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Startup Stack is a software and services discount marketplace catered to startup founders. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Startup Stack co-founder and CEO Jonathan Engle to learn more.

Lyten - a pioneer in 3D graphene decarbonizing supermaterials – recently announced it raised $200 million as part of its over-subscribed Series B funding round to scale manufacturing and commercialize its first three product lines: Lithium-Sulfur batteries, lightweight composites, and next-generation IoT sensors.

Roam - a platform for purchasing a home with an assumable low-rate mortgage included - recently announced it secured a $1.25 million seed round and has officially launched its service. And Roam helps buyers purchase a home with a mortgage as low as 2%, resulting in a monthly payment that is less than half of a traditional mortgage at today’s current rates.

Indigo Ag - a premier sustainability partner of the agriculture industry - recently announced that it has raised over $250 million to drive innovation and growth in its sustainable agriculture programs and better serve its customers and partners.

Cisco and Splunk (a cybersecurity and observability leader) recently announced a definitive agreement under which Cisco intends to acquire Splunk for $157 per share in cash, representing approximately $28 billion in equity value.

Glystn is the first AI-driven community engagement engine that helps creators and their teams scale through intelligent automation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Glystn CEO Ethan Fassett to learn more.

Botco.ai is a HIPAA-compliant platform enabling meaningful and intelligent conversations between providers and consumers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Botco.ai co-founder and Executive Chairman Anu Shukla to learn more.

Dotgo is a global leader in Rich Communication Services (RCS) based in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, building the APIs and cloud platforms needed in a world where every business must have a presence inside messaging apps, just as they have websites and smartphone apps. Dotgo was acquired by Gupshup in 2021, and Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dotgo CEO Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick to learn more.

Minimum is a leading carbon accounting software platform for enterprise companies. And Minimum enables large complex businesses to surface, calculate, and disclose their carbon footprints seamlessly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Minimum co-founder Freddie Evans to learn more.

KoolSpan is a leading provider of secure enterprise communication solutions that enables businesses and organizations to connect securely and privately on mobile and other enterprise systems devices. Specifically designed for secure and private workspaces, KoolSpan solution integrates the existing corporate services with a complete communication suite (messaging, file sharing, calls and video conference), operating without any connectivity to the unsafe public web. KoolSpan turns any workspace into a “Dome”, protected from infiltrations and cyberattacks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed KoolSpan’s Chief Operating Officer Alessandro Ossoli and BizDev Lead and Strategic Advisor Randy Siegel to learn more about the company.

Pixellot develops automated sports video and data solutions that revolutionize traditional video capture, production, and distribution processes, enabling professional and amateur sports organizations to affordably cover, analyze and monetize their events. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pixellot CEO Alon Werber to learn more.

Levelpath - a platform that powers “delightful procurement” - recently announced it had raised $44.5 million from a $14.5 million Benchmark-led seed round and a $30 million Series A led by Redpoint Ventures.

Another World is an entertainment company specializing in virtual reality video games and experiences. The company aims to create new interactive, high-quality VR experiences in large arenas capable of hosting up to 20 simultaneous players. With a focus on high-level immersion for its players, high capacity, and low investment costs for partners, Another World is rapidly expanding. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Another World CEO Vasily Petrenko to learn more.

Mediwhale is an AI-empowered health diagnostics company that uses non-invasive retina scans to help prevent heart and kidney diseases. And Mediwhale’s Reti-Intelligence suite of services uses deep learning algorithms to detect disease risks even before symptoms appear. The company has been dedicated to making preventative care more affordable, accessible, safe, and convenient since being founded in 2016 in South Korea. Mediwhale has product approvals in eight territories in Europe and Asia (including EU, UK, Australia, and Korea), and is undergoing the FDA approval process. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mediwhale CEO, Kevin T. Choi.

Austin Russell Forbes Holdings - which is controlled by American innovator and automotive tech pioneer Austin Russell - recently announced that financing for the approximately $800 million acquisition of Forbes Global Holdings from Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments (IWM ) is now substantially oversubscribed with over $2 billion of demand primarily from American tech, media, finance, and AI industry leaders and their family offices.

Broken String Biosciences - a genomics company building a technology platform to drive the development of cell and gene therapies that are safer by design - recently announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A investment round, co-led by Illumina Ventures and Mérieux Equity Partners, with contributions from HERAN Partners, and existing investors Tencent and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures).

Mojave Energy Systems recently announced a $12.5 million seed round of funding that will be used to launch its third-generation liquid desiccant air conditioning platform. This funding round was co-led by At One Ventures and Fifth Wall, with participation from Xerox Ventures and others. And the company spun out of the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).

Hub International Limited - a leading global insurance brokerage - recently announced that it has successfully completed a substantial minority investment from Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (LGP) along with several other prominent institutional minority investors. This planned investment from LGP (a Los Angeles-based private equity firm) was announced in April of this year.

Paycom is a company that offers human capital management and payroll tools to help employers and HR teams focus on strategies to drive businesses forward. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Paycom Vice President of Human Resources Jennifer Kraszewski to learn more.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals recently celebrated a successful $350 million capital raise led by BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, LLC and PNC Bank to support future growth of the pharmaceutical manufacturer.

The Sporting News (TSN) – one of the most iconic brands in sports media and the oldest sports publisher in the United States – recently announced it has raised $15 million. This incremental funding round will facilitate the brand's growth and pivot the TSN business to more transactionally led. The funding was led by LSE-traded Playtech, alongside several other market leaders in the sports and digital media industries.

Superorder - the first all-in-one delivery and takeout operating system for restaurants – recently announced the close of a $10 million Series A and angel funding round led by Foundation Capital with participation from investors like Michael Seibel (Managing Director of Y Combinator), Kyle Vogt (Cofounder CEO Cruise), Daniel Kan (Cofounder Cruise), Jon Swanson (Chairman Thumbtack), James Beshara (Founder MagicMind) and I2BF Global Ventures.

Learn.xyz - a generative AI learning startup – recently announced the launch of its fully AI-powered social learning app on iOS and Android on the heels of closing a $3 million seed funding round. Launching to a global market recently, the app allows users to learn about any topic, in almost any language.

Glass Health recently announced a $5 million seed round led by Initialized Capital for the company’s AI-powered clinical decision support platform. And the new funding round will accelerate our mission to empower clinicians with generative AI tools to help end the clinician burnout epidemic and improve patient outcomes worldwide. The company is also counting prominent healthcare founders as mentors and investors in this round, including Tom Lee, founder of One Medical, Epocrates, and Galileo Health; Connor Landgraf, founder and CEO of Eko Health; and Heather Hasson & Trina Spear, the co-founders of FIGS.

Ontopical – a trusted data and intelligence platform to help businesses discover and win government work – recently announced a $3.3 million seed extension round co-led by Rhino Ventures and Graphite Ventures and supported by Accelerate Fund III. This funding round also incorporates a grant from Alberta Innovates. Ontopical has raised over $6 million in funding so far.

Nagraj Kashyap, Priya Saiprasad, and Samir Kumar recently announced the launch of Touring Capital - a venture capital firm focused on investing in the next generation of early-growth stage AI-powered SaaS startups worldwide. And Touring Capital's founding partners previously led M12 (Microsoft's venture fund) and Qualcomm Ventures, along with leadership roles at SoftBank Vision Fund II.

Patronus AI recently announced a $3 million seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Factorial Capital, the CEO of Replit Amjad Masad, Gokul Rajaram, and several other Fortune 500 executives and board members.

Data and AI company Databricks recently announced a Series I funding round at over $500 million. This funding round values the company at $43 billion and establishes the price per share at $73.50. This funding round was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, which is joined by other existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, ClearBridge Investments, funds and accounts managed by Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Fidelity Management & Research Company, Franklin Templeton, GIC, Octahedron Capital and Tiger Global and new investors Capital One Ventures, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and NVIDIA.