and that leaves out incredible talent.”

While data-driven investment models like SignalFire and Zeta Ventures are emerging, prioritizing market signals and hiring patterns to predict success, Lauterbach insists on complementing data with human-driven strategies. “No system is perfect. AI tools offer objectivity but underestimate the complexity of building relationships and scaling businesses,” she says.

Many startups also fall into strategic pitfalls. “Lack of alignment within teams, unclear target audiences, and no foundational go-to-market strategy are common issues,” Lauterbach adds. “We need to stop running without a strong foundation. That’s a recipe for failure.”

A Better Path to Growth with 10x GTM

Despite industry hurdles, Lauterbach built her career by “creating new doors whenever one closed.” Her company, 10x GTM, has revolutionized SaaS scaling by delivering battle-tested frameworks for revenue growth. Her 5 A’s Go-to-Market (GTM) framework outlines practical steps to align teams, define audiences, and set revenue-driven engines in motion.

“Our buyer-first strategies combine growth plays, retention models, and partnership ecosystems,” Lauterbach explains. “We focus on scalable, repeatable frameworks that teams can implement fast.”

Through 10x GTM, Lauterbach has helped companies scale past $20M ARR to $400M ARR, with a proven track record of driving triple-digit million-dollar revenues and 12x ROI. “Supporting women and immigrant founders is more than ethical; it’s also good business,” Lauterbach shares. “We’re building high-value, high-impact companies that deserve a seat at the table.”

Links

Disrupting Silicon Valley Bias: Backing Immigrant and Women-Led Startups, with Hila Lauterbach of 10x GTM

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilalauterbachmarketing

Company Website: https://10xgtm.com/

Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you will hear from today’s biggest Industry Disruptors. Learn what motivated them to bring about innovation and how they overcame opposition to adoption.

Disruption Interruption can be listened to in Apple’s App Store and Spotify.

About Disruption Interruption™

Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, impacting all manner of industries— MedTech, Finance, IT, eCommerce, shipping, logistics, and more—and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disruptors and when did they say, “THAT’S IT! I’VE HAD IT!”? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo “KJ” Helms, veteran communications disruptor. KJ interviews badasses who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have become antiquated with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering secrets from industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common traits—and not-so-common—that are changing our economic markets… and lives. Visit the world’s key pioneers that persist to success, despite arrows in their backs at www.disruption-interruption.com.

About Hila Lauterbach

Hila Lauterbach is a Silicon Valley-based go-to-market strategist, tech advisor, and the founder of 10X GTM, where she partners with high-growth B2B SaaS companies to accelerate revenue through strategic GTM and product marketing excellence. As an advisor to StageOne Ventures and Klue, she helps both portfolio companies and industry leaders refine their competitive edge.

A 3X Top 100 Product Marketing Influencer and best-selling featured author of Product Marketing Wisdom, Hila has spent over 15 years leading high-performing teams across global tech startups and enterprises, from early-stage ventures scaling past $20M ARR to public companies reinventing product strategy. Her work has driven measurable impact, including 12x ROI for AI Martech and Fintech products, triple-digit million-dollar revenues, and lasting increases in customer lifetime value.

As Ecosystem Development Lead at Femigrants, she connects immigrant women founders with VCs committed to backing women-led tech. Known for building win-win partnerships with industry giants like AWS, Salesforce, Google, and Microsoft, she thrives in fast-paced environments where disruption is not just a strategy, but a necessity.

About Karla Jo Helms

Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way, and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.

References

1. American Inmigration Council. “New American Fortune 500 in 2024.” American Immigration Council, 17 June 2025, americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/new-american-fortune-500-2024/.

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Series C transaction led by B Capital with participation from Decades Holdings, underscoring confidence in CompanyCam’s durable growth and vision to transform how contractors work

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 21, 2025 — CompanyCam, the leading job site productivity platform with field-ready AI, today announced a new strategic growth investment from B Capital through its Series C transaction. B Capital, now CompanyCam’s largest external investor, and Decades Holdings join a distinguished group of top-tier growth investors, including Insight Partners, JMI Equity, Blueprint Equity, Nelnet, Invest Nebraska, and WndrCo.

CompanyCam’s platform replaces messy text threads, scattered paper notes, and manual photo storage with a single, real-time source of truth for every job site. Crews can capture and share project updates instantly in any language, keeping teams aligned, customers informed, and work moving forward without delays or miscommunications. This approach has made CompanyCam a trusted partner to tens of thousands of contracting businesses that depend on it to keep projects on track and communication clear.

B Capital’s significant investment reflects continued confidence in CompanyCam’s category leadership and long-term vision to transform the construction industry through its AI-powered industrial work operating system, enabling contractors to do good work, acquire the right customers, and get paid fast. 

With durable ARR growth and a profitable track record, CompanyCam is poised to expand its leadership in construction technology and continue to embed AI into every workflow, deepen integrations with contractors’ existing tools, and scale its presence globally.

“We are thrilled to partner with B Capital – a firm that understands the workday realities of our contractors and brings deep expertise in AI and unique AI engineering capabilities,” said Luke Hansen, CEO of CompanyCam. “We share the conviction that AI will revolutionize field work and deliver the results our customers want: fewer errors, increased revenue, and most importantly, more time spent with their families.”

“With its loyal customer base of tradesmen and contractors across the country, CompanyCam has the perfect foundation to introduce more practical, time-saving AI tools to its customers. As a value-added strategic growth investor with unique AI engineering capabilities, B Capital is excited to help accelerate product development and the company’s evolution into an AI-first solution for tradesmen,” said Timur Akazhanov, General Partner at B Capital. “We look forward to partnering with Luke and the entire CompanyCam team to build a category-defining business and to deliver valuable solutions for customers across the industry.”

William Blair served as CompanyCam’s financial advisor for the transaction.

About CompanyCam
CompanyCam is the leading job site productivity platform for contractors, helping them document jobs, communicate with crews, and share progress with clients in real time. Founded in 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska, CompanyCam’s job site management tools and AI shortcuts are trusted by contractors at every phase of any project. Learn more at companycam.com.

About B Capital
B Capital invests globally in extraordinary founders and businesses shaping the future through technology. With more than $9 billion in assets under management and dedicated stage-based funds, the firm focuses on seed to early- and late-stage venture growth investments, primarily in the technology, healthcare, and resilience tech sectors. Founded in 2015, B Capital has an integrated, global team across nine locations in the U.S. and Asia. The firm’s value-add platform, together with the consulting expertise of its strategic partner, The Boston Consulting Group, provides entrepreneurs with the tools and resources to scale quickly and efficiently, expand into new markets, and build market-leading businesses. For more information, click here.

About Decades Holdings
Decades Holdings backs category-defining technology companies and is founded and led by David Zhang. For more information, click here.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2025 — CVector Energy, the company building the data backbone for industrial AI, announced a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by Schematic Ventures. CVector is pioneering the infrastructure to unlock AI-native operations in factories and critical infrastructure—redefining how industrial systems sense, reason, and respond.

CVector’s time-series AI platform fuses ultra-high-fidelity asset data with dynamic external signals—like energy prices, weather, and market conditions—giving operators a unified system to power real-time decisions. Legacy data stacks weren’t designed for AI and rapidly changing market conditions. CVector is the essential first step toward an autonomous, AI-driven industrial future.

Built for the world’s most complex environments, CVector enables operators to plug in AI agents, run hybrid physics-informed models, and deploy self-healing troubleshooting capabilities. The platform learns from operator behavior and adapts to site-specific workflows—delivering tailored, actionable intelligence exactly when and where it’s needed.

Founded in November 2024 by engineers and researchers from Shell and CERN, CVector is already in use across energy, chemicals, and advanced manufacturing—powering insights from R&D labs to brownfield assets. The company achieved ISO 27001 certification in June 2025, with SOC 2 Type II in progress, underscoring its commitment to enterprise-grade security.

“CVector is building the brain and nervous system for industrial assets,” said Richard Zhang, co-founder and CEO. “We’re giving operators and engineers a foundation to plug in AI, understand system-wide behavior, and act with speed and precision. This round will help us bring that capability to even more mission-critical environments.”

CVector introduces hardened innovations from sectors like finance, oil & gas, and racing into the industrial world. Its adaptive AI layer goes beyond analytics—it captures long-term system patterns and operator habits to enable smarter troubleshooting, faster root-cause analysis, and more proactive system planning.

“We go far beyond data collection,” said Dr. Tyler Ruggles, co-founder and CTO. “With CVector, operators can run complex techno-economic modeling at the edge. It’s not just about insight—it’s about automated action and real operational lift.”

Julian Counihan, General Partner at Schematic Ventures, added: “CVector is solving one of the most fundamental gaps in industrial AI: making operational data truly usable. Their platform is purpose-built for factories and field environments. We believe CVector will be foundational infrastructure for the autonomous industrial systems of tomorrow.”

With headquarters in Providence, RI and offices in New York, NY, and Frankfurt, Germany, CVector is accelerating toward a future where industrial systems operate near-autonomously—guided by real-time intelligence, adaptive AI, and secure, self-healing control. The funding will go toward team expansion, product development, and scaling deployments in the world’s most demanding operational settings.

About CVector Energy

CVector Energy is a US-based software company building the data and intelligence backbone for industrial AI. Its platform connects high-fidelity machine data with external signals—like energy prices and weather—to enable real-time optimization, adaptive intelligence, and hybrid physics-informed modeling. Purpose-built for industrial operators, CVector helps teams troubleshoot, simulate, and optimize complex systems at the edge. For more, visit www.cvector.com.

About Schematic Ventures

Schematic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in supply chain, manufacturing, and industrial technologies. Schematic partners with technical founders building the next generation of operational infrastructure. Learn more at www.schematicventures.com.

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