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BizzyCar: $15 Million Growth Round Raised For Transforming Auto Service Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

BizzyCar - a leading autotech solution that exponentially increases service revenue by automating recalls - announced the closing of its $15 million growth funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Dealer Tire, with participation from existing investors.

Loot Labs: $6 Million (Seed) Raised To Expand Collectibles Platform BOXED.GG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Loot Labs, a Seattle-based startup that empowers collectors with convenient ways to enjoy their hobby, announced that it has secured $6 million in a seed round investment led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Sfermion, Fabric Ventures, and Everyrealm. Loot Labs is using the investment to expand its gamified collectibles platform, BOXED.GG, into the digital video game collectibles market, starting with a beta for Counter-Strike 2 skins launching on October 28.

Corvus Robotics: $18 Million (Series A) Secured To Advance Autonomous Inventory Management Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Corvus Robotics, a provider of autonomous inventory management systems, announced an updated version of its Corvus One system. This allows the company to fly its drone-powered system in a lights-out distribution center without any added infrastructure like reflectors, stickers, or beacons. This newest generation product is supported by an $18 million Series A round and seed funding led by S2G Ventures and Spero Ventures. Watch the Corvus One drones fly in a lights-out warehouse.

Kiva AI: $7 Million (Seed) Closed To Deliver Compliant Data Solutions For Developing Specialized AI Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Kiva AI, a platform designed for delivering high-quality and compliant data solutions at scale for developing specialized AI applications in industries like healthcare, finance, and law, has announced the close of a $7 million seed round led by CoinFund. And additional investors include Protagonist, Hashkey, Peer VC, and entrepreneurs such as Bill Tai, Slava Rubin, Cyrus Massoumi, Brian Norgord, and Jack Herrick.

Perigon Wealth Management Makes Changes To Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Perigon Wealth Management - a rapidly growing independent wealth management firm with offices across the country and about $8.2 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2024 - announced it welcomed three key hires to support its continued expansion through organic growth and acquisitions.

Athletes Untapped: Interview With Founder & CEO Gene Williams About The Private Sports Coach Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Athletes Untapped is an online marketplace that connects parents and kids with private sports coaches for in-person training. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Athletes Untapped founder and CEO Gene Williams to learn more about the company.

Maven Clinic: Women’s Health Virtual Clinic Company Raises $125 Million (Series F)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Maven Clinic, the world's largest virtual clinic for women's and family health, announced that it has raised a $125 million Series F funding round led by StepStone Group. The company's existing investors, General Catalyst, Sequoia, Oak HC/FT, Icon Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Lux Capital, participated in the round. And this funding brings Maven's total to over $425 million.

Kinetik: Interview With CEO Sufian Chowdhury About The Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Kinetik is a company that is reimagining the way Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) works. The company has partnered with health plans, brokers, and transportation providers nationwide to develop the largest digitally integrated healthcare transportation network in the country. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kinetik CEO Sufian Chowdhury to learn more about the company.

Orasis Pharmaceuticals: $78 Million (Series D) Raised To Support Launch Of Qlosi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Orasis Pharmaceuticals, a ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on reshaping vision possibilities, announced a $78 million Series D round to support the commercial launch of Qlosi (pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.4%, a novel corrective eye drop for the treatment of presbyopia in adults.

Waymark: Interview With CEO Alex Persky-Stern About The AI Video Creator Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Waymark is a breakthrough AI production platform that uses a single prompt to create stunning personalized commercials and spec spots in minutes without creative skills needed. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Waymark CEO Alex Persky-Stern to learn more about the company.

Conduit Health Partners: Interview With President Cheryl Dalton-Norman About The Healthcare Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Conduit Health Partners is a company that improves care and access for patients, partnering with your health system in patient navigation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Conduit Health Partners President Cheryl Dalton-Norman, MBA, BSN, RN to learn more about the company.

Moselle: C$2.1 Million (Seed) Raised For Making Automated Inventory Management Accessible

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Moselle, an AI-based inventory planner and procurement manager for small- and mid-sized e-commerce brands, announced that it closed a C$2.1 million seed round. This round was led by AQC Capital and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, with participation from True, Rebellion Ventures, Highline Beta, Top Knot Ventures, and Singh Capital.

Kore.ai: Interview With Founder & CEO Raj Koneru About The Conversational and Generative AI Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Kore.ai is one of the fastest-growing AI companies globally and has a track record of delivering generative and conversational AI platforms and solutions responsibly and safely. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kore.ai founder and CEO Raj Koneru to learn more about the company.

Rocket Learning Developing AI-Based Study Buddy Saheli With Support From Google.org

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Rocket Learning—which presented at the 10th edition of Google for India—announced that it has received additional support from Google.org to launch a new Fellowship aimed at developing a personalized AI tutor for underserved children. The fellowship is designed to make early childhood education interactive and tailored to each child's understanding and pace.

Kurma Partners: First Closing Of €250 Million Biofund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Kurma Partners, an asset manager focused on improving human health, announced that it has raised EUR 140 million, completing the first closing of Biofund IV. By the final closing in 2025, Kurma aims to have raised a total of €250 million in its newest and most prominent venture capital investment fund.

Vieu: AI-Based Sales Graph Company Raises $11 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Vieu is a company that developed an AI-based Sales Graph, which challenges traditional social networks and CRM systems to fast-track enterprise sales pursuits. Vieu also announced a $11 million funding round to scale its AI-powered trusted business network with a singular goal - which is to fast-track enterprise sales.

Zūm Rails: Interview With Co-Founder Miles Schwartz About The Payment Company Growing In A $295 Billion Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Zūm Rails is a company that sees payments as more than just moving funds faster and smarter, but rather improving the entire financial interaction between a business and its end users. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zūm Rails’ co-founder Miles Schwartz to learn more about the company.

Accelsius: Interview With CEO Josh Claman About The Liquid Cooling System Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Accelsius’s direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems enable high-performance computing for data centers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Accelsius CEO Josh Claman about the company.

Rippl: Virtual Dementia Care Company Raises $23 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Rippl, a leader in virtual dementia care, announced the closing of its Series A funding round. Tina Hoang-To (Kin Ventures Founding General Partner) led the $23 million round with participation from Rippl’s seed investors ARCH Venture Partners, General Catalyst, GV (Google Ventures), F-Prime, Mass General Brigham Ventures, and 1843 Capital. And JSL Health also joined the round.

EvenUp: $135 Million (Series D) Raised At Over $1 Billion Valuation And New Products Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

EvenUp - a market leader in personal injury AI and document generation - announced it raised a $135 million Series D funding round and significantly expanded its AI workflow and product suite. Bain Capital Ventures led the round, which also included Premji Invest, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, SignalFire, and B Capital Group.

Billables AI: Timekeeping Solution Raises $3.9 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Billables AI, an AI-based platform for professional service providers that streamlines operations with its flagship AI-powered timekeeping solution, announced it has raised $3.9 million in seed funding led by Wing VC with participation from F7, SignalFire, Darkmode, Alumni Ventures and AI leaders and industry veterans, including angel investors from Google, Stanford, SambaNova and more. This funding round will go toward investing in advanced ML to further personalize time reports and ultimately build additional productivity tools that help all professional service providers.

DataPelago: Universal Data Processing Engine And $47 Million Funding Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

DataPelago has unveiled a revolutionary Universal Data Processing Engine to accelerate any engine, including open source, on any hardware, using any data type. And the company is launching from stealth with $47 million in funding from Eclipse, Taiwania Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Alter Venture Partners, Nautilus Venture Partners, and Silicon Valley Bank (a division of First Citizens Bank).

Bonder: Interview With Founder & CEO Scott Swanson About The Location-Based Communication Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Bonder is a location-based communication platform that is redefining online interactions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bonder founder and CEO Scott Swanson to learn more about the company.

Zeta Global To Buy LiveIntent In $250 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

AI-powered marketing cloud company Zeta Global announced it has agreed to acquire LiveIntent. Launched in 2009, LiveIntent is a pioneer in people-based marketing. Its proprietary technology powers mobile-centric experiences and first-party identity solutions to identify, unlock, engage, and monetize audiences across channels.

InStride Health: Interview With Clinical Co-Founders Dr. Mona Potter And Dr. Kathryn Boger About Treating Patients With Anxiety/OCD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

InStride Health is an outpatient provider that specializes in treating young patients (ages 7-22) whose anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), is causing impairment in life (i.e., school avoidance, restriction of activities, social isolation, family disruption, and physical manifestations). Pulse 2.0 interviewed InStride Health clinical co-founders Dr. Mona Potter, MD (Chief Medical Officer) and Dr. Kathryn Boger, PhD, ABPP (Chief Clinical Officer).

Tildei: $6 Million (Seed) Raised For Advancing Conversational Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Conversational marketing platform Tildei announced its emergence from stealth with $6 million in seed funding. And the company aims to transform how brands interact with customers in social channels like Instagram and WhatsApp by leveraging artificial intelligence to enable personalized, intelligent conversations at scale. Susa Ventures led the round with participation from Ludlow Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Vine Ventures, MXV Capital, Marcelo Claure, Jason Lemkin, and other angel investors.

Dynasty Financial Raises Funding From BlackRock, JPMorgan, And Existing Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Dynasty Financial Partners announced it closed a minority capital raise to fuel its ongoing growth. Several of Dynasty’s long-standing investors and members of its Board of Directors supported the round, as well as three strategic investors, including existing investor The Charles Schwab Corporation and new investors BlackRock and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. All proceeds from the investment round will go directly into Dynasty’s business to enhance its platform which helps its clients build better businesses and take better care of their clients.

Zubr Capital Investing In Larixon Classifieds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Zubr Capital announced a new investment in Larixon Classifieds with local developments in Cyprus, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago. And Larixon Classifieds is a holding company that owns multiple successful classified platforms across various emerging markets. Among these platforms are Bazaraki.com (the largest classified in Cyprus), Unegiu.mn in Mongolia, Somon.tj in Tajikistan, Pin.tt in Trinidad & Tobago, and JaCars.net for car classifieds throughout Jamaica.

Zuper: Interview With CEO Anand Subbaraj About The Company’s Field Service Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Zuper is a company that empowers fast-growing service businesses to scale and modernize their field operations with the industry's most comprehensive, flexible, and customizable field service management solution. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zuper CEO Anand Subbaraj to learn more about the company.

Platonic: Interview With Founder & CEO Violet Abtahi About The Financial Markets Infrastructure Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2024

Platonic is a company that is building the next generation of financial markets infrastructure. And the company’s vision is to empower global financial institutions to participate in digitized common market infrastructure on a decentralized platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Platonic founder and CEO Violet Abtahi to learn more about the company.