Innovation

booster: Interview With Co-Founders Scott Birnbaum & Ryan Simkin About The Student-Athlete Brand Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

booster is a newly launched groundbreaking social platform that empowers student-athletes to take control of their personal brands. Pulse 2.0 interviewed co-founders Scott Birnbaum and Ryan Simkin to learn more about the company.

BragHumble: Interview With Founder Dominic Pritham About The AI-Based Fitness App Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

BragHumble is an AI-based accountability and fitness app that automatically uses your camera to count your reps without wearables and journals your progress while dropping knowledge about fitness. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BragHumble founder Dominic Pritham to learn more about the company.

InterVision: Interview With CEO Jonathan Lerner About The Managed Services Provider Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

InterVision is a leading managed services provider, delivering and supporting complex IT solutions for mid-to-enterprise and public sector organizations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed InterVision CEO Jonathan Lerner to learn more about the company.

Tidal Cyber Buying Zero-Shot Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Tidal Cyber, the Threat-Informed Defense company, announced the acquisition of Zero-Shot Security, the creator of an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solution that simplifies and speeds the processing and analysis of threat intelligence.

ICE Buying The American Financial Exchange (AFX)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Intercontinental Exchange announced that it has acquired the American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions. And ICE has acquired 100% of AFX from 7RIDGE. This acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on ICE’s 2025 financial results or ICE’s deleveraging or capital return plans.

R4 Capital: $10.6 Billion Surpassed In 2024

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

R4 Capital, a national affordable housing tax-credit syndicator, lender, and asset manager, and R4 Capital Funding (R4CF), R4's tax-exempt lending platform, announced in 2024 that it surpassed $10.6 billion in equity and mortgage financing since being founded. This was a significant year, marking the most equity closed in a single year, the largest mortgage loan volume closed in a single quarter, and the most important single asset equity investment in the company's history.

IQHQ: $900 Million Raised In 2024

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

IQHQ - a premier owner and developer of life science districts - announced that $900 million of new capital was raised in 2024, with the most recent closing occurring in December 2024.

Holly: AI-Based Government Hiring Platform Raises $2.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Holly, an AI-based platform modernizing government hiring, announced the closing of its $2.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed round, led by J2 Ventures with participation from Roble Ventures, Gaingels, and notable angel investors. And the funding will support Holly's platform as it works to solve the million-job government workforce vacancy crisis.

Vivo Infusion Acquires Neurology Institute Of San Antonio And Vista Infusions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Vivo Infusion, a nationally recognized provider of accessible and affordable ambulatory infusion services, announced it has acquired the Neurology Institute of San Antonio (NISA) and Vista Infusions, an industry leader in ambulatory infusion services and a leading neurological center of excellence. And with this acquisition, Vivo Infusion will manage nearly 90 ambulatory infusion centers across 15 states. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ascend Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Unison Therapy Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Ascend Capital Partners - a healthcare-focused private equity firm dedicated to improving the access, affordability, and quality of healthcare for vulnerable and underserved populations - announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Unison Therapy Services, one of the largest outsourced therapy providers for Pre-K – 12 students in school- and community-based settings.

Lion Equity Partners: Acquisition Of Global Compression Services Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Lion Equity Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm specializing in corporate carve-outs, announced it acquired Global Compression Services (GCS) from Warren Equipment Company, a Midland, Texas-based heavy equipment and services provider.

Tune Therapeutics: Over $175 Million (Series B) Raised For Advancing Field-Leading Epigenome Editing Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Leading epigenome editing company Tune Therapeutics announced the completion of over $175 million in financing led by New Enterprise Associates, Yosemite, Regeneron Ventures, and Hevolution Foundation.

Howard Energy Partners Acquires Ethylene Pipeline From EPIC Midstream Holdings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Howard Energy Partners (HEP) announced that it has closed on the purchase of EPIC Midstream Holdings’ ethylene pipeline. This 120-mile, 12-inch, and bidirectional pipeline provides critical ethylene transportation, connecting Gulf Coast Growth Venture’s petrochemical complex in Corpus Christi to storage facilities in Markham, Texas.

Relias Buying Feedtrail For Enhancing Workforce Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Relias, an education and workforce enablement partner to 12,000 healthcare organizations, announced the acquisition of Feedtrail HealthcareXM, a company specializing in patient and employee experience and reputation management. And Feedtrail’s software enables real-time, personalized patient experience data collection that fosters loyalty and satisfaction for healthcare organizations, highlights areas for operational improvement, and enhances healthcare quality.

Qure.ai: Jim Mercadante Named As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Healthcare AI company Qure.ai has appointed a new Chief Commercial Officer to oversee and expand global sales and business development strategy. Based in New York, Jim Mercadante joins a growing commercial and operations team to consolidate growing momentum and further success.