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Spotify Partners With Major Labels to Build Artist-First AI Music Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Spotify has announced a partnership with the world’s leading music companies, including Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, and Believe, to develop responsible, artist-centered AI music products jointly.

Membrion: $20 Million Series B1 Closed For Advancing Industrial Wastewater Reuse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Membrion, a Seattle-based innovator in ceramic desalination membranes, announced the closing of a $20 million Series B1 funding round. The investment was anchored by Pangaea Ventures, PureTerra Ventures, Ecolab Inc., and W. L. Gore & Associates, with participation from The Lewis Family Office and existing backers including Safar Partners, Lam Research, Indico Ventures, and Giantleap Capital.

Appy.AI: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised And Conversational AI Business Creation Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Appy.AI, a Denver-based startup redefining the future of AI entrepreneurship, announced the public beta launch of its AI business creation platform after raising $5 million in seed funding led by Dan Scholnick at Four Rivers and Founder Collective.

Tide Rock: Over $1 Billion In Acquisition Capital Announced For Supporting Founder-Led Business Transitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Tide Rock, an unlevered buyout firm specializing in long-term partnerships with founder-led businesses, announced that it now has more than $1 billion in acquisition capital to deploy. The firm’s permanent-capital model offers business owners a proven path to scale their companies while preserving the legacies they’ve built.

DDC Enterprise: $124 Million Closed To Advance Bitcoin Treasury Expansion Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

DDC Enterprise, a publicly listed company leading the integration of Bitcoin into corporate treasury strategies, announced it has entered into agreements for a $124 million equity financing round. The round was anchored by PAG Pegasus Fund and Mulana Investment Management, with participation from OKG Financial Services Limited, a subsidiary of OKG Technology Holdings.

Realm.Security: $15 Million Series A Raised To Transform Security Data Pipelines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Realm.Security, a cybersecurity company redefining how enterprises manage security data, announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Jump Capital, with participation from Glasswing Ventures and Accomplice.

Noventiq: Strategic Equity Investment Raised From Niobrara Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Noventiq, a leader in digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions, announced that it has secured a significant equity investment from Niobrara Capital, a U.S.-based private equity firm focused on technology and enterprise services.

DHR Global: Stacy Donohue Promoted To Partner In Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

DHR Global, a leading global talent advisory firm, announced the promotion of Stacy Donohue to Partner within its Private Equity Practice. Based in St. Louis, Donohue specializes in executive searches for portfolio companies backed by top-tier private equity firms, focusing on C-suite, board, and vice president-level placements.

Integrum: $2.5 Billion Fund II Closed, Bringing Total Assets To $5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Integrum Holdings LP announced the successful close of its second flagship fund, Integrum Capital Partners II LP (Fund II), with $2.5 billion in capital commitments, surpassing both its target and hard cap.

Town Hall Ventures: $440 Million Fund IV Raised To Advance AI-Driven Healthcare for Underserved Communities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Town Hall Ventures announced the launch of its fourth fund, securing approximately $440 million in capital commitments to accelerate innovation in healthcare for underserved communities across the United States. The new fund will build on the firm’s mission of investing in entrepreneurs and technologies that leverage artificial intelligence and other advanced tools to expand access to affordable, high-quality care.

Invalda: Record €410 Million Second-Generation Private Equity Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Invalda INVL, one of the leading investment groups in the Baltics, announced the final close of its second-generation private equity vehicle, INVL Private Equity Fund II, with total commitments of €410 million, surpassing both its initial target of €250 million and its €400 million hard cap.

Lee Equity Partners: $1.6 Billion Recapitalization Of McLarens Global Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Lee Equity Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on financial and healthcare services, announced the closing of a $1.6 billion recapitalization of McLarens Global Limited, the world’s largest independent provider of complex commercial insurance claims services.

Ardian: $20 Billion Raised For Flagship Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Ardian, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, announced it has raised $20 billion for its latest flagship infrastructure platform, marking the firm’s largest infrastructure raise to date. The platform consists of Ardian Infrastructure Fund VI (AIF VI), which reached its hard cap of $13.5 billion (€11.5 billion), alongside substantial co-investment commitments.

S&P Global To Buy With Intelligence For $1.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

S&P Global announced it has agreed to acquire With Intelligence from a group led by Motive Partners for $1.8 billion in cash. The acquisition significantly enhances S&P Global’s capabilities across private markets data, analytics, and workflow solutions, positioning the company as one of the most comprehensive providers of private markets intelligence globally.

RCP Advisors: $1.25 Billion Secondary Opportunity Fund V Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

RCP Advisors, a private equity firm specializing in North American small buyout strategies, announced the successful final close of RCP Secondary Opportunity Fund V, LP (RCP SOF V) at its hard cap of $1.25 billion, surpassing its initial target of $1 billion.

Pimly: $2.25 Million Raised For Advancing Product Clouds On Salesforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Pimly, a Chicago-based technology company building the first Product Cloud natively integrated into Salesforce, has secured $2.25 million in strategic funding led by High Alpha. The funding will accelerate Pimly’s mission to redefine how enterprises manage and activate product experiences across Commerce, Sales, and Service in Salesforce’s growing ecosystem.

Pelage Pharmaceuticals: $120 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Regenerative Medicine Hair Loss Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a Los Angeles–based biotechnology company developing regenerative treatments for hair loss, announced the close of a $120 million Series B financing round co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and GV (Google Ventures). The funding round included participation from existing investors such as Main Street Advisors, Visionary Ventures, and YK Bioventures.

Eagle Point: $15.3 Million Raised With IMDC For U.S. Government Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Eagle Point Credit Management, a Greenwich, Connecticut–based private credit investment manager, has closed a $15.3 million senior secured credit financing agreement with Integrated Modular Data Center (IMDC), a leading manufacturer of factory-built, large-scale modular data centers.

Vertical Semiconductor: MIT Spin-Off Closes $11 Million In Seed Funding For Advancing Next-Gen AI Chips And Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Vertical Semiconductor, a deep-tech startup spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has raised $11 million in seed funding to commercialize its breakthrough vertical gallium nitride (GaN) transistor technology. The funding round was led by Playground Global, with participation from JIMCO Technology Ventures, milemark•capital, and Shin-Etsu Chemical.

Aragorn AI Raises $4.3 Million to Build the People Ops Operating System for the AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Aragorn AI, a Dallas-based startup developing an integrated operating system for human resources, has raised $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Dallas Venture Capital.

EC-Council: Interview With President Jay Bavisi About The Cybersecurity Certification Organization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

The EC-Council (International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) is a global organization that provides information security and cybersecurity training, certification, and services, most notably creating the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification program. Pulse 2.0 interviewed EC-Council President Jay Bavisi to gain a deeper understanding of the organization.

Starship Technologies: $50 Million Series C Raised To Expand Autonomous Delivery Fleet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Starship Technologies, a leading autonomous delivery company, announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Plural. Investors in the round include Plural, Karma.vc, Latitude, Coefficient Capital, SmartCap (funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative), and Skaala.

Hobe Mountain Capital Spins Out Of Declaration Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Hobe Mountain Capital, a newly formed private equity firm specializing in lower middle market secondary investments, has officially launched following its spinout from Declaration Capital, the family office of financier and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein. The new firm, founded by Alexa Rachlin and Todd Buys, seeks to capitalize on the rapid growth of the secondary investment market, particularly within smaller, fragmented segments that remain underserved by large funds.

Rockefeller Capital: $6.6 Billion Valuation Secured In Recapitalization With New Investor Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Rockefeller Capital Management announced a major recapitalization that values the firm at more than $6.6 billion, marking a pivotal step in its long-term growth strategy. The deal brings new distinguished families and investors into the firm’s ownership group, led by Mousse Partners, Progeny 3, and Abrams Capital. These new partners join existing investors Viking Global Investors and the Rockefeller and Desmarais families. The recapitalization is expected to close by the end of 2025.

Shore Capital Partners: $850 Million Raised Across Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, announced the close of two new investment vehicles totaling approximately $850 million in capital commitments. The firm closed its sixth Shore Capital Healthcare Partners Fund (Healthcare Fund VI) and its second Shore Search Partners Fund (Search Fund II), bringing total capital raised in 2025 to nearly $1.3 billion and total assets under management to more than $14 billion.

Airbound: $8.65 Million Seed Funding Raised For Autonomous Delivery Logistics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2025

Airbound, an autonomous delivery logistics company developing blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft for efficient cargo transport, has raised $8.65 million in seed funding and announced a pilot partnership with Narayana Health. The round was led by Lachy Groom, co-founder of Physical Intelligence, with participation from Humba Ventures and continued support from Lightspeed. The funding also includes contributions from senior leaders at Tesla, SpaceX, and Anduril.

Plexus Capital: $1.3 Billion Closed Across Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2025

Plexus Capital, a North Carolina–based private investment firm focused on the U.S. lower middle market, announced the final closings of two new funds—Plexus Fund VII and Plexus Equity Fund II, totaling over $1.3 billion in committed capital.

ŌURA: Over $900 Million Raised For Expanding Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2025

ŌURA, the maker of the Oura Ring and a global leader in preventive health technology, announced that it has raised over $900 million in new funding to expand its platform, accelerate product innovation, and strengthen its global presence. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with significant participation from ICONIQ, Whale Rock, and Atreides, valuing the company at approximately $11 billion. The new financing will support ŌURA’s mission to make proactive, data-driven health accessible to millions of people worldwide.

Ascribe Bio: $12 Million Series A Raised For Launching Next-Generation Natural Biofungicide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2025

Ascribe Bio, a biotechnology company developing natural crop protection solutions, announced it has closed an oversubscribed $12 million Series A financing round co-led by Corteva, through its Corteva Catalyst platform, and Acre Venture Partners. Additional participation came from both new and existing investors, including Syngenta Group Ventures, Trailhead Capital, Silver Blue, Cultivation Capital, and The Yield Lab. The funding will drive the global launch of Phytalix, Ascribe’s breakthrough biofungicide, and further advance its small-molecule technology platform for sustainable crop protection.

Dexory: $165 Million Raised For Advancing Global Expansion And AI-Driven Warehouse Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2025

Dexory, a leader in real-time warehouse intelligence and autonomous robotics, announced that it has secured $165 million in new funding to fuel its next phase of growth. The round includes a $100 million Series C investment led by Eurazeo through its Growth team, with participation from LTS Growth, Endeavor Catalyst, and existing backers DTCP, Atomico, Lakestar, Elaia, Latitude Ventures, and Wave-X. Bootstrap Europe also expanded the company’s existing growth debt facility.