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Novartis Acquiring Calypso: Details About The Deal

By Noah Long ● Jan 9, 2024

Calypso Biotech BV - a leader in developing Interleukin15 (IL-15) targeted therapies - recently announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Novartis AG. And Calypso’s shareholders will receive an upfront payment of $250 million upon closing and are eligible to receive development milestones of up to $175 million based on the achievement of certain predetermined milestones.

What Google Revealed At CES 2024

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Google GM and VP Sameer Samat revealed several new updates the company made at the CES 2024 event. These are the details.

Knowbl: Providing Businesses With The Ability To Quickly Create Conversational AI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Knowbl is a company that provides every business the ability to quickly create conversational AI solutions that can be deployed across any digital user interface, including but not limited to search, chat, voice, and agent assist. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Knowbl co-founder and CEO Jay Wolcott to learn more about the company.

Second Dinner: Game Development Studio Company Raises $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Second Dinner - an award-winning game development studio behind the hit game MARVEL SNAP - recently announced a $100 million Series B investment led by industry titan Griffin Gaming Partners. This investment is Second Dinner’s latest step in the endless pursuit of making the world’s MOST FUN games.

TeachMe.To: How This Coach Connection Company Is Disrupting The $100 Billion Learning Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

TeachMe.To is a company that connects athletes with local coaches. Pulse 2.0 interviewed TeachMe.To CEO Nick O’Brien to learn more about the company.

SynMax: Maritime And Energy Intelligence Company Raises $13 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 9, 2024

SynMax - a maritime and energy intelligence company - recently announced the successful closure of its latest investment round. The company raised $13 million at a $50 million pre-money valuation, led by renowned energy trader Bill Perkins. This round also saw participation from Alex Moore, co-founder of Palantir.

Allara: Improving The Lives Of Those With Chronic Conditions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Allara is a company that built the first collaborative care platform for women with chronic health conditions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Allara founder and CEO Rachel Blank to learn more about the company.

WellBe Senior Medical: CVS Health Ventures Investment To Be Used For Nationwide Expansion

By Annie Baker ● Jan 9, 2024

WellBe Senior Medical - an in-home value-based care provider to the Medicare Advantage population - recently announced an investment from CVS Health Ventures (the corporate venture capital arm of CVS Health).

StoreConnect: An End-To-End Customer-Facing Solution For SMBs, Non-Profits, And Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

StoreConnect is a fully customized, fully integrated, and affordable commerce solution for SMBs, nonprofits, and educational organizations managed out of the Salesforce CRM. Pulse 2.0 interviewed StoreConnect founder and CEO Mikel Lindsaar to learn more about the company.

Health In Her HUE: $3 Million Raised To Connect Women Of Color To Sensitive Healthcare Providers

By Annie Baker ● Jan 9, 2024

Health In Her HUE - a premier digital health platform aimed at reducing racial health disparities for Black women and women of color through technology, media and community - recently announced that the company has raised a $3 million seed funding round to fuel its growth by investing in talent and building out new programs and products.

Deepcell Partners With NVIDIA To Utilize Generative AI In Single Cell Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Deepcell - a pioneer in AI-powered single-cell analysis to fuel deep biological discoveries - recently announced a research collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced computer vision solutions in life sciences. And Deepcell - which already uses the NVIDIA A4000 and NVIDIA AI technology - will incorporate NVIDIA AI into its single-cell analysis technology, working collaboratively with NVIDIA to codevelop new uses for generative AI and multimodal applications in cell biology.

Gallant Therapeutics: Animal Health Biotech Company Secures Over $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jan 9, 2024

Gallant Therapeutics - an animal health biotechnology company pioneering off-the-shelf stem cell therapies for pets - recently announced the successful completion of its Series A financing, securing over $15 million. The funding round - which was led by BOLD Capital and joined by new investors Digitalis Ventures and Hill Creek Partners - positions Gallant for a major phase of growth as they advance towards conditional FDA approval of their leading therapeutic candidate for Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS).

Casa Luigi: The Story Behind This Prosecco-Based Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Casa Luigi is a company that offers premium Prosecco-based sparkling wine cocktails in a can. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Casa Luigi founder Claudia Farrokhnia to learn more about the company.

Why Ridgewood Infrastructure Is Buying Waste Resources Management

By Annie Baker ● Jan 9, 2024

Ridgewood Infrastructure LLC - a leading infrastructure investor in the U.S. - recently announced the acquisition of Waste Resources Management (WRM), which is a mission-critical provider of liquids and wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal serving the commercial and industrial market.

McAfee: Deepfake Audio Detection Technology Unveiled

By Annie Baker ● Jan 9, 2024

McAfee recently announced its AI-powered Deepfake Audio Detection technology (known as Project Mockingbird) at the Consumer Electronics Show. This new and proprietary technology was developed to help defend consumers against the surging threat of cybercriminals utilizing fabricated and AI-generated audio to carry out scams that rob people of money and personal information, enable cyberbullying, and manipulate the public image of prominent figures.

Twilio: Khozema Shipchandler Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Twilio - the customer engagement platform that drives real-time and personalized experiences for today’s leading brands - announced that Khozema Shipchandler, formerly President of Twilio Communications, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and will join the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Shipchandler is succeeding Jeff Lawson, Twilio’s co-founder, who is stepping down as CEO and as a member of the Twilio Board. Jeff Epstein (a member of the Twilio Board and Lead Independent Director since 2017) has been appointed as Chair of the Twilio Board.

BigCommerce And Marketplacer Sign Strategic Partnership

By Annie Baker ● Jan 9, 2024

BigCommerce (a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands) and Marketplacer (a global technology platform that enables brands, retailers, suppliers, communities, and innovators to build and grow successful online marketplaces at scale) have announced a strategic partnership.

Trusaic: This Company Enables Pay Gap Monitoring In Over A $20 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Trusaic is a company that believes regulations can be an opportunity to demonstrate transparency and integrity to employees and prospects, cultivate a fairer environment, and create a stronger enterprise. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Trusaic founder and CEO Robert Sheen to learn more about the company.

Sofy: How This No-Code Testing Company Is Radically Transforming An $8+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Sofy is a company that provides scriptless test automation platform for mobile apps, and users can run QA tests from CI/CD on real devices & complete testing in ten minutes. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Soft CEO and founder Syed Hamid.

Equally AI: How This No-Code Solution Helps Businesses Ensure ADA & WCAG Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2024

Equally AI has a goal of providing a simple and revolutionary automated compliance software designed to help businesses ensure ADA & WCAG compliance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Equally AI co-founder and CEO Ran Ronen to learn more about the company.

Apple Vision Pro To Become Available On February 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2024

Today Apple announced Apple Vision Pro will be available beginning Friday, February 2, at all U.S. Apple Store locations and the U.S. Apple Store online. The Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world and unlocks powerful spatial experiences through visionOS and it is controlled by the natural and intuitive inputs: a user’s eyes, hands, and voice.

Revagenix: Funding Raised To Develop Novel Antibiotics

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 8, 2024

Revagenix - a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibiotics - recently announced the appointment of Cristina Larkin, Bruce Montgomery, MD, and Michael Lamprecht, PhD, to its board of directors in connection with closing its Series B funding round from core investors Tenmile and Novo Holdings.

Care Continuity: Data-Driven Patient Navigation Company Closes $10 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jan 8, 2024

Care Continuity - a leader in data-driven patient navigation serving some of the country's largest health systems, payers, and ACOs - recently announced the closing of $10 million in Series A-3 funding co-led by Empactful Capital & Viewside Capital Partners with participation from Flat Creek Capital and Loop 289 Limited Partners.

Imbed Biosciences: $10 Million Raised In Round Led By Niterra

By Noah Long ● Jan 8, 2024

Niterra announced today its participation in the $10 million convertible debt financing for Imbed Biosciences (a tissue engineering company developing advanced biomaterials for soft-tissue repair). And Niterra’s investment was made through the CVC fund jointly operated with Pegasus Tech Ventures and this round included strong participation from existing investors.

Vortexa: $34 Million Secured To Accelerate Analytics Platform For Energy And Freight Markets

By Annie Baker ● Jan 8, 2024

Vortexa - the leading real-time global analytics platform for energy and freight markets - recently announced the successful completion of its $34 million Series C funding round. The investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital spearheaded the funding, with strong participation from existing investors Notion Capital, Monashees, Metaplanet, FJ Labs, and Communitas Capital.

Why Pelican Energy Partners Is Buying Container Technologies Industries

By Noah Long ● Jan 8, 2024

Pelican Energy Partners Base Zero LP recently announced the acquisition of Container Technologies Industries, LLC from a group of private shareholders. Based in Helenwood, Tennessee, CTI is a manufacturer of containment solutions for the nuclear industry. CTI is a certified HUBZone small-business whose customers include the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the commercial-nuclear industry.

Leavitt Equity Partners: Over $180 Million Fund III Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2024

Leavitt Equity Partners - a value-added healthcare-focused private equity firm - recently announced the closing of its third fund, Leavitt Equity Partners III (LEP III). And LEP III raised over $180 million, surpassing the investment firm’s initial target of $150 million.

QuantHealth: Funding Raised From Accenture And Other Investors

By Dan Anderson ● Jan 8, 2024

QuantHealth - an AI-powered clinical trial design company that simulates clinical trials - recently announced it has received a strategic investment from Accenture Ventures, participation from a leading CRO firm, and additional investors. And the new funding brings the total Series A round to $17 million. It will enable QuantHealth to enhance its platform used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies to save millions on clinical trials and drug development.

Rocscience: Strategic Investment Raised From TA Associates

By Annie Baker ● Jan 8, 2024

Rocscience - a pioneering provider of geotechnical software solutions - recently announced that TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, completed a strategic growth investment.

Advent Technologies Raises Funding From EUDP

By Annie Baker ● Jan 8, 2024

Advent Technologies Holdings - an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology space - recently announced that its subsidiary Advent Technologies, A/S has secured funding approval for its latest research and development project from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP). The project - titled 'Modular Efficient Power Generation with Advanced Fuel Cell Power Converters” - has secured total funding of approximately $1.83 million, and it is scheduled to kick off in the second quarter of 2024, spanning a three-year duration.