Innovation

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.

Confidein: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised As It Prepares Nationwide Distribution Of AI-Powered Prayer Rings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Confidein, a Los Angeles-based faith and technology company, has raised $6 million in seed funding as it prepares to launch one of the largest faith-driven technology giveaways in the United States. Supported by a group of prominent Christian leaders and venture capital firms, the company will begin distributing 77,700 of its AI-powered Prayer Rings at no cost to churches, pastors, independent faith leaders, and individual believers nationwide starting November 15, 2025. The initiative reflects the company’s founding mission to use technology to strengthen spiritual connection and support Christian communities.

Spryker: Interview With Co-Founder & Co-CEO Alex Graf About The Flexible E-Commerce Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Spryker Systems is a company that provides a flexible e-commerce platform that supports B2B and marketplaces (i.e., many business models) in one system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Spryker co-founder and co-CEO Alex Graf to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Anzen: $16 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI Platform For Commercial Insurance Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Anzen has secured a $16 million Series A round that will accelerate its efforts to modernize the distribution of commercial insurance across the United States. The funding was led by Madrona with participation from Sandbox Industries, SNR, Andreessen Horowitz, and several additional investors, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $26 million. The new investment reflects growing confidence in Anzen’s AI-powered approach to solving long-standing workflow inefficiencies in the insurance market.

Doqfy: Interview With Founder & CEO Aditya Pandranki About The Legal Document Workflow Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Doqfy is a company that aims to digitize and automate contract and legal document workflows for businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Doqfy founder and CEO Aditya Pandranki to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

UCeed Marks Five Years With $30 Million Under Management And Celebrates First Portfolio Exit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

UCeed has reached a significant milestone, celebrating five years of operations and announcing that it now manages $30 million across seven funds, with its first portfolio exit complete. The achievement reflects how rapidly UCalgary’s investment platform has grown since its launch, evolving from an idea designed to bring research from the lab to the marketplace into Canada’s largest university-based investment fund of its kind.

Mulilo Raises $75 Million From Norfund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Norfund have entered a new partnership following Norfund’s $75 million investment in Mulilo Energy Holdings, one of South Africa’s leading renewable energy developers and Independent Power Producers. The investment provides positions Norfund as a minority shareholder, marking a pivotal moment for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and its New Markets Fund I, which remains a key investor in the company.

Dynamo Software: Interview With Managing Director Nield Montgomery About The Investment Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Dynamo Software is a comprehensive investment management platform specifically designed for the alternative investment ecosystem. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dynamo Software Managing Director Nield Montgomery to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Appian Introduces New AI Capabilities To Accelerate Application Modernization And Automate Complex Enterprise Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Appian announced significant new AI enhancements designed to make artificial intelligence a core driver of enterprise process automation rather than a simple assistant. The release introduces advanced agents that can reason, act on enterprise data, respond to unexpected conditions, and execute complex tasks at scale. These updates reflect Appian’s continued strategy of embedding AI deeply within end-to-end workflows, enabling organizations to modernize operations and realize measurable value from automation initiatives.

BNY Launches New Stablecoin Reserves Fund To Support Institutional Digital Asset Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

BNY announced the launch of the BNY Dreyfus Stablecoin Reserves Fund, a new government money market fund designed to support the rapidly expanding U.S. stablecoin ecosystem as regulatory clarity and institutional adoption accelerate. The introduction of the fund marks a major expansion of BNY’s leadership in digital assets. It provides a new regulated vehicle for stablecoin issuers operating under the recently enacted GENIUS Act.

Bitfarms Advances $128 Million Washington Conversion To HPC And AI Infrastructure With 2026 Completion Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Bitfarms announced a major strategic shift as it begins converting its 18 MW Bitcoin mining facility in Washington State into a high-performance computing and artificial intelligence center, supported by a fully funded $128 million agreement with a large publicly traded American multinational provider of critical data center infrastructure. The company announced the news from Toronto and New York as it continues to reposition its portfolio toward next-generation computing.

Aligned Climate Capital: Interview With CEO Peter Davidson About The Clean Energy Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Aligned Climate Capital (ACC) is a U.S.-based asset management firm focused exclusively on investments that support the clean energy transition and decarbonization of the global economy and its infrastructure. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aligned Climate Capital CEO Peter Davidson to gain a deeper understanding of the firm.

Public Acquires Alto’s CryptoIRA Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Public has agreed to acquire the CryptoIRA business from Alto, marking a significant expansion of its digital asset capabilities as crypto demand continues to rise among long-term investors. The move positions Public to offer cryptocurrency trading within IRAs starting in early 2026, adding tax-advantaged crypto investing to its growing suite of products.

Gryphon Investors To Sell 3Cloud To Cognizant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Gryphon Investors announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell 3Cloud, its rapidly expanding Microsoft Azure services portfolio company, to Cognizant Technology Solutions. The deal marks one of the most significant Azure-focused services acquisitions of the year and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. Terms were not disclosed.

OneDigital Expands National PEO Footprint With Acquisition Of T&T Staff Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

OneDigital has strengthened its national Professional Employer Organization capabilities with the acquisition of T&T Staff Management, a long-established El Paso-based PEO that has supported employers across West Texas for more than thirty years. The transaction accelerates OneDigital’s growing presence in the PEO sector and advances its aim to provide integrated employer solutions for businesses nationwide.

Mitra9: Interview With CEO Dallas Vasquez About The Mitragynine-Based Beverage Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Mitra9 produces kava and mitragynine-based functional beverages as an alternative to alcohol. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mitra9 CEO Dallas Vasquez to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

REBEL: $25 Million Series B Raised To Accelerate Retail Returns Recommerce Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

REBEL has secured a $25 million Series B funding round led by MarcyPen Capital Partners, marking a major milestone in the company’s effort to reshape the one trillion dollar returns market. The round was oversubscribed and closed less than one year after REBEL's Series A, reflecting strong investor confidence and reinforcing the company’s position as a market leader in returns recommerce technology. Maveron Ventures, the prior Series A lead investor, also participated.

WisdomAI: $50 Million Closed To Advance Autonomous AI Analytics For The Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

WisdomAI announced that it has raised $50 million in Series A financing led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from new investor NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, as well as returning investors Coatue, Latitude Capital, Madrona, GTM Capital, Menlo Ventures, and U First Capital. The round brings the company’s total funding to $73 million, occurring less than a year after the company’s launch.

Mission: Interview With CTO Jonathan LaCour About The AWS Premier Consulting Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Mission is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner and Managed Cloud Service Provider with deep expertise in launching and leveraging the power of the cloud. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mission CTO Jonathan LaCour to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Essity Completes Strategic Acquisition Of Edgewell’s Feminine Care Business For $340 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

Essity announced a significant expansion of its personal care portfolio with an agreement to acquire Edgewell Personal Care’s feminine care business in North America, including the Carefree, Stayfree, and o.b. brands, as well as global feminine care rights to Playtex.

Brytebridge Expands Nonprofit Services Platform With Acquisition Of Foundation Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2025

BryteBridge Group has completed a significant expansion of its nonprofit services platform by acquiring Foundation Group, a long-established provider of nonprofit compliance and accounting services based in Nashville. The acquisition strengthens BryteBridge’s position in serving small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations across the United States as demand for expert formation, compliance, and accounting support continues to accelerate.