Innovation

Ember LifeSciences: $16.5 Million Series A Raised To Scale Cold Chain Technology For Pharmaceuticals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Ember LifeSciences announced it has raised $16.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and commercialization of its cold chain technology aimed at reducing temperature-related spoilage and packaging waste across global healthcare distribution.

One Equity Partners To Buy Montanhydraulik

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

One Equity Partners said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Montanhydraulik GmbH, a Germany-based industrial engineering and manufacturing specialist focused on ultra-large-scale hydraulic cylinders, aggregates, and complete hydraulic systems, along with related global maintenance and repair services. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.

OpenGate Capital Sells ScioTeq To Tikehau Capital And Retains Minority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

OpenGate Capital has completed the sale of ScioTeq, a provider of ruggedized display and mission critical visualization systems for aviation and defense applications, to the aerospace and defense fund of alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital. OpenGate said it will retain a meaningful minority position and continue supporting ScioTeq as it enters its next growth phase.

IFS To Buy Softeon To Expand Industrial AI Into Warehouse Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

IFS has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Softeon, a provider of cloud native warehouse management, warehouse execution, and distributed order management software, in a deal aimed at extending IFS’s Industrial AI capabilities into warehouse operations. IFS said the combination will create an integrated platform that links manufacturing operations with warehouse execution, as enterprises modernize supply chains amid infrastructure constraints and labor shortages.

Main Capital Partners Appoints Jorn De Ruijter And Daan Visscher As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Main Capital Partners has appointed Jorn de Ruijter and Daan Visscher as Partners, expanding the firm’s leadership team as it continues to scale internationally and further professionalize its organization.

Alphabet To Buy Intersect For $4.75 Billion For Accelerating U.S. Data Center And Energy Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Alphabet has agreed to acquire Intersect, a provider of data center and energy infrastructure solutions, in a deal valued at $4.75 billion in cash plus the assumption of debt. Google previously took a minority stake in Intersect through an earlier funding round.

Ginkgo Bioworks Partnering With Carnegie Mellon On ARPA-H Award

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Ginkgo Bioworks announced it has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University on an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) award tied to the POSEIDON program, a project aimed at developing a new approach to early cancer detection that pairs an orally administered pill with an at-home testing device.

Truemed Closes $34 Million Series A To Unlock HSA/FSA Funds For Lifestyle Interventions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Truemed, a marketplace and payments platform that helps eligible consumers use HSA and FSA funds for preventive health purchases, has raised a $34 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, BoxGroup, and Trust Ventures.

GI Partners To Buy Netwatch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Netwatch, a global provider of AI-powered security services, said it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners. The companies announced the transaction on December 17, 2025.

Clearwater Analytics Agrees To $8.4 Billion Take-Private Deal Led By Permira And Warburg Pincus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Clearwater Analytics said it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired in a transaction valued at approximately $8.4 billion by an investor group led by Permira and Warburg Pincus, with participation from Temasek and support from Francisco Partners. The Boise, Idaho-based company said the deal follows a review that included engagement with certain strategic parties and financial sponsors.

FemHealth Ventures: $65 Million Fund II Closed To Expand Investing Across Women’s Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

FemHealth Ventures has closed its second venture fund at $65 million, an oversubscribed raise that more than doubles the size of the firm’s inaugural fund and brings assets under management to $100 million across two funds. The women’s health-focused venture capital firm said Fund II drew significant backing from existing limited partners and new investors aligned with its mission to advance women’s health innovation alongside financial performance.

Hiya Health: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Darren Litt About The Children’s Nutrition Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2025

Hiya Health is a children’s nutrition brand that makes sugar-free, non-gummy chewable vitamins and other kid-focused supplements designed to help fill common nutrient gaps. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hiya Health co-founder and CEO Darren Litt to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Steward Partners: $475 Million Raised From Ares In Strategic Capital Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2025

Steward Partners has secured $475 million in strategic capital from Ares Credit funds in a transaction that combines an expanded lending relationship with a non-controlling minority investment, providing the employee-owned wealth management firm with additional resources to support its next phase of growth.

Thomson Reuters Ventures: Interview With Managing Director Tamara Steffens About 2026 Predictions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2025

Thomson Reuters Ventures, the corporate VC fund of Thomson Reuters, invests in early-stage technology companies and helps them scale by connecting founders with Thomson Reuters products, expertise, and customer channels across areas like legal tech, tax and accounting, fintech, and risk/fraud/compliance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Thomson Reuters Ventures Managing Director Tamara Steffens to discuss 2026 predictions.