Innovation

Treble Peak And NewVest Form Partnership To Expand Access To Passive Private Market Index Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Treble Peak has formed a strategic partnership with NewVest, a move that aims to expand investor access to passive private market index products. The partnership brings NewVest’s suite of passive private equity index offerings onto the Treble Peak platform, allowing investors to access diversified private market exposure through a streamlined digital process.

Litmus: New Strategic Funding Raised To Advance Expansion Of Industrial Edge Data And AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Litmus has secured a new round of strategic investment led by Insight Partners, with additional participation from Munich Re Ventures, marking a significant step forward for the industrial data platform as it continues expanding its edge and AI capabilities.

American South Capital Partners: $60 Million First Close Secured For Third Affordable Housing Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

American South Capital Partners has reached a significant milestone with the first close of its newest affordable housing investment vehicle, American South Real Estate Fund III, raising $60 million toward its $500 million target. The firm, a joint venture between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty Company, continues to accelerate its mission of expanding affordable and workforce housing across the Southern United States.

Boompop: $41 Million Secured To Advance Adoption Of AI-Based Corporate Events Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

BoomPop has raised $41 million in new funding to expand its AI-powered platform, which helps companies design, book, and manage in-person events at scale. Wing VC led the round with participation from Atomic, Acme, Four Rivers, Thayer Investment Partners, the Fund of Operators Guild, Gaingels, and individual backers including Alex Rodriguez, Brian O’Malley, Dane Glasgow, Christopher Payne, and several Silicon Valley founders. The funding package includes sixteen million dollars in debt and credit provided by Silicon Valley Bank.

Blackstone: Franck Petitgas Named As Vice Chairman For Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Blackstone has announced a significant leadership addition with the appointment of Franck Petitgas as Senior Managing Director and Vice Chairman for Europe, a newly created role that will take effect in January 2026.

Diameter Capital Raises $4.5 Billion For Third Dislocation Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Diameter Capital Partners has closed its third dislocation fund with $4.5 billion in new equity commitments, exceeding the initial hard cap and reinforcing strong global investor confidence in the firm’s credit-focused strategy.

CVC Expands Secondaries Platform With Launch Of Global Credit Secondaries Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

CVC has launched a dedicated global credit secondaries platform, marking a significant expansion of its CVC Secondary Partners strategy as the firm moves deeper into the rapidly growing credit secondaries market. The initiative represents an important new chapter for the global private markets manager, as it strengthens its position across private equity and private credit liquidity solutions.

StepStone Private Wealth Solutions Launches New $750 Million Evergreen Private Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

StepStone Group has introduced its newest private markets investment vehicle with the launch of the StepStone Private Equity Strategies Fund. This evergreen interval fund has already attracted more than $750 million since its debut in September.

ECN Capital To Be Acquired For C$1.9 Billion In All Cash Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

ECN Capital announced that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to be acquired by a newly formed acquisition entity controlled by an investor group led by Warburg Pincus. The all-cash agreement values ECN Capital at approximately C$1.9 billion, providing an immediate liquidity event for shareholders as the company prepares to transition to private ownership.

Lative: $7.5 Million Raised To Advance AI-Driven Sales Planning Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Lative has secured $7.5 million in new funding as the company accelerates development of its AI-powered sales planning and decision intelligence platform while expanding its go-to-market presence. The round was co-led by Act Venture Capital and Senovo VC with participation from Elkstone, Enterprise Ireland, WestWave Capital, Handshake Ventures, and Shuttle. Companies such as Seismic, Intercom, Aiven, Avalara, and Version 1 are already using Lative to replace fragmented spreadsheets and outdated planning models with a unified, real-time intelligence platform.

Teamshares To Go Public Through Live Oak V Merger Backed By $126 Million PIPE Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Teamshares announced plans to become a publicly listed company through a merger with Live Oak Acquisition Corp V in a transaction that is expected to accelerate the company’s scale as one of the largest tech-enabled acquirers of small and medium-sized enterprises in the United States.

Backflip Secures $10 Million Corporate Equity Investment And Launches Tech-Enabled Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Backflip announced a significant corporate milestone with the formation of its tech-enabled asset management subsidiary and the completion of a $10 million corporate equity raise as the real estate FinTech platform moves to expand its presence across the residential investment landscape. The Austin-based company, which provides technology and capital solutions to residential real estate investors, said its new subsidiary, Backflip Asset Management, now manages approximately $175 million in assets under management.

ElectronX: $30 Million Series A Raised To Launch First U.S. Regulated Direct-Access Power Derivatives Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

ElectronX has secured a $30 million Series A round to accelerate the launch of its U.S.-regulated direct-access power derivatives market, advancing its goal of providing more precise financial tools for managing increasingly volatile electricity markets. The round was led by returning seed investor DCVC, with participation from XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, and JACS Capital. Previous investors, including Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, and Shell Ventures, also joined the funding.

Medicxi Closes €500 Million Fund To Advance Asset-Centric Biotech Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Medicxi announced the close of its €500 million Medicxi V vehicle, reinforcing the firm’s position as a major European life sciences investor and adding significant capital to expand its long-standing asset-centric company creation strategy.

DuPont: Interview With Global Marketing Manager Steven LaGanke About Kevlar EXO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

DuPont is a company that transforms industries and improves everyday life with science- and technology-based materials and solutions. And the company’s Kevlar EXO is a completely reimagined, next-generation aramid fiber that offers unparalleled levels of performance compared to older aramid fibers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DuPont Global Marketing Manager Steven LaGanke to gain a deeper understanding of Kevlar EXO.

Allegiance Group + Pursuant Secures New Strategic Investment From Eagle Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Allegiance Group + Pursuant has received a significant strategic investment from Eagle Private Capital, marking a new chapter in the company’s expansion as it strengthens its position as a leading technology-enabled partner for nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and donor engagement. Eagle Private Capital now joins existing investor 424 Capital as a co-investor, creating a deeper capital base for AGP to accelerate its innovation agenda and broaden its impact across the nonprofit sector.

Muse Software: $4.5 Million Seed Raised To Accelerate Modern Museum Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Muse Software has closed a $4.5 million seed round that will fuel the expansion of its unified operations management platform for museums and cultural attractions. The funding represents a significant milestone for the Miami-based company as it works to modernize a sector that has historically relied on fragmented legacy systems. Roo Capital led the round, with additional participation from Banter Capital and FJ Labs.

Mauna Kea Technologies: €6 Million Raised To Strengthen Long Term Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Mauna Kea Technologies has completed a major financial restructuring and raised €6.1 million in new capital, marking a pivotal step in the Company’s long-term plan to accelerate commercial momentum and solidify its financial foundation. The successful completion of the multistep operation follows the approval of the Company’s safeguard plan by the Paris Court of Economic Activities, enabling Mauna Kea to move forward with significantly reduced debt obligations and renewed financial clarity.

TandemAI: $22 Million Series A Extension Raised To Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

TandemAI has closed a $22 million Series A extension that will enable the company to advance its AI-driven drug discovery platform and expand its ability to serve a growing global client base. The financing includes participation from both new and existing investors and brings the company’s total capital raised since its October 2021 founding to more than $80 million.

Parallel Raises $100 Million Series A At $740 Million Valuation Raised To Build Web Infrastructure For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Parallel has secured a $100 million Series A round at a $740 million valuation, marking one of the largest early-stage financings in the emerging market for AI-native web infrastructure. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures, with participation from Spark Capital and continued support from existing backers Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, and Terrain. As part of the investment, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid will join the company’s board alongside Vinod Khosla, Shardul Shah, and Josh Kopelman.

Vendep Capital: €80 Million Fund IV Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Helsinki-based venture capital firm Vendep Capital has raised €80 million for its fourth fund, marking the firm’s largest vehicle to date as it aims to accelerate the next generation of early-stage B2B SaaS companies in the Nordics and Baltics.

CommerceClarity: €2.7 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Build Intelligent Infrastructure For AI-Driven Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

CommerceClarity has secured an oversubscribed €2.7 million ($3.1 million) pre-seed round to accelerate its AI-powered automation platform and support its expansion across Europe, marking a significant step in its push to build core infrastructure for the agentic era of commerce. The round was led by IFF (Italian Founders Fund) and Entourage, with additional participation from Euregio+ (Alpine VC), Redstone, Vento (Exor), Ithaca Investment, and Vesper Holding.

Skycore Semiconductors: €5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance High Voltage Power ICs For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Skycore Semiconductors has secured €5 million in new seed financing to accelerate the commercial rollout of its Power Integrated Circuit technology, designed to address some of the most pressing power density and efficiency challenges in next-generation AI data centers. The round was led by the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, with participation from First Momentum, Mätch VC, and Balnord. With this latest injection of capital, the company has now raised approximately €7.5 million, including €2.5 million from previous funding and grants.

Empower Semiconductor: Interview With Founder & CEO Tim Phillips About The Integrated Voltage Regulator Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Empower Semiconductor is a company that is aiming to solve fundamental problems in power delivery for data-intensive applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Empower Semiconductor founder and CEO Tim Phillips to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Dynamic Unicorns: Interview With Founder Gabrielle Browne About The Advisory Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Dynamic Unicorns is a consulting and advisory firm aimed at supporting small businesses and start-ups by helping them align their customer needs with efficient business delivery models. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dynamic Unicorns founder Gabrielle Browne to gain a deeper understanding of the company. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dynamic Unicorns founder Gabrielle Browne to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Dealism: $15 Million Angel Funding Closed To Advance Intelligent Sales Communication

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Dealism has raised $15 million in an angel financing round led by GL Ventures with participation from HSG, Linear Capital, and several angel investors. The new capital will support the company’s expansion into global markets, the advancement of product intelligence, and further development of its AI-driven sales agent designed to help businesses communicate more persuasively across conversational channels.

Sim.ai: $7 Million Series A Closed To Advance Development Of Its Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Sim.ai has raised a $7 million Series A round led by Standard Capital, marking a significant step forward for the Y Combinator–backed startup as it scales its agentic AI platform. The latest financing round underscores growing investor confidence in the agentic-AI category. Alongside Standard Capital, the round drew participation from a group of influential backers, including Paul Graham, Perplexity, SV Angel, Ali Rowghani, Liquid 2 Ventures, Kulveer Taggar, Twenty Two Ventures, Kaz Nejatian, Chris Howard, Y Combinator, and additional supporters from the startup and AI ecosystem.

Adclear Raises £2.1 Million To Accelerate AI Compliance For Financial Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Adclear has raised £2.1 million in new seed funding to accelerate the expansion of its AI-powered financial-marketing compliance platform, marking a significant milestone for the London-based regtech startup. The round was led by Outward VC, with participation from AFG Partners, Tenity, and angel investors, including Dan Cobley, former Managing Director of Google UK and founder of ClearScore, as well as Keith Grose, Managing Director at Coinbase UK, through the a16z Scout Fund and the Ventures Together community.

Sensetics: $1.75 Million In Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Advance Digital Touch Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Sensetics, a Princeton-based haptics and touch data startup that develops technology to bring realistic tactile experiences into the digital realm, has raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate product development across its integrated hardware and software platform. The round, completed mainly in the Spring, was co-led by MetaVC Partners and Fitz Gate Ventures, with additional participation from Blue Sky Capital and AIC Ventures.

Milestone: $10 Million Closed To Build A Measurable AI Culture Inside Global Engineering Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Milestone announced a $10 million seed round as enterprises race to quantify the impact of AI on software development. The Tel Aviv-based startup, which provides an enterprise platform that measures the adoption and effectiveness of AI coding tools, secured the funding from Heavybit and Hanaco Ventures, with additional participation from Atlassian Ventures and angel investors including John Donovan, Tom Preston Warner, Paul Daugherty, and Amit Agrawal.