Innovation

Xero To Buy Melio In $2.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

Xero announced it has entered into a binding agreement to buy 100% of Melio Limited and its associated entities. Melio is a leading SMB bill pay platform that seamlessly integrates Accounting and Payments, providing US SMBs and their accountants and bookkeepers with easy-to-use accounts payable (AP) workflows and many payment methods, helping them gain more visibility and control over their cash flow.

AllSpice.io: $15 Million Series A Raised For Launching AI Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

AllSpice.io, a platform for electronics teams to collaborate and automate their workflows, today announced the closing of its $15 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $25 million in venture capital. The recent round was led by Rethink Impact, along with L'ATTITUDE Ventures, GingerBread Capital, and DNX Ventures, as well as continued support from Root Ventures, Benchstrength, and Flybridge.

Obviant: $7.1 Million Raised For Scaling Data Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

Obviant, a data intelligence platform transforming how industry and government leverage U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition, contracting, and budgeting data, announced $7.1 million in seed funding. Shield Capital led the round with participation from Motivate Venture Capital, A*, New Vista Capital, Aloft Venture Capital, and Underdog Labs.

Flowdesk: $100 Million Credit Facility Signed For Digital Asset Trading Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

Flowdesk, a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, announced a $100 million credit facility from Two Prime Lending Limited, the secured lending affiliate of Two Prime. This facility will support Flowdesk’s continued global expansion and capital-efficient trading infrastructure.

Paraform: $20 Million Series A Raised For Hiring Marketplace Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

Paraform, a hiring marketplace built for elite recruiters, announced its $20 million in Series A funding led by Felicis, with participation from A*, BOND, DST Global, Liquid 2, and notable angels including the co-founders of Canva, Instacart, YouTube, and xAI, along with Shyam Sankar, Harley Finklestein, Mark Pincus, and others. The funding follows a 40 times revenue growth since Paraform’s 2024 seed round, bringing the company’s total funding to $25 million.

Waltz: $50 Million Secured For All-In-One Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

Waltz, an all-in-one platform that streamlines U.S. residential real estate financing for foreign national investors, announced it has raised a total of $50 million in equity and debt funding to date, including a new $25 million line of credit.

ForSight Robotics: $125 Million Series B Secured For Eye Surgical Robotics Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

ForSight Robotics, a pioneer in ophthalmic robotic surgery, announced it completed a $125 million Series B round led by Eclipse. Along with Eclipse, the funding round included significant participation from an undisclosed strategic investor, Dr. Fred Moll, the Adani Group, Reiya Ventures, and other existing investors. This round brings ForSight Robotics’ total funding to $195 million.

Neuron23: $96.5 Million Series D Raised For Advancing Neurological And Immunological Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

Neuron23 - a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision medicines for genetically defined neurological and immunological diseases - announced the closing of a $96.5 million Series D funding round led by a healthcare investor, with significant support from existing investors Westlake Village BioPartners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Redmile Group, Blue Owl, Kleiner Perkins, HBM Healthcare Investments, and Acorn Bioventures.

ActiumHealth: Interview With Carter Dunn About The AI-Based Patient Communication Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2025

ActiumHealth is a company that scales human connection with leading enterprise-scale AI agents for patient calls, outreach, and insights. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ActiumHealth COO Carter Dunn to gain a deeper understanding of the company.