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Li-Cycle: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Ajay Kochhar About This Sophisticated Lithium-Ion Battery Recovery Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Li-Cycle is a leading global lithium-ion battery resource recovery company. And Li-Cycle’s mission is to recover critical battery-grade materials to create a domestic closed-loop battery supply chain for a clean energy future. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Li-Cycle CEO and co-founder Ajay Kochhar to learn more about the company.

Atomicwork: Modern Service Management Company Raises $14 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Atomicwork, a leading modern service management platform, announced the closing of a new $3+ million strategic funding. This funding round was backed by more than 40+ seasoned industry veterans, including global CIOs and CTOs, demonstrating strong confidence in the company's vision and strategic direction.

fal: Media Generating AI Company Raises $23 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

fal announced it has raised $23 million in Seed and Series A funding. The $14 million Series A was led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital and angel investors including Perplexity founder Aravind Srinivas, Vercel founder Guillermo Rauch, Balaji Srinivasan, and Huggingface CTO Julien Chaumond. Andreessen Horowitz led the Seed round with participation from Village Global.

Edera: Secure-By-Design Kubernetes And AI Solution Closes $5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Edera, which is the world's only secure-by-design Kubernetes and AI solution, announced it has raised $5 million in a seed round led by 645 Ventures and Eniac Ventures with participation from FPV Ventures, Generationship, Precursor Ventures and Rosecliff Ventures. And angel investors include Joe Beda, Filippo Valsorda, Mandy Andress, Jeff Behl and Kleiner Perkins scout Nikitha Suryadevara, and others.

Raymond James Brings In $112 Million FA Terry Medley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Raymond James has welcomed financial advisor Terrence “Terry” Medley to Raymond James & Associates (RJA) – the firm's employee advisor channel – in San Jose, California, as revealed by John Simmons, California regional director for RJA.

Flightkeys: Strategic Growth Investment Raised From Insight Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Flightkeys Group - a cloud-based flight planning and optimization software built specifically for the most innovative global airlines - announced a strategic growth investment from global software investor Insight Partners.

Publicis Buys Michigan-Based Mars United Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Publicis Groupe announced the acquisition of Mars United Commerce, the world’s largest independent commerce marketing company. With 1,000+ employees based in 14 hubs worldwide, Mars helps marketers make their products consumers’ top choice in online and offline shopper systems.

Akur8: Machine Learning-Powered Insurance Company Raises $120 Million (Series C)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Akur8, a machine learning-powered insurance pricing and reserving platform, announced that it has secured $120 million in series C funding, bringing the total raised investment to $180 million. This latest funding round was led by One Peak, with participation from Partners Group and historical investor Guidewire Software. This new funding round will significantly support Akur8’s ability to expand its product portfolio and fuel its growth in key global markets.

Iridium: Interview With EVP Of PNT Division Michael O’Connor About The Mobile Satellite Service Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Iridium Communications is the only mobile satellite service (MSS) company offering pole-to-pole coverage over the entire globe. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Iridium’s Executive Vice President of the PNT Division Michael O'Connor to learn more about the company.

LPL Financial Brings In $300 Million Bindra Group Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Kultar S. “Sid” Bindra, CFP, and Steven Alvarez have joined LPL’s employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch The Bindra Group. And they reported serving approximately $300 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and join LPL from Truist Financial.

Zartico: Using AI To Create Strategic Planning And Marketing Optimization Solutions In A $225+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Zartico is the maker of the first Destination Operating System and it harnesses and streamlines big data using science, AI, and technology to provide unprecedented visibility into the movement of people and economic opportunities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zartico CEO Sarah Lehman to learn more about the company.

Banyan Software: Foundation Launched With $100 Million Stock Pledge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Banyan Software, a leading acquirer and permanent home for software businesses, announced the launch of the Banyan Software Foundation. This Foundation will focus on supporting organizations that utilize technology to build a greener and more equitable world. With a $100 million commitment of stock over the next four years, the Foundation will become one of Banyan Software’s largest shareholders, and its impact will continue to grow in tandem with the company’s success.

Datamaran: Software Analytics Platform Company Secures $33 Million (Series C)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Datamaran announced the completion of $33 million in Series-C financing from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, validating its global leadership in the ESG software market. And the proceeds will be used to accelerate growth in the U.S and Europe and further advance initiatives in generative AI.

ICG: North American Credit Partners Fund III Closed At $1.9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

ICG - a global alternative asset manager - announced the completion of fundraising for its North American Credit Partners Fund III (NACP III), following strong demand from a global group of new and existing investors.

Blue Whale Materials Picked For $55 Million DOE Award

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Blue Whale Materials (BWM) - a leader in advanced lithium-ion battery recycling - announced it has been selected for negotiation of an award of over $55 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Program.

Upend: Interview With Founder Jeevan Arora About The AI-Based Task Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Upend.ai is a new platform that pairs search with large language models to give you the best results possible and help you understand them. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Upend founder Jeevan Arora to learn more about the company.

Cloud Equity Group: Interview With Founder & CIO Sean Frank About The Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Cloud Equity Group is a Wall Street-based investment management firm strategically positioned to capitalize on the expanding industries of web hosting and cloud-based infrastructure. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cloud Equity Group founder and Chief Investment Officer Sean Frank to learn more.

Element Security: $5 Million Raised To Develop Proprietary Exploit Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Element Security is an innovative Israeli cybersecurity startup that has emerged from stealth mode after two and a half years to unveil its advanced Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) solution. Element Security announced it raised $5 million in funding from senior investors, including the Q Fund VC, Eddy Shalev, Danny Yamin (former CEO of Microsoft Israel), and Kobi Rosengarten (former General Partner at JVP).

Aclima Raises $13 Million Debt Investment From Leonid Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Leonid Capital Partners, a leading investment firm focused on high-growth technology companies working in the national security industry, today announced it is providing a $13 million term loan to Aclima, a San Francisco-based climate-tech company that has developed a software and hardware solution for hyperlocal measurement and analysis of air pollution, toxics, and greenhouse gasses (GHG).

PictorLabs: UCLA Virtual Staining Technology Spin Out Secures $30 Million (Series B)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

PictorLabs, a software company transforming histopathology with AI-based virtual staining, announced the successful completion of its $30 million Series B funding round. This funding round was led by global software investor Insight Partners, with continued participation from M Ventures, the venture capital arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which had previously led PictorLabs' Series A round.

Elemental Impact: $100 Million Funding Program Raised From EPA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Elemental Impact, a leading nonprofit climate technology investor formerly known as Elemental Excelerator, announced that it is opening applications for projects to receive investments via a $100 million funding program from the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). This new funding round, which was made possible through a subaward from the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC), will support entrepreneurs and climate technologies that are ready for scale and poised to deliver greenhouse gas emissions reductions and local community benefits.

Torq: AI-Based Security Hyperautomation Company Closes $70 Million (Series C)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Torq, a company that pioneered AI-driven hyperautomation in the security industry, announced a $70 million investment to propel the mission of transforming SecOps through the Generative AI-based Torq Hyperautomation Platform and Torq HyperSOC solution.

Knit: $9 Million Raised For Streamlining The Consumer Research Process

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Knit, a platform dedicated to streamlining the consumer research process using AI, announced the closing of a $9 million funding round and partnerships with brands like T-Mobile, NASCAR, the WNBA, Mars Wrigley, Overtime, and JBL. The funding round was led by Revolutions's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, with participation from new investors Osage Venture Partners, GFT Ventures, Visible Ventures, and Massive Ventures and existing investors Silicon Road Ventures, Felton Group, and Alumni Ventures.

NanoVation Therapeutics And Novo Nordisk Sign $600 Million Deal To Develop Genetic Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

NanoVation Therapeutics - a platform company developing innovative technologies to overcome the barriers of nucleic acid delivery - announced a multi-year partnership with Novo Nordisk to advance the development of novel genetic medicines targeting cardiometabolic and rare diseases. This partnership combines NanoVation Therapeutics’ proprietary long-circulating lipid nanoparticle (lcLNP) technology for RNA delivery to cells outside of the liver with Novo Nordisk’s expertise in cardiometabolic and rare disease R&D and clinical translation.

Cardinal Health Buying Integrated Oncology Network In $1.12 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Cardinal Health announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a physician-led independent community oncology network, for $1.115 billion in cash.

Arya Health: Healthcare Workforce Automation Company Raises $4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Healthcare workforce automation platform Arya Health announced it closed $4 million in seed funding, led by Twelve Below. Other investors in this funding round include Nebular and existing investors Oceans and Ridge.

Headline: Global Growth IV Fund Receives $865 Million In Capital Committed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Headline announced Headline Global Growth IV with $865 million of capital committed to the strategy to support companies at their Growth inflection points, Series B, and beyond. This Global Growth strategy has three main advantages: 1.) a diverse and experienced team, 2.) extensive geographic coverage, 3.) and advanced in-house built technology for sourcing (Searchlight) and analytics (DeepDive).

Blue Matter Buys Healthcare-Focused PR Company Sam Brown

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Blue Matter, a consulting firm serving the life sciences industry, announced the acquisition of Sam Brown Inc., a leading integrated healthcare communications and public relations agency focused on corporate, clinical and commercial communications for the life sciences industry.

Oak Essentials: Inaugural Growth Investment Raised From Silas Capital And Unilever Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Oak Essentials, a natural skincare brand founded by Jenni Kayne, announced it has secured a first round of dual funding from Silas Capital and Unilever Ventures to fuel its expansion. The funding will enable enhanced product development, increased marketing efforts, and broader distribution.

Advisory-Focused Investment Bank PJT Partners Buying deNovo Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

PJT Partners has agreed to acquire deNovo Partners, a leading advisory firm focused on the Middle East and based in Dubai. This deal builds on the highly successful strategic alliance PJT Partners and deNovo entered into in 2020.