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Avery Products Buys IDESCO To Expand Secure Identification Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Protegrity Advisors announced that it acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to IDESCO Corp. in its acquisition by Avery Products Corporation, a division of CCL Industries Inc. The transaction enhances Avery’s global portfolio of secure identification and credentialing solutions. Avery is part of CCL Industries, an international specialty label, packaging, and security solutions company with more than 25,000 employees across 42 countries.

Ceres: $13 Million Raised And John Tincoff Appointed To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Ceres AI, the San Francisco-based data and artificial intelligence company focused on agricultural and environmental intelligence, has raised $13 million in new funding led by Remus Capital.

Coast Counties Truck & Equipment Buys Golden State Peterbilt To Expand California Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Coast Counties Truck & Equipment has announced the acquisition of business assets from Golden State Peterbilt. This move significantly expands the company’s presence and service capabilities throughout Central and Northern California. The acquisition marks a strategic growth step as Coast Counties strengthens its ability to support Peterbilt customers across a broader geographic footprint.

IgniteData: $11 Million Series A Raised To Expand Global Clinical Data Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

IgniteData has completed the final close of its oversubscribed Series A funding round, bringing the total capital raised to $11 million. The investment will support the company’s continued global expansion, product development, and innovation in the automation of clinical trial data using generative AI.

InductiveHealth: Interview With CEO Eric Whitworth About The Health Data Integration Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

InductiveHealth is a company that provides cloud-based public health data integration, disease surveillance, and syndromic surveillance for government health agencies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed InductiveHealth Chief Executive Officer Eric Whitworth to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Wayvia: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Anthony Ferry About The Commerce-Enablement Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Wayvia is a commerce-enablement company that helps brands navigate and optimize the complex, omnichannel world of retail. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wayvia co-founder and CEO Anthony Ferry to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Broadfield Expanding Dispute Resolution Practice With Addition Of Grace Zhu In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Broadfield has expanded its Dispute Resolution and Investigations practice in Hong Kong with the appointment of Grace Zhu as a partner. Zhu joins Liu, Patrick Ling & Co., bringing extensive experience advising global private equity firms, multinational corporations, and asset managers on high-stakes investigations and cross-border disputes across Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

TWFG Expands With Acquisition Of Alabama Insurance Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

TWFG, a national independent insurance distribution platform headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, has acquired Alabama Insurance Agency, Inc. and its network of 20 affiliated office locations across the state. The transaction deepens TWFG’s presence throughout the Southeastern United States and supports the company’s goal of expanding access to community-focused insurance services delivered through independent agents.

Cactus: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Launch AI Copilot For Home Service Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Cactus, a company developing an AI copilot for home service providers, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Wellington Management and Y Combinator, with additional participation from Pelion Venture Partners, Rebel Fund, and other strategic backers. The company plans to use the funding to expand its platform capabilities and accelerate go-to-market adoption across the United States.

Reevo: $80 Million Closed To Launch AI Native Go-To-Market Platform Unifying Marketing, Sales, And Customer Success

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Reevo, a company building an AI-native platform to unify the entire go-to-market ecosystem, has launched with $80 million in funding co-led by Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. The funding will support continued product development, research, and engineering expansion, as well as revenue growth. The platform aims to replace fragmented legacy systems and consolidate marketing, sales, and customer success workflows into a single, coordinated operating system.

mimic: $16 Million Raised For Advancing Physical AI And Deploy Dexterous Robotics Across Global Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

mimic, a Zurich-based physical AI and robotics company, has raised $16 million in new funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its frontier AI models and humanoid robotic hands. The seed round was led by Elaia and Speedinvest, with participation from Founderful, 1st kind, 10X Founders, 2100 Ventures, and the Sequoia Scout Fund. The new capital brings the company’s total funding to over $20 million and will support the expansion of pilot deployments with leading industrial organizations worldwide.

RPM: Mario Paluzzi Appointed As Chief Product And Strategy Officer To Lead Unified Product Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

RPM announced the appointment of Mario Paluzzi as Chief Product and Strategy Officer, effective November 1, 2025. The company, a non-asset-based logistics provider specializing in finished vehicle and freight transportation, announced that the new leadership role will strengthen its commitment to building a unified product organization and scaling its digital platform as the automotive logistics sector undergoes rapid transformation.

Bob Flores Joins Brinker Advisory Board To Advance AI-Driven Disinformation Defense

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Brinker, a Wilmington-based narrative intelligence company focused on countering disinformation and influence operations, announced that Bob Flores, former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, has joined its advisory board. The appointment is intended to strengthen Brinker's position as a platform that transitions the field from manual detection to real-time, technology-driven mitigation at a global scale.

Bluespring Acquires $1.41 Billion Firm Signature Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Bluespring Wealth Partners has acquired Signature Wealth, a Pittsburgh-based registered investment advisor overseeing approximately $1.41 billion in client assets. The acquisition strengthens Bluespring’s national expansion efforts and supports Signature Wealth in enhancing its operational capabilities, service offerings, and long-term continuity planning.

Qida: €37 Million Secured For Expanding Home Care Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Barcelona-based Qida has secured €37 million in new financing, marking the most significant investment to date in Spain’s eldercare and home care sector. International growth investors and impact-focused funds back the round, positioning the company to accelerate the digital transformation of care for aging populations.

NetVendor: Five Arrows Takes Majority Stake To Support Expansion And Product Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

NetVendor, a provider of vendor compliance management software for the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors, announced that Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, has acquired a majority stake in the company. Greenridge Growth Partners will maintain a minority position. The investment is intended to accelerate NetVendor’s growth strategy, further advance product capabilities, and support geographic expansion.

TPG To Buy PTC’s Kepware And ThingWorx Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

PTC has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Kepware industrial connectivity and ThingWorx Internet of Things businesses to TPG in a transaction that will refocus PTC on its Intelligent Product Lifecycle strategy. The deal will allow PTC to deepen its investment in its core CAD, PLM, ALM, and SLM offerings while advancing new AI and SaaS capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Aeva: $100 Million Investment Secured From Apollo To Strengthen Commercial Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Aeva, a company specializing in next-generation sensing and perception systems, announced that funds managed by Apollo will invest $100 million in Aeva through the purchase of 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes. The investment is intended to support the company’s increasing commercial traction and drive broader adoption of its FMCW 4D LiDAR technology across multiple sectors.

Zonda Buying Eliant To Expand Customer Experience Capabilities In Homebuilding Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Zonda announced that it has acquired Eliant, a leading provider of customer experience management solutions for the homebuilding sector. The strategic acquisition strengthens Zonda’s goal of streamlining the new home shopping process by integrating customer feedback with data-driven operational insights to help builders drive sales, referrals, and long-term loyalty.

Virginia Secures $120 Million Investment To Establish Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Workforce Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

The Alliance for Building Better Medicine and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation announced that AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and Merck will invest $120 million to establish the Virginia Center for Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the Richmond-Petersburg-Charlottesville region.

Hepta: $6.7 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance Liquid Biopsy-Based AI Diagnostics For Chronic Liver Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Hepta, a biotechnology company developing a transformer-based artificial intelligence platform to analyze the cell-free DNA epigenome, has emerged from stealth with $6.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Felicis Ventures and Illumina Ventures, with participation from SeaX Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and AME Cloud Ventures.

Faropoint: $340 Million Refinancing Closed For Real Estate Investment Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Faropoint announced that it has closed a $340 million refinancing package provided by Truist Bank and U.S. Bank, marking the most significant single transaction in the company’s history. The financing, which includes 46 assets in its Industrial Value Fund III, follows the firm’s recent $328 million portfolio acquisition from Mapletree, previously its largest acquisition to date.

White & Case Expands Houston Presence With Addition Of M&A Partner Joshua Teahen

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Global law firm White & Case has strengthened its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Global Energy Industry Group, and Global Private Capital Industry Group with the appointment of Joshua Teahen as a partner in its Houston office. The recruitment reflects the firm’s ongoing investment in expanding its energy and infrastructure-focused transactional capabilities both in the United States and internationally.

Flare: $30 Million Raised To Accelerate Threat Exposure Management Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Flare announced that it has secured $30 million in new capital to support its continued global expansion, product innovation, and strategic acquisition roadmap. The funding includes a $15 million Series B extension led by Inovia Capital’s Growth Fund, with participation from Base10 Partners and White Star Capital, as well as $15 million in debt financing from BMO. With this latest round, Flare has raised $60 million over the past year.

Saab: SEK 1 Billion Order Secured For New Gripen Launch System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Saab announced that it has received a new production order valued at approximately SEK 1 billion from the Swedish Defence Materiel Agency for launch systems that will be used on the Gripen C/D and Gripen E fighter aircraft. The order follows an option contained in a previously established contract covering the development and integration of the system.

Downstream: $8 Million Series A Closed To Modernize Construction Equipment Rentals And Site Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Downstream, a Dallas-based marketplace platform for equipment rentals, waste management, and site services, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Brick & Mortar Ventures and Moneta Ventures, with continued participation from FJ Labs and Victorum Capital.

Daylight: $33 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Autonomous Cybersecurity Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

Daylight has raised $33 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $40 million. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Maple VC, and several prominent industry founders and investors. The financing marks one of the fastest follow-on rounds in the cybersecurity sector this year, reflecting accelerating demand for a new approach to enterprise security operations.

Fit Collective: €3.4 Million Raised For Fashion Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

London-based fashion technology startup Fit Collective has raised €3.4 million in new funding, a round reported to be the largest ever secured by a solo female founder at the pre-seed stage in the UK. The investment will support the company’s expansion as it works to address one of fashion’s most persistent challenges: ensuring clothing fits customers accurately the first time.

CommanderAI: $5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance AI-Based Sales Platform For Waste Haulers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

CommanderAI has raised a $5 million seed round to scale its AI-driven sales intelligence platform designed specifically for the waste hauling industry. The round was led by 11 Tribes Ventures and Watchfire Ventures, with participation from additional strategic investors. The new funding will support the company’s commercial expansion and continued product development as it aims to modernize sales processes in a sector that has historically lacked advanced technology tools.

ParkHelp Buys Cleverciti To Create Global Unified Parking And Curb Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 6, 2025

ParkHelp, a leading provider of parking guidance solutions, has acquired Cleverciti Systems GmbH, an established global provider of AI-powered curb management and on-street parking guidance technologies. The combined company will offer a single integrated platform that connects and manages parking spaces across indoor, outdoor, off-street, and on-street environments, supporting operators worldwide.