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Xaba: $6 Million (Seed Extension) Raised To Create Synthetic Brains for Industrial Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Xaba, a company building synthetic brains for industrial robots with zero code, announced it has raised a $6 million seed extension to accelerate the deployment of AI-based robotics and cognitive Industrial Control systems. Hitachi Ventures led the funding round, which also included Hazelview Ventures, BDC Capital, Exposition Ventures, and Impact Venture Capital.

RLWRLD: $15 Million (Seed) Closed To Build GPTs For Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

RLWRLD, a Physical AI company building robotics foundation models, announced a $15 million seed round backed by an alliance of industrial leaders from Korea and Japan.

Spur: $4.5 Million Raised To Advance Quality Analysis AI Agent Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Spur, a company that emulates real users navigating the browser and testing with AI agents, announced it has raised $4.5 million from investors including First Round, Pear VC, Neo, Conviction, Liquid2Ventures, and Predictive Venture Partners. And other notable angel investors in this round include Mihika Kapoor (Director of Product @Figma), Shyamal Anadkat (Applied AI – OpenAI), Ayush Sood (Director of Eng at Figma), Matt MacInnis (Chief Operating Officer, Rippling), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox CEO), Kulveer Taggar (CEO of Zeus Living), and Sachith Gullapalli (Director of Engineering at Rippling).

The HRT Club: Interview With CEO Cyrille Labourel On Providing Low-Cost Hormone Replacement Treatments To Everyone In Need

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

The HRT Club is on a mission to make hormonal treatments accessible to everyone. Since its launch in April 2024, The HRT Club has quickly become the leading doctor-recommended platform for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), with members saving up to 90% on their HRT prescriptions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed The HRT Club CEO Cyrille Labourel to learn more about the company.

Goodfire: $50 Million (Series A) Closed For Advancing AI Interpretability Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Goodfire, a leading AI interpretability research company, announced a $50 million Series A funding round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Anthropic, B Capital, Work-Bench, Wing, South Park Commons, and other investors.

Cy4Data Labs: $10 Million Funding Raised For Data Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Cy4Data Labs, a leader in next-generation data protection, announced the closing of its funding round, led by Pelion Venture Partners. This strategic deal will advance Cy4Data Labs' growth in sales and marketing, enabling more organizations to access its breakthrough solution. And with Cy4Data Labs, data remains encrypted and protected—not only at rest and in motion, but for the first time while in use.

Go To Green: Investment Raised From O’Leary Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

O'Leary Ventures, which is Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary's investment firm, announced that it invested in Go To Green, a directional evacuation system that uses sensors and overhead lighting to quickly get people away from an active shooter, environmental event, or weather issue.

Toku: $48 Million (Series A) Closed For Accounts Receivable SaaS Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Toku, an accounts receivable SaaS platform, announced that it has raised $48 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $55 million. With this funding, Toku and CEO Cristina Etcheberry have raised the largest Series A by a female founder in Latin America. The funding round was led by Oak HC/FT, representing its fourth fintech investment in LatAm in the past three years. Existing investors, including Gradient Ventures, F-Prime, Clocktower, Y Combinator, and Honey Island by 4UM, participated.

One Source Buying Technology Consulting Company CT Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

One Source, a leader in technology advisory and managed IT services, announced the acquisition of CT Solutions, a premier provider of technology consulting and support services. And this acquisition bolsters One Source’s ability to simplify the complexities of technology for businesses and offer comprehensive solutions tailored to meet evolving customer needs. CT Solutions will now run as CT Solutions (a One Source company), reinforcing its presence and commitment to the Atlanta Metro market.

Barclays Selling Stake Of Payments Business To Brookfield

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Barclays and Brookfield Asset Management through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, announced a long-term strategic partnership to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business, previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business. And Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time.

Glider: $4 Million Raised For Advancing Crypto Portfolio Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Glider, a financial orchestration layer for building automated on-chain investment portfolios, announced a $4 million strategic funding round led by a16z CSX. Participants included Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Ventures, First Commit, Selini Capital, GSR, Generative Ventures, Pivot Global, and MoonPay Ventures. In connection with this funding, Glider is also announcing its participation in the a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) 04 Spring Cohort in San Francisco.

Assort Health: $26 Million Secured For Specialty-Specific GenAI Platform For Managing Patient Phone Calls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Assort Health, which is a specialty-specific AI platform for managing patient phone calls, announced a new round of institutional financing co-led by First Round Capital and Chemistry, with participation from existing investor Quiet Capital. This funding Assort Health’s total capital raised to $26 million. These investors join Assort Health’s existing backers, Four Acres, Tau Ventures, and several notable angel investors, including senior executives and founders from Athena Health, Astrana Health, Flatiron Health, Infinitus, Mammoth Biosciences, Mercury, PathAI, and Presto.

ACBC: Majority Stake Acquired By Gyrus Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Gyrus Capital, a European investment firm focused on transformational investments in the healthcare and sustainability sectors, announced the acquisition of ACBC (Anything Can Be Changed), a Circular Science company and certified B Corp, recognised as the leading independent sustainability service provider and innovator, specializing in advanced R&D, product innovation, and sustainable, circular solutions for the fashion and lifestyle industries.

BreachBits: Investment Raised From Lloyd’s For Enhancing Cyber Insurance Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

BreachBits announced it has received investment from Lloyd’s through its central fund. This is Lloyd’s third strategic innovation investment from among over 150 alumni of the Lloyd’s Lab. This funding follows BreachBits' successful co-development project in Lloyd's Lab cohort 13, which ran from September to December 2024.

Crux: $50 Million (Series B) Raised For Advancing Clean Energy And Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Crux, a capital markets technology company for the clean economy, announced that it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Lowercarbon Capital. Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Ardent Venture Partners, CIV, New System Ventures, and The Three Cairns Group joined the round. These investors were joined by new investors Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures. Venture capital firms Acrew Capital and Giant Ventures also joined the round.

Meadow: $14 Million Raised For Expanding Student Financial Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Meadow – a company that powers modern student financial services for universities that clarify and simplify the financial experience for students to improve economic mobility in the US through higher education – announced it raised $14 million in Series A funding. The $14 million Series A will advance the expansion of their student financial services platform for colleges and universities. This round was led by Matrix Partners, with participation from existing backers including Susa Ventures, Giant Ventures, Treble Capital, and GoGlobal Ventures. This funding round brings Meadow's total funding to over $20 million.

AMT Medical: $25 Million (Series B) Closed To Transform Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

AMT Medical, a clinical-stage medtech innovator, announced a $25 million Series B financing round led by Bender Analytical Holding B.V. (BAH). New investors Invest-NL and the European Innovation Council (EIC) joined existing backers Oost NL and several angels in the round.

CYBER Express Wash: Strategic Investment Raised From FTW Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

CYBER Express Wash, which is one of the most forward-thinking car wash brands, announced it has secured a strategic investment from FTW Capital, a New York-based investment firm focused on underappreciated themes, with a current emphasis on the automotive services ecosystem.

Feldan Therapeutics: Investment Raised From Zynext Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Zynext Ventures, the VC arm of Zydus Lifesciences, announced its investment in Feldan Therapeutics (Feldan), a Canada-based early clinical-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering the development of treatments based on intracellular delivery of therapeutics.

Sila Realty Trust: $23.5 Million Acquisition Of Dover Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Sila Realty Trust, a net lease real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in the growing and resilient healthcare sector, announced the $23.5 million acquisition of an inpatient rehabilitation facility located in Dover, Delaware.

Keymakr: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Michael Abramov About AI, Innovation, And Data Annotation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Keylabs is an all-in-one annotation platform designed for performance and polished to perfection by our team of professionals. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Keylabs CEO Michael Abramov, CEO and Co-Founder of Keymakr and Keylabs.ai, to learn more about the company.

SmarterDx: Funding Raised From New Mountain Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

SmarterDx - a leader in clinical AI for revenue integrity and care quality - announced a strategic investment from New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with over $55 billion in assets under management. This funding will support SmarterDx’s next phase of growth and product innovation, which is focused on creating value for health systems and enabling them to deliver the best patient care.

Poolhouse: $34 Million (Seed) Raised For To Enhance Pool Entertainment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Poolhouse, a new tech-enabled pool entertainment business from the founders of Topgolf, has raised $34m in its seed round. The funding round was led by Sharp Alpha and dmg ventures. The participants across the globe include David Blitzer, owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils; Simon Sports, co-owner of Ipswich Town F.C.; Active Partners, early investors in Soho House; and Emerging Fund, investor in F1 Arcade. Signature Hospitality Group has taken an equity stake and signed a franchise agreement.

Mainspring Energy: $258 Million (Series F) Raised For Scaling Linear Generator Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Mainspring Energy announced that it has secured $258 million in a Series F funding round to expand its linear generator power business and operations as it grows in manufacturing and customer sales. General Catalyst led the raise. They were joined by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, DCVC, Temasek, Marunouchi Innovation Partners, M&G Investments, Pictet Group, Mainspring's earlier investors, including Lightrock and LGT Bank, Khosla Ventures, Gates Frontier, and others.

The Ryl Company: $15 Million (Series B) Secured For Transforming Beverage Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

The Ryl Company (the parent company of Ryl Tea, a rapidly growing brand reshaping the beverage industry) announced it has secured $15 million in Series B funding.

Blueprint Data Centers: Investment Raised From Northampton Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Northampton Capital Partners - an alternative asset management firm focused on infrastructure investments in the middle market targeting the energy, digital, and other critical infrastructure sectors - announced that it has agreed to make a strategic investment in Blueprint Data Centers, a developer of data centers designed with flexibility to support high-performance computing workloads.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management: $2.3 Billion In Total Commitments Raised For Third Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), announced the final closing of North Haven Private Equity Co-Investment Opportunities Fund III LP (PECO III) oversubscribed at its hard cap with approximately $2.3 billion in total commitments.

Men’s Grooming Company Boardroom Buying Finley’s Barbershop

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

Boardroom, a leader in the grooming industry, announced the acquisition of Finley's Barbershop. This deal expands the salon chain's presence in Texas. The strategic partnership aims to transform the customer experience with a shared commitment to exceptional service and community engagement.

GXS Bank Acquiring Validus Group’s Singapore Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

GXS Bank announced that it has received regulatory approval to acquire Validus Capital, the Singapore subsidiary of Validus Investment Holdings. This is a first-of-a-kind acquisition of a local fintech company by a homegrown digital bank in Singapore.

TransPerfect Buying MPC And The Mill Studios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2025

TransPerfect, one of the largest providers of language and AI solutions for global businesses, announced it has acquired two France-based Technicolor Group studios: MPC and The Mill. The financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.