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Josys: SaaS Management Platform Company Raises $100 Million In Venture Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Josys, a SaaS Management platform that simplifies how IT works, announced it has successfully secured $100 million in venture debt. This latest funding - combined with the $125 million Josys has previously raised - gives the company the strongest financial backing of any SaaS Management company in the world.

Villanova University: $1.25 Billion Comprehensive Capital Campaign Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Villanova University President, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, announced the launch of a $1.25 billion comprehensive capital campaign Espiritus Nova: The Campaign for Villanova University. And the University started the public phase of its campaign—the most ambitious fundraising effort in Villanova’s 182-year history—having already raised over $640 million towards its $1.25 billion goal.

Sonair: 3D Ultrasonic Sensor Technology Raises $6.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Norwegian company Sonair - a company that is launching a groundbreaking sensor that uses ultrasound in the air to give robots safe spatial awareness in 3D- announced it raised a total of $6.8 million with Skyfall Ventures leading the latest $1.6 million round. RunwayFBU, another early-stage VC fund, also contributed to the round.

Singulate: GenAI Marketing Platform Company Raises $2.3 Million (Pre-Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Singulate, a generative AI marketing platform, announced it raised a $2.3 million pre-seed round of funding from angel investors and venture capital firms. The company sees the next era of email marketing using generative AI and LLMs to unlock far easier segmentation and better personalization in large-scale communication, beginning with email marketing.

Synergi: €2 Million (Seed) Raised To Accelerate Transition Toward Sustainable Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Synergi, a Finnish tech company that is accelerating the transition toward sustainable energy sources with smart and flexible software for consumers and utilities, announced the completion of its €2 million seed funding round. Greencode Ventures led the round, while Vaens joined as a new follower. And existing investors Lifeline Ventures, APX (the first-cheque investor of Porsche and Axel Springer), and Wave Ventures also participated in the round.

AcreShield: Over $2.5 Million (Series A) Raised To Help Farmers With Optimizing Yields Using AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Yield Optimizer developer AcreShield completed a Series A funding of over $2.5 million. Yield Optimizer is known as the first commercially accepted proven AI seed selection program for yield prediction that uses independent seed performance data and provides farmers with guaranteed ROI performance. The board of directors authorized Series A for an additional $2 million.

DataKrypto: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ravi Srivatsav About Data Privacy As A Human Right

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

DataKrypto, the first and only fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) solution for protecting all data types in real-time throughout their lifecycle, including data in use, is a data protection software company launched as a spin-off of data retention leader DRSlab. DataKrypto’s advanced data encryption solutions protect data throughout its lifecycle. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DataKrypto co-founder and CEO Ravi Srivatsav to learn more about the company.

Roivios: Interview with CEO John Erbey on Innovative Treatments Transforming Kidney Health Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Roivios is a clinical-stage medical device company at the forefront of kidney health management. The company has developed the JuxtaFlow Renal Assist Device (RAD), a groundbreaking advancement in kidney care.. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Roivios CEO and Founder John Erbey to explore the company's innovative solutions aimed at enhancing kidney function and patient outcomes.

ImpediMed: Interview With CEO Dr. Parmjot Bains About The Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Technology Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

ImpediMed is the world leader in the development and distribution of medical solutions employing bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) technologies for use in the noninvasive clinical assessment and monitoring of fluid status. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ImpediMed CEO Dr. Parmjot Bains to learn more about the company.

Portkey: Interview With Co-Founder Rohit Agarwal About The GenAI Developer Tooling Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Portkey is building the critical tooling every AI team needs to ship reliable, cost-efficient, and performant LLM apps. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Portkey co-founder Rohit Agarwal to learn more about the company.

Prodoscore: Interview With CEO Sam Naficy About The Data Intelligence Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Prodoscore is an AI-based and employee-centric data intelligence solution dedicated to making teams more successful. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Prodoscore CEO Sam Naficy to learn more about the company. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Prodoscore CEO Sam Naficy to learn more about the company.

BlackRock Now Managing Record $11.5 Trillion Of Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

BlackRock announced it reported a record $11.5 trillion of assets under management (AUM) for the third quarter. This is up from $9.1 trillion one year ago and $10.6 trillion in the last quarter.

University Of Manchester: Unit M Launched To Support Region’s Innovation Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

The University of Manchester announced it launched a new capability called Unit M to rethink how it supports the region’s innovation economy. With a mandate to drive the University’s new approach to innovation, Unit M will connect and catalyze the innovation ecosystem in Manchester and the wider region to accelerate inclusive growth.