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Oso Semiconductor, a developer of power-efficient, high-performance, low-cost chipsets for next-generation wireless communication and sensing applications, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $5.2 million seed round. Engine Ventures led the funding round, with Entrada Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck, and J-Ventures also participating.

tvScientific, a leading performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), announced it has raised $25.5 million in Series B funding to 10 times the CTV ad market. NewRoad Capital Partners led the round, including Roku, a first-time investment from Second Alpha Partners, and participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, S4S Ventures, and Progress Ventures.

Mercer Global Advisors, a national Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), announced the acquisition of Financial Partners Group (FPG), which is an investment advisory and financial planning firm based in Gallatin, Tennessee.

AmeriPro Health, an Atlanta-based leading provider of patient logistics and last-mile healthcare delivery services with operations in multiple states, announced it acquired Priority Medical Transport, a well-established emergency medical services provider in Nebraska.

Titomic, which is the world’s leading provider of cold spray solutions, announced a new partnership with the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to advance the development and application of cold spray technology. This collaboration will combine Titomic’s cold spray systems with UAH’s capabilities to push the boundaries of innovation in additive manufacturing, materials science, and engineering.

LPL Financial announced that the advisors at Charter Oak Wealth Partners have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA, and custodial platforms, which are aligned with the existing firm Academy Financial. They reported serving approximately $600 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joined LPL from Osaic.

ArcLight Capital Partners and affiliates announced that they have completed the acquisition of a 25% equity interest in Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) for $865 million from an affiliate of Phillips 66. Going forward, GCX will be jointly owned by subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan and affiliates of ArcLight. And a subsidiary of KMI will continue operating GCX.

Cinnaire announced the closing of the Cinnaire Fund for Housing Partnership 42, a $190 million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. This significant milestone will support creating or preserving 1,478 affordable multifamily homes across 21 properties, serving over 3,400 individuals. And for the first time in its history, Cinnaire invests in communities spanning Wisconsin to Delaware within a single fund.

Jordan Digital Marketing (JDM) is an independent digital marketing agency specializing in positive account performance for high-growth B2B and B2C lead-gen clients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jordan Digital Marketing CEO Tyler Jordan to learn more about the company.

Durham, North Carolina-based Keebler Health, a company that offers an AI-based risk adjustment platform for healthcare providers, announced that it raised a $6 million seed round from several investors, including Freestyle Capital, MBX Capital, New Stack Ventures, Underdog Labs, Everywhere VC, Ludlow Ventures, Primordial, the Tweener Fund, the Hustle Fund, Deb Liu, and Bong Koh.

Positron is a company reinventing how researchers leverage AI/ML in science, accelerating the pace of discovery 10 times and fueling innovation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Positron Networks co-founder and CEO Sid Rao to learn more about the company.

Adaptiva is an autonomous endpoint management company that delivers the fastest way to patch and manage endpoints at scale. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Adaptiva founder and CEO Dr. Deepak Kumar to learn more about the company.

LatentView Analytics is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital analytics firms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed LatentView Analytics CEO Rajan Sethuraman to learn more about the company.

Faes & Co is an investment firm focused on providing investors with consistent, stable, asset-backed returns. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Faes & Co CEO Christian Faes to learn more about the firm.

Elixir Medical is committed to transforming care of patients with heart and vascular disease through innovation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Elixir Medical founder and CEO Motasim Sirhan to learn more about the company.

Sidley announced that Matthew Devine, Office Executive Partner of the Chicago office of White & Case, and Brienne Letourneau have joined Sidley’s Litigation practice as partners in the Chicago office. And they were both partners in the Global Commercial Litigation practice at White & Case.

Blue Yonder and the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas are announcing a two-year strategic partnership to help prepare the next generation of supply chain leaders. Blue Yonder will be the first title sponsor for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program for the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management at the Walton College. The goal is to enhance the education of Walton College students and Blue Yonder associates.

AutoCruitment is a company that is unlocking the power of the patient by helping life sciences companies target, recruit, and screen more of the right patients quickly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AutoCruitment CEO Jill Pellegrino to learn more about the company.

Strategus, a leading managed services provider of high-performance connected TV (CTV) advertising campaigns, announced a majority investment by CIVC Partners, a Chicago-based middle-market private equity firm that has invested over $2.6 billion in more than 86 platforms in the business services sector. Strategus, originally founded in 2013 by Dave Miles and Joel Cox, serves agency and direct brand clients with innovative programmatic CTV and omnichannel marketing solutions.

Warmly, which is the first AI-fueled pipeline acceleration platform to deliver ready-to-convert prospects to sales automatically, announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A+ funding. The investment was led by new investor RTP Global and participation from existing investors, including Felicis and NFX. This funding round follows its $11 million Series A round in October 2023.

CoStar Group - a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the commercial and residential property markets - announced that it has acquired agricultural data company Ag-Analytics.

Avilution is a company that is transforming avionics design with their eXtensible Flight System (XFS). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Avilution founder Mark Spencer to learn more about the company.

Zuora - a leading monetization platform for modern business - announced the completion of its acquisition by Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, in partnership with an affiliate of GIC for $10 per share in cash. And with the completion of the acquisition, Zuora’s Class A common stock will cease trading and the company will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Cache, a fintech company that offers specialized products for managing large, concentrated stock positions for individuals and their advisors, announced that it crossed $300 million in assets under management (AUM). Reached within only ten months of their launch, the milestone reflects Cache’s rapid growth and commitment to democratizing access to advanced financial instruments, starting with its modern exchange funds.

Medsender, an AI-based workflow automation platform for healthcare providers, announced a recent $5 million Series A investment led by Ballast Point Ventures. And Medsender will use the funding to bolster its commercial team, accelerate its technology pipeline development, and drive industry-leading performance for its clients.

DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, the company has been on a mission to break down language barriers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski to learn more about the company.

Augmetec, a legal tech startup founded and led by Kritin Sundaram, announced that it has raised over £2 million in seed funding. The funding round is led by UK-based early-stage investors Fuel Ventures, with participation from Swiss fund 14Peaks Capital, and three industry angel investors, such as the Founding Partner of one of the world’s largest law firms, the family office of over $1 billion legal tech organizations, and the Head of Fraud at Asia’s largest law firm.

Abridge, a leading generative AI (GenAI) platform for clinical conversations, announced it has raised a $250 million Series D investment, coinciding with the milestone of surpassing 100 deployments at some of the largest and most complex health systems in the US. This funding round was co-led by Elad Gil and IVP, and it also includes contributions from Bessemer Venture Partners, California Health Care Foundation, CapitalG, CVS Health Ventures, K. Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital, and SV Angel.

TimeFlow - a solution that automates and optimizes workforce management and IT supply chain resource procurement - announced the closing of a new €4 million funding round. This funding round, which is funded in part by the European Union-Next Generation EU, was supported by a major pool of investors such as Vertis SGR, through the Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud fund, Azimut, through AZIMUT ELTIF Venture Capital ALIcrowd III vehicles and Azimut Venture Capital Digitech Europe and X-Equity strategy funds, both of which have strategic support from FNDX. CDP Venture Capital (Fondo Rilancio), Growth Engine, and Duccio Vitali have also converted 625k euros of previously subscribed convertible instruments into equity.

Multiples Alternate Asset Management and its co-investors announced it signed definitive documents to acquire a controlling stake in a high-growth digital product engineering platform QBurst. This deal, with an investment of $200 million, marks Multiples' most significant control investment in technology services.