Innovation

Patient Square Capital Finalizes $2.6 Billion Takeover of Premier, Inc.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Patient Square Capital has completed its acquisition of Premier, Inc., finalizing a transaction that values the healthcare improvement company at $2.6 billion. As a result of the closing, Premier’s common stock has stopped trading and will be delisted from Nasdaq effective November 25, 2025. Under the agreement’s terms, Premier stockholders will receive $28.25 in cash per share.

Monq: $3 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Launch Its AI-Powered Enterprise Negotiation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Monq, a startup developing artificial intelligence technology to automate and accelerate enterprise negotiations, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding as it officially introduces its platform to the market. The company has been operating in stealth mode since early this year, building systems designed to modernize procurement workflows that have remained essentially unchanged for decades.

Noahs: €1.9 Million Raised To Advance Its Digital Retail-Food Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Noahs, the Denmark-based FoodTech startup transforming convenience retail through digital infrastructure, has raised €1.9 million in new funding. The capital will support the company’s expansion initiatives, product development, and strategic preparation for a planned Series A round in 2026.

Global Work AI: $2.4 Million Closed To Expand Its AI-Powered Job Search Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Global Work AI has closed a $2.4 million follow-on funding round, positioning the Polish HRTech startup to accelerate the development and expansion of its AI-driven job search and career tools. The raise comes just ten months after the company’s previous round, during which it has grown 13x amid rising demand for more intelligent, candidate-focused job-search technologies.

Sesh: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Pepe del Rio About The Creator Monetization Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Sesh is a platform that enables creators, coaches, and experts to host and monetize live, interactive video sessions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sesh co-founder and CEO Pepe del Rio to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Future Energy Ventures: €235 Million Raised For Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Future Energy Ventures (FEV) has closed a €235 million second fund to accelerate the adoption of digital and asset-light technologies that support Europe’s transition toward energy independence. With the close of Fund II, the firm becomes the largest European venture platform focused on software-driven EnergyTech solutions.

Procure AI Raises $13 Million Seed Round to Accelerate Autonomous Procurement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Procure AI has secured a $13 million seed round led by Headline, with participation from C4 Ventures, Futury Capital, and several angel investors across the procurement sector. The funding marks a significant milestone for the company as it expands its autonomous procurement technology and prepares for broader international growth.

NC&: Interview With CEO Jonghyun Choi About The Dash Cam Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Neuracore: $3 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Robotics Learning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Neuracore, a startup building cloud infrastructure for robot learning, announced that it is opening access to its platform to the academic community. The company aims to address one of robotics research’s most persistent challenges: collecting, managing, and utilizing high-fidelity multimodal sensor data at scale.

Gosta Labs: €7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale Its AI Operating System For Complex Medical Specialties

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Finland-based Gosta Labs has secured an oversubscribed €7.5 million seed round to expand its AI Operating System designed for the most complex medical specialties. The investment was led by Voima Ventures, with participation from COR Group Oy, Terveystalo, the Aho family, and additional new and existing backers, including Reaktor and a group of prominent angel investors.

AIMA’s Alternative Credit Council Appoints John Golden And Cécile Mayer Lévi As New Co-Chairs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

The Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the global representative body for private credit fund managers and an affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has named John Golden of Apollo and Cécile Mayer Lévi of Tikehau Capital as its new Co-Chairs. The appointments mark a significant transition in the ACC’s leadership as the organization continues expanding its global presence.

Flashpoint: $67 Million Second Growth Debt Fund Closed To Back High-Growth Tech Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Flashpoint has closed its second Growth Debt Fund at $67 million, expanding the firm’s capacity to finance venture-backed technology companies across Europe and other global markets. The vehicle drew commitments from 58 Limited Partners, including international family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and many returning investors from the first fund.

Chui Ventures: $17.3 Million Fund I Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 30, 2025

Chui Ventures has closed its debut Fund I at $17.3 million, exceeding the original $10 million target and drawing commitments from foundations, family offices, and more than 30 high-net-worth individuals. Backers include the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Over 90% of the fund’s HNW investors are of African origin, and 60% are African female executives, aligning with the firm’s mission to mobilize African capital for African founders.

Bsure: $2.1 Million Raised To Expand Access-Management Platform And Support Global Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Norwegian access-management startup Bsure has raised $2.1 million in new funding to accelerate product development and expand its team. The round was led by Scale Capital, alongside continued participation from the company’s existing U.S. investors.

Baobab Ventures Debuts With $15 Million Solo GP Fund Targeting Global Deep-Tech Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Carles Reina, a longtime operator and early-stage investor known for backing deep-tech and AI companies, has launched Baobab Ventures, a $15 million solo GP fund focused on pre-seed and seed teams working in AI, robotics, and defence. The announcement, shared publicly this week, marks Reina’s transition into running his own operator-led fund while continuing in his go-to-market leadership role at ElevenLabs.

Bridgepoint Acquires Majority Stake In ht.digital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a majority stake in ht.digital, marking a significant expansion move by the global mid-market investment firm and strengthening its presence in the rapidly growing digital asset assurance sector. The deal will be executed through Bridgepoint Development Capital V, the firm’s lower middle-market fund focused on scaling fast-growing companies across Europe.

Meron Capital Closes $70 Million Fund III And Adds New Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Meron Capital has announced the close of its third fund at $70 million and confirmed that operator-turned-investor Gil Shai has joined the firm as Managing Partner.

SharkNinja And Boston University Form New AI And Analytics Lab To Accelerate Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

SharkNinja and Boston University’s Questrom School of Business have launched a new collaboration, establishing the SharkNinja AI & Analytics Lab, a joint initiative designed to advance artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making, and real-world business problem-solving.

Anyformat Raises €3.3 Million Seed Funding To Advance AI-Driven Document Intelligence For Global Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Anyformat has secured a €3.3 million seed round led by Kibo Ventures, with additional participation from 4Founders, Abac Nest Ventures, and Decelera Ventures. All three funds were also part of the company’s earlier financing. The Madrid-based startup, which specializes in generative AI for extracting and structuring complex document data, plans to use the new capital to accelerate product development, expand its engineering capabilities, and strengthen its commercial presence across Europe.

Gravis Robotics: $23 Million Raised And Global Partnership Deals Signed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Gravis Robotics has advanced its position in the rapidly evolving construction automation sector after securing $23 million in new funding and finalizing a series of global partnership agreements that broaden the company’s reach across the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, Latin America, and Asia. The Zurich-based company, founded in 2022 as a spinout from ETH Zurich, continues to strengthen its commercial momentum as major contractors, OEMs, and equipment rental providers adopt its learning based earthmoving autonomy platform.

Naver Financial To Acquire Dunamu In $10+ Billion All-Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Naver Financial, the fintech arm of South Korean internet company Naver, announced it will acquire Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, in an all-stock transaction valued at 15.13 trillion won, equal to about $10.3 billion.

University Of Minnesota Launches Superior Fruit Innovations To Expand Access To Varieties

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

The University of Minnesota has introduced Superior Fruit Innovations, a new licensing model that opens access to several of the institution’s premium apple and grape varieties for direct-market growers. Through this program, growers who sell directly to consumers, including through orchards, CSAs, farm stands, and local markets, can now access fruit varieties that were traditionally available only to large distributors. The initiative is designed to support growers of all sizes with fruit noted for their flavor, texture, and color, particularly in cold-climate regions.

SportAI: $3 Million Raised To Advance Expansion Of AI Sports Analysis Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

SportAI announced it has closed a $3 million funding round. The raise brings new strategic expertise to the company’s board as it prepares for its next phase of growth.

Temple University Unveils Donor-Advised Fund Program Through Partnership With Foundation Source And Charityvest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 29, 2025

Temple University has introduced a fully branded donor-advised fund program through a new collaboration with Foundation Source and Charityvest. The program is designed to give alumni and supporters an expanded, flexible way to contribute to the university and other qualified charities.

PowerUP Energy Technologies: €10 Million Raised To Scale Hydrogen Generator Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2025

PowerUP Energy Technologies has raised €10 million in Series A funding to accelerate the production and global deployment of its hydrogen fuel cell generators, a technology aimed at strengthening energy security across both defense and commercial markets.

Juo: €4 Million Seed Round Raised To Build Infrastructure For Non-Digital Subscriptions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 27, 2025

Juo, a Warsaw-based startup developing technology for physical-product subscription programs, has raised a €4 million seed round led by Market One Capital and Peak. Additional investors in the round include BADideas.fund, SMOK Ventures, FJ Labs, and Lakestar. Several individual investors, including Mark Ransford, Marek Gut, Maciej Zawadzinski, and Louis Pfitzner, also joined the funding round.

Evolve Buys Guestworks Portfolio From Vacasa In Strategic Asset Purchase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Evolve has acquired Vacasa's Guestworks portfolio in a strategic asset purchase, bringing approximately 1,000 homeowners onto Evolve’s tech-enabled vacation rental management platform. The transaction expands Evolve’s position in the hybrid vacation rental management category. It reflects Casago’s continued focus on property management through its franchise-driven network following its acquisition of Vacasa earlier this year.

S&P Global: $1.8 Billion Acquisition Of With Intelligence Completed To Expand Private Markets Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

S&P Global has finalized its acquisition of With Intelligence for $1.8 billion, marking one of the company’s most significant moves to broaden its presence in private markets data and analytics. The transaction, first announced in October, brings together S&P Global’s extensive information infrastructure with With Intelligence’s proprietary data, workflow tools, and research focused on alternative investments.

Codenotary: $16.5 Million Secured To Expand Its AI Cybersecurity And Trust Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Codenotary, a company known for its AI-driven cybersecurity and software supply chain trust solutions, announced that it has secured $16.5 million in new financing from a mix of existing and new investors. The investment will accelerate the company’s product development initiatives and global expansion efforts as demand increases for trust automation, secure cloud computing, and real-time visibility across distributed software environments.

Interface: $3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build AI Operations Layer For Energy Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2025

Interface, a startup developing an AI-powered operations platform for the energy sector, has closed a $3.5 million seed round led by Defy.vc with participation from Precursor Ventures, Rock Yard Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, Transpose Platform, and several angel investors.