Innovation

Dynasafe: Interview With CEO Charles Diggs About The Demilitarization Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Dynasafe is the world leader in demilitarization, specializing in the decommissioning of explosive devices, chemical weapons and hazardous materials. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dynasafe CEO Charles Diggs to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Hammerhead AI: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised To Accelerate AI Factory Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Hammerhead AI has emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed round to accelerate the deployment of AI factories by enabling operators to maximize power utilization for AI workloads. The oversubscribed round was led by Buoyant Ventures, with participation from SE Ventures, AINA Climate AI Ventures, MCJ Collective, WovenEarth Ventures, Bombellii Ventures, Clearvision Ventures, Stepchange, Acclimate Ventures, and several prominent industry leaders, including Jack Cogen of CoreWeave’s Board of Directors.

Maxima: $41 Million Raised To Advance Human-AI Collaboration In Enterprise Accounting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Maxima has secured $41 million in combined Seed and Series A financing as it aims to transform the month-end accounting close through its agentic AI platform. The funding was led by Redpoint Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Audacious Ventures, with participation from several industry leaders, including former BlackLine executives Andres Botero and Eric Borrmann, Rubrik CFO Kiran Choudary, Vanta CFO David Eckstein, and Liquid 2 Managing Partner and former NFL Super Bowl Champion Joe Montana.

GlobalFoundries Acquiring Advanced Micro Foundry To Expand AI Infrastructure Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

GlobalFoundries announced a significant expansion of its silicon photonics leadership with the acquisition of Singapore-based Advanced Micro Foundry, representing one of the company’s most important moves to date in strengthening its global manufacturing footprint and accelerating its AI infrastructure portfolio. The transaction positions GlobalFoundries as the largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry by revenue and further deepens the company’s reach across data center, communications, computing, automotive, and sensing applications.

PicoJool: $12 Million To Commercialize Pixel-Level Photonics For AI Data Center Bandwidth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

PicoJool has emerged from stealth with $12 million in new funding, led by Playground Global, as the company seeks to commercialize a new class of pixel-level photonics designed to increase bandwidth in AI and hyperscale data centers dramatically. The Palo Alto–based startup has developed high-bandwidth Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) and a suite of parallel-optics packaging technologies that aim to make optical connections as inexpensive and manufacturable as copper, enabling data centers to transition to optical architectures at scale.

Agentio: $40 Million Series B At $340 Million Valuation Raised To Advance Expansion Of AI Creator Ad Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Agentio announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Forerunner, bringing its total capital raised to $56 million and valuing the company at $340 million. The company plans to expand its AI-native infrastructure, which enables brands to transition substantial portions of the massive digital advertising market into creator-led channels.

Data Squared: Interview With Veteran & CEO About Mission-Critical Analytics And Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Data Squared (Data²) is an AI-based data analytics and automation company that helps organizations transform complex datasets into actionable insights. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Data Squared CEO Jon Brewton to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Payara Services: Interview With Founder Steve Millidge About The Enterprise Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Payara Services is a provider of trusted, stable runtimes for running enterprise Java applications on-premises, in the cloud, and in hybrid environments. The company's products help global enterprises simplify application deployment and management, delivering reliability, security, and performance while helping successful modernizations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Payara Services founder and CEO Steve Millidge to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Emirates Expands Boeing Partnership With $38 Billion Order For 65 Additional 777X Jets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Emirates announced a major fleet expansion on the opening day of Dubai Airshow 2025 with a US$38 billion order for 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft powered by GE9X engines. The new agreement strengthens one of aviation’s most significant and longest-running partnerships and pushes Emirates’ total Boeing orderbook to 315 widebody aircraft, including 270 Boeing 777X jets, 10 Boeing 777 freighters, and 35 Boeing 787s.

VentureIsrael: Interview With Managing Partner Rafael Gold About The Early-Stage VC Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

VentureIsrael is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep-tech and machine-learning startups. Pulse 2.0 interviewed VentureIsrael Managing Partner Rafael (Roman) Gold to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

voize: $50 Million Series A Raised To Help Nurses Cut Administrative Burden

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

voize, a Berlin-based startup building AI tools specifically designed for nurses, has closed a $50 million Series A round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from HV Capital, Redalpine, Y Combinator, and HPI Ventures. The company says the funding will accelerate its expansion across Europe and support its entry into the United States.

RebuilderAI: Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Accelerate Global Expansion In 3D Modeling AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

NAVER D2SF-backed RebuilderAI has secured KRW 4.5 billion in new capital through a Pre-Series A funding round that adds ASICS Ventures, Medici Investment, IBK Capital, and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund to its investor base. The round marks a new stage of momentum for the Seoul-based company, which continues to gain global recognition for its 3D modeling AI technology after receiving a CES Innovation Award and being named a Top 100 Global Startup at the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2025.

Superprof: Interview With CPO Mickaël Laires About The Online Tutoring Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Superprof is an online tutoring marketplace that connects students with private instructors across a wide range of subjects, including academics, languages, test preparation, music, art, and fitness. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Superprof CPO Mickaël Laires to gain a deeper understanding of the company.