Innovation

Wi-Charge: $20 Million Raised For Expanding Wireless Power Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Wi-Charge, a leader in long-range wireless power, announced it has raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Standard Investments with participation from existing investors and new investors, including the EIC Fund.

Alpheus Medical: $52 Million Series B Raised For Glioblastoma Therapy Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Alpheus Medical - a clinical-stage oncology company pioneering sonodynamic therapy (SDT) for the treatment of solid body cancers - announced the closing of an oversubscribed $52 million Series B financing round. This funding round was co-led by HealthQuest Capital and Samsara BioCapital with participation from existing investors OrbiMed and Action Potential Venture Capital. Venture investors also committed to transforming cancer care, including BrightEdge, the impact investment and innovation arm of the American Cancer Society, the Brain Tumor Investment Fund, a subsidiary of the National Brain Tumor Society, and Sontag Innovation Fund, a subsidiary of The Sontag Foundation.

Solestial: $17 Million Series A Closed For Scaling Space Solar Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Solestial - the solar energy company for space - announced a significant milestone with the closing of its $17 million Series A funding round led by AE Ventures. This funding round also welcomed new investors Crosscut Ventures, Zeon Ventures, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's ME Innovation Fund (general partner: Global Brain Corporation), with participation from existing investors Airbus Ventures, General Purpose Venture Capital, Industrious Ventures, Stellar Ventures, and Techstars.

Row Zero: $10 Million Raised For Advancing Development Of Enterprise Spreadsheet

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Row Zero, an enterprise spreadsheet company built for big data and security, announced a seed round of $10 million, led by IA Ventures, with participation from Trilogy Equity Partners, Founder's Co-op, Ludlow Ventures, K9 Ventures, Functional Capital, and Wes Mckinney.

Sprinter Health: $55 Million Raised For Expanding Access To Preventive Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Sprinter Health announced the closing of a $55 million Series B financing round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health and other existing investors including the Regents of the University of California, Google Ventures, and Accel.

Matthews International Buying Dodge Company In $57 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Matthews Memorialization - a division of Matthews International Corporation - announced it has acquired The Dodge Company for $57 million. And Dodge is a leading supplier of embalming chemicals and supplies in North America and sells a variety of other related products to Funeral Homes.

Danone Buying Majority Stake In Kate Farms

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Danone announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy a majority stake in Kate Farms, a rapidly growing U.S. business offering a wide array of plant-based, organic nutrition products for both medical and everyday needs. Kate Farms’ highly complementary products will enhance Danone’s specialized nutrition offerings.

Ace Green Recycling: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nishchay Chadha About Innovative Battery Recycling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Ace Green Recycling is a U.S.-based green recycling technology company with global operations across North America, Europe and Asia and is one of the only battery recycling tech platforms with sustainable solutions for both Lead-acid (LAB) and Lithium-ion (LIB) batteries. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AceGreen Recycling co-founder and CEO Nishchay Chadha to learn more about the company.

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures: First $10+ Million Investment Cohort Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (previously known as The Gaming Catalyst), a 200 million $ARB initiative to accelerate gaming and entertainment on Arbitrum, announced the first cohort of investments and grants, made along with VCs including Paradigm, Framework, and BITKRAFT. This first investment tranche, representing a commitment of $10 million in capital, supports a cohort of experienced founders, innovative distribution models, and developing gaming content across genres and geographies.

Sirius: $50 Million Series B2 Raised For Advancing Novel siRNA Therapeutics For Cardiometabolic Disorders

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Sirius Therapeutics has completed nearly $50 million in Series B2 financing to advance clinical development of the company’s novel siRNA therapeutics for cardiometabolic disorders and continue innovation of its RNA delivery technologies. A renowned corporate venture capital firm led the financing round, which was joined by a new investor (BioTrack Capital) and existing investors OrbiMed, Creacion Ventures, and Hankang Capital.

Quantum Systems: €160 Million Raised For AI-Based Aerial Intelligence Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Quantum Systems—a leader in AI-based aerial intelligence systems for defense, emergency services, and industry—announced it has raised €160 million in new funding, led by Balderton Capital. Participation came from Hensoldt, Airbus Defense and Space, Bullhound Capital, LP&E AG, and existing investors, including HV Capital, Project A, Peter Thiel, DTCP, Omnes Capital, Airbus Ventures, Porsche SE, and Notion.

Recast: Interview With Founder & CEO Andy Meikle About The Universal Media Wallet Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

Recast is a company redefining how consumers access digital media through RecastPay. This universal media wallet empowers media owners to sell any digital item, including videos, podcasts, articles, AI tools, and beyond, directly to any consumer at any price, from £0.01 to £100 per transaction. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Recast founder and CEO Andy Meikle, a universal media wallet company.

ControlTheory: Interview With CEO Bob Quillin About The Observability Controllability Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2025

ControlTheory is a company that is dedicated to transforming observability through the power of controllability, cutting costs while turbocharging outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ControlTheory CEO Bob Quillin to learn more about the company.