Innovation

Rivery: Interview With Head Of Product Marketing Ariel Pohoryles About The Data Integration Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Rivery is a company that simplifies data integration for businesses of any size to build strong, secure, and unified data infrastructures, bringing together over 200 fully managed data services into a single platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rivery’s Head Of Product Marketing Ariel Pohoryles to learn more about the company.

Connexa Capital: Interview With Managing Partner Jonathan Beda About The Venture Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Connexa Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies with strong business fundamentals and sustainable growth strategies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Connexa Capital managing partner Jonathan Beda to learn more about the firm.

System Two Security: $7 Million Raised To Bring A New Level Of AI To Detection Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

System Two Security - a cybersecurity startup built on an AI agent foundation that advances Detection Engineering - announced it raised $7 million in funding led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from security-focused investor Runtime Ventures and The Hive and Webb Investment Network. The round was also joined by individual investors, including technology veterans Scott McNealy (former CEO of Sun Microsystems), Frederic Kerrest (co-founder of Okta), Ash Devata (CEO of GreyNoise), and others. System Two aims to help security teams deal with advances in attack sophistication and frequency due to attackers adopting GenAI.

AI Studios: Interview With Founder & CEO Eric Seyoung Jang About The Realistic AI Avatar Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

AI Studios is a leading company in artificial intelligence, providing innovative solutions that enhance human interaction and media content creation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AI Studios founder and CEO Eric Seyoung Jang to learn more about the company.

Keragon: Interview With Co-Founder Conno Christou About The HIPAA-Compliant Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Keragon is known as a rapidly-growing, AI-powered and HIPAA-compliant automation platform for healthcare. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Keragon co-founder Conno Christou to learn more about the company.

Crossed: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Manny Manzel About The Geolocation Networking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Crossed is a platform that leverages geolocation technology to facilitate serendipitous encounters, enabling users to cross paths with like-minded individuals in their vicinity. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Crossed co-founder and CEO Manny Manzel to learn more about the company.

Playgama: HTML5 Game Platform Company Raises $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Playgama, a game tech platform designed to give HTML5 developers access to the whole web market at once, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by The Open Platform (TOP) and s16vc. The round is also backed by FJ Labs, The Games Fund, TON Ventures, and Kirill Eves, CEO and Founder of Unlimit.

GROWL: Connected Fitness Company Raises $4.75 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Connected fitness company GROWL emerged from stealth to launch a groundbreaking product: a boxing bag transformed into a personal, at-home boxing & fitness coach. And GROWL’s product reveal is backed by $4.75 million in seed funding from a notable group of investors, including lead investor Skip Capital, along with Kima Ventures, Teampact Ventures, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane.

MakersHub: Accounts Payable Company Raises $7 Million (Additional Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

MakersHub, a next-generation accounts payable platform for data-driven businesses and their accounting partners, announced it has raised an additional $7 million of Seed funding. QED Investors and TTV Capital led the round, which brings MakersHub’s total funding to $11.5 million.

PhotoniCare: Medical Device Company Raises $4.6 Milloin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

PhotoniCare - a medical device company dedicated to delivering innovation to frontline care that demonstrably enhances patient outcomes - announced that it has secured $4.6 million in Series B funding, formed a manufacturing partnership with Gentex Corporation for its FDA-cleared OtoSight Middle Ear Scope, and finalized the relocation of its headquarters from Champaign, Illinois to Grand Rapids, Michigan. The new funding is the first close in an expected $9 million round.

NetBird: €4 Million Raised For Developing Open-Source Network Security Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

NetBird, a Berlin-based company developing an open-source network security solution, has raised €4 million in seed funding. The funding round was co-led by InReach Ventures and existing investor Nauta, with participation from Antler and a grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, showcasing support from both private and public institutions.

Interpublic Buying E-Commerce Platform Intelligence Node

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Interpublic Group announced the acquisition of Intelligence Node, a leading e-commerce intelligence platform renowned for its data accuracy and global reach. This strategic move significantly enhances Interpublic’s commerce capabilities, offering clients real-time product and market intelligence to understand shopper trends, drive sales growth, and optimize performance in the dynamic digital marketplace.

Qi Biodesign: Genome Editing Company Completes $75 Million In Total Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

Qi Biodesign, a biotechnology company developing next-generation genome editing technologies, announced the completion of its Series A funding round. The company has now raised a total of $75 million across its Seed, Series Pre-A, and Series A stages.

Bounce Insights: AI-Based Market Research Company Secures $4.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2024

AI-based market research platform Bounce Insights announced that it has raised a $4.5M round led by ACT Venture Capital. Also joining the round are Irrus Investments, Enterprise Ireland, Digital Irish Venture Fund, alongside industry veteran Ian Kiernan (MRops). The angel investors involved in Bounce’s $1.2 million raise in November 2022 include Anne Heraty (Cpl Resources), Gareth Lambe (Meta, Medihive), David Shackleton (OpenBack, Ding), and Michael Dwyer (Pigsback).