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Nirvana Insurance: $80 Million (Series C) Secured For Transforming Commercial Insurance With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Nirvana Insurance, a leading AI-based commercial trucking insurer, announced an $80 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at nearly $850 million. This funding round arrives after a momentous year for Nirvana, which exceeded $100 million in Premiums, more than doubling year over year. This funding round was led by General Catalyst with continued support from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Valor Equity Partners.

Ambrose: Over $400 Million Raised For Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Ambrose, a leading investor, developer, and operator of industrial, logistics and e-commerce real estate, announced the final close of Ambrose Fund IV, LP. Ambrose had raised $400,625,000 through equity commitments to the Fund and related vehicles.

Netforce: €45 Million Raised For Law Enforcement Technology Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Netforce, a law enforcement technology development company, announced a strategic investment commitment of €45 million from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS - which is a $3.4 billion private equity and alternative investment group.

ŌURA: Interview With Chief Design Officer Miklu Silvanto About The Wearable Health Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Garuda Therapeutics: $50 Million (Series A-1) Secured For Advancing Blood Stem Cell Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Garuda Therapeutics - a biotechnology company creating off-the-shelf and HSC therapies for a multitude of blood disorders - announced the completion of an approximately $50 million Series A-1 funding round. Investors included OrbiMed, Northpond Ventures, and Cormorant Asset Management, with new strategic investment from Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company.

Mitel: Interview With CISO Bill Dunnion About The Business Communications Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Mitel is a global leader in business communications. It provides more than 70 million users in over 100 countries with advanced communication, collaboration, and contact center solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mitel CISO Bill Dunnion to learn more about the company.

Supergut: Gut Health Company Raises New Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Supergut, a leading gut health and GLP-1 nutrition brand, announced the closing of a significant minority growth investment. To support this next chapter, Tracey Warner Halama, former CEO of Vital Proteins and industry veteran, will join Supergut as CEO. This funding round was led by Full Frame Growth Partners. And other participants in the investment include Supergut founding investor Dave Friedberg via The Production Board along with Cultivian Sandbox, Strand Equity, Access Capital, Alpha Edison, LivWell Ventures, and Rocana Ventures. Full Frame Founder & Managing Partner Bader Alam will join the board of directors.

Mote: $7 Million Raised For Advancing Carbon-Negative Biomass-To-Energy Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Mote - a technology leader in carbon-negative energy production - announced the first closing of its Series A funding round, securing $7 million in investment led by Nella Next and Preston-Werner Ventures. The funding round also included Counteract and other strategic partners committed to advancing U.S. energy security. And this first phase is part of a targeted $15 million Series A funding round.

Compound Planning: Digital Family Office Grows To $3 Billion AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Compound Planning—a leading digital family office committed to reimagining wealth management for next-generation advisors—announced that seven financial advisors, including a four-person advisory team that previously managed $1.2 billion, have joined the firm. The latest additions cement what has been a period of rapid growth for the firm. And Compound eclipsed $3 billion in total assets under management (“AUM”) as of January 31, after the firm added 30 total advisors and doubled its AUM in 2024.

Swap: $40 Million (Series B) Raised For E-Commerce Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Swap, an e-commerce operating system (OS) that connects operations on one platform for e-commerce brands, announced a $40 million Series B led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from prior lead investors Cherry Ventures, QED Investors, and 9900 Capital. With this funding, Swap will enhance its dominance in the U.K. market, accelerate expansion into the U.S. and EU, and open new regions, including Australia and Canada. Swap also plans to penetrate underserved verticals like beauty, home goods, and consumer technology.

Hello Alice: Interview With Co-Founder & President Elizabeth Gore About The Financial Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Hello Alice is a financial technology serving over 1.5 million small business owners in all fifty states. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hello Alice co-founder and President Elizabeth Gore to learn more about the company.

Archipelo: $12 Million Raised For Developer Security Posture Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

San Francisco-based cybersecurity company Archipelo announced it emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding to launch a transformative approach to software security: Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM). This funding includes a $4 million pre-seed and an $8 million seed round, led by Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Tai, David Weisburd (10X Capital), Gil Penchina, Ed Roman (Hack VC), Anima Anandkumar, Samsung NEXT, Nima Capital, and Sangha Capital.

Odeko: $126 Million (Series E) Raised For Empowering Independent Food Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Odeko, an all-in-one operation and technology partner for thousands of local coffee shops, cafes, and other food and beverage businesses, announced it has raised $126 million in Series E funding. The funding consists of $96 million in equity led by B Capital and a $30 million credit facility from Banc of California.

Nervonik: $13 Million (Series A) Raised For Improving Peripheral Nerve Stimulation For Chronic Pain Relief

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Nervonik - a medical device company developing an opioid-free peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) system – announced it has closed a $13 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), with participation from Foothill Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and other investors. And this funding follows Nervonik's earlier $4.4 million in SAFE and convertible note financings from Shangbay Capital, Camford Capital, Joyance Partners, Life Science Angels, Seraph Group, and other investors.

LoneTree: Inaugural Fund Closed At $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

LoneTree Capital announced the final closing of LoneTree I, its inaugural $200 million growth equity fund, bringing total assets under management of LoneTree and its affiliates to $308 million. And LoneTree I saw strong investor demand with capital commitments from a wide range of institutional investors.

Nitricity: $10 Million Closed For Organic Fertilizer Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Nitricity, a California startup electrifying the production of nitrogen fertilizer, announced $10 million in project funding from a strategic mix of capital providers that includes Elemental Impact and Trellis Climate to build a first-of-its-kind (FOAK) organic fertilizer facility in Delhi, California.

DoiT: $250 Million Fund Established For Accelerating AI-Based Cloud Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

DoiT, a leader in enterprise-grade FinOps and cloud intelligence, announced the establishment of a $250 million fund dedicated to buying companies specializing in autonomous cloud optimization, AI-driven CloudOps, and cloud reliability, performance, and security. This reinvestment is supported by a 40% growth in 2024 annual revenue, a testament to the monumental success of DoiT Cloud Intelligence.

CollegeNET: Majority Investment Raised From Rubicon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

CollegeNET, a software solutions provider for higher education, announced it has secured a majority investment from Rubicon Technology Partners, a private equity firm specializing in middle-market enterprise software investments. And this partnership will help accelerate CollegeNET’s growth and drive continued product innovation across its core offerings. Plus, founder Jim Wolfston will continue to lead the business and remain a significant shareholder. The terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Lingokids: Interview With Founder & CEO Cristobal Viedma About The Play & Learn Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2025

Lingokids is a company on a mission to Help parents raise amazing kids through Playlearning. The company combines the entertainment that kids love with an exceptional curriculum of many different subjects to complement children’s education. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lingokids founder and CEO Cristobal Viedma to learn more about the company.

Alchemer: Interview With CEO Martin Mrugal About The Feedback Program Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Alchemer is a company that empowers you to do more with feedback. Ranging from a one-time survey to a powerful feedback program, Alchemer provides customer-obsessed teams with the clarity to move from asking to action, driving your business forward. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Alchemer CEO Martin Mrugal to learn more about the company.

Celestial AI: $250 Million (Series C1) Raised For Transforming AI Infrastructure With Photonic Fabric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Celestial AI, creator of the Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology platform, announced today that it has raised $250 million in its Series C1 funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, bringing the total capital raised to date to more than $515 million. Along with Fidelity Management & Research Company, new investors include funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Maverick Silicon, Tiger Global Management and Lip-Bu Tan, and participation from existing investors including AMD Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Temasek, Temasek’s wholly-owned subsidiary Xora Innovation, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and The Engine Ventures.

Clifford Chance: Gianluca Bacchiocchi Joins As Partner In US Energy & Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired Gianluca Bacchiocchi as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as it expands its US energy and infrastructure financing offering. Bacchiocchi returns to Clifford Chance, having previously been a partner at the firm from 2015-2021.

Dentons: 34 Partners Promoted Across US Region

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Dentons announced the promotion of 34 lawyers to partner/shareholder and three to counsel across 18 offices in the firm’s US Region.

Northleaf: Over $1 Billion Raised For Global Cross Capital Structure Private Credit Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Northleaf Capital Partners - a leading global private markets investment firm - announced that it held the final closing for Northleaf Private Credit III (NPC III). In aggregate, Northleaf raised over $1 billion in capital commitments for NPC III and separately managed accounts that invest alongside the fund. The closing also included a rated note that was structured to meet the needs of insurance companies investing in the fund.

Honeywell Buying Sundyne In $2.16 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Honeywell recently announced that it has agreed to acquire Sundyne from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for $2.16 billion in an all-cash transaction. This deal represents approximately 14.5x 2024 EBITDA on a tax-adjusted basis. Sundyne is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and aftermarket support of highly engineered pumps and gas compressors used in process industries.

Baker McKenzie: Chris Milliken Named As Partner In Vietnam

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Baker McKenzie announced that leading transactional lawyer Chris Milliken has joined the firm as a partner, based in Ho Chi Minh City. Chris's arrival validates the continued growth of the firm's transactional team in the region, which has seen the addition of M&A partners Shirin Tang and Ang Lip Kian in Singapore, Bima Sarumpaet in its member firm, HHP Law Firm, in Indonesia and Banking & Finance partner Bryan Paisley in Sydney.

Mews: $75 Million Raised For Hospitality Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Mews, a leading hospitality technology platform, announced it has raised $75 million. Tiger Global led the round, alongside existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

Latham & Watkins: Serena Lee Joins London Office As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced that Serena Lee has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Transactional Tax and Investment Funds Practices. And Lee advises companies, asset managers, and financial institutions on all aspects of corporate tax, with expertise in investment fund work ranging from fund formation and management business structuring, through to structuring acquisitions and disposals of investments.

AIceberg: $10 Million (Seed) Closed For AI Trust Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

AIceberg, a leading innovator of AI Trust; safety, security, and compliance technology, announced $10 million in Seed funding and the launch of their AI trust platform that provides enterprise-grade security with real-time, automated validation of all AI application traffic, from speech and text to images and source code. The funding - which was led by SYN Ventures and Sprout & Oak - further establishes the company's leadership position in pioneering AI transparency and compliance for enterprise and public entities.

Zocks: $13.8 Million (Series A) Raised For AI-Based Client Intelligence For Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Zocks, a privacy-first AI platform for financial advisors that analyzes conversations with clients to capture key information and integrates with key business and records systems to accelerate workflows, announced it has raised a $13.8 million Series A round led by Motive Ventures with participation from existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. And additional investors in the round include Expanse Venture Partners, Entrée Capital, and 14Peaks. The funding will accelerate Zocks' mission to empower advisory firms with data-driven insights while maintaining the personal touch essential to client relationships.