Innovation

Mews: $75 Million Raised For Hospitality Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Mews, a leading hospitality technology platform, announced it has raised $75 million. Tiger Global led the round, alongside existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

AIceberg: $10 Million (Seed) Closed For AI Trust Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

AIceberg, a leading innovator of AI Trust; safety, security, and compliance technology, announced $10 million in Seed funding and the launch of their AI trust platform that provides enterprise-grade security with real-time, automated validation of all AI application traffic, from speech and text to images and source code. The funding - which was led by SYN Ventures and Sprout & Oak - further establishes the company's leadership position in pioneering AI transparency and compliance for enterprise and public entities.

Zocks: $13.8 Million (Series A) Raised For AI-Based Client Intelligence For Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Zocks, a privacy-first AI platform for financial advisors that analyzes conversations with clients to capture key information and integrates with key business and records systems to accelerate workflows, announced it has raised a $13.8 million Series A round led by Motive Ventures with participation from existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. And additional investors in the round include Expanse Venture Partners, Entrée Capital, and 14Peaks. The funding will accelerate Zocks' mission to empower advisory firms with data-driven insights while maintaining the personal touch essential to client relationships.

Ria Health: Growth Capital Raised To Advance Access To AUD Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Ria Health - a leading telehealth provider of evidence-based alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment - announced the closing of a Series B growth equity round led by Peloton Equity, with participation from existing investors including SV Health Investors, BPEA Private Equity, and SOSV.

Spiritus: $30 Million (Series A) Secured To Transform Direct Air Capture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Spiritus, a climate-tech disruptor redefining direct air capture (DAC), announced a $30 million Series A funding round, led by Aramco Ventures and joined by Khosla Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, and TDK Ventures. This funding round will turbocharge Spiritus’ goal of eliminating carbon emissions from the built and energy economies — without stalling the expansion necessary for America’s growth.

Turing: $111 Million (Series E) Raised At $2.2 Billion Valuation For AGI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Turing, which is one of the world’s fastest-growing AGI infrastructure companies, announced that it has secured $111 million in committed capital for its Series E financing at a valuation of $2.2 billion. And Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, led the round with participation from WestBridge Capital, Sozo Ventures, UpHonest Capital, AltaIR Capital, Amino Capital, Plug and Play, MVP Ventures, Fortius Ventures, Gaingels, and Mastodon Capital Management.

Duetti: Music Catalog Services Company Raises $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Duetti, a leading music financing and catalog services company, announced it is expanding its offerings to support royalty, publishing catalog deals, and masters deals. Along with purchasing royalty and publishing rights, this expansion provides catalog management and marketing opportunities for a broader set of recording artists, songwriters, producers, and other collaborators, allowing them to unlock financial value from their work through simple, transparent cash deals - ultimately making it easier for independent creators to earn money.

HeyMilo: $2.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Candidate Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

HeyMilo, an AI-based candidate screening platform, announced $2.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Canaan Partners and underscores the growing demand for innovative technologies that streamline recruitment and unlock efficiencies in talent acquisition. Additional participation was from Alumni Ventures and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator.

Viam: $30 Million (Series C) Raised For Advancing Power Of Data And AI In The Physical World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Viam, the engineering platform for data, AI, and automation, announced $30 million in Series C funding. It was led by existing investor Union Square Ventures and participated in by Battery Ventures, Neurone, and other existing investors. Viam has raised a total of $117 million to date.

Flosonics Medical: C$7.5 Million Raised For Scaling Transformative Wearable Ultrasound Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Canadian medical device innovator Flosonics Medical announced it has secured C$7.5 million in venture debt financing from RBCx. The financing and specialized support will advance Flosonics Medical’s mission to improve patient outcomes through noninvasive and data-driven solutions that empower clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions at the bedside.

Cloudsmith: $23 Million (Series B) Closed For Transforming Supply Chain Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Cloudsmith, a cloud-native artifact management platform redefining software supply chain security, announced it has raised a $23 million Series B funding round led by TCV, with participation from Insight Partners and existing investors. Existing investors MMC, Frontline, Techstart, Sorenson, Tapestry, and Shasta continued their support, while increasing their investments in Cloudsmith as part of this funding round.

Daupler: $15 Million (Series B) Closed For Utility Response Management Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Daupler, a leading response management solution for utilities and municipalities, announced that it has closed a $15 million Series B round. And Aqualateral, a New York City-based multi-asset investment vehicle focused on water, led the round with participation from existing investors Burnt Island Ventures and KCRise Fund, and others.

GovEagle: $2.5 Million Raised For AI-Based Proposal Platform For Government Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

GovEagle, an AI-based proposal platform for government contractors, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding from Strategic Cyber Ventures, Y Combinator, and a group of angel investors. This funding round will support the expansion of GovEagle's engineering team, further enhancing the platform's ability to streamline and automate the complex government bidding and proposal drafting process.

PetScreening: $80 Million (Series B) Raised For Pet Policy Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

PetScreening, a company that offers the rental housing industry's first and leading pet policy management software at no cost to property owners and managers, announced it has received $80 million in Series B funding. This funding round was led by leading technology-focused investment firms Volition Capital and Guidepost Growth Equity.

Microblink: Interview With President & COO Hartley Thompson About The Computer Vision Software Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Microblink is a global leader in AI-based computer vision software. And with a bold vision to bring the benefits of AI to every person on earth, we partner with organizations that believe speed, ease of use, and customer experience are the primary drivers of value. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Microblink president and COO Hartley Thompson III to learn more about the company.

Blaze: Interview With CEO Adam Nathan About The Top AI Marketing Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Blaze is an AI tool that helps teams of one create better content in half the time, all in their brand voice. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blaze CEO Adam Nathan to learn more about the company.

Bambi Health: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nirav Chheda About The NEMT Dispatch And Scheduling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Bambi Health is an AI-based NEMT dispatch, routing, and scheduling software that gives non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) owners, dispatchers, and drivers superpowers to dynamically assign, optimize, and manage their daily trips and workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bambi co-founder and CEO Nirav Chheda to learn more about the company.

Taliware: Interview With CEO Tarik Tali About One-Touch Authentication, Converting Images Into Copyright Protected Digital Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Taliware, developer of innovative heart rhythm authentication and location tracking software, released its patented Cordoba L2 blockchain API, designed for embedded systems in digital cameras and smartphones. The Cordoba L2 instantly converts digital images into copyright-protected blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs), thus expanding the frontiers in digital content provenance with blockchain proof of ownership. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Taliware CEO Tarik Tali to learn more about the company.

Ramco: Interview With VP & Head of Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Sam Jacob

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Ramco Aviation Software is a company that continues to innovate with ‘Anywhere Apps,’ significantly reducing transaction time both during aircraft-on-ground conditions and critical aircraft turnarounds. And with 80+ Aviation leaders onboard, Ramco is the solution of choice for Heli, MRO, CAMO and Defense. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ramco Systems Corporation CEO Sam Jacob to learn more about the company.

Nutrient: Interview With CEO Jonathan Rhyne About The Digital Transformation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Nutrient is a company that delivers the building blocks to accelerate digital transformation for modern businesses. Nutrient’s SDKs, cloud-based document processing, low-code solutions for Microsoft 365, and workflow automation platform transform document ecosystems. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nutrient CEO Jonathan Rhyne to learn more about the company.

Rocket Companies Buying Digital Real Estate Brokerage Redfin In $1.75 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Rocket Companies, a Detroit-based fintech platform consisting of mortgage, real estate, and personal finance businesses, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Redfin, a leading digital real estate brokerage, in an all-stock transaction for $12.50 per Redfin share, or $1.75 billion of equity value.

Tamnoon: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Marina Segal About The Cloud Security Remediation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Tamnoon is a Managed Cloud Security Remediation service focused on mitigating cloud security risks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tamnoon co-founder and CEO Marina Segal to learn more about the company.

ForceMetrics: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Andre McGregor About The Decision-Assist Public Safety Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

ForceMetrics is the leading proactive decision-assist platform for first responders, providing real-time and actionable insights that enhance officer safety and improve community outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ForceMetrics co-founder and CEO Andre McGregor to learn more about the company.

Floodbase: $5 Million Raised For Parametric Platform For Insuring Uncovered Flood Risk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Floodbase, a parametric platform for insuring uncovered flood risk, announced a $5 million investment led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) with participation from Pulse Fund. The investment will enable Floodbase to accelerate the development of flood insurance programs, solidifying its position as the industry standard for a new category of flood insurance.

Vivici: €32.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Making Dairy Protein From Precision Fermentation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Vivici, a Dutch ingredients startup backed by nutrition, health and beauty multinational dsm-firmenich and dairy multinational Fonterra, announces that it has raised €32.5 million (about US $33.7 million) in Series A funding. APG led this funding round on behalf of ABP, one of the largest pension funds in the world, and Invest-NL. Additional participation came from InnovationQuarter, and continued support from existing shareholders dsm-firmenich and Fonterra.

Workhelix: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Maximizing Value Of AI Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

CompScience: $27.6 Million (Series B) Secured For Advancing AI-Based Insurtech For Workplace Safety

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

CompScience, a leading active commercial P&C insurance, announced the closing of its $27.6 million Series B funding round led by Sands Capital. This funding will accelerate product innovation, scale operations, and expand market reach to help more organizations prevent serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs). Other investors, including Four More Capital, Working Capital, and Valor Equity Partners, are backing CompScience's generative AI-driven approach to risk reduction, reinforcing confidence in its broad industry impact.

Rune Technologies: $6.2 Million (Seed) Secured To Modernize Military Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Rune Technologies, a defense technology company building software to enable military logistics in contested environments at the tactical and operational levels, announced $6.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Point72 Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital. Individual investments were made by several leading defense technology executives, including Anduril SVP of Software Gokul Subramanian, Vannevar Labs CEO Brett Granberg, Cape CEO John Doyle, Forterra CGO Scott Sanders, and others.

Charta Health: $8.1 Million (Seed) Secured For Automating Chart Review With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Charta Health, a provider of an AI-powered platform that optimizes medical billing and coding workflows, announced it raised $8.1 million in seed funding, led by Bain Capital Ventures. Participation came from SV Angel, South Park Commons, SpringRock Ventures, Refract Ventures, and strategic angel investors. With this funding, Charta will expand R&D, grow the team, and further enhance its AI-driven platform.

Pamlico Capital: Sixth Fund Closed At Hard Cap Of $1.75 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Pamlico Capital - a leading middle-market private equity firm - announced today the closing of Pamlico Capital VI (PC VI) at the fund’s hard cap of $1.75 billion. And PC VI was significantly oversubscribed, exceeding its initial $1.5 billion target based on strong demand from both existing and new investors.