After two years of recalibration, 2025 closed with venture capital back on firm footing. Global VC investment climbed steadily throughout the year, with multiple quarters of sequential growth and clearer signals around exit readiness, disciplined valuations, and capital flowing to companies with real revenue paths. In its latest forecast, Crunchbase projected venture funding in 2025 would be the third-highest on record.
In 2025, investors leaned into fewer deals but wrote larger checks, with AI dominating investment flow and accounting for more than half of the venture dollars. But the story of 2025 wasn’t just about AI hype. As PitchBook noted in its Annual VC Outlook, venture capital largely favored companies applying AI to healthcare, fintech infrastructure, education, commerce, and operational efficiency.
December’s funding activity reflected a market backing practical innovation, such as platforms improving care delivery, increasing financial access, improving workforce operations, and enhancing everyday decision-making. The nearly $250 million raised across the companies in our December roundup underscores where investor conviction now lives: businesses solving real problems, with models built to last.
Here are 13 purpose-driven companies that closed funding rounds in December 2025 to accelerate meaningful impact.
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Biobeat, a remote patient monitoring company, raised a $50M Series B led by Ally Bridge Group, Elevage Medical Technologies, and OrbiMed to scale its AI-powered wearable technology for continuous, non-invasive vital sign monitoring. The platform helps clinicians detect patient deterioration earlier in order to help manage chronic conditions more proactively, reduce hospitalizations, and improve overall patient outcomes. The new funding will support global expansion, deeper hospital partnerships, and continued development of predictive analytics across care settings.
Location: Austin, TX
Truemed raised a $34M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, BoxGroup, and Trust Ventures, to expand its platform that helps consumers use pre-tax health funds for preventive and wellness purchases. By bridging healthcare, commerce, and compliance, Truemed is unlocking more accessible ways for people to invest in long-term health. The funding raised is planned to support employer partnerships, merchant expansion, and regulatory scaling.
Location: Denver, CO
Lin Health secured an $11M Series A led by Proofpoint Capital, with support from .406 Ventures and Activate Capital, to advance its non-opioid chronic pain treatment platform. Their approach to chronic pain combines virtual care, physical therapy, and behavioral health. As demand grows for alternatives to medication-based pain management, Lin Health is positioning itself as a scalable, evidence-backed solution. This funding will fuel clinical expansion and employer health partnerships to reach more patients in need of personalized chronic pain support.
Location: Dallas, TX
Fintech and investment platform, Nada, offers homeowners a new way to access home equity without traditional debt. By enabling shared appreciation agreements, Nada provides liquidity while aligning incentives between homeowners and investors. With a $10M Series A led by Nomura Group, with participation from Canapi Ventures and existing investors, Nada will expand into new markets and enhance its underwriting technology.
Location: Lehi, UT
Paramify, a software platform that automates the creation, management, and maintenance of security compliance and risk documentation, closed a $12M Series A Moore Strategic Ventures, including support from Frazier VC, Album VC, and Next Frontier Capital. As businesses face growing operational and compliance burdens, Paramify’s platform streamlines documentation, audits, and reporting. With the funding, Paramify plans to expand its product offerings to help more organizations manage regulatory compliance and complex requirements more efficiently.
Location: Durham, NC
Looma, a retail technology company focused on helping brands turn customer data into personalized shopping experiences, raised a $10M Series B led by Staley Capital, with participation from Owl Ventures and existing investors. Looma’s platform helps retailers better understand shopper behavior across channels and deliver more relevant, timely product recommendations and engagement. The new funding will support product development, retail partnerships, and expansion as brands look for smarter ways to connect with customers in an increasingly competitive commerce landscape.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Ritten secured a $35M Series B led by Five Elms Capital, and supported by FirstMark and Union Square Ventures, to advance its platform that enables employers to better support frontline and hourly workers through smarter scheduling, communication, and workforce engagement tools. With retention and burnout top of mind across industries, Ritten is addressing a long-overlooked segment of the workforce. The funding will fuel national expansion and enterprise integrations.
Location: Springdale, AK
Crisp raised a $26M Series B led by Paine Schwartz Partners to expand its real-time data platform serving the food supply chain. By helping producers, distributors, and retailers better forecast demand and manage volatility, Crisp improves food system resilience and reduces waste. The company will use the funding to grow its customer base and deepen analytics capabilities.
Location: Draper, UT
Flashlight Learning offers tools for assessing multilingual learners, focusing on language development and student progress. By raising $2.27M in seed funding led by GSV Ventures, with participation from Learn Capital and angel investors, Flashlight Learning can scale its assessment platform designed to help educators better understand early literacy and learning development. The platform delivers actionable insights without over-testing, supporting teachers and students alike. The funding will support pilot programs and product refinement.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Healthtech company, SelectDr, secured $2.04M in seed funding led by TechSquare Ventures to grow its healthcare navigation platform. This platform helps patients find and access the right providers more efficiently. By reducing friction in care discovery, SelectDr aims to improve patient outcomes and lower system costs. With the investment, the company plans to focus on platform expansion and payer partnerships.
Location: Nashville, TN
VITL aims to simplify prescription management. This new E-Prescribing platform raised a $7.5M Series A funded by Signal Fire, with support from HCA Healthcare and existing investors, to expand its modern primary care model blending virtual and in-person services. As healthcare consumers demand more flexible care options, VITL is meeting the need with a scalable, patient-centered alternative. With this new funding, VITL will expand into more clinics and scale its technology development.
Location: Dallas, TX
Monument, a self-storage company focused on acquiring, operating, and modernizing storage facilities, raised a $7.17M seed round led by Woodland Capital to support portfolio growth and operational expansion. The company uses a data-driven approach to identify underperforming assets and improve efficiency, pricing, and customer experience across its facilities. The new funding will help Monument scale acquisitions, strengthen its operating platform, and expand into additional markets as demand for flexible storage solutions continues to grow.
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
BoodleBox is committed to lifelong learning enabled by AI. The company raised $5M in seed funding led by Dogwood Ventures and Osage Venture Partners, to scale its AI collaboration platform that enables teams to securely experiment with and deploy AI tools inside organizations. As companies look to harness AI responsibly, BoodleBox is positioning itself as an enablement layer rather than a black-box solution. The funding will support enterprise adoption and product growth.
December’s funding activity capped a year marked by cautious growth. While AI continued to attract significant capital in 2025, funding increasingly followed companies applying technology to tangible problems with measurable outcomes, like improving healthcare access, increasing financial flexibility, enabling frontline workforces, and strengthening the systems that support everyday commerce.
As 2026 kicks off, purpose and performance appear to be increasingly intertwined.