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FIRE1: $120 Million Funding Raised For Transforming Heart Failure Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

FIRE1 - a leading connected medical device solutions company - announced the completion of a $120 million financing round to accelerate the company’s mission to transform the lives of millions of people living with heart failure. The funding round was led by Polaris Partners and Elevage Medical Technologies and joined by new investors Sands Capital and Longitude Capital, and existing investors Andera Partners, Gilde Healthcare, Gimv, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Lightstone Ventures, Medtronic, NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Novo Holdings, and Seventure Partners.

Eton Pharmaceuticals Acquires Galzin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Eton Pharmaceuticals, an innovative pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing rare disease treatments, announced that it has acquired Galzin (zinc acetate).

Jones: Insurance Verification Company Raises $15 Million (Series B)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Jones, the vertical software company leading AI innovation in insurance verification, announced the closing of its $15 million Series B funding round led by NewSpring Growth. The funding round also saw continued participation from major existing investors, including Hetz Ventures, Camber Creek, Khosla Ventures, JLL Spark, DivcoWest Ventures, Rudin Ventures, and Ground Up Ventures.

XyloCor Therapeutics: $67.5 Million (Series B) Raised For Advancing Clinical Development Of Gene Therapy In Cardiovascular Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

XyloCor Therapeutics - a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel gene therapies for cardiovascular disease - announced the completion of a $67.5 million Series B financing. And the new investment will support a randomized, double-blind Phase 2b clinical trial (EXACT-2) of XC001 (encoberminogene rezmadenovec), in refractory angina, using a new non-surgical method of endocardial administration via a novel injection catheter.

Waterpoint Lane: Fund I Closed To Advance Food Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Waterpoint Lane announced the closing of its inaugural fund, Waterpoint Lane Sustainability Fund I. Fund I attracted strong support from a distinguished global investor base, including premier family offices and high-net-worth individuals, all united by a commitment to advancing impact and innovation within the global food system.

Whatnot: Live Shopping Company Raises $265 Million (Series E) At $4.97 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Whatnot, the largest marketplace focused on live shopping in the U.S., UK, and Europe, announced $265 million in Series E funding, co-led by Greycroft, DST Global, and Avra. Also joining are Greycroft and Avra, who are new investors. It also included Lightspeed Venture Partners and Durable Capital Partners, who participated in the round alongside returning investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), CapitalG, BOND, and Y Combinator. This investment brings Whatnot’s valuation to $4.97 billion. Since its founding, Whatnot has raised approximately $746 million.

OSSO: Interview With Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Justin Barad About The Healthcare Training Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Osso VR is a clinically validated healthcare training and assessment platform. And the company’s immersive experiences offer a hands-on training environment that leads to real-world performance gains and improved outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Osso VR founder and Chief Strategy Officer Justin Barad to learn more about the company.

Flavor Insights: Growth Financing Raised From BizCap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

BizCap (a national commercial finance and advisory firm) announced it has delivered a customized financing solution for its client Flavor Insights. Flavor Insights is a flavor development business founded in 2016 and the company partners with top food and beverage brands to provide ingredients for existing brands and collaborates with R&D teams to develop and deliver new products.

Zafran: Interview With Co-Founder & CPO Snir Havdala About The Threat Exposure Management Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Zafran is known as the first and only consolidated platform that integrates with your security tools to reveal, remediate, and mitigate the risk of exposures across your entire infrastructure. And Zafran uses an agentless approach to reveal what is truly exploitable, while reducing manual prioritization and remediation through automated response workflows.Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zafran co-founder and chief product officer (CPO) Snir Havdala to learn more about the company.

MDaudit: Strategic Investment Raised From Bregal Sagemount And Primus Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

MDaudit - a provider of billing, coding compliance, and revenue integrity software for health systems, hospitals, and provider groups - announced a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount and Primus Capital. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Alesta Therapeutics: €65 Million (Series A) Raised To Develop Small Molecule Therapies For Rare Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Alesta Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on developing transformative small molecule therapies for rare diseases, announced the closing of an oversubscribed €65 million Series A funding round. This funding round was co-led by Frazier Life Sciences and Droia Ventures, with participation from Novartis Venture Fund, RTW Investments, RV Invest, Thuja Capital, and SSI Strategy.

Dimitra: Interview With COO Diego Costa About The Agriculture Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Dimitra is a global leader in agriculture technology. The company’s mission is to apply advanced technology and provide actionable data so farmers and governments can enrich economies through increased crop yields and healthier livestock. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dimitra Chief Operating Officer Diego Costa to learn more about the company.

Aviceda Therapeutics: $207.5 Million (Series C) Raised To Develop Next-Generation Immunomodulators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Aviceda Therapeutics, a private, clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing next-generation immunomodulators with a proprietary High Affinity Ligands of Siglecs (HALOS) nanotechnology platform to alleviate chronic, non-resolving inflammation, announced the closing of a $207.5 million Series C funding.

ParkourSC: Interview With Chief Strategy & Solutions Officer And EVP Mark Talens About The AI-Based Supply Chain Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

ParkourSC is an AI-based company that transforms global supply chain operations by turning complex data into actionable insights, enabling you to navigate complex challenges with agility and resilience. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ParkourSC Chief Strategy & Solutions Officer And EVP Mark Talens to learn more about the company.

Cold Bore Capital Management: Interview With Co-Founder & Partner Matt Schachman About The Veteran-Led PE Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Cold Bore Capital is a veteran-led private equity firm based in Chicago that uniquely specializes in small-cap buyouts, targeting businesses within the lower-middle market with EBITDAs ranging from $500K to $5 million. The firm’s Operations Group is fully staffed by veterans from elite military units, including Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Army Rangers, Air Force PJs/CCTs, Marine Raiders/Force Reconnaissance, Navy SWCC, Strike/Fighter or SOF Aviators, and Navy EOD. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cold Bore Capital co-founder and partner Matt Schachman to learn more about the firm.

WITHit: Interview With Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer Phil Grandinetti About The Wearable Accessories Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

WITHit designs and curates products that bring out the best in the devices people love. Powered by a team of technology experts, style influencers and product engineers, WITHit brings consumers the accessories that make their digital devices perform better, feel better and become a bigger part of their lives. Pulse 2.0 interviewed WITHit co-founder and Chief Customer Officer Phil Grandinetti to learn more about the company.

PatPat: Interview With Head Of Marketing Ranu Coleman About The Family Matching & Kids Clothing Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

PatPat was founded by InterFocus Inc. in 2014 for moms, dads, and their kids. Each day, the company launches new clothing styles and limited-time deals. And the company works directly with top product manufacturers to negotiate the lowest possible prices on the latest high-quality baby clothing, family-matching outfits, accessories, home goods, and more. Pulse 2.0 interviewed PatPat Head of Marketing Ranu Coleman to learn more about the company.

Bregal Sagemount Basecamp: Strategic Growth Investment In 360 Advanced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Bregal Sagemount - a leading growth-focused private equity firm - announced a minority growth investment from its Basecamp fund in 360 Advanced, a leading consulting firm focused on cybersecurity and compliance frameworks. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

DLA Piper: Interview With Partners Matías Zegers and Charles Torres About Their Roles At The Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

DLA Piper is a global law firm helping clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Matías Zegers and Charles Torres, Latin America-specialized Emerging Growth and Venture Capital (EGVC) partners at DLA Piper, to learn more about their roles.

AE Industrial Partners: Sales Of CDI Engineering Solutions To Tata Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

AE Industrial Partners - a private equity firm specializing in National Security, Aerospace, and Industrial Services, announced that it has completed the sale of CDI Engineering Solutions (CDI), a leading multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction management (“EPCM”) firm to Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), India’s largest EPCM firm with a global presence.

Waud Capital Partners: Acquisition Of Mopec Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Waud Capital Partners - a growth-oriented middle-market private equity firm specializing in the healthcare and software & technology sectors - announced the acquisition of Mopec Group, a vertically integrated, branded supplier of equipment, consumables, and services addressing the needs of the anatomic pathology and other laboratory end-markets. Waud Capital is acquiring Mopec from Blackford Capital, a Michigan-based private equity firm.

Colibri Group: Strategic Acquisition Of Boston Institute Of Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

Colibri Group, a professional education company offering flexible online and in-person learning solutions to millions of individuals and business customers through 40+ leading brands, announced the acquisition of Boston Institute of Finance (BIF), a renowned provider of comprehensive financial planning and wealth management education.

RetailNext: Majority Growth Investment Raised From Battery Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

RetailNext - a leader in smart store analytics for optimizing store experiences - announced a strategic majority growth investment from Battery Ventures. This investment will support the expansion of RetailNext’s international team, accelerate product innovation, and provide significant capital for acquisitions.

Stifel: Acquisition Of Bryan, Garnier & Co. Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Stifel Financial has agreed to buy Bryan, Garnier & Co., a leading independent full-service investment bank focused on European technology and healthcare companies. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Pemberton Capital Advisors Adopting Broadridge’s Sentry Private Credit Portfolio Management Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that Pemberton Capital Advisors LLP, a leading European private credit manager, has adopted Broadridge’s Sentry Private Credit Portfolio Management solution. And Pemberton selected Broadridge’s technology to help it gain greater operational efficiencies and scale its private debt and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) businesses to meet growing demand.

Jordanes Raises $250 Million Of Strategic Capital From Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Carlyle announced that its Global Credit platform has provided a strategic capital package of NOK 2,750 million ($250 million) to Jordanes ASA, one of Norway’s leading brand houses. The funding will be used to finance a management buyout of Jordanes, led by co-founders Jan Bodd and Stig Sunde, as well as refinance the company’s existing indebtedness and fund its future growth.

Varel Energy Acquiring Ace Well Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Varel Energy Solutions (VES) announced it had acquired Ace Well Technology (ACE), an international leader in the supply of oilfield casing, cementing, and completion products. This deal further strengthens VES’s robust portfolio of primary cementing equipment, many of which are uniquely patented technology, while also expanding smart completions offerings that support the offshore and premium market sectors. This combination enables the organization to offer its customers one of the industry’s leading sources of value-driven solutions.

Kinderhook Partners Acquiring Jack Doheny Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Kinderhook Industries announced the acquisition of Jack Doheny Companies, a Northville, Michigan-based lessor and distributor of specialized equipment for use in the environmental, industrial, and utility sectors. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Synopsys And Ansys Selling PowerArtist To Keysight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Ansys and Synopsys announced that Ansys has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its PowerArtist business to Keysight Technologies, a global leader in design and simulation software for semiconductors, electronics and high-performance systems. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions, such as review by regulatory authorities and the closing of Synopsys' proposed acquisition of Ansys, pending regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first half of 2025. Ansys and Synopsys found that the sale of PowerArtist was necessary to obtain regulatory approval for Synopsys' proposed acquisition of Ansys.

Paychex To Buy Paycor In $4.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Paychex - a leading human capital management (HCM) company delivering a suite of technology and advisory solutions in human resources, employee benefits solutions, insurance, and payroll - announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Paycor HCM, a leading provider of HCM, payroll and talent software in an all-cash transaction for $22.50 per share, representing an enterprise value of about $4.1 billion. This agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.