Innovation

CodeRabbit: $60 Million Series B Raised For AI Code Review Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

CodeRabbit has closed a $60 million Series B financing round led by Scale Venture Partners, with NVentures: NVIDIA Venture Capital, and returning investors CRV, Harmony Partners, Flex Capital, Engineering Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners also participating.

VeloSource: Strategic Investment Raised From Interlock Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Interlock Equity has made a strategic investment in VeloSource, a staffing firm dedicated to connecting healthcare organizations with qualified temporary clinicians. This partnership will supply VeloSource with the capital needed to advance its growth, open new regional offices, broaden its coverage of medical specialties, and enhance its technology platform.

Forward Industries: Solana Treasury Strategy Commenced With $1.58 Billion SOL Purchase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Forward Industries has acquired 6,822,000 SOL tokens at an average price of $232 per token—totaling approximately $1.58 billion—to launch its institutional-scale Solana treasury strategy. These initial purchases mark the first deployment of proceeds from the company’s recently closed $1.65 billion PIPE financing, positioning Forward Industries as a leading Solana treasury company.

Tucker’s Farm (Annie Aesthetic): Series B Raised And $65 Million ARR Achieved

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Annie Aesthetic Holdings, a medical-aesthetics platform incubated by Tucker’s Farm Corporation, has closed its Series B equity round—led by InterAlpen Partners with participation from Brookside Equity Partners—and simultaneously expanded its credit facility. The funding round builds on InterAlpen’s earlier Series A investment and coincides with Annie Aesthetic reaching a $65 million run-rate across a network of twelve leading U.S. medical-aesthetics brands.

Wharton School Launches New Master’s Program In Quantitative Finance with $60 Million Gift

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is introducing its first new graduate degree in half a century with the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance. Supported by a $60 million gift from alumnus Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs—bringing his total backing for Wharton’s quantitative finance initiatives to more than $80 million—the accelerated, one-year program will begin admitting students in fall 2026. It is designed for candidates holding quantitative undergraduate degrees who aspire to careers in data-driven asset management.

Helius Raises Over $500 Million to Establish SOL Treasury Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Helius Medical Technologies has completed an oversubscribed private investment in public equity offering, securing more than $500 million through the sale of common stock and pre-funded warrants priced at $6.881, along with stapled warrants exercisable at $10.134 over three years. The round was led by Pantera Capital and Summer Capital and included participation from a range of digital-asset investors.

SecurityScorecard Buys HyperComply To Streamline Supply Chain Risk Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

SecurityScorecard has completed its acquisition of HyperComply, integrating its continuous security ratings and supply chain visibility with HyperComply’s AI-driven questionnaire automation and compliance management platform. The combined solution replaces manual vendor reviews with a unified, real-time view of security across every tier of the supply chain.

Nutrium: $12 Million Series A Closed For Nutrition Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Nutrium has closed a $12 million Series A financing round led by Vesalius Biocapital, with participation from Lince Capital, Indico Capital Partners, and Beta Capital. The funding arrives as the company’s all-in-one nutrition solution already serves millions of patients by connecting them to over 350,000 registered dietitians across more than 90 countries. This funding further cements Nutrium’s leadership in the corporate nutrition market.

Figure: Over $1 Billion Series C Raised At $39 Billion Valuation For Scaling Humanoid Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Figure announced it has secured more than $1 billion in committed capital through its Series C financing round, achieving a post-money valuation of $39 billion. Parkway Venture Capital led the investment, joined by Brookfield Asset Management, NVIDIA, Macquarie Capital, Intel Capital, Align Ventures, Tamarack Global, LG Technology Ventures, Salesforce, T-Mobile Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures. The new funding will accelerate Figure’s mission to deploy autonomous, general-purpose humanoid robots powered by its AI system, Helix, into real-world settings at scale.

PayNearMe: $50 Million Series E Closed For Payment Experience Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

PayNearMe has closed a $50 million Series E financing led by Atlantic Vantage Point’s Growth Fund I. The new capital will accelerate the company’s expansion into new markets and fuel ongoing investment in products designed to simplify end-to-end payment workflows for non-commerce businesses and their customers.

Shelpful: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For ADHD-Friendly Tasks App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Shelpful, which secured a $3 million Seed investment from Apollo Projects, has released an iOS app in the Apple App Store. This marks the company’s move beyond its WhatsApp-based HabitGPT service and brings its habit-building and task management tools into a native mobile environment.

Gradle: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Hans Dockter About The Build Automation Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Gradle is a company known for its popular open-source build automation tool, Gradle Build Tool, and its commercial platform, Develocity, which focuses on Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gradle co-founder and CEO Hans Dockter to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

AltrixBio: $5 Million Series A Closed For Developing Cardiometabolic Disease Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

AltrixBio has secured $5 million in an initial Series A financing to advance its lead candidate, AJN 003 (LuCI), into human clinical trials for type 2 diabetes and related metabolic diseases. This oral therapy is designed to recreate the metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery without invasive procedures.

Nofence: Over $35 Million Series B Secured For Virtual Fencing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Nofence has closed its Series B funding round with over €30 million (more than $35 million), making it the most significant agtech investment in Europe in 2025. Lead investor European Circular Bioeconomy Fund was joined by Capagro, Nysnø Climate Investments, Climate Innovation Capital, and Speedinvest, while existing backers Sandwater, Momentum, and Ferd also increased their commitments. This new funding reflects strong confidence in Nofence’s ability to reshape livestock management through sustainable technology.

MetalBear: $12.5 Million Seed Secured For Kubernetes Development Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

MetalBear has closed a $12.5 million seed financing led by TLV Partners, with additional backing from TQ Ventures, MTF, Netz Capital, and notable angel investors, including the co-founder of Sentry and the creator of OpenTelemetry. This funding comes as enterprises struggle with a growing disconnect between local code development and the complex cloud environments their applications ultimately run in.

Chestnut Carbon: Series B Now At $250 Million Following New Raise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

Chestnut Carbon has secured an additional $90 million from its existing investor, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, boosting its Series B round to a total of $250 million. Earlier this year, the company announced $160 million in Series B funding, and this latest investment underscores growing confidence in Chestnut’s work to remove carbon through new forest growth.

AllRock Bio: $50 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Lead Clinical Program For Pulmonary Hypertension

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2025

AllRock Bio has secured $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Versant Ventures and Westlake BioPartners. This funding will support the company as it moves its lead drug candidate, ROC-101, into Phase 2 clinical trials later this year. ROC-101 is designed to address two life-threatening forms of pulmonary hypertension that currently have limited treatment options and poor long-term survival rates.

Rensa Filtration Expands Global Reach With Acquisition Of IREMA-Filter And Aeolus Filter

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Rensa Filtration, a company backed by Audax Private Equity, has completed the acquisition of IREMA-Filter GmbH in Germany and its U.S. subsidiary Aeolus Filter Corporation. This strategic move brings together Rensa’s extensive manufacturing and distribution network with IREMA’s half-century of expertise in advanced filter media technologies and Aeolus’s strong presence in North Carolina.

Altera Partnering With Silver Lake To Become Leading Independent FPGA Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Altera has entered a new chapter of growth after Silver Lake acquired a majority stake in the company. Silver Lake now holds 51 percent of Altera’s equity, while Intel Corporation maintains a 49 percent interest. This shift marks Altera’s emergence as the world’s largest standalone provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions, a move designed to unlock fresh resources and independence for faster innovation.

WorkFusion: $45 Million Secured To Power AI Agents In Financial Crime Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

WorkFusion has raised $45 million in a new funding round led by Georgian, a growth-stage investor specializing in AI innovation. WorkFusion’s investors in this round include Serengeti Asset Management, Nokia Growth Partners, Teralys Capital, Hawk Equity, Chubb INA Holdings, Declaration Partners, SVB Innovation Credit Fund, Konrad Investments, and members of the company’s own leadership team. Their support reflects growing demand for solutions that can manage the complexity and scale of modern financial crime prevention.

Bed Bath & Beyond: $10 Million Acquisition Of Kirkland’s Home Brand Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Bed Bath & Beyond has added the Kirkland’s Home trade name and related brand assets to its portfolio for $10 million. This acquisition will speed up the plan to turn existing Kirkland’s Home stores into Bed Bath & Beyond locations, helping the company build a unified national network of home goods outlets.

Redslim Acquiring CatMan Solution To Form Leading Global Retail Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Redslim has acquired CatMan Solution, bringing together two specialists to create a unified data management and analytics provider for manufacturers and retailers worldwide.

ENTOUCH: $50 Million Raised For Energy Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

ENTOUCH has closed a $50 million financing round led by Respida Capital, marking a significant milestone for the energy management provider. This new capital comes on the heels of another record year for ENTOUCH, underscoring strong market demand for its platform and positioning the company for its next stage of expansion.

Riverspan Partners Buying United Titanium To Strengthen Specialty Metals Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Riverspan Partners has completed its acquisition of United Titanium, a leading U.S. manufacturer of mission-critical fasteners, fittings, and precision components made from titanium, zirconium, and other specialty metals. The transaction brings together Riverspan’s growth-oriented investment approach and United Titanium’s six decades of technical expertise to drive product innovation and expand global customer reach.

Jump: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Parker Ence About Financial Advisor Productivity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Jump, a leader in AI-powered productivity solutions for financial advisors, has risen rapidly as a standout AI-native vertical solution for the wealth management, financial advisory, asset wholesale, insurance, tax, and estate industry, serving over 16,000 financial professionals so far, with 1,500-2,000 new users joining monthly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jump co-founder and CEO Parker Ence to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Enginius.ai: Investment Raised From CerraCap Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

CerraCap Ventures has announced a strategic investment in Enginius.ai. This rapidly growing AI company is focused on transforming the way engineering teams work by delivering highly specialized, secure, and precise AI tools designed explicitly for technical environments.

DMD Systems Recovery: Strategic Investment Raised From from Tailwind

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

DMD Systems Recovery, a company specializing in end-to-end IT asset disposition solutions, has announced that it has received a significant strategic investment from Tailwind Capital. This partnership is set to drive the next stage of DMD’s growth, enabling the company to expand its reach, enhance its service offerings, and pursue new opportunities in the rapidly evolving ITAD market.

Spara: $15 Million Seed Funding Secured For Transforming Inbound Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Spara, a new enterprise‑grade platform designed to transform how businesses handle inbound sales, has launched with a $15 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Radical Ventures and Inspired Capital, with participation from XYZ Ventures, FJ Labs, Remarkable Ventures, and a group of strategic angel investors from leading technology companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Databricks, and G2.

Walker & Dunlop: $220 Million Bridge Loan Arranged For Jersey City Mixed‑Use Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $220 million bridge loan to refinance 626 Newark Avenue, a newly completed 27‑story, Class A mixed‑use multifamily property in the heart of Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. The Walker & Dunlop New York Capital Markets team, led by Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer, Jordan Casella, Christopher de Raet, and Edward Leboyer, acted as an exclusive advisor to Namdar Group, with TYKO providing the capital.

LSEG: Blockchain-Powered Digital Markets Infrastructure Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

The London Stock Exchange Group has unveiled its new Digital Markets Infrastructure platform, a blockchain-based system designed to modernize how private funds are issued, traded, and serviced. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft and hosted on Microsoft Azure, the platform aims to bring greater efficiency, transparency, and scalability to the entire asset lifecycle from initial issuance and tokenization to distribution, settlement, and ongoing servicing.

Innovation

CodeRabbit: $60 Million Series B Raised For AI Code Review Platform

VeloSource: Strategic Investment Raised From Interlock Equity

Forward Industries: Solana Treasury Strategy Commenced With $1.58 Billion SOL Purchase

Tucker’s Farm (Annie Aesthetic): Series B Raised And $65 Million ARR Achieved

Wharton School Launches New Master’s Program In Quantitative Finance with $60 Million Gift

Helius Raises Over $500 Million to Establish SOL Treasury Company

SecurityScorecard Buys HyperComply To Streamline Supply Chain Risk Management

Nutrium: $12 Million Series A Closed For Nutrition Solutions

Figure: Over $1 Billion Series C Raised At $39 Billion Valuation For Scaling Humanoid Robots

PayNearMe: $50 Million Series E Closed For Payment Experience Management Platform

Shelpful: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For ADHD-Friendly Tasks App

Gradle: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Hans Dockter About The Build Automation Tool

AltrixBio: $5 Million Series A Closed For Developing Cardiometabolic Disease Treatment

Nofence: Over $35 Million Series B Secured For Virtual Fencing Technology

MetalBear: $12.5 Million Seed Secured For Kubernetes Development Solution

Chestnut Carbon: Series B Now At $250 Million Following New Raise

AllRock Bio: $50 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Lead Clinical Program For Pulmonary Hypertension

Rensa Filtration Expands Global Reach With Acquisition Of IREMA-Filter And Aeolus Filter

Altera Partnering With Silver Lake To Become Leading Independent FPGA Provider

WorkFusion: $45 Million Secured To Power AI Agents In Financial Crime Compliance

Bed Bath & Beyond: $10 Million Acquisition Of Kirkland’s Home Brand Assets

Redslim Acquiring CatMan Solution To Form Leading Global Retail Data Platform

​​ENTOUCH: $50 Million Raised For Energy Management Solutions

Riverspan Partners Buying United Titanium To Strengthen Specialty Metals Manufacturing

Jump: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Parker Ence About Financial Advisor Productivity Platform

Enginius.ai: Investment Raised From CerraCap Ventures

DMD Systems Recovery: Strategic Investment Raised From from Tailwind

Spara: $15 Million Seed Funding Secured For Transforming Inbound Sales

Walker & Dunlop: $220 Million Bridge Loan Arranged For Jersey City Mixed‑Use Development

LSEG: Blockchain-Powered Digital Markets Infrastructure Platform Launched

ENTOUCH: $50 Million Raised For Energy Management Solutions