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title: "September 15–16 Investment News: Grab $1.49B, Pulley Wind-Down, Jack & Jill $40M"
description: "Dated coverage for September 15–16, 2026: Grab agreed to buy 60% of Atome Financial for $1.49 billion cash (close targeted Q3 2027). Pulley will cease operations December 8 with Carta as migration partner. Jack & Jill closed $40 million Series A. Reuters reported Anew Labs $290 million at $1.5 billion. Brighteye first-closed Fund III at $72 million."
date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-15-16-investment-news-grab-pulley-jack-jill
---

# September 15–16 Investment News: Grab $1.49B, Pulley Wind-Down, Jack & Jill $40M

> Dated coverage for September 15–16, 2026: Grab agreed to buy 60% of Atome Financial for $1.49 billion cash (close targeted Q3 2027). Pulley will cease operations December 8 with Carta as migration partner. Jack & Jill closed $40 million Series A. Reuters reported Anew Labs $290 million at $1.5 billion. Brighteye first-closed Fund III at $72 million.

## Deep dives in this set

| Company / firm | Amount | Type | Lead / key | Article |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grab](/startup/grab) / [Atome Financial](/startup/atome-financial) | **$1.49B cash** for **60%** | Acquisition (**agreed**) | Close targeted **Q3 2027** | [Grab memo](/2026-grab-atome-1-49b-majority-stake) |
| [Pulley](/startup/pulley) | n/a | Shutdown | [Carta](/startup/carta) migration partner | [Pulley memo](/2026-pulley-shutdown-carta-migration) |
| [Jack & Jill](/startup/jack-and-jill) | **$40M** | Series A | Air Street Capital | [Jack & Jill memo](/2026-jack-jill-40m-series-a-air-street) |
| [Anew Labs](/startup/anew-labs) | **$290M** at **$1.5B** | External (**reported**) | HSG / IDG / Hillhouse | [Anew Labs memo](/2026-anew-labs-290m-1-5b-hsg-idg) |
| Brighteye Ventures | **$72M** | Fund III **first close** | Lumina, Zanichelli, PI Impact named | [Brighteye memo](/2026-brighteye-ventures-72m-fund-iii-first-close) |

## Briefs

**Complir ($11M seed, Sep 16).** Copenhagen product-compliance software. [Tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2026/09/16/copenhagens-complir-raises-11m-to-tackle-product-compliance-bottlenecks/) and [Tech Funding News](https://techfundingnews.com/complir-raises-11m-seed-general-catalyst-retail-compliance-ai/) say [General Catalyst](/fund/general-catalyst) led, after a **$2 million** Vendep-led pre-seed in December 2025. Named retailers in TFN: Flying Tiger, Matas, Konges Sløjd, Coop Trading. **No valuation.** No company blog retrieved. Team of **18** is TFN.

**ReEmerge ($37M Series A, Sep 15).** Edina, Minnesota medtech exited stealth. [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reemerge-inc-exits-stealth-with-oversubscribed-37m-series-a-to-challenge-the-limitations-of-chronic-cognitive-impairment-caused-by-brain-injuries-302878979.html): USVP and Santé **co-led**. Cognitive Network Restoration Therapy for chronic TBI; upcoming study **NCT07730099**, up to **40** patients. **No valuation.** Below the AI-infra bar for a standalone memo here.

**Fibe IPO observations (Sep 15).** [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/sebi-greenlights-lending-tech-startup-fibes-%E2%82%B9750-cr-ipo/): SEBI issued final observations on Social Worth Technologies (Fibe / EarlySalary). Fresh issue **up to ₹750 Cr** (~**$90 million** at ~83 INR/USD, indicative) plus an OFS of more than **4 crore** shares. **Not listed.** TPG, Norwest, Eight Roads are named historical holders in that report.

## What we skipped

| Item | Why |
| --- | --- |
| Factory / Profound / Thatch / AIUC / Evvy | Covered separately from this index |
| Temporal / Cornelis / OpenAI–Glass Imaging | Covered separately from this index |
| Exein / EUCLYD / Open Cosmos | Covered separately from this index |
| Tandem / Qupital / Synapse | Covered separately from this index |
| TesterArmy **$1.2M** pre-seed (YC) | Below standalone bar |
| Tech.eu Brighteye “$100 billion revenue/year” | Not repeated; likely unit error |

## Pattern read

1. **Unfinished large checks** — Grab’s $1.49 billion is structure and 2027 close risk, same family as Hugging Face **agreed, not closed**.
2. **Category consolidation** — Pulley ends; Carta catches the ledger. Not an acquisition print.
3. **Agent GTM without the conversion number** — Jack & Jill’s 380,000 conversations are not 380,000 jobs.
4. **China / Europe specialist capital** — Anew Labs is a Reuters-only ByteDance spinout; Brighteye is a $72 million first close, not AUM.

Month hub: [/2026-september-vc-news](/2026-september-vc-news). Prior index: [September 10–12 Motive/Xapien](/2026-september-10-12-investment-news-motive-xapien-physical-ai).

**By:** [Venture Capital Tracker](https://venturecapitaltracker.com/editorial-policy)
**Last updated:** September 16, 2026

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