Innovation

Humanix: $18 Million Raised To Transform Cybersecurity By Defending The Human Layer From Social Engineering Attacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Humanix announced that it has raised $18 million in combined Seed and Series A funding to combat social engineering attacks in real time, protecting enterprises and their employees from one of the fastest-growing threats in cybersecurity. Acrew Capital led the company’s latest round, while BoldStart Ventures led the Seed round. Humanix’s platform is already being used by leaders in finance, hospitality, and other industries that face growing risks from hackers exploiting people rather than code.

Sweet Security: $75 Million Secured To Power Next-Generation AI And Cloud Runtime Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Sweet Security has raised $75 million in Series B funding led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Munich Re Ventures, Glilot Capital Partners, and Key1 Capital. The new investment brings the company’s total funding to $120 million. It will accelerate global expansion, product innovation, and customer adoption for its unified Runtime CNAPP platform across cloud and AI environments.

Aclarion: Interview With CEO Brent Ness About The Digital Health Company Addressing A Worldwide Epidemic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Aclarion develops an MRI-based and cloud-enabled software platform to help identify the source of chronic low back pain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aclarion CEO Brent Ness to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Franklin Templeton Expands Benji Technology Platform To Canton Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

The Canton Network announced that Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform has expanded onto the Canton Blockchain, providing institutional clients with direct access to tokenized investment products. The collaboration strengthens Canton’s position as a leading blockchain network for regulated digital financial markets while enhancing liquidity and interoperability across institutions.

Theo Ai Expands Predictive Legal Platform With New Funding And General Counsel Advisory Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Theo Ai, an AI-driven prediction platform for Am Law 200 firms and General Counsels, announced the formation of its General Counsel Advisory Board alongside a new funding round led by Run Ventures, bringing its total funding to date to over $10 million.

Viola Credit Launches €300 Million Growth Lending Fund To Fuel European Tech Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Viola Credit, a global alternative credit asset manager with $4 billion in assets under management, has launched a new €300 million Growth Lending Fund dedicated to supporting technology companies across Europe. The fund has completed its first close with commitments from new and existing limited partners, led by the British Business Bank and the European Investment Fund (EIF).

Georgia Tech Unveils Velocity Startups To Fast-Track Founders In Atlanta’s Tech Square

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Georgia Tech has announced the launch of Velocity Startups, a new early-stage accelerator designed to strengthen Atlanta’s growing innovation ecosystem and bridge the gap between research commercialization and scalable ventures. The program reinforces Georgia Tech’s leadership as a national hub for startup development, research translation, and entrepreneurship.

CoreTrust: Interview With CEO James Hallock About The Group Purchasing Organization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

CoreTrust is a group purchasing organization (GPO) and cooperative that helps businesses reduce their indirect procurement costs (i.e., non-production supplies & services) by leveraging collective buying power. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CoreTrust CEO James Hallock to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Frugal: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance Application Cost Engineering For Cloud And AI Efficiency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Frugal AI, a pioneering company in application cost optimization, announced the closing of a $5 million seed funding round to advance its Application Cost Engineering (ACE) platform, designed to curb the growing costs of AI and cloud services directly at the source code level. Whitecap Venture Partners led the round with participation from Mistral Venture Partners, as well as the founders of Snyk and CloudCheckr. The company was founded by serial entrepreneurs Mike Weider, Craig Conboy, and Rob Calendino.

Meperia: Strategic Investment Secured From Diversis Capital To Advance Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Meperia, a leading provider of healthcare procurement intelligence and strategic sourcing solutions, announced that it has received a strategic growth investment from Diversis Capital, a technology-focused private equity firm with $3 billion in assets under management.

BizCap: $15 Million Growth Financing Secured For Gehr Industries To Support Expansion Across North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

BizCap, a national commercial finance and advisory firm, announced it has successfully structured and secured a $15 million asset-based revolving credit facility for Gehr Industries, a privately held multi-division industrial distributor and custom fabricator with more than 60 years of experience serving contractor, distributor, retail, and infrastructure markets across North America.

Norlee Group Expands Florida Operations With Acquisition Of Inter-Bay Electric Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Heartwood Partners announced that its portfolio company, Norlee Group, has completed the acquisition of Inter-Bay Electric Company (IBE), a leading electrical construction firm based in Tampa, Florida. The transaction, which closed on November 5, 2025, enhances Norlee Group’s footprint in the Southeast and aligns with its strategy to broaden its electrical and mechanical service offerings across the region.

Einride To Go Public Via $1.8 Billion Business Combination With Legato Merger Corp. III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Einride AB, a Sweden-based digital, electric, and autonomous freight technology company, announced it will go public through a definitive business combination agreement with Legato Merger Corp. III, a special purpose acquisition company listed on the NYSE under the ticker LEGT. The transaction values Einride at a pre-money equity valuation of $1.8 billion. It is expected to make the company one of the leading autonomous and electric freight technology platforms in the public market.

Clarios Expands Low-Voltage Energy Storage Portfolio With Acquisition Of Maxwell Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Clarios, a global leader in low-voltage energy storage solutions, announced its acquisition of Maxwell Technologies, a U.S.-based manufacturer of supercapacitor cells and modules used in mobility, grid, and onsite power applications, including data centers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Quality Means Business: $2 Million Seed Round Raised To Launch QualiVerse Regulatory Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Quality Means Business (QMB), an emerging leader in AI-driven MedTech SaaS, has announced the raising of $2 million in seed funding to launch QualiVerse, a Regulatory Intelligence Engine that helps medical device innovators achieve compliance, accelerate product development, and scale safely to market. The funding round was led by The Boston Foundation’s Business Equity Investment Fund and CEI Ventures, both of which are focused on advancing technology that drives social and economic impact.

Reseda Group Acquires Tandem Finance App To Expand Family Banking Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Reseda Group, a wholly owned credit union service organization of MSU Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU), announced the acquisition of Tandem, an Ann Arbor-based fintech app designed to help couples manage shared finances. The acquisition represents a significant step in Reseda Group’s mission to build a comprehensive family banking ecosystem that evolves with members throughout each stage of their financial life.

Richmond Mutual And The Farmers Bancorp Merge To Form A $2.6 Billion Community Banking Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Richmond Mutual, the holding company of First Bank Richmond, and The Farmers Bancorp (OTCPK: FABP), the holding company of The Farmers Bank, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement valued at approximately $82 million. Under the agreement, Farmers Bancorp will merge with and into Richmond Mutual in an all-stock transaction valued at $44.71 per share of Farmers Bancorp common stock, based on Richmond Mutual’s closing share price of $13.15 on November 10, 2025.

Luma Health Buys Tonic Health To Streamline Patient Care For Over 1,000 Health Systems And 100 Million Patients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Luma Health has announced the acquisition of Tonic Health from R1, marking a significant expansion in its mission to simplify and automate patient care. Tonic Health is a leading provider of dynamic intake, electronic consent, and patient-reported outcome solutions. The move strengthens Luma’s capabilities in patient intake and follow-up, while reinforcing its commitment to health systems that use Oracle Health EHRs.

QorusDocs: Interview With CEO Ray Meiring About The Automated Proposal And RFP Response Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

QorusDocs provides AI-powered proposal and RFP response software to help organizations create faster, more consistent revenue documents. Pulse 2.0 interviewed QorusDocs CEO Ray Meiring to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

SPIE Acquires Majority Stake in PIK AG to Strengthen Audiovisual Systems Expertise Across Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services across energy infrastructure and communications, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire 89% of PIK AG, a Berlin-based company specializing in audiovisual integration and maintenance.

DataCamp Buys Optima To Build The AI Learning Engine Of The Future

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

DataCamp, the leading online learning platform for data and AI skills, has announced the acquisition of Optima, a Dubai-based AI-native learning platform designed to personalize data and AI education. The deal marks a significant step in DataCamp’s strategy to expand its AI-driven learning capabilities while accelerating its path toward crossing $100 million in annualized recurring revenue (ARR) by 2026.

Leukogene Therapeutics Secures Strategic Funding From South Carolina Research Authority To Advance Cancer Immunotherapy Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Leukogene Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation therapies for hematologic and other immunologically “cold” malignancies, announced that it has received strategic funding from the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and its investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc. The investment will be used to advance the company’s immunotherapy programs toward clinical development and to strengthen its position as a leader in cancer therapeutics.

Indivi: CHF15 Million Secured To Advance Biomarker Discovery In Alzheimer’s Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Indivi, a Basel-based Tech Bio company specializing in precision medicine for neuroscience, announced the successful closing of a CHF 15 million investment round led by Ava Investors. The new funding will accelerate the validation and deployment of Indivi’s precision medicine tools in early-phase neuroscience drug development, with a specific focus on Alzheimer’s disease.

Meditology Services Acquires CORL To Enhance Healthcare Third-Party Risk Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Meditology Services, a leading provider of cybersecurity and compliance consulting for the healthcare industry, announced the acquisition of CORL Technologies, a recognized leader in third-party risk management (TPRM) services. The transaction enhances Meditology’s cybersecurity and compliance portfolio with CORL’s data-driven insights, proven TPRM programs, and managed services.

ABN AMRO To Acquire NIBC Bank From Blackstone In €960 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. announced that it has reached an agreement with Blackstone to acquire NIBC Bank, marking a significant step in strengthening ABN AMRO’s retail and commercial banking presence in the Netherlands.

Attentive.ai: $30.5 Million Series B Raised To Advance AI Innovation In Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

Attentive.ai, the San Francisco-based company behind Beam AI, has raised $30.5 million in Series B funding to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities and transform preconstruction workflows across the construction industry. The round was led by global software investor Insight Partners, with additional participation from Vertex Ventures, Tenacity Ventures, and InfoEdge Venture Fund. This new investment brings the company’s total funding to $48 million.

Beside: $32 Million Raised For Bringing AI To The Real Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 12, 2025

AI startup Beside has emerged from stealth with a $32 million Series A round, aiming to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and the real-world professionals who power small and mid-sized businesses. The funding round, led by investors who describe themselves as “on the forefront of AI applications,” marks a significant step toward expanding AI utility beyond enterprise environments and knowledge workers.

Partner Robotics: Series A Raised To Accelerate Deployment Of Construction Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

Partner Robotics announced that it has raised an eight-figure RMB Series A funding round led by China Growth Capital, with participation from existing investors Cowin Capital and Redpoint China Ventures. Index Capital served as the financial advisor. Including its angel round, which was completed at the end of 2024, the company has now raised approximately RMB 100 million ($14 million) to date.

Goldman Sachs Forms Strategic Partnership With Excel Sports Management To Drive Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

Excel Sports Management announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to form a new strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the agency’s global growth and client value creation.

Tenzai: $75 Million Seed Round Raised To Launch Autonomous AI Penetration Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2025

Tenzai, an AI-native cybersecurity company built to identify autonomously and remediate vulnerabilities in enterprise software, has launched out of stealth with a $75 million seed round. This marks one of the largest known seed rounds in the cybersecurity sector. The funding was led by Greylock Partners, Battery Ventures, and Lux Capital, with participation from Swish Ventures and several angel investors.