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Barings: $134 Million In Financing Provided For Mixed-Use Development In NC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, announced that it has provided a $134 million loan to refinance the existing Smoky Hollow in Raleigh, North Carolina loan. A joint venture between Kane Realty Corporation, Williams Realty & Building Company, and Lionstone Investments delivered the mixed-use development in 2020.

Dryvebox: Mobile Golf Simulator Company Raises New Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

Mobile golf simulator company Dryvebox announced additional funding and new investors joining its mission of cultivating golf everywhere. Launched in 2020, the off-course golf entertainment company revolutionizes golf experiences through weatherproof, climate-controlled, and solar-powered mobile golf simulators (Boxes). Dryvebox has grown to 30+ technology-fueled Boxes operating across the United States and Canada, with more set to launch in the coming months.

LEVY Health: Reproductive Technology Company Raises $4.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

LEVY Health, an innovator in reproductive health technology, announced it has raised $4.5 million led by San Francisco-based venture firm XYZ Venture Capital, with additional participation from Atlantic Labs and Possible Ventures.

Fisent: Interview With Founder & CEO Adrian Murray About The Applied GenAI Process Automation Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

Fisent Technologies is a company that is transforming how business is performed by enabling the utilization of GenAI models for the automation of common business processes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fisent Technologies founder and CEO Adrian Murray to learn more about the company.

Swell VC: Fund II Closed With $11.5 Million In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

Swell VC, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in market-defining opportunities, announced it closed Fund II with $11.5 million in commitments. And the fund’s backers include a diverse mix of successful founders, family offices across tech, finance, and real estate, and several NYC tech investors and Fortune 500 executives.

Wave Neuroscience: Interview With Founder & CEO Fred Walke About The Brain Health Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

Wave Neuroscience is a leading innovator in biomarker-guided brain health technologies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wave Neuroscience Fred Walke to learn more about the company.

Shiftmove Buying French Fleet Management Company Optimum Automotive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2024

Shiftmove - a German-Swiss platform for fleet management software - announced today it is acquiring the French digital fleet management platform Optimum Automotive. The deal will enable Shiftmove - which was created in 2023 from the merger of the two fleet management market leaders Avrios and Vimcar - to expand into France.

Molg: Circular Manufacturing Processes Company Raises $5.5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Molg announced the closing of $5.5 million in seed funding to scale the company's circular manufacturing processes for electronics and electrical components. Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group led the funding round, with participation from Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, ABB Robotics & Automation Ventures, Overture, Elemental Impact, and Techstars. And the company plans to use the funding to scale production capacity and meet growing customer demand for circularity and automation.

USAA And Members Donate Nearly $3 Million To Aid In Recovery From Hurricanes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

USAA and its members have donated nearly $3 million to assist in the recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. USAA made an initial donation of $1 million after Hurricane Helene and has since committed an additional $500,000 to military aid societies to directly support military families impacted by both storms.

CYRISMA: Leading Risk Management Platform Raises $7 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

CYRISMA, an all-in-one risk management platform, announced a Series A funding round. Led by Blueprint Equity, with participation from SaaS Venture and Golden Ventures, the funding will accelerate CYRISMA's platform development, fuel customer success, and expand sales and marketing initiatives.

MeWe: Privacy-First Social Media Company Secures $6 Million (Series B)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

MeWe, a privacy-first social media network, announced it is launching a growth agenda to accelerate its efforts to bring Web3 to its 20+ million users. The opening of the Series B round, which McCourt Global led, will accelerate MeWe's growth and open doors for further innovation within MeWe, including the further development of new technologies such as AI integration, the launch of new Web3 product features, strategic user acquisition through targeted marketing efforts, and the rollout of a native token to enhance user growth, platform engagement, and platform utility.

Summize: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Tom Dunlop About The Contract Lifecycle Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Summize is a company advancing true digital contracting with a CLM solution that prioritizes the user experience. It takes a different approach by embedding workflows directly into existing technologies that you already know and use daily, such as Outlook, Gmail, HubSpot, Teams, Slack, and Word. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Summize co-founder and CEO Tom Dunlop to learn more about the company.

OpenGradient: Decentralized AI Infrastructure Company Raises $8.5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Decentralized AI infrastructure company OpenGradient announced it raised $8.5 million in seed funding. To accelerate open-source AI, OpenGradient democratizes model ownership, streamlines AI deployment, and enables universal access to AI.

Entegria Systems: Interview With Co-Founder & CTO Tony Tancredi About The Secure Data Workflow Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Entegria Systems is a company that has built a secure data workflow platform that has the latest encryption, workflow, and cloud technologies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Entegria Systems co-founder and CTO Tony Tancredi to learn more about the company.

Rice University Collaborating With BeOne Sports To Advance Sports Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

The Rice University Office of Innovation and Rice Athletics formed a strategic partnership with BeOne Sports, an innovative startup founded by Rice alumni pioneering advanced sports performance technology. And this collaboration aims to elevate Rice’s status as a national leader in athletic achievement and research-driven innovation, positioning the university as a testing ground for state-of-the-art, holistic care technologies for student-athletes.

Camping Tools: Interview With CEO Robert McMillan About The Journaling App Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Camping Tools is a journaling app for camping memories. It stems from a personal and family-rooted passion for camping and it was built to inspire travel itinerary ideas by enabling you to share your camping experience online with friends and offering a marketplace for outdoor enthusiasts to rent gear with authentic reviews. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Camping Tools CEO Robert McMillan to learn more about the company.

Secure Code Warrior: Interview With CEO Pieter Danhieux About The Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Secure Code Warrior is a secure coding platform that sets the standards that keep our digital world safe. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Secure Code Warrior CEO Pieter Danhieux to learn more about the company.

Avantax Onboards Independent FAs With About $390 Million In Combined Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Avantax - a unique community within Cetera Holdings and a leader in tax-focused financial planning and wealth management - announced it onboarded several new independent financial advisors who have affiliated with Avantax to help strengthen their ability to offer clients comprehensive tax-intelligent financial services.

iCapital Surpasses $200 Billion In Global Platform Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

iCapital, a global fintech platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announced that it has surpassed $200 billion in global platform assets. Increased global client demand for high-quality private market funds has led to this milestone and accelerated the growth of client assets on iCapital's platform.

EP Wealth Advisors: $26 Billion RIA Reveals Strategic Partnership With Opto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

EP Wealth Advisors, a leading independent registered investment adviser (RIA) with an expanding national presence and client base, announced a strategic partnership with Opto Investments, a technology-enabled solution expanding private markets access for independent investment advisors. This deal will support EP Wealth’s ability to provide clients with a scalable, digital-forward solution comprising high-quality private market opportunities and flexible investment options.

ApertureData: $8.25 Million (Seed) Raised To Simplify Complexities Of Multimodal Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

ApertureData announced it closed an oversubscribed seed round at $8.25M for a purpose-built database for multimodal AI. This funding round was led by TQ Ventures and participated in by Westwave Capital, Interwoven Ventures, and a group of high-caliber angel investors. Existing investors also reaffirmed their commitment to ApertureData's vision.

Pursuit Aerospace Completes Strategic Acquisitions Of Prescott Precision Die And Merc Aerospace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Pursuit Aerospace - a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components - announced it has completed the strategic acquisitions of both Prescott Precision Die and Merc Aerospace.

ACMI Federal: Interview With Head Of Federal Program Victor Boelscher

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation (ACMI) is an organization working to revitalize the American industrial base through its three affiliates: ACMI Capital, ACMI Properties, and ACMI Federal. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ACMI’s Head of Federal Programs, Victor Boelscher, to learn more.

Scope3: Collaborative Sustainability Platform Company Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Scope3, a collaborative sustainability platform decarbonizing media and advertising, announced the closing of $25 million in a strategic funding round led by GV. The funding round included participation from existing investors Venrock, Room40 Ventures, and Craft Ventures, and from new investors Aperiam Ventures and Virgo Strategic Investments.

CapIntel Partners With FactSet To Enhance Wealth Management Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

CapIntel (a leading proposal generation and client engagement platform) and FactSet (a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider) entered a strategic partnership to enhance the wealth management experience. Through the FactSet Workstation, advisors can now create and share CapIntel’s digital, compliant, and personalized proposals for a seamless workflow and user experience.

MedCognetics Reveals First Embedded AI Cancer Detection System For Mammography Imaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

MedCognetics, a company focusing on medical imaging AI, announced the successful testing and implementation of the first embedded AI image processing and cancer detection system for mammography. This system - which utilizes the NVIDIA IGX Orin medical-grade edge AI platform alongside MedCognetics’ advanced AI-enabled software CogNet AI-MT - was developed in collaboration with clinical leaders worldwide. CogNet AI-MT has been trained on a diverse global dataset to enhance radiologists' performance and help improve patient outcomes worldwide.

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York Launches To Bring Together Talented Scientists From Local Universities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Leadership from Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), and representatives from Columbia University, The Rockefeller University, and Yale University recently gathered to celebrate progress in their mission to bioengineer immune cells for the early detection and treatment of diseases.

RadiantGraph: $11 Million (Series A) Raised For Expanding AI-Based Personalized Engagement For Health Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

RadiantGraph, a platform using AI to drive consumer engagement for healthcare, announced that it has raised an $11 million Series A funding round, led by M13, with meaningful participation from XYZ Ventures and True Ventures. The funding will be used to continue the expansion of the company’s platform capabilities and drive scalable growth and savings within health plans and health service organizations. The company’s seed round included Glen Tullman (CEO, Transcarent), Lee Shapiro (CFO, Livongo), Mohsin Hussien (CTO, Liveramp), Yusuf Sherwani (CEO, Pelago Health), and Chethan Bachireddy (Chief Health Officer, Harris Health).

Quartr: Public Market Research Company Raises $6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Quartr, a software and data provider transforming qualitative public market research for finance and investor relations (IR) professionals, announced the closing of a $6 million investment from Altos Ventures.

SuiteSpot: Multifamily Centralization Platform Closes Series A Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

SuiteSpot, a multifamily centralization software, announced the closing of its Series A financing round. The round was led by leading real estate technology venture capital firm RET Ventures, with additional participation from UDR, a leading multifamily REIT.