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Sony Interactive Entertainment To Buy Audeze

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2023

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently announced that it has agreed to acquire Audeze, a leading audio technology brand and pioneer of high-end gaming headphones. The deal will strengthen SIE’s efforts to continue innovating regarding the audio experience of PlayStation games. Audeze will continue to operate independently and develop multi-platform products while benefiting from being a part of the PlayStation ecosystem.

Subway Selling To PE Firm Roark Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2023

Subway recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Roark Capital. The deal is a major milestone in Subway's multi-year transformation journey as it combines Subway's global presence and brand strength with Roark's deep expertise in restaurant and franchise business models.

Why Parsons Is Buying Sealing Technologies For Up To $200 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 25, 2023

Parsons Corporation recently announced that it has acquired Maryland-based cyber and technology company Sealing Technologies in a deal valued at up to $200 million. Launched in 2012, SealingTech expands Parsons’ customer base across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community and further enhances the company’s capabilities in defensive cyber operations, integrated mission-solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML); edge computing, and edge access modernization; critical infrastructure protection; and secure data management.

Functional Finance: $8 Million Secured To Automate Data And Reporting For Insurance Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2023

Functional Finance - a software platform that integrates and automates data and reporting functions for insurance companies - recently announced that it has secured $8 million in seed capital, plus $2 million in SAFE notes for future equity investments, which will go towards product development and client relationships. This funding round round was led by venture capital and growth equity firms New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), Walkabout Ventures and Altai Ventures, with participation from industry titan Hank Greenberg's C.V. Starr Insurance and other premier investors.

Knot: Card-On-File Management Company Secures $10 Million In Series A

By Noah Long ● Aug 25, 2023

Knot - a platform that enables card issuers to automatically switch saved payment methods at the request of their users - recently announced a $10 million Series A raise led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Amex Ventures, Plaid, and 20+ world-leading CEOs and founders. And the funding will be used to scale Knot's services and accelerate the expansion of its merchant support.

Yahoo Buys Commonstock To Improve Insights For Finance Users

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2023

Yahoo recently announced the acquisition of Commonstock, a broker-agnostic social and community-based platform that drives insights for retail investors. This deal advances the power of community for Yahoo Finance, and it will accelerate the brand’s strategy to deliver unparalleled retail investing resources, solutions, and experiences to investors of all skill sets and levels.

Aulos Bioscience: $20 Million Raised To Transform Cancer Care Through IL-2 Therapeutics

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 25, 2023

Aulos Bioscience - an immuno-oncology company working to revolutionize cancer care by developing potentially best-in-class IL-2 therapeutics - recently announced $20 million in Series A extension funding committed by Apple Tree Partners (ATP). The funds will advance Aulos’ lead human monoclonal antibody candidate, AU-007, through its initial Phase 2 clinical study in solid tumor cancers.

Hyro: This Adaptive Communications Platform Helps Enterprises Automate Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2023

Hyro is a leading Adaptive Communications Platform that enables enterprises to automate workflows and conversations across their most valuable platforms, services, and channels, including call centers, websites, SMS, and mobile apps. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hyro CEO and co-founder Israel Krush to learn more.

Converge Insurance: Cyber Risk Management Company Secures $15 Million From Forgepoint Capital

By Annie Baker ● Aug 25, 2023

Converge Insurance - the pioneers in advanced cyber risk management and underwriting - recently announced $15 million in Series A funding from Forgepoint Capital. Forgepoint Managing Directors Don Dixon and Andrew McClure have joined Converge Insurance’s Board of Directors as part of the funding round.

Propeller Bonds: This Underwriting Platform Company Offers Access To Over 7,000 Surety Bonds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2023

Propeller Bonds is a fully automated end-to-end underwriting platform company. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Propeller Bonds co-founder and co-CEO Aaron Steffey.

Solu Therapeutics: $31 Million Raised To Develop Therapeutics To Eliminate Disease-Driving Cells

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2023

Solu Therapeutics - a precision-medicine company developing therapeutics to eliminate disease-driving cells - founded by Longwood Fund recently announced the closing of an oversubscribed $31 million seed financing co-led by Longwood and Santé Ventures, with additional participation from DCVC Bio, Astellas Venture Management, and Alexandria Venture Investments.

ConfiAbogado: Legal Services Platform Secures $1.65 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2023

ConfiAbogado - a legal tech startup and largest B2C labor law provider in Latin America - recently announced $1.65 million in seed funding led by Tuesday Capital. And participating investors also include DTB Capital, Seedstars International Ventures, 500 Global, Invariantes, Goodwater, GAIN Capital, and Side Door Ventures.

Abbey Labs: Identity And Access Management Company Raises $5.25 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 24, 2023

Abbey Labs - an innovator in identity and access management (IAM) - recently announced that it raised a $5.25 million seed round to help companies secure and automate employee access to sensitive data infrastructure. This seed funding round was led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Haystack, Essence Ventures, and angels across the security, infrastructure, and data verticals like Emilio Escobar (CISO of Datadog), Harold Gimenez (SVP of Engineering at Hashicorp), and Pete Soderling (Founder of Data Council).

FeelBetter: $5.9 Million Secured To Optimize Medication Management For Polypharmacy Patients

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2023

FeelBetter - a leading provider of medication management technology and pioneer of Pharmaco-Clinical Intelligence - recently announced that it has raised $5.9 million in funding. And Firstime Ventures and Shoni Health Ventures led the funding round with participation from Random Forest VC, The Group Ventures, and existing FeelBetter investor Triventures, bringing the Company's total funding to $8 million.

Nile: Next-Generation Enterprise Network Company Secures $175 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 24, 2023

Topline Pro: $12 Million Secured To Enable Home Services Professionals To Manage And Scale Businesses Online

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2023

Topline Pro - a Generative AI platform enabling home services professionals to manage and scale their businesses online - recently announced $12 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures (Brian O'Malley) along with support from Bonfire Ventures (Jim Andelman), TMV (Soraya Darabi), BBG Ventures (Susan Lyne).

Algoma Capital: $100 Million Credit Fund Launched To Fuel Growth Of Whiskey Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2023

CEO and founder Brian Rosen recently announced the launch of Algoma Capital with a $100 million credit fund, which would provide working capital to fuel business growth for whiskey brands and distilleries. With more than 40 years of industry expertise, Rosen has established a specialty lending platform to provide credit to premium distillers, brand owners, and suppliers looking to finance barrel inventory on an asset basis. The firm will deploy up to $10 million or more in each investment.

Boise Cascade Reaches Agreement To Buy Brockway-Smith For $172 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2023

Boise Cascade Company recently announced that it has agreed to purchase Brockway-Smith Company (BROSCO), a leading wholesale distributor specializing in doors and millwork. The purchase price for BROSCO, including acquiring its two full-scale distribution centers, is $172 million, subject to certain closing adjustments. Boise Cascade plans to fund the transaction and closing-related expenses from its existing cash balances.

H.I.G. Capital: Deal Signed To Buy Ascent Global Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2023

H.I.G. Capital - a leading global alternative investment firm with $58 billion of capital under management - recently announced that one of its affiliates has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ascent Global Logistics, which is a leading provider of technology-enabled, expedited logistics and supply chain solution services from affiliates controlled by Elliott Investment Management L.P. Ascent’s management team will remain shareholders in the Company. Elliott has also agreed to retain a minority stake in the company.

University Of Tulsa Investing $75 Million On New Cyber Institute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2023

The University of Tulsa recently announced the formation of the new Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute to undertake groundbreaking cyber research and identify, test, and commercially deploy new cyber solutions. This institute will build on the university’s educational foundation in cybersecurity to address cyber workforce development issues.

Why AeroVironment Is Buying Tomahawk Robotics For $120 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 24, 2023

AeroVironment recently announced its anticipated acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics, a leader in AI-enabled robotic control systems. This acquisition will enable deeper integration of both companies’ technology, leading to enhanced interoperability and interconnectivity of unmanned systems through a singular platform with similar control features.

Cyble: Threat Intelligence Provider Closes $24 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Aug 24, 2023

Cyble - a rapidly growing threat intelligence provider that blends cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to develop state-of-the-art threat intelligence solutions - recently announced a $24 million Series B funding round.

Genomes.io: Biotech Company Secures $20 Million For Monetization Of Genomic Data

By Noah Long ● Aug 24, 2023

Genomes.io - a biotech company focused on the safe, private, and auditable monetization of genomic data - recently announced that it has revealed its partnership with the Bahamas-based digital asset investment firm GEM Digital Limited.

ReflexAI: AI-Powered Training And Quality Assurance Company Raises $3.3 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 24, 2023

ReflexAI - a provider of AI-powered training and quality assurance tools for high-stakes call centers - recently announced its first round of venture funding. Led by Footwork, the $3.3 million oversubscribed round included Emerson Collective, Alt Capital, Gaingels, and angel investors with expertise across healthcare and technology innovation.

Cinchy: This Company Liberates Data From Apps, Making Data Integration Obsolete

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2023

Cinchy provides a Data Collaboration Platform that makes data integration obsolete. And organizations 'change how they deliver change' using Cinchy to make things simpler by liberating and productizing their data with secure real-time integration-free collaboration. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cinchy co-founder and CEO Dan DeMers to learn more.

Entro Security: Revolutionizing End-to-End Secrets Security In A $16+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2023

Entro Security is a revolutionary cyber holistic security platform that offers end-to-end protection for secrets and programmatic access to cloud services and data. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Entro co-founder and CEO Itzik Alvas.

Pear VC: This Firm Runs An Early-Stage Bootcamp And Invests Over $800 Million Across 4 Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2023

Pear VC is a venture firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed rounds. And the firm partners with founders at the earliest stages to turn great ideas into category-defining companies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pear partner Ajay Kamat to learn more.

DeckMatch: €1 Million In Pre-Seed Raised To Help VCs By Automating Startup Pitch Deck Analysis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2023

DeckMatch is an Oslo-based technology platform transforming how VCs handle and evaluate inbound startup pitches. And the company announced recently that it has raised a €1 million pre-seed round co-led by Alliance VC and Skyfall Ventures. Serial entrepreneur and Copenhagen-based super angel Nicolaj Højer Nielsen also joined the round.

Sapphire Technologies: $10 Million Secured To Develop Energy Recovery Systems For Hydrogen And Natural Gas Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2023

Sapphire Technologies - a developer and manufacturer of energy recovery systems for hydrogen and natural gas applications - recently announced that it closed its Series B funding round.

ZetaChain: Layer-One Blockchain Company Raises $27 Million To Bring Universal Interoperability To Crypto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2023

ZetaChain - a layer-one blockchain that brings universal interoperability to crypto - recently announced it has closed a $27 million equity funding round from a range of top participants. The participants in the funding round include Blockchain.com, Human Capital, VY Capital, Sky9 Capital, Jane Street Capital, VistaLabs, CMT Digital, Foundation Capital, Lingfeng Capital, GSR, Kudasai, Krust, and others.