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Pimly: $2.25 Million Raised For Advancing Product Clouds On Salesforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Pimly, a Chicago-based technology company building the first Product Cloud natively integrated into Salesforce, has secured $2.25 million in strategic funding led by High Alpha. The funding will accelerate Pimly’s mission to redefine how enterprises manage and activate product experiences across Commerce, Sales, and Service in Salesforce’s growing ecosystem.

Pelage Pharmaceuticals: $120 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Regenerative Medicine Hair Loss Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a Los Angeles–based biotechnology company developing regenerative treatments for hair loss, announced the close of a $120 million Series B financing round co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and GV (Google Ventures). The funding round included participation from existing investors such as Main Street Advisors, Visionary Ventures, and YK Bioventures.

Eagle Point: $15.3 Million Raised With IMDC For U.S. Government Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Eagle Point Credit Management, a Greenwich, Connecticut–based private credit investment manager, has closed a $15.3 million senior secured credit financing agreement with Integrated Modular Data Center (IMDC), a leading manufacturer of factory-built, large-scale modular data centers.

Vertical Semiconductor: MIT Spin-Off Closes $11 Million In Seed Funding For Advancing Next-Gen AI Chips And Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Vertical Semiconductor, a deep-tech startup spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has raised $11 million in seed funding to commercialize its breakthrough vertical gallium nitride (GaN) transistor technology. The funding round was led by Playground Global, with participation from JIMCO Technology Ventures, milemark•capital, and Shin-Etsu Chemical.

Aragorn AI Raises $4.3 Million to Build the People Ops Operating System for the AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Aragorn AI, a Dallas-based startup developing an integrated operating system for human resources, has raised $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Dallas Venture Capital.

EC-Council: Interview With President Jay Bavisi About The Cybersecurity Certification Organization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

The EC-Council (International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) is a global organization that provides information security and cybersecurity training, certification, and services, most notably creating the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification program. Pulse 2.0 interviewed EC-Council President Jay Bavisi to gain a deeper understanding of the organization.

Starship Technologies: $50 Million Series C Raised To Expand Autonomous Delivery Fleet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Starship Technologies, a leading autonomous delivery company, announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Plural. Investors in the round include Plural, Karma.vc, Latitude, Coefficient Capital, SmartCap (funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative), and Skaala.

Hobe Mountain Capital Spins Out Of Declaration Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Hobe Mountain Capital, a newly formed private equity firm specializing in lower middle market secondary investments, has officially launched following its spinout from Declaration Capital, the family office of financier and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein. The new firm, founded by Alexa Rachlin and Todd Buys, seeks to capitalize on the rapid growth of the secondary investment market, particularly within smaller, fragmented segments that remain underserved by large funds.

Rockefeller Capital: $6.6 Billion Valuation Secured In Recapitalization With New Investor Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Rockefeller Capital Management announced a major recapitalization that values the firm at more than $6.6 billion, marking a pivotal step in its long-term growth strategy. The deal brings new distinguished families and investors into the firm’s ownership group, led by Mousse Partners, Progeny 3, and Abrams Capital. These new partners join existing investors Viking Global Investors and the Rockefeller and Desmarais families. The recapitalization is expected to close by the end of 2025.

Shore Capital Partners: $850 Million Raised Across Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2025

Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, announced the close of two new investment vehicles totaling approximately $850 million in capital commitments. The firm closed its sixth Shore Capital Healthcare Partners Fund (Healthcare Fund VI) and its second Shore Search Partners Fund (Search Fund II), bringing total capital raised in 2025 to nearly $1.3 billion and total assets under management to more than $14 billion.