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OpenAI: $40 Billion Raised At $300 Billion Post-Money Valuation

Rocket Companies Buying Mr. Cooper In $9.4 Billion Deal

Reed Smith: Eugenie Rogers Joins Global Commercial Disputes Group And International Arbitration Team

SandboxAQ: Over $450 Million (Series E) Raised For Enterprise Quantitative AI

Paul Hastings: Din Eshanov And George Kazakov To Co-Head Abu Dhabi Office

Tower MSA Partners: Strategic Investment Raised From Ambler Brook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:07 PM

Tower MSA Partners - a leading national provider of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance technology and settlement services to self-insured enterprises, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators - announced that it received a significant growth investment from Ambler Brook.

LPL Financial Buying Commonwealth Financial For $2.7 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:03 PM

LPL Financial announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Commonwealth Financial Network, the country's largest independently owned wealth management firm.

Mercer Advisors Brings In $583 Million Vishria Bird Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:01 PM

Mercer Global Advisors - a national Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) - announced the acquisition of Vishria Bird Financial Group, a Memphis-based financial planning and advisory firm. This deal further enhances Mercer Advisors' footprint in Tennessee, complementing its existing offices in the Nashville area.

Dentons: Richard Brown Named As Partner In Competition Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:00 PM

Dentons announced it welcomes Richard Brown as a partner in its Competition team in London. Brown joins Dentons from Travers Smith, where he worked on merger control, foreign investment review, and complex investigations.

DLA Piper: Charles Rix Added To International Insurance Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:25 AM

DLA Piper recently announced the appointment of Charles Rix to its International Insurance team. Joining the firm's London office, Charles has almost 30 years of industry experience advising leading global insurance companies on complex cross-border M&A transactions, insurance business transfers, business restructurings and regulatory matters. And during his career, Charles has been in senior leadership roles at other firms, including Global Head of Insurance and Head of UK M&A.

Redpanda: $100 Million (Series D) Raised For Agentic AI Service for the Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:25 AM

Redpanda announced it has closed $100 million in Series D funding led by GV, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners. With this latest funding round, Redpanda is now valued at $1 billion, with a total of $265 million raised.

restor3d: $38 Million Raised For 3D Printed Patient Specific Musculoskeletal Implants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:23 AM

restor3d - a leader in 3D-printed and personalized orthopedic implant care - announced the completion of capital raising efforts totaling $38 million. These funding rounds included participation from both existing and new private investors, including Summers Value Partners.

Moneta Ventures: Over $250 Million Raised For Investing In Seed & Series A Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:22 AM

Moneta Ventures, which is dual-headquartered in Sacramento, CA, and Austin, TX, has raised over $250 million for its third fund. The firm invests in Seed and Series A enterprise software companies.

Dalma: €20 Million (Series B) Raised For Pet Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:19 AM

Dalma announced a €20 million Series B funding round led by Breega. This funding round is supported by its existing investors, Northzone and Anterra Capital along with Bpifrance's Digital Venture 3 fund—dedicated to innovative technology companies in the digital sector—and Breega, a leading investor in the insurance industry, both of which are joining the company's capital.

EP Wealth Advisors Bringing In $660 Million Team Peninsula Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:16 AM

EP Wealth Advisors - a leading fee-only registered investment adviser (RIA) with a growing national footprint - announced its partnership with Peninsula Wealth in San Francisco, CA. This strategic deal enhances EP Wealth’s ability to serve clients in Northern California while adding more than $660 million in assets under management (AUM).

Marsh McLennan Agency Buying Arthur Hall Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:07 AM

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA)—a business of Marsh and a leading provider of business insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and wealth, and private client insurance solutions across the US and Canada—announced the acquisition of Arthur Hall Insurance, a full-service insurance agency based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Cleary Gottlieb: Five Partner IP Litigation Team Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:06 AM

Cleary Gottlieb recently announced that a team of top-tier IP litigation lawyers has joined the firm as partners across its New York, Washington, D.C., and Bay Area offices. Clement Naples, Bert Reiser, Giri Pathmanaban, Greg Sobolski, and Thomas Yeh have led many of the last decade's most high-profile and complex patent and trade secrets cases.

White & Case: Dan Reavill Named As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:05 AM

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group by adding Dan Reavill as a partner in London.

Pillar VC: $175 Million Fund IV Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:04 AM

Pillar VC recently announced its $175 million Fund IV, bringing the firm’s total assets under management to more than $500 million. And Pillar VC is also introducing three new Venture Partners, and four new Founding Pillars, a group of CEOs who have built highly successful companies; they are co-

McDermott: Alex Jupp Named As Partner In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:00 AM

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced it has welcomed Alex Jupp as a partner in its London office, where Alex will join as UK head of Tax. Jupp brings extensive experience in all aspects of UK and cross-border tax matters impacting mergers and acquisitions, structuring for joint ventures, planning, and audit interactions, enhancing McDermott’s capabilities.

HeroWear: Exoskeleton Company Raises $5 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:59 AM

HeroWear, a private startup specializing in occupational exosuit solutions, announced $5 million of Series A funding from White Road Investments. The company is partnering with Engage to accelerate its work with top enterprises.

Solace: $60 Million (Series B) Raised For Digital Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:58 AM

Solace, a digital health platform that connects patients with expert health advocates, announced it has closed a $60 million Series B funding round. Menlo Ventures led this funding round with participation from existing backers Craft Ventures, Inspired Capital, and Torch Capital, and new investor SignalFire.

DLA Piper: Mike Walsh Named As Partner In National Security And Global Trade Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:56 AM

DLA Piper announced it has welcomed Mike Walsh as a partner in the National Security and Global Trade Practice. In this role, Walsh will advise clients on navigating the dynamic international trade and tariff environment. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office and will support the Regulatory and Government Affairs Practice.

Keebler Health: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Isaac Park About Keebler’s Risk Adjustment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:15 AM

Keebler Health is a company that provides an AI-native risk adjustment platform for healthcare providers, accurately identifying chronic patient conditions and providing clinicians with insights and recommended next steps to keep patients healthy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Keebler Health co-founder and CEO Isaac Park to learn more about the company.

Augnito: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Rustom Lawyer About The Clinical Documentation Voice Recognition Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:00 AM

Augnito is a leading voice recognition software built with the goal to improve the quality of clinical documentation while allowing doctors to be more efficient by the use of cutting edge technology. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Augnito co-founder and CEO Rustom Lawyer to learn more about the company.

LPL Onboards $450 Million Team Horizon Capital Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:38 PM

LPL Financial announced that eight financial advisors with Horizon Capital Advisors have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms. And they reported serving approximately $450 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and join LPL from Osaic.

AttoTude: $50 Million (Series B) Raised For THz Technology For AI And Hyperscale Data Center Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:37 PM

AttoTude, a company focused on groundbreaking THz interconnect technology for AI and hyperscale data center applications, announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Mayfield and joined by The Westly Group, with participation from existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Wing Venture Capital. This round brings AttoTude's total funding to $91 million, following its $30 million Series A in 2024 and $11 million seed round earlier that year.

Hydrolix: $80 Million (Series C) Raised For Data Lake Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:36 PM

Portland-based Hydrolix announced the closing of an $80 million Series C investment round, led by QED Investors, joined by Blumberg Capital, Frontline Ventures, Pruven Capital and Sozo Ventures, along with existing investors that include Akamai, AV8 Ventures, Ericsson Ventures, Nava Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund, S3 Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures and Wing Venture Capital. And Chuckie Reddy, QED partner and head of growth investments, will join the Hydrolix board as a director.

Equal Parts: $10 Million Raised To Launch Next-Gen Insurance Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:32 PM

Equal Parts, a next-generation insurance agency combining the power of traditional relationship-based distribution with best-in-class AI technology, announced it has launched with $10 million in acquisition capital led by Equal Ventures and Max Ventures, the company announced today. And Equal Parts’ goal is to build a new model for independent insurance agencies amid a decade-long flood of consolidation by traditional private equity firms.

Atomic: $10 Million Raised For Financial Connectivity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:31 PM

Atomic, a market leader in growing account primacy and enabling financial connectivity that drives action, announced a $10 million strategic investment with participation from Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, and F.N.B. Corporation. This funding round affirms Atomic’s position as a trusted partner for financial services across various use cases. And the funding will be used to further innovation and expansion.

EVident Battery: $3.2 Million (Seed) Raised For EV Battery Pack Inspection Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:29 PM

EVident Battery, a leader in sustainable and advanced battery technology, announced the closing of a $3.2 million seed funding round. This funding will support the company's mission to accelerate the development of next-generation battery inspection solutions that address the uncertainty of EV battery pack health in the aftermarket and quality optimization in the battery pack manufacturing process.

Nerdio: $500 Million (Series C) Raised At Over $1 Billion Valuation To Transform How Organizations Deploy Microsoft Cloud Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:28 PM

Nerdio, an automated End-User Computing (EUC) platform transforming how organizations deploy and manage Microsoft cloud technologies, recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement for a $500 million minority investment from General Atlantic with participation from Lead Edge Capital and StepStone. Upon the closing of the deal, this funding will quadruple Nerdio's valuation in just two years to $1+ billion.

Upscale Conference: Interview With Head Of Marketing Paula Vivas About The High-Profile Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:09 PM

Upscale Conference is an event by Freepik that brings together industry leaders and powerhouses to discuss the impact of genAI in the creative and design sectors. One of the most recent Upscale Conference events happened in Spain this past May and the next one is set for May in San Francisco. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Freepik and Upscale Conference Head of Marketing Paula Vivas to learn more about the event.

Simply.TV: Majority Growth Investment Raised From Summit Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:07 PM

Simply.TV, a video metadata provider, announced the acquisition of Red Bee Media’s Content Discovery Business. This move accelerates Simply.TV’s global expansion strengthens its position in the U.S. market. In connection with this deal, Simply.TV has secured a majority growth equity investment from Summit Partners, marking the company’s first institutional funding.

Wealth Enhancement Brings In $581+ Million Team From First International Bank & Trust

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:57 PM

Wealth Enhancement, a national independent wealth management firm focused on enriching clients' lives, announced it has acquired the Wealth Services Division of First International Bank & Trust, headquartered in Watford City, North Dakota. The team oversees $581+ million in client assets and will transition to affiliate Wealth Enhancement Trust Services.