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EP Wealth Advisors Buying $190 Million Firm The Holben Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

EP Wealth Advisors - a leading fee-only registered investment adviser (RIA) with a growing national footprint - has announced their partnership with The Holben Group in Denver, Colorado. This alignment builds on EP Wealth’s long-time presence in Colorado, adding over $190 million in assets under management (AUM).

Duetti: Music Catalog Services Company Raises $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Duetti, a leading music financing and catalog services company, announced it is expanding its offerings to support royalty, publishing catalog deals, and masters deals. Along with purchasing royalty and publishing rights, this expansion provides catalog management and marketing opportunities for a broader set of recording artists, songwriters, producers, and other collaborators, allowing them to unlock financial value from their work through simple, transparent cash deals - ultimately making it easier for independent creators to earn money.

Sidley: Jason Mills And Alana Genderson Join Regulatory And Enforcement Group As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Sidley announced that Jason Mills and Alana Genderson have joined the firm’s Regulatory and Enforcement group as partners in the Environmental practice in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., respectively. Mills and Genderson join from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where they were co-leaders of the firm’s workplace health and safety practice.

HeyMilo: $2.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Candidate Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

HeyMilo, an AI-based candidate screening platform, announced $2.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Canaan Partners and underscores the growing demand for innovative technologies that streamline recruitment and unlock efficiencies in talent acquisition. Additional participation was from Alumni Ventures and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator.

Viam: $30 Million (Series C) Raised For Advancing Power Of Data And AI In The Physical World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Viam, the engineering platform for data, AI, and automation, announced $30 million in Series C funding. It was led by existing investor Union Square Ventures and participated in by Battery Ventures, Neurone, and other existing investors. Viam has raised a total of $117 million to date.

Garnett Station Partners: Fund 5.0 Closed At $1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based principal investment firm, announced the closing of GSP 5.0 Fund, L.P., with a total committed capital of $1.2 billion. GSP now manages over $3.5 billion in assets. Fund 5 was significantly oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap in a four-month fundraise, with commitments from a diverse group of new and existing investors.

Flosonics Medical: C$7.5 Million Raised For Scaling Transformative Wearable Ultrasound Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Canadian medical device innovator Flosonics Medical announced it has secured C$7.5 million in venture debt financing from RBCx. The financing and specialized support will advance Flosonics Medical’s mission to improve patient outcomes through noninvasive and data-driven solutions that empower clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions at the bedside.

Blackstone: Majority Stake In CMIC Acquired

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Blackstone announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in CMIC Co. CMIC Co is Japan’s leading contract research organization (CRO) that provides comprehensive end-to-end services across clinical trial phases and therapeutic areas. Blackstone will acquire a 60% stake, while CMIC HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (CMIC HD) will retain the remaining 40% stake.

Cloudsmith: $23 Million (Series B) Closed For Transforming Supply Chain Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Cloudsmith, a cloud-native artifact management platform redefining software supply chain security, announced it has raised a $23 million Series B funding round led by TCV, with participation from Insight Partners and existing investors. Existing investors MMC, Frontline, Techstart, Sorenson, Tapestry, and Shasta continued their support, while increasing their investments in Cloudsmith as part of this funding round.

Daupler: $15 Million (Series B) Closed For Utility Response Management Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Daupler, a leading response management solution for utilities and municipalities, announced that it has closed a $15 million Series B round. And Aqualateral, a New York City-based multi-asset investment vehicle focused on water, led the round with participation from existing investors Burnt Island Ventures and KCRise Fund, and others.

GovEagle: $2.5 Million Raised For AI-Based Proposal Platform For Government Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

GovEagle, an AI-based proposal platform for government contractors, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding from Strategic Cyber Ventures, Y Combinator, and a group of angel investors. This funding round will support the expansion of GovEagle's engineering team, further enhancing the platform's ability to streamline and automate the complex government bidding and proposal drafting process.

PetScreening: $80 Million (Series B) Raised For Pet Policy Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

PetScreening, a company that offers the rental housing industry's first and leading pet policy management software at no cost to property owners and managers, announced it has received $80 million in Series B funding. This funding round was led by leading technology-focused investment firms Volition Capital and Guidepost Growth Equity.

Microblink: Interview With President & COO Hartley Thompson About The Computer Vision Software Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Microblink is a global leader in AI-based computer vision software. And with a bold vision to bring the benefits of AI to every person on earth, we partner with organizations that believe speed, ease of use, and customer experience are the primary drivers of value. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Microblink president and COO Hartley Thompson III to learn more about the company.

Blaze: Interview With CEO Adam Nathan About The Top AI Marketing Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Blaze is an AI tool that helps teams of one create better content in half the time, all in their brand voice. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blaze CEO Adam Nathan to learn more about the company.