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Rubedo Life Sciences: $40 Million Raised To Develop Therapies Targeting Senescent Cells, Driving Age-Related Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Rubedo Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing first-in-class therapies targeting senescent cells that drive age-related diseases, announced today the closing of a $40 million Series A financing round. This funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and Ahren Innovation Capital, with participation from Hevolution, R42, Modi Ventures, Cerigo Investments, Shanda Group, Refactor Capital, LongeVC, Italian Angels for Growth (IAG), and additional investors.

Lightmatter: Interview With CEO Nick Harris About High-Performance Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Lightmatter is a company that has reinvented how chips communicate and calculate. And its photonic interconnect and compute products simultaneously reduce the power consumption and increase the performance of silicon running the most advanced AI and HPC workloads. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris to learn more about the industry.

Lumeris: Care Transformation Company Raises $100 Million In Equity Growth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Lumeris, a St. Louis-based value-based care transformation company bringing the technology-driven capabilities to deliver a system of care doctors want for their family, announced it has completed a $100 million equity capital raise. Deerfield Management and new investor Endeavor Health led this funding round. Existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Sandbox Industries, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, and JDLinx (an investment company owned by John Doerr) participated in the round.

Smith.ai: Combining Live Agents And AI To Provide Superior Customer Engagement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Smith.ai combines live agents and AI to provide superior virtual receptionist, and intake, and outbound calling services to small businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Smith.ai founder and CEO Aaron Lee to learn more about the company.

UBS Brings In Financial Advisor Team Headed By Christopher Toregas In LA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

UBS Wealth Management USA announced that Christopher Toregas, CFP, has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager in the Century City office. Toregas and his team joined the firm’s Los Angeles Market, managed by Market Executive Lauren Gorsche and Market Director Kreg Pearless.

Quantiphi: Implementing Responsible AI To Help Companies With Automation And Simulation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Quantiphi is an AI-first digital engineering company driven by the goal of reimagining and realizing transformational opportunities at the heart of the business. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Quantiphi co-founder Ritesh Patel to learn more about the company.

WinWire: Helping Companies With Cloud Migration And Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

WinWire is a company that enables enterprises in the healthcare, software, and digital platforms (ISVs), retail, high-tech, and manufacturing sectors to embark on a transformative digital journey. Pulse 2.0 interviewed WinWire CEO Ashu Goel to learn more about the company.

Homium: Home Equity Mortgage Lender Company Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Homium, a home equity mortgage lender and securitization platform, announced it has launched its tokenized home equity loans on Avalanche (smart contracts platform). To further develop the platform and scale its lending business, Homium raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by the Sorenson Impact Group and Blizzard, the Avalanche Ecosystem Fund. ATLAS SP Partners, which launched in early February 2023 following Apollo Global’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s Securitized Products Group, advises Homium.

1WorldSync: How This Product Content Orchestration Company Is Transforming An $8 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

1WorldSync is a leader in Product Content Orchestration. And the company simplifies the creation and distribution of impactful content that’s accurate, consistent and relevant everywhere commerce happens. Pulse 2.0 interviewed 1WorldSync chief product officer Randy Mercer to learn more.

Orbex: Orbital Launch Company Raises £16.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Orbex, a UK-based spaceflight company announced it raised £16.7 million from six backers in an update to the Series C funding round. The investors involved in the deal include a £10.5 million follow-on investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank, Octopus Ventures, BGF, Heartcore, the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), and several corporate and angel investors.

Future Business Partnership: An Interview With Co-Founder Vishesh Srivastava

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Future Business Partnership is a focused team of sector specialists working to drive the sustainable transition of the household consumer goods industry. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Future Business Partnership co-founder and managing partner Vishesh Srivastava to learn more about the firm.

Apella Wealth: AUM Increased By $464 Million With ClearLogic Financial Addition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2024

Apella Capital (DBA Apella Wealth), a financial advisory and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, and businesses, announced today that ClearLogic Financial, a registered investment advisor (RIA), has joined the firm. This acquisition establishes Apella’s presence in Reston, VA, and adds to its regional financial planning and investment management capabilities.

Blackstone Makes $1.5 Billion Takeover Bid For Hipgnosis Songs Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2024

Over the weekend, private equity firm Blackstone made a $1.5 billion bid to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund. According to the company's website, Hipgnosis Songs Fund features 146 catalogs, 65,413 songs, and 163 Grammy-winning songs. These songs include hits from 50 Cent, Blondie, The Chainsmokers, Chromeo, Enrique Iglesias, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Kenny Chesney, Mark Ronson, Journey, Neil Young, Nelly, Pusha T, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Shakira.

Cresset Brings In Two Advisory Teams That Managed About $5 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2024

Cresset announced that it has brought two new advisory teams to its San Francisco office. Previously with J.P. Morgan Wealth Management and First Republic Bank, the two teams comprise three lead advisors and 12 supporting financial professionals. The teams previously managed about $5 billion in assets for 160 client households.

DLA Piper Names Renewables Leader Luke Westmore As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2024

DLA Piper has announced it has named leading renewables lawyer Luke Westmore, who will be based in Melbourne, as a projects and infrastructure partner.

UBS: James Herring And John Gaffney Join Private Wealth Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2024

UBS announced that Private Wealth Advisors James Herring and John Gaffney will join the New York City firm. And at the conclusion of their notice periods, Herring and Gaffney will join the UBS Manhattan Market. They will be based at the firm’s 299 Park Ave Private Wealth Management office, which Chris Amo and Bob Sorrentino manage.