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Teladoc Health To Buy Catapult Health In $65 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

Teladoc Health (a global leader in virtual care) has signed a definitive agreement to buy Catapult Health, a leading provider of virtual preventive care services. And the company plans to utilize Catapult Health’s innovative approach to patient-centric at-home diagnostic testing, and its high-touch engagement and clinical support model, to complement Teladoc Health’s industry-leading suite of integrated solutions.

McKesson To Buy 80% Of PRISM Vision For $850 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

McKesson announced that it signed a definitive agreement to buy an 80% controlling interest for about $850 million in PRISM Vision Holdings, a provider of general ophthalmology and retina management services, from Quad-C. PRISM Vision physicians will retain a 20% interest in the company.

TextNow: Interview With Senior Director Of Trust & Safety Sean Bonawitz About The Free Phone Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

TextNow is the only free phone service provider with unlimited talk & text and essential data on the nation's largest 5G network, all in one convenient app. Pulse 2.0 interviewed TextNow’s Senior Director and Head of Trust & Safety, Sean Bonawitz, to learn more about the company.

GreenLite: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO About The Construction Permit Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

GreenLite is transforming development in America by streamlining the collaboration between developers, builders, and local regulatory authorities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GreenLite co-founder and CEO James Gallagher to learn more about the company.

The University Of Akron: Faculty Members Awarded Nearly $5.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

The transformational potential of energy research projects proposed by two University of Akron (UA) College of Engineering and Polymer Science faculty members was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). And the two researchers will be awarded grants totaling nearly $5.5 million to support this work in the development of ambitious technologies that advance America’s energy future as part of the DOE’s Vision OPEN program.

VoiceCare AI: $3.85 Million (Seed) Raised To Automate Healthcare Back Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

VoiceCare AI, a healthcare administration general intelligence (HAGI) company, announced plans for automating back-office conversations and super-staffing the workforce through the application of generative AI. With $3.85 million in funding led by Caduceus Capital Partners and participation from Bread and Butter Ventures, VoiceCare AI aims to improve access, adherence, and outcomes for patients and the healthcare workforce, putting the focus back on patient engagement.

BEKhealth: $4 Million Raised For Chart Abstraction And Patient-Matching Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

BEKhealth, an AI-based chart abstraction and patient-matching platform company, announced it raised $4 million to support its continued growth. This latest funding round was co-led by Hatteras Venture Partners and Boston Millennia Partners with participation from existing investors Excelerate Health Ventures, Martin Ventures; and new investors RTI International and WakeMed Innovation Fund.

Apptronik: $350 Million Raised For Scaling AI-Based Humanoid Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

Apptronik, an AI-based humanoid robotics company, announced the closing of a $350 million Series A funding round co-led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with participation from Google.

Invesco: Private Credit Platform Closes $1.4 Billion For Direct Lending Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

Invesco Private Credit, a leading global private credit platform of Invesco, announced the closing of its flagship Invesco Direct Lending Fund II. Together with similar vehicles, this fund totals $1.4 billion of investable capital.

Liberty Company: $100 Million Strategic Funding Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, one of America's fastest-growing privately held insurance brokerages, announced the $100 million upsizing of its syndicated credit facility, led by JPMorgan Chase. This capital marks another significant step in Liberty's ongoing growth, building on the momentum of its August 2023 $340 million credit facility offering.

Hydrostor: $200 Million Raised For Long-Duration Energy Storage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

Hydrostor, a global long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator, has secured a $200 million investment from the Canada Growth Fund (CGF), Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The deal will support Hydrostor’s continued investment in Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects in Canada and worldwide.

KKR: Over $850 Million Raised For Opportunistic Real Estate Credit Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2025

KKR announced the final closing of the KKR Opportunistic Real Estate Credit Fund II (ROX II), a strategy dedicated to opportunistic investments in senior loans and real estate securities in the U.S. and Western Europe. And the closed commitments to the comingled fund and separate accounts pursuing KKR’s Opportunistic Real Estate Credit Strategy total over $850 million.