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ATHLETHC: Interview With CEO And Navy Seal Veteran John Timar About The Microdose Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

ATHLETHC is a company that creates performance microdose products for the active lifestyle, pioneering the movement of hemp-derived cannabinoids into the plant-based nutraceutical market. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ATHLETHC CEO John Timar to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

AssetMark: Phill Rogerson Named As SVP & Head Of RIA Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

AssetMark, a leading provider of wealth management solutions for financial advisors, has appointed Phill Rogerson as Senior Vice President and Head of the RIA Channel. He will be based in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is the location of the company's new East Coast hub.

Lido Advisors Partnering With $850 Million Firm Olympus Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Lido Advisors, a wealth advisory firm with over $29 billion in regulatory assets under management (RAUM), is partnering with Olympus Wealth Management. The Salt Lake City-based firm, which manages over $850 million in RAUM, will become one of Lido's key locations.

Cresset Reveals New C-Suite Leadership Changes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Cresset, one of the nation's most prominent multi-family offices, has announced several key appointments to its C-suite. The changes reflect the firm's significant growth and its strategic focus on investment leadership.

Alaska Pacific University: $5 Million Awarded From NASA For Microplastics Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Alaska Pacific University (APU) has received a five-year, $5 million grant from NASA to establish a new Microplastics Research and Education Center. The center, headquartered on APU’s campus, will lead a multi-institutional effort to study the growing threat of microplastics.

EquiLend Buys Trading Apps For Boosting Front Office Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

EquiLend, a global leader in securities finance, has acquired Trading Apps, a technology provider specializing in front-office automation. This acquisition is part of EquiLend's strategy to streamline the entire securities finance process, from trading to post-trade settlement.

Sprout Social Buying NewsWhip For Up To $65 Million For Boosting Predictive Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Sprout Social, a provider of cloud-based social media management software, has acquired NewsWhip, a company specializing in AI-powered, predictive media intelligence. The deal, valued at $55 million in cash with up to $10 million in potential earnouts, is set to expand Sprout Social's capabilities in helping brands and publishers anticipate emerging trends and breaking news.

Harrison Street Buys Majority Stake In European Credit Manager RoundShield

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Harrison Street, the investment management arm of Colliers, with over $100 billion in assets under management across highly differentiated alternative assets, including infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies, has acquired a majority stake in RoundShield Partners, a leading European credit investment manager with $5.4 billion in assets under management. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

HNI To Buy Steelcase In $2.2 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

HNI Corporation and Steelcase have entered a definitive agreement for HNI to acquire Steelcase in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion.

Baker McKenzie: Melbourne Employment Practice Expanded With New Special Counsel Marie Costa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Baker McKenzie has appointed Marie Costa as a new Special Counsel for its growing Employment Law Practice in Melbourne. Costa brings extensive experience in regulatory matters, with a focus on workplace health and safety.

K&L Gates: Rodolphe Ruffié-Farrugia Added As International Arbitration Partner In Perth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Global law firm K&L Gates has announced that Rodolphe Ruffié-Farrugia has joined its Perth office as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. He will also be part of the firm's International Arbitration practice group.

Mercer Advisors Brings In $1.2 Billion Firm Family Wealth Planning Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Mercer Global Advisors, a national Registered Investment Adviser, has acquired Family Wealth Planning Group, a wealth and tax planning firm based in Naples, Florida. The deal includes its affiliate, Family Wealth Tax Advisory.

GTCR To Buy FMG Suite To Enhance Growth In Financial Advisor Marketing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FMG Suite from Aurora Capital Partners. FMG Suite is a premier provider of marketing automation software for financial advisors and insurance professionals.

Macquarie Asset Management: Inaugural $711 Million Infrastructure Secondaries Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Macquarie Asset Management announced the final close of its inaugural infrastructure secondaries fund, the Macquarie Alliance Partners Infrastructure Fund (MAPIF), with total commitments of $711 million. This figure includes both the main fund and the separate managed account (SMA) capital commitments.

Lumana: $40 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Video Security With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Lumana, a leader in AI-driven video security solutions, has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Wing Venture Capital, bringing its total funding to $64 million. This capital will enhance its video intelligence platform and accelerate market initiatives.

Arbital Health: $31 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Value-Based Care Risk Contracting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Arbital Health, a healthcare technology company providing essential infrastructure for managing risk-based contracts, recently announced a $31 million Series B funding round led by Valtruis, with participation from Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures.

CRV: $750 Million Fund Closed To Lead Seed And Series A Rounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Venture capital firm CRV has announced the closing of its latest fund, CRV XX, with $750 million in commitments.

UC’s 1819 Demo Day Displays Cincinnati’s Next Wave Of Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub recently hosted its Venture Lab Demo Day, providing a platform for five local startups to pitch their groundbreaking ideas to an audience of investors, mentors, and industry experts. These ventures, born from the UC Digital Pre-Accelerator, are tackling diverse challenges from pet care to speech therapy, showcasing the strength of the Cincinnati Innovation District's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

MH2Fund Launched To Advance Hydrogen Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

The Monaco Hydrogen Alliance and MobilityVC have launched MH2Fund, a venture that supports early-stage companies in the hydrogen economy. Their first investment is in SunGreenH2, a developer of affordable, modular green hydrogen electrolyzers.

Cambridge Innovation Capital: £100+ Million Committed To University Spin-Outs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) is investing at least £100 million in spinouts from the University of Cambridge, leveraging the commercial potential of its research in science and technology. This initiative supports the university's plans for four million square feet of high-tech space at Cambridge West, as well as an Innovation Hub in central Cambridge, designed for startups and entrepreneurs.

Amphenol: $10.5 Billion Deal For The Connectivity and Cable Solutions Segment Of CommScope

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

CommScope, a leader in network connectivity, has reached an agreement to sell its Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) segment to Amphenol for about $10.5 billion in cash. This strategic move is expected to reshape CommScope's business and provide significant returns to shareholders.

QA Sphere: Interview With Creator Andrian Budantsov About The AI-Based Test Management System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

QA Sphere is an AI-powered test management system designed to streamline and simplify the software testing process for development teams. It serves as an all-in-one platform for managing both manual and automated testing workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed QA Sphere Creator Andrian Budantsov to gain a deeper understanding of the platform.

JotPsych: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Fully Agentic EHR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

JotPsych, a leader in AI scribing for behavioral health, has raised $5 million in seed funding from Base10 Partners. Their AI scribe significantly reduces documentation time and customizes to clinician preferences.

Planted Solar: $12 Million Raised For Advancing Solar Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Planted Solar, a platform designed to enhance the efficiency and profitability of solar energy project development, has secured $12 million in funding led by Piva Capital, with contributions from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Team Builder Ventures. This investment comes as the U.S. solar industry experiences unprecedented demand and deployment challenges.

MAGENTIQ EYE: Series A Funding Raised For AI-Based Gastroenterology Decision-Support Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

MAGENTIQ EYE, an innovator in AI-based gastroenterology decision-support software, has completed its Series A funding round. The round was led by aMoon, Israel's largest HealthTech investment fund, with participation from Norgine Ventures BV (Netherlands), Nina Capital (EU & USA), Namarel Ventures SL (Spain), Nova Capital (Italy), and private investors Sake Bosch and Roon Doornink (USA).

Nuveen: $785 Million In Commitments Raised For Nuveen C-PACE Lending Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Nuveen, a major global asset manager with over $1.3 trillion in assets, and its affiliate Nuveen Green Capital (NGC), a leader in sustainable real estate financing, have announced $785 million in new commitments to the Nuveen C-PACE Lending Fund III.

Ramp: $500 Million Series E-2 Raised At $22.5 Billion Valuation For Financial Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Ramp, a leading financial operations platform that helps businesses save time and money, has successfully completed a $500 million Series E-2 funding round led by ICONIQ Capital. This latest funding raises the company's valuation from $16 billion to $22.5 billion in just 45 days.

Emulait: $3 Million Media-For-Equity Raised From Mercurius Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Emulait, a science-led infant feeding brand, has secured a $3 million media-for-equity investment from Mercurius Media Capital (MMC).

Oxide: $100 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Oxide Computer Company has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), with support from existing investors.

Observe: $156 Million Series C Raised For AI-Based Observability Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Observe, an AI-based observability company, has completed a $156 million Series C funding round led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with contributions from Madrona Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, and Capital One Ventures.