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Polestar: Nearly $1 Billion In External Funding Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2024

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC - a Swedish electric performance car brand - announced that it has secured $950 million in external funding. And the company is making strong progress on its strengthened business plan and achieving its 2025 targets.

Campfire: $3.5 Million In Seed Funding Raised For Modernizing Accounting Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2024

Campfire - a Y Combinator-backed startup modernizing accounting software for startups and midsize companies - announced it closed a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Foundation Capital and joined by Y Combinator and Twenty Two Ventures. And Campfire will use the funding for attracting talent and further support its flagship products, which provide a modern general ledger and automate revenue processes.

Autogon AI Raises Funding From Fast Forward Venture Studio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Autogon AI - a no-code AI orchestration platform - announced it had received backing from Fast Forward Venture Studio. And Autogon’s model enables any business – regardless of size – to conveniently harness the power of AI.

7to7 Dental Raises Funding From GTCR And Avryo Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

GTCR (a leading private equity firm) announced today its management partnership with Kelly McCrann, Avryo Health Services has completed a strategic investment in 7to7 Dental in partnership with Justin Coke, Chief Executive Officer, and Tiffany Winburn, DMD, Chief Clinical Officer, who retained substantial ownership in the company. Kelly McCrann has joined 7to7 as Executive Chairman alongside the existing management team, who will continue their current roles.

HighPost Capital: Jay Steinle Named As Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

HighPost Capital - a leading private investment firm focused on the global consumer sector - announced that Jay Steinle has joined the firm as Managing Director and head of Investor Relations. Steinle will lead the firm’s fundraising and investor relations activities and be responsible for creating and strengthening new and existing client relationships. He will be based in West Palm Beach, FL, and report to David Moross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HighPost.

Honeywell: Interview With Sensing & Safety Technologies President Sarah Martin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Honeywell is recognized for its diverse range of products and solutions in Aerospace Technologies, Industrial Automation, Building Automation and Energy and Sustainability. What may not be widely known is that the company also provides one of the most extensive portfolios of switching and sensing products in the industry. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sarah Martin, President of Honeywell Sensing & Safety Technologies to learn more.

Pretium And Hunter Point Capital Sign Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Pretium (a specialized investment firm with over $50 billion in assets under management) announced a strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital (HPC). And this partnership, which includes a minority investment from HPC, aims to support the long-term growth of Pretium's existing strategies – residential real estate and corporate and structured credit – and enable the firm to expand into adjacent areas to create additional value for its clients, residents, and employees.

Why Totango And Catalyst Are Merging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Totango (a top enterprise customer success software) and Catalyst (the leading customer growth platform) announced that they are merging to provide one of the most powerful customer growth platforms on the market. About 600 organizations globally trust the platforms to drive business outcomes, and the new organization will provide businesses with a unified solution to drive measurable growth from their customer base.

ActiveViam Raises Majority Investment From Nordic Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Nordic Capital announced it has acquired a majority stake in ActiveViam to support its next phase of growth. This investment is made in partnership with ActiveViam's founders and management who will invest alongside Nordic Capital.

Looq AI: Survey Technology Company Secures $2.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Looq AI has secured $2.6 million in a preferred series of seed funding led by BootstrapLabs, a venture capital firm focused on applied artificial intelligence, with the participation of Longley Capital and Spatial Capital. Looq AI has raised $3.75 million to date in connection with its initial pre-seed round.

Coverdash: Embedded Business Insurance Agency Company Raises $13.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2024

Coverdash - one of the fastest-growing startups and SMB-focused insurtech companies - announced $13.5 million in Series A funding. This funding round comes within one calendar year of Coverdash’s oversubscribed Seed round, bringing the company’s total funding to $16 million.