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Hyfé - a company that is transforming food processing wastewater into feedstocks for biomanufacturing and clean water - recently announced an oversubscribed $9 million seed investment led by Synthesis Capital. And additional participating investors include The Engine, Refactor Capital, Supply Change Capital, Overwater Ventures, X Factor Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.

Mission 22 is a company that provides support to veterans and their families when they need it the most: right now. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mission 22 CEO Sara Johnson to learn more about the company.

PACIV - a leading full-service provider of industrial automation solutions - has received an investment from HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm. This deal is part of a co-investment with Blackford Capital, who announced their acquisition of PACIV earlier this month. The terms of the investment were not disclosed.

RegScale is a company that frees organizations from manual paper-based processes through its continuous compliance automation software. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Anil Karmel, co-founder and CEO, and Travis Howerton, co-founder and CTO, to learn more.

KLH Capital Partners, L.P. (KLH), a Tampa, FL-based private equity firm, recently announced the final closing of KLH Capital Fund V, L.P. (Fund V). This Fund was oversubscribed, hitting its hard cap of $400 million, thus reflecting strong demand for KLH’s strategy and attracting a diverse group of global investors, including endowments, foundations, family offices, fund of funds, insurance, and pension plans.

Pronghorn - a standalone company on a mission to cultivate the next generation of Black entrepreneurs and executives in the spirits industry - recently released its first Impact Report and announced they have received a commitment of $200 million in support of the company's mission. And since the company's inception in 2022, Pronghorn has invested in 19 brands, which is a major milestone for its first year in business.

On.Energy - a proven end-to-end integrator of battery energy storage and an Independent Power Producer (IPP) - recently announced it raised $20 million in equity financing in a Series B round led by Ultra Capital.

Kodem - a dynamic software composition analysis (SCA) platform that uses runtime intelligence to determine application risk - recently announced that it launched from stealth and announced $25 million in funding from Greylock and TPY Capital. Kodem will use the funds to launch its platform globally and expand its go-to-market team.

Pollen - a professional membership powering independent careers - announced recently that it has raised $4 million in funding from ANIMO VC, Founder Collective, XYZ Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures, and an esteemed group of angels.

Sollis Health - a category creator of concierge urgent and emergency care - recently announced its $15 million extension in Series A funding. This extension follows a $30 Million Series A round in December 2021 and it strengthens ties between Sollis and returning investors including Torch Capital, Strand Equity, Arkitekt Ventures, and Read Capital.

Arboretum Ventures - a healthcare venture capital firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan - announced the closing of its $268 million sixth fund, exceeding the target fund size. The investors include major health systems, payors, pension funds, endowments, and family offices.

CADDi - a global procurement solutions provider for the manufacturing industry - recently announced that it has secured a $89 million Series C funding round, raising its total capital to $164 million.

IP Fabric - a market leader in automated network assurance - recently announced that it has closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by One Peak with the participation of Senovo and Presto Ventures.

Maza - a financial platform designed to provide immigrants with the financial identities they need to realize their American Dream - announced an $8 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Dalan Animal Health - a pioneering biotech company in insect health - recently announced the successful closure of a $4.5 million Series Seed 3 funding round. This funding round was led by Prime Movers Lab with participation from At One Ventures, bringing Dalan's total funding to $10 million.

Neko Health - a preventative healthcare technology company co-founded by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek - recently announced the completion of a €60 million Series A funding. This is the first time the company raised external capital and the investment was led by Lakestar with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst.

Sixty AI - a company that is reimagining productivity and unburdening busy consumers from digital clutter - recently announced it raised $3.5 million in funding. Recently backed by 468 Capital in a $3.5 million funding round, Sixty’s software platform effortlessly manages mundane tasks that usually get in the way of what matters most: whether across work, life, family, or more.

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a leader in financial services technology, recently announced an acceleration of its previously announced separation plan to create 2 highly focused global companies with greater strategic flexibility. And FIS has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to private equity funds managed by GTCR in a transaction valuing Worldpay at $18.5 billion, including $1 billion of consideration contingent on the returns realized by GTCR exceeding certain thresholds.

Clair - a mission-driven fintech company - recently announced it raised $175 million in funding to launch the first free, consumer-friendly, on-demand pay solution as a consumer lending program backed by an FDIC-insured bank. And the new program offers a participation amount of up to $150 million, which enables front-line workers to take wage advances from Pathward.

Telexistence (TX) recently announced it has successfully raised a USD $170 million Series B round. Along with the follow-on investments from the lead investors in previous funding rounds, including Monoful Venture Partners, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, and Airbus Ventures, TX has also secured funding from new investors including SoftBank Group (SBG), HH-CTBC Partnership (Foxconn Co-GP Fund), and Globis Capital Partners (GCP).

DigitalOcean - the cloud for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups - recently announced it has acquired Paperspace, a leading provider of cloud infrastructure as a service for highly scalable applications leveraging graphics processing units (GPUs).

Tristero is a company that is building stronger and safer crypto markets with new decentralized dark pool technology. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tristero founder Sam Trautwein to learn more.

QED Investors was founded by Nigel Morris and Frank Rotman in 2007 and the firm is focused on investing in early-stage, disruptive financial services companies in the U.S., U.K., Latin America, and Southeast Asia. And QED Investors is dedicated to building great businesses and uses a unique, hands-on approach that utilizes the partners’ decades of entrepreneurial and operational experience, helping their companies achieve breakthrough growth. The firm’s notable investments include AvidXchange, Bitso, ClearScore, Current, Creditas, Credit Karma, GreenSky, Kavak, Klarna, Konfio, Loft, Mission Lane, Nubank, QuintoAndar, Remitly, and SoFi. Pulse 2.0 interviewed QED Investors co-founder, partner, and chief investment officer Frank Rotman to learn more.

Federato - which is the insurance industry's first RiskOps underwriting platform - recently announced that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding, led by Caffeinated Capital with participation from Emergence Capital and Pear VC. This round comes less than a year after the company announced its Series A.

Daasity is a rapidly growing retail- and CPG-focused data architecture and analytics company. Daasity’s CEO and co-founder Dan LeBlanc is an analytics, customer experience, and business technology expert who has a passion for helping consumer brands achieve their goals through more informed insights. Prior to founding Daasity, he held senior executive roles with companies such as Provide Commerce, Encore Capital Group, and Groundswell Equity. In his spare time, you can find LeBlanc outdoors enjoying the San Diego weather or visiting one of the city’s many great craft breweries. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Daasity CEO and co-founder Dan LeBlanc to learn more.

Cyware - a leading provider of AI-powered Cyber Fusion platforms for enterprises and MSSPs, and automated threat intelligence sharing for information sharing networks - recently announced a $30 million Series C financing round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a leading multi-stage investment firm specializing in cybersecurity. And also participating are previous investors including Advent International, Zscaler, Emerald Development Managers, Prelude (the venture practice at Mercato Partners), and Great Road Holdings.

Author Health recently launched as one of the first platforms to provide comprehensive care and treatment for Medicare Advantage recipients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. And the company has received $115 million in financing led by General Atlantic with participation from Flare Capital Partners.

Rubber Ducky Labs - a company focused on making recommender systems easier to build and imbue with human knowledge - recently announced a $1.5 million seed investment round led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Cadenza Ventures and angel investors including Brad Klingenberg (ex-Chief Algorithms Officer at Stitch Fix), Patrick Hayes (co-founder of SigOpt), and Dave Aronchick (co-founder of Bacalhau and Expanso). Rubber Ducky Labs completed Y Combinator in Winter 2023.

Gradient Health - a leading medical AI data-sharing company - recently announced the successful closure of a $2.75 million funding round led by ReMY Investors & Consultants.