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Scibids: Developing Customizable AI To Improve Marketing In Over A $30 Billion Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Scibids is a company that develops customizable AI to make marketing more effective. And Scibids AI drives step-change performance and scale independently. It was created with a privacy-first approach and has never relied on third-party cookies, PII, or other digital identifiers to drive growth and successful business outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eric Schwartz, Managing Director of North America at Scibids Technology.

Trips: $2.5 Million Raised To Help Content Creators With IP And Achieve Financial Stability

By Annie Baker ● Nov 15, 2023

Trips - a first-of-its-kind platform providing content creators the tools to achieve financial stability by safeguarding their IP and transforming their copyrights into valuable assets – recently launched. And the company allows creators to establish their copyright's initial digital provenance on-chain while enabling them to turn creative assets into financial assets. Trips has also raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Shima Capital, Animal Capital, Blackwood Ventures, Serafund, and Calligraphy Digital, along with Blizzard, the Avalanche Ecosystem Fund.

Shield AI: Defense Technology Company Raises $200 Million At $2.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Shield AI - the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft – recently announced it had raised $200 million in Series F funding in an oversubscribed funding round. This funding round - led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and co-led by Riot Ventures - with participation from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest and returning investors Disruptive and Snowpoint, values Shield AI at $2.7 billion.

mogul: $3.6 Million Raised To Scale Real Estate Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

mogul – a new real-estate investment platform transforming access to premium investment opportunities – recently announced the completion of a $3.6 million seed funding round, propelling the company’s overall funding to $4.2 million.

Protecto: Leading Data Privacy Solution Company Secures $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 15, 2023

Protecto - a leading data privacy solution enabling safer AI – recently announced the closing of a $4 million seed funding round. Together Fund led the round with participation from Better Capital, FortyTwo VC, Arali Ventures and Speciale Invest.

Tradespace: $4.2 Million In Funding Raised To Help Build Higher-Quality IP Portfolios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Tradespace recently unveiled the future of intellectual property (IP) with the release of its AI-powered IP Management Platform, which was created to unlock the $1 trillion in latent IP value. And the company also announced $4.2 million in a seed funding round led by Eniac Ventures with participation from Abstract Ventures, Amplo VC and Scrum Ventures, bringing the total funding raised to $5.2 million.

Trax: Image Recognition Solutions Company Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Trax – a leading global provider of image recognition solutions transforming brick-and-mortar retail – recently announced the completion of a $50 million venture debt investment from Deutsche Bank Private Credit & Infrastructure.

Flip AI: Observability Intelligence Platform Company Closes $6.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Flip AI recently revealed it raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Factory. And Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund and GTM Capital also participated. The company plans to use the funding to continue to advance its product roadmap and LLM and to expand its team and operations.

Nicole Bryl Skincare Receives Investment From DRA Family Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

DRA Family Office recently announced that it has closed a seed funding round with Nicole Bryl Skincare, which is an early-stage cosmetics venture founded by Nicole Bryl, a former celebrity makeup artist - who is bringing her proprietary formulations to the public for the first time.

LinearB: How This Company Helps Leaders Improve Team Operational Efficiency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

LinearB is the leader in software delivery management solutions that enables engineering leaders to improve their team’s operational efficiency and align R&D investments to business goals. Pulse 2.0 interviewed LinearB co-founder Ori Keren to learn more about the company.

Ridepanda Closes $7.5 Million To Advance E-Bike Commuter Benefits for Employers

By Annie Baker ● Nov 15, 2023

Ridepanda – a leading micromobility-as-a-benefit platform for public and private organizations in the U.S. – recently announced a funding round of $7.5 million in equity and debt to accelerate its goal of transforming the American commute. This funding round – which Blackhorn Ventures and Yamaha Motor Ventures led - also includes participation from existing institutional investors Proeza Ventures, Porsche Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Somersault Ventures, and General Catalyst, and new investor Urban Us Capital.

Marquee Equity: How This Firm Makes Capital Raising Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Founded in 2016, Marquee Equity is a team of over 100 people who are dedicated to making capital raising easier for its clients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marquee Equity co-founder and CEO Ash Narain to learn more.

Tidal Cyber: Threat-Informed Defense Company Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Tidal Cyber – a threat-informed defense company - recently announced the company raised $5 million (led by Squadra Ventures with participation from existing investors) in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its platform that enables security operations teams to proactively focus on critical threats and take action to improve their cybersecurity posture.

Monjur: How This Contracts-As-A-Service Solutions Company Is Disrupting A $30 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

monjur is a company that offers Contracts-as-a-Service solutions specifically designed for IT-managed service providers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed monjur co-founder Robert Scott to learn more.

LXA: Singapore-Based Fintech Company Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

LXA - a technology startup focused on reimagining Asia’s mortgage ecosystem – recently announced the completion of its US$10 million seed funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Openspace Ventures and EDBI.

emtelligent: How This Company Helps Healthcare Institutions Operate More Efficiently

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

emtelligent is a Vancouver, BC-based company that partners with healthcare institutions, companies, and organizations to strategically structure their unstructured medical data, helping them increase safety, operating efficiency, and quality of care. Pulse 2.0 interviewed emtelligent Chief Growth Officer Kim Perry to learn more.

Egress: How This Cybersecurity Company Mitigates Insider Risks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Egress is a company that is on a mission to eliminate the most complex cybersecurity challenge every organization faces: insider risk. The company understands that people get hacked, make mistakes, and break the rules. To prevent these human-activated breaches, Egress built the only Human Layer Security platform that defends against inbound and outbound threats. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Egress co-founder and COO Neil Larkins to learn more.

Sock: $2.8 Million Closed To Help Build Wealth Through Cryptocurrency

By Annie Baker ● Nov 14, 2023

Sock – the first self-custodial investment app to offer a safer way to build wealth through cryptocurrency through unbiased financial services – recently announced its official launch today along with a $2.8 million seed funding round led by Haven Ventures, with participation from Designer Fund, Expansion, Spacecadet Ventures, Sunflower Fund and Olive Capital, as well as notable angels, including Tim Chen (CEO of NerdWallet), Mike and Albert Lee (founders of MyFitnessPal,) Dalpat Prajapati (Co-founder of Copperx and former Head of UX at Polygon) and others.

Keychain: Packaged Goods Manufacturing Platform Company Raises $18 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Keychain - a manufacturing platform for the packaged goods industry – recently announced that it has raised $18 million in seed funding in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Box Group, Afore Capital, SV Angel, and over 20 CPG industry professionals.

Toposware: Strategic Investment Round Raised To Transform Zero-Knowledge Infrastructure

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 14, 2023

Toposware - a pioneer in zero-knowledge technology – recently announced the completion of its $5 million strategic seed extension round. Evolution Equity Partners led this funding round. It featured participation from prominent investors like Triatomic Capital, K2 Access Fund, Polygon's Founder and Chairman Sandeep Nailwal, and key global insurance, finance, manufacturing, healthcare, consulting, and tech leaders.

Sigrid Therapeutics: $4 Million Raised To Address Obesity And Diabetes

By Annie Baker ● Nov 14, 2023

Sigrid Therapeutics recently announced that it has successfully secured $4 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The funding – which was from existing and new investors - underlines the strong investor confidence in Sigrid's innovative SiPore technology.

Ghost Autonomy: $5 Million Raised From OpenAI Startup Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Ghost Autonomy - a pioneer in scalable autonomy software for consumer cars – recently announced a $5 million investment from the OpenAI Startup Fund to bring large-scale and multi-modal large language models (MLLMs) to autonomous driving.

Tabnine: $25 Million Secured To Help Development Teams Accelerate And Improve Software Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Tabnine - the creators of the industry’s first AI-powered assistant for developers – recently announced it raised $25 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $55 million. This funding round was led by Telstra Ventures and included participation from new investor Atlassian Ventures. Existing investors Elaia, Headline, Hetz Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and TPY Capital also participated.

Promise Robotics: Robotic Construction And Assembly Platform Company Raises $15 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 14, 2023

Promise Robotics - an AI company developing a cloud-based industrial production platform for robotic construction and assembly – recently announced it raised $15 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding raised to date to $25 million. This funding round was led by Horizons Ventures with participation from Radical Ventures, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), and strategic investors, including the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Relay Ventures, and Alate Partners.

Saothair Capital Partners: $125 In Capital Commitments Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Saothair Capital Partners recently announced the final closing of its inaugural fund, Saothair Fund I, L.P., with $125 million in investor capital commitments. This closing came less than five months after launching the fundraising process and was well over its initial target.

hiline Services: Strategic Investment Received From Red Iron Group

By Noah Long ● Nov 14, 2023

Red Iron Group - a Menlo Park-based private investment firm – recently announced a significant growth investment in hiline Services, LLC - a fast-growing provider of financial operations-as-a-service. Red Iron Group will provide financial, operational, and strategic support to accelerate hiline's organic growth while significantly expanding the Company's technology solutions and facilitating strategic acquisitions.

P0 Security: $5 Million Raised To Advance Solutions For Secure Cloud Access

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 14, 2023

P0 Security - the company building the industry's first unified solution to secure cloud access and developer entitlements – recently announced it has secured $5 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, SV Angel, and multiple angel investors.

Ananda Impact Ventures: How This Firm Is Improving Climate Change, Healthcare, And Quality Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Ananda Impact Ventures is a leading impact venture capital fund with a pan-European investment remit, managing four Core Impact Funds with backing from notable institutional and private investors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ananda Impact Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner Johannes Weber to learn more about the firm.

Rising Team: Helping Companies Increase Employee Engagement In Over A $400 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Rising Team is a company that equips managers to build engaged, connected, and successful teams. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rising Team CEO and founder Jennifer Dulski to learn more.

Bower Selected For Google.org Fellowship And Receives €1.75M Grant Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Bower – a world-unique mobile app incentivizing recycling – was selected for a Google.org Fellowship and a €1.75 million grant through Google.org Impact Challenge - Tech for Social Good.