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UPS To Buy Andlauer Healthcare Group For $1.6 Billion

Boeing Selling Part Of Digital Aviation Solutions To Thoma Bravo For $10.55 Billion

K-ecommerce: Interview With Partner Channel Manager Rich Fowler About The Web Store Platform

ACI Learning: Interview With CEO Scott Horn About The Cybersecurity E-Learning Provider

FoodScience To Buy Natural Dog Company

Deferred: $3.6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Democratize Tax-Deferred Real Estate Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:20 PM

Deferred, a technology-powered Qualified Intermediary transforming 1031 exchanges for everyday real estate investors, has secured $3.6 million in seed funding. This funding round was led by B Capital and Fika Ventures, with additional support from strategic investors, including founders and executives.

Frontline Road Safety Buying Pavement Marketing Contractor PLP Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:18 PM

Frontline Road Safety, a leading provider of pavement marking services in the U.S., announced that it has acquired PLP Company, which is a top pavement marking contractor based in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Glasswall: Strategic Funding Raised From PSG Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:16 PM

Glasswall announced a strategic growth investment from PSG Equity, a leading provider of intelligent zero-trust file protection solutions in the business-to-government (B2G) and business-to-business (B2B) sectors. With its Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) technology, Glasswall helps protect organizations by proactively rebuilding files to eliminate risks such as malware and ransomware.

Ray Therapeutics: $8 Million CIRM Grant Awarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:31 AM

Ray Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing optogenetic gene therapies for vision restoration, announced it has been awarded an $8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). This grant will support the company’s ongoing clinical development of RTx-015 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive and debilitating inherited retinal disease that leads to blindness.

Dwight Capital And Dwight Mortgage Trust: $521 Million In Seniors Housing During Q1 2025 Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:51 AM

Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT Dwight Mortgage Trust (DMT) announced that they closed $521 million in seniors housing financing during Q1 2025. These deals included significant bridge and HUD loans for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in multiple states, highlighting Dwight's consistent nationwide presence in this sector.

RTA: Series A Funding Round Raised To Advance Growth In Fleet Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:46 AM

RTA, a leading provider of fleet maintenance management software, announced the closing of a Series A funding round, led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). PHX Ventures also participated in the round.

ChEmpower: $18.7 Million Series A Closed To Advance Abrasive-Free Planarization In Chip Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:30 AM

ChEmpower, a semiconductor materials company that provides polish pads and chemical solutions for planarization, announced it has raised $18.7 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by M Ventures and Rhapsody Venture Partners. New and existing investors Intel Capital, Pangaea Ventures, Foothill Ventures, In-Q-Tel (IQT), and TEL Venture Capital also participated in the funding.

Push Security: $30 Million Series B Raised For Detecting Modern Identity Attacks In The Browser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:23 AM

Push Security, a company that detects and responds to modern identity attacks in the browser, announced a $30 million Series B funding round led by Redpoint Ventures, with Datadog Ventures and B3 Capital participation. This funding will advance Push’s growth, fueling innovation and global expansion. This funding round also included existing investors, including Decibel and GV (Google Ventures), showing confidence in Push Security’s goal to stop identity attacks like credential phishing and account takeover (ATO) using stolen credentials and tokens, which is a problem that has hit the industry hard, especially in the last year.

Cvent Buying Spatial Event Design Company Prismm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:02 AM

Cvent, a meetings, events, and hospitality technology company, announced that it has acquired Prismm, a leader in spatial event design technology. Over 5,500 event venues, hotels, planners and vendors depend on Prismm to connect and collaborate within virtual environments to create stunning event spaces and experiences.

uTrack Software Solutions: Acquisition By Bregal Milestone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:49 AM

Last month, Bregal Milestone (a leading European software growth private equity firm) announced a strategic growth investment in Ridango AS, a Swedish global provider of mission-critical public transportation software. Now, the PE firm has also agreed to acquire uTrack Software Solutions. Launched in 2011 by Eamonn Hughes and Conor Gildea, uTrack is a Dublin-based software company providing a public transport data platform with a real-time analysis and predictive engine that feeds a suite of software services that annually support nearly 3 billion passengers, over 5 million app users, 150,000+ drivers, and 73,000+ vehicles.

Pagaya: Closing Of New $500 Million AAA-Rated Personal Loan ABS Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:40 AM

Pagaya Technologies, a technology company delivering AI-based product solutions for the financial ecosystem, announced the closing of a new $500 million AAA-rated personal loan ABS transaction (PAID 2025-3), with a total of about $800 million raised in the past 3 days across all ABS transactions.

Granite Bio: Immunology Company Debuts With $100 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:34 AM

Granite Bio, a clinical-stage immunology company, announced it has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding. This includes a $30 million Series A led by founding investors Versant Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund and a $70 million Series B led by Forbion and Sanofi Ventures.

Irrigreen: $19 Million Series A Raised For Driving Future Of Smart Lawn Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:23 AM

Irrigreen, a leader in robotic irrigation systems, announced it has secured nearly $19 million in Series A funding. Backed by new and existing investors including Natural Ventures, Burnt Island Ventures, Ulu Ventures, MFV Partners, Tamiami, and Sum Ventures. This funding round brings the total to nearly $34 million.

S&P Global To Buy ORBCOMM’s Automatic Identification System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:16 AM

S&P Global agreed to buy ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services business. This AIS business is a leading provider of satellite data services that track and monitor vessels, enhancing maritime visibility and delivering critical insights that support business intelligence and decision-making for government and commercial clients worldwide.

Centauri Health Solutions Buying HISP And QHIN Company MedAllies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:09 AM

Phoenix, Arizona-based Centauri Health Solutions announced the acquisition of MedAllies, which is a New York-based Health Information Service Provider (HISP) and Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) focused on health data connectivity and clinical data exchange.

Cultivarium: $10 Million In Funding From Wellcome For Developing Advanced Tools For Fungi And Archaea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:50 AM

Cultivarium is a non-profit bioengineering firm that announced a three-year project to develop advanced tools for life scientists studying fungi and archaea. With $10 million in funding from global charitable foundation Wellcome, Cultivarium looks to create a thriving ecosystem of biologists equipped with cutting-edge technologies to study and engineer these enigmatic organisms for human health, sustainability, and biotechnology applications.

Sentigen: Funding Raised From M31 Ventures To Build OS For Autonomous Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:39 AM

Sentigen, a company that is building the operating system for the autonomous economy by turning raw ideas into a functioning startup from development to deployment after just one conversation with your personal AI cofounder. And Sentigen builds and harnesses blockchain technology to unlock immediate value creation and revenue streams for solo founders.

ALT Sports Data: $5 Million Seed Round Closed To Redefine How Fans Engage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:24 AM

ALT Sports Data, a leader in engagement solutions and official data for emerging sports, announced the closing of a $5 million seed round. The funding round was significantly oversubscribed due to overwhelming investor interest. This funding round was co-led by Relay Ventures and Eberg Capital, with participation from Motley Fool Ventures, Scrum Ventures, and a consortium of strategic investors. ALT Sports Data also welcomed new strategic investors in this round, including Scrum Ventures and Motley Fool Ventures.

Overture Life: $57 Million In Total Funding Raised To Modernize Embryology Lab Procedures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:06 PM

Overture Life announced a $20.6 million strategic round, bringing its total funding to $57 million from leading industry investors, to support additional clinical research and product development designed to make IVF affordable to more people.

Eastern Bankshares Buying HarborOne In $490 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:05 PM

Eastern Bankshares (the holding company for Eastern Bank) and HarborOne Bancorp (the holding company for HarborOne Bank) announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which HarborOne will merge with and into Eastern in a stock and cash transaction.

CSignum: £6 Million Raised For Transforming Underwater Wireless Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:04 PM

CSignum, a provider of wireless technology extending IoT communications beneath the surface, announced it has completed a £6 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Archangels, Par Equity, and Scottish Enterprise with additional investment from British Business Investment (BBI), Raptor Group, Deep Future, SeaAhead’s Blue Angel Network, and notable individual US investors.

NoScrubs: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Matt O’Connor About The Laundry Delivery Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:01 PM

NoScrubs is one of the fastest and most affordable laundry delivery service that exists. And for less than $2 per day, you never have to do laundry again! Pulse 2.0 interviewed NoScrubs co-founder and CEO Matt O’Connor to learn more about the company.

Wherobots: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Mo Sarwat About The Geospatial Intelligence Cloud Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:58 PM

Wherobots helps customers make sense of all the data from satellites, drones, GPS services, and more. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wherobots co-founder and CEO Mo Sarwat to learn more about the company.

Precisely: Interview With Dan Adams, Senior Vice President & General Manager Of Data Enrichment, About the Data Integrity Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:49 PM

Precisely is a global leader in data integrity who partners with more than 12,000 customers to ensure their data is accurate, consistent, and contextual. The company’s portfolio — including the Precisely Data Integrity Suite — helps integrate disparate data, improve data quality, govern data usage, geocode and analyze location data, and enrich it with complementary datasets for confident business decisions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Precisely EVP and General Manager of Data Enrichment Dan Adams to learn more about the company.

Guidewire Investing $60 Million To Expand In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:49 PM

Guidewire announced a $60 million investment over the next five years to expand its operations in Japan and advance the delivery of capabilities personalized to the unique needs of Japanese insurers.

Deerpath: 2023 $503.5 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation Reset

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:48 PM

Deerpath Capital Management, one of the largest lower-middle market private credit managers in the U.S., recently announced a reset of Deerpath CLO 2023-1, a $503.5 million collateralized loan obligation (CLO).

TadHealth: $5.5 Million Series A Raised For Mental Health Solutions For Schools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:46 PM

TadHealth, a provider of mental health technology solutions for schools, announced it has raised $5.5 million Series A funding round led by seasoned healthcare executives. The funding, which is backed by a consortium of healthcare and education investors, will advance TadHealth’s goal of transforming mental health support in K-12 education by expanding its platform and scaling its services nationwide.

MagicBlock: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Decentralized Solana Game And App Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:37 PM

MagicBlock, a real-time engine for decentralised games and applications on Solana, announced it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. This funding round was led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from Maven11, Delphi Digital, Robot Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Equilibrium, Pivot Global, and notable angels including Anatoly Yakovenko, Mert Mumtaz, and Tristan Yver.

BRAIN.ONE: Interview With Founder & CEO Thoryn Stephens About The Brain Fitness Optimization Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:30 AM

BRAIN.ONE is a company that stands as the only platform utilizing credible science to comprehensively track both brain and body health metrics in one integrated system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BRAIN.ONE founder and CEO Thoryn Stephens to learn more about the company.

RYT.io: CEO & Co-Founder Steve Durbin On Building The Future Of Layer-1 Blockchain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:15 AM

RYT.io is a Layer-1 blockchain platform company driving real-world innovation in finance, commerce, and digital infrastructure. By leveraging cutting-edge blockchain technology, RYT.io enables enterprises and developers to build scalable, secure, and decentralized applications, from payment solutions to supply chain tracking and beyond. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RYT.io co-founder and CEO Steve Durbin to learn more about the company.