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CodeRabbit, an AI-based platform transforming the code review process, announced it has completed a $16 million Series A funding round. The funding round – which was Led by CRV - also included participation from Flex Capital, Engineering Capital and prominent angel investors, including Olivier Pomel (CEO of Datadog).

TEAMology, an international leader in K-8 social-emotional support solutions, announced the closing of its seed round funding. This $1.2 million funding round was led by VC 414 (based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin) with additional contributions from Supes' Fund, White Rose Ventures, 1855 VC, and Product 10X.

Retail energy provider Branch Energy announced it had raised $10.8 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Prelude Ventures (a climate-focused venture capital firm) and Zero Infinity Partners (an infra-tech investor).

Rockwell Automation is a leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. The company is committed to enabling the next generation of smart manufacturing. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rockwell Automation Senior Network & Security Solution Consultant Ahmik Hindman to learn more about the company.

Today, AMD announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire ZT Systems, a leading provider of AI infrastructure for the world’s largest hyperscale computing companies. This strategic transaction is a major step in AMD’s AI strategy to deliver leadership AI training and inferencing solutions based on innovation across silicon, software, and systems. AMD agreed to buy ZT Systems in a cash and stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion, including a contingent payment of up to $400 million based on certain post-closing milestones.

Filmustage, an AI platform that enhances the film pre-production phase from script breakdowns and scheduling to analysis, synopsis crafting, budget management, etc., announced a $1.5 million seed funding round led by UK-based VC fund Raw Ventures with Geek Ventures, among other investors.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded three Baskin Engineering alumni with a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research grant to support the research and development of an extended reality platform for full-body physical rehabilitation. Aviv Elor (B.S., Robotics Engineering, '19; Ph.D., Computational Media, '21), Michael Powell (Ph.D., Computer Engineering, '21), and Ash Robbins (B.S., Robotics Engineering, '18; Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, ‘24') co-founded Immergo Labs, which is a company that uses AI and VR to integrate telehealth capabilities and enhance remote physical therapy care.

Chaos Labs, an industry leader in onchain risk management, announced a $55 million Series A funding round led by Haun Ventures. This significant funding - which is aimed at scaling onchain economic security has attracted prominent new investors including F-Prime Capital, Slow Ventures, Spartan Capital, and more. And they join existing backers such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Galaxy Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Coinbase Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from strategic angel investors, including Kevin Weil (OpenAI CPO), Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks CEO), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana CEO), Francesco Agosti (Phantom CTO), and Anton Katz (Talos CEO).

Quantum Circuits announced it has secured a final Series B investment round of over $60 million. This funding round provides additional capital support as it prepares to commercialize its quantum systems with an industry first: error detection built into a more powerful qubit for scalable and higher-fidelity computing.

In an SEC filing, it was revealed that Amazon was buying Perceive for $80 million in cash, which is a company that develops breakthrough neural network inference solutions that push the performance-accuracy-power envelope, while also protecting the security and privacy of consumers. Launched in 2018, Perceive is a majority-owned subsidiary of Xperi Corporation.

Synadia is a company building the next generation of digital communications to unify cloud, edge, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Synadia CEO Derek Collison to learn more about the company.

Daytona is a self-hosted and secure open-source development environment manager. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Daytona CEO and co-founder Ivan Burazin to learn more about the company.

Rheinmetall announced it had signed an agreement to acquire all equity interests in Loc Performance Products, a renowned vehicle specialist based in Plymouth, Michigan.

StanCorp Financial Group and The Allstate Corporation announced a definitive agreement under which The Standard will acquire Allstate’s Employer Voluntary Benefits business for approximately $2 billion and enter into a product distribution partnership. The deal is expected to close in the first half of next year, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company, announced that it has acquired Invoiced. Invoiced is a SaaS platform that enables B2B finance teams and the Office of the CFO to automate the critical order-to-cash process.

Performance Food Group Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Cheney Bros - a leading independent broadline foodservice distributor based in Riviera Beach, Florida and owned by the Cheney family and Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) - under which PFG will acquire Cheney Brothers for $2.1 billion in cash.

Iteris, a trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Almaviva S.p.A. (a private Italian digital innovation group) in an all-cash transaction valuing Iteris at approximately $335 million equity value. Under the terms of the deal, Iteris shareholders will receive $7.20 in cash for each share of Iteris common stock.

Fisent Technologies, a pioneer in Applied GenAI Process Automation solutions, announced it has secured funding from strategic investors including Pegasystems, Sand Dollar Capital, and prominent entrepreneurs - which will drive the growth of its BizAI product as the market leader in Applied GenAI Process Automation.

Two Bear Capital, a VC firm investing in life sciences and technology disruptors, announced the appointment of five key executives, expanding its team of experts during a period of rapid growth for the venture capital firm. These appointments strengthen Two Bear Capital’s ability to help build the operations of its impressive portfolio companies by delivering deep domain experts who partner with founders as they bring their breakthroughs to market and scale operations.

Amulet, a company shining a light on invisible threats in our food system, announced $5.8 million in Series A financing led by HealthX Ventures, with participation from Incite Ventures, AllerFund, Mendota Venture Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, and individuals such as e-commerce pioneer, Pinterest executive, and Daydream founder Julie Bornstein and serial founder and investor Diede van Lamoen.

Logan Green, co-founder and board chairman of Lyft, has joined Autotech Ventures as a venture partner. Autotech Ventures is a premier VC firm investing in mobility and transportation.

Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company crearting a new generation of treatments for hair loss, announced that the first patients have been dosed in its Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of PP405, a novel topical small molecule, for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (pattern baldness). Pelage also raised a $14 million Series A-1, led by GV with support from Main Street Advisors, Visionary Ventures, and YK BioVentures, following an initial $16.75 million Series A financing announced in February 2024.

Voltera, a leading developer, owner, and operator of charging infrastructure for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) fleets, announced it has secured a $100 million debt facility to support capital expenditure deployment on assets backstopped by customer contracts. This is a first-of-its-kind for the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry.

Kestra Private Wealth Services (Kestra PWS), a registered investment adviser subsidiary of Kestra Financial has welcomed Rachel Eisenhart CFP, ChFC, AAMS to its community of independent financial professionals, in partnership with Alexandria, Virginia-based HF3 Wealth Partners (HF3), which joined the Kestra network in 2022.

Terrantic, a data platform for modern operations in the food supply chain, announced the closing of its oversubscribed $3.5 million seed round. Supply Change Capital led the round, which was participated in by York IE, Vitalize VC, and existing investors Array Ventures.

Baker McKenzie announced a further expansion of its global Disputes practice with the addition of Michelle Porter-Wright and Rebecca Thomson, who will join the firm’s Johannesburg office as partners on 9 September 2024 from A&O Shearman. And Tiffany Gray will also join the Johannesburg office as Director Designate from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, effective September 1.

KNIME, one of the leading open-source data science and AI companies, announced it has raised additional funding from its longstanding investor, Invus. Since the last announcement, Invus has invested another $30 million, bringing the total funding to $50 million.

White & Case LLP expanded its Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice by adding Jacek Jezierski as a partner in Warsaw.

Encord, an AI data development platform for advanced vision and multimodal teams, announced a $30 million Series B funding round. This round was led by Next47, a global venture firm investing in early and expansion-stage companies in SaaS, AI, and enterprise, with participation from existing investors Y Combinator, CRV, and Crane Venture Partners.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that David Hepp and Matthew Collin, two of the nation’s leading asset management M&A lawyers, are joining the firm in New York as partners in the Asset Management M&A practice within the Corporate Department.