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ARDRI: Strategic Acquisition Of The Lending Spot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

ARDRI, a leader in intelligent non-QM and business-purpose lending solutions, announced the acquisition of The Lending Spot (TLS), a high-performing Non-QM lender founded and led by mortgage industry veteran Kevin O'Shaughnessy. This strategic deal aligns with ARDRI's mission to redefine the mortgage landscape through innovation, exceptional service, and intelligent expansion.

Metopio: Growth Investment Raised For Data-Driven Solutions For Community Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Metopio announced it has secured a multi-million-dollar investment led by Plymouth Growth, which promises to transform how organizations uncover, understand, and act on critical community insights. This strategic funding marks a significant milestone in broadening access to data, empowering healthcare and public health professionals to make faster, more informed decisions that directly impact community well-being.

BioLife Solutions Buying Cryopreservation Solutions Company PanTHERA CryoSolutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

BioLife Solutions, a leading developer and supplier of bioproduction products and services for the cell and gene therapy (CGT) market, announced the acquisition of privately held PanTHERA CryoSolutions, a developer of novel cryopreservation solutions based on proprietary Ice Recrystallization Inhibitor (IRI) technology.

Andros Capital Partners: Third Energy Fund Closed At $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Andros Capital Partners announced the closing of Andros Energy Capital III at its $1 billion hard cap. And Fund III is the latest Andros flagship fund focused on private equity investments, credit opportunities, and direct asset-level investments across the energy value chain.

Turbine: Over $121 Million Raised For Liquidity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Turbine, a liquidity platform driven by data science that provides credit facilities to venture investors, announced it has raised $13 million in Series A funding, co-led by Alpha Edison and TTV Capital and joined by Fin Capital, B Capital, and Sozo Ventures. This funding and the company’s previously unannounced $8.75 million in seed funding bring Turbine's total funding raised to $121.75 million.

Adaptis: Sustainability Platform Company Raises $4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

BlueSnap: Interview With CEO Henry Helgeson About The Payments Back-End Solution Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

BlueSnap simplifies the complexity of payments. The company’s global payments orchestration platform helps B2B and B2C businesses increase sales and reduce costs and accept digital payments seamlessly around the world. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BlueSnap CEO Henry Helgeson to learn more about the company.

Blumind: C$20 Million (Series A) Closed For Advancing Analog AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Blumind, a developer of ultra-low-power analog AI chips for edge computing, announced the closing of a C$20 million Series A funding round. Cycle Capital and BDC Capital co-led the funding, with existing investors including Fusion Fund, Two Small Fish Ventures, and Real Ventures joining the round. The company is keeping the round open to engage in active discussions with strategic investors.

Rain: $75 Million (Series B) Closed For EWA And Financial Wellness App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Rain, an employer-integrated earned wage access (EWA) and financial wellness app, announced it has raised $75 million in Series B equity funding. Prosus led the round, which also included Nextalia Ventures, Spark Growth Ventures, and existing investors, including QED, Invus Opportunities, and others.

First Stop Health: Interview With CEO Teira Gunlock About The Whole Person Virtual Care Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

First Stop Health provides connected, whole-person virtual care that people love. Patients can talk with providers 24/7 via app, website or with a call. Pulse 2.0 interviewed First Stop Health's CEO Teira Gunlock to learn more about the company.

BRINC: $75 Million Raised For Emergency Response Drones

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

BRINC, which is a manufacturer of emergency response drones, announced that it has raised $75 million in new funding. This funding will be used to accelerate the development and production of BRINC's lifesaving drone technology.

Siemens Buying PCB Solutions Company DownStream Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that it has completed the acquisition of DownStream Technologies, a provider of manufacturing data preparation solutions for printed circuit board (PCB) design. This deal enhances Siemens' PCB design portfolio and expands its footprint in the electronics SMB market.

HoneyHive: AI Agent Observability And Evaluation Company Closes $7.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

HoneyHive, an AI agent observability and evaluation platform, announced its general availability launch along with $7.4 million in total funding, including a $5.5 million seed round led by global software investor Insight Partners and a previously unannounced $1.9 million pre-seed round led by Zero Prime Ventures.

SE Ventures Unveils 12- Week Accelerator Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

SE Ventures, which is a $1+ billion stage-agnostic venture capital firm backed by Schneider Electric, announced the launch of its new Accelerator Program, a 12‑week initiative designed to help pre‑seed startups in climate and industrial technology achieve product‑market fit and accelerate growth.

University Of Calgary Spinout Quantized Technologies (QTi) Raising $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

University of Calgary alum Jordan Smith and his research-based startup Quantized Technologies Inc. (QTi) are looking to transform global internet communications by building the first commercial quantum repeater, an essential device for enabling the backbone of the future quantum internet. And QTi is currently raising $4 million in investment to advance these efforts, building on its existing success in developing advanced quantum encryption devices.

Sterling Organization Buying Rossmoor Shopping Center In California For $61.1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Sterling Organization, a private equity retail real estate investment firm, announced the acquisition of Rossmoor Shopping Center, a 118,846-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1900-1998 Tice Valley Boulevard in Walnut Creek, California, based within the San Francisco MSA. And the property was acquired on behalf of Sterling Organization's Sterling United Properties II (SUP II), which is a $267 million equity Fund focused on investing in stabilized grocery-anchored shopping centers. With this deal, the fund now owns 17 properties encompassing over 2.1 million square feet of GLA, primarily in major markets across the US.

Sats Terminal: Bitcoin Decentralized Finance Aggregation Protocol Platform Raises $1.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Sats Terminal, a Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregation protocol, announced it has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to expand its platform. The funding round was led by Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates, with additional participation from Draper Dragon, BitcoinFi Accelerator, UTXO Management, Core Chain Ventures, Sats Ventures, Delta Blockchain Fund, Tenzor Capital, and 3Commas Capital. And several high-profile angel investors also joined the round, including Paul Taylor, Franklin Bi, DOMO, Stijn Paumen, and others who support Sats Terminal’s goals.

Anecdotes: $55 Million (Series B) Raised For Transforming AI-Based GRC Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Anecdotes, which is a data-driven Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform built for enterprise operations, announced the successful second close of its expanded Series B financing round, raising an additional $30 million and bringing the company’s total funding for the round to $55 million. This extended $30 million round was led by DTCP following the initial $25 million round led by Glilot with participation from Vertex and Red Dot. And the additional funding comes on the heels of strong enterprise momentum to fuel global expansion, and brings the total funding to $85 million.

‍Latham: Two Structured Finance Partners Joining London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced that Franz Ranero and James Smallwood will join the London office as partners in the Structured Finance Practice. Ranero and Smallwood regularly advise investment funds, financial institutions, and asset managers on complex, cross-border structured finance and structured products transactions, focusing on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and various funding solutions.

Making Sense: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Cesar DOnofrio About the Software Development Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Making Sense is a software development company with offices in California, Argentina and Mexico, created with passion for user experience and technology. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Making Sense co-founder and CEO Cesar DOnofrio to learn more about the business.

The Wine Group Acquiring Several Wine Brands From Constellation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

The Wine Group (TWG), which is one of the world’s largest producers of award-winning wines, announced that it entered into an agreement with Constellation Brands to buy several wine brands: Cook’s, J. Rogét, Meiomi, Robert Mondavi Private Selection, SIMI, and Woodbridge.

Optilogic: $40 Million (Series B) Raised For Optimization And Decision-Making Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Optilogic - a supply chain design software innovator - announced it closed its $40 million Series B funding round, led by NewRoad Capital Partners and joined by MK Capital and Moore Strategic Ventures.

Signet Jewelers: $10 Million Record Fundraising Achieved For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Signet Jewelers, the largest retailer of diamond jewelry, which includes KAY Jewelers, Zales, Jared, and Banter by Piercing Pagoda, announced it raised a record-breaking $10 million in FY2025 for the benefit of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children. This milestone tops the previous year’s record of $8.75 million and represents Signet’s largest ever single-year fundraising total.

Prospera Financial Onboards $2 Billion Broker-Dealer Team Cutter & Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Dallas-based independent broker-dealer Prospera Financial Services announced it has acquired St. Louis, Missouri-based Cutter & Company, an independent broker-dealer with about $2 billion in total client assets, 40 advisors, and 12 employees.

Raymond James Onboards $325 Million Southern California-Based Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Raymond James announced it brought in financial advisor David Tam, CEPA, AAMS, to Raymond James Financial Services (RJFS) as announced by Casey McGee, Western assistant division director for RJFS.

Spektion: $5 Million (Seed) Raised For Software Vulnerability Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Software vulnerability management leader Spektion announced the general availability of its purpose-built solution, Spektion, which enables vulnerability management teams to address software risks based on their runtime behavior proactively. The company also revealed that it is backed by $5 million in seed funding led by LiveOak Ventures. The funding round also included participation from Tau Ventures and Dauntless Ventures.

Starday: $11 Million (Series A) Raised For Expanding Food Innovation And Retail Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Starday, an AI-based food innovation company reinventing category growth, announced it has raised $11 million in Series A funding to accelerate retail expansion and develop first-of-its-kind partnerships with retailers and CPG brands to create bespoke products. The funding round was led by Slow Ventures and Equal Ventures and it includes $8 million in equity and $3 million in a debt credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank, along with investment from large global food and beverage companies. This funding round brings Starday’s total funding to $20 million in equity and debt.

Tracera: $12 Million (Series A) Raised For AI-Based Corporate Sustainability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Tracera, an AI-based platform that automates the collection, verification and auditing of sustainability data with finance-grade accuracy and traceability, announced a $12 million Series A round, led by Foundry, with participation from Rho Ignition, Tola Capital, and Contour Venture Partners.

Modern Wealth: $1 Billion In AUM Added Through Two California-Based Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Modern Wealth Management, a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm created to meet financial professionals' and clients' evolving needs, announced two asset purchase agreements to power its expansion in California and propel its assets under management (AUM) to more than $7 billion.

Aurascape: $50 Million Raised For AI-Native Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Aurascape, a provider of AI-native security, announced its launch after one year of stealth operations with $50 million in funding. The lead investors include Mayfield Fund and Menlo Ventures, along with a strategic set of investors such as Celesta Capital and security industry leaders, including former Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin, former Symantec CEO Greg Clark, the Chairman of Walden International Lip-Bu Tan, and former Zscaler Chief Strategy Officer Manoj Apte.