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Tavus: Generative AI Video Research Company Closes $18 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Leading generative AI video research company Tavus revealed that it raised $18 million in Series A funding late last year in a round led by Scale Venture Partners. Rory O’Driscoll joined the company’s board of directors. Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, HubSpot, and others also joined the round. The funding will accelerate the development of its products and models.

Zephyr AI: $111 Million Raised To Develop AI Solutions For Democratizing Precision Medicine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Zephyr AI - a healthcare technology company focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for democratizing precision medicine - announced it has closed a $111 million Series A funding round with participation from Revolution Growth, Eli Lilly & Company, Jeff Skoll, EPIQ Capital Group, and others.

Peerspace Signs Partnership With Booking.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Peerspace announced a new partnership with Booking.com to help event organizers bring their visions to life. Event organizers who book a venue on Peerspace, plus all of their confirmed attendees, will now receive exclusive discounts on hotels and rental cars on Booking.com.

Luminary Cloud: Computer-Aided Engineering Company Exits Stealth With $115 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Luminary Cloud announced it has officially launched out of stealth. And Luminary Cloud also revealed that the company is backed by Sutter Hill Ventures - which led its $115 million funding. Luminary was incubated at Sutter Hill Ventures in 2019.

WealthFeed: Financial Advisor Growth Platform Company Closes $2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

WealthFeed - an AI-based organic growth platform for Financial Advisors - announces the successful closing of a $2 million funding round. The strategic investors in this round include Thicket Ventures and executives from the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), investment banking, and private equity industries.

Codezero: Enterprise Microservices Development Company Raises $3.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Codezero - an innovator in secure enterprise microservices development - announced a $3.5 million seed-funding round led by cybersecurity-focused VC firm Ballistic Ventures. Ballistic Ventures' funding added to the support from the existing list of angel investors and advisors, including Thomas Dohmke, Nick Caldwell, Marty Weiner, and James Routh.

Legends: Kids Confidence Training Platform Raises $6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Legends - a confidence-training platform for kids - has launched out of stealth and announced $6 million in seed funding from tech- and education-focused VCs, including Floodgate Capital, Reach Capital, and individual investors, including technologist Joe Liemandt.

OVHcloud: Global Cloud Provider Investing C$145 Million And Opening Data Center In Toronto Area

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Leading global cloud provider OVHcloud US announced its parent company is expanding further internationally with the opening of a second Canadian site - which is the group's 42nd data center. This supported a long-term investment of C$145 million.

Prescient AI: Media Measurement And Optimization Company Secures $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Prescient AI, an AI-powered media measurement and optimization company that saw over 30x revenue growth last year, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding, led by Headline and CEAS Investments. Blumberg Capital and Focal VC, the previous investors, also joined the round.

BlackRock Acquiring Solar Assets From Excelsior Energy Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Leading renewable energy infrastructure investor Excelsior Energy Capital announced the sale of a portfolio of 38 solar energy and solar plus storage projects from its Fund I portfolio to BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure Partners Fund. Excelsior divested its entire stake as part of the deal.

Rede Partners Hires Riccardo Villa From Lazard As Head Of Strategic Capital Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Rede Partners announced it appointed Riccardo Villa to the newly created Head of Strategic Capital Advisory role. Villa joins Rede with 20 years of experience from Lazard to deepen the firm's capabilities in supporting clients in building their franchises through accessing capital at the portfolio and corporate levels.

Lakera: Helping Enterprises Build AI Apps By Safeguarding Them From Cyber Risks In A $200+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Lakera is a company that enables enterprises to build exciting AI applications by safeguarding them from cyber risks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lakera CEO and co-founder David Haber to learn more about the company.

Freespace Robotics Raises Strategic Investment From U. S. Steel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Pittsburgh-based Freespace Robotics has raised a strategic investment from United States Steel. Freespace Robotics builds robotic storage and retrieval systems for warehouses worldwide. This funding will help Freespace hire and retain local talent and recruit others into the region.

Flagstone Raises £108 Million From Estancia Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Flagstone - a leading UK-based cash deposit platform - announced a £108 million ($138 million) equity investment from Estancia Capital Partners. Estancia is a a US financial services specialist private equity firm with expertise in cash management. As part of the deal, Estancia takes a minority stake in the Flagstone business.

Empeon: How This Company Is Resolving The Challenges Of Healthcare Staffing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Empeon is a company that builds intuitive human capital management (HCM) software and a white-glove implementation process. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Empeon VP of Product Peretz Rapoport to learn more about the company.

Inflexion: £1.75 Billion Closed For Partnership Capital Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Leading European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion announced the final close of Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund III at its hard cap of £1.75 billion, making it the largest dedicated minority fund in Europe. The Partnership Capital strategy targets minority equity investments into entrepreneurial businesses led by ambitious founders and management teams looking to multiply.

Webull Now Offers Futures And Commodities Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Leading low-cost trading company Webull has announced the expansion of its product offerings by adding futures and commodities trading. This allows customers to diversify their portfolios even more. Futures trading will offer Webull users a platform to participate in the futures market by enabling them to speculate on the directional/price move rather than owning the underlying asset.

Osaic Brings In $210 Million Latitude Wealth Advisors Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Osaic - one of the largest providers of wealth management services in the nation - announced the addition of Latitude Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm based in Hauppauge, New York. Latitude works with hundreds of families and businesses, representing $210 million in total client assets. The firm was previously affiliated with Ameriprise Financial and joined Osaic through Affiliated Advisors, one of Osaic's largest enterprise offices of supervisory jurisdiction (OSJs).

Bear Robotics Raises $60 Million Strategic Investment From LG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

LG Electronics announced a strategic investment move to expedite the advancement of its capabilities in service robotics, a key new business area. LG executed a stock purchase agreement to invest $60 million in Bear Robotics, a startup specializing in AI-driven autonomous service robots.

Exotec: Warehouse Robotics Provider Sells Over $1 Billion In Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Global warehouse robotics provider Exotec announced that it has sold over $1 billion in systems worldwide, making it one of the fastest materials handling companies to reach this milestone.

UpLift Acquires Therapy-Assisted Mental Health Solution TAO Connect

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

UpLift is a behavioral health company that delivers in-network therapy and psychiatry that has acquired TAO Connect, a therapy-assisted mental health solution with digital tools and resources built for higher education institutions. Through the acquisition of TAO Connect, UpLift now offers services to over 170 enterprise customers nationwide and across Canada, covering over 4 million people, including over two million students at over 120 higher ed institutions in the U.S.

3M Names Bill Brown As New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

3M announced that William M. "Bill" Brown is appointed chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2024. Brown succeeds Michael Roman, who is being appointed to the role of Executive Chairman of the 3M Board of Directors, also effective May 1, 2024.

Blue Wolf Capital: David Hecht Named As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Blue Wolf Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm specializing in the industrial and healthcare sectors, announced that David Hecht will join the firm as an operating partner. At the firm, Hecht will specialize in healthcare investments.

Houlihan Lokey: Brent Shepherd Named As Managing Director Of Capital Markets Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey announced that Brent Shepherd has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group. Based out of Chicago, Shepherd will co-lead the firm’s Healthcare Capital Markets efforts along with Managing Director Neha Shah.

Jamie Schwartz Named As Investment Team Director At Encore Consumer Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Encore Consumer Capital announced that Jamie Schwartz rejoined the investment team as a Director after working at the firm as an Associate in 2016. Schwartz will be responsible for deal origination and execution as well as portfolio company oversight.

DBOS: Cloud-Native Operating System Company Raises $8.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Cloud-native operating system company DBOS announced that it has raised $8.5 million in seed funding and released its first product offering. Engine Ventures and Construct Capital led the funding round. And Sinewave and GutBrain Ventures also joined the round.

Grupago: $4.3 Million Raised To Expand Digital Microcredit Offerings For SMBs In Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2024

Grupago - a fintech company that is pioneering digital microcredit for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Latin America - announced that it had secured $4.3 million in seed funding. Deciens Capital led this funding round, and Precursor Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Twine Ventures, and other venture funds joined them. They were also joined by several super-angels across the US and Mexico, including Zac Bookman (CEO of OpenGov), Oso Trava (Cracks Fund), Pepe Shabot (CEO of ION Mexico) and Paul Sawaya (co-founder of Human Interest).

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Tavus: Generative AI Video Research Company Closes $18 Million In Series A

Zephyr AI: $111 Million Raised To Develop AI Solutions For Democratizing Precision Medicine

Peerspace Signs Partnership With Booking.com

Luminary Cloud: Computer-Aided Engineering Company Exits Stealth With $115 Million In Funding

WealthFeed: Financial Advisor Growth Platform Company Closes $2 Million

Codezero: Enterprise Microservices Development Company Raises $3.5 Million

Legends: Kids Confidence Training Platform Raises $6 Million

OVHcloud: Global Cloud Provider Investing C$145 Million And Opening Data Center In Toronto Area

Prescient AI: Media Measurement And Optimization Company Secures $10 Million

BlackRock Acquiring Solar Assets From Excelsior Energy Capital

Rede Partners Hires Riccardo Villa From Lazard As Head Of Strategic Capital Advisory

Lakera: Helping Enterprises Build AI Apps By Safeguarding Them From Cyber Risks In A $200+ Billion Market

Freespace Robotics Raises Strategic Investment From U. S. Steel

Flagstone Raises £108 Million From Estancia Capital Partners

Empeon: How This Company Is Resolving The Challenges Of Healthcare Staffing

Inflexion: £1.75 Billion Closed For Partnership Capital Fund III

Webull Now Offers Futures And Commodities Trading

Osaic Brings In $210 Million Latitude Wealth Advisors Team

Bear Robotics Raises $60 Million Strategic Investment From LG

Exotec: Warehouse Robotics Provider Sells Over $1 Billion In Systems

UpLift Acquires Therapy-Assisted Mental Health Solution TAO Connect

3M Names Bill Brown As New CEO

Blue Wolf Capital: David Hecht Named As Operating Partner

Houlihan Lokey: Brent Shepherd Named As Managing Director Of Capital Markets Group

Jamie Schwartz Named As Investment Team Director At Encore Consumer Capital

DBOS: Cloud-Native Operating System Company Raises $8.5 Million

Grupago: $4.3 Million Raised To Expand Digital Microcredit Offerings For SMBs In Latin America

Siolta Therapeutics: $12 Million Raised To Develop Defined-Consortia Live Biotherapeutic Products

Arcosa Buying Ameron Pole Products From NOV In $180 Million Deal

Alcoa Finalizes All-Stock Deal To Buy Alumina Limited For $2.2 Billion