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Arrive: Smart Mailbox Company Bags $1.3 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 24, 2023

Arrive - an smart mailbox company (formerly known as Dronedek) - recently announced that it raised more than $1.3 million from 428 investors, most of them new to the Indianapolis-based innovator. This is the second time Arrive has eclipsed $1 million in crowdfunding efforts. And the company now has nearly 5,000 individual investors and has raised more than $9 million in its total fundraising efforts since the company was founded in 2014. The startup now employs 15 people worldwide.

EQT: Exeter Industrial Value Fund VI Closed At $4.9 Billion

By Annie Baker ● Jul 24, 2023

EQT announced that EQT Exeter Industrial Value Fund VI had held its final close at $4.9 billion in fee-generating assets under management. And the demand from existing and new investors was strong, with commitments coming from a diverse group of pensions, foundations, insurance, and sovereign clients across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Origin Digital And Aspia Partner To Measure Grass From Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

Origin Digital and Aspia Space announced a breakthrough partnership that could revolutionize grassland farming was announced by technology companies. Launching in Ireland later this year as part of the Origin Digital ‘GrassMax’ service, the new technology accurately measures the height of grass from space, offering insight for increasing farm productivity and profitability and enabling organizations and businesses to verify sustainability practices in the livestock supply chain.

Figure: AI Robotics Company Closes $9 Million From Intel Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

Figure - an AI Robotics company building general-purpose humanoid robots - recently announced a $9 million equity investment made by Intel Capital. This funding round from Intel Capital helps strengthen Figure's balance sheet and will accelerate the development of Figure 01 (the company's autonomous humanoid robot), build out Figure's AI data pipeline for autonomous operations, and drive the Company toward commercialization. This announcement follows the company's most recent achievement of the Figure 01 robot taking its first steps.

Gearset’s DevOps Launchpad Passes 10,000 Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

DevOps Launchpad - a Salesforce DevOps training platform and community-powered by Gearset - recently announced that it had crossed the 10,000 users milestone. Launched in 2021, all of the content is free to access for Salesforce professionals, and courses are available as either stand-alone courses or as part of a certification program.

Runway: Strategic Planning Platform Company Secures $27.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

Runway - a leading Strategic Planning platform - recently announced $27.5 million in Series A funding led by Initialized Capital to accelerate its vision of empowering all teams to make better business decisions faster.

POLYN Technology: This Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing Company Is Rapidly Growing In The Fabless Semiconductor Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

Noah Medical: Helping Physicians By Building Essential Endoluminal Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

Noah Medical is a medical robotics company that delivers adoptable clinical solutions through innovative endoluminal technologies to enhance the quality of life for patients globally. To learn more, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Noah Medical founder and CEO Jian Zhang, Ph.D.

Snack It Forward: This Company Is Aiming To Upgrade America’s Snacks With Better-For-You Options

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2023

Gooten: Order Management Technology Company Closes $11 Million

By Noah Long ● Jul 23, 2023

Gooten - a global provider of order management technology for on-demand manufacturing - recently announced the closing of $11 million of Series A funding. The funding round was led by KEC Ventures, with participation from INX International, Tech Pioneers Fund, and other existing investors. As part of the funding round, Will Geiger of Touchdown Ventures will join Gooten as a board observer on behalf of INX International.

La La Land Kind Cafe: Coffee Shop Chain Closes $20 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jul 23, 2023

La La Land Kind Cafe - a chain of coffee shops - recently announced that it raised a $20 million investment from John Phelan, former Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of MSD Capital, L.P. and Founder of Rugger Management LLC, and Andy Teller, a private investor.

Ten Thousand: Activewear Brand Company Secures $21.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2023

New York-based men's activewear brand Ten Thousand recently announced a $21.5 million Series A raise and a partnership with Life Time, North America's premier Athletic Country Clubs and omnichannel Healthy Way of Life Brand. The funding round and partnership underscore Ten Thousand's strong following, differentiated positioning, and rapid growth. Provenance led this investment with participation from Fernbrook and Alfa. And this syndicate joins existing seed investors, including Dave Gilboa (co-founder of Warby Parker), Blue Scorpion, and Elizabeth St Ventures.

Optiversal Raises $4.2 Million To Help Large Retail Enterprises Accelerate Content Creation Using AI

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 23, 2023

Optiversal - a generative AI content provider accelerating content creation for large retail enterprises - recently announced that it has secured $4.2 million in seed funding led by Bling Capital with participation from Alpaca Ventures and Red Sea Ventures.

Metafold: $1.78 Million Raised To Drive Mass Industrial 3D Printing Adoption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2023

Metafold - the only provider of a cloud- and API-based 3D engineering platform - recently announced it raised $1.78 million in seed funding to advance the mass adoption of industrial 3D printing with sustainability at the forefront of its mission. And Differential Ventures led the oversubscribed investment round with participation from Active Impact Investments, who led the company’s pre-seed round, climate-tech-focused Jetstream, and Standup Ventures.

RADAR: $30 Million Secured To Develop Platform For Combining RFID And Computer Vision

By Dan Anderson ● Jul 21, 2023

RADAR - a technology platform that combines RFID and computer vision technology to track and precisely locate in-store inventory with 99% accuracy - announced it secured $30 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to date to $63 million.

Tangibly: SaaS Trade Secret Management Platform Company Raises $6.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jul 21, 2023

Tangibly - a SaaS trade secret management platform - recently announced the successful completion of its Seed round. This funding round was led by Madrona and included Spike Ventures, Volo Ventures, Holt Ventures, MVP Ventures, Incisive Ventures, WS Investment Company (an affiliate of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati), and DLA Piper.

Laminar: This Agile Data Security Platform Company Is Quickly Growing In A $2.5 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

Laminar is the first agile data security platform that provides organizations with the visibility and control they need to achieve security, privacy, and governance in the cloud. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Laminar co-founder and CEO Amit Shaked to learn more.

TARA Mind: This Company Provides Safe And Affordable Access To Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

TARA Mind is a company that offers safe, affordable, and effective access to psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT). Pulse 2.0 interviewed TARA Mind founder and CEO Marcus Capone to learn more.

OneRep: This Privacy Platform Company Helps Remove Unauthorized Personal Info From The Internet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

OneRep is a fully automated privacy platform that removes unauthorized personal information from the internet. Pulse 2.0 interviewed OneRep founder and CEO Dimitri Shelest to learn more.

Teleskope Raises $2.2 Million To Automate Data Security, Privacy, And Compliance At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

Teleskope - a cybersecurity startup - recently announced it launched a data protection platform that automates data security, privacy, and compliance at scale, helping organizations comply with regulations like GDPR and CCPA, and reduce the manual and operation burden on security, data, and engineering teams. And the company raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau.

Treedis: This Rapidly Growing Company Is Transforming Physical Spaces Into Virtual Experiences Using Digital Twins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

Scaleworks Buys Full Circle Insights And Names New CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

Scaleworks - a B2B SaaS-focused venture equity firm - recently announced its acquisition of Full Circle Insights. It is known for helping companies drive pipeline growth through their marketing attribution and campaign measurement platform. And Scaleworks' investment and partnership will accelerate Full Circle's strategic roadmap, enable product innovation, and enhance go-to-market strategy.

Energy Dome: CO2 Battery Company Brings In €55 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2023

Energy Dome - the company behind the CO2 Battery, which is an innovative long-duration energy storage solution, today announced the closing of its second tranche of Series B funding, bringing the overall round to a total of €55 million (about USD $60 million).

Botco.ai Picked By Google For Startups Latino Founders Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2023

Botco.ai - a GenAI Chat Cloud company - recently announced Google had selected it as a recipient of $150,000 in cash as part of Google’s Latino Founder Fund, which aims to support Latino entrepreneurs in the United States. Based out of Costa Rica, Botco.ai CEO Rebecca Clyde co-founded the company in 2018 and has overseen its tremendous growth within the intelligent chat industry.

Causaly: Leading AI Platform For Biomedical Research Closes $60 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2023

Causaly - a leading AI platform for biomedical research - announced it had closed $60 million in Series B funding led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from Index Ventures, Marathon Venture Capital, EBRD, Pentech Ventures, and Visionaries Club. Strategic individuals also participated in the round, including Alex Gorsky (former Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson) and Olivier Pomel (CEO and Co-Founder of Datadog).

Simbe Robotics: $28 Million Raised To Utilize AI And Robotics For Elevating Retail Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2023

Simbe Robotics - a company utilizing AI and robotics to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations - recently announced a Series B equity financing round of $28 million led by Eclipse.

MerQube: Index-Linked Investing Company Raises $22 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2023

MerQube - a pioneer in technology for next-generation index-linked investing - recently announced $22 million in Series B funding. Intel Capital led the investment round with participation from new investor Allianz Life Ventures and existing investors Citi, J.P. Morgan, Laurion Capital Management, and UBS. In conjunction with the financing, David R. Mueller, Intel Capital Investment Director, will join MerQube’s board of directors.

Big Idea Ventures: First New Protein Fund II Investments Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2023

Big Idea Ventures - a global leader in investments in the alternative protein and ingredient industry - revealed its first New Protein Fund II Paris and New York accelerator company investments today. Ten early-stage startups were selected for pre-seed investment as part of Big Idea Ventures’ bi-annual new protein accelerator program.

Stone-Goff Partners Invests In BigScoots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2023

Stone-Goff Partners - a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on tech-driven B2B service companies - recently announced it has invested BigScoots, a leading value-added managed hosting service provider for the WordPress ecosystem that has helped organizations of all sizes optimize and secure their online presence.

Pangea Biomed: This Company Has Developed A Multi-Cancer And Multi-Therapy Response Predictor To Improve Patient Lives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2023

Pangea Biomed developed ENLIGHT – the world’s most advanced multi-cancer, multi-therapy response predictor. By utilizing machine learning and deep RNA analysis, the company is mapping tumor molecular signatures to dynamically and adaptively personalize cancer care for a healthier world. Pangea aims to bring effective precision oncology to cancer patients, improve oncology drug development and empower oncologists to successfully treat patients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pangea Biomed CTO Ranit Aharonov to learn more.