Top 10 CloudTech & DevOps Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – August 1st – 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the CloudTech & DevOps sector over the past month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
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- Zencore Group, cloud consulting services that assists businesses with digital transformation and infrastructure optimization, received a development capital from Superstep Capital.
Buyout/LBO
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- Astralis, a consulting and customer relationship management software for high-tech, manufacturing, and life sciences organizations, was acquired by Lane Four, via its financial sponsor VSS Capital Partners, through an LBO.
- sudoVision, an information technology company that empowers organizations to leverage AI and ML technology to drive growth and innovation, was acquired by SAGE Integration, via its financial sponsors Talisman Capital Partners and SIER Capital Partners, through an LBO.
Merger/Acquisition
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- JetStream Software, a cloud data protection platform that facilitates enterprise hybrid cloud computing, was acquired by NetApp (NAS: NTAP).
Later Stage VC
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- Faro, a cloud-based medical platform that standardizes, automates, and streamlines clinical trial challenges, raised $37 million through a combination of Series B1 and Series B2 venture funding in a deal led by MSD Global Health Innovation Fund and S32.
- Rally, an e-commerce checkout optimization platform that increases average order value, raised $1 million of venture funding.
Early Stage VC
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- AlpacaX, a cybersecurity deep-tech platform that modernizes how developers and machines access and manage servers, raised $100,000 of venture funding.
- Blacksmith, managed infrastructure that accelerates continuous integration pipelines, raised $111.26 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Peak XV Partners.
Grant
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- Genesis Codes, software-defined data transport platform that improves data transmission performance across networks, received $2.1 million of grant funding from Government of USA.
Seed Round
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- Loom Security, network security company that prevents cyber threats and protect business communications, raised $3.4 million through a combination of Pre Seed 1, and Pre Seed 2 funding.
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