Innovation

Quadshift: $23 Million Growth Equity Raised To Advance Acquisitions Of Leading Software Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Quadshift, a leading acquirer of vertically focused B2B software, announced it has secured up to $23 million in growth equity funding to accelerate its acquisition of leading software businesses. And the all-equity and all-primary round was led by BDC Growth Equity Partners with participation from Celtic House Venture Partners ("Celtic House") and other minority investors.

Pathify: $25 Million Growth Equity Funding Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Pathify, a leading digital engagement platform for higher education, announced it raised $25 million in a minority investment from Five Elms Capital.

Germitec: $30 Million Raised For Advancing UV-C Disinfection Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Germitec, a leading medical technology company specializing in UV-C High-Level Disinfection solutions, announced the closing of a $30 million financing round. This funding will enable the company to accelerate its development in the U.S. market and continue pioneering advancements in UV-C infection prevention technologies.

Suger: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Helping Companies Transact On Cloud Marketplaces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Suger.io, an API-first platform helping high-growth software companies transact on cloud marketplaces, announced the completion of its $15 million Series A funding round, which was led by Threshold Ventures and participated in by existing investors Craft Ventures, Intel Capital, and Y Combinator.

Tishman Speyer: $2.85 Billion Refinancing Completed For The Spiral

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Tishman Speyer announced the firm has refinanced The Spiral, its celebrated new Manhattan office tower, with a $2.85 billion CMBS loan. The Spiral is 94% leased two years after its opening. And the five-year and fixed-rate loan is led by JPMorgan Chase with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo serving as co-lenders.

Beamable: $13.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Funding Decentralized Gaming Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Beamable, a leading developer behind decentralized gaming infrastructure, announced the completion of a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by BITKRAFT Ventures. This funding will support the development and scaling of the Beamable Network, a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) poised to redefine how backend infrastructure for games is built and operated. BITKRAFT Ventures was joined in the financing by Arca, Advancit Capital, 2Punks, P2 Ventures, Solana Foundation, Scytale Digital, defy.vc, GrandBanks Capital and Permit Ventures.

DefectDojo: Interview With Founder & CEO Greg Anderson About The DevSecOps And Vulnerability Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

DefectDojo is a DevSecOps and vulnerability management tool. DefectDojo allows you to manage your application security program, maintain product and application information, triage vulnerabilities, and push findings into third-party issue trackers. Consolidate your findings into one source of truth with DefectDojo. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DefectDojo founder and CEO Greg Anderson to learn more about the company.

TRC Companies: $2 Billion In Funding Secured For Clients Surpassed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

TRC Companies (TRC), a professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering, and applied technologies to support the energy transition, announced that it has surpassed $2 billion in funding secured for clients deploying clean commercial transportation and renewable energy projects across North America.

Amplify: Headcount Doubled And $18 Billion AUM Surpassed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Amplify Platform, an all-in-one wealth management platform for financial services, announced record growth. Over the past year, it doubled its total employee headcount and added new wealth management clients, pushing its total assets under management (AUM) past $18 billion.

Desteia: $8 Million (Seed) Raised Supply Chain Visibility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Desteia, a New York-based company with operations in the US and Mexico, utilizes technology to support leaders and operators, giving them the tools to make optimal decisions for their supply chain in a context of continuous disruptions. And the company has secured $8 million in a seed funding round led by Autotech Ventures, Nazca, and Village Global, positioning the company to revolutionize logistics operations with new artificial intelligence tools and graph theory. The funding round, which brings Desteia’s total funding to $11.5 million, included participation from Foundamental, Bridge Latam, and Nido Ventures.

Mira Network: $10 Million Grant Program Launched For AI Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Mira Network, a provider of decentralized AI infrastructure for trustless verified intelligence, announced it has launched Magnum Opus, a $10 million builder grant program.

Era: $6.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Financial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Era, an AI-based financial intelligence platform reimagining personal wealth management, announced $6.2 million in seed funding co-led by MaC Venture Capital, Third Kind Venture Capital, and Protagonist.

Rho Labs: $4 Million (Seed) Raised For Cryptonative Rate Exchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Rho Labs, a developer of Rho Protocol (the world’s first cryptonative rates exchange), announced that it has secured $4 million in seed funding to further expand the capabilities of its platform. With a total value of open contracts surpassing $500 trillion, rates are the largest single asset class in global financial markets. The funding was led by CoinFund, one of the earliest and most experienced cryptonative investment firms, with participation from Auros, Flow Traders, and other existing investors including Speedinvest.

Zest Health: Virtual Care Company Raises $13 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Zest Health, which is the first value-based virtual care company focused on treating patients with inflammatory skin diseases, announced $13 million in seed funding. And Zest Health’s platform offers personalized dermatology care that minimizes unnecessary pharmaceutical utilization while producing sustainable clinical outcomes.

Invalda Raises Largest PE Fund In The Baltics At €305 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Invalda INVL Group announced that it completed the first closing of its second-generation private equity fund (INVL Private Equity Fund II), reaching €305 million and exceeding its target of €250 million.

Wayo: Interview With Co-Founders Julia Xu And Mandy Chow About The Product Sourcing Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Wayo is revolutionizing global supply chains with AI technology, making it easy to source custom products from the world’s top manufacturers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wayo co-founder and CEO Julia Xu and co-founder and COO Mandy Chow to learn more about the company.

QuSecure: $28 Million (Series A) Raised For Post-Quantum Cryptography Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

QuSecure, a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and next-generation cryptographic agility, announced the closing of additional funding, bringing the Series A round to $28 million. The funding will be used to advance QuSecure's delivery of crypto-agile and quantum-resistant cybersecurity enterprise software solutions. Two Bear Capital led the funding round, with participation from Accenture Ventures.

Invary: $3.5 Million Raised For Runtime Integrity Solutions Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Invary, a Runtime Integrity solutions platform, announced it raised a $3.5 million Seed funding round from SineWave Ventures, Flyover Capital, Hyperlink Ventures, and KCRise Fund. This funding enables Invary to advance its goal of verifying the Runtime Integrity of entire systems, ensuring comprehensive confidentiality and security.

Therapy Smarts: Interview With Founder & CEO Avani Shah About The Multidisciplinary Children’s Therapy Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Therapy Smarts is a therapy clinic that offers services designed to help children reach and exceed their developmental milestones across speech, occupational, physical, mental health and behavioral services. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Therapy Smarts founder and CEO Avani Shah to learn more.

Oso Semiconductor: $5.2 Million (Seed) Raised For Phased Array Antennas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Oso Semiconductor, a developer of power-efficient, high-performance, low-cost chipsets for next-generation wireless communication and sensing applications, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $5.2 million seed round. Engine Ventures led the funding round, with Entrada Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck, and J-Ventures also participating.

tvScientific: $25.5 Million (Series B) Raised For Connected TV Ad Performance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

tvScientific, a leading performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), announced it has raised $25.5 million in Series B funding to 10 times the CTV ad market. NewRoad Capital Partners led the round, including Roku, a first-time investment from Second Alpha Partners, and participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, S4S Ventures, and Progress Ventures.

AmeriPro Health Acquires Priority Medical Transport

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

AmeriPro Health, an Atlanta-based leading provider of patient logistics and last-mile healthcare delivery services with operations in multiple states, announced it acquired Priority Medical Transport, a well-established emergency medical services provider in Nebraska.

ArcLight: $865 Million Acquisition Of Strategic Pipeline Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

ArcLight Capital Partners and affiliates announced that they have completed the acquisition of a 25% equity interest in Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) for $865 million from an affiliate of Phillips 66. Going forward, GCX will be jointly owned by subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan and affiliates of ArcLight. And a subsidiary of KMI will continue operating GCX.

Cinnaire: $190 Million Closed For Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Cinnaire announced the closing of the Cinnaire Fund for Housing Partnership 42, a $190 million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. This significant milestone will support creating or preserving 1,478 affordable multifamily homes across 21 properties, serving over 3,400 individuals. And for the first time in its history, Cinnaire invests in communities spanning Wisconsin to Delaware within a single fund.

Jordan Digital Marketing: Interview With CEO Tyler Jordan About The Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Jordan Digital Marketing (JDM) is an independent digital marketing agency specializing in positive account performance for high-growth B2B and B2C lead-gen clients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jordan Digital Marketing CEO Tyler Jordan to learn more about the company.

Keebler Health: $6 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Risk Adjustment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Durham, North Carolina-based Keebler Health, a company that offers an AI-based risk adjustment platform for healthcare providers, announced that it raised a $6 million seed round from several investors, including Freestyle Capital, MBX Capital, New Stack Ventures, Underdog Labs, Everywhere VC, Ludlow Ventures, Primordial, the Tweener Fund, the Hustle Fund, Deb Liu, and Bong Koh.

Innovation

Quadshift: $23 Million Growth Equity Raised To Advance Acquisitions Of Leading Software Companies

Pathify: $25 Million Growth Equity Funding Raised

Germitec: $30 Million Raised For Advancing UV-C Disinfection Solutions

Suger: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Helping Companies Transact On Cloud Marketplaces

Tishman Speyer: $2.85 Billion Refinancing Completed For The Spiral

Beamable: $13.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Funding Decentralized Gaming Infrastructure

DefectDojo: Interview With Founder & CEO Greg Anderson About The DevSecOps And Vulnerability Management Company

TRC Companies: $2 Billion In Funding Secured For Clients Surpassed

Amplify: Headcount Doubled And $18 Billion AUM Surpassed

Desteia: $8 Million (Seed) Raised Supply Chain Visibility Platform

Mira Network: $10 Million Grant Program Launched For AI Innovation

Era: $6.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Financial Intelligence Platform

Rho Labs: $4 Million (Seed) Raised For Cryptonative Rate Exchange

Zest Health: Virtual Care Company Raises $13 Million (Seed)

Invalda Raises Largest PE Fund In The Baltics At €305 Million

Wayo: Interview With Co-Founders Julia Xu And Mandy Chow About The Product Sourcing Company

QuSecure: $28 Million (Series A) Raised For Post-Quantum Cryptography Platform

Invary: $3.5 Million Raised For Runtime Integrity Solutions Platform

Therapy Smarts: Interview With Founder & CEO Avani Shah About The Multidisciplinary Children’s Therapy Clinic

Oso Semiconductor: $5.2 Million (Seed) Raised For Phased Array Antennas

tvScientific: $25.5 Million (Series B) Raised For Connected TV Ad Performance Platform

AmeriPro Health Acquires Priority Medical Transport

ArcLight: $865 Million Acquisition Of Strategic Pipeline Revealed

Cinnaire: $190 Million Closed For Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund

Jordan Digital Marketing: Interview With CEO Tyler Jordan About The Agency

Keebler Health: $6 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Risk Adjustment Platform

Positron Networks: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Sid Rao About The AI-Based Research Platform

Adaptiva: Interview With Founder & CEO Dr. Deepak Kumar About The Autonomous Endpoint Management Company

Faes & Co: Interview With CEO Christian Faes About The Investment Firm

Elixir Medical: Interview With Founder & CEO Motasim Sirhan About The Patient Care Company