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Barclays: Alex Ham Named As Global Chairman Of Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Barclays has appointed Alex Ham as Global Chairman of Investment Banking in London. With 20 years of experience, Ham joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was Co-CEO of Deutsche Numis and Head of Global Private Growth Capital.

Pinnacle Financial And Synovus To Combine In $8.6 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial have announced a merger in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion, based on the closing prices as of July 21, 2025. This merger will form the highest-performing regional bank in the Southeast.

Mark Cuban Foundation: 2025 AI Bootcamps Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

The Mark Cuban Foundation has announced an expansion of its free AI Bootcamps, bringing advanced artificial intelligence education to underserved high school students and educators in 29 U.S. cities this fall.

Uber Reveals Women Preferences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Uber has announced it will introduce "Women Preferences" in the U.S., allowing women riders and drivers the option to be matched exclusively with other women on trips. This move comes in response to feedback from women users across the country who expressed a desire for more control and confidence when using the platform.

Glīd: $3.1 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Autonomous Road-To-Rail Freight Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Glīd Technologies, a leader in autonomous road-to-rail solutions, has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, raising $3.1 million, led by Outlander VC. Founded in 2022 by Kevin A. Damoa, a former logistics leader at SpaceX and the U.S. military, Glīd is dedicated to improving freight logistics through innovation.

Poseidon: $15 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Data Licensing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Poseidon, a company focused on the decentralized data layer for AI training workflows, has secured $15 million in seed funding, led by a16z crypto, the cryptocurrency fund of Andreessen Horowitz. This funding underscores the rising interest in blockchain solutions for artificial intelligence.

Phlow: $37 Million Series C Raised For Advancing Modern Medicine Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Phlow, a leading American pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has raised $37 million in its Series C funding round, led by Align Private Capital with contributions from new and existing investors.

xLight: $40 Million Series B Raised For Transforming Semiconductor Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

xLight, an American company specializing in advanced laser technology, has secured $40 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round, led by Playground Global with support from Boardman Bay Capital Management and Morpheus Ventures.

Makersite: €60 Million Raised For Product Lifecycle Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Makersite, a leading AI startup in Germany focused on product lifecycle intelligence, has raised €60 million ($70.2 million USD) in a Series B funding round. This funding will help the company assist manufacturers in creating more affordable, safer, and sustainable products through intelligent automation and supply chain insights.

Asylon Robotics: $24 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Automated Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Asylon, a leader in robotic perimeter security technology, announced it has raised $24 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Veteran Ventures Capital, Allegion Ventures, and the GO PA Fund.

Cirba Solutions: Interview With CEO And President David Klanecky About The Battery Recycling Materials and Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Cirba Solutions is a company specializing in battery recycling materials and management. The company focuses on the sustainable recovery of critical materials from end-of-life batteries, including lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles (EVs) and other formats, and supplies these materials back into the supply chain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cirba Solutions CEO and President David Klanecky to learn more about the company.

Insignia To Be Acquired By CC Capital In $2.2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Insignia Financial, one of Australia’s largest wealth management firms, has been acquired by New York-based CC Capital Partners for approximately A$3.3 billion (US$2.2 billion).

Anthelion Capital: Alex Jenner Named As Co-Portfolio Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Anthelion Capital, a technology-driven asset manager specializing in capital solutions and credit strategies, has appointed Alex Jenner, CFA, as Co-Portfolio Manager of its CLO business. Jenner joins from GIC, where he was Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager on the Corporate Credit team, focusing on global leveraged loans and CLO strategies.

Flend: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Egypt-Based Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Flend, an Egyptian fintech company, has secured $3 million in seed funding to expand its digital lending operations for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt. This funding, comprising both equity and debt, was led by Egypt Ventures and included contributions from Camel Ventures, Sukna Ventures, Plus VC, and Banque Misr, along with support from regional family offices like El Sewedy and Baalbaki.

CandorIQ: $4.8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Helping People Manage Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

CandorIQ, an AI-based platform for managing organizational people spend, secured $4.8 million in seed funding led by Array Ventures, with contributions from Y Combinator, CRV, and Switch Ventures.

BetterComp: $33 Million Series A Raised For Compensation Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

BetterComp, a leading provider of compensation management software, has secured $33 million in Series A funding, led by Ten Coves Capital. This investment will drive BetterComp's growth, enhance its AI-based capabilities, and expand into new product areas.

Yieldstreet: $77 Million Raised For Helping Investors Diversify Portfolios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Leading private markets investment platform Yieldstreet announced it has raised $77 million in new capital from a mix of new and existing investors, led by Tarsadia Investments. Other participants include Mayfair Equity Partners, Edison Partners, Cordoba Advisory Partners (CAP), Kingfisher Investment Advisors, and new investor RedBird Capital Partners.

Octup: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised For 3PL Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Octup, a real-time AI operations platform for third-party logistics providers (3PLs), has raised $12 million in a Seed round co-led by Shine Capital and JAL Ventures, with contributions from Stone Capital, Tal Ventures, and HCS Capital.

ValGenesis: $16 Million Raised For Advancing Validation Lifecycle Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

ValGenesis, a leader in digital validation lifecycle management backed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, has secured up to $16 million in strategic financing from the Innovation Banking Group at Bridge Bank. This funding will aid ValGenesis’ global expansion and accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence-powered validation solutions.

Acre Security: Interview With CEO Kumar Sokka About The Security Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Acre Security is a leader in providing comprehensive digital and physical security solutions for businesses of all sizes, from small enterprises to large, complex organizations across various industries. The company’s mission is to protect people, premises, and data in an increasingly complex and evolving security landscape. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Acre Security CEO Kumar Sokka to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

NWN: Interview With President & CEO Jim Sullivan About The IT Services Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

NWN is the leading AI-driven IT services provider in North America, helping organizations such as Penn Medicine, The Kraft Group (owner of the New England Patriots), Eversource, Boston College, Plymouth Rock Assurance and others inject AI into their enterprises and help their employees thrive with new workplace automation. With over 6,000 CIO-level customers, NWN is taking business away from consulting giants due to deep AI expertise and focus on improving the employee experience. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NWN President and CEO Jim Sullivan to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Vanta: $150 Million Series D Funding Raised At $4.15 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Trust Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Vanta, a leading AI-driven trust management platform, announced that it has secured $150 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $4.15 billion. Wellington Management led this round, which also included contributions from existing investors such as Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Sequoia, J.P. Morgan, Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, Atlassian Ventures, and CrowdStrike Ventures. The total funds raised by Vanta now amount to $504 million.

Sonos: Tom Conrad Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Sonos announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Tom Conrad as the new CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Conrad, who has been serving as Interim CEO since January, will also remain on the Board. During his interim tenure, Sonos made notable progress, including establishing higher standards for software and product quality, laying the groundwork for a robust new product pipeline, and introducing innovative software features for flagship products such as Sonos Ace and Arc Ultra.

Great Rock Capital: $1.1 Billion Leverage Facility Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specializing in middle-market lending, announced the closing of a senior secured leverage facility, agented by Capital One, National Association, that provides over $1.1 billion of capital.

Tiger Finance: Jason Rae Named As National Sales Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

17Capital: Strategic Lending Fund 6 Closed At $5.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

17Capital, a prominent NAV finance provider, announced the final close of its 17Capital Strategic Lending Fund 6 with about $5.5 billion in commitments, including co-investments and affiliates. Following Fund 5, which closed at $2.9 billion in July 2021, it is now one of the top five private credit funds in 2025.

Magentic: $5.5 Million Raised For AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Magentic, an AI Agent Platform that hunts and delivers savings in manufacturing supply chains, announced a $5.5 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The raise, including participation from The Westly Group, First Momentum Ventures, and angel investors from SAP, Airbus, McKinsey & Company, Hugging Face, Ironclad, and Rosberg Ventures, will boost growth.

RA Capital Management: $120 Million Planetary Health Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

RA Capital Management closed its inaugural Planetary Health Fund (PHF) with $120 million to invest in high-growth companies that improve resource availability, energy innovation, and industrial productivity. The fund supports scalable solutions that enhance planetary health, leveraging RA Capital's two decades of evidence-based investing and company-building expertise.

AbsoluteCare: $135 Million Investment Raised For Integrated Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

AbsoluteCare, a leader in value-based healthcare, has secured $135 million from investors, including Kinderhook Industries, CVS Health Ventures, Pacific Life, and Lexington Partners, to expand and improve its operations.

Delve: $32 Million Series A Raised For Building AI Agents For Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Delve revealed a $32 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from CISOs at Fortune 500 firms. This investment supports Delve's goal of eliminating compliance busywork by utilizing AI agents that handle compliance tasks behind the scenes.