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Responsiv - an AI Assistant for in-house legal teams - recently announced it raised $3 million in seed funding led by Greylock with participation from OnDean, the family office of Andrew Sieja, the founder of Relativity, Permanent Capital Ventures, and Julius Genachowski. Responsiv enables attorneys to utilize the power of AI to cut down on research time and get legal answers in minutes.

Atlas - a 3D generative AI platform that partners with game developers and brands to build virtual worlds and experiences in a fraction of the time - recently launched after two years in stealth. This announcement had followed the close of two funding rounds: a $4.5 million round led by 6th Man Ventures (6MV) and a $1.5 million round led by Collab+Currency. Other participants include the a16z Scouting Fund via Shrapnel, Contango, Gaingels, GFR Fund, New Renaissance Ventures, Square Enix, and Wagmi Ventures.

Next DLP - a leader in insider risk and data protection - recently announced a strategic partnership with security hyperautomation pioneer Torq in a deal designed to combat insider risk through heightened detection and automated response actions. And electric adventure vehicle company Rivian will utilize the deep visibility provided by the joint solution to shine a light on insider risk to prevent accidental data loss and stop malicious theft of valuable intellectual property. This will fully integrate Next DLP's Reveal Platform, a user-centric, flexible, cloud-native, AI/ML-powered cybersecurity solution, with the enterprise-grade Torq Hyperautomation platform, which automates and connects complex security infrastructures at a dramatic scale.

Arch - a private investment management platform modernizing K-1 workflows, automating operations, and simplifying reporting for financial professionals - recently announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. This funding round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from existing investors Craft Ventures and Quiet Capital and new investors Carta, Citi Ventures, GPS Investment Partners, and Focus Financial Partners.

Solvimon - a next-generation billing platform - recently announced it has raised €9 million from Northzone and select business angels. This seed funding round will be used to continue expanding the team and to accelerate go-to-market.

46 Labs is a company orchestrating the world’s connectivity. Built by the industry-leading PeerEdge Connectivity Fabric and providing the only unified platform to manage global connectivity, 46 Labs empowers IT leaders to deliver value and efficiency through a suite of digital infrastructure and business connectivity solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed 46 Labs founder and CEO Trevor Francis to learn more.

Resilience is a cyber risk solution company on a mission to help make the world cyber resilient. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Resilience CEO and founder Vishaal 'V8' Hariprasad to learn more.

Aquila Air Capital - a leading lessor focused on end-of-life solutions - recently announced the successful closing of a $100 million financing. This financing is aimed at increasing Aquila’s ability to deliver bespoke lease solutions for passenger and cargo operators across the globe.

Draper Round Table - a web3 deals syndication platform backed by Silicon Valley investor and Bitcoin investor Tim Draper, along with NBA All-Star Baron Davis - recently announced it has merged under the DraperX syndication platform, which offers family offices the opportunity to invest directly in highly vetted deals alongside Draper and 150+ select funds.

Forward is a company that recently announced it raised $100 million in funding and unveiled the new CarePods. The funding was provided by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Samsung Next, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Softbank, And the company is also backed by AI luminaries like Eric Schmidt (former CEO and Chairman of Google), John Giannandrea (SVP of Artificial Intelligence at Apple), Demis Hassabis (cofounder of DeepMind), and Mustafa Suleyman (cofounder of DeepMind and Inflection AI). Forward is also advised by Medical leaders, including Regina Benjamin (18th Surgeon General of the United States) and Bob Wachter (Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF).

Emerging Travel Group - a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands - recently announced its turnover of over $2 billion in the first three quarters of 2023, as the third quarter saw record revenue. And the Group's net booking value is up 40% in Q1-Q3 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. This record performance has supported a strong first nine months overall.

Menlo Ventures recently announced the firm has raised $1.35 billion in new capital that will be invested by Menlo’s flagship venture fund Menlo XVI and Menlo Inflection III and their affiliated funds, with a mandate in investing in promising technology companies leading the AI transformation.

AppMap recently announced its innovative Runtime Code Review solution to transform software quality and the developer experience. AppMap has also raised $10 million from an assembled team of investors with deep expertise in developer-led growth, DevSecOps, and the observability market. The key investors include Work-Bench Ventures, Forgepoint Capital, Venture Guides, Unusual Ventures, and Dell Technology Capital, with support from Uncorrelated Ventures, Secure Octane, Argon Ventures, and select angels.

Apiture - a leading provider of digital banking solutions - recently announced the closing of a $10 million fundraising round led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Investment Management, with participation from other existing investors. This investment brings the total funding raised by Apiture to $79 million since its inception in 2017.

Morf’s goal is to empower healthcare providers to focus on patient care, not tedious administrative tasks or IT. And the company has announced its $3 million seed round led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Uncommon Capital and Asymmetric Capital Partners.

Fortuna Health - a consumer-first platform simplifying Medicaid navigation - recently announced a seed investment of $4 million led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health with participation from BoxGroup and Y Combinator. This funding round will drive Fortuna's state expansion and partnerships with managed care organizations (MCOs), health systems, and service providers in the Medicaid space.

VersiFi recently announced the completion of its $10 million Series A funding led by Hunting Hill Global Capital. And VersiFi will use this funding to launch a new digital assets trading and lending business backed by institutional-grade technology, an experienced management team, and partnerships with third-party custodians.

Zip Security recently announced it raised $7.7 million in a round of funding co-led by General Catalyst and Human Capital with participation from BoxGroup. This funding round will enable Zip to rapidly scale up the development of its software product, which currently solves cloud-based identity management, device management, and endpoint threat detection, to include more advanced capabilities like device trust, automated patch management, and identity threat detection.

ALTR Solutions - a leading innovator of automated data governance and data security solutions - recently announced that it has closed on its $25 million Series C Preferred financing to meet the overwhelming demand for its SaaS-based data access governance and security solutions.

Zelig - a new fashion technology company - recently announced it has secured $15 million in Series A funding to support the launch of its AI-powered virtual try-on and styling technology (VTO-S). And international financial services firm Hilco Global led the funding round, and they were joined by global luxury investor Bezikian Zareh, bringing the company to a $100 million valuation.

Almond FinTech - a B2B technology company bridging the worlds of fiat and digital currency - recently announced a new funding milestone of $7 million. This funding round will help broaden Almond's rapidly expanding network in Asia, the Americas, and Africa while reinforcing its commitment to making financial services affordable and accessible to people everywhere.

Cytovale - a commercial-stage medical diagnostics company focused on advancing early detection technologies to diagnose fast-moving and immune-mediated diseases - recently announced it has raised $84 million in Series C funding led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation by additional new investors Sands Capital and Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC). The funding included participation from other new and existing investors, as well as the conversion of bridge notes.

Genialis is an RNA biomarker company unraveling complex biology to find new ways to treat disease. Genialis is building a world where healthcare delivers the best possible outcomes for patients, their families, and communities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Genialis co-founder and CEO Rafael Rosengarten, Ph.D., to learn more.

Aesthetic Partners - a leading clinical aesthetics-focused practice management company - recently announced a strategic partnership with global investment firm Norwest to accelerate growth in new markets. And with Norwest's support, Aesthetic Partners will invest in infrastructure and expansion across existing and new clinics.

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) recently announced its intent to invest approximately $250 million in F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (F&G). FNF held approximately 85% ownership in F&G as of September 30, 2023.

Airloom Energy - an energy company revolutionizing utility-scale wind energy generation - recently announced the appointment of Neal Rickner as Chief Executive Officer. Rickner succeeds founder Robert Lumley, who will remain with Airloom. Rickner’s appointment also comes on the heels of Airloom Energy’s raise of $4 million in seed funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and supported by investors including Lowercarbon Capital and MCJ Collective.

Volante Technologies - a global leader in cloud payments modernization - recently announced that it has secured $66 million in debt and equity financing in an investment round led by Sixth Street Growth, the technology growth investing arm of Sixth Street, with participation from Wavecrest Growth Partners and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital.

Aether Biomedical - a biotech company creating cutting-edge bionic prosthetics - recently announced the successful conclusion of a $5.8 million Series A funding round led by J2 Ventures and Story Ventures. The funding round also included participation from an existing partner, Chiratae Ventures.

Accenture recently announced that it is buying Innotec Security, The Shelby Group, and Solnet. These are the details.

Aclarity - a leader in PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) "forever chemical" destruction - recently announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round, raising $15.9 million. This funding round was led by Aqualateral, with participation from HG Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Nor'easter Ventures, MassVentures, and Burnt Island Ventures.