Innovation

Push Security: $30 Million Series B Raised For Detecting Modern Identity Attacks In The Browser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Push Security, a company that detects and responds to modern identity attacks in the browser, announced a $30 million Series B funding round led by Redpoint Ventures, with Datadog Ventures and B3 Capital participation. This funding will advance Push’s growth, fueling innovation and global expansion. This funding round also included existing investors, including Decibel and GV (Google Ventures), showing confidence in Push Security’s goal to stop identity attacks like credential phishing and account takeover (ATO) using stolen credentials and tokens, which is a problem that has hit the industry hard, especially in the last year.

Cvent Buying Spatial Event Design Company Prismm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Cvent, a meetings, events, and hospitality technology company, announced that it has acquired Prismm, a leader in spatial event design technology. Over 5,500 event venues, hotels, planners and vendors depend on Prismm to connect and collaborate within virtual environments to create stunning event spaces and experiences.

uTrack Software Solutions: Acquisition By Bregal Milestone

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Last month, Bregal Milestone (a leading European software growth private equity firm) announced a strategic growth investment in Ridango AS, a Swedish global provider of mission-critical public transportation software. Now, the PE firm has also agreed to acquire uTrack Software Solutions. Launched in 2011 by Eamonn Hughes and Conor Gildea, uTrack is a Dublin-based software company providing a public transport data platform with a real-time analysis and predictive engine that feeds a suite of software services that annually support nearly 3 billion passengers, over 5 million app users, 150,000+ drivers, and 73,000+ vehicles.

Pagaya: Closing Of New $500 Million AAA-Rated Personal Loan ABS Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Pagaya Technologies, a technology company delivering AI-based product solutions for the financial ecosystem, announced the closing of a new $500 million AAA-rated personal loan ABS transaction (PAID 2025-3), with a total of about $800 million raised in the past 3 days across all ABS transactions.

Granite Bio: Immunology Company Debuts With $100 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Granite Bio, a clinical-stage immunology company, announced it has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding. This includes a $30 million Series A led by founding investors Versant Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund and a $70 million Series B led by Forbion and Sanofi Ventures.

Irrigreen: $19 Million Series A Raised For Driving Future Of Smart Lawn Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Irrigreen, a leader in robotic irrigation systems, announced it has secured nearly $19 million in Series A funding. Backed by new and existing investors including Natural Ventures, Burnt Island Ventures, Ulu Ventures, MFV Partners, Tamiami, and Sum Ventures. This funding round brings the total to nearly $34 million.

S&P Global To Buy ORBCOMM’s Automatic Identification System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

S&P Global agreed to buy ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services business. This AIS business is a leading provider of satellite data services that track and monitor vessels, enhancing maritime visibility and delivering critical insights that support business intelligence and decision-making for government and commercial clients worldwide.

Centauri Health Solutions Buying HISP And QHIN Company MedAllies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Phoenix, Arizona-based Centauri Health Solutions announced the acquisition of MedAllies, which is a New York-based Health Information Service Provider (HISP) and Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) focused on health data connectivity and clinical data exchange.

Cultivarium: $10 Million In Funding From Wellcome For Developing Advanced Tools For Fungi And Archaea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Cultivarium is a non-profit bioengineering firm that announced a three-year project to develop advanced tools for life scientists studying fungi and archaea. With $10 million in funding from global charitable foundation Wellcome, Cultivarium looks to create a thriving ecosystem of biologists equipped with cutting-edge technologies to study and engineer these enigmatic organisms for human health, sustainability, and biotechnology applications.

Sentigen: Funding Raised From M31 Ventures To Build OS For Autonomous Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Sentigen, a company that is building the operating system for the autonomous economy by turning raw ideas into a functioning startup from development to deployment after just one conversation with your personal AI cofounder. And Sentigen builds and harnesses blockchain technology to unlock immediate value creation and revenue streams for solo founders.

ALT Sports Data: $5 Million Seed Round Closed To Redefine How Fans Engage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

ALT Sports Data, a leader in engagement solutions and official data for emerging sports, announced the closing of a $5 million seed round. The funding round was significantly oversubscribed due to overwhelming investor interest. This funding round was co-led by Relay Ventures and Eberg Capital, with participation from Motley Fool Ventures, Scrum Ventures, and a consortium of strategic investors. ALT Sports Data also welcomed new strategic investors in this round, including Scrum Ventures and Motley Fool Ventures.