Pulse 2.0

Ladder Capital (LADR) Announces Strategic Financing Arrangement With Koch Real Estate

By Dan Anderson ● May 4, 2020

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) has announced that it has entered into a strategic financing arrangement with Koch Real Estate Investments.

Decentralized Clinical Trial Company Medable Raises $25 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 4, 2020

Medable, a leading global platform for decentralized clinical trials, announced it raised $25 million in funding.

Chemical Marketplace Knowde Secures $14 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Knowde, an online marketplace connecting over 700 major chemical producers with customers around the globe, announced it raised $14 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Tutoring Platform Classplus Raises $9 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 4, 2020

India-based Classplus announced it raised $9 million in funding led by RTP Global. These are the details about the funding.

Drug Discovery Platform Company AbCellera Receives $175.6 Million Commitment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Privately held Canadian drug discovery platform company AbCellera announced that it received a commitment of up to $175.6 million.

Safe-Driving Network Nexar Raises $52 Million

By Noah Long ● May 4, 2020

Nexar announced it has raised $52 million in Series C funding and launched a new data product called Nexar Virtual Camera.

Silver Lake Investing $747 Million In Jio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2020

Reliance Industries Limited (NSE:RELIANCE) will be receiving another major cash injection. Silver Lake is investing $747 million into Jio.

Rivian Automotive: Alexandra Ford English Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Ford announced that Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., will immediately join the board of Rivian Automotive.

Walmart (WMT) Expands 2-Hour Delivery With $10 Additional Charge

By Noah Long ● May 3, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced it has rolled out a new Express Delivery service featuring two-hour delivery of online orders.

Partners For Growth Closes $325 Million Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Leading specialty lending firm Partners for Growth announced the final closing of Partners for Growth VI, L.P. (Fund VI) with $325 million in capital.

Andreessen Horowitz Announces New $515 Million Blockchain Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Andreessen Horowitz general partners Chris Dixon and Katie Haun announced that the venture capital firm has launched a new $515 million blockchain fund called Crypto Fund II.

Tencent Buys 5% Stake In Afterpay

By Annie Baker ● May 3, 2020

Tencent Holdings has acquired a 5% stake in Afterpay Ltd, which is an Australian shop-now-pay-later company.

AI-Based Research-Driven Company ASAPP Raises $185 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

ASAPP, an artificial intelligence research-driven company advancing the future of productivity and efficiency in customer experience, announced it has raised $185 million.

Microbial Nitrogen Fertilizer Company Pivot Bio Raises $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Microbial nitrogen fertilizer company Pivot Bio announced that it raised $100 million in Series C funding.

Machine Learning Diagnostic Algorithm Company Dascena Closes $50 Million

By Dan Anderson ● May 2, 2020

Machine learning diagnostic algorithm company Dascena announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Passwordless Authentication Company Secret Double Octopus Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

Passwordless Enterprise Authentication company Secret Double Octopus announced it raised $15 million in Series B funding.

Gaming Community Chat Service Guilded Raises $7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2020

Guilded announced it has raised $7 million in Series A financing led by Matrix Partners.

Cardiac Pacing Company AtaCor Raises $25 Million

By Noah Long ● May 2, 2020

AtaCor Medical announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by a corporate partner.

AI-Assisted MRI Solutions Company HeartVista Raises $8.65 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 2, 2020

AI-assisted MRI solutions company HeartVista announced it raised $8.65 million in Series A funding.

Taysha Gene Therapies: $30 Million Funding And UT Southwestern Partnership

By Noah Long ● May 1, 2020

Taysha Gene Therapies announced it raised $30 million in funding and signed a strategic partnership with UT Southwestern.