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Topgolf Callaway Brands To Sell Majority Stake To Leonard Green & Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Topgolf Callaway Brands announced an agreement to sell a 60 percent stake in its Topgolf and Toptracer businesses to private equity firm Leonard Green and Partners, valuing the businesses at approximately $1.1 billion. The deal will provide the company with about $ 770 million in net proceeds following purchase price adjustments and marks a significant strategic shift as the company narrows its focus to its core Golf Equipment and Active Lifestyle platform.

nvp Capital Closes $80 Million Second Fund As Assets Rise To $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

nvp capital has closed its second venture fund at $80 million, bringing the New York-based firm’s total assets under management to $200 million as it expands its global focus on seed-stage enterprise software and vertical AI startups. The new fund includes commitments from institutional investors such as Prudential Financial, Rutgers University Endowment, Ford Foundation, and Liberty Mutual Investments, as well as corporate backers such as Audible and Horizon Mutual Holdings.

DealMaker: $20 Million Financing Facility Secured From CIBC And Information Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

CIBC Innovation Banking and Information Venture Partners have jointly provided a $20 million financing facility to DealMaker. This New York-based platform enables companies to raise capital directly from individual investors. The new funding, a mix of equity and debt, strengthens a relationship that began in 2022 and is expected to accelerate DealMaker’s product innovation and expansion efforts across the U.S. market.

Azul: Majority Investment Secured From Thoma Bravo To Accelerate Enterprise Java Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Azul announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a majority strategic investment from Thoma Bravo, marking a significant expansion milestone for the enterprise Java platform provider. Existing investors Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital will reinvest additional capital and retain meaningful minority positions, joining Azul employees as shareholders.

Anthropic Secures Up To $45 Billion In New Strategic Commitments From Microsoft And Nvidia To Scale Claude Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Microsoft, Nvidia, and Anthropic unveiled a sweeping set of strategic partnerships that will significantly expand access to Claude, accelerate infrastructure development, and deepen long-term collaboration across engineering, cloud computing, and model optimization.

Dynasafe: Interview With CEO Charles Diggs About The Demilitarization Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Dynasafe is the world leader in demilitarization, specializing in the decommissioning of explosive devices, chemical weapons and hazardous materials. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dynasafe CEO Charles Diggs to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Hammerhead AI: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised To Accelerate AI Factory Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Hammerhead AI has emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed round to accelerate the deployment of AI factories by enabling operators to maximize power utilization for AI workloads. The oversubscribed round was led by Buoyant Ventures, with participation from SE Ventures, AINA Climate AI Ventures, MCJ Collective, WovenEarth Ventures, Bombellii Ventures, Clearvision Ventures, Stepchange, Acclimate Ventures, and several prominent industry leaders, including Jack Cogen of CoreWeave’s Board of Directors.

Maxima: $41 Million Raised To Advance Human-AI Collaboration In Enterprise Accounting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Maxima has secured $41 million in combined Seed and Series A financing as it aims to transform the month-end accounting close through its agentic AI platform. The funding was led by Redpoint Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Audacious Ventures, with participation from several industry leaders, including former BlackLine executives Andres Botero and Eric Borrmann, Rubrik CFO Kiran Choudary, Vanta CFO David Eckstein, and Liquid 2 Managing Partner and former NFL Super Bowl Champion Joe Montana.

GlobalFoundries Acquiring Advanced Micro Foundry To Expand AI Infrastructure Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

GlobalFoundries announced a significant expansion of its silicon photonics leadership with the acquisition of Singapore-based Advanced Micro Foundry, representing one of the company’s most important moves to date in strengthening its global manufacturing footprint and accelerating its AI infrastructure portfolio. The transaction positions GlobalFoundries as the largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry by revenue and further deepens the company’s reach across data center, communications, computing, automotive, and sensing applications.

PicoJool: $12 Million To Commercialize Pixel-Level Photonics For AI Data Center Bandwidth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

PicoJool has emerged from stealth with $12 million in new funding, led by Playground Global, as the company seeks to commercialize a new class of pixel-level photonics designed to increase bandwidth in AI and hyperscale data centers dramatically. The Palo Alto–based startup has developed high-bandwidth Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) and a suite of parallel-optics packaging technologies that aim to make optical connections as inexpensive and manufacturable as copper, enabling data centers to transition to optical architectures at scale.

Agentio: $40 Million Series B At $340 Million Valuation Raised To Advance Expansion Of AI Creator Ad Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Agentio announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Forerunner, bringing its total capital raised to $56 million and valuing the company at $340 million. The company plans to expand its AI-native infrastructure, which enables brands to transition substantial portions of the massive digital advertising market into creator-led channels.

Coller Capital’s Evergreen Secondaries Fund Surpasses $1 Billion In Assets Under Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Coller Capital announced that its Coller Secondaries Private Equity Opportunities Fund has exceeded $1 billion in assets under management as of September 2025, marking a major milestone for the evergreen vehicle launched in April 2024. The achievement reflects growing investor demand for access to private market secondaries through structures that offer liquidity, diversification, and long-term performance.

Data Squared: Interview With Veteran & CEO About Mission-Critical Analytics And Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Data Squared (Data²) is an AI-based data analytics and automation company that helps organizations transform complex datasets into actionable insights. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Data Squared CEO Jon Brewton to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Payara Services: Interview With Founder Steve Millidge About The Enterprise Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Payara Services is a provider of trusted, stable runtimes for running enterprise Java applications on-premises, in the cloud, and in hybrid environments. The company's products help global enterprises simplify application deployment and management, delivering reliability, security, and performance while helping successful modernizations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Payara Services founder and CEO Steve Millidge to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Emirates Expands Boeing Partnership With $38 Billion Order For 65 Additional 777X Jets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Emirates announced a major fleet expansion on the opening day of Dubai Airshow 2025 with a US$38 billion order for 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft powered by GE9X engines. The new agreement strengthens one of aviation’s most significant and longest-running partnerships and pushes Emirates’ total Boeing orderbook to 315 widebody aircraft, including 270 Boeing 777X jets, 10 Boeing 777 freighters, and 35 Boeing 787s.

VentureIsrael: Interview With Managing Partner Rafael Gold About The Early-Stage VC Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

VentureIsrael is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep-tech and machine-learning startups. Pulse 2.0 interviewed VentureIsrael Managing Partner Rafael (Roman) Gold to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

voize: $50 Million Series A Raised To Help Nurses Cut Administrative Burden

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

voize, a Berlin-based startup building AI tools specifically designed for nurses, has closed a $50 million Series A round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from HV Capital, Redalpine, Y Combinator, and HPI Ventures. The company says the funding will accelerate its expansion across Europe and support its entry into the United States.

RebuilderAI: Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Accelerate Global Expansion In 3D Modeling AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

NAVER D2SF-backed RebuilderAI has secured KRW 4.5 billion in new capital through a Pre-Series A funding round that adds ASICS Ventures, Medici Investment, IBK Capital, and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund to its investor base. The round marks a new stage of momentum for the Seoul-based company, which continues to gain global recognition for its 3D modeling AI technology after receiving a CES Innovation Award and being named a Top 100 Global Startup at the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2025.

Superprof: Interview With CPO Mickaël Laires About The Online Tutoring Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Superprof is an online tutoring marketplace that connects students with private instructors across a wide range of subjects, including academics, languages, test preparation, music, art, and fitness. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Superprof CPO Mickaël Laires to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Nyver Capital Partners: Record €335 Million Debut Fund Closed At Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Nyver Capital Partners has completed the final close of its debut private equity vehicle, Nyver I, at its hard cap of €335 million, marking the largest first-time private equity fund ever raised in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam-based firm reached the hard cap in slightly more than four months, reflecting strong global investor demand for its strategy and team.

CPP Investments Reports Net Assets Of $777.5 Billion As Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Rise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reported another intense period of performance, with net assets reaching $777.5 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2026. This represents a quarterly increase of $45.8 billion, compared to $731.7 billion in the previous quarter. The results were primarily driven by $39.8 billion in net income, supported by an additional $6 billion in net transfers from the Canada Pension Plan. The Fund also generated a 10-year annualized net return of 8.8% and recorded a quarterly net return of 5.4%.

PowerLattice: $25 Million Series A Raised To Advance Power Delivery For AI Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

PowerLattice has emerged from stealth with a $25 million Series A round co-led by Playground Global and Celesta Capital, bringing its total funding to $31 million. The Vancouver-based semiconductor company is developing what it calls the industry’s first power delivery chiplet, designed to dramatically reduce the energy demands of AI accelerators and increase overall system performance.

Barings And Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate Deliver $173 Million Construction Financing For Philadelphia’s Harper Square Tower

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Barings and Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate have finalized a combined $173 million construction financing package to support the development of Harper Square, a luxury high-rise apartment tower planned for Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. The package includes a $113 million construction loan from Barings and $60 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing from Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate.

Kingsway Pharmaceuticals Acquires Minority Stake In CIGA Healthcare To Accelerate U.S. Diagnostic Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Kingsway Pharmaceuticals has acquired a strategic minority equity stake in CIGA Healthcare, a global diagnostics provider. This move positions the U.S.-based consumer healthcare company for a significantly larger role in the rapidly expanding at-home and retail diagnostic testing market.

TearOptix: Strategic Funding Raised And Scientific Advisory Board Formed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

TearOptix, a Silicon Valley contact lens innovator focused on next-generation solutions for presbyopia, has secured a strategic round of corporate financing backed by investors with strong expertise in ophthalmology. The funding will support the company’s clinical development program and accelerate plans to bring its proprietary multifocal contact lens technology to market.

Alembic: $145 Million Raised To Advance Enterprise Adoption Of Causal AI And Expand Supercomputing Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Alembic Technologies has raised $145 million in Series B and growth funding, marking one of the most significant recent financings in the enterprise artificial intelligence sector. The round represents a 15.7 times increase in valuation since the company’s Series A, positioning Alembic among the leading labs pushing the boundaries of next-generation enterprise intelligence. The funding was co-led by Prysm Capital and Accenture, with participation from Liquid 2 Ventures, NextEquity, Friends & Family Capital, WndrCo, and growth financing from SLW.

Accenture Strategically Invests In Alembic To Advance AI-Driven Marketing Measurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Accenture has made a strategic investment in Alembic, an AI-powered causal marketing intelligence platform, as part of the company’s broader effort to help enterprises better understand which marketing activities drive measurable revenue. The investment, made through Accenture Ventures, also establishes a partnership between the two companies to jointly serve clients seeking to modernize their marketing measurement capabilities and improve return on investment.

GrubMarket Expands Food Supply Chain Software Portfolio With Acquisition Of Procurant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

GrubMarket has acquired Procurant, a California-based software-as-a-service platform for fresh food procurement and compliance, in a move that significantly expands its enterprise technology footprint across the American food supply chain. The deal strengthens GrubMarket’s growing suite of AI powered software offerings and deepens its presence among major retailers, growers, shippers and distributors that manage perishable goods at scale.

Amogy: $15 Million Strategic Investment Raised From GS E&C To Advance Carbon-Free Ammonia Power Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Amogy announced that it has raised a new $15 million strategic investment from GS Engineering and Construction, deepening a partnership aimed at accelerating the global deployment of ammonia-based, carbon-free distributed power systems. The funding round included participation from multiple GS affiliates, among them GS E&C, XPLOR, and GS Futures.

AlertD: $3 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised And AI Agentic SRE And DevOps Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

AlertD has emerged from stealth with the launch of its AI-driven SRE and DevOps platform and the announcement of $3 million in pre-seed funding led by True Ventures partner Puneet Agarwal. The San Francisco Bay Area startup aims to redefine how engineering teams manage cloud operations by introducing specialized AI agents that instantly surface AWS insights, reduce operational toil, and provide verifiable system visibility through a natural-language interface.