Innovation

Aeovian Pharmaceuticals: $55 Million Series B Raised To Advance AV078 For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Refractory Epilepsy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Aeovian Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Berkeley, California, has closed an oversubscribed $55 million Series B financing to support completion of a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study for its lead candidate, AV078, in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-related refractory epilepsy.

Nvidia Acquiring Groq’s Assets In A Reported $20 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Groq recently announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia for Groq’s inference technology. This agreement reflects a shared focus on expanding access to high-performance, low-cost inference. While the size of the deal was not officially confirmed, CNBC revealed that Disruptive, the investment firm that spearheaded Groq’s most recent funding rounds, confirmed a massive $20 billion price. Alex Davis, the chief executive of Disruptive, noted that his firm invested over half a billion dollars into Groq over nearly a decade of development. Nvidia plans to pay the full sum in cash to acquire the specialized technology developed by the high-speed chip designer.

Gambit Cyber: $3.4 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale Agentic AI-Driven CTEM Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Gambit Cyber, a Leiden, Netherlands-based startup focused on AI-native preemptive cybersecurity, has raised $3.4 million in seed funding to expand its KnightGuard continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) platform. The round was led by Expeditions, with participation from Bitdefender Voyager Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of cybersecurity company Bitdefender.

Penn Launches $10 Million StartUP Fund To Back Faculty-Founded Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

The University of Pennsylvania’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research has launched the Penn StartUP Fund, an internal early-stage investment vehicle designed to support startup companies founded by Penn faculty and researchers and based on Penn-developed innovation.

UTulsa’s Hurricane Ventures Backs Electrolysis Startup Tobe Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

The University of Tulsa and its venture fund, Hurricane Ventures, have invested in Tobe Energy, an electrolyzer startup co-founded by UTulsa alumni Colby DeWeese and Caleb Lareau. The funding will support Tobe Energy’s efforts to make clean hydrogen production more cost-effective and efficient, with the broader goal of expanding access to low-emissions hydrogen as part of the transition to a lower-carbon economy.

Stereotaxis: Interview With Chairman & CEO David Fischel About The Robotic Magnetic Navigation Systems Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Stereotaxis develops robotic magnetic navigation systems and related devices that let physicians remotely steer catheters during minimally invasive procedures, especially cardiac ablation to treat heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Stereotaxis Chairman and CEO David Fischel to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

MetalBear: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Aviram Hassan on Reinventing Developer Experience in Kubernetes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

MetalBear builds mirrord, a developer tool that lets engineers run services locally while seamlessly connecting to real cloud environments to speed up development, improve debugging, and reduce cloud costs. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MetalBear co-founder and CEO Aviram Hassan to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Janus Henderson To Be Acquired By Trian And General Catalyst In $7.4 Billion Take-Private Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2025

Janus Henderson Group plc said it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $7.4 billion.