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Valpas: Hotel And Rental Bedbug Safety Company Secures €4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Valpas, a provider of a tech-based solution for bedbug-safe stays in hotels and rentals, announced it has secured €4m in seed funding led by Zenith VC along with Icebreaker VC, Finnish Industry Investment, Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund, Activum SG Ventures, Houghton Street Ventures, Rockaway Ventures and Morrow Ventures.

Swell VC: An Interview With Co-Founder Rusty Ralston About Finding Market-Defining Opportunities In Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Swell VC, built around a core thesis that you win with people, is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in market-defining opportunities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Swell VC’s co-founder and general partner, Rusty Ralston, to learn more about the firm.

Fytted: An Interview With Co-Founders Greg Auerbach And Olivia Dicopoulos About This AI-Based Styling Recommendation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Fytted is an app that utilizes AI technology that is transforming the way you shop with precise body measurements and personalized styling recommendations. Over $38 billion was wasted in the processing of apparel returns last year and Fytted is reducing the time and money consumers and retailers spend on processing returns (making the online shopping experience more beneficial for all parties involved). And a portion of all of Fytted proceeds go to Remake, a charity that fights for human rights and climate justice in the clothing industry. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fytted CEO and co-founder Greg Auerbach and Chief Creative Officer and co-founder Olivia Dicopoulos.

Formation Bio: AI-Native Pharma Company Secures $372 Million In Series D Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

AI-native pharma company Formation Bio announced that it has raised $372 million of Series D funding. This funding round was led by a16z, with significant participation from Sanofi. Current investors, including Sequoia, Thrive, Emerson Collective, and Lachy Groom, and new investors like SV Angel Growth and FPV Ventures, also joined the round.

Sensi.AI: Care Intelligence Company Closes $31 Million In Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Care intelligence company Sensi.AI announced the successful raising of $31 million in Series B funding, bringing the company's total funding to over $53 million. And this funding round was co-led by Zeev Ventures and Insight Partners, with continued support from existing investors Entrée Capital, Flint Capital, Jibe Ventures and Secret Chord Ventures.

Crossover Markets: Digital Asset Trading Company Closes $12 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Crossover Markets, a digital asset technology firm focused on meeting the unique liquidity requirements of institutions, announced that it has raised $12 million in its Series A funding round led by Illuminate Financial and DRW Venture Capital. And Illuminate and DRW VC join a growing list of strategic investors that includes institutions such as Flow Traders, Laser Digital, Two Sigma, Wintermute, and retail brokers like Exness, Gate.io, GMO, Pepperstone, Trademax and Think Markets.

Meadow Partners: $530 Million Raised For Sixth Flagship Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Meadow Partners, an institutional middle-market real estate private equity investor, announced that the firm raised $530 million of new capital commitments for its sixth flagship fund Meadow Real Estate Fund VI LP and dedicated co-investment vehicles.

Micruity: Financial Tech Infrastructure Company Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Micruity announced that it closed $5 million in funding to expand support for accumulation annuities and non-guaranteed income products on the Micruity platform.

SnapCare: How This AI-Enabled Healthcare Workforce Marketplace Is Transforming A $40+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

SnapCare is an AI-enabled workforce marketplace serving the whole continuum of care. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SnapCare co-founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO) Jeff Richards to learn more about the company.

Incognia: The Story Behind This Innovative User Verification And Authentication Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Incognia is the innovator of next-generation identity solutions that enable secure and seamless digital experiences. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Incognia co-founder and CEO André Ferraz to learn more about the company.

Americana Partners Expands Into LatAm Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Americana Partners, an independent registered investment advisor (RIA) with $7+ billion in assets under management, announced its expansion into the Latin American market with the launch of Americana Partners International, dedicated to providing family office services to ultra-high net-worth individuals in the region.