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StrongestLayer: Interview With CEO Alan LeFort About The Email Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

StrongestLayer provides an AI-powered, LLM-native email security platform that detects and stops sophisticated email-borne threats like AI-generated phishing, spear phishing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) by analyzing the intent and context of messages, rather than relying on traditional static rules and pattern-matching. Pulse 2.0 interviewed StrongestLayer CEO Alan LeFort to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Cornerstone Financing: Interview With CEO Craig Corn About The Home Equity Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Cornerstone Financing is a company that empowers informed homeowners and financial advisors to plan financially with a patent-pending home equity insurance/investment funding solution. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cornerstone Financing CEO Craig Corn to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Doctronic: $20 Million Series A Raised To Advance Personalized AI Doctor Tech

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2025

Doctronic, a healthcare technology company built entirely around artificial intelligence, has announced that it has raised 20 million dollars in Series A funding. The investment round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with additional backing from Union Square Ventures, Tusk Ventures, Mantis VC, Seven Stars, and several well-known figures in the AI and healthcare fields, including Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Jay Desai, and Scott Belsky.

Stan Store Partners: Strategic Investment Raised From Gary Vaynerchuk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Stan Store, an all-in-one platform designed to help Creators monetize their work, has announced a new partnership with entrepreneur, investor, and digital marketing leader Gary Vaynerchuk. As part of the collaboration, Vaynerchuk is also becoming an investor in the company, further accelerating Stan Store’s mission to make entrepreneurship accessible to every Creator.

Pathwork: $3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform Insurance Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Pathwork, an autonomous distribution platform designed to modernize the $160 billion life and health insurance market, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Costanoa, with additional participation from Logos Fund, American Family Ventures, Meridian Ventures, and several well-known industry angel investors. This investment will help Pathwork accelerate the adoption of its platform among brokers and insurance carriers nationwide.

Jumpmind: Strategic Investment Raised From Lone View Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Jumpmind, a leader in retail technology solutions, has announced that Lone View Capital, a private equity firm specializing in technology and software investments, has acquired a controlling stake in the company. This strategic investment is aimed at fueling Jumpmind’s continued growth and innovation in the rapidly evolving retail technology sector.

Avanos Acquires Nexus Medical To Enhance Medication Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Avanos Medical, a leader in medical technology, has announced that it has acquired Nexus Medical, a privately owned medical device company headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. This move strengthens Avanos’ position in the critical care market, particularly in the delivery of nutrition and medication for patients in high-acuity settings.

Everon To Buy ADT’s B2B Multifamily Segments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Everon, known as one of the nation’s top commercial security providers and ranked the third-largest security company in the United States by SDM Magazine, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy the business-to-business segments of the multifamily division from ADT. ADT is widely known as one of the most trusted names in smart home and small business security.

Pascal AI Labs: $3.1 Million Raised To Advance Autonomous Investment Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Pascal AI Labs, a rapidly growing technology company focused on transforming how investment research is conducted, has announced the close of a $3.1 million seed funding round. The funding was led by Kalaari Capital, with additional participation from Norwest, Infoedge Ventures, Antler, and several prominent angel investors.

Alphabet’s Market Cap Hits $3 Trillion For The First Time

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Today, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has officially crossed the $3 trillion market capitalization threshold for the first time, cementing its place among the most valuable companies in the world. This milestone was achieved following a jump in the company’s share price, driven by renewed investor optimism around AI, a major legal win in a long-running antitrust case, and strong performance in its cloud computing division.

Valsoft Expanding Into Public Safety With Acquisition Of WSI Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Valsoft, a Canadian company known for acquiring and growing specialized software businesses, has taken a significant step into a new industry by purchasing WSI Technologies. This move marks Valsoft’s first investment in the public safety technology sector. This area is becoming increasingly important as agencies adopt modern, cloud-based systems and artificial intelligence to improve their work.

GCG Advisory Partners: Strategic Investment Raised From BharCap Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

GCG Advisory Partners, the parent company of GCG Wealth Management, has marked a significant milestone in its 31-year history by completing a recapitalization and securing a strategic investment from BharCap Partners, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut that specializes in the financial services sector. This transaction represents a significant step forward for GCG, providing both the resources and the strategic partnership needed to fuel its next stage of expansion.

Zartico: Interview With Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer Jay Kinghorn About Z5, A Next-Generation Destination Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Zartico is a leading visitor intelligence SaaS company purpose-built for place-based industries. Their solutions fuse data science with real-world behavior to provide comprehensive insight into the visitor journey—spanning behavioral patterns, economic impact, and marketing effectiveness. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zartico co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer Jay Kinghorn to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

NAF: Interview With Chief Program Officer Dirk Butler About The Student Preparation Non-Profit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

NAF is a national education non-profit that brings schools and businesses together to better prepare students of all backgrounds and capabilities for future success. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NAF Chief Program Officer Dirk Butler to gain a deeper understanding of the non-profit.

OMNIA Partners: Investment Secured From CapitalG To Advance Group Purchasing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

OMNIA Partners, the largest experienced group purchasing organization serving both public and private sectors in the United States, has announced a new investment from CapitalG, the independent growth fund of Alphabet.

GReminders: Interview With CEO Arnulf Hsu About The Online Scheduling Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

GReminders is an end-to-end meeting and automation management platform for financial advisors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GReminders CEO Arnulf Hsu to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Cinven: Strategic Partnership Formed With Grant Thornton Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Cinven, an international private equity firm, has signed an agreement to enter into a strategic partnership with Grant Thornton Germany, one of the country’s fastest-growing audit and advisory firms. The deal, which is still subject to approval by Grant Thornton Germany’s equity partners, is designed to support the firm’s next phase of growth and strengthen its position as a trusted adviser to clients in an increasingly complex regulatory and economic environment.

Pico MES: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ryan Kuhlenbeck About The Manufacturing Execution System Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Pico MES is a manufacturing tech company that’s transforming how small and mid-sized factories operate by replacing outdated paper-based systems with innovative digital tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pico MES co-founder and CEO Ryan Kuhlenbeck to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

ICG: €3.15 Billion Raised For Second European Infrastructure Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

ICG, a global alternative asset manager, has announced the final close of its second European Infrastructure Fund, securing €3.15 billion (about $3.7 billion) in commitments. This is more than double the size of its predecessor, ICG Infrastructure Equity I, which closed in 2022 with €1.5 billion.

LinePoint Partners Onboards Family Office Veteran Dan Cole As CFO & Head of Advanced Wealth Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

LinePoint Partners & Co., a family office firm that provides an exclusive affiliation model for ultra-high-net-worth breakaway advisors and single-family office leaders, has named Dan Cole as its new Chief Financial Officer and Head of Advanced Wealth Planning.

EQT Launches Nexus ELTIF Private Equity To Broaden Access To Private Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

EQT has announced the Nexus ELTIF Private Equity fund, a new investment vehicle designed to open up private market opportunities to a broader range of investors under the European Union’s updated ELTIF 2.0 framework. ELTIF, short for European Long-Term Investment Fund, is a regulated structure created to channel capital into long-term, often illiquid asset classes such as private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.

Stephens: Jason Thomas Named As Chief Tax And Wealth Planning Strategist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Stephens, an independent financial services firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, has named Jason Thomas, CPA, JD, as Managing Director and Chief Tax and Wealth Planning Strategist within its Private Wealth Management division.

Symeres Buying Drug Development Consultancy DGr Pharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Symeres has acquired DGr Pharma to strengthen its early-stage drug development services and accelerate IND-enabling capabilities for biopharma clients. This strategic deal, backed by Keensight Capital, brings together Symeres’ global contract research, development, and manufacturing expertise with DGr Pharma’s deep regulatory consultancy roots.

WestStar Physical Therapy Network Acquired To Drive Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Accord Asset Partners, working together with Paras Capital Partners, has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of WestStar Physical Therapy Network. WestStar is a provider of physical therapy services based in Southern California, with a strong focus on helping patients recover from workplace injuries and automobile accidents. The company partners with a network of clinics to deliver specialized care tailored to the needs of these patients, often involving targeted rehabilitation programs and coordinated treatment plans.

Thoma Bravo: $2 Billion Acquisition Of Olo Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Thoma Bravo, one of the world’s largest software-focused investment firms, has completed its acquisition of Olo, a leading open SaaS platform serving the restaurant industry. The all-cash deal is valued at approximately $2 billion in equity and was approved by Olo’s stockholders during a special meeting held on September 9, 2025.

SEIA To Buy $1.6 Billion Firm Select Money Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA), a nationally recognized wealth management firm, has agreed to acquire Select Money Management (SMM), an advisory business based in Aliso Viejo, California, with approximately $1.6 billion in assets under management.

Ridge Biotechnologies: $25 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance Precision Enzyme And Drug Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Ridge Biotechnologies, a new entrant in the biotech sector focused on precision enzyme engineering and targeted drug design, has emerged from stealth with $25 million in seed financing. The oversubscribed round was led by Sutter Hill Ventures, which also incubated the company, with participation from Overlap Holdings and other investors.

UConn: New Records Set In Innovation, Patents, and Startup Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

The University of Connecticut has reached new heights in technology commercialization and startup development, achieving record-breaking results in the 2025 fiscal year despite a challenging national environment for entrepreneurship. These accomplishments reflect years of strategic planning, expanded outreach, and a growing culture of innovation across the university.

Raken: Majority Investment Secured From Sverica Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2025

Raken, a technology company that provides a field management platform for the construction industry, has announced that Sverica Capital, a private equity firm focused on growing technology businesses, has acquired a majority stake in the company.

HCI Equity Partners Selling SDS Rx To DHL Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2025

HCI Equity Partners has announced that its portfolio company, Strategic Delivery Solutions (SDS Rx), has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by DHL Supply Chain, a division of DHL Group. The deal, expected to close by the end of 2025 pending customary approvals, will integrate SDS Rx’s specialized final-mile healthcare delivery services into DHL’s global life sciences and healthcare logistics network.