Innovation

Rocket Lab: $275 Million Acquisition Of Geost Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Rocket Lab has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost’s parent company from Lightridge Solutions, including $125 million in cash, Rocket Lab shares, and a possible $50 million earnout tied to future revenue.

JLL Partners: Maggie Anderson Joins As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in healthcare, aerospace, defense, and business services, announced Maggie Anderson as its new Operating Partner.

EQT To Buy South Korea-Based HR Tech Platform Remember

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

EQT announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in Remember & Company, a top AI HR tech platform in South Korea, for about KRW 500 billion (USD 400 million). Major shareholders, such as Ark & Partners, will sell their stakes as part of the deal, which is one of the largest in South Korea’s HR tech sector. EQT led the transaction exclusively by leveraging its expertise to identify Remember’s value early.

Apollo Funds To Buy Enterprise Solutions Company Trace3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Apollo announced that its managed funds will buy Trace3, a leading provider of enterprise and commercial technology solutions, from American Securities, which will keep a significant minority stake.

Evertune: $15 Million Series A Raised For Scaling AI Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Evertune, an AI marketing and GEO platform, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Felicis Ventures and angel investors from major tech companies. As AI-driven searches change consumer behavior, Evertune helps brands optimise content for better AI recommendations with strong analytics and direct API access to leading models.

NRN: $67 Million Raised For Solar And Battery Storage Systems Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

NRN (National Renewable Network), a top distributed energy platform in Australia, completed a $67.2 million Series A funding round—one of the country’s largest for climate tech. Backed by prominent investors and debt funds, NRN enables retailers like Alinta Energy to offer solar and battery systems to customers with no upfront costs, repayments, or maintenance fees, helping grow renewable portfolios as Virtual Power Plant plans.

Click Labs Buying Retail Operations Platform Evermile

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Click Labs, a leading global SaaS company in logistics and delivery, has acquired Evermile, an AI-driven retail operations platform for SME retailers based in London and Tel Aviv. This acquisition enhances Click Labs’ retail tech capabilities, bringing advanced automation and AI tools to smaller businesses worldwide.

Albi: Series B Investment Raised For Restoration Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Albi, a restoration management software platform, has received Series B funding from Frontier Growth to further its goal of supporting restoration contractors with advanced tools and technology. Albi’s mobile-first solution streamlines workflows and connects field and office teams, enabling contractors to operate efficiently.

Smoky Mountain: $435 Million Financing Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Argo Infrastructure Partners has closed a $435 million senior secured notes financing for Smoky Mountain Holdings, a joint venture with Brookfield that owns the Cheoah, Calderwood, Chilhowee, and Santeetlah hydroelectric dams. This marks the first US Private Placement market financing of its kind, featuring both fixed and variable amortization.

Seroda Ventures Buys Majority Stake In Google Cloud-Focused Consulting Firm Evonence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Seroda Ventures, led by Vijay Rao, has taken a majority stake in Evonence, a Google Cloud consulting firm, and will merge it with Cloudnyx.ai, its Google Cloud-focused system integrator.

Cache: $12.5 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Tax-Efficient Diversification Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Cache has secured $12.5 million in Series A funding led by First Round Capital, following strong market traction with over $625 million in assets and near profitability within a year of launch.

Darwinbox: $40 Million Raised For AI-Based Human Capital Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Darwinbox, a rapidly growing AI-powered human capital management (HCM) platform, today announced a $40 million investment from Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Citizen Health: $30 Million Secured For Patient-Powered Platform Transforming Rare Disease Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Citizen Health, a patient-driven platform redefining care for rare diseases, announced it has secured $30 million in Series A financing. This round was led by 8VC with support from Transformation Capital and Headline, bringing total funding to $44 million since its launch in December 2023.

XOPS: Autonomous IT Company Raises $40 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

XOPS, an autonomous IT company, has secured $40 million to streamline IT operations for complex enterprises. Its platform addresses inefficiencies by automating critical processes, reducing costs, and enhancing the employee experience.

Mesh: Funding Raised For Crypto Payments Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Mesh, a leading crypto payments network, announced additional investments from PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uphold, Mirana Ventures (venture partner for ByBit), SBI Investment, Overlook Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Moderne Ventures, and CE-Ventures, bringing total capital funding to more than $130 million. This funding positions the company to accelerate its impact on the global payments industry.

IgniteData: Series A Funding Closed To Advance Clinical Trial Data Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

IgniteData, an expert in clinical trial data automation, has closed its Series A funding round led by FCA Venture Partners, with participation from SpringTide and Oncology Ventures. This investment will help IgniteData grow its global research site network and enhance its Archer platform, which streamlines clinical trial data transfer from EHR to EDC systems and data warehouses.

Amalgam Rx: $20 Million Credit Investment Raised From Catalio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Amalgam Rx announced a $20 million credit investment from Catalio Capital Management to expand its Medical-Grade AI solutions for healthcare.

Pole Star Global Buying Clearwater Dynamics To Enhance Real-Time Risk Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Pole Star Global, a leader in maritime intelligence, has acquired Clearwater Dynamics, a UK firm specializing in real-time maritime risk solutions and creator of the Coral insurance risk platform.

Access Holdings: American Student Transportation Partners Sold To CVC DIF

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Access Holdings, an alternative asset manager specializing in lower middle-market investments, has announced the sale of its student transportation platform, American Student Transportation Partners (ASTP), to funds managed by CVC DIF.

Proterra Buying AcreTrader From Acres.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Proterra Investment Partners LP, a Minneapolis-based alternative asset manager with over $3.4 billion in assets under management, has acquired AcreTrader, the leading farmland investment platform at the intersection of agriculture, finance, and technology.

martini.ai: Interview With Co-Founder Rajiv Bhat About The AI-Based Fintech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

martini.ai is an AI-driven fintech company specializing in credit analytics for institutional investors, risk managers, and corporate financial teams. Pulse 2.0 interviewed martini.ai co-founder Rajiv Bhat to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Facility Grid: Growth Investment Raised From Nexa Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Facility Grid offers software designed to help construction professionals manage building projects effectively. They recently received funding from Nexa Equity, a firm that specializes in helping businesses grow. This partnership will allow Facility Grid to further improve its software for builders, project managers, and contractors.

SeedLegals: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Anthony Rose About Making Launching A Startup Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

SeedLegals is an online platform that aims to streamline the legal and administrative aspects of starting, funding, and growing a startup, making the process faster, easier, and more affordable. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SeedLegals co-founder and CEO Anthony Rose to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Apollo Funds To Buy Kelvion In €2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Apollo plans to acquire a majority stake in Kelvion, a top global provider of energy-efficient heat exchange and cooling solutions. It will purchase this stake from funds advised by Triton, which will keep a minority interest in the company.

Dealops: $7 Million Raised To Develop Effective Tools For Quoting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Dealops has raised $7 million to develop more effective tools for pricing and quoting, specifically targeting modern sales teams in AI and software companies. The funding comes from investors like Pear VC, General Catalyst, Depth VC, Elsa Ventures, and others, including leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Salesforce. The funding will be used to expand the team and enhance the product, enabling more companies to utilize it.

Squint: $40 Million Series B Raised For Expanding Agentic Manufacturing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Squint, a leader in Manufacturing Intelligence, has raised $40 million in Series B funding, now totaling over $59 million. This investment was led by The Westly Group and TCV, with support from Sequoia Capital and Menlo Ventures.

IK Partners To Invest In Francks Kylindustri

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

IK Partners has agreed to invest in Francks Kylindustri, a top Nordic company that installs and maintains commercial and industrial refrigeration systems. IK will become the main owner, following Segulah V (advised by Amplio Private Equity AB). The price of the deal was not shared.

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners: Over $1.65 Billion Closed For Second Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners has closed its second fund, called Fund II, with over $1.65 billion in committed capital. This includes more than €100 million for a European sidecar fund. Both funds raised money rapidly—in under four months—and attracted more investors than anticipated.

Rosnet: Strategic Investment Raised From M33 Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Rosnet, a company that makes software for restaurant operations, has received investment from M33 Growth, a Boston-based firm. This funding will enable Rosnet to grow more rapidly and enhance its products and services for restaurants.

Advent Buying Sapiens For $2.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Sapiens International, a leader in insurance software, will be bought by Advent, a large private equity firm, for $43.50 per share in cash. This deal values Sapiens at about $2.5 billion. Formula Systems, a current shareholder, will keep a small stake in the company.