Innovation

Maxion Therapeutics: £58 Million (Series A) Closed For Developing KnotBody Drugs For Ion Channel- And GPCR-Driven Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Maxion Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing antibody-based KnotBody drugs for ion channel- and G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-driven diseases, announced that it has raised $72 million (£58 million) in a Series A financing. The funding reaffirms the potential of Maxion’s proprietary KnotBody technology and development pipeline and its opportunity to address significant global markets.

Nous Infosystems: Strategic Investment Raised From TA Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Leading global private equity firm TA Associates announced the completion of a strategic growth investment in Nous Infosystems, a global provider of AI-powered product and data engineering solutions to help drive digital transformation for its customers.

Occuspace: $6 Million Secured For Space Utilization Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Real estate is known as the most significant and oldest asset class in the world, and one too often, which is being managed without data. And the inefficiency is notable, with an estimated 1 billion square feet of wasted space in the U.S. alone. By providing data on how property is used, Occuspace helps clients create smarter buildings that increase efficiency, reduce environmental footprints, and improve user experience.

Egle Therapeutics: €9.3 Million In State Funding Raised To Develop Therapies Targeting Regulatory T Cells

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Egle Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies targeting regulatory T cells (Tregs) for immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases, announced that it secured €9.3 million in state funding under the Innovations in Biotherapies and Bioproduction call for projects from the France 2030 plan, managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance.

Wireless Realty Advisors: WRA Fund III Closed At $120 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Wireless Realty Advisors (WRA), an owner, operator, and manager of wireless infrastructure assets, announced the closing of $120 million WRA Fund III (WRA III). This closing represents WRA’s fifth equity investment with Peppertree Capital Management and is focused on continuing to invest in acquiring wireless real estate assets throughout the U.S.

Juice Media: Interview With President Mark Zamuner About The Business Scaling Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Juice Media is a company focused on helping customer scale businesses through strategic planning & management, media activation, and measurement tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Juice Media president Mark Zamuner to learn more about the company.

Vero AI: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Eric Sydell About The Enterprise Focused Analytical Engine Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Vero AI is a company that developed a first-of-its-kind analytical engine built to help enterprises process and understand both numeric data and unstructured information such as text in a fully automated, scaled, easy manner. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vero AI co-founder and CEO Eric Sydell, PhD to learn more about the company.

Homeostasis: $1.2 Million Secured For Synthesizing Graphite From Waste Carbon Dioxide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Homeostasis, an advanced materials startup in Washington state, announced a $600,000 pre-seed fundraise, along with matching funds from the Washington Department of Commerce. The investments come from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Kayak Ventures, and angel investors.

Qolab: Investment Raised From Applied Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Qolab - a leading innovator in quantum computing hardware - announced an investment from Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials. This Series A funding marks a significant milestone in the collaboration between Qolab and Applied Materials to accelerate the development and scalable manufacturing of superconducting qubits.

Access Point Financial: $126 Million Provided To American Hotel Income Properties REIT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Access Point Financial (APF), a direct capital provider focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, announced the company has provided a total financing commitment of $126 million on a fully funded loan to American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (AHIP), a publicly traded real estate investment trust located in Vancouver, Canada. The funding will be used to refinance, renovate, and upgrade a portfolio of 12 premium-branded, select-service hotels totaling 1,233 rooms across the U.S.

PepsiCo To Buy poppi For $1.95 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

PepsiCo announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy fast-growing prebiotic soda brand poppi for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion.

Getac: Interview With North America President Mike McMahon About The Rugged Mobile Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Getac Technology Corporation is a global leader in AI-capable rugged mobile technology and intelligent video solutions, including laptops, tablets, software, body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, digital evidence management, and enterprise video analytics solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Getac North America President Mike McMahon to learn more about the company.

HITRUST: Cybersecurity Assurance Company Raises Growth Investment From Brighton Park

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Brighton Park Capital announced a growth investment in HITRUST, a leader in information security assurance for risk management and compliance.

Adara Ventures: First Close Of €100 Million AV4 Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Adara Ventures - which is a European venture capital firm specializing in early-stage deep tech investments - announced the first closing of its fourth flagship fund, AV4, targeting €100 million in capital commitments. And this new fund reinforces Adara’s commitment to delivering strong returns in strategic sectors, including cybersecurity, applied AI, digital infrastructure, hardware components, digital health, and space.

IT-Harvest: Interview With Chief Research Analyst Richard Stiennon About The Cybersecurity Research Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

IT-Harvest is a company that researches and reports on the cybersecurity industry, covering over 3,200 vendors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed IT-Harvest Chief Research Analyst Richard Stiennon to learn more about the company.

RetinaLogik: $1.1 Million Raised To Help Eye Care Professionals Perform Essential Tests

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

RetinaLogik - a Calgary-based company - announced it has successfully completed a $1.1 million funding round and has received Health Canada’s Class II medical device approval for its technology.

BetHog: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nigel Eccles About The Crypto Sportsbook Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

BetHog is a new crypto casino and sportsbook company that is brought to you by the creators of FanDuel. And BetHog provides consumers a trusted brand with an online casino and sports betting experience. This includes casino and skill games that can’t be found anywhere else, such as HODL (Crash for meme coins), Thermonuclear Boars (Mines) and Liar’s Dice. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BetHog co-founder and CEO Nigel Eccles to learn more about the company.

Latigo Biotherapeutics: $150 Million (Series B) Raised For Advancing Non-Opioid Pain Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Latigo Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing non-opioid pain treatments that target pain at its source, announced it has closed $150 million in a Series B financing. The proceeds from the financing will support the advancement of the company's highly selective Nav1.8 inhibitors currently in clinical development for the non-opioid treatment of pain and the development of Latigo's broader pipeline.

PulseJet: Interview With Founder & President John Gearty About AI-Based Immersive Music Experience Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

PulseJet is an entertainment content platform for AI-infused immersive music experiences. The company’s spatial music videos and concerts are the best in the world in terms of full immersion and maximum engagement. Pulse 2.0 interviewed PulseJet founder and president John Gearty to learn more about the company.

NashBio: Interview With Dr. Leeland Ekstrom About The Multi-Omics Data Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

NashBio is a company that makes complex healthcare data easy to use. From idea to execution, the company leverages real-world clinical, genomic, and imaging data to advance the discovery and development of new therapeutics and diagnostics. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NashBio CEO and co-founder Leeland Ekstrom, PhD, to learn more about the company.

ModeOne: Interview With Founder & CEO Matthew Rasmussen About The Remote Smartphone Data Collection Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

ModeOne is a company that offers the industry’s first automated, truly remote smartphone data collection solution for legal, compliance, or investigation purposes – with global reach and same-day delivery. The company helps clients target, collect, process, and review emerging forms of digital data and short-message chat information quickly, accurately, and with cost-certainty. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ModeOne Founder & CEO Matthew Rasmussen to learn more about the company.

Mitiska REIM: €310 Million Raised For MEREP 3 European Value-Add Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Mitiska REIM, a leading specialist investor in European convenience real estate, announced the final closing of the MEREP 3 European value-add fund at €310 million. This exceeded the initial target of €300 million and represented a 39% increase in funds raised compared to the preceding fund at the final close.

Bilt Rewards Buying Banyan For Transforming The Housing Payments Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Bilt Rewards, a leading payments and commerce platform transforming the massive housing payments market, announced the acquisition of Banyan - which is the industry-leading platform for item-level receipt data. This strategic deal (Bilt's first) significantly expands Bilt's ability to create innovative, frictionless experiences that drive neighborhood commerce and deliver unprecedented value to residents and local merchants.

Laplace: $22 Million Raised For Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Laplace Interventional, a Minnesota-based medical device company developing a transcatheter tricuspid valve technology, announced that it has completed its Series C financing led by a non-disclosed global strategic investor along with investments from Aphelion Capital, Engage Venture Partners, Unorthodox Ventures, JWC Venture and Features Capital. The company also announced the addition of Ned Scheetz, Founding Managing Partner at Aphelion Capital, to its Board of Directors.

Wonder: Food Delivery Company Acquiring Tastemade

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Wonder - the food delivery company founded by Marc Lore - announced it is buying media company Tastemade.

Aryon Security: $9 Million (Seed) Secured For Transforming Cloud Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Aryon Security announced it exited stealth with its Cloud Security Enforcement Platform, which is creating a transformative approach to enterprise cloud security that prevents cloud risks before they are deployed in production systems, which is an industry first. Created by alumni of the elite Matzov unit in the Israel Defense Forces, Aryon has raised $9 million in seed funding led by Viola Ventures and Blumberg Capital.

Cino: €3.5 Million Raised To Transform Shared Payments With Virtual Cards To Split Bills

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2025

Cino—a real-time shared payment app that finally lets people pay together in a seamless, single transaction—announced it has raised €3.5 million in seed funding led by Balderton Capital. Connect Ventures and leading angels, including Barney Hussey-Yeo (founder of Cleo), also participated. This funding will support Cino’s launch in the UK, which already has a growing waitlist, and continued growth across Europe.

Crosscut Ventures: Interview With Co-Founder & Managing Director Brian Garrett About The Early-Stage Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2025

Crosscut Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles that invests in startups that have the potential to scale, disrupt, and build large markets. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Crosscut Ventures co-founder and managing director Brian Garrett to learn more about the firm.

Gemspring Capital Buying Loss Prevention Company Appriss Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2025

Gemspring Capital Management (a middle-market private equity firm) announced that an affiliate has acquired Appriss Retail, a leading provider of AI-based analytics and loss prevention software for retailers. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lumafield: $75 Million (Series C) Raised For X-Ray CT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2025

Lumafield, a developer of industrial X-ray CT technology, announced it has closed a $75 million Series C funding round. This funding cements the company’s position as a leader in advanced manufacturing as the U.S. renews its focus on manufacturing supremacy and companies around the world reconfigure their supply chains in response to strategic threats. IVP led the round, which includes new investors G2 Venture Partners and Wellington Management along with existing investors Spark Capital, DCVC, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Matter Venture Partners.