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Mobly: $4.3 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming Event Marketing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Mobly – a leader in event marketing technology - announced the closing of its $4.3 million seed round. This oversubscribed round was co-led by Jump Capital and Eniac Ventures with participation from Peterson Ventures, which also led Mobly's pre-seed round. And additional support came from existing investors Tenzing.VC, Peak Ventures, and notable angel investors, including Jeron Paul and Francis Santora.

EarnOS: $5 Million Raised For Transforming Brand User Interactions Online

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

EarnOS - a company that delivers global engagements where everyone wins – announced it raised $5 million in funding.

Adaptive Reader: Education Technology Company Raises Pre-Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Adaptive Reader - an education technology platform transforming reading accessibility – announced the closing of its oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. Adaptive Reader’s funding round was led by Updraft Education Group, with additional investments from Transcend Fund and WJG Investments.

AvePoint Acquiring Cybersecurity Management Company Ydentic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

AvePoint – a global leader in data security, governance, and resilience – announced it agreed to acquire Ydentic, a SaaS company specializing in centralized multi-tenant management for Microsoft Managed Services Providers (MSPs). This strategic acquisition will drive the evolution of Elements, AvePoint’s MSP Platform, for greater MSP profitability, increased operational efficiency, scalability, and new security-centric recurring revenue streams.

Doorvest: Real Estate Investing Company Acquiring Rubik

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Doorvest, a full-service real estate investing platform designed to simplify the process of owning passive income rental homes, announced the acquisition of Rubik.

Raymond James Onboards $500 Million Financial Advisor Kristin Sullivan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Raymond James announced it recently welcomed financial advisor Kristin Sullivan, CWS, MBA, to Raymond James Financial Services (RJFS) – which is the firm’s independent advisor channel – according to Sanjiv Shukla, Western assistant division director for RJFS.

Guidesly: $9.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Outdoor Recreation Guide Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Guidesly, a leading software platform for outdoor recreation guides, announced the closing of its $9.5 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Aspen Capital Group, with participation from YETI Capital, HalfCourt Ventures, and Derive Ventures, and with existing investors, including Elysian Park Ventures and Marquee Ventures, marking a pivotal step in Guidesly's journey.

Botika: $8 Million (Seed) Secured For AI-Generated Fashion Model Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Botika, an innovator in AI-generated fashion models designed to empower online clothing companies of all sizes, announced the launch of its new mobile iOS app. Botika has also closed an $8 million seed funding round, co-led by Stardom and Secret Chord Ventures, with participation from Seedcamp.

Alium: Over $7 Million (Seed) Raised For Fixing Enterprise Software Buying

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Alium announced it officially emerged from stealth mode to fix enterprise software buying, starting with marketing and e-commerce. The company has raised over $7 million from Greycroft and Primary and has a significant revenue pipeline from its vendor clients.

RapDev: Interview With Founder Tameem Hourani About The Site Reliability And DevOps Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

As a go-to partner for many Fortune 1000 companies, RapDev provides custom site reliability and DevOps solutions to help expertly guide organizations through their Engineering and DevOps transformations from beginning to end. Pulse 2.0 caught up with RapDev founder Tameem Hourani to learn more about how the company helps organizations adopt Datadog and ServiceNow using cloud-native best practices.

Forethought: Interview With Co-Founder & President Deon Nicholas About The AI-Based Customer Support Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2025

Forethought is the most advanced generative AI agent for customer support, trained on your unique data set. The company’s AI-driven solutions integrate seamlessly to resolve issues instantly, predict and prioritize tickets, and assist agents with relevant knowledge. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Forethought co-founder and president Deon Nicholas to learn more about the company.