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Ananda Impact Ventures: How This Firm Is Improving Climate Change, Healthcare, And Quality Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Ananda Impact Ventures is a leading impact venture capital fund with a pan-European investment remit, managing four Core Impact Funds with backing from notable institutional and private investors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ananda Impact Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner Johannes Weber to learn more about the firm.

Rising Team: Helping Companies Increase Employee Engagement In Over A $400 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Rising Team is a company that equips managers to build engaged, connected, and successful teams. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rising Team CEO and founder Jennifer Dulski to learn more.

Bower Selected For Google.org Fellowship And Receives €1.75M Grant Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Bower – a world-unique mobile app incentivizing recycling – was selected for a Google.org Fellowship and a €1.75 million grant through Google.org Impact Challenge - Tech for Social Good.

CADDi: This Global Supply Chain Company Is Unleashing Manufacturing Potential In Over A $100 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

CADDi is a global supply chain company with a goal to unleash the potential of manufacturing. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CADDi CEO and co-founder Yushiro Kato to learn more.

Neural Magic: Reducing The Computation And Memory Needed For Neural Networks, Which Can Save Companies Billions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 14, 2023

Neural Magic is a company that is building software that makes machine learning execution simple and efficient. From research to code, Neural Magic uses model sparsity to accelerate open-source LLMs and bring operational simplicity to GenAI deployments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Neural Magic CEO Brian Stevens to learn more.

Augmentus: Intelligent And No-Code Robotics Software Solutions Company Closes $5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 14, 2023

Augmentus - a global leader in intelligent and no-code robotics software solutions - recently announced the successful completion of a $5 million Series A funding round. Sierra Ventures led this funding round along with existing seed investor Cocoon Capital.

Black Ore: AI-Based Financial Services Company Raises $60 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Black Ore - a leading AI platform for financial services - recently launched and announced $60 million in financing led by a16z and Oak HC/FT. And the company plans to use the funds to onboard new customers, grow its team, and accelerate the development of additional AI products across financial services.

Sanguine Biosciences: $10 Million Credit Financing Provided By Catalio Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Sanguine Biosciences - a leading biospecimen procurement services company that empowers patients to accelerate precision medicine and cell and gene therapy research and development - recently announced that it secured $10 million in credit financing from Catalio Capital Management, a leading multi-strategy healthcare and life science investment firm.

Genome Insight: Precision Healthcare Solutions Company Raises $23 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Genome Insight - a precision healthcare solutions company promoting whole-genome technology for accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment for cancer and rare disease - recently announced that it has closed a $23 million in a Series B-2 investment in its latest funding round.

Mainstream Fiber Networks To Expand With Strategic Investment From Searchlight Capital

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 13, 2023

Mainstream Fiber Networks recently announced it is planning to rapidly expanding high-speed broadband access to thousands of unserved and underserved rural Hoosier communities thanks to a new strategic investment from global private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.

Neteera: Contactless Patient Monitoring Market Raises $6.7 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 13, 2023

Neteera Technologies - an Israel-based company disrupting the contactless patient monitoring market - recently announced the successful closing of about $6.7 million Series B extension. This funding round was led by Aescuvest, a renowned healthcare investment firm, along with Foxconn Technology, an associate of Hon Hai Precision Industry, the largest electronics manufacturer globally.

ORO Labs: Workflow Orchestration Platform Closes $34 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 13, 2023

ORO Labs - a leading global SaaS provider and creator of the world’s foremost smart workflow orchestration platform for procurement - recently announced it has raised $34 million in Series B funding led by Felicis, with participation from existing investors including Norwest Venture Partners, B Capital, and XYZ Venture Capital.

Graylog: Security Information and Event Management Company Closes $39 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Graylog - a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and log management company - recently announced that it has secured $39 million in funding to help continue its significant growth momentum. New investor Silver Lake Waterman and existing investors Piper Sandler Merchant Banking and Harbert Growth Partners led the financing.

NaNotics Receives Investment From LifeSpan Vision Ventures

By Noah Long ● Nov 13, 2023

LifeSpan Vision Ventures (an investment firm dedicated to longevity biotech) recently announced an investment in NaNotics LLC. This preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is developing NaNots, a novel subtractive nanoparticles that treats disease by capturing and clearing pathogenic molecules from blood.

Infinitum: Sustainable Air-Core Motor Company Secures Raises $185 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Infinitum - the sustainable air-core motor creator - recently announced $185 million in Series E funding led by Just Climate with participation from Galvanize Climate Solutions and NGP. Existing investors, including Alliance Resource Partners, Rockwell Automation, Riverstone Holdings, Chevron Technology Ventures, Cottonwood Technology Fund, and Ajax Strategies, also joined in this round, bringing total funding to date to $350 million. The funds will be used to expand the company and increase production to meet customer demand and drive decarbonization in the industrial sector, one of the largest and hardest-to-abate emitters of greenhouse gases.

Kasa Living: Tech-Powered Hospitality Brand Raises $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Kasa Living - a leading tech-powered hospitality brand - recently announced the close of a $70 million Series C fundraise. Citi Ventures and FirstMark Capital led the all-equity round with participation from new investors New York Life Ventures and Fireside Investments. And all major existing investors, including RET Ventures, Zigg Capital, and Ribbit Capital, participated in the twice-upsized and oversubscribed round.

MapLight Therapeutics: $225 Million Secured To Develop Therapeutics For Improving Brain Disorder Conditions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

MapLight Therapeutics - a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company working to develop targeted novel therapeutics to improve the lives of people with brain disorders - recently announced the closing of an oversubscribed $225 million Series C financing to continue the advancement of MapLight's transformative treatments for neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions.

Indiana University Investing Over $250 Million To Advance Scientific Discoveries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Indiana University recently announced it will invest more than $250 million to advance scientific discoveries aimed at curing and treating diseases and improving human health while driving Indiana’s position as a global leader in life sciences and biotechnology innovation.

Final Offer: Consumer-Facing Offer Management And Negotiation Platform Company Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Nov 13, 2023

Final Offer - the only consumer-facing offer management and negotiation platform driven by real estate agents - recently announced it has marked a significant milestone with the successful closure of its Series A funding round by raising $5 million. This funding round will accelerate Final Offer's mission to bring transparency, fairness, and efficiency to the residential real estate market.

Imagine Pharma: $32.5 Million Raised For Development Of Novel IMG-1 Polypeptide And Associated Programs

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 13, 2023

Imagine Pharma - a biotech company focused on furthering the commercialization opportunities related to its novel IMG-1 polypeptide - recently announced that it has raised a $32.5 million Series A round, with an initial traunch of $10 million, bringing the total funding to date to $40 million. This funding round was led by IP Investors LLC, a group of seasoned investors focusing on biotech companies with attainable solutions for unmet medical needs. John T. Callaghan, CPA CFE (representing the investor group), will join the board.

Why HubSpot Is Buying B2B Intelligence Company Clearbit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

HubSpot recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Clearbit, a top B2B data provider, to help HubSpot customers grow with industry-leading customer intelligence.

Techstars Reveals Third Annual Cohort For Minnesota Twins Accelerator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

The Minnesota Twins Accelerator by Techstars recently announced its third cohort. Driving a unique pathway in the sports landscape, this accelerator is the first of its kind in Minnesota sports and just the second to be operated and funded by a Major League Baseball club.

Gate Bioscience: $60 Million Closed To Creating A New Class Of Medicines

By Noah Long ● Nov 13, 2023

Free Market Health: $20 Million Secured To Transform The Specialty Pharmacy Ecosystem

By Annie Baker ● Nov 13, 2023

Free Market Health - a healthcare technology company transforming the specialty pharmacy ecosystem with a care-driven marketplace platform - recently announced a $20 million Series B funding round led by Questa Capital with participation from existing investors Alta Partners, Highmark Ventures, and 653 Investment Partners.

Ryan Niddel: Creating Over $970 Million In Enterprise Value For Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Ryan Niddel is a business growth specialist who has created over $970 million in enterprise value for companies. MIT45 is one of the latest companies that Niddel helped scale, and it is now valued at more than $250 million. As a CEO, board member, investor, and entrepreneur, Niddel is driven to transform the companies he works with. Niddel helped generate revenues in the high eight figures (9 by the end of this year), while his cumulative revenue is over $273 million. Within the past 2.5 years alone, Niddel has tripled the income of more than five of the companies he’s worked with. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Niddel to learn more.

Hygraph: How This Platform Makes It Easy To Manage And Distribute Content In Any Front-End

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Hygraph is a federated content platform that allows true composability of your stack. You can integrate all your services with the company’s unique content federation approach and distribute content from anywhere to anywhere using a single, powerful GraphQL API. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hygraph CEO and co-founder Michael Lukaszczyk to learn more.

Greyparrot: How This AI Waste Analytics Platform Helps Make Recycling Centers More Efficient

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Greyparrot is a leading AI waste analytics platform for the circular economy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Greyparrot co-founder and chief product officer (CPO) Ambarish Mitra to learn more.

Boulo: How This Company Connects Working Mothers With Employers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 13, 2023

Boulo is a go-to recruiting expert for working mothers and employers who embrace flexibility for mutual benefit. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Boulo Solutions founder and CEO Delphine Carter to learn more.

Cyber Innovation Center: $129 Million In Federal Funding Awarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2023

The Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) - a catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce - recently announced a total of $129 million in federal funding to continue industry-leading innovation through CYBER.ORG and STRIKEWERX, its leading subsidiary organizations driving innovation in the region.

Espresa: Personal Benefits Platform Company Secures $23 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2023

Espresa - a personal benefits platform designed for global enterprises - recently announced the completion of its Series A funding round, led by Clear Ventures and totaling $23 million. And all existing investors participated, including Crosslink Capital, New Era Capital Partners, Moneta Venture Capital, Ridge Ventures, and Westwave Capital.