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1mind Launched With $40 Million To Advance AI-Led Sales With Emotionally Intelligent Digital Superhumans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

1mind announced its public launch with a total of $40 million in funding, including a recently closed $30 million Series A round led by Battery Ventures with participation from Primary Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Operator Collective, Harmonic Growth Partners, Success Venture Partners, and executives from Monday.com, ZoomInfo, Databricks, Box, Gong, Braz,e and Verkada. The company, founded by Amanda Kahlow, is introducing an AI-led growth model that uses digital Superhumans to guide buyers across the entire customer journey.

Scribe: $75 Million Series C At $1.3 Billion Valuation Raised For Workflow AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Scribe has closed a $75 million Series C funding round at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation as the company rolls out Scribe Optimize, a new platform designed to map workflows across entire enterprises and identify where automation and AI will generate measurable returns. According to TechCrunch, the funding round was led by StepStone, with participation from existing investors Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global, Morado Ventures, and New York Life Ventures.

Evidium: $22 Million Series A Raised To Scale Computational Medical Knowledge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Evidium has announced the close of a $22 million Series A funding round as the company expands its healthcare AI platform focused on computational medical knowledge and transparent clinical reasoning. The round was co-led by Health2047, the venture studio founded by the American Medical Association, and WGG Partners, with participation from Interwoven Ventures and Mindset Ventures.

Glasswing Ventures: $200 Million Fund III Closed To Back AI-Native And Frontier Technology Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Glasswing Ventures announced the close of Fund III, with more than $200 million in capital commitments dedicated to pre-seed and seed-stage investments in AI-native and Frontier Technology companies. The fund is the largest in the firm’s history and exceeded its target amount through support from both existing and new Limited Partners. Two investments have already been made from the new fund. The firm has invested in 70 startups since its founding in 2018 and was the first institutional investor in more than 90 percent of those companies.

Gamma: $68 Million At $2.1 Billion Valuation Raised As It Surpasses $100 Million In ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Gamma announced that it has raised $68 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $2.1 billion. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Accel, Uncork Capital, and other existing investors. The company also revealed that it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue. This financing includes a secondary component to provide liquidity to early employees, reflecting the founders’ intent to share the company’s success with the team members who helped build it.

WISeKey And Columbus Acquisition To Publicly List WISeSat.Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

WISeKey International Holding AG and Columbus Acquisition have executed a definitive business combination agreement under which WISeKey’s wholly owned subsidiary, WISeSat.Space will be publicly listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange as WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. The deal values WISeKey’s equity interest in the new entity at approximately $250 million. Closing is anticipated during the first half of 2026, subject to shareholder approvals and customary regulatory conditions.

Addi Secures $71 Million Credit Upsize To Advance Growth And Expand Access To Credit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Addi announced that it has secured a $71 million increase in its credit facilities from longstanding financial partners Goldman Sachs, Fasanara Capital, and BBVA Spark. The upsizing includes a $57 million increase from Goldman Sachs and Fasanara and a $14 million increase from BBVA Spark. This renewed commitment from globally recognized institutions reinforces strong confidence in Addi’s business model, growth performance, and long-term market potential as the company closes out a year marked by expansion and profitability.

Corvex To Go Public Through All-Stock Merger With Movano, Forming Secure AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Movano and Corvex announced that they have entered into a definitive all-stock merger agreement, creating a publicly traded company focused on secure, high-performance AI infrastructure. The transaction positions the combined organization to address rising global demand for scalable and reliable AI computing systems. The merger provides Movano shareholders with exposure to Corvex’s rapidly developing AI infrastructure platform and expanding customer pipeline.

Quarterzip: Interview With CEO Alex Valente About The Continuous Onboarding AI Agent Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Quarterzip is a software company that builds an AI-driven onboarding and post-sales product for other SaaS and software companies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Quarterzip CEO Alex Valente to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Grab Announces Strategic Investment In Vay For Remote Driving Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Grab Holdings announced that it has signed definitive agreements to invest $60 million in Vay Technology, a provider of remote driving technology that enables on-demand car rentals without requiring customers to search for parking.

FCDE Reaches €400 Million Hard Cap For Third Buyout Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

FCDE announced the first and final closing of its third local specialist strategy buyout fund, FCDE Fund III, at €400 million. The fund was oversubscribed and represents an increase of approximately 45 percent from the prior fund, FCDE Fund II, which closed in 2023 at €277 million. The fundraising was completed in slightly more than six months despite a competitive fundraising environment.

Forbion Bioeconomy Fund I Reaches €200 Million Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Forbion announced that its Forbion BioEconomy Fund I has closed at its hard cap of €200 million, marking one of the most significant dedicated bioeconomy funds in Europe. The fund focuses on biotechnology-driven solutions that support planetary health and industrial sustainability, building on Forbion’s established expertise in life sciences and its track record of investing in scientific innovation.

Walker & Dunlop: $625 Million Refinancing Arranged For IMT Capital’s Multifamily Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Walker & Dunlop announced that it has arranged $625,299,000 in fixed-rate financing through Freddie Mac to refinance a portfolio of eight multifamily properties owned by IMT Capital. The refinance encompasses properties located in six major high-growth markets: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, and Nashville. The portfolio consists of 3,096 units across garden-style apartment communities.

Lighthouse Canton: Global Investment Firm Raises $40 Million In Strategic Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Lighthouse Canton has secured a $40 million strategic investment led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Nextinfinity, the investment holding company of Shyam Maheshwari, who was a founding partner of SSG Capital before Ares SSG acquired it. Qatar Insurance Company, an early backer of Lighthouse Canton, continues to support the firm as it enters its next phase of expansion.

Arcline To Buy Novaria Group For $2.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Arcline Investment Management has agreed to acquire Novaria Group from KKR in a transaction valued at $2.2 billion. Novaria is a leading provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes serving more than 3,000 customers worldwide.

Hexagon To Buy Inertial Sense To Expand Positioning And Autonomous Solutions Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Hexagon announced an agreement to acquire Inertial Sense, a Utah-based provider of tactical-grade global navigation and inertial navigation systems. The acquisition is expected to enhance Hexagon’s positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities, further strengthening its presence across the aerospace, defense, robotics, and unmanned systems markets.

Palabra AI Buying Talo And Launches Real-Time Multilingual Product Suite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Palabra AI announced the acquisition of Talo and the introduction of a new suite of user-facing real-time multilingual communication products. This move reflects Palabra AI’s expansion from its core infrastructure technology into a broader product ecosystem designed for everyday global communication.

Nortal Buying Accela’s Middle East Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Nortal has announced the acquisition of Accela’s Middle East division, further expanding its regional footprint and strengthening its long-standing partnership with Accela. The transition took effect on October 1, 2025. The move reinforces Nortal’s strategy to enhance support for public sector modernization initiatives across the Middle East.

MyPhysicianPlan: Seed Round Closed To Expand Affordable Healthcare Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

MyPhysicianPlan, a healthcare technology company based in New Jersey, announced the closing of its Seed Round. The round was backed by private investors along with a matching investment from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the Angel Match Program.

Section Partners: $189 Million Raised For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Section Partners announced the final closing of two investment vehicles totaling $189 million in capital commitments, reflecting continued backing from existing investors and interest from new limited partners. The capital was raised across Section Capital V, LP, and Section Ventures II, LP, along with a parallel co-investment vehicle.

Rumble To Buy Northern Data In Major AI Infrastructure Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Rumble announced that it has signed a business combination agreement to acquire Northern Data AG, a provider of AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. Under the agreement, Rumble will launch a voluntary public exchange offer to Northern Data shareholders.

Zadarma Buying Megacall To Expand European Cloud Communications Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Zadarma announced the acquisition of Megacall, a VoIP provider based in Malaga, Spain. This marks Zadarma’s second acquisition, following its purchase of the US VoIP provider VoIPVoIP last year. The addition of Megacall strengthens Zadarma’s position across Europe and brings an expanded suite of tools and services to Megacall customers.

Wyndham Wealth Invests $7 Million In Gliding Deer For Accelerating AI Integrated Game Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Wyndham Wealth has signed a $7 million investment term sheet with Gliding Deer, the independent gaming studio known for creating the global hit Bingo Drive. The funding will be used to advance the development of its GamePro Platform, which is deeply integrated with artificial intelligence capabilities as part of the company’s broader Game Factory model. And the funding will also support the rollout of new mobile gaming titles across international markets.

Xantaro Buys Anykey To Expand Security And Data Center Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

anykey, an IT system company founded in 1999 and based in Troisdorf, has joined the Xantaro Group. The integration brings together the strengths of both organizations, aiming to deliver comprehensive IT infrastructure, security, and data center solutions to customers across Germany and Europe.

Salesforce To Buy Spindle AI To Expand Agentic Analytics Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Salesforce has agreed to acquire Spindle AI, a company specializing in agentic analytics technology designed to help enterprises use artificial intelligence to model business scenarios and forecast outcomes. Spindle AI’s platform combines multi-agent systems, machine learning, and advanced data modeling to enable organizations to make faster and more accurate decisions using their data.

Nationwide Announces $1.5 Billion Technology And AI Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Nationwide announced a $1.5 billion investment through 2028 to accelerate technology innovation, with $100 million allocated annually to advancing artificial intelligence over the next three years. And Nationwide stated that the strategy is designed to deliver more personalized and dependable service to customers, while enabling innovative solutions and more efficient support for business partners.

Coalition Buys Wirespeed To Expand Automated Managed Detection And Response Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Coalition announced that it has acquired Wirespeed, a cybersecurity platform designed to analyze and triage threat detections in milliseconds. Coalition said this acquisition will strengthen its Active Insurance platform by integrating automated Managed Detection and Response with its existing suite of cyber risk management tools and insurance offerings.

DeepJudge: $41.2 Million Series A Raised To Advance Enterprise Legal AI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

DeepJudge has raised $41.2 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Felicis with continued participation from Coatue. The company plans to expand product development and support growing demand in the United States and the United Kingdom. DeepJudge reported more than 500% year-over-year revenue growth as law firms seek systems that enable attorneys to access institutional knowledge securely at scale.

SupplyOne Expanding With Acquisition Of Lamb & Associates Packaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

SupplyOne, a distributor of custom corrugated and value-added packaging solutions in North America, has expanded its presence in the Midwest through the acquisition of Lamb & Associates Packaging, a packaging manufacturer based in Arkansas. The acquisition supports SupplyOne’s growth strategy and adds substantial manufacturing and digital printing capabilities to its portfolio.

Goldman Sachs Names 638 Managing Directors For 2025

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Goldman Sachs announced that 638 employees across 54 offices have been appointed to the role of managing director, effective January 1, 2026. The announcement reflects one of the firm’s largest classes of managing director promotions to date and reinforces the company’s continued emphasis on leadership development and client service excellence across its global operations.