Innovation

S&P Global To Buy With Intelligence For $1.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

S&P Global announced it has agreed to acquire With Intelligence from a group led by Motive Partners for $1.8 billion in cash. The acquisition significantly enhances S&P Global’s capabilities across private markets data, analytics, and workflow solutions, positioning the company as one of the most comprehensive providers of private markets intelligence globally.

Pimly: $2.25 Million Raised For Advancing Product Clouds On Salesforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Pimly, a Chicago-based technology company building the first Product Cloud natively integrated into Salesforce, has secured $2.25 million in strategic funding led by High Alpha. The funding will accelerate Pimly’s mission to redefine how enterprises manage and activate product experiences across Commerce, Sales, and Service in Salesforce’s growing ecosystem.

Pelage Pharmaceuticals: $120 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Regenerative Medicine Hair Loss Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a Los Angeles–based biotechnology company developing regenerative treatments for hair loss, announced the close of a $120 million Series B financing round co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and GV (Google Ventures). The funding round included participation from existing investors such as Main Street Advisors, Visionary Ventures, and YK Bioventures.

Eagle Point: $15.3 Million Raised With IMDC For U.S. Government Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Eagle Point Credit Management, a Greenwich, Connecticut–based private credit investment manager, has closed a $15.3 million senior secured credit financing agreement with Integrated Modular Data Center (IMDC), a leading manufacturer of factory-built, large-scale modular data centers.

Vertical Semiconductor: MIT Spin-Off Closes $11 Million In Seed Funding For Advancing Next-Gen AI Chips And Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Vertical Semiconductor, a deep-tech startup spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has raised $11 million in seed funding to commercialize its breakthrough vertical gallium nitride (GaN) transistor technology. The funding round was led by Playground Global, with participation from JIMCO Technology Ventures, milemark•capital, and Shin-Etsu Chemical.

Aragorn AI Raises $4.3 Million to Build the People Ops Operating System for the AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Aragorn AI, a Dallas-based startup developing an integrated operating system for human resources, has raised $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Dallas Venture Capital.

EC-Council: Interview With President Jay Bavisi About The Cybersecurity Certification Organization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

The EC-Council (International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) is a global organization that provides information security and cybersecurity training, certification, and services, most notably creating the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification program. Pulse 2.0 interviewed EC-Council President Jay Bavisi to gain a deeper understanding of the organization.

Starship Technologies: $50 Million Series C Raised To Expand Autonomous Delivery Fleet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Starship Technologies, a leading autonomous delivery company, announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Plural. Investors in the round include Plural, Karma.vc, Latitude, Coefficient Capital, SmartCap (funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative), and Skaala.