---
title: "September 5–6 VC News: Swish $250M Fund III, ServiceNow–Sweep Reported"
description: "Gap-fill on the September 6 pass: Swish Ventures closed Fund III at $250 million (September 3; $800 million is AUM). ServiceNow confirmed it acquired Sweep with no release; about $400 million is Geektime. Roundup-only: AI Score $5.4 million, iPremom €15 million, Adobe–Rilo, Tensive €20 million EIB loan. Does not duplicate XDOF/Nscale or merged #135/#136."
date: 2026-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["2026-vc-news", "venture-capital", "startup-funding", "mergers-acquisitions", "fund-tracker", "market-analysis"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-5-6-investment-news-swish-sweep
---

# September 5–6 VC News: Swish $250M Fund III, ServiceNow–Sweep Reported

> Gap-fill on the September 6 pass: Swish Ventures closed Fund III at $250 million (September 3; $800 million is AUM). ServiceNow confirmed it acquired Sweep with no release; about $400 million is Geektime. Roundup-only: AI Score $5.4 million, iPremom €15 million, Adobe–Rilo, Tensive €20 million EIB loan. Does not duplicate XDOF/Nscale or merged #135/#136.

**September 6** gap-fill of two **September 3** items the [XDOF / Nscale tape](/2026-september-4-5-investment-news-xdof-nscale) did not own. [Swish Ventures](/2026-swish-ventures-250m-fund-iii) closed **Fund III at $250 million** (**~$800 million is AUM**). [ServiceNow confirmed](/2026-servicenow-sweep-400m-reported) it acquired [Sweep](/startup/sweep) — **no release**; **about $400 million** is Geektime. Dated snapshot through **September 6**; not a live deal feed.

## Deep dives

| Entity | Amount | Type | What is actually known | Follow-up |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swish Ventures | **$250M** | Fund III close | Casspi / Globes / JPost. **$800M = AUM.** Named overlap: [Cognition](/startup/cognition), [Wonderful](/startup/wonderful), [Upwind](/startup/upwind). | [Swish memo](/2026-swish-ventures-250m-fund-iii) |
| [Sweep](/startup/sweep) | **$400M** reported | Acquisition | Spokesperson to CTech / Geektime. **No release.** Insight / Bessemer historical. | [Sweep memo](/2026-servicenow-sweep-400m-reported) |

## Briefs (same window)

### AI Score — $5.4M seed (Fuel Ventures)

London AI-governance company. [Tech.eu, September 4](https://tech.eu/2026/09/04/uk-startup-ai-score-raises-54m-to-scale-its-enterprise-ai-governance-platform/): **$5.4 million** seed led by Fuel Ventures, GALLOS returning; follows a **$1 million** November 2025 pre-seed. **No valuation.** Too small for a standalone here; no `/startup/` this pass. No `/fund/` for Fuel or GALLOS.

### iPremom — €15M seed (Amadeus)

Valencia molecular diagnostics. [EU-Startups, September 2](https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/09/adressing-complicated-pregnancies-ipremom-raises-e15-million-to-advance-early-detection/): **€15 million** seed led by Amadeus Capital Partners; Asabys and APEX in. MaiRa cfRNA first-trimester risk. **No valuation.** No entity this pass. No `/fund/` for Amadeus, Asabys, or APEX.

### Adobe × Rilo — team / IP, terms undisclosed

[TechCrunch, September 2](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/adobe-acquires-indian-market-intelligence-startup-rilo/): Adobe confirmed a **licensing and team** deal for India marketing-intelligence startup Rilo. **No price.** Prior: **$1 million** at **$10 million** from PeakXV, DeVC, Day Zero. Six-person team. Missed on the September 2 indexes. Off-thesis size.

### Tensive — €20M EIB convertible loan

Milan medtech. [EU-Startups, September 3](https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/09/breast-implant-alternative-startup-tensive-receives-e20-million-eib-loan-to-advance-regenera/): **€20 million** EIB **convertible loan** (two tranches, 20-year maturity) under InvestEU — half of a **€40 million** plan. **Not equity.**

## Explicitly not this index

- [XDOF](/2026-xdof-1-2b-series-b-talks-8vc) / [Nscale](/2026-nscale-3-5b-pre-ipo-financing) talks — September 4–5 index.
- Crusoe, Gimlet, Upwind’s **round**, Ultrahuman, Guardio, HiBob, Atira, Hivebotics, Octave.energy — merged #135 / #136.
- Nexeon **£100 million** — National Wealth Fund **August 31**. Aggregator dates are not a new close.
- Netris **$15 million** a16z — **June 25**. Recap sites dated September 6 are reprints.
- Etched **$700 million / $21 billion** — **August 18**. Already on `/2026-etched-700m-21b-jane-street`.
- CVC Secondary **$10 billion** SOF VI — PE secondaries; no CVC `/fund/` page.

Related: [September hub](/2026-september-vc-news) · [September 4–5](/2026-september-4-5-investment-news-xdof-nscale) · [September 6–7 Nua](/2026-september-6-7-investment-news-nua-india-wellness) · [Console](/2026-console-500m-palo-alto-thrive).

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**Last updated:** September 6, 2026

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