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Halogen Ventures: $30 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Family-Focused Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:05 PM

Halogen Ventures, which is Jesse Draper's venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups, announced the closing of a third fund at $30 million.

Dreem: Interview With Founder & CEO Dmitri Litvinov About The AI-Powered Immigration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:02 PM

Dreem is an immigration platform that combines human empathy with AI precision to help global tech talent secure U.S. work visas. Pulse 2.0 interviewed dreem founder and CEO Dmitri Litvinov to learn more about the company.

Trainual: Interview With Founder & CEO Chris Ronzio About The Training Manual For Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:00 PM

Trainual is a training manual for modern businesses. It works as a simple and intuitive business playbook builder, making it easy for growing teams to get everyone up to speed and on the same page quickly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Trainual founder and CEO Chris Ronzio to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Latham: Zach Podolsky Hired As Partner In M&A And Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:57 PM

Latham & Watkins announced that Zachary Podolsky has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice.

Savvy Wealth: $72 Million Raised For Financial Advisor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:26 PM

Savvy Wealth - a digital-first platform for financial advisors centered around modernizing human financial advice, announced the closing of a $72 million Series B funding round, led by Industry Ventures. The funding round attracted new investors Vestigo Ventures (a venture capital firm founded by former LPL Financial CEO and Chairman Mark Casady, who joins Savvy’s Board of Directors) and Euclidean Capital. Existing investors Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital, The House Fund, Brewer Lane Ventures and former Focus Financial executive Vamsi Yadlapati also participated. This latest funding round brings Savvy to over $100 million in total funding.

Traction Capital: Fund II Launches To Invest In Minnesota-Based Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:24 PM

Traction Capital, a Minnesota-based venture capital and growth equity firm, announced the launch of Fund II. This is the firm's second investment fund focused on scaling early-stage businesses in Minnesota and neighboring states.

Talon.One: $135 Million Growth Raised For Enterprise Loyalty Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Enterprise loyalty and promotion software company Talon.One announced a $135 million growth funding round from new investors Silversmith Capital Partners and Meritech Capital, with participation of existing investor CRV.

Syntis Bio: $38 Million Raised For Advancing Oral Therapies For Obesity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Syntis Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has closed a $33 million Series A funding round led by Cerberus Ventures. New investors Mansueto Investments, Woori Venture Partners, and Apollo Labs joined the round, along with founding investors BOLD Capital Partners, W. R. Berkley Corporation, Safar Partners, Portal Innovations, Colorcon Ventures, and Cerity Partners Ventures. The company also secured up to $5 million from NIH through SBIR awards.

Planet: €240 Million Awarded For Satellite Services Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily Earth observation data and insights, announced a multi-year agreement valued at €240 million, funded by the German government, to support European peace and security initiatives. Under this deal, Planet will offer dedicated capacity and direct downlink services via Pelican satellites over specified European regions.

Truelink Capital Buys Cleaning Products Company Zep

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Truelink Capital, a Los Angeles private equity firm, has acquired Zep, a cleaning and sanitation solutions manufacturer, from New Mountain Capital. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Steward Partners Onboards $1.1 Billion Team Consilium Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Steward Partners, a full-service, employee-owned, independent financial services firm, announced the acquisition of Consilium Wealth Management, adding $1.1 billion in assets to its platform within the Legacy Division.

Harvest Partners Completes Majority Acquisition Of The Learning Experience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Harvest Partners has announced the completion of a majority acquisition of The Learning Experience (TLE) by funds managed by Harvest from Golden Gate Capital.

Nationwide: $1.25 Billion Acquisition Of Allstate Employer Stop Loss Business Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Nationwide has completed the acquisition of The Allstate Corporation's employer stop loss segment for $1.25 billion.

Remark: $16 Million Series A Closed To Humanize AI In Online Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Remark, a company developing human-trained AI product experts for commerce, announced a $16 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Stripe, Neo, Spero Ventures, Shine Capital, and Visible Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $27 million.

Tenstorrent Buying Blue Cheetah Analog Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Tenstorrent has acquired Blue Cheetah Analog Design, a start-up specializing in analog mixed-signal IP. And Blue Cheetah, a key vendor for Tenstorrent, has been developing advanced interconnects for its chiplet products. This deal follows their earlier partnership on die-to-die interconnect IP for AI and RISC-V solutions.

Field Medical: $35 Million Series B Closed For Advancing FieldForce Pulsed Field Ablation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Field Medical, a clinical-stage company specializing in pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology, secured $35 million in Series B funding led by BioStar Capital and Cue Growth, with support from existing investors.

Emerald AI: $24.5 Million Seed Raised For Turning AI Data Centers Into Grid Allies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Emerald AI announced its official launch, presenting the results of its first commercial demonstration and $24.5 million in seed funding led by Radical Ventures, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), AMPLO, CRV, and Neotribe. Emerald AI also receives support from individual investors, including Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, AI expert Professor Fei-Fei Li, and Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr.

Bedrock Research: Investment Raised From Colorado ONE Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

The Colorado ONE Fund invested in Bedrock Research, a startup based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, that specializes in AI-based remote sensing and monitoring.

Wisq: $15 Million Secured For Agentic HR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Wisq, a leader in Agentic HR and the creator of the the first AI HR Generalist, announced a $15 million funding round from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, and True Ventures. This funding will enhance Wisq's mission to pioneer the era of Agentic HR by transforming HR operations to be both AI-driven and more human-centered.

North.Cloud: $5 Million Raised For Launching New Operating System For Advanced Cloud Optimization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

North.Cloud has announced the successful closing of its Series A funding round, securing $5 million led by Companyon Ventures. The company also introduced North 2.0, a comprehensive suite of new products integrating FinOps, GreenOps, and AI to address the cost and complexity associated with multi-cloud infrastructure.

Gallant: $18 Million Series B Raised For Ready-To-Use Stem Cell Therapies For Pets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Gallant, an animal health biotechnology company focused on developing off-the-shelf stem cell therapies for pets, announced it has closed its $18 million Series B financing. The funding round was led by Digitalis Ventures, with continued support from BOLD Capital and Hill Creek Partners, and new participation from NovaQuest Capital Management.

Honeywell To Buy Li-ion Tamer Business From Nexceris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Honeywell has acquired Nexceris's Li-ion Tamer business, which offers off-gas detection solutions for lithium-ion batteries that identify thermal runaway events. This acquisition adds to Honeywell's fire life safety technologies within its Building Automation segment. Over the past five years, Honeywell and Nexceris partnered to address lithium-ion battery system safety. The deal is expected to have a positive impact on Honeywell's financials immediately.

H.I.G. Capital: Up To C$400 Million Acquisition Of 4Refuel Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

H.I.G. Capital, a firm managing $70 billion in capital, has acquired 4Refuel, a leader in Mobile On-Site Refueling services, from Finning International for up to C$400 million.

Catalio Capital Management: Over $400 Million Raised To Invest In Healthcare Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its fourth venture fund, Catalio Nexus Fund IV, with commitments exceeding $400 million across the Fund and its related co-investment vehicles. The fund received substantial backing from existing Catalio investors as well as new global institutional investors, RIAs, foundations, and endowments.

Deeto: $12.5 Million Series A Secured For Transforming B2B Buyer Journeys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Deeto, an AI-native platform turning authentic customer voice into a dynamic engine for growth, announced a $12.5 million Series A round. The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from UpWest, TAL Ventures, Mertor, and TAU Ventures, bringing Deeto’s total funding to $17 million.

Shore Capital Partners: Over $450 Million Closed For Food & Beverage Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, announced the closing of its third food and beverage fund, Shore Capital Food & Beverage Partners Fund III, with over $450 million in capital commitments. The closing brings Shore’s total assets under management to about $13 billion.

Genesis AI: $105 Million Raised For Building Universal Robotics Foundation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Genesis AI, a physical AI research lab and full-stack robotics company, emerged from stealth with a goal of unlocking unlimited physical labor. And the company is building a universal robotics foundation model (RFM) and a horizontal robotics platform, raising $105 million co-led by Eclipse and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance, HSG, and visionary leaders Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel.

FELIQS: $9 Million Series A Raised For Advancing FLQ-101 Clinical Program For Retinopathy Of Prematurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

FELIQS, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics targeting oxidized lipids for rare pediatric retinal diseases, announced the completion of a $9 million Series A funding round, co-led by a major American pharmaceutical company and Beyond Next Ventures, with additional participation from Japan Science and Technology Agency and existing investors, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Keio Innovation Initiative, and FFG Venture Business Partners.

Tailor: Series A Expanded To $22 Million For Headless ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Tailor, a headless ERP platform designed for modern retail businesses, has announced an additional closing of its Series A funding round, thereby increasing the total capital raised to $22 million. The new investors in this round include JIC Venture Growth Investments and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Plus, Y Combinator, which had previously participated in Tailor’s seed round, has augmented its investment.

Grammarly To Buy AI-Native Email App Company Superhuman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Grammarly has announced its intention to acquire Superhuman, an AI-driven email application designed to help users respond to emails one to two days faster and save four hours each week on their email communications. This deal marks a significant step forward in Grammarly’s evolution into an AI-powered productivity platform for apps and agents, underscoring the importance of email in the company's vision for a future driven by agents.