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BC Platforms And AWS Sign Strategic Collaboration Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:16 AM

BC Platforms announced a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services designed to accelerate healthcare innovation, precision medicine initiatives, and AI-powered analytics across healthcare and life sciences organizations.

Google Appoints Paul Zimmerman As Managing Director And Global Head Of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:14 AM

Paul Zimmerman announced that he has joined Google as Managing Director and Global Head of Private Equity. In the role, Zimmerman will lead Google’s global private equity initiatives focused on helping private equity firms and portfolio companies deploy AI technologies to drive operational value creation, growth, and innovation.

DLA Piper Appoints Rob McClean As London Partner To Expand Fund Finance Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:13 AM

DLA Piper announced the appointment of Rob McClean as a partner in the firm’s Finance practice based in London, effective immediately.

Kalshi: $1 Billion Series F Raised At $22 Billion Valuation For Prediction Market Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:13 AM

Kalshi announced the closing of a $1 billion Series F financing round, valuing the prediction market platform at $22 billion. The funding round was led by Coatue, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley, and ARK Invest.

Arnold & Porter Recruits Aron Estaver Back As Investment Management Partner In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:10 AM

Arnold & Porter announced that Aron Estaver has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Investment Management team within the Corporate & Finance practice, affiliated with the firm’s San Francisco office.

KnectIQ And VeridatAI Partner To Launch Custody-Free Data Exchange Infrastructure For AI Datasets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:08 AM

KnectIQ and VeridatAI announced a strategic partnership to launch what the companies describe as a new category of “Custody-Free Data Exchange Infrastructure,” designed to enable institutions to license proprietary datasets directly to AI developers without transferring custody of the data to intermediaries.

Kairos Pharma: Interview With Chairman & CEO Dr. John Yu About The Biopharmaceutical Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:00 AM

Kairos Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies to overcome drug resistance and reverse immune suppression in cancer patients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kairos Pharma Chairman and CEO Dr. John Yu to learn more.

CBRE IM-Backed Accelerate Surpasses $1.25 Billion In Equity Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:48 AM

CBRE Investment Management and Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities announced the closing of a $630 million primary capital raise, bringing total equity commitments to the Accelerate platform to approximately $1.26 billion.

Another Nine Closes $2 Million Funding Round Backed Entirely By Existing Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:46 AM

Another Nine announced the closing of a $2 million investment round funded entirely by existing investors as the indoor golf simulator franchise continues expanding its national footprint.

Jesse & Ben’s Raises $10 Million Series A As Clean-Label Fry Brand Expands Nationally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:46 AM

Jesse & Ben’s announced the close of an oversubscribed $10 million Series A financing round led by Greycroft as the frozen french fry brand accelerates national retail expansion. The round included participation from Rich Products Ventures along with existing investors Willow Growth Partners, Sling Ventures, Midnight Venture Partners, and grt sht ventures. Additional investors included consumer founders and operators from brands including Orgain, Freshly, Poppi, Sweetgreen, and Hu Chocolate.

Zillow And Realtor.com: Partnership Expands Pre-Market Home Listings Across Both Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:39 AM

Zillow and Realtor.com announced a collaboration to expand access to pre-market residential real estate listings by making Zillow Preview listings available as Realtor.com Preview listings beginning this summer.

CodeWords: $9 Million Seed Round Raised For Conversational AI Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:38 AM

CodeWords announced a $9 million seed financing round led by Visionaries, with participation from firstminute capital, Sequel, Illusian, and a group of angel investors including executives and founders from companies such as ElevenLabs, Personio, Miro, Supercell, HubSpot, and others.

Spyne: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Sanjay Varnwal About Building AI To Help Dealers Sell Cars Faster

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Spyne is building an AI-native operating layer for automotive retail, designed around one core outcome: helping dealerships move inventory faster. While the company began by solving visual merchandising bottlenecks, its broader focus today is on accelerating the full retail cycle — from getting vehicles acquisition-ready and live online faster, to improving customer response times, reducing missed opportunities, and ultimately helping dealers lower holding costs. With Studio AI and Vini, Spyne is building connected systems that support faster listing, better engagement, and more efficient sales and service workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Spyne co-founder and CEO Sanjay Varnwal to learn more.