Innovation

Deloitte Acquiring Biosecurity Company Gryphon Scientific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:19 AM

Deloitte announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Gryphon Scientific, a leader in biosafety, biosecurity, and all-hazards preparedness and response, with experience in using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance security and safety.

4P-Pharma: €15 Million Raised To Develop Curative Therapies For Untreated Serious Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:44 PM

4P-Pharma, a Lille-based clinical-stage startup studio focused on developing curative therapies for untreated serious diseases, announced that it has successfully secured €15 million in its second closing with participation from private investors.

Shoreline Equity Partners Invests In Prime Meats

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:37 PM

Shoreline Equity Partners, a lower-middle market private equity firm, has partnered with Prime Meats. Based in Duluth, Georgia, Prime Meats is a leading value-added protein processor and distributor offering beef, poultry, pork, dairy, seafood, and specialty products to independent restaurants, grocery stores, and butcher shops. The company focuses on Hispanic and traditional markets across 15 states.

Swap: E-Commerce Operating System Company Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:32 PM

Swap, an e-commerce operating system that manages all operations for direct-to-consumer brands, announced a $9 million Series A led by QED Investors, with participation from Cherry Ventures, 9900 Capital, 2100 Ventures, and Ed Hallen (Co-Founder of Klaviyo).

Piva Capital: A Venture Capital Firm Investing In Transformative Energy And Industrial Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:00 AM

Piva Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in disruptive energy and industrial companies across North America and Europe. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Piva Capital investors Claire Yun and Jillian Noel to learn more about the firm.

NextPower Capital: $745 Million In Total Commitments Raised For V ESG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:51 AM

NextEnergy Capital (NEC), a leading global renewables manager specializing in the solar+ infrastructure sector, announced the conclusion of its second close of $265 million for its fifth strategy, NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG). NPV ESG is an OECD-focused solar and battery storage strategy targeting $1.5 billion with a $2 billion hard cap that has secured $745 million in total commitments so far.

Amplifier Security: $3.3 Million Raised To Enable Security Teams To Modernize Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:42 AM

Amplifier Security announced it emerged from stealth to bridge the divide between the workforce and security with AI copilot and human-in-the-loop automation. The company also raised $3.3 million to address the last-mile security challenge with a self-healing approach that transforms how employees interact with corporate security tools. Cota Capital led this pre-seed funding round with participation from WestWave Capital and Shift Left Ventures. It also included angel investments from renowned entrepreneurs and executives.

Nagomi Security: Threat Exposure Management Company Secures $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:37 AM

Nagomi Security (formerly known as Vena Security), a leader in proactive security and threat exposure management, emerged from stealth with $30 million in funding to fundamentally redefine how security teams optimize effectiveness and drive efficiency from their existing security tools. The company operated in stealth mode with a seed funding round from Team8 and the recent round was led by TCV, with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and Okta Ventures. Nagomi is also backed by leading angel investors, including Shlomo Kramer (founder of Check Point, Imperva, and Cato Networks), Nir Polak (founder of Exabeam), Guy Podjarny (founder of Snyk), and Galina Antova (founder of Claroty). This funding round will accelerate go-to-market and R&D efforts to meet the increasing global demand for proactive security and threat exposure management.

FinQuery: $25 Million Closed To Enable Professionals To Optimize Decisions In Top Spending Areas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:35 AM

FinQuery (formerly LeaseQuery), a provider of AI-powered solutions built to efficiently manage companies’ largest areas of spending, announced a $25 million minority investment led by Periphas Capital and supported by Lavelle Capital. This funding will accelerate product innovation and support strategic M&A.

Special Aerospace Services To Buy Willbrook Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:32 AM

Godspeed Capital Management LP, a lower middle-market Defense and government services, solutions, and technology-focused private equity firm, announced the acquisition of Willbrook Solutions by SAS, its recently launched space engineering, defense, and communications technology solutions platform. The deal marks the first addition to the growing SAS platform, expanding its capabilities in the missile defense industry.

Edmunds GovTech Raises Significant Growth Investment From TA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:31 AM

Edmunds GovTech (EGT), a leading provider of ERP software solutions to local government, announced a significant growth investment from TA Associates (a leading global private equity firm). LLR Partners, which originally partnered with EGT in 2018, will continue to invest in the company.

Medline Buying Surgical Solutions Business From Ecolab For $950 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:29 AM

Medline announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ecolab's global surgical solutions business, including the Microtek product lines. Once the deal is closed, the acquisition will provide Medline with innovative sterile drape solutions for surgeons, patients, operating room equipment, and Ecolab’s fluid temperature management system.

ONO Pharmaceutical Buying Deciphera Pharmaceuticals For $2.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:24 AM

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals (a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with ONO Pharmaceutical. ONO will acquire all outstanding shares of Deciphera common stock for $25.60 per share in cash through a tender offer followed by a merger of Deciphera with a wholly-owned subsidiary of ONO for a total equity value of $2.4 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the deal.

Mayfair Equity Partners: Two New Partners And Team Promotions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:16 AM

Mayfair Equity Partners, a technology and consumer investor with over £2 billion in assets under management, announced three promotions, including the appointment of two new Partners and the creation of a new senior data role focused on scaling the firm’s capabilities. This role will report directly to Daniel Sasaki, Mayfair’s Managing Partner.

EZOPS: Transforming How Financial Institutions Optimize Data Pipelines In A $15+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

EZOPS harnesses Machine Learning (ML) and Intelligent Process Automation to transform data control and drive transformative efficiency gains at some of the world's largest financial services institutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed EZOPS founder and CEO Sarva Srinivasan to learn more about the company.