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Micron Expanding US Investments By About $200 Billion With Trump Administration Support

GM Investing $4 Billion In U.S. Manufacturing Plants

TytoCare: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dedi Gilad About The Home Smart Clinic Company

Allegion To Buy ELATEC In €330 Million Deal

Muon Space: $146 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Satellite Constellations

Autonomize AI: $28 Million Series A Raised For Healthcare And Life Sciences Agentic Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:52 PM

Autonomize AI, a pioneer in AI-driven healthcare solutions, announced that it raised $28 million in Series A funding, bringing total capital raised to $32 million to date. Valtruis, The Cigna Group Ventures, Tau Ventures, and other strategic investors led the round. Plus, Asset Management Ventures, ATX Venture Partners, and Capital Factory are some of the company’s existing investors who also participated.

Vine Financial: Seed Funding Secured To Make Commercial Lending More Efficient

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:43 PM

Vine Financial, a commercial lending accelerator for banks and credit unions, has secured seed funding and assembled its board of directors.

Benefit Street Partners: $500 Million Secured For Third Captive U.S. CLO Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:35 PM

Benefit Street Partners (BSP), a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm and a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, announced that it has closed on $500 million in total equity commitments for its third captive U.S. CLO equity fund, BSP CLO Equity III.

Meter: $170 Million Series C Raised For Enterprise Internet Infrastructure Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:30 PM

Meter, a provider of internet infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced it raised $170 million in a Series C funding round led by Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst, with new and existing investors like Baillie Gifford, Lachy Groom, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Tishman Speyer, WndrCo, and 53 Stations.

Landbase: $30 Million Secured For Helping Businesses Find Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:27 PM

Landbase, an agentic AI company transforming how businesses grow, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding. The funding round was co-led by Sound Ventures (the AI-focused fund co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary) and returning investor Picus Capital. The funding round also included strong participation from other existing backers, including 8VC, A*, Firstminute Capital, and TheGP.

Volantis: $9 Million Seed Funding Raised For Advancing Photonically Integrated Computers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:14 PM

Volantis, a semiconductor startup developing photonically integrated computers for the AI era, today emerged from stealth and announced a $9 million seed funding round. The round includes backing from Alex Wang (Scale AI) and Trevor Blackwell (Y Combinator). Sam Altman backed Volantis in April 2022, betting on the need for foundational breakthroughs in computing long before today’s AI infrastructure limitations became apparent.

VectorWave: $2.5 Million Raised For Transforming Electromagnetic Spectrum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:08 PM

VectorWave announced $2.5 million in seed funding led by prominent dual-use investor J2 Ventures and Coalition Ventures.

Olyzon: $5 Million Raised For Advancing Agentic AI Platform For CTV Advertising

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:03 PM

Agentic CTV advertising platform Olyzon announced a $5 million seed extension round led by Cassius Capital, with continued participation from Ventech, Eurazeo, and strategic angels including Greg Coleman (former President of Criteo), Tom O'Regan (former CEO of Madison Logic), Cédric Mao (founder of Epic12), and Christophe Parcot (former executive at Ogury, Teads, and Yahoo). The funding round included $3.8 million in equity, which was complemented by non-dilutive funding from Bpifrance and a consortium of banking partners.

George Mason University: Grand Challenge Initiative To Drive A Sustainable Future

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:42 AM

George Mason University has recently announced the launch of its Grand Challenge Initiative, a comprehensive research framework backed by an initial five-year, $15 million investment. This initiative will align university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas, addressing what George Mason President Gregory Washington described as "humanity's ultimate grand challenge": securing a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous future.

IonQ Buying Oxford Ionics In $1.08 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:40 AM

IonQ and Oxford Ionics announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IonQ to buy Oxford Ionics in a transaction valued at $1.075 billion, which will consist of $1.065 billion in shares of IonQ common stock and approximately $10 million in cash (subject to customary closing adjustments and expenses).

Neuberger Berman: $4 Billion Raised For Secondary Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:32 AM

Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, and employee-owned investment manager, announced the final closing of NB Strategic Capital Fund II, with total capital commitments exceeding $4 billion. This figure includes additional capital committed by limited partners to co-invest alongside the fund.

Paytient: $40 Million Raised For Advancing Market Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:30 AM

Paytient, a healthcare payments company helping people better access and afford care, announced it has secured $40 million from Trinity Capital. This facility will support Paytient's expansion into large group employer-sponsored plans, alternative health plans, the ACA marketplace, and Medicare, as plan-embedded out-of-pocket affordability or cost-smoothing solutions are becoming standard in health plan benefits.

Chckvet: Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Vet Clinic Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:29 AM

Chckvet, a fully integrated online scheduling, client communication, and analytics software for veterinary clinics, announced a Pre-Seed funding round.

Trucordia: $1.3 Billion Funding Raised At $5.7 Billion Valuation From Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:28 AM

Trucordia announced that it will receive a $1.3 billion strategic investment from Carlyle’s Global Credit platform. The deal will reduce Trucordia’s leverage and simplify its governance structure by repurchasing units from existing minority investors.

Filament Syfter: $4.8 Million Series A Raised For Data Engine For Private Market Dealmakers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:27 AM

Filament Syfter, a leading AI-enabled data engine purpose-built for private market dealmakers, announced it has raised $4.8 million in a Series A funding round led by FINTOP Capital.

Clifford Chance: María Guinot Named As Partner In Spain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:57 AM

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced that María Guinot has been appointed as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, boosting its commercial litigation and regulatory investigations offering, with a focus on the financial services sector. And she will join the firm in the coming weeks.

N2W: Interview With Chief Revenue Officer Alon Maimoni About The Cloud-Native Backup Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:50 AM

N2W is a company that delivers a cloud-native backup and recovery platform built for the real-world demands of AWS and Azure environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed N2W Chief Revenue Officer Alon Maimoni to learn more about the company.

Peerbridge Health: Interview With CEO Chris Darland About The Remote Healthcare Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:41 AM

Ohio State University: AI Fluency Initiative Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:32 AM

The Ohio State University has announced an ambitious new initiative to ensure that every student graduates with the AI proficiencies necessary to compete and lead now. Launching this fall for first-year students, Ohio State’s AI Fluency initiative will embed AI education into the core of every undergraduate curriculum, equipping students with the ability to not only use AI tools but also understand, question, and innovate with them, regardless of their major.

Flank: $10 Million Raised For Scaling Autonomous Legal Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:31 AM

Flank, a Berlin-based company that is building an autonomous AI legal agent for enterprise teams, announced a $10 million funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with continued participation from Gradient Ventures, the Seed fund designed for founders in AI, as well as 10x Founders and HV Capital.

Thread AI: $20 Million Series A Secured For Enterprise AI Workflow Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:24 AM

Thread AI, a leader in composable AI infrastructure, announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Greycroft, with participation from Index Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Plug-and-Play, Meritech Capital, and Homebrew.

Uptick: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:21 AM

Uptick, a job management software for fire, safety, security, and field service professionals, announced a strategic growth investment from PSG. And PSG's investment aims to support Uptick's commitment to product innovation and continued global expansion, with a focus on accelerating growth in North America.

SWTCH Energy: Strategic Investment Raised For EV Charging Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:19 AM

SWTCH Energy, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, announced it has secured a strategic $4 million investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV). This funding expands SWTCH’s Series B funding to $31.2 million, building on the momentum of its initial $27.2 million raise.

White & Case: Sonia Tubiana Named As Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:12 AM

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Sonia Tubiana as a partner in Paris.

BNP Associates Buys Consulting Firm Establish

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:12 AM

BNP Associates, a leading air transportation design and engineering firm backed by Godspeed Capital Management, announced the acquisition of Establish, a global consulting firm specializing in warehousing and supply chain logistics. The deal for Establish enhances BNP’s capabilities with a holistic suite of consulting services for clients across the aviation, warehousing, and logistics industries.

Impart Security: $12 Million Series A Raised For Application Detection And Response Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:10 AM

Impart Security announced the general availability of the industry's first Application Detection and Response Engineering Platform, trusted by security teams to build autonomous workflows for production environments. This launch is accompanied by a $12 million Series A funding round led by Madrona Ventures, with participation from CRV and 8-Bit Capital.

Deep Fission: Interview With Founder & CEO Elizabeth Muller About The Nuclear Power Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:52 PM

Deep Fission is a company that is reimagining nuclear power with a bold new approach: placing small modular reactors (SMRs) a mile underground for cheaper, faster, and more scalable deployment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Deep Fission founder and CEO Elizabeth Muller to learn more about the company.

Mindgard: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dr. Peter Garraghan About The AI Security Testing Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:44 PM

Mindgard is a leader in Artificial Intelligence Security Testing. Launched at Lancaster University and backed by cutting-edge research, Mindgard enables organizations to secure their AI systems from new threats that traditional application security tools cannot address. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mindgard co-founder and CEO Dr. Peter Garraghan to learn more about the company.

Plug And Play: $50 Million Closed For Fintech & AI Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:33 PM

Plug and Play, which is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, announced the closing of its $50 million Fintech & AI Fund with nine institutional investors. Plug and Play runs nine funds in total.

Farsight: $16 Million Secured For Automating Financial Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:32 PM

Farsight, a pioneering technology company transforming workflows and insights at financial institutions, has announced a Series A fundraise, raising $16 million in capital. This funding round was led by SignalFire, with participation from RRE Ventures, Link Ventures and K5 Ventures as well as contributions from many strategic angel investors at firms including Blackstone, Oaktree, Searchlight, Bank of America and more.