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Kirkland & Ellis: Private Equity Lawyer Sebastian Pitz Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that private equity lawyer Sebastian Pitz will join the firm as a partner based in the Frankfurt office. Pitz advises leading global private equity firms, energy and infrastructure funds, growth funds, and financial institutions on the planning and executing of private M&A transactions, growth, minority and co-investments, public takeovers, joint ventures, disposals, and other complex transactions.

OMNY Health Names Ivy Weng As New Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

OMNY Health, a leading healthcare ecosystem known for facilitating compliant cross-industry data sharing, recently announced the first expansion of its c-suite since 2021. Ivy Weng, MD, former Group Vice President of Life Sciences at Komodo Health, will join OMNY Health as its first Chief Commercial Officer following its most significant growth milestone yet: one billion patient encounters, impacting the care outcomes of millions of patients.

20VC: Third Fund Closed At $400 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

20VC, a London-based venture capital firm run by Harry Stebbings, announced that it had raised a third fund at $400 million. Stebbings is also best known for running one of the most popular VC-focused podcasts. The $400 million third fund will be split between seed stage rounds ($125 million allocation) and Series A ($275 million allocation).

BuiltWorlds And 1871 Partnering To Better Serve The Construction Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

BuiltWorlds (a member network and innovation catalyst for the buildings and infrastructure industries) partnered with 1871 (a global innovation hub based in Chicago). BuiltWorlds and 1871 have long worked parallel to one another, with BuiltWorlds focusing on tech innovation in myriad construction sectors and 1871 serving multiple industries, including construction. The two organizations also recently agreed to combine efforts to better identify and elevate innovation in the construction/building technology spaces.

Hunton Andrews Kurth: Renewable Finance Partner Henry Jin Returns As Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Henry Jin, an energy and infrastructure attorney who advises clients on renewable energy transactions, has rejoined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C. Jin started his legal career at Hunton nearly a decade ago.

Yellowbrick: Interview With Founder & CEO Neil Carson About The SQL Data Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Yellowbrick is an SQL data platform built on Kubernetes for enterprise data warehousing, ad-hoc and streaming analytics, and AI and BI workloads. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Yellowbrick founder and CEO Neil Carson to learn more about the company.

ForceMetrics: Decision-Assist Public Safety Platform Company Raises $22 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

ForceMetrics – a leading decision-assist public safety platform that consolidates critical information for first responders and provides real-time, actionable insights, saving time, money, and lives – announced today that it has raised $22 million. The company is backed by leading institutional firms, industry leaders, and public safety advocates, such as a lead investment by Costanoa Ventures with additional support from the Hobson Lucas Family Foundation (founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson), Stand Together Venture Labs (previously the Charles Koch Institute), GovTech Fund, Flybridge Capital, Growth Warrior Capital, and more.

Sitecore Reveals Intelligent Digital Experience Platform To Address Enterprise Marketing Challenges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Today Sitecore launched Sitecore Stream from the stage at the Sitecore Symposium - which is the company’s customer and partner conference. And Sitecore Stream represents the fulfillment of Sitecore’s vision for an Intelligent DXP (digital experience platform) that addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by enterprise marketing teams today. Customers are already utilizing Sitecore Stream capabilities in Sitecore’s composable DXP products to deliver digital experiences to the market.

Omi: Interview With Co-Founder Joan Cabezas About The AI Wearables Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Omi is a company that has developed AI wearables built to transform conversation management. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Omi co-founder Joan Cabezas to learn more about the company.

Kollegio: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Senan Khawaja About The College Counseling Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Kollegio is a college counseling ecosystem built entirely with AI and data-driven solutions for students, schools, and colleges. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kollegio CEO and co-founder Senan Khawaja.

Oshi Health: Virtual Gastrointestinal Company Raises $60 Million (Series C)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Oshi Health, a virtual gastrointestinal (GI) center of excellence, announced today that it raised $60 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, and Takeda Digital Ventures.

Fin: Sustainable Logistics Company Raises $7 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Fin, London’s premier operator in sustainable logistics, announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding and plans to expand its operations to the US. This funding round was led by MaC Venture Capital and participated in by Side Door Ventures, Pearls Capital, and Simplex Ventures.