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Ramp: $200 Million Series E Raised At $16 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2025

Ramp, a leading financial operations platform, announced a Series E funding round, bringing the valuation to $16 billion. And for the fifth time, a Ramp funding round was led by Founders Fund – the company's first and largest investor. It also included participation from Thrive Capital, D1 Capital Partners, General Catalyst, GIC, ICONIQ Growth, Khosla Ventures, Sands Capital, 8VC, Lux Capital, Stripes, 137 Ventures, Avenir Growth, and Definition Capital. With this round, Ramp has raised $1.4 billion in total equity financing.

ai.work: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Worker Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2025

ai.work announced it exited stealth and raised $10 million in seed funding led by A* and lool ventures with participation from Firstminute Capital, FirsthandVC, Timeless Partners, SV Angel, Eckstein Capital, Liquid2, Crossover VC, and other strategic angel investors.

Antares Therapeutics: $177 Million Raised To Develop Precision Medicines For Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2025

Antares Therapeutics - a biotechnology company developing first-in-class precision medicines for cancer and other serious diseases - launched with $177 million in Series A financing. The funding was co-led by Omega Funds, Atlas Venture, Lightspeed Venture Partners, BVF Partners, and Cormorant Asset Management, with participation from Vinyanshu Ventures, Abingworth, Invus, Tenmile, Vida Ventures, and Willett Advisors.

Onebrief: $20 Million Series C Extension Raised For Military Staff Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Onebrief, a leading software for military staff collaboration and operational planning, announced a $20 million Series C extension led by Battery Ventures. This funding round scales the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion, an increase from the $650 million valuation achieved three months prior in Onebrief’s Series C funding round.

Feinstein Institutes: $2.3 Million Awarded For Bipolar Disorder Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

To continue its innovative research on bipolar disorder, Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research was awarded $2.3 million and joined the Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) Integrated Network, a national collaborative research and clinical care initiative aimed at transforming treatment and care for individuals living with bipolar disorder.

QueryPal: Interview With Founder & CEO Dev Nag About The AI-Based Customer Support Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

QueryPal is a company that is transforming customer support with AI-powered ticket automation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed QueryPal founder and CEO Dev Nag to learn more about the company.

Button: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Button, a leader in mobile commerce optimization and retail media, announced a strategic growth investment from PSG. PSG joins existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Norwest Ventures, and Icon Ventures.

Sedai: $20 Million Series B Raised For Self-Driving Cloud Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Sedai, a self-driving cloud, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding to bring autonomous operations to cloud infrastructure. The round was led by AVP (Atlantic Vantage Point), with participation from Norwest, Sierra Ventures, and Uncorrelated Ventures.

IOST: $21 Million Secured For Leading Tokenized Asset Infrastructure Across Regulated Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

IOST, which is a high-performance modular blockchain platform for tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), announced it has secured $21 million in strategic funding to accelerate the global rollout of its compliant RWA infrastructure. The funding round includes participation from institutional investors such as DWF Labs, Presto, and Rollman Management Group.

Paul Hastings: Christopher Zochowski And Bradley Noojin Joins As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Paul Hastings announced that Christopher Zochowski and Bradley Noojin have joined the firm as partners. Zochowski and Noojin come to the firm from A&O Shearman and add depth to Paul Hastings’ strong PE team. The firm has added over 20 partners to its premier global private equity and M&A platforms over the last several years.

Horizon3.ai: $100 Million Raised For Autonomous Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Horizon3.ai, which is the company behind the NodeZero Autonomous Security Platform, announced a $100 million Series D funding round led by NEA, with participation from SignalFire, Craft Ventures, and 9Yards Capital.

Brown & Brown Buying Accession Risk In A Deal Valued At Nearly $10 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Scott Penny, the Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, and John Mina, CEO of Accession Risk Management Group, announced that Brown & Brown has agreed to acquire RSC Topco (RSC), the holding company for Accession.

Definely: $30 Million Series B Raised For Legal Tech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

AI-based legal tech company Definely announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding to accelerate its global expansion and AI product roadmap. The funding round includes investors from Europe and North America, and it is led by growth investor Revaia, alongside Alumni Ventures, Beacon Capital, and legal tech company Clio. And early investors, including Octopus Ventures, Zrosk Investment Management, The Raine Group, and Cornerstone VC, have also participated in the round. This additional funding brings the total raised by Definely since its founding to $40 million.

Swimlane: $45 Million Secured For AI Hyperautomation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Swimlane, an AI hyperautomation for the whole security organization, announced a $45 million growth funding round led by Energy Impact Partners and Activate Capital, along with Trinity Capital.

Strategic Value Partners: Grégoire Paepegaey Named As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Strategic Value Partners and its affiliates (SVP), a global alternative investment firm with $22 billion in assets under management, announced that Grégoire Paepegaey has joined SVP as a Managing Director and member of the European Investment team, focusing on control investments across business services, industrials, and consumer sectors. Paepegaey will be based in the firm’s London office.

Maze: $31 Million Raised For Resolve Cloud Security Vulnerabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Maze, a platform that utilizes AI agents to investigate and resolve cloud security vulnerabilities, announced a $25 million Series A round led by Theory Ventures, with participation from existing investors Cherry Ventures and Tapestry VC.

Heartworks: Interview With Founder Tricia Sybersma About The Unique Art Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

HeartWorks is a company dedicated to energy and expression, where animal-created art becomes a conduit for positive intention and transformation. Every piece, whether hanging on your wall, wrapped around your feet, resting near your heart, or carried in your hands on a to-go cup, serves as a living reminder of connection, presence, and purpose. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HeartWorks founder Tricia Sybersma to explore the inspiration, science, and soulful vision behind the company.

Twine: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Benny Porat About The AI Digital Cybersecurity Employees Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Twine is a company that builds AI Digital Employees who execute tasks from A to Z to help cyber teams close the talent gap. The company’s first digital employee, Alex, learns, understands, and takes away the burden of identity and access management tasks, proactively completing your organization’s cyber objectives. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Twine co-founder and CEO Benny Porat to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Octaura: $46.5 Million Secured For Advancing Growth In The CLO And Leveraged Loan Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Octaura Holdings announced it has raised $46.5 million in an oversubscribed round of funding from existing and new strategic financial investors. This funding round was backed by continued support from Octaura’s founding investors, including Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Moody’s. Octaura also welcomed six new investors: Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Apollo and Motive Partners, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

Onyx Renewables: $260 Million Raised For Localized Clean Energy Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Onyx Renewables, a leading provider and owner of localized clean energy solutions, announced the closing of a $260 million credit facility to support the growth of Onyx's portfolio of distributed energy projects across the United States.

Acuity Behavioral Health: Interview With CEO Jim Szyperski About The Clinical Operations System Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Acuity Behavioral Health is a company that provides a Behavioral Health Intelligence Platform (BHOI), a clinical operations system that incorporates a comprehensive measurement of patient acuity with AI to enhance the care and safety of patients and staff within inpatient psychiatric settings. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Acuity Behavioral Health CEO Jim Szyperski to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Lumion: $10.7 Million Raised For Building An OS For Career And Trade Schools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Lumion, a company building the most comprehensive operating system for career and trade schools, announced it has raised a total of $10.7 million in seed funding led by TTV capital with recent participation from Tusk Venture Partners. The funding round also included existing investors from TTV Capital, CreativeCo Capital, Nine Four Ventures, Innovating Capital, and the State of Wyoming.

Dilon Technologies: $9 Million Growth Financing Raised For Biosurgery Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Dilon Technologies, a leader in medical devices for biosurgery, breast cancer treatment, and diagnosis, announced a $9 million growth capital investment from JGB Management. This investment will support Dilon's continued growth in double digits and operational scaling.

FinanceKey: €3 Million Seed Raised To Automate Enterprise Treasury Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

FinanceKey has raised a new €3 million seed funding round to scale its client base, expand into new markets, and accelerate the shift to fully automated enterprise treasury systems. The funding round was led by Maki.vc, with participation from existing investor First Fellow Partners.

Pearson To Buy eDynamic Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Pearson announced that it has agreed to acquire eDynamic Holdings, which is a leading Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum solutions provider. And eDynamic Learning's comprehensive catalogue of digital courses enables students to follow structured learning pathway programs that prepare them for their future careers.

Xurrent: Interview With CEO Kevin McGibben About Redefining Intelligent Service Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Xurrent is a company that delivers AI-forward IT service management (ITSM) and IT operations management (ITOM) solutions designed for modern enterprises and managed service providers (MSPs). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Xurrent CEO Kevin McGibben to explore the company’s mission, technology, and vision for the future.

Baker McKenzie: Sunny Mann Named As Global Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2025

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that International Trade, Compliance and Investigations partner Sunny Mann has been elected as the firm's new Global Chair, succeeding Milton Cheng. Mann will start on his four-year term in October.

Mercer To Buy UK Business Of Fundhouse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2025

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan and a leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, announced that it reached an agreement to acquire the UK business of Fundhouse, a London-based provider of investment advisory and model portfolio services to financial advisers and institutional wealth investors. Fundhouse’s business in South Africa was not included in the transaction.

Sidley: Michael Rohr Joins As Partner In ECVC Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

Sidley announced that Michael Rohr has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. Before joining Sidley, Mr. Rohr was a partner in the corporate practice at Cooley LLP.Sidley announced that Michael Rohr has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. Before joining Sidley, Mr. Rohr was a partner in the corporate practice at Cooley LLP.

Argosy Buys Controlling Interest Of Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

Argosy Private Equity, a lower-middle-market private equity firm, has announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC).