Innovation

RAD Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CTO Jimmy Mesta About The Real-Time Defense Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

RAD Security is a company that offers a comprehensive AI-driven platform, empowering organizations to secure their AI workloads and cloud infrastructure with real-time, behavior-driven defense. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RAD Security co-founder and CTO Jimmy Mesta to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Brandon Capital: Fund Six Closed At Over A$439 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Brandon Capital, Australasia's leading life sciences venture capital firm, has announced the final close of its sixth fund, the Brandon BioCatalyst Fund Six (BB6), totaling A$439 million. New investors in BB6 include the Western Australia Government and Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), joining existing backers like Hesta, Host Plus, CSL, and QIC. With this close, Brandon Capital has raised over A$1 billion in total.

Carlyle Reveals New Leadership Team For 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Global investment firm Carlyle announced key senior leadership appointments, effective January 1, 2026, aimed at enhancing the firm's operational scale and investment outcomes.

High River Resources: Upsized Fund Closed At $205 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

High River Resources Management has closed High River Resources II, LP, raising approximately $205 million, exceeding its target by over 35%. The fund received strong backing from institutional investors, registered investment advisors, and family offices.

Edison Partners: Promotions In Investment And Marketing Teams Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Edison Partners, a leading growth equity firm, has announced key promotions in its investment, value creation, and marketing departments.

Tecum Capital: Fourth SBIC Fund Closed at $325 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Pittsburgh-based Tecum Capital Management has launched its fourth Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) fund, Tecum Capital Partners IV, L.P., securing $325 million in committed capital and receiving its license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

New Era Capital: Third Fund Closed At $120 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

New Era Capital Partners, an Israeli venture capital firm, has finalized its third fund, totaling $120 million. This fund will invest in early-stage Israeli startups focused on breakthrough AI-driven technologies in sectors such as cybersecurity, enterprise software, fintech, and smart mobility.

First National Financial: $2.9 Billion Acquisition By Birch Hill And Brookfield

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

First National Financial Corporation has agreed to be acquired by an acquisition vehicle controlled by Birch Hill Equity Partners and Brookfield Asset Management for approximately $2.9 billion, or $48.00 per share in cash.

Hercules Capital’s Adviser: Fourth Private Fund Closed At $1.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Hercules Adviser, the wholly-owned investment adviser of Hercules Capital, has launched its fourth institutional private credit fund, Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV LP (Fund IV). This fund is part of Hercules Adviser’s ongoing strategy, bringing its total managed capital to approximately $1.6 billion across all four funds.

Davis Wright Tremaine Adds Partner Ben Gipson in LA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) has welcomed Ben Gipson as a partner in its national employment services team in Los Angeles. He is the fifth lateral partner to join the California employment group in the past 18 months.

Heritage Group: Fourth Healthcare Fund Closed At $370 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Heritage Group, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has successfully closed its Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund IV (Fund IV), raising over $370 million in capital commitments.

GovCIO To Buy SoldierPoint Digital Health For VA Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

GovCIO, a leading provider of technology solutions to the federal government, has agreed to acquire SoldierPoint Digital Health, LLC from Iron Bow Technologies. This acquisition will expand GovCIO's work with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Xemelgo: Investment Raised From Zebra Ventures For RFID Software Tech

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Zebra Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Zebra Technologies, has invested in Xemelgo, a leader in cloud-based RFID software. Xemelgo's platform uses AI, cloud technology, and RFID to automate manufacturing, providing real-time visibility and control over operations, inventory, and assets.

Bitzero: $25 Million Secured For Advancing Sustainable Blockchain Mining

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Bitzero, a leader in sustainable blockchain and high-performance computing (HPC) data centers, has secured $25 million in funding to enhance revenue and advance its clean mining operations.

University Of Texas At El Paso: Researchers Triple Microalgae Biofuel Yields With Nanotechnology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have made a significant breakthrough in sustainable energy, demonstrating how nanotechnology can dramatically boost biofuel production from microalgae.

Cascade Space: $5.9 Million Seed Funding Raised For Space Communication Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Cascade Space, a company building an end-to-end platform for space communication system design, test, and operation, recently announced it has raised $5.9 million in seed funding. The round included participation from Nova Threshold, Undeterred Capital, Y Combinator, Night Capital, Olive Capital, Valkyrie Ventures, Karman Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Garage Capital, TRAC, Aurelia Foundry, Hawktail, MGV.VC, Pioneer Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, and others.

TRIUMPH: $3 Billion Acquisition Deal Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Triumph Group has been officially acquired by private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners in a deal valued at approximately $3 billion, making it an independent, privately held company.

Commvault Buying Satori Cyber To Support Data Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions, plans to acquire Satori Cyber, a data and AI security company. This acquisition will enhance Commvault's ability to help enterprises address the challenges of AI adoption, data growth, and regulatory compliance in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

E2B: $21 Million Series A Raised For AI Agent Cloud Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

E2B, a top provider of open-source cloud infrastructure for AI agents, has secured $21 million in Series A funding, led by Insight Partners and supported by Decibel, Sunflower Capital, Kaya, and angel investor Scott Johnston, former CEO of Docker. This funding will help expand E2B's cloud offerings and scale its global enterprise teams.

Moments Lab: Interview With Founder Philippe Petitpont About AI Video Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Moments Lab is an AI-based video analysis and search platform that helps content producers and organizations efficiently manage, discover, and repurpose their vast libraries of audiovisual media. They focus on turning what might otherwise be inaccessible or difficult-to-search archives into sources of highly monetizable content. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Moments Lab founder Philippe Petitpont to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Aprio: $300 Million Investment In Automation And TimeCredit AI Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Aprio, which is one of the largest business advisory and accounting firm in the U.S., announced a five-year, $300 million investment in AI and automation, along with acquiring TimeCredit, a 2024 AICPA and CPA.com Startup Accelerator company.

Amazon Buys Wearable AI Technology Company Bee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Amazon will expand further into the AI-based wearable technology market through the acquisition of Bee. Bee is a San Francisco-based startup known for creating an always-listening wristband device. The deal was confirmed by Amazon and announced by Bee co-founder Maria de Lourdes Zollo on a LinkedIn post.

Douglas Elliman: In-House Mortgage Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Douglas Elliman Real Estate, a leader in luxury residential real estate, has launched Elliman Capital, an in-house mortgage platform designed to simplify home financing for clients. Developed in partnership with Associated Mortgage Bankers, this platform will initially be available in Florida and will later be expanded to other states.

Hypernatural: $9.2 Million Secured For Scaling AI Video Creator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Hypernatural, one of the fastest AI video creators, has secured $9.2 million in funding across two rounds, led by AIX Ventures and Underscore VC, with participation from Adverb, Character.vc, and 43 VC. The company's platform allows video creators to produce high-quality, bespoke videos in just minutes, currently assisting over a million users.

Buena: $58 Million Raised To Make Real Estate Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Buena, a proptech company dedicated to simplifying real estate ownership, has raised $58 million in funding, including a Series A round led by GV with investments from 20VC, Stride, and Capnamic.

Capitalize.io: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For Connecting Brokers And Lenders With Leads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Capitalize.io, an AI-based platform that transforms data into deals, has officially launched to the public and completed its seed funding round with support from investors such as Lerer Hippeau and Sway Ventures. These investors previously backed co-founder Luke Morris’s earlier venture, Crexi, demonstrating their continued confidence in his vision for the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) sector.

Swift Navigation: $50 Million Series E Raised For Advancing Precise Positioning Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Swift Navigation, a leader in centimeter-accurate positioning for vehicle autonomy, robotics, and precision logistics, has completed its $50 million Series E financing round. Led by Crosslink Capital, the round also included participation from existing investors NEA, Eclipse Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, First Round Capital, TELUS Global Ventures, and Potentum Partners, as well as new investors such as Niterra Ventures and AlTi Tiedemann Global.

RevealDx: Interview With CEO And Chair Chris Wood About The Lung Cancer Improvement Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

RevealDx is a Seattle-based software company with a vision to dramatically improve lung cancer outcomes. RevealDx achieves this by delivering the most advanced, radiomics and AI-enabled lung cancer decision-support software, driving the optimal clinical pathway for each patient. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RevealDx CEO and Chairman Chris Wood about the company’s efforts to improve lung cancer treatment.

Olto: $5.1 Million Closed For B2B Sales Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

Olto, an AI demo engineering company transforming how B2B teams demonstrate and sell software, announced it has raised $5.1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was co-led by Nexus Venture Partners and The General Partnership, with participation from several other investors.

Data Guardians Network: $5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For AI Training Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

droppGroup, a US-based company specializing in AI and blockchain solutions, has completed a $5 million pre-seed funding round for Data Guardians Network (D-GN), a platform providing accurate and ethically sourced training data. Saudi businessman Hamoud Al-Rumayyan and the crypto firm Hub Culture led this investment.