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Noxus: $1.5 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised To Empower Enterprises To Build AI Workforces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Noxus – a company helping enterprises build their own AI workforces to unlock business-changing productivity, innovation, and growth – announced it had raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This round was led by SFC Capital and also saw participation from Antler, Bynd VC, Caixa Capital, AltaIR Capital, I2BF Global Ventures, Yellow Rocks, and Smart Partnership Capital along with prominent business angels from the European ecosystem. This funding will help further develop and scale Noxus’ platform and expand operations.

Dxcover Raises New Funding Round To Expand Commerical Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Dxcover, a clinical-stage diagnostics company advancing its multiomic spectral analysis (MOSA-Dx) for early detection of solid tumor cancers, announced its next key stage of growth with the closing of significant funding to advance innovation and expand its commercial presence.

InSite Engineering: Strategic Investment Raised From Godspeed Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

InSite Engineering—a leading water and wastewater engineering and design services firm specializing in wastewater systems, environmental remediation, municipal and transportation projects, and civil engineering—announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Godspeed Capital Management, a lower middle-market Architecture, Engineering, Consulting, Government services, solutions, and technology-focused private equity firm.

StormHarvester: $10.2 Million (Series A) Raised From Emerald And YFM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Ireland-based software company StormHarvester announced an investment of $10.2 million, which will accelerate the company's growth and double its workforce over the next three years. YFM Equity Partners and Emerald Technology Ventures provided this investment.

Summit Financial Acquires Stake In $700 Million Wealth Manager Genex

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Investment advisory firm Summit Financial - in collaboration with Merchant Investment Management - announced that Genex Consulting has joined its network, marking Summit's first investment of this year. This collaboration highlights the strength of the Summit-Merchant partnership as they buy a stake in Genex, a $700 million wealth management firm.

Hogan Lovells Expanding In Italy With Hiring Of 5 Corporate & Finance Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced that a Corporate & Finance team will join the firm based in Milan, Italy. These are the details.

Cogenuity Partners: Debut Fund Closed At $425 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Cogenuity Partners - a lower middle market private equity firm investing in businesses operating within the advanced industrial economy - announced the closing of its inaugural fund, Cogenuity Fund I LP, with $425 million in total capital commitments. Driven by strong investor interest and demand, Cogenuity formally commenced its fundraising process in August and received commitments from a diverse limited partner base that included several blue-chip investors like endowments and foundations, insurance companies, funds-of-funds, and strategic investors.

ImpediMed: $15 Million In Growth Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

ImpediMed, a leader in medical technologies for clinically monitoring and managing fluid and body composition, announced an agreement for a five-year $15 million growth capital facility with SWK Holdings, a life science-focused specialty finance company catering to small- and mid-sized commercial-stage companies. The funds raised will give ImpediMed funding flexibility and will be used to support growth and commercialization activities.

Centerseat.ai: $2.7 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming AI-Based Physical Security Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Centerseat.ai, a leader in physical security compliance, announced the completion of a $2.7 million seed funding round. Silverton Partners led the round, which included contributions from well-regarded angel investors.

Model ML: $12 Million (Seed) Raised To Create Transformative AI Workspaces For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Model ML—an AI platform building the next generational platform transforming Wall Street and the City—announced it emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding. Led by YC and LocalGlobe, the round also included angel investments from some of the biggest banking and private equity names.

Orion Group Holdings Receives $211.7 Million In New Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Orion Group Holdings, a leading specialty construction company, announced new Marine and Concrete awards totaling approximately $211.7 million. These projects are expected to start this year and have varying completion dates extending through 2026. These awards further reinforce Orion's position as a specialized Marine and Concrete construction leader.

Thomson Reuters: New $150 Million Corporate Venture Capital Fund Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Global content and technology company Thomson Reuters announced the launch of its second Corporate Venture Capital Fund, valued at $150 million. Building on the success of the first $100 million fund (launched in 2021), Fund 2 reaffirms the company's commitment to driving innovation and delivering customer value.

Self Inspection: $3 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Platform For Auto Inspections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Self Inspection, an AI-based platform for the automotive inspections market, announced that it closed a $3 million seed round. Costanoa Ventures and DVx Ventures co-led the round, which was participated in by Westlake Financial, one of the largest financial institutions for automotive loans.

JTS Buying AM Solutions And Reveals Rebrand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

JTS, a provider of integrated marketing services, announced the acquisition of Madison-based AM Solutions as part of its strategic growth plan. This acquisition also coincides with the relaunch of JTS’s brand, which drops “Direct” from its name to reflect its expanded capabilities and diverse service offerings.

Comma: $2 Million (Seed) Secured For Bringing Personalized Science To Reproductivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Tennessee-based Comma - a female-founded integrated period care company - recently announced the launch of its secure period tracking app called Sara along with a $2 million seed funding round.

Solstice Health: $3.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Life Sciences Marketing Engine Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Solstice Health, a life sciences marketing engine built to bridge the gap between innovative marketing and regulatory compliance, announced its platform's launch to streamline how biopharma marketing companies manage the content supply chain, especially the medical-legal-regulatory (MLR) review process. Solstice had raised $3.5 million in seed funding from investors, including Twelve Below and Virtue.

Silver Point Capital: $250 Million Closed For BSL CLO Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Credit investing leader Silver Point Capital announced it has closed a new fund that will focus on investing in the equity tranches of Silver Point-managed broadly syndicated loan (BSL) CLOs. The fund accepted capital commitments of $250 million.

CData: Interview With Chief Product Officer Manish Patel About The Data Connectivity Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

CData is a data connectivity company that simplifies access to any data anywhere. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CData Chief Product Officer Manish Patel to learn more about the company.

BPGbio: Interview With SVP Of Business Development John Beeler About BPGbio, A Clinical Stage Biopharma Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

BPGbio is a leading biology-first AI-powered clinical-stage biopharma focused on mitochondrial biology and protein homeostasis. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BPGbio SVP of Business Development John Beeler, PhD.

Brycer: Strategic Partnership Signed With TA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Brycer, a leading provider of inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) compliance software for fire prevention bureaus, water municipalities, state building departments and other regulatory organizations, today announced a strategic growth investment from TA Associates, which is a leading global private equity firm.

Passbolt: $8 Million (Series A) Raised For Access Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Passbolt, a new type of credential and access manager for organizations of all sizes, announced it has raised $8 million in Series A financing for its all-in-one open source-based collaborative password and access software. New investor Airbridge Equity Partners (Netherlands) led the Series A funding round. Existing investors that include Expon Capital’s Digital Tech Fund, ScaleFund, Seeder, Dedicated, Bondi Capital, Carricha Capital, and LBAN also participated, along with industry veterans like Christophe Bianco (co-founder of Excellium Services) and Xavier Buck (co-founder of Datacenter Luxembourg).

Pearl Energy Investments: Fourth Fund Closed At $999.9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Pearl Energy Investments announced that it reached its hard cap within four months of launch (on January 31, 2025) and held the oversubscribed closing of Pearl Energy Investments, IV with total commitments of $999.9 million.

Advantage Capital: Investment In The Harbor At Quantico Creek Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Advantage Capital, an impact investment firm that invests with intention in underserved areas and expands access to affordable housing opportunities across the country, announced the financial closing of The Harbor at Quantico Creek. Funded in connection with the Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credit (HOTC) program, this development will provide essential affordable housing for seniors in the Town of Dumfries, Virginia.

Qount: $17 Million Raised For Streamlining Tax & Accounting Practice Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Savant Growth (a data-driven private equity firm for capital-efficient B2B SaaS companies) and Qount (a developer of AI-based practice management software solutions for public accounting firms) announced a $17 million round led by Savant Growth, with funding from its investment partner, Kennet Partners with a sizable co-investment from the new leadership team.

CUDL: $41.6 Billion In Funded Loans In 2024

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Credit union vehicle financing platform CUDL announced it had closed 2024 with $41.16 billion in funded loans, validating its continued strength in connecting dealers with the largest network of credit unions nationwide.

Zest Health: $13 Million (Seed) Raised For Curbing Unnecessary Pharmaceutical Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Zest Health, which is the first value-based virtual care company focused on treating patients with inflammatory skin diseases, announced $13 million in seed funding. And Zest Health’s platform provides personalized dermatology care that minimizes unnecessary pharmaceutical utilization while producing sustainable clinical outcomes.

INFI: $12 Million (Series A) Secured For Transforming Self-Service Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

INFI USA, an AI-driven self-service software platform, announced $12 million in Series A funding, led by MK Capital, to accelerate technological innovation, expand its team, and broaden market reach.

Pacer ETFs Announces Launch Of PE/VC ETF Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Pacer ETFs, a leading U.S. issuer of free cash flow ETFs, announced the launch of its latest fund, the Pacer PE/VC ETF. PEVC is a rules-based strategy designed to replicate the risk and return characteristics of the FTSE PE/VC Index while also offering the liquidity, transparency, and cost-efficiency of an ETF product.

Vetigenics: Animal Health Biotechnology Raises $6 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Vetigenics, a clinical-stage animal health biotechnology company specializing in antibody therapeutics for pets, announced notable progress over the past year, including closing a $6 million seed round and advancing multiple clinical-stage programs.

Solidcore: $325 Million Credit Facility Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 8, 2025

Comvest Credit Partners, a leading provider of flexible direct financing solutions to middle-market companies, announced that it is acting as Joint Lead Arranger on a $325 million senior secured credit facility for Solidcore, a Pilates workout fitness chain based in Rosslyn, Virginia. This financing supports the acquisition of a majority stake in Solidcore by private equity firm L Catterton.