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Further AI, a company that has developed AI Assistants that handle complex insurance tasks, announced it has raised $5 million in new funding. Nexus Venture Partners led this new funding round through their $700 million AI-dedicated fund and will help Further AI to advance its mission of reducing expense ratios by 50%. This funding round also includes support from early-stage funds like Pioneer AI Fund, South Park Commons, Y Combinator, ConvergeVC, and strategic investors like Xceedance.

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new carbon-negative building material using seawater, electricity, and carbon dioxide (carbon dioxide). As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers around the globe are exploring ways to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it deep underground. While this approach has multiple climate benefits, it does not maximize the value of the enormous amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

UniteLabs, a company specializing in lab automation for biotechnology, announced it has raised €2.77 million in a pre-seed funding round led by NAP (formerly Cavalry Ventures). Investors PUSH, Acurio Ventures, OMA Business Angels, and LANA Ventures also participated in the round.

NewEdge Advisors, a leading New Orleans-based RIA supporting independent financial advisors nationwide, announced Krueger, Fosdyck, Brown, McCall & Associates (a team based in Destin, Florida) has joined the firm from Merrill Lynch, where they managed $1.4 billion in client assets.

WTW (a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company) announced the acquisition of Global Commercial Credit (GCC) into Willis. This strategic deal will advance performance by expanding into specialized businesses that align with the company’s technical, industry-structured, and expertise-driven growth plan.

Aventura Private Wealth announced the closing of its inaugural fund. The firm raised $9.5 million in just 9 days for a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that exclusively holds shares of SpaceX, validating strong investor demand for private market opportunities in pioneering technology companies.

Surgical robotics company CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics company – announced the closing of a financing round of over $200 million through a combination of equity and debt capital to support the company’s ambitious growth plans. The funding, which was supported by all the company’s existing major investors, includes a new debt investment from Trinity Capital, reflecting strong investor confidence in CMR’s vision.

Wirex Private, a platform for High-Net-Worth clients, announced the launch of crypto-backed loans. As part of its expanding suite of exclusive services, Wirex Private is now offering loans of up to $10 million.

Canada-based holding company Tiny announced it has acquired a controlling stake in DJ software company Serato for C$94.5 million ($66 million USD). This deal is being made through a combination of cash and common shares. The cash amount is $42 million, and Serato is valued at $175 million. The deal is expected to close in Q2 of 2025.

Motorola Solutions announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InVisit, a cloud-based visitor management solution provider based in Calabasas, California. The deal will expand Motorola Solutions’ cloud-native Avigilon Alta security suite for enterprise customers, helping to better tackle rising security threats to people, operations, and assets in organizations worldwide.

Crestview Partners (a leading private equity firm founded in 2004) announced closing a continuation fund that includes two Crestview Partners III investments, VA Capital Company, and ATC Drivetrain Investors / ATC Drivetrain Group, with nearly $600 million of commitments. And Apollo's Sponsor and Secondary Solutions business (Apollo S3) led the transaction with additional investments from funds managed by Hamilton Lane, the Crestview team, and others.

Raxio Group, a leading Sub-Saharan African data center platform, announced it has signed an agreement for $100 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. This funding will advance Raxio’s expansion of facilities powering key technologies like AI, cloud computing, and digital financial services – critical enablers of Africa’s economic growth and digital inclusion.

The SAT exam remains a major test that can open doors to scholarships, colleges, and future opportunities. And for decades, preparing for it has been synonymous with stress, boredom, and high costs. This is where Linus comes in. Created by gaming industry veterans and backed by a $5 million seed round led by Owl Ventures (the world's largest edtech investor), Linus combines teaching methods with the power of engaging and game-like experiences to transform how students study for this crucial exam.

Leading alternative asset manager Trinity Capital announced the commitment of up to $68.75 million in growth capital to CMR Surgical, a global medical devices company dedicated to transforming surgery with the Versius Surgical Robotic System, an adaptable soft-tissue surgical robot. This investment forms part of the company's recently closed financing round of over $200 million.

Phoenix Service Partners announced the closing of a $150 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility that includes an additional $100 million accordion feature. This strategic funding was closed concurrently with Phoenix's $100 million equity partnership agreement, enhancing the company's financial foundation and growth trajectory.

SpinLaunch, a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, announced a $12 million strategic investment from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, unveiling Meridian Space, an ultra-high-performance, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband constellation. And the constellation can uniquely provide global coverage with only one traditional rocket launch, deploying 250 next-generation microsatellites that leverage a proprietary suite of groundbreaking technologies.

TOGETHXR — an women's sports media and commerce brand co-founded by world-renowned professional athletes Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel, and Sue Bird — announced that the company has achieved profitability and hit major growth and revenue milestones, including having increased its valuation twofold since its last raise. As a first mover in the women's sports media ecosystem and the purveyor of the Everyone Watches Women's Sports slogan, TOGETHXR has utilized its visibility and engagement in women's sports to triple its revenue year over year and cement itself as the fastest-growing brand in the women's sports space. TOGETHXR also announced that it has taken in growth capital from an impressive array of new and existing backers. 

Verecan Group of Companies, a comprehensive wealth management group, announced it has funded a research chair for Dr. Lisa Kramer, Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto (UofT). And as a part of the initiative, Dr. Kramer has been appointed the Verecan Chair in Behavioural Finance.

Dotmatics, a provider of scientific software that provides end-to-end solutions to connect science, data, and decision-making for life sciences R&D, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Siemens for $5.1 billion.

Kryterion (part of Drake International) is a company specializing in transformational technology—especially in AI/ML, SaaS, and renewable markets, building brands from the ground up to multi-million dollar valuations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Buzz Walker, Global Go-to-Market Leader, Drake International Group, Parent Company of Kryterion, to learn more. 

LearnUpon was founded on a belief: learning should be simple, and its impact should be big. Pulse 2.0 interviewed LearnUpon co-founder and CEO Brendan Noud to learn more about the company. 

Prophetic, a leading software platform for real estate development opportunity analysis and land acquisition, announced its national expansion and completion of its seed funding round, led by Entrada Ventures with participation from SilverCircle, Progression, and others.

Prowler, a leader in open cloud security, announced an additional $6.5 million investment in its seed round, taking its total seed financing to $12.5 million, led by Decibel VC. SNR and IrregEx joined the round, as did several prominent angel investors.

TwinKnowledge, an AI-based company transforming data intelligence for real estate and the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industries, announced the completion of its $3.7 million Series Seed equity funding round. The funding round was led by Camber Creek, the leading venture capital firm focused on driving innovation in the real estate industry, with participation from Great Wave Ventures.

Sturdy.ai, a rapidly growing AI-based customer intelligence company, announced it has raised $6 million in Series Seed funding. Voyager Capital led this funding round, with participation from Fortson VC and existing investor, Grotech Ventures.

Ropes, an AI-based platform transforming how engineering talent is evaluated, announced it has raised $3.1 million in seed funding. The seed funding round, led by GSV Ventures with participation from Box Group, will advance the company's goal of bridging the gap between technical assessment and real-world performance.

Vopemed (Vope Medical), a medical technology startup enhancing surgical vision with AI-powered image clarification, announced it has secured an oversubscribed $2.29 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its technology and clinical validation. This funding round marks a significant milestone in vopemed's vision of empowering surgical teams with next-generation tools for safer, more efficient surgeries.

Opsera, an AI-based DevOps platform trusted by many companies, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by Prosperity7 with participation from Hitachi Ventures. This funding round represents a breakout year with several product releases that position Opsera as one of the market's most flexible and intelligent AI-powered DevOps platforms for all apps and teams.

Weave is a leading all-in-one customer experience software for healthcare practices. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Weave CEO and board director Brett White to learn more about the company.

Cyberhaven, a leader in AI-based data security, announced $100 million in Series D funding, led by StepStone Group and new investors Schroders and Industry Ventures, to advance its growth and cement its position as the leader in AI-based data protection.