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AppDirect To Buy IT Lifecycle Company vCom Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Leading B2B subscription commerce platform AppDirect announced its intent to acquire vCom Solutions, an IT lifecycle management software and managed services company. Through this acquisition, AppDirect’s advisors and their end customers will gain access to vCom’s award-winning AI-based software platform vManager, vCom’s comprehensive suite of IT spend-managed services, while also gaining access to its buyers’ club QuantumShift.

Stepful: $31.5 Million (Series B) Secured To Reimagine Healthcare Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Stepful, a company dedicated to re-imagining healthcare training for allied health professional jobs, announced it has raised $31.5 million in Series B funding. The funding round was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Y Combinator, Reach Capital, AlleyCorp, SemperVirens, Company Ventures, Green Sands, ECMC Education Impact Fund, Intermountain Ventures and Cedar Pine.

Vecna Robotics: Material Handling Automation Solutions Company Raises $14.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Vecna Robotics, a leader in flexible material handling automation solutions, announced it has brought on Karl Iagnemma as CEO and raised $14.5 million in additional funding from existing investors. The proceeds of the funding round are earmarked to accelerate technology and product enhancements to address the automation needs of operators in automotive, general manufacturing, and high-volume warehousing.

Trolley: Global Payouts Company Secures $23 Million (Series B)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Trolley, a leading global payouts platform, announced it has raised $23 million in a Series B growth equity funding round led by Wavecrest Growth Partners, with participation from existing investor Pace Capital. This funding will enable Trolley to accelerate product development, broaden its market presence, and enhance its platform to serve better businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Ion Storage Systems: $10 Million Debt Investment Raised From Leonid Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Leonid Capital Partners, a leader in non-dilutive financing for critical sectors, announced a $10 million debt investment in Ion Storage Systems, an innovator in advanced solid-state battery technologies. This funding round aims to accelerate ION’s mission to deliver a safer, more efficient energy solution through their groundbreaking solid-state battery technology.

CHAOS Industries: $145 Million (Series B) Secured To Advance Defense And National Security Technology Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

CHAOS Industries, a company building the next generation of defense and critical industry technologies, announced that the company has raised $145 million in Series B funding to support the next phase of its commercial growth and development. The Series B funding round was led by Accel, with participation from 8VC, Overmatch Ventures, Lerner Enterprises, and existing insiders. The Series B round brings the total funding raised by the company to $215 million since its founding.

Orbbec: Interview With Head of Products David Chen About The Robotics Vision Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Orbbec is an industry-leading company in robotics vision and AI vision technology, dedicated to building a central platform for robotics and AI vision industry and crafting the eyes for robots. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Orbbec Head of Products David Chen to learn more about the company.

Ameriprise Onboards $100 Million Client Assets Team Q5 Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Q5 Wealth Management - a team of five financial advisors managing $1.5 billion in client assets in Houston and Beaumont, Texas - has recently expanded with the addition of financial advisor Scott Guptill, CFA. Q5 had joined the independent channel of Ameriprise Financial in August 2024 after transitioning from UBS Financial Services to significantly grow their practice by utilizing the sophisticated resources at Ameriprise.

Data Governance And Privacy: Interview With Mine Co-Founder & CEO Gal Ringel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

From ensuring compliance with global regulations to providing continuous inventory discovery and classification powered by seamless integrations, Mine is at the forefront of making data privacy intuitive. Mine’s data governance and privacy platform, MineOS, enables organizations to discover data quickly, act on relevant risks, manage data requests and customer consent, prevent breaches, and ensure compliance stays effortless. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mine co-founder and CEO Gal Ringel to learn more about the company.

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors Onboards $2 Billion Asset Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors, a multi-custodial registered investment advisory firm, announced the expansion of its presence in Charlotte, North Carolina. And the following advisor team joined Fifth Third Wealth Advisors having managed $2 billion in client assets at their previous firm:

TA Associates: Strategic Investment In Vee Healthtek

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

TA Associates announced the completion of a strategic growth investment in Vee Healthtek, a prominent provider of technology-enabled solutions and services for healthcare organizations. This partnership enables Vee Healthtek to utilize TA’s global resources and extensive experience in the healthcare sector.

Faircraft: Lab-Grown Leather Company Raises $15.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Faircraft, a pioneer of lab-grown leather utilizing unique and patented tissue engineering techniques, announced a $15.8 million fundraising round. The funding round was backed by internationally-renowned investment funds, including Kindred Ventures, Cap Horn, BPI, Sake Bosch, Entrepreneur First, Alliance for Impact, and Heirloom.

Interview With Julie Jones About Becoming A Popular Interior Designer On Social Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2024

Julie Jones has gained over 500,000 followers on TikTok and has become one of the most popular interior designers on social media. Her audience enjoys watching her design tips and how she is transforming the landscape of modern design through cutting-edge technology. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Julie Jones to learn more about her business, Julie Jones Designs.