Innovation

Arketi Group Raises Funding From Pair Of Private Equity Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2024

Arketi Group, a digital marketing and public relations agency for business-to-business (B2B) technology companies, announced that it has partnered with private equity firms Go Capital and Station Partners to lead a new B2B marketing and communications agency platform.

DigiCert: Interview With VP Of Engineering Avesta Hojjati About The Digital Trust Provider Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2024

DigiCert is a digital trust provider of choice for leading companies around the globe, enabling individuals, businesses, governments, and consortia to engage online with confidence, knowing their digital footprint is secure. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DigiCert VP of Engineering Avesta Hojjati to learn more about the company.

Cartherics: Interview With CEO Prof. Alan Trounson About The Cell Therapy Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2024

Cartherics is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative cell therapies for cancer and other diseases. The company works to create precisely-defined immunotherapy treatments to combat a variety of cancers and other difficult diseases. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cartherics CEO Professor Alan Trounson to learn more about the company.

Futurpreneur: Interview With Regional Director Andrea Welling About The Entrepreneur-Focused Non-Profit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2024

Futurpreneur is a nonprofit that has fostered the entrepreneurial passions of Canada’s diverse startup founders ages 18-39. Futurpreneur has helped over 18,700 young entrepreneurs launch their small businesses and it is the only national non-profit organization that provides young aspiring entrepreneurs across Canada with the loan financing, mentorship and resources they need to start or buy a business. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Futurpreneur Regional Director Andrea Welling to learn more about the non-profit.

Wonder Buying Grubhub In $650 Million Deal And Raises $250 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2024

Wonder - a food hall company that is creating a super app for meal time - announced that it is buying Grubhub. Grubhub is a leading food ordering and delivery company with over 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners across the United States. Integrating Grubhub into Wonder is the next step in Wonder’s goal of making great food more accessible, bringing together the convenience, speed, and selection of first-party and third-party restaurants, groceries, and meal kits in a single app order. Plus, all Wonder locations will be available on Grubhub for third-party delivery.

GoodGist: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Ruban Phukan About The Autonomous AI Agents Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

GoodGist transforms workplace productivity with its innovative autonomous AI agents, designed to tackle repetitive and time-consuming tasks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GoodGist co-founder and CEO Ruban Phukan to learn more about the company.

oneZero: Investment Raised From Golden Gate Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

oneZero Financial Systems - a leader in multi-asset enterprise trading technology solutions - announced an investment from Golden Gate Capital. And oneZero’s current financial partner Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) will continue to support oneZero alongside Golden Gate Capital. The financial terms of the investment were undisclosed.

Rivian Raises $5.8 Billion From Volkswagen As Part Of JV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group entered into a transaction agreement to create their new joint venture (JV) called Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC, known as Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies - with a total deal size of up to $5.8 billion, which is expected to start today.

Cube: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Artyom Keydunov About The Universal Semantic Layer Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Cube brings consistency, context, and trust to the next generation of data experiences. Cube Cloud is a leading, Al-powered universal semantic layer platform, helping companies of any size to manage and deliver trusted data with a single source of truth. Any data source can be unified, governed, optimized, and integrated with any data application: Al, BI, spreadsheets, and embedded analytics. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cube co-founder and CEO Artyom Keydunov to learn more about the company.

Vega: Alternative Investment Technology Company Raises $20 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Vega - an alternative investment technology company launched by a team of former executives from leading hedge funds, private equity firms, and fintech companies, announced the closing of a $20 million Series A led by Apollo and Motive.

Qpoint: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Tyler Flint About Third-Party API Observability And Control With eBPF

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Qpoint is a company that enables you to take control of your external APIs and traffic to ensure secure and reliable cloud-connected applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Qpoint CEO and co-founder Tyler Flint to learn more about the company.

Valant: Interview With CEO Ram Krishnan About The Behavioral Health Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Valant is a web-based clinical EHR and Practice Management solution built exclusively for behavioral health. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Valant CEO Ram Krishnan to learn more about the company.

MIND: Data Loss Prevention Company Raises $11 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

MIND, an upcoming leader in data loss prevention (DLP), emerged from stealth and revealed its breakthrough platform for enabling organizations to protect their most sensitive data. And MIND raised $11 million in seed round funding led by YL Ventures with participation from cybersecurity leaders at Adobe, ADT, CrowdStrike, and FireEye.

46VC: Folds Ventures Fund I Launched For Supporting Veteran And First Responder Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

FortySix Venture Capital (46VC), a VC management firm with offices in Tulsa, OK, and Bentonville, AR, announced the launch of Folds Ventures Fund I. This fund, managed by a team of experienced investors at 46VC, will target early-stage tech founders from the veteran and first responder communities.

Talli: Legal-Focused Digital Payments Company Raises $4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Talli, a digital payments platform for the legal industry, announced a $4 million seed funding round led by Vestigo Ventures. The funding will accelerate the company's mission to transform legal professionals' management of client settlements and reimbursements.

Tabs: Revenue Automation Company Raises $25 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Tabs, a leader in revenue automation for B2B businesses, announced it raised $25 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, with ongoing support from Primary Ventures and Lightspeed. This latest funding round highlights the company's rapid growth and increasing demand from CFOs seeking to streamline their financial operations using AI.

Principal: International Equity ETF Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Principal Asset Management has announced the launch of the International Equity ETF (PIEQ). And this ETF will be a large-cap portfolio managed by the Principal equities team. Principal equities, with $154.8 billion in AUM, has a focused investment strategy combining global insights with local knowledge for delivering a wide range of specialized equity investment solutions.

Neo Financial: Canadian FinTech Company Raises $360 Million (Series D)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Neo Financial - a leading Canadian financial technology company - announced a C$360 million Series D funding round, consisting of C$110 million of equity and C$250 million of debt. This funding round includes investments from several Canadian founders and entrepreneurs known for experiences in scaling global tech brands, such as Tobi Lütke (CEO and founder of Shopify), Stewart Butterfield (founder and former CEO of Slack), David Baszucki (investor and CEO of Roblox), and Mike Wessinger (co-founder and Executive Chair of PointClickCare). Existing investors participated in this round, including Valar Ventures, Golden Ventures, Afore Capital, and Thomvest Ventures.

Monocle: Interview With Co-Founders Mark Lotman And Noam Szpiro About The Incentive Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Monocle is an AI-based incentive platform that enables brands to manage, analyze, and optimize their discounts and offers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Monocle co-founder and COO Mark Lotman and co-founder and CEO Noam Szpiro to learn more about the AI-based incentive platform company.

McKay Brothers: Minority Investment Raised From Citadel Securities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

McKay Brothers - a market leader in ultra-low latency market data and wireless networks - announced that Citadel Securities has made a minority investment in McKay to support the continued growth of its global data and connectivity business.

hotglue: Embedded Integration Platform Company Secures $4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

hotglue – a leading B2B SaaS provider of embedded integrations - announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding. This funding round was led by 8VC, with participation from Y Combinator, Correlation Ventures, Wayfinder Ventures, and TDF Ventures. This new funding round will support hotglue's growth, allowing the company to expand its team and further develop its technology to serve its rapidly growing customer base.

Trace Neuroscience: $101 Million (Series A) Raised To Expand Genomic Medicine Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Trace Neuroscience - a biopharmaceutical company expanding the promise of genomic medicine for people living with neurodegenerative diseases - announced its launch with a $101 million Series A funding led by Third Rock Ventures, with participation from Atlas Venture, GV, and RA Capital Management. And the company is developing novel genomic therapies that restore UNC13A protein to re-establish healthy communication between nerves and muscle cells impacted by neurodegenerative disease.

StayNow: $2.2 Million (Seed) Closed To Support Independent Hotel Owners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

StayNow, a platform focused on supporting independent hotel owners, announced that it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Fountane, Minnesota based venture studio, with participation from UXReactor and Founders Romal Jayswal and Siddharth Raj. This funding round represents a significant step in helping family-run hotels navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing industry.

General Galactic: Fuel Generation Technology Company Raises $8 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

General Galactic - a fossil-free fuel generation technology pioneer - announced the closing of an $8 million seed funding round, bringing the total funding in the company to $10 million. And the investment was co-led by Harpoon Ventures and Refactor Capital, with participation from Pathbreaker, BoxGroup, Seraphim, Plug and Play, Impact First and Climate Capital.

Alentis Therapeutics: $181.4 Million (Series D) Raised To Develop Treatments For Claudin-1 Tumors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

Alentis Therapeutics – a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for Claudin-1 positive (CLDN1+) tumors and organ fibrosis - announced that it has raised $181.4 million in Series D funding, supported by a syndicate of top-tier biotech investors. The financing will support Alentis to develop a deep pipeline of CLDN1 targeted medicines for solid tumors.

AstraZeneca: $3.5 Billion Allocated For R&D And Manufacturing In The US

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2024

AstraZeneca announced $3.5 billion of capital investment in the United States to expand the company’s research and manufacturing footprint by the end of 2026. This includes $2 billion of new investment creating over 1,000 new and high-skilled jobs contributing to the growth of the US economy.

Forerunner Ventures: $500 Million Early-Stage Fund Announced, Brings AUM To Nearly $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2024

Forerunner Ventures has announced a new $500 million early-stage investment fund. This fund would focus on maximizing opportunities and their value for consumers. This fund brings Forerunner's assets under management to nearly $3 billion since the firm was launched 12 years ago.

Swoove Studios: 3D Animation Software Company Raises $7.5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2024

Swoove Studios, a leading 3D animation software company, announced it had closed a $7.5 million seed funding round led by European angel investors. This funding round brings the company's total to $11 million since its launch in 2020. Subsequently, it has started a strategic review as it continues to scale across Europe and launched this month in the US.

Blue Earth Therapeutics: Radiopharmaceuticals Developer Raises $76.5 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2024

Blue Earth Therapeutics, a leader in the development of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, announced the the closing of a $76.5 million Series A funding. The funding round was led by Soleus Capital and co-led by Sands Capital Management, with existing investor Bracco Imaging SpA also participating. Woodline Partners and PBM Capital also joined the financing as new institutional investors.

Nextech: Interview with VP Of Platform, Data And AI Kevin Lemieux About The Healthcare Solution Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2024

Nextech is a complete healthcare technology solution for specialty providers. And since 1997, Nextech has been focused on delivering innovative solutions and services that drive efficiency, fuel growth, and enhance the patient care experience. Nextech services over 16,000 physicians and over 60,000 office staff members in the clinical specialties of dermatology, med spa, ophthalmology, orthopedics, and plastic surgery. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nextech’s VP of Platform, Data, and AI, Kevin Lemieux, to learn more about the company.