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Incision Management Company BRIJ Medical Raises $5.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Feb 13, 2024

BRIJ Medical (a leader in the incision management and support industry) has unveiled a strategic rebrand from Brijjit Medical to BRIJ Medical. And BRIJ Medical is introducing new technologies to minimize wound complications and improve scar therapy. The funding round was led by Tim Gleeson (Vidant Capital) and an impressive list of MedTech industry veterans.

Google To Invest €25 Million In AI Opportunity Initiative For Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Google Europe, Middle East, and Africa President Matt Brittin announced that the company is working with EU governments, civil society, academics, and businesses to find the right path to land AI technology safely and for everyone. And the company is launching the AI Opportunity Initiative for Europe, which would help provide training and skills to support people and countries to succeed in seizing the AI opportunity.

Cardboard Spaceship: $1 Million Raised For Funding LaunchPad Ventures

By Annie Baker ● Feb 13, 2024

Cardboard Spaceship announced the launch of its newest strategic initiative, LaunchPad Ventures, which will operate as a private equity affiliate of the video production company. With an initial $1 million in capital, LaunchPad Ventures (via Cardboard Spaceship) will focus on creating cinematic content to meet the growing demand for quality digital assets available for licensing on digital platforms like Filmsupply.

Groover: Music Promotion Platform Company Raises $8 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 13, 2024

Groover - an innovative music promotion platform – announced an $8 million Series A funding round, led by investors OneRagtime, Trind, Techmind, and MozzaAngels, and supported by historical backers, Partech, Bpifrance's Tech & Touch fund, Verve Ventures, and Frenchfounders. This new funding round will consolidate Groover's position as an all-in-one platform solution by integrating additional services such as promotion, marketing, coaching, and career development support to strengthen the company's strategic presence in the North American, European, and Latin American markets.

Why Huron Is Buying Management Consulting Firm GG+A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Global professional services firm Huron announced it has agreed to acquire GG+A, which is a leading philanthropic management consulting firm that helps education institutions and healthcare, arts and other nonprofit organizations build and accelerate the philanthropic programs that support their mission. Successful fundraising programs and campaigns can play a pivotal role in helping organizations achieve their strategic objectives and widen their impact.

How Mount Sinai Medical Center Plans To Utilize AI For Treating Complex Aortic Conditions

By Annie Baker ● Feb 13, 2024

Mount Sinai Medical Center announced it is now implementing unique AI software to support treating patients with complex aortic diseases.

Nordic Capital Buying SaaS Core Modernization Company Zafin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Nordic Capital announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority share in Zafin, a leading provider of SaaS core modernization and transformation solutions for financial institutions around the world. The investment was made in close partnership with Zafin's founders and management - who will reinvest in the company alongside Nordic Capital.

Why ADC Aerospace Is Buying Cast-Rite

By Annie Baker ● Feb 13, 2024

ADC Aerospace (a leading manufacturer of complex, highly-engineered turnkey die-cast parts used in critical applications in the aerospace, defense, medical, automotive and specialty industrial markets) has acquired Cast-Rite, a leading provider of advanced die casting and fabrication solutions.

Trading Technologies Buying ATEO: Details

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Trading Technologies International (TT) - a global capital markets technology platform provider - announced a definitive agreement for TT to acquire ATEO SAS, a leading provider of post-trade solutions for listed derivatives, expanding TT's reach into clearing and other middle-office technologies and services. The terms of the transaction, expected to close on February 29, were not disclosed.

American Electric Power Names Two New Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

American Electric Power announced that it has agreed with Icahn Capital L.P. and certain of its affiliates, under which Hunter C. Gary, senior managing director at Icahn Enterprises L.P., and Henry (Hank) P. Linginfelter, retired executive vice president of Southern Company Gas, will join AEP's Board of Directors, effective now.

Stifel Hires Stofan Agazzi Investments Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Stifel Financial announced that Stofan Agazzi Investments has joined the firm’s independent contractor broker-dealer subsidiary Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC. Based in Joliet, Illinois, Stofan Agazzi Investments is headed by 36-year investment industry veteran Mark Stofan, CFP, President.

Logz.io: Helping Cloud-Native Businesses Manage The Health And Performance Of Their Environments In A $70 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Logz.io is a company that helps cloud-native businesses monitor and secure their environment with a SaaS observability platform based on leading open-source tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Logz.io co-founders Asaf Yigal and Tomer Levy to learn more about the company.

Cribl: How This Company Enables Open Observability And Enables Customers To Control Their Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Cribl is a company that enables open observability and defies data gravity, giving customers radical levels of choice and control. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cribl Senior Director of Market Strategy & Competitive Intelligence Nick Heudecker to learn more about the company.

Exponential Markets Raises Strategic Investment From Citi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Today fintech company Exponential Markets (formerly branded Exponential Exchange) announced a strategic investment from Citi to develop and launch innovative risk mitigation tools. Citi invested in Exponential’s most recent seed round, led by MaC Venture Capital, and included support from Autotech Ventures and Avanta Ventures. This funding round raised the total amount to over $10 million.

Tola Capital: With Over $680 Million In Total Funds, This VC Firm Invests In Disruptive AI Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Tola Capital is a venture capital firm that believes in the power of software, data, and AI to transform the way the world works. Launched in 2010 by experienced software operators at the forefront of cloud computing's rise, the firm backs startups that have enterprise technology experience and are building disruptive and industry-transforming solutions with diverse teams. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tola Capital co-founder and managing director Sheila Gulati to learn more about the firm.

Wizz: A Social Media App That Gives 16M+ Teens A Safe Place for Self-Expression

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Wizz is a social media discovery app that’s created a space for 13 to 21-year-olds to meet and connect with people that have similar interests as them around the globe. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wizz CEO Aymeric Roffé to learn more about how the company

Apiture: Delivering Digital Banking Solutions To Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Semarchy: This Data Integration And Management Company Is Rapidly Growing In An $18 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Semarchy is a leader in the data integration and master data management markets that enables organizations to rapidly generate business value from their data. And its unified platform enables organizations of any size to quickly discover, govern, manage, integrate, and report critical information scattered across applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Semarchy chief growth officer Brett Hansen to learn more about the company.

Beta Boom: $14.5 Million Fund II Closed To Invest In Solutions For Underserved Populations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

DeNexus: How This Company Empowers The Industrial Enterprise Quantify Cyber Risk Exposure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

DeNexus is a leading provider of cyber risk modeling for industrial organizations, global (re)insurers, and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors. The company’s flagship platform, DeRISK, empowers industrial enterprises and risk underwriters to quantify and manage cyber risk exposure on a continuous basis. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DeNexus founder and CEO Jose Seara to learn more about the company.

Jona: Using AI To Analyze Microbiomes And Provide Actionable Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Jona is a company that has developed transformative AI technology to analyze an individual's microbiome, interpret the results, and summarize what is known today about that individual's microbiome profile based on the scientific literature. And with actionable insights and recommendations, individuals can get to the root source of understanding their health, alleviate symptoms, and prevent chronic disease. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jona founder and CEO Leo Grady to learn more.

Keychain: This Company Plans To Help Brands Find The Right Manufacturing Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Keychain is a platform for CPG manufacturing that works with brands and retailers to bring clarity and convenience to the process of creating products. Starting with a network of over 10,000 manufacturers, Keychain's proprietary and AI-powered platform helps brands quickly find the perfect manufacturing partners. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Keychain co-founder and CEO Oisin Hanrahan to learn more about the company.

Fetcherr: Helping Airline Companies Uplift Revenue And Optimize Workflow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Fetcherr is an algo-based company that transforms the travel industry with its groundbreaking Generative Pricing Engine (GPE), the first of its kind to leverage AI for real-time, market-responsive pricing decisions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fetcherr CEO and co-founder Roy Cohen to learn more about the company.

Greenidge Generation: Vertically Integrated Cryptocurrency Datacenter Company Raises $6 Million

By Noah Long ● Feb 13, 2024

Greenidge Generation Holdings - a vertically integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company - announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with Armistice Capital that includes an initial investment of $6 million. And the investment from Armistice Capital will provide Greenidge with long-term capital to support the company’s growth strategy and is expected to fund its expansion into low-cost power centers, bitcoin mining, its EPCM business, new AI infrastructure/data centers, and innovative efforts to support increased interest in bitcoin.

Epiris: Over £1 Billion Raised For Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Epiris announced the final close of Epiris Fund III with total commitments of £1.044 billion. This fund had a target of £850 million and was oversubscribed at its hard cap.

Dood Digital: Helping Brands Fuel Growth Through Digital Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Dood Digital is a Michigan-based company that recently launched and partners with companies to elevate digital marketing strategies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dood Digital founder Marcus Drenth.

Why Tandym Group Is Buying Kolter Solutions

By Noah Long ● Feb 13, 2024

Tandym Group (a national consulting, recruitment, and workforce solutions company) announced that it has acquired Kolter Solutions (a technology staffing company). The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Alys Pharmaceuticals: $100 Million Financing Raised From Medicxi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

Alys Pharmaceuticals - an immuno-dermatology focused company - recently launched with an R&D pipeline enabled by multiple platform technologies and a $100 million financing by Medicxi. Originating from the aggregation of six asset-centric Medicxi companies, Alys features a robust pipeline of innovative programs and platforms targeting multiple dermatological indications.

Why HTEC Is Buying SYRMIA

By Noah Long ● Feb 13, 2024

HTEC (an end-to-end digital product development and engineering services company) based in San Francisco announced the acquisition of SYRMIA (an embedded software engineering company based in Belgrade, Serbia). This deal is part of HTEC’s overall strategy to further enhance its capabilities in AI, machine learning, and embedded technologies, creating additional value for clients and providing growth opportunities for the talent of both companies.

LeoLabs: $29 Million Closed To Create Enhanced AI-Powered Insights For Space Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2024

LeoLabs - a company with the largest and most comprehensive commercial catalog of objects in low Earth orbit - announced it raised an additional $29 million in financing. This latest funding round enables LeoLabs to scale up its insight delivery by further investing in advanced end-user applications and partner integrations.