Innovation

Pentera: $60 Million (Series D) Secured For Leading Security Validation Market Consolidation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Pentera, a leader in automated security validation, today announced a $60 million Series D funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Farallon Capital Management, bringing the company's total funding to $250 million.

Euna Solutions Buying AmpliFund To Expand Grant Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Euna Solutions, a provider of SaaS solutions for the public sector, announced the acquisition of AmpliFund, a leading grant management platform provider. And this strategic move enhances Euna Solutions’ existing grant management product suite, further solidifying its commitment to delivering innovative and comprehensive tools for government agencies, nonprofits, and other public sector organizations.

Scopely Buying Niantic’s Games Business In $3.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Scopely, which is the #1 mobile games company in the U.S., announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Niantic’s games business. This deal, valued at $3.5 billion, will bring Niantic’s entire team of exceptional gamemakers and category-leading games Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now to Scopely’s portfolio, among other apps and live experiences. At Scopely, the Niantic game teams will continue pursuing their ambitious roadmaps, led by their long-time game studio leaders Kei Kawai and Ed Wu.

Quorum Software Buying zdSCADA To Enhance Upstream On Demand Suite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Quorum Software, a leading worldwide energy software provider, announced that it has acquired zdSCADA, a leader in cloud-based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology. This deal enhances Quorum’s comprehensive Upstream On Demand suite, integrating SCADA to provide real-time well data for production management.

Redbrick Buying Newsletter Advertising Platform Paved

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Redbrick, a company that builds, acquires, and supports innovative businesses, announced its acquisition of Paved, a newsletter advertising platform connecting publishers and advertisers. And Paved’s premium marketplace connects top advertisers like Uber, DoorDash, and Salesforce with 253 million newsletter subscribers across 3,000+ publishers including NYT, NBC, and Bloomberg.

Accenture To Buy Construction Consultancy Company Soben

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Accenture announced it has agreed to acquire Soben, a global provider of construction consultancy services, headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. And Soben's expertise in data center development and the pharmaceutical and energy industries will boost Accenture’s capital projects capabilities in advisory as well as project, cost, and commercial management for clients.

Vanderbilt University: $25 Million Gift Received For New College Of Connected Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Anyware Robotics: $12 Million (Seed) Raised For Multi-Purpose Mobile Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Anyware Robotics, a leader in multi-purpose mobile robotics equipped with embodied intelligence, announced it has secured $12 million in seed funding. The funding round is led by GFT Ventures, with participation from Foothill Ventures, Black Forest Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and other investors.

Bria: $40 Million (Series B) Secured For Enterprise Visual GenAI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Bria, a visual gen AI enterprise platform built on 100% licensed data, announced today that it has closed $40 million in Series B funding, bringing the total capital raised to $65 million. The funding round - led by Red Dot Capital, with participation from Maor Investment, Entrée Capital, GFT Ventures, Intel Capital, and In-Venture - will be used to scale the company's visual generative AI platform, enabling enterprises to utilize the innovative technology risk-free to develop on-brand content.

Trust & Will: Over $25 Million (Series C) Raised For Expanding Estate Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Trust & Will, the nation's leading digital estate planning platform, announced the closing of its $25+ million Series C funding round. Moderne Ventures led the round, with FT Partners serving as Trust & Will’s financial and strategic advisor. Additional participation came from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, UBS, Erie Strategic Ventures, and other strategic investors.

PvX Partners: $3.8 Million (Seed) Closed To Help Consumer Apps Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

PvX Partners, a financing platform designed for scaling consumer apps, today announced $3.8 million in seed funding co-led by Play Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from angel investors such as Michail Katkoff (Founder, Deconstructor of Fun) and Matej Lancaric (Founder, two & a half gamers). PvX Partners will use the funding to expand operations across their platform, starting with PvX Capital.

Blackwall: €45 Million (Series B) Raised For AI-Enabled Security And Web Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Blackwall (formerly Botguard), a global AI-enabled security and web infrastructure company founded in 2019 by Nikita Rozenberg (CEO) and Denis Prochko (CTO), announced that it has raised a €45 million Series B round led by Dawn Capital with participation from existing investors MMC.

Capture6: $27.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Scaling Production Of Fresh Water

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Capture6, a company that converts waste brine into fresh water and carbon removal solutions, announced $27.5 million in Series A and project funding. Capture6 was advised by financial advisor Rothschild for the capital raise and the round was led by private equity firm Tetrad Corporation, with participation by Hyundai Motor Group's ZER01NE Ventures, Energy Capital Ventures, Elemental Impact, Bridge Investment, Sopoong Ventures, Third Derivative, Stan and Jane Rodbell, and the Jacob S Shapiro Foundation.

Harmony Intelligence: $3 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Cyber Defenses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Harmony Intelligence announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its defensive AI technology. And the funding was led by Airtree with participation from more than 30 strategic investors, including First Row Partners, Maxwell Capital, and Eric Ries (author of The Lean Startup).

Sola Security: $30 Million (Seed) Raised For Democratizing Cybersecurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Sola Security, a self-serve platform built to democratize cybersecurity, announced its launch from stealth with a $30 million seed round led by S Capital and veteran venture capitalist Mike Moritz. And investors also include S32, Glilot Capital Partners, and several angel investors.

Neuromod: €10 Million Closed For Tinnitus Treatment Device Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Neuromod Devices, an Irish medical device company specializing in tinnitus, announced it has closed a €10 million equity financing round to expand the availability of its tinnitus treatment device, Lenire. The equity funding is an expansion of its Series B fundraising. The funding was oversubscribed and led by existing investors Fountain Healthcare Partners and Panakès Partners, who support Neuromod's mission to advance tinnitus care for patients globally.

LiquidTrust: $4 Million (Seed) Secured For Building Scalable Payment Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

LiquidTrust, a fintech company pioneering secure payment solutions purpose-built for small and medium-sized businesses, announced the completion of a $4 million seed funding round, led by Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund, Resolute Ventures, and Motivate Ventures, after participation in WMNfintech by BMO and 1871.

Uthana: $4.3 Million Raised To Transform 3D Character Animation With GenAI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Uthana, a pioneering generative AI company, announced the closing of a $4.3 million funding round led by IA Ventures. Participating companies included A16Z Speedrun, Acequia Capital, Cursor Capital, HustleFund, MetaVision, and JonesTrauber.

Teradyne To Buy Quantifi Photonics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Teradyne announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Quantifi Photonics, a leader in photonic IC testing. And the acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

BVI Medical: $1 Billion Strategic Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

BVI Medical, a leading global ophthalmic device company at the forefront of advancements in eye surgery, announced the completion of a $1 billion strategic capital raise in partnership with TPG. This investment, which fully refinances BVI’s existing debt and adds new equity from both TPG and new investors, strengthens the company’s financial position as it looks to accelerate product innovation and expand its global footprint.

DirectH2: Seed Funding Raised For Hydrogen Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

DirectH2 - a pioneering hydrogen technology company - announced it has successfully closed its seed round funding from HL Energy Ventures. This funding marks a significant milestone in the company's journey to revolutionize modular hydrogen production.

August: $10 Million (Series A) Raised For On-Chain Prime Brokerage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

August, an on-chain prime brokerage and execution platform, announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by Dragonfly Ventures with participation from SCB Limited, 6th Man Ventures (6MV), Foresight Ventures, FinTech Collective, Robot Ventures, Maven11, and others.

Noctal: $1.8 Million (Seed) Raised For Launching AI-Based Platform For Sound Effects Editing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

LA-based Noctal, an innovative audio engine designed to simplify and enhance sound design for content creators, announced a $1.8 million seed round as it preps for its 2025 product launch. Caruso Ventures led the round, joining past investors such as Media Empire Ventures - featuring Mac Boucher, Daouda Leonard and Grimes - X’s Head of Original Content Mitchell Smith, and Major League Baseball player Tony Kemp, to enhance Noctal’s vision.

pgEdge: Strategic Investment Raised From Akamai And QRT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

pgEdge, an industry leader in distributed PostgreSQL solutions, announced that it has secured strategic investments from Akamai Technologies, the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects businesses online, and leading investment management firm Qube Research & Technologies (QRT). Existing investors Rally Ventures and Sands Capital also participated in the funding.

Scope: Strategic Investment Raised From Black Bay Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Scope Computer Vision Technologies - a leading provider of AI-based inspections for the industrial landscape - announced a strategic growth investment from Black Bay Partners. This funding will enable Scope to rapidly accelerate its growth across North America, expand its AI product suite into adjacent market applications, and support the company's global expansion alongside its existing customer base.

University Of South Florida: $40 Million Gift Received To Establish Bellini College Of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity And Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

To position Tampa as a global leader in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, the University of South Florida (USF) announced a record-setting $40 million gift to establish the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing. This investment—which is the largest in USF’s nearly 70-year history—marks the first named college in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the convergence of AI and cybersecurity.

Synvect: $3 Million (Seed) Raised For Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Synvect - a biotechnology startup pioneering next-generation vector control solutions – announced it has raised a $3 million Seed Round from prominent investors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Antler, NuFund, and Redbud. This funding round will advance the development and deployment of Synvect’s CRISPR-based technology, offering a scalable, eco-friendly solution to suppress disease-carrying mosquito populations.

Synctera: $15 Million Raised For Banking-As-A-Service Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Synctera, a leader in banking-as-a-service and embedded finance, announced a $15 million round of funding, bringing the company to a total of $94 million raised to date. The funding round was co-led by Fin Capital and Diagram Ventures, with participation from other existing investors including First & Main, Evolution, and True Equity.

Entos Pharmaceuticals: $198.5 Million Partnership With The Governments Of Canada And Alberta Signed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Entos Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company committed to using its Fusogenix PLV technology to develop cures and improve the lives of patients and their families, announced a $62 million investment from the Government of Canada. This investment is in addition totilizes the previously announced $15.5 million awarded to Entos from the Government of Alberta.

Podqi: $3.2 Million (Seed) Raised For Automated IP Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2025

Podqi, an automated IP protection platform transforming how brands defend their digital rights, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Soma Capital, Afore Capital, and strategic angel investors. Podqi is prepared to address the rapidly evolving challenges of IP protection in the digital age.