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Giftpack: Global Corporate Gifting Company Completes Seed Round, Bringing Total Raised To $4.3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Giftpack AI - a leading AI-powered corporate gifting platform - recently announced the completion of a seed round led by Chang Hai Lin, bringing the total raised to $4.3 million.

Cognota: LearnOps Platform Closes $5.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Cognota - a LearnOps platform that facilitates corporate learning and development teams to manage end-to-end operations and measure ROI - announced today the closing of $5.5 million USD in Series A funding.

Slope: Enterprise B2B Payments Platform Company Raises $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Slope - a B2B payments platform for enterprise companies - recently announced a $30 million equity round led by Union Square Ventures, with major participation from OpenAI’s Sam Altman. This brings Slope's combined equity and debt funding to $187 million.

Socure: 3-Year Revenue Growth Hits 376% And New CFO Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Socure - a leading provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions - recently announced that it has achieved 376% revenue growth from 2019 to 2022, and the company appointed seasoned technology leader Aaron Barfoot as the company's new Chief Financial Officer to help drive Socure’s next phase of hypergrowth.

Pliable: $2.5 Million Secured To Simplify The Organization Of Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Pliable - an AI-powered SaaS platform that simplifies organizing and utilizing data without an engineer - recently announced that it launched out of stealth with a $2.5 million seed round led by Resolute Ventures, including participation from CEAS, Counterview Capital and other investors.

Medius: Linking Invoice, Processing, And Payment To Manage Accounts Payable In Over A $2.5 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Medius is a company that links invoice capture, processing, and payment to replace the worry and wondering of managing AP with calm and confidence. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Medius CEO Jim Lucier to learn more.

Capital One Healthcare: Discussion With Analyst Don Hooker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Capital One Healthcare is a unit within Capital One, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. The division is a lead arranger of healthcare-leveraged loans for credit facilities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Capital One Healthcare Analyst Don Hooker to learn more about his professional background, his perspective on current sector trends, and Capital One’s role as a leading lender to middle-market healthcare companies.

EchoMark: $10 Million Seed Investment And Launching Of AI-Driven Solution To Keep Information Private

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

EchoMark - a company pioneering an unprecedented approach to information protection - announced the public launch of its AI-driven solution to keep private information private. And EchoMark automatically embeds invisible forensic watermarks in emails and documents, enabling source identification within minutes. As the first enterprise-grade software of its kind, EchoMark’s visible watermarking is a proactive deterrent against leaks. EchoMark also announced a $10 million seed investment led by Craft Ventures, accelerating the company’s mission to expand its forensic watermarking technologies across formats and workloads.

Clear Street Hires Former Morgan Stanley Executive Jon Daplyn As Chief Information Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Clear Street - a New York-based independent prime broker - recently announced it has expanded its technology leadership team with the appointment of Jonathan “Jon” Daplyn as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Hari Godbole as Managing Director and Vice President of Engineering, effective immediately.

NoTraffic: Digitizing The Foundation Of Transportation In A $17 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

NoTraffic is a leading mobility platform that has a goal of digitizing the foundation of transportation to improve safety and traffic efficiency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NoTraffic co-founder and CEO Tal Kreisler to learn more.

Revefi: $10.5 Million Raised In Seed Funding And Data Operations Cloud Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2023

Revefi - a zero-touch platform to monitor and manage data quality, performance, and costs - announced today that it has raised $10.5 million in seed funding. And Revefi is disrupting the data observability space with the Revefi Data Operations Cloud.

Discern Security: AI Powered Policy Management Platform Company Raises $3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 27, 2023

Discern Security recently launched with $3 million in funding to enhance performance of cybersecurity tools used by businesses as it builds ties with Fortune 500 enterprises and cybersecurity firms. This funding round was led by a diverse investor consortium including BoldCap, WestWave Capital, Cyber Mentor Fund, Security Syndicate, and influential Global Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).

Sierra Space: $290 Million Series B, $1.7 Billion Total Funding, $5.3 Billion Valuation, And $3.4 Billion In Customer Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Sierra Space - a leading commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space with $3.4 billion in customer contracts - recently announced it had closed a $290 million Series B funding round. This funding round brings the company’s total capital to $1.7 billion, the largest ever capital raised by a commercial space company over the combined Series A and B rounds. This milestone elevated Sierra Space’s valuation to $5.3 billion and reaffirmed the company’s position as a leader in the new global space industry.

Cartwheel: $20 Million Raised To Help Schools Address Student Mental Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Cartwheel - a platform helping schools tackle the student mental health crisis by delivering affordable evidence-based telehealth services with no waitlist - recently announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures.

AIRNA: $30 Million Secured To Create New Class Of RNA Editing Therapeutics

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2023

AIRNA - a biotech company pioneering RNA editing therapeutics to restore patients' health with rare and common diseases – recently emerged from stealth with a $30 million initial financing led by ARCH Venture Partners. This financing round enables AIRNA’s experienced team to advance a pipeline of RNA editing therapeutics driven by its robust and flexible RNA editing platform RESTORE+TM.

HiBob: HR Platform Company Adds $150 Million In A New Round Of Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

HiBob - the company behind 'Bob' HR platform (transforming how organizations operate in the modern world of work) – recently announced it had secured $150 million in new funding in a round that was led by Farallon Capital and included Alpha Wave Global and existing investors.

Alcion: Modern Data Management Company Raises $21 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2023

Alcion - a modern data management startup - recently announced it raised $21 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $29 million.

Pryon: AI-Based Enterprise Knowledge Management Company Closes $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2023

Pryon – a pioneer in bringing AI to knowledge management – recently announced that it closed a $100 million Series B investment led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT).

HiddenLayer: AI Application Security Company Secures $50 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2023

HiddenLayer – a leading security provider for AI models and assets – recently announced that it has raised $50 million in Series A funding to expand its talent base, increase go-to-market efforts, and invest in its award-winning Machine Learning Security (MLSec) Platform.

Magnet Biomedicine: $50 Million Raised To Advance Molecular Glue Discovery

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2023

Magnet Biomedicine - a biotechnology company advancing molecular glue discovery with rational selection and design - recently announced a $50 million Series A financing co-led by founding and initial investor Newpath Partners and ARCH Venture Partners. And Magnet is reimagining what is achievable with molecular glues by looking beyond known protein–protein interactions and analyzing the broad protein landscape to pair target proteins with rationally selected presenter proteins to drive therapeutic effects.

ZayZoon: Earned Wage Access Provider Company Closes $34.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

ZayZoon - the Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses - recently announced that it has raised $34.5 million in debt and equity for its Series B financing. The funding round was led by Framework Venture Partners, with co-investment from Export Development Canada (EDC) and participation from ATB Financial and existing shareholders. This funding round will support recruiting efforts and continued growth and innovation for the company.

Take Command: Personalized Health Benefits Company Raises $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Take Command - a Dallas-based SaaS platform and leader in the rapidly growing employer sponsored, personalized health benefits space - recently announced it secured $25 million in growth stage financing led by growth equity investor Edison Partners, with participation from current investors LiveOak Venture Partners and SJF Ventures.

Gather AI: This Company Uses Drone-Powered Inventory Monitoring Solutions To Improve Warehouse Visibility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Gather AI is the world leading autonomous inventory management company. Their solution uses autonomous commodity drones and artificial intelligence (AI) software to automate inventory monitoring for warehouse operators to decrease inventory costs, improve productivity, and boost revenue. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gather AI Vice President of Customer Success Sean Mitchell to learn more.

BoxHero: How This Inventory Management Solution Is Improving A $5 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Meet Nellie Wartoft: The CEO Who Developed A Platform Revolutionizing Talent Development In A $370 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Tigerhall is a social learning platform that provides professional learners with a genuinely personalized and engaging experience, unlike traditional corporate learning programs or LMSs. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tigerhall founder and CEO Nellie Wartoft to learn more.

Harmonix: A Venture Firm Investing In Data-Driven Healthcare And Life Science Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Harmonix is a venture capital firm that is investing in data-driven platform companies at the nexus of healthcare, life sciences, and critical infrastructure (deep tech). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Harmonix founder and general partner Maximilian Winter to learn more.

Irrigreen: How This Company Saves Billions Of Gallons Of Water

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Irrigation is considered the biggest use of household water in the U.S. at nine billion gallons every day. And half of this water is wasted by inefficient irrigation systems that overlap and spray on sidewalks and streets. Irrigreen is a company that designs and manufactures a sprinkler system that uses software-controlled precision sprinkler heads to deliver water uniformly across your landscape and reduce unnecessary water usage. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Irrigreen CEO Shane Dyer to learn more.

Ceramic King Coatings: This Company Offers Advanced Exterior Automotive Protection Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2023

Ceramic King Coatings is a company that offers auto detailing services, professionally installed Icon Rocklear coatings, and DIY ceramic coatings products. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ceramic King Coatings founder Leland Jones to learn more.

Dragonfly Energy Successfully Uses Lithium Hydroxide From Aqua Metals To Manufacture Battery Cells

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2023

Dragonfly Energy (the maker of Battle Born Batteries and an industry leader in energy storage), in collaboration with Aqua Metals (a pioneer in sustainable lithium battery recycling), has successfully used high-purity lithium hydroxide that recovered by Aqua Metals from recycled lithium-ion batteries to manufacture a lithium-based battery cell using Dragonfly Energy’s patented dry battery electrode coating technology.

Amazon To Invest Up To $4 Billion In Anthropic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2023

Anthropic announced that online retail giant Amazon is going to invest up to $4 billion in the AI research startup company. This agreement is part of a broader collaboration to develop the industry's most reliable and high-performing foundation models. Our frontier safety research and products, together with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) expertise in running secure, reliable infrastructure, will make Anthropic’s safe AI widely accessible to AWS customers.