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University Of California Advances Life Science Research Procurement With Labviva Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

The University of California (UC) has recently picked Labviva, a leading AI procurement platform for life sciences, to enhance procurement efficiency and research-related purchasing across all UC campuses. And the initial Labviva deployment occurred at UC San Diego in 2022, with UC Merced going live in September 2024.

DefectDojo: $7 Million Raised For Scaling AppSec Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

DefectDojo, a pioneer in scalable application security, announced a $7 million funding round to respond to demand and accelerate its mission of connecting security strategy with execution for smarter risk management. This latest funding round, led by Iolar Ventures and Aspenwood Ventures, will drive innovation, product development, and market expansion.

Smartsheet To Be Acquired By Blackstone And Vista Equity For $8.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Smartsheet - an enterprise platform for modern work management - announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds managed by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at about $8.4 billion.

Level AI: Interview With Founder & CEO Ashish Nagar About The Innovative Customer Service Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Level AI is a state-of-the-art AI-native solutions company that was designed to drive efficiency, productivity, scale, and excellence in sales and customer service. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Level AI founder and CEO Ashish Nagar to learn more about the company.

Castlelake Selling $5 Billion Aircraft Portfolio To Avolon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Global alternative investment manager Castlelake announced it has entered into a sale-purchase agreement with leading global aviation finance company Avolon to sell a $5 billion, 118-aircraft portfolio held by Castlelake Aviation Limited (CA Ltd.).

Kestra Financial Improving Alternative Investment Offerings Through iCapital Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Kestra Financial, a leading wealth management platform, announced the improvement of its alternative investment offerings through an expansion of its strategic partnership with iCapital. This partnership will deliver greater value to Kestra Financial advisors and their clients as they access alternative investments through iCapital’s technology platform.

Datricks: AI-Based Compliance Platform Company Raises $15 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Datricks, a pioneering financial integrity platform, announced $15 million in Series A funding led by Team8’s venture capital arm. And SAP, the global leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, made a strategic investment in the round, along with participation from existing investor Jerusalem Venture Partners. This funding round follows Datricks' recent expansion of its commercial partnership with SAP, which included the launch of Datricks for Risk Mining as an SAP Endorsed App.

Morpheus Space: Interview With CEO Daniel Bock About The New Space Breakout Pioneering In-Space Mobility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Morpheus Space is a company that is spearheading innovation in satellite control systems with both their Journey simulation software as well as their GO-2 propellantless thruster system. And Morpheus aims to help as many companies in the commercial space sector get their missions into orbit. The company’s innovations enable satellites to move easily in orbit as well as re-enter orbit at the conclusion of their missions. With the new space race in full swing, Morpheus has big visions for the future of satellite missions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Morpheus Space CEO Daniel Bock to learn more about the company.

Visual Lease: The Story Behind This Rapidly Growing Lease Optimization Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Visual Lease is the leading lease optimization solution provider empowering organizations across the globe to leverage their lease portfolios for strategic financial and operational outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Visual Lease CEO Robert Michlewicz to learn more about the company.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires $1.1 Billion CornerCap Investment Counsel Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

EP Wealth Advisors - a leading fee-only registered investment adviser (RIA) with an expanding national footprint and client base - announced it has acquired Atlanta-based CornerCap Investment Counsel. This partnership added nearly $1.1 billion to EP Wealth’s assets under management (AUM).

Silver Point Closes $4.6 Billion In Commitments For Opportunistic Credit Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Viola Credit: $500 Million Strategic JV Signed With Cadma Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Viola Credit, a global asset manager focused on providing asset-based lending solutions to the innovation economy, announced a strategic joint venture with Cadma Capital Partners. an affiliate of Apollo Global Management that specializes in financing solutions for high-growth technology companies and the investment firms that sponsor them.

Ziegert Group Receives Investment From H.I.G. Realty

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

H.I.G. Capital - a leading global alternative investment firm with $65 billion of capital under management - announced that one of its affiliates has invested in Ziegert Group GmbH, a fully integrated German real estate platform with a long-standing presence in the Berlin and Leipzig markets. The proceeds will be primarily used to finance existing projects and strategic acquisitions.

RoundShield: Fund V Closed At Over $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

RoundShield, a private investment firm focused on European asset-backed private credit opportunities and capital solutions, has successfully closed RS Fund V with over $1 billion in investor commitments. This is the largest fund in RoundShield’s 11-year history and is nearly $150 million above its fundraising target.

DLA Piper: Cristina Gabardi Named As Partner In Milan Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

DLA Piper announced the strengthening of its Corporate and Insurance capability with the appointment of Cristina Gabardi as a partner in its Milan office.

Baker McKenzie: Dirk Horcher Named As Partner In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Baker McKenzie is expanding its global M&A practice with the addition of Dirk Horcher, who joins as a partner on October 1, 2024, and will be based in the Firm's Munich office. And Horcher joined from Linklaters, where he started in 2006 and has been a partner since 2017.

Paul Hastings: Keith Schomig Joins Firm As Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 24, 2024

Paul Hastings LLP announced that Keith Schomig has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Joining from White & Case, Schomig specifically focuses on the areas of national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and non-U.S. equivalent agencies (FDI), and foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) mitigation matters before the U.S. Departments of Defense and other national security agencies.

Sequent: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Shai Bargil About The Cryptographically-Secure Online Voting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Sequent is a company that is pioneering the world's first open-source and cryptographically-secure online voting platform for private and public sector elections. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sequent co-founder and president Shai Bargil to learn more about the company.

GetSetUp: Interview With Co-Founder Lawrence Kosick About This Senior-Focused Learning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

GetSetUp is a mission-driven technology company dedicated to empowering older adults through learning and services. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GetSetUp co-founder Lawrence Kosick to learn more about the company.

Koltin: Mexican Senior Healthcare And Insurance Company Secures $7.3 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Koltin, which is the first company in Mexico to offer private health insurance coverage to seniors, announced the closing of a $7.3 million Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital. This funding round, which includes participation from previous investors, will fuel Koltin's mission to improve the health and financial resilience of aging Mexicans and their families.

Twelve: Carbon Transformation Company Raises $645 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Twelve, a carbon transformation company that converts captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals, fuels, and other essential products typically made from fossil fuels, announced $645 million in funding. This funding is based on a strategic mix of capital which includes $400 million in project equity led by TPG Rise Climate, $200 million in Series C funding, and an additional $45 million in credit facilities from leading funders in the renewable energy sector marking this as one of the largest financing rounds to date in the e-fuels space.

Canopie: Prevention-Focused Maternal Health Company Raises $3.7 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Canopie—a prevention-focused maternal health company—announced it has raised a $3.7 million seed funding round, co-led by Beta Boom and Aeroflow Health. Additional investors include the Sorenson Institute, Luminary Impact Fund, Symphonic Capital, Techstars, and a family office. These funds will be used to expand personalized, virtual mental health care covered by insurance and address social drivers of health (SDoH) for moms across all levels of risk in the US.

Era Ventures: $88 Million Fund Closed To Invest In Positive Change Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Era Ventures, a VC firm focused on investing in a broad range of business model innovations to catalyze positive change in the built world, announced the launch of its inaugural $88 million fund. And Era Ventures will deploy capital across multiple stages and a full spectrum of sector-focused innovations, from enablement technologies that improve existing processes to truly disruptive platforms that reshape the industry.

Aerospike: Interview With CEO Subbu Iyer About The Real-Time Database Scaling Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Aerospike is a real-time database built for infinite scale, speed, and savings. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aerospike CEO Subbu Iyer to learn more about the company.

Marstone: Interview With Founder & CEO Margaret Hartigan About The Wealth Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Marstone is a leading digital investment and goal-based firm that aims to enhance financial literacy, deepen financial inclusion, and humanize finance for all. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marstone's Founder and CEO, Margaret Hartigan, to learn more about the company.

CliniComp’s Cutting-Edge Electronic Health Record (EHR) Solution Suite: Interview With VP Of Sales Kem Graham

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

The CliniComp solution suite is an integrated web-based EHR with an architectural framework conquering ever-evolving interoperability, scalability, adaptability, and real-time performance data challenges to provide a longitudinal patient record. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CliniComp VP of Sales Kem Graham to learn more about the company.

arqu: Wholesale Insurance Brokerage Company Raises $10 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

arqu, a tech-focused wholesale insurance brokerage transforming how large-scale, complex commercial risks are transacted, announced a $10 million Series A funding round, led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Intact Ventures. arqu also saw continued support from all existing investors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Foxe Capital and Nationwide Ventures.

Hippocratic AI Receives Investment From NVIDIA’s Venture Arm Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Hippocratic AI, a company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, announced it has received an investment from NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm in its recently closed extended Series A round.

Rebelstork: Baby Gear Returns Recommerce Marketplace Raises $18 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Rebelstork, which is North America's largest and most trusted baby gear returns recommerce marketplace, announced a new round of investment that will help the company to build on its innovative solution to the baby gear industry's pressing returns crisis. This $18 million Series A round was led by Maveron Ventures with participation from Serena Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, and existing seed investor Golden Ventures.

Fathom: AI-Based Meeting Intelligence Company Secures $17 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Fathom, an AI-based meeting intelligence platform that enables teams to have more productive conversations, announced it raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Telescope Partners. Fathom’s seed investors include Maven Ventures, Character, Active Capital, and Rackhouse Ventures. The company also reserved 10% of the round for its users, who invested over $2 million via the crowdfunding platform Wefunder in two weeks.