Pulse 2.0

Roche And Zealand Pharma Sign $5.3 Billion Deal

ServiceNow Buying Moveworks In $2.85 Billion Deal

Mitiska REIM: €310 Million Raised For MEREP 3 European Value-Add Fund

Morgan Stanley Investment Management: Fourth Global Infrastructure Fund Closed At $4.1 Billion

Bilt Rewards Buying Banyan For Transforming The Housing Payments Market

Laplace: $22 Million Raised For Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:58 AM

Laplace Interventional, a Minnesota-based medical device company developing a transcatheter tricuspid valve technology, announced that it has completed its Series C financing led by a non-disclosed global strategic investor along with investments from Aphelion Capital, Engage Venture Partners, Unorthodox Ventures, JWC Venture and Features Capital. The company also announced the addition of Ned Scheetz, Founding Managing Partner at Aphelion Capital, to its Board of Directors.

LPL Onboards $475 Million Advisor Team Carnegie Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:57 AM

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors James Larsen, CFP, Lucas Decker, CFP, Kevin Lewis, CFP, CEPA, and Seth Miller, CFP, CEPA, have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms, aligned with Carnegie Private Wealth (an existing firm supported by LPL Strategic Wealth). And the advisors reported serving about $475 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement assets. Larsen joins LPL from Wells Fargo Advisors, and Decker, Lewis and Miller join from Edward Jones.

Wonder: Food Delivery Company Acquiring Tastemade

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:56 AM

Wonder - the food delivery company founded by Marc Lore - announced it is buying media company Tastemade.

Aryon Security: $9 Million (Seed) Secured For Transforming Cloud Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:54 AM

Aryon Security announced it exited stealth with its Cloud Security Enforcement Platform, which is creating a transformative approach to enterprise cloud security that prevents cloud risks before they are deployed in production systems, which is an industry first. Created by alumni of the elite Matzov unit in the Israel Defense Forces, Aryon has raised $9 million in seed funding led by Viola Ventures and Blumberg Capital.

Cino: €3.5 Million Raised To Transform Shared Payments With Virtual Cards To Split Bills

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:48 AM

Cino—a real-time shared payment app that finally lets people pay together in a seamless, single transaction—announced it has raised €3.5 million in seed funding led by Balderton Capital. Connect Ventures and leading angels, including Barney Hussey-Yeo (founder of Cleo), also participated. This funding will support Cino’s launch in the UK, which already has a growing waitlist, and continued growth across Europe.

Crosscut Ventures: Interview With Co-Founder & Managing Director Brian Garrett About The Early-Stage Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:59 PM

Crosscut Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles that invests in startups that have the potential to scale, disrupt, and build large markets. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Crosscut Ventures co-founder and managing director Brian Garrett to learn more about the firm.

Summit Financial Onboards $830 Million Firm Gateway Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:34 PM

Summit Financial - a preeminent investment advisory firm with 40+ years of experience providing market-leading multi-family office services that enable financial advisors to accelerate growth- announced that Gateway Advisory is the latest firm to join its expanding network. This marks Summit’s 21st strategic investment since the start of 2024, enhancing its status as a premier partner for forward-thinking advisory firms seeking accelerated growth and enhanced capabilities.

Gemspring Capital Buying Loss Prevention Company Appriss Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:29 PM

Gemspring Capital Management (a middle-market private equity firm) announced that an affiliate has acquired Appriss Retail, a leading provider of AI-based analytics and loss prevention software for retailers. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lumafield: $75 Million (Series C) Raised For X-Ray CT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:27 PM

Lumafield, a developer of industrial X-ray CT technology, announced it has closed a $75 million Series C funding round. This funding cements the company’s position as a leader in advanced manufacturing as the U.S. renews its focus on manufacturing supremacy and companies around the world reconfigure their supply chains in response to strategic threats. IVP led the round, which includes new investors G2 Venture Partners and Wellington Management along with existing investors Spark Capital, DCVC, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Matter Venture Partners.

Accropeutics: $12 Million (Series B+) Closed For Developing Therapeutics For Immune Mediated Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:26 PM

Accropeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of novel therapeutics that target molecular mechanisms of regulated cell death for immune-mediated diseases, announced the closing of its $12 million Series B Plus financing. This funding round was led by Shenzhen Capital Group (SCGC), an existing investor, with participation from Morningside Ventures, also an existing investor, and new investors Leader Venture Investment (SZTI) and Hefei Sci-Tec Venture Capital (HFST).

Accenture Investing In OPAQUE For Advancing Confidential AI And Data Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:25 PM

Accenture announced it has made a strategic investment in OPAQUE, a provider of a confidential AI platform that empowers organizations to run cloud-scale, general-purpose AI-based workloads using encrypted data and governed data sharing, with a focus on privacy, sovereignty, and compliance. This funding, made through Accenture Ventures, underscores Accenture’s commitment to accelerating AI adoption by helping enterprises unlock the full value of sensitive data.

UiPath Buying Peak For Launching Vertically Specialized Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:23 PM

UiPath announced the acquisition of Peak, an AI-native company based in Manchester, United Kingdom. Peak's AI platform optimizes product inventory and pricing for businesses of all sizes and across a wide range of industries, offering customers with tangible outcomes quickly and without the need for large, in-house tech teams.

MicroTransponder: $65 Million (Series F) Raised For Enhancing Vivistim Adoption For Chronic Stroke Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:21 PM

MicroTransponder - which is one of the fastest-growing stroke companies - announced it is transforming the stroke continuum of care with its FDA-approved Vivistim Paired VNS System. The company also announced it has raised $75 million led by US Venture Partners (USVP) and the syndicate of current investors, Osage University Partners, Action Potential Venture Capital, GPG Ventures, The Vertical Group and Exceller Hunt Ventures, as well as two new investors, Gilde Healthcare and Longitude Capital.

GS Power Partners: $22 Million Financing Secured With Amalgamated Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:59 PM

GS Power Partners (GSPP), a leading Independent Power Producer in the distributed generation (DG) solar sector, announced it has secured a $22 million term financing commitment from Amalgamated Bank. This funding package encompasses five GSPP community solar projects in New York, totaling 25.5 megawatts (MWdc).

Motivity: $27 Million Raised For Applied Behavior Analysis Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:58 PM

Motivity, a provider of clinical SaaS solutions for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) providers who treat children with autism, announced a $27 million investment from Five Elms Capital. This funding enables Motivity to accelerate product innovation, expand its team, and strengthen support for ABA providers worldwide.

Paul Hastings: John F. Murphy III Joins As Partner In Structured Credit Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:22 PM

Paul Hastings announced that structured credit lawyer John F. Murphy III has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

Qualcomm To Buy EdgeImpulse For Supporting IoT Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:22 PM

At the Embedded World Germany event, Qualcomm announced the entry into an agreement to buy EdgeImpulse, which will enhance its offering for developers and expand its leadership in AI-based capabilities to power AI-enabled products and services across IoT. The closing of this deal is subject to customary closing conditions.

JAB: New Strategy And Team Structure Implemented

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:21 PM

JAB announced it has strengthened and reorganized its team to support its strategic transformation, building on the firm’s success in pet insurance with the addition of a global life insurance platform. And with its commitment to consumer goods and services, this new strategy will further diversify JAB’s portfolio and position the investment firm for sustainable long-term growth.

Porter: Growth Investment Raised From Eir Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:14 PM

Eir Partners, a middle-market private equity firm focused on healthcare technology and tech-enabled services, announced a growth investment in Porter, the only platform dedicated to connecting plan members with the resources, services, products, and education they need to live their best lives at home.