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Axle Health: $10 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Home Health Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:07 AM

Axle Health, a company transforming home healthcare operations, announced a Series A funding round of $10 million. This funding round was led by F-Prime, with participation from Y Combinator, Pear VC, and Lightbank.

SecureAuth: Interview With CEO Joseph Dhanapal About The Better Identity Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:59 AM

SecureAuth believes more security shouldn’t mean more obstacles. Since 2005, SecureAuth has helped leading companies simplify identity and access management for customers and employees, creating experiences that are as welcoming as they are secure. SecureAuth is redefining authentication for the modern enterprise. Today’s evolving threat landscape demands innovative, adaptive security solutions. As the first-to-market provider of continuous facial authentication, the company goes beyond the initial authentication to deliver ongoing security throughout the entire session. SecureAuth’s mature AI-driven risk engine delivers dynamic (and often invisible) authentication, making enterprises more effective than ever at eliminating threats while ensuring frictionless, secure access for employees and customers. “Welcome to Better Identity.” Pulse 2.0 interviewed SecureAuth CEO Joseph Dhanapal to learn more about the company.

NextSTEP: Interview With Managing Director Claudio Colombo About The Investment Initiative

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:52 AM

NextSTEP (NextEnergy Sustainable TEchnology for the Planet) is an investment initiative dedicated to the capitalization and growth of innovative early-stage startups in the field of Environmental Sustainability (CleanTech). Pulse 2.0 interviewed NextSTEP Claudio Colombo to learn more about the company.

Archetype AI: Interview With Co-Founder, CEO, And CTO Dr. Ivan Poupyrev About The Physical AI Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:46 AM

Archetype AI is a physical AI company pioneering a new form of technology that is capable of perceiving, understanding, and reasoning about the world. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Archetype AI co-founder, CEO, and CTO Dr. Ivan Poupyrev to learn more about the company.

Addepar: Acquisition Of Enterprise AI Workflow Company Arcus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:54 AM

Addepar, a leading technology and data platform for wealth, investment, and asset management, announced the acquisition of Arcus, an innovator in enterprise AI workflows. This strategic deal accelerates Addepar's technology roadmap to embed sophisticated AI and machine learning (ML) more deeply across its platform, supported by the company's ongoing investment of $100+ million annually to research and development.

Opex Technologies: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Bregal Sagemount

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:53 AM

Leading growth-focused private equity firm Bregal Sagemount announced a strategic growth investment from its Basecamp fund, in Opex Technologies, a trusted advisor that helps businesses navigate and optimize complex technology procurement decisions. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Final Boss Sour: $4 Million Seed 2 Round Raised For Healthier Snack Alternatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:50 AM

Final Boss Sour, a gaming-themed healthier snack alternative brand known for its bold, retro-gaming-inspired sour snacks, and built in studio by Science Inc., announced that it has raised $4 million in a Seed 2 funding round.

Seeds: $10 Million Raised For Transforming Personalized Investment Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:49 AM

Seeds (previously Seeds Investor) is a fintech company enabling advisors to create a personalized investing experience and streamline portfolio operations. The company recently announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by Portage, with continued participation from investors Social Leverage and Blank Ventures.

Siro: $50 Million Series B Raised For Bringing AI To In-Person Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:22 PM

Siro, an AI-powered conversation intelligence platform for in-person sales, announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by SignalFire, with participation from 01 Advisors, StepStone Group, and existing investors CRV, Fika Ventures, and Index Ventures.

Legora: $80 Million Series B Raised For Collaborative AI For Lawyers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:19 PM

Legora announced an $80 million funding round led by ICONIQ and General Catalyst, with continued support from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator. This latest funding round is a significant endorsement of Legora’s product quality, velocity, and the traction it has achieved globally.

North Hudson: Production Partners V Fund Closed At $344 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:18 PM

North Hudson Resource Partners, a Houston-based energy investment firm, announced the final closing of its fifth non-operated oil and gas fund, North Hudson Production Partners V LP. The fund closed at its hard cap with $344 million in equity commitments, including the general partner's commitment. This closing brings the firm's total assets under management to $1.4 billion.

Creator Ventures: Fund II Closed At $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:18 PM

Creator Ventures announced it has raised a $45 million Fund II, more than double the size of its prior fund. This brings the firm’s total assets under management to $65 million.

Mura: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised For Transforming Commercial Field Service Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:16 PM

Mura, an AI platform transforming commercial field service operations through dark software, announced it has emerged from stealth with $6 million in total funding. Level One Fund and Lerer Hippeau co-led the seed funding round with participation from notable angels and strategic investors. This comes after a $1.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Lerer Hippeau, completed several months prior.

PE Firm Mauloa Launches SMb Accelerator With $10+ Million Price

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:14 PM

Maryland-based private equity firm Mauloa announced it has introduced a first-of-its-kind accelerator program for middle market companies, where the winning company receives an investment offer of at least $10 million.

Anumana: Interview With CEO Maulik Nanavaty About The AI-Driven Health Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:18 PM

Anumana is a company that is harnessing industry-leading AI and translational science to decode electrical signals from the heart as never before, empowering healthcare providers to transform patient care throughout the cardiac clinical pathway. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Anumana CEO Maulik Nanavaty to learn more about the company.