Innovation

PlotBox: Strategic Investment Raised From Serent Capital For Funeral Home Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Serent Capital (a growth-focused private equity firm) announced a strategic investment in PlotBox,a leading cloud-based provider of end-to-end cemetery, crematory, and funeral home management solutions.

Uniqus Consultech: $20 Million Series C Raised For Accounting Consulting Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Uniqus Consultech, a global platform offering consulting solutions in the accounting & reporting, finance operations, governance, risk, ESG, and technology domains, announced it has secured $20 million in Series C funding. This funding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from Sorin Investments. Nexus and Sorin are existing investors in Uniqus.

Sabre To Sell Hospitality Solutions To TPG For $1.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Sabre (a leading technology provider to the global travel industry) and TPG (a global alternative asset management firm) announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which TPG has agreed to acquire Sabre's Hospitality Solutions business for $1.1 billion in cash. TPG will be investing in Hospitality Solutions through TPG Capital, the firm's U.S. and European private equity platform.

Texas A&M International University: Advancing Online Criminal Justice Graduate Programs With Risepoint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) announced it is enhancing a commitment to accessible, high-quality education with the launch of three new online Master of Science in Criminal Justice programs in Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, and Criminal Justice Administration beginning in Fall 2025.

Tally: $8 Million Series A Funding For Building Software Layer For Onchain Organization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Tally, a leading software platform for onchain organizations, announced it has secured a $8 million Series A funding round led by AppWorks, Blockchain Capital, 1kx and joined by CyberFund, Placeholder, BitGo and Bloccelerate to scale its comprehensive infrastructure for the onchain economy.

Emaar: Over $1 Billion Contributed To Elevate Global Experiences In Dubai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Emaar, the developer behind Dubai's most iconic landmarks, has invested over $1 billion in shaping and enhancing the city's global identity. And this cumulative contribution underscores the company's long-standing commitment to reinforcing Dubai's international standing through unique experiences, vibrant cultural platforms, and landmark social infrastructure.

Recce: $4 Million Secured For Bringing Data-Native Code Review To Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Recce, a provider of data-native code review tools for data transformation projects and AI systems, announced it has launched a cloud platform for its popular open-source toolkit and raised $4 million in funding. Heavybit led the funding round, with participation from Vertex Ventures US, Hive Ventures, and angels Visionary, SVT Angels, Brighter Capital, Ventek Ventures, and Scott Breitenother and Tim Chen of Essence VC.

Flex Raises $10 Million And Buys Maza

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Flex (a fintech company transforming back office finance for business owners) and Maza (one of the largest entity formation and payments apps for Spanish-speaking solopreneurs and consumers) announce an M&A. In connection with the deal, Maza will rebrand as Flex Consumer, a new arm within Flex focused on enabling business owners to manage their commingled personal and business finances.

Spirit AeroSystems To Transfer Certain Assets To Airbus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Spirit AeroSystems announced that Spirit has entered into a definitive agreement with Airbus to transfer ownership of certain assets and sites involved in the production of Airbus aerostructures to Airbus. This divestiture of these assets is expected to close concurrently with Spirit’s previously announced acquisition by The Boeing Company.

Allurity Buying Croatian Cybersecurity Company Infigo IS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Allurity (a leading European group of cybersecurity service providers) announced the acquisition of Croatian cybersecurity company Infigo IS. With deep expertise and one of Europe's strongest offensive security teams, Infigo has unique strengths that accelerate Allurity's journey to become the preferred cybersecurity partner in Europe.

FundThrough Raises $25 Million And Buys Financial Solutions Company Ampla

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

FundThrough, a leading fintech invoice factoring platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its acquisition of Ampla. Ampla is a leading provider of financial technology solutions for consumer brands, offering working capital, business banking, corporate cards, and analytics. Along with the acquisition, FundThrough also raised $25 million in equity capital led by existing investor Klister Credit.

Splice Buying Spitfire Audio To Help Creators Find The Right Sounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Spitfire Audio (including LABS) announced Splice has acquired it. Splice is a modern music production company with some of the highest-quality royalty-free samples, where one million sounds are downloaded daily by a global community of 10+ million music producers and creators. Both of these companies have played a transformative role in defining the music creation landscape since their inception, making high-quality sounds more accessible for creators everywhere.

1NCE: $60 Million Raised For IoT Connectivity Provider Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

1NCE, one of the fastest-growing providers of IoT software and connectivity, announced the completion of a $60 million funding round. 1NCE provides a software platform for connected products to more than 24,000 customers managing 30 million devices across 170+ countries.

HealthPlan Data Solutions: $15 Million Raised For Advancing Pharmacy Benefit Payment Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

HealthPlan Data Solutions (HDS), a leader in pharmacy payment integrity and benefit optimization, announced a $15 million growth equity investment led by MK Capital. Existing investors Tamarind Hill, JobsOhio, and Rev1 Ventures also joined.

Blend: Interview With Head Of Financial Services Alex Sion About The AI Services Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blend’s Head of Financial Services Alex Sion to learn more about the company.