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Why Robot Morning Is Buying Enterprise Solutions Implementation Specialists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

Robot Morning - a leader in aerospace supply chain software and automation solutions - recently announced that it has acquired Enterprise Solutions Implementation Specialists (ESIS). The terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.

AMD Buying Nod.ai To Expand Open AI Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

AMD recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Nod.ai to expand the company’s open AI software capabilities. And the addition of Nod.ai will bring an experienced team that has developed an industry-leading software technology that accelerates the deployment of AI solutions optimized for AMD Instinct data center accelerators, Ryzen AI processors, EPYC processors, Versal SoCs and Radeon GPUs to AMD.

Osmoses: Industrial Separations Technology Closes $11 Million To Purify Gases

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Osmoses - an industrial separations technology company that purifies gases, the world’s smallest molecules - recently announced it has raised an oversubscribed $11 million seed round led by Energy Capital Ventures.

Brookfield: $12 Billion Raised For Flagship Global Private Equity Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

Brookfield Asset Management recently announced the closing of its latest flagship global private equity program Brookfield Capital Partners VI (BCP VI). With $12 billion in total capital raised for the strategy, BCP VI is now the largest private equity fund raised by Brookfield.

T. Rowe Price And Oak Hill Advisor Launch OCREDIT Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

T. Rowe Price and Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) recently announced the launch of their joint investment offering, the T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund (OCREDIT). OCREDIT offers an OHA-managed private credit investment solution for income-oriented individual investors with the convenience of a non-traded and perpetual-life business development company (BDC) structure.

Amalgam Rx Receives Strategic Investment From CVS Health Ventures

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Amalgam - a leader in enabling data-driven healthcare decision-making - recently announced the participation of CVS Health Ventures in its Series B investment round.

Stoke Space: Reusable Rocket Company Raises $100 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

Stoke Space recently announced it raised $100 million in Series B funding to drive continued growth and innovation. This funding round more than doubled the company’s total funding, which is now at $175 million. The company also shared the official name of our first rocket: Nova.

Diana Health: $34 Million Secured To Improve Outcomes In Women’s Health

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Diana Health - a network of modern women's health practices that partner with hospitals to reimagine the way women's healthcare is delivered - recently announced that it has closed $34 million in Series B financing led by Norwest Venture Partners. The company’s existing investors .406 Ventures, LRVHealth and AlleyCorp joined the round, bringing the total raised to $46 million.

Velostics: Unified Scheduling Company Secures $1.95 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

Velostics - a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company specializing in unified scheduling - recently announced it raised $1.95 million in a seed+ round to expand its platform and reach even further with shippers across the supply chain. The company defines unified scheduling as the orchestration of inbound and outbound truck scheduling for shippers across their supply chain from vendors to end customers.

SuperOrdinary: $58 Million Funding And Over $800 Million Valuation

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

SuperOrdinary - the fast-growing global brand accelerator and expert in establishing and scaling brands in international and domestic channels - recently announced the completion of a $58 million Series B fundraising, bringing the company’s valuation to over $800 million. The investors in Series B included Manzanita, Puig, Demira Gate, Upper90, and SuperOrdinary founder and CEO Julian Reis.

Iambic Therapeutics: $100 Million Oversubscribed Series B Funding Raised

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2023

RQD Clearing: Correspondent Clearing Services Company Secures Series A Funding Round

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2023

RQD Clearing, LLC (RQD) - a leading provider of correspondent clearing services - recently announced its Series A financing round, led by Nyca Partners and ABN AMRO Clearing Investments B.V. This strategic funding round will enable RQD to more rapidly expand its service offering, global reach, and onboard larger, more demanding clients.

Connections Health Solutions: Immediate-Access Behavioral Health Crisis Care Company Raises $28 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Connections Health Solutions - the leading innovator in immediate-access behavioral health crisis care - recently announced the closing of a $28 million growth financing raise led by Town Hall Ventures, a firm that invests in healthcare solutions for underserved communities, with participation from existing investor, Heritage Group. The company will use the funding to accelerate new market entry, meeting community demand for value-based mental health crisis services.

Electric Era: EV Fast Charging Infrastructure Secures Funding From Chevron

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2023

Electric Era Technologies - a leader in revolutionizing the world’s EV fast charging infrastructure with its proprietary PowerNode EV high-speed charging stations - recently announced an investment from Chevron Technology Ventures.

REGENT Craft: All-Electric Seaglider Company Secures $60 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

REGENT Craft - a Rhode Island-based manufacturer of all-electric seagliders - recently announced today it has raised $60 million in Series A funding co-led by 8090 Industries and Founders Fund. The funding round includes previously announced strategic investments by Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, Lockheed Martin, and Yamato Holdings.

Class Companion: $4 Million Raised To Empower Teachers And Support Students

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 13, 2023

Glydways: On-Demand Personal Rapid Transit Raises $56 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 13, 2023

Glydways - a leader in developing on-demand Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) - recently announced a $56 million Series B round, including the conversion of notes valued at more than $28 million and led by New Science Ventures with participation from The ACS Group and Gates Frontier. Khosla Ventures, Glydways first investor, is also participating in this latest round. The company raised over $70 million to date.

CAZ Investments: $200 Million Commitment Received From Grafine Partners

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 13, 2023

CAZ Investments (a Houston-based investment manager) and Grafine Partners (an investment management firm that identifies differentiated sources of alpha by investing in new firms led by experienced private equity investors) recently announced that CAZ has made a $200 million commitment to Grafine.

Atalan Tech: Funding Raised To Transform The Future Of Healthcare Workforce

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Atalan Tech - a women-led and mission-driven company at the forefront of AI technology for predicting and preventing clinician burnout and turnover in healthcare systems - recently announced the successful completion of its growth financing. This funding round was led by Excelerate Health Ventures and OCA Ventures, and other notable investors.

CropX: Newtree Impact Joins Series C Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

CropX Technologies - a leader in digital solutions for agronomic farm management - recently announced that Newtree Impact has joined the CropX Series C funding round. Newtree Impact is a Brussels-based impact investment firm dedicated to fighting climate change by investing in innovative agri-food technologies.

Wanda Fish: $7 Million Closed To Grow Fish Filets Using Cell-Cultivation Practices

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 13, 2023

Saronic: Maritime Autonomy Company Secures $55 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Saronic - a maritime autonomy company focused on surface vessels - recently announced a $55 million Series A funding round led by Caffeinated Capital, with participation from 8VC, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Silent Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Ensemble VC, and Cubit Capital.

MDisrupt: Healthtech Marketplace Company Closes $3 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2023

MDisrupt - a leading expert marketplace for the health-tech industry - recently announced the successful completion of a $3 million seed funding round to accelerate its pivotal role in reshaping the health-tech innovation landscape.

Commons Clinic: $19.5 Million Raised For All-Inclusive Expert Care For Spine And Pain Management

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Commons Clinic - a branded value-based health system offering all-inclusive, expert care for spine, orthopedics, and pain management - recently announced its $19.5 million Series A financing led by RA Capital Management with participation from existing investors Floating Point and Courtside Ventures and new investor Time BioVentures. This financing round brings Commons Clinic's total funding to $33.5 million including investments from industry-pioneering angels like Elliot Cohen (Co-Founder, Pillpack), Mike West (former CEO, Rothman Orthopedics), and founders from Cityblock Health, CityMD, PatientPing, Elemy and more.

gaiia: Connectivity Operating Systems Company Secures $13 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

gaiia, an emerging force in connectivity operating systems (OS), recently marked a significant milestone with the successful closure of a $13 million seed funding round. And notable investors include Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, and oxio alumni - which underscores the industry's recognition of gaiia's transformative potential in reshaping the connectivity landscape.

Thread: Data-Driven Infrastructure Lifecycle Management Company Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

Thread (formerly Airtonomy) - a leader in enterprise-scale autonomous data collection for delivering precise inspection insights - recently announced that it closed a Series A funding round at $15 million. Badlands Capital led the funding round with notable participation from an early utility partner of Thread's, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Generational Partners, Rosecliff Ventures, Excell Partners, Homegrown Capital, and Kevin O'Leary's Wonder Fund North Dakota.

Why Atlassian Is Buying Loom For Nearly $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 13, 2023

Atlassian - a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software - recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Loom. This video messaging platform amassed over 25 million users. This global movement towards distributed work has driven a need for new ways to help teams collaborate when they are not in the same location or even the same hemisphere. And asynchronous (async) video has been at the forefront of this movement, with Loom’s business users recording nearly 5 million videos monthly.

FluidAI Medical: AI-Driven Postoperative Patient Monitoring Company Secures $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Oct 13, 2023

FluidAI Medical - a pioneer in utilizing AI for postoperative patient monitoring - recently announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by SOSV and Graphene Ventures with participation from Boutique Venture Partners, Threshold Impact, Cur8 Capital, Leva Capital, Kyto Technology & Life Science, Juno Pharmaceuticals, and several esteemed angels, funds and government funding organizations.

Opsera: Unified DevOps Platform Company Closes $12 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 13, 2023

Opsera - a Unified DevOps platform used by top Fortune 500 companies - recently announced a Series A Plus round of $12 million in funding. This latest funding round will support Hummingbird AI, a new generative AI initiative, and accelerate the growth of Opsera. Hummingbird AI will introduce new and exciting features into the DevOps and DevSecOps categories. And the latest funding round is led by Taiwania Capital with support from existing investors Felicis Ventures, Clear Ventures, and others.

Aliro Quantum: Funding Raised To Advance Entanglement-Based Secure Networking

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 13, 2023

Aliro Quantum recently announced it has secured new funding from top-tier venture capital firms, including Accenture Ventures and lead investor Leaders Fund. The funding round will enable Aliro Quantum to boost its ability to help utility companies, telecommunications providers, public sector organizations, enterprises, researchers, etc., to design and deploy multipurpose entanglement-based secure networks. Aliro Quantum plans to increase research and development funding and expand its go-to-market programs and professional services offerings.