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GTCR: $11.5 Billion Fund XIV Closed

By Noah Long ● Jun 11, 2023

Leading private equity firm GTCR recently announced the closing of GTCR Fund XIV with aggregate commitments of $11.5 billion.

ElevateBio: Cell And Gene Therapy Company Raises $401 Million In Series D

By Annie Baker ● Jun 11, 2023

ElevateBio - a technology-driven company focused on powering the creation of life-transforming cell and gene therapies - announced recently the closing of its $401 million Series D financing led by the AyurMaya Capital Management Fund.

OpenFin: Enterprise Productivity Company Raises $35 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 11, 2023

OpenFin - an operating system (OS) of enterprise productivity - announced recently that it has secured $35 million in Series D investment.

Figure: AI Robotics Company Secures $70 Million To Commercialize Figure 01 Humanoid Robot

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 11, 2023

Figure - an AI robotics company building general-purpose humanoid robots - announced recently its $70 million Series A funding round.

QED Investors: Nearly $1 Billion In New Funds Closed

By Annie Baker ● Jun 11, 2023

Fintech venture capital firm QED Investors recently announced that it closed two new funds with combined capital commitments of $925 million.

Impact Observatory: This Company Offers High-Quality Geospatial Tools In A $100 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2023

Impact Observatory is known as a mission-driven technology company bringing AI/ML algorithms and data to sustainability and environmental risk analysis for governments, non-profit organizations, companies, and markets. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Impact Observatory Co-founder and CEO Steve Brumby.

Bryant University Expanding Campus With Donation From Fidelity Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2023

Bryant University announced a significant campus expansion due to a generous real estate donation from neighboring Fidelity Investments. Fidelity donated 100 Salem Street, which is part of their Smithfield corporate campus just across the street from the existing Bryant campus entrance.

Cohere: Language AI Pioneer Company Raises $270 Million Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2023

Cohere - a leading pioneer in language AI - is a company that empowers every developer and business to build incredible products with world-leading natural language processing (NLP) technology while keeping their data private and secure. Recently the company announced it raised $270 million as part of a Series C round of funding.

Tiugo Technologies: How This Company Is Helping Developers Accelerate Efficiency And Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2023

Tiugo Technologies is a company that is assembling a portfolio of API-first and market-leading developer platforms focused on content creation and digital collaboration to help them accelerate growth, increase operating efficiency, and fund add-on acquisitions. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tiugo Chief Revenue Officer Scott Heimes.

Faye: Travel Insurance Startup Bags $10 Million In Series A Funding

By Noah Long ● Jun 10, 2023

Faye - a travel insurance startup company - announced recently that it raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Digibee: Integration Platform-As-A-Service Company Secures $60 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2023

Digibee - an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) company that helps organizations build flexible and highly scalable integration architecture - announced it received $60 million in Series B funding.

Finder Is Acquiring Finch: Details

By Annie Baker ● Jun 10, 2023

Finder announced recently that it has acquired Finch, a wealth management platform that lets customers earn and invest with cash back.

Laudio: $13 Million Closed For Healthcare Management Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2023

Laudio - a management solution for healthcare - announced recently that it has raised a $13 million Series B funding round led by Define Ventures with participation from existing investors .406 Ventures, InHealth Ventures, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, and TeleTracking Technologies.

Sonio: This Company Is Known For Empowering Healthcare Workers To Advance Prenatal Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2023

Sonio is a company that is known as the only SaaS platform that empowers healthcare professionals to secure prenatal care by combining technological innovation, medical expertise, and collective intelligence. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sonio co-founder and CEO Cécile Brosset.

ODAIA: This Company Uses Life Sciences Predictive Analytics To Improve Health Journeys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2023

ODAIA is a leading provider of automated commercial predictive insights trusted by global life sciences organizations that utilizes proprietary data-driven and AI-powered methods to identify distinct population subsets and their healthcare providers in the most efficient way possible. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed ODAIA CEO and co-founder Philip Poulidis.

Cybersyn: This DaaS Company Is Making Data Transparent In A $35+ Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2023

Cybersyn is known as a DaaS (data-as-a-service) company that has a mission to make the world's economic data transparent to governments, businesses, and entrepreneurs and enable a new generation of decision-makers. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cybersyn founder and CEO Alex Izydorczyk.

Smartling: This Enterprise Translation Management Company Is Rapidly Growing In A $30 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2023

Smartling is an enterprise language translation company that enables customers to localize content across devices and platforms. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Smartling CEO Bryan Murphy.

Amify: Amazon Optimization And Ad Solutions Company Secures $10 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 9, 2023

Amify - a leading provider of technology-enabled Amazon optimization and advertising solutions - announced that it has closed its Series B funding round with a total of $10 million in investment. This funding round was led by strategic growth-oriented investors including Mercury Fund, Cincy Tech, and SAAS Ventures along with participation from several undisclosed angel investors.

Meanwhile: Asset-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Company Secures $19 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2023

Meanwhile - the first and only life insurer entirely denominated in a cryptocurrency - announced recently that it raised about $19 million in financing across two seed rounds

Sequoia Capital Splitting Into 3 Parts

By Noah Long ● Jun 9, 2023

Sequoia Capital - one of the largest venture capital firms - announced earlier this week that it would be splitting its global partnership into 3 separate geographic units. For example, Sequoia China will be divided from Europe and the U.S. partnership due to increasingly complex dynamics. Sequoia China and the firm’s Southeast Asian arms are going to become independent businesses by next year.

Keep Aware: Browser Security Company Closes $2.4 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 9, 2023

Keep Aware - a company that is pioneering a human-centric approach to browser security - announced a $2.4 million round led by LiveOak Venture Partners with participation from Runtime Ventures and prominent angel investors in the cybersecurity industry.

Mend: Life Sciences Company Secures $15 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jun 9, 2023

Mend - a life sciences and digital health company operating at the intersection of nutrapharma, food as medicine, and behavioral health - announced recently that it has received a round of Series A funding.

VentureFuel: This Advisory Helps Corporates Source Innovative Startups As New Suppliers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2023

VentureFuel is an independent innovation advisory firm that helps the world's best organizations commercialize innovation to ignite change. To learn more about the firm, Pulse 2.0 interviewed VentureFuel Founder and CEO Fred Schonenberg.

Datasembly: $16 Million Funding Received To Offer Real-Time Product Data For Retailers And CPGs

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 8, 2023

Datasembly - a leading provider of real-time product pricing, promotions, and assortment data for retailers and CPG brands - announced it has secured $16 million in funding led by Noro-Moseley Partners with participation from Grotech Ventures, Topmark Partners, and Staley Capital.

ClearMotion: Software-Defined Chassis Company Pulls In $32 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Jun 8, 2023

ClearMotion - a leading software-defined chassis company revolutionizing the in-car experience - announced recently a $32 million investment.

Keeta: Cross-Border Payments Platform Company Raises $17 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 8, 2023

Keeta - a new global payments platform offering instant and secure cross-border monetary transactions - recently announced its official launch with $17 million in funding from investors, including Eric Schmidt.

Episode Six: Enterprise-Grade Payment Processing Closes $48 Million In Series C

By Noah Long ● Jun 8, 2023

Episode Six (E6) - a global provider of enterprise-grade payment processing and digital ledger infrastructure - announced a $48 million Series C financing led by Avenir

Quanta Therapeutics: Over $50 Million Raised To Pioneer Targeted Therapies For Treating RAS-Driven Cancers

By Annie Baker ● Jun 8, 2023

Quanta Therapeutics - a privately-held biopharmaceutical company pioneering targeted therapies to treat RAS-driven cancers - announced recently a $50.7 million Series D financing.

Builder.ai: Composable Software Platform Company Secures Over $250 Million In Series D

By Noah Long ● Jun 8, 2023

Builder.ai - an AI-powered composable software platform designed to be so simple and accessible that everyday businesses and individuals can turn their ideas into software - announced recently an investment of over $250 million in Series D funding. This new funding round - which was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) takes the total amount raised by the company to over $450 million with an up to 1.8x increase in its valuation.

ReNAgade Therapeutics: This Company Recently Raised Over $300 Million To Develop RNA Medicines For Correcting Diseases

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 8, 2023

ReNAgade Therapeutics - a company unlocking the limitless potential for RNA medicines to correct disease - recently announced a $300 million Series A financing round led by MPM BioImpact and F2 Ventures.