Cantos Closes $70M Fund IV for Deep Tech and Defense
Cantos closed an oversubscribed $70M Fund IV to lead pre-seed and seed rounds across aerospace, defense, nuclear, biotech, and compute.
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Cantos closed an oversubscribed $70M Fund IV to lead pre-seed and seed rounds across aerospace, defense, nuclear, biotech, and compute.
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New York-based Gutter Capital announced the $75M close of Fund III on June 15, 2026, alongside applications for the second cohort of its NYC Elbow Grease accelerator.
New York-based Animal Capital announced the $33M close of Fund III on June 11, 2026, continuing its early-stage consumer technology investment strategy.