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Ria Health: Growth Capital Raised To Advance Access To AUD Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Ria Health - a leading telehealth provider of evidence-based alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment - announced the closing of a Series B growth equity round led by Peloton Equity, with participation from existing investors including SV Health Investors, BPEA Private Equity, and SOSV.

Spiritus: $30 Million (Series A) Secured To Transform Direct Air Capture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Spiritus, a climate-tech disruptor redefining direct air capture (DAC), announced a $30 million Series A funding round, led by Aramco Ventures and joined by Khosla Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, and TDK Ventures. This funding round will turbocharge Spiritus’ goal of eliminating carbon emissions from the built and energy economies — without stalling the expansion necessary for America’s growth.

Turing: $111 Million (Series E) Raised At $2.2 Billion Valuation For AGI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Turing, which is one of the world’s fastest-growing AGI infrastructure companies, announced that it has secured $111 million in committed capital for its Series E financing at a valuation of $2.2 billion. And Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, led the round with participation from WestBridge Capital, Sozo Ventures, UpHonest Capital, AltaIR Capital, Amino Capital, Plug and Play, MVP Ventures, Fortius Ventures, Gaingels, and Mastodon Capital Management.

EP Wealth Advisors Buying $190 Million Firm The Holben Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

EP Wealth Advisors - a leading fee-only registered investment adviser (RIA) with a growing national footprint - has announced their partnership with The Holben Group in Denver, Colorado. This alignment builds on EP Wealth’s long-time presence in Colorado, adding over $190 million in assets under management (AUM).

Duetti: Music Catalog Services Company Raises $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Duetti, a leading music financing and catalog services company, announced it is expanding its offerings to support royalty, publishing catalog deals, and masters deals. Along with purchasing royalty and publishing rights, this expansion provides catalog management and marketing opportunities for a broader set of recording artists, songwriters, producers, and other collaborators, allowing them to unlock financial value from their work through simple, transparent cash deals - ultimately making it easier for independent creators to earn money.

Sidley: Jason Mills And Alana Genderson Join Regulatory And Enforcement Group As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Sidley announced that Jason Mills and Alana Genderson have joined the firm’s Regulatory and Enforcement group as partners in the Environmental practice in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., respectively. Mills and Genderson join from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where they were co-leaders of the firm’s workplace health and safety practice.

HeyMilo: $2.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Candidate Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

HeyMilo, an AI-based candidate screening platform, announced $2.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Canaan Partners and underscores the growing demand for innovative technologies that streamline recruitment and unlock efficiencies in talent acquisition. Additional participation was from Alumni Ventures and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator.

Viam: $30 Million (Series C) Raised For Advancing Power Of Data And AI In The Physical World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Viam, the engineering platform for data, AI, and automation, announced $30 million in Series C funding. It was led by existing investor Union Square Ventures and participated in by Battery Ventures, Neurone, and other existing investors. Viam has raised a total of $117 million to date.

Garnett Station Partners: Fund 5.0 Closed At $1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based principal investment firm, announced the closing of GSP 5.0 Fund, L.P., with a total committed capital of $1.2 billion. GSP now manages over $3.5 billion in assets. Fund 5 was significantly oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap in a four-month fundraise, with commitments from a diverse group of new and existing investors.

Flosonics Medical: C$7.5 Million Raised For Scaling Transformative Wearable Ultrasound Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Canadian medical device innovator Flosonics Medical announced it has secured C$7.5 million in venture debt financing from RBCx. The financing and specialized support will advance Flosonics Medical’s mission to improve patient outcomes through noninvasive and data-driven solutions that empower clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions at the bedside.

Blackstone: Majority Stake In CMIC Acquired

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Blackstone announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in CMIC Co. CMIC Co is Japan’s leading contract research organization (CRO) that provides comprehensive end-to-end services across clinical trial phases and therapeutic areas. Blackstone will acquire a 60% stake, while CMIC HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (CMIC HD) will retain the remaining 40% stake.

Cloudsmith: $23 Million (Series B) Closed For Transforming Supply Chain Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Cloudsmith, a cloud-native artifact management platform redefining software supply chain security, announced it has raised a $23 million Series B funding round led by TCV, with participation from Insight Partners and existing investors. Existing investors MMC, Frontline, Techstart, Sorenson, Tapestry, and Shasta continued their support, while increasing their investments in Cloudsmith as part of this funding round.

Daupler: $15 Million (Series B) Closed For Utility Response Management Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Daupler, a leading response management solution for utilities and municipalities, announced that it has closed a $15 million Series B round. And Aqualateral, a New York City-based multi-asset investment vehicle focused on water, led the round with participation from existing investors Burnt Island Ventures and KCRise Fund, and others.

GovEagle: $2.5 Million Raised For AI-Based Proposal Platform For Government Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

GovEagle, an AI-based proposal platform for government contractors, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding from Strategic Cyber Ventures, Y Combinator, and a group of angel investors. This funding round will support the expansion of GovEagle's engineering team, further enhancing the platform's ability to streamline and automate the complex government bidding and proposal drafting process.

PetScreening: $80 Million (Series B) Raised For Pet Policy Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

PetScreening, a company that offers the rental housing industry's first and leading pet policy management software at no cost to property owners and managers, announced it has received $80 million in Series B funding. This funding round was led by leading technology-focused investment firms Volition Capital and Guidepost Growth Equity.

Microblink: Interview With President & COO Hartley Thompson About The Computer Vision Software Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Microblink is a global leader in AI-based computer vision software. And with a bold vision to bring the benefits of AI to every person on earth, we partner with organizations that believe speed, ease of use, and customer experience are the primary drivers of value. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Microblink president and COO Hartley Thompson III to learn more about the company.

Blaze: Interview With CEO Adam Nathan About The Top AI Marketing Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Blaze is an AI tool that helps teams of one create better content in half the time, all in their brand voice. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blaze CEO Adam Nathan to learn more about the company.

Bambi Health: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nirav Chheda About The NEMT Dispatch And Scheduling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Bambi Health is an AI-based NEMT dispatch, routing, and scheduling software that gives non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) owners, dispatchers, and drivers superpowers to dynamically assign, optimize, and manage their daily trips and workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bambi co-founder and CEO Nirav Chheda to learn more about the company.

Taliware: Interview With CEO Tarik Tali About One-Touch Authentication, Converting Images Into Copyright Protected Digital Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Taliware, developer of innovative heart rhythm authentication and location tracking software, released its patented Cordoba L2 blockchain API, designed for embedded systems in digital cameras and smartphones. The Cordoba L2 instantly converts digital images into copyright-protected blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs), thus expanding the frontiers in digital content provenance with blockchain proof of ownership. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Taliware CEO Tarik Tali to learn more about the company.

Ramco: Interview With VP & Head of Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Sam Jacob

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Ramco Aviation Software is a company that continues to innovate with ‘Anywhere Apps,’ significantly reducing transaction time both during aircraft-on-ground conditions and critical aircraft turnarounds. And with 80+ Aviation leaders onboard, Ramco is the solution of choice for Heli, MRO, CAMO and Defense. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ramco Systems Corporation CEO Sam Jacob to learn more about the company.

Nutrient: Interview With CEO Jonathan Rhyne About The Digital Transformation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Nutrient is a company that delivers the building blocks to accelerate digital transformation for modern businesses. Nutrient’s SDKs, cloud-based document processing, low-code solutions for Microsoft 365, and workflow automation platform transform document ecosystems. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nutrient CEO Jonathan Rhyne to learn more about the company.

Rocket Companies Buying Digital Real Estate Brokerage Redfin In $1.75 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Rocket Companies, a Detroit-based fintech platform consisting of mortgage, real estate, and personal finance businesses, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Redfin, a leading digital real estate brokerage, in an all-stock transaction for $12.50 per Redfin share, or $1.75 billion of equity value.

Tamnoon: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Marina Segal About The Cloud Security Remediation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Tamnoon is a Managed Cloud Security Remediation service focused on mitigating cloud security risks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tamnoon co-founder and CEO Marina Segal to learn more about the company.

ForceMetrics: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Andre McGregor About The Decision-Assist Public Safety Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

ForceMetrics is the leading proactive decision-assist platform for first responders, providing real-time and actionable insights that enhance officer safety and improve community outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ForceMetrics co-founder and CEO Andre McGregor to learn more about the company.

Floodbase: $5 Million Raised For Parametric Platform For Insuring Uncovered Flood Risk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Floodbase, a parametric platform for insuring uncovered flood risk, announced a $5 million investment led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) with participation from Pulse Fund. The investment will enable Floodbase to accelerate the development of flood insurance programs, solidifying its position as the industry standard for a new category of flood insurance.

White & Case: Sasha Belinkie Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Employment, Compensation & Benefits (ECB) Practice with the addition of Sasha Belinkie as a partner in New York.

Vivici: €32.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Making Dairy Protein From Precision Fermentation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Vivici, a Dutch ingredients startup backed by nutrition, health and beauty multinational dsm-firmenich and dairy multinational Fonterra, announces that it has raised €32.5 million (about US $33.7 million) in Series A funding. APG led this funding round on behalf of ABP, one of the largest pension funds in the world, and Invest-NL. Additional participation came from InnovationQuarter, and continued support from existing shareholders dsm-firmenich and Fonterra.

Thoma Bravo: First European Fund Closed At €1.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Thoma Bravo recently announced the completion of fundraising for its first European-focused fund Thoma Bravo Europe Fund, totaling approximately €1.8 billion in capital commitments.

Baker McKenzie: Dixon Hearder Rejoins As Tax Partner In Sydney

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that Senior Director of Tax at Expedia Group (Transfer Pricing & International Tax), leading their global Transfer Pricing function, Dixon Hearder moves back to Baker McKenzie as a Tax Partner in Sydney. This shift comes off the back of only eight weeks ago, Banking & Finance Partner Byran Paisley, who rejoined the firm from Hogan Lovells in Sydney.

Workhelix: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Maximizing Value Of AI Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2025