Innovation

Charter And Cox Combining In $34.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Charter Communications (along with its subsidiaries) and Cox Communications announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses in a transformative deal that will create an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and customer service delivering benefits for employees, customers, communities, and shareholders.

Metafoodx: $9.4 Million Raised For Fighting Food Waste

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Metafoodx, an AI food operations company, announced it has raised $9.4 million in funding led by Trustbridge Partners, with participation from BlueRun Ventures and ScalableVision Capital.

Therini Bio: $39 Million Series A Secured For Advancing Clinical Development Of Neurodegenerative Disease Immunotherapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Therini Bio - a clinical-stage biotech company developing fibrin-targeting immunotherapies for neurodegenerative diseases driven by vascular dysfunction - announced that it raised $39 million in a Series A extension financing. This extension financing included new investors, Angelini Ventures and Apollo Health Ventures, along with existing investors SV Health Investors’ Biotech Fund and Dementia Discovery Fund, MRL Ventures Fund, Sanofi Ventures, Eli Lilly and Company, Dolby Family Ventures, and Foundation for a Better World. This financing funding Therini Bio’s Series A, bringing the total to $75 million.

Redica Systems: Financing Raised For Advancing Quality In Life Sciences

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Redica Systems, a leader in Quality and Regulatory Intelligence for the Life Sciences industry, announced a financing. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (MGHIF), along with existing investors Savant Growth and Rock Creek Capital, participated in the financing.

Ascendx: $110 Million Raised To Transform CRM With AI-Based Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Ascendx, a provider of enterprise-grade CRM SaaS solutions, announced it has raised $110 million. Osprey Investors and Columbia Lake Partners led the funding. This funding features $60 million in equity and $50 million in debt financing and marks one of the largest growth-stage investments in the CRM space to date.

ContactMonkey: Growth Capital Raised From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

CIBC Innovation Banking announced that it has provided growth capital financing to ContactMonkey, a portfolio company of Updata Partners. ContactMonkey is an internal email platform used by 10,000+ communicators worldwide. And the platform integrates with commonly used applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and major human resource information software (HRIS) platforms, helping users engage employees across their organization.

Left Main REI: Strategic Investment Raised From Cofounders Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Left Main REI, a leading CRM and data intelligence platform for real estate investors, announced the closing of a series seed round and major strategic investment from Cofounders Capital, a North Carolina-based venture capital firm.

Entrata: Multifamily Community OS Company Raises $200 Million At $4.3 Billion Valuation From Blackstone

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Entrata, an operating system for multifamily communities, announced a $200 million minority investment from funds managed by Blackstone at a $4.3 billion valuation. This funding round comes as the company moves forward on its next chapter of growth, serving the rental housing industry through innovative technology that streamlines operations for property managers and elevates the living experience for millions of residents.

Algoma: $2.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Real Estate Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Algoma, an AI-native real estate development platform that helps developers turn an address into a deal, announced it has raised $2.3 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Zacua Ventures, with participation from SOSV, Iron Prairie Ventures, DOMiNO Ventures, Compose VC and a network of angel investors across AI, construction, and real estate.