Innovation

John Deere Buying Sentera For Enhancing Aerial Field Scouting

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

John Deere announced the acquisition of Sentera, a leading provider of remote imagery solutions for agriculture based in St. Paul, Minnesota. This deal will enhance the capabilities of John Deere's existing technology offerings, enabling farmers and agricultural service providers to access a more comprehensive set of tools for generating and utilizing data to inform decisions that improve farm profitability, efficiency, and sustainability.

BetaNXT Buying Investment Fund Solutions Company Delta Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

BetaNXT, a provider of wealth management technology solutions with real-time data capabilities and an enhanced advisor experience, announced that certain affiliates of BetaNXT have acquired Delta Data, a provider of global investment fund solutions. And with the acquisition, BetaNXT continues to strengthen its ecosystem of wealth management technology solutions.

RareGen Youth Network: Interview With Khartik Uppalapati About AI Meeting Advocacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

RareGen Youth Network is a youth-led organization that unites passionate young voices worldwide to advocate for transformative change within the rare disease community. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RareGen Youth Network President Khartik Uppalapati to learn more about the non-profit.

Bespoken Spirits: Over $11 Million Series C Closed For Sustainable Spirits

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Bespoken Spirits, an innovator in sustainable and precision-aged spirits, announced the closing of its Series C funding round. The funding round, which culminates on May 30, highlights the market's confidence in Bespoken's revolutionary maturation technology, its unprecedented speed to market for private labels of all sizes, and its bold vision for the future of the spirits industry.

Cerebro Capital: Series A Raised And $1 Billion In Loan Closings Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Cerebro Capital, a fintech company transforming access to debt capital for middle market businesses and helping lenders generate new borrower relationships, announced the completion of its Series A funding round led by JAM FINTOP. And the new equity capital comes on the heels of the platform facilitating $1B in cumulative loan closings.

Cathay Innovation: $1 Billion VC Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Cathay Innovation announced today the final close of its latest venture capital fund at $1 billion, making it the largest AI-focused fund in the European Union.

Consolidated Communications: $1.344 Billion Securitization And $1.5 Billion Revolving Warehouse Facility Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Consolidated Communications announced the closing of its inaugural fiber securitization transaction consisting of asset-backed term notes totaling $1.344 billion, secured by all existing and future fiber-enabled customers across certain states and the fiber optic and network infrastructure to support these customers.

Avangrid: $41 Million Raised For Rebuilding Aging Grid Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Avangrid - a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group - announced five projects in Ithaca, NY, totalling $41 million in new investment, to improve the capacity and reliability of the area’s electrical grid.

Skyla Insurance Services Buying Policyline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Skyla Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Skyla Credit Union, announced it has acquired Policyline Insurance, a provider of insurance products and employee benefits consulting services based in Cornelius, North Carolina.

EQT To Buy Seven Seas Water Group From Morgan Stanley

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

EQT announced that the EQT Infrastructure VI fund has agreed to acquire Seven Seas Water Group from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP).

Phyn Acquired By Investment Group Led By Jonathan Scott Of Property Brothers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Phyn, a leader in intelligent water solutions, has been acquired by a group of investors led by entrepreneur and TV personality Jonathan Scott. This strategic deal transitions Phyn from Belkin’s ownership to a newly independent company backed by a high-profile group of investors with deep experience in technology, real estate, and entertainment, united in their vision to make Phyn’s category-defining solutions a standard in every home and building.

Cognyte Buying Cyber Threat Intelligence Company GroupSense

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Cognyte Software, a leader in software-driven technology for investigative analytics, today announced the acquisition of GroupSense, a digital risk protection services company. And the acquisition will help to expand Cognyte’s customer base and growth potential. Cognyte is buying GroupSense for approximately $4 million plus an earnout of up to approximately $5 million subject to GroupSense meeting defined targets post-closing.

Proofpoint Buying Nuclei For Better Communications Capture

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Proofpoint (a leading cybersecurity and compliance company) announced the acquisition of Nuclei, a U.S.-based technology company specializing in compliance archiving and AI-driven data enrichment for modern workplace communications.

Crestline Investors: $1.7 Billion Raised For NAV Lending Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Crestline Investors, a leading provider of fund liquidity solutions, announced the final close of its third commingled dedicated NAV financing fund, branded the Portfolio Finance Sentry Fund (PF Sentry), with $1.7 billion of investable capital across the Fund, related vehicles, and anticipated leverage.

Turkcell: €100 Million Raised For Boosting Data Center Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Turkcell announced that its subsidiary, TDC Veri Hizmetleri (TDC), has secured €100 million in murabaha financing through a strategic agreement with Emirates NBD Bank, a leading banking group in the Middle East and Turkiye (MENAT) area.

Reperio Health: $14 Million Raised For At-Home And Onsite Health Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Reperio Health, a provider of at-home and onsite comprehensive health screenings with instant results, announced that it has successfully closed a $14 million funding round, led by Caduceus Capital Partners.

Lendflow: $15 Million Growth Capital Raised From Trinity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Trinity Capital (a leading alternative asset manager) announced the commitment of $15 million in growth capital to Lendflow, a software development company that provides embedded credit infrastructure to fintechs, lenders, and vertical software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.

Gravitee: $60 Million Series C Closed For Agentic API And Event Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Gravitee, a leading Agentic API and Event Management company, announced it has raised $60 million in Series C funding. The funding round was led by Sixth Street Growth, the growth investing business of Sixth Street, with participation from existing investors Riverside Acceleration Capital and AlbionVC.

Catena Labs: $18 Million Secured for Establishing AI-Native Financial Institution

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Catena Labs announced its plan to establish the first fully regulated AI-native financial institution (FI) designed for serving the unique needs of the emerging AI economy. The company also confirmed an $18 million funding round led by a16z crypto, with participation from Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, Pillar VC, Stanford Engineering VF, and visionary angels including Tom Brady, Bradley Horowitz, Hamel Husain, Kevin Lin, Peter Mattoon, Sam Palmisano, and Balaji Srinivasan. Additionally, the company has released a new open-source project that defines protocols and patterns for agentic commerce.

SourceDay: Interview With CEO Michael Miller About The Supply Chain Software Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

SourceDay is a cloud-based platform that helps manufacturers, distributors, and their suppliers manage purchase orders more efficiently by automating changes, reducing manual work, and improving supply chain performance. By syncing directly with ERPs and using AI to identify and address potential risks early, SourceDay helps companies deliver products on time, cut costs, and build stronger supplier relationships. Pulse 2.0 spoke with SourceDay CEO Michael Miller to learn more about the company's approach and its impact on modern supply chains.

When: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Andy Hamilton About Building A Holistic Post-Employment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

When is an AI-driven platform designed to streamline the post-employment experience. By connecting existing employees with more affordable health insurance options and added services like career counseling and resume building, When provides support for employees navigating offboarding, all while saving your company time and money. Pulse 2.0 interviewed When co-founder and CEO Andy Hamilton to learn more about the company.

Monarch: $75 Million Series B Raised For Personal Finance App

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

Monarch announced it has raised $75 million in Series B funding. This funding round was co-led Wesley Chan at FPV Ventures and Eurie Kim at Forerunner Ventures. And existing investors include Menlo Ventures, Accel, SignalFire, and Clocktower Ventures also joined.

Biostate AI: $12 Million Raised For AI And RNA Sequencing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

Biostate AI, an innovator in AI and RNA sequencing, announced the completion of a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Accel. And additional investors included Gaingels, Mana Ventures, InfoEdge Ventures, and existing investors Matter Venture Partners, Vision Plus Capital, and Catapult Ventures. The company's seed funding round also saw participation from notable angel investors, including Dario Amodei (CEO, Anthropic), Mike Schnall-Levin (CTO, 10x Genomics), and Emily Leproust (CEO, Twist Bioscience).

Impossible Cloud Network: Funding Raised From NGP At $470 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

Impossible Cloud Network (ICN), a leading decentralized cloud network, announced a new investment from NGP Capital, valuing ICN at $470 million. Headed by tech entrepreneur Kai Wawrzinek, founder of NASDAQ Unicorn Goodgame Studios, ICN is meeting increasing demand for data-sovereign cloud solutions.

BioNTech To Invest £1 Billion In UK Expansion Through Government Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

BioNTech announced that its subsidiary BioNTech UK Ltd. signed a grant agreement with the UK Government to broaden the company’s R&D activities for innovative medicines in the UK. And as part of the agreement, BioNTech is committed to investing up to £1 billion over the next 10 years.

Thndr: $15.6 Million Raised For Digital Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

Prosus Ventures announced it has led a $15.7 million investment round in Thndr, the MENA region’s leading digital investment platform, along with The Raba Partnership, BECO Capital, JIMCO Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, and Y Combinator. This marks Prosus’ second investment in Thndr and reflects our strong belief in the company’s vision, product execution, and ability to drive financial inclusion at scale.

Novisto: $27 Million Series C Raised For Helping Enterprises With Sustainability Reporting

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

Novisto announced it has raised 27 million in a Series C round, led by Inovia Capital, with participation from all previous investors, including White Star Capital, SCOR Ventures, and Sagard. The company has now raised over $55 million to date, signaling market leadership and confidence in the face of global regulatory uncertainty.

NorthX Biologics: Investment Growth Secured From Signet

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

NorthX Biologics, a leading Nordic biopharmaceutical Contract, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announced a significant growth investment from Signet Healthcare Partners, a healthcare private equity firm with expertise in pharmaceutical services.

SPINS Buys Product Locator Platform Lucky Labs

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

SPINS, a leading provider of data, analytics, and omnichannel activation solutions for the Natural Products industry, announced the acquisition of Lucky Labs. Lucky Labs is a digital technology company known for its innovative product locator platform, which enhances brand and marketing strategies by connecting values-driven consumers with beauty and wellness brands online and in-store.

Sublime Systems: Investment Raised From Suffolk Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

Suffolk Technologies, an institutional VC platform affiliated with innovative builder Suffolk, announced an investment in Sublime Systems, an advanced technology company transforming cement production through a breakthrough electrochemical process that reduces emissions and waste.