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Logik.io : $16 Million Secured To Improve B2B Buying Experiences

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 3, 2023

Logik.io - a company that is consumerizing B2B buying experiences through its intelligently guided product discovery, configuration, and recommendation engine - announced recently that it raised $16 million in Series A funding.

DetraPel: This Advanced Materials Company Builds Environmentally Friendly Packaging Options

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2023

DetraPel is known as an advanced materials company that specializes in synthesizing and manufacturing PFAS-Free protective coatings. Last month, DetraPel announced the rebranding of its industrial pillar with the launch of Impermea Materials, an advanced materials coating company. To learn more about the companies, Pulse 2.0 interviewed DetraPel and Impermea Materials CEO and founder David Zamarin.

Swing Education Completes $38 Million In Series C To Connect Schools And Substitute Teachers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2023

Swing Education - an online marketplace that connects schools and substitute teachers - announced $38 million in Series C funding.

TwinUp: $3 Million In Seed Funding Received For Metaverse Architecture Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 2, 2023

TwinUp - a Frisco-based software company - announced a significant milestone in securing a lead investment of $3 million from private investors for its revolutionary software application tailored specifically for the architectural community.

Ray Therapeutics: Leading Optogenetics Company Secures $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Jun 2, 2023

Ray Therapeutics - a leading optogenetics company - announced an upsized oversubscribed $100 million Series A financing round led by Novo Holdings A/S and joined by Deerfield Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Platanus, MRL Ventures Fund (the therapeutics-focused corporate venture fund of Merck & Co) and existing investor 4BIO Capital. The funding will advance multiple programs targeting blinding diseases of the eye through clinical development.

Proxima Fusion: €7 Million Raised To Design Power Plants Based On The Stellarator Concept

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2023

Proxima Fusion is a fusion startup that is designing fusion power plants based on the stellarator concept that has completed its pre-seed fundraising of €7 million. The funding round was co-led by Plural and UVC Partners and joined by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and the Wilbe Group.

Prime Roots: $30 Million Raised To Create Plant-Based Deli Meats

By Noah Long ● Jun 2, 2023

Prime Roots is a leading innovator of deli-style meats made from koji mycelium that recently announced $30 million in Series B funding from True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures, Top Tier Capital, Diamond Edge Ventures, SOSV/IndieBio, Solasta Ventures, Monde Nissin, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Meach Cove Capital, The House Fund, and Hyphen Capital. With this round of funding, the company has raised a total of about $50 million. This round of funding will enable Prime Roots to scale and expand to deli counters and restaurants nationwide.

Pearl Energy Investments Closes Third Fund With About $705 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2023

Pearl Energy Investments - a Dallas-based energy investment firm with $1.9 billion of committed capital under management - announced the final closing of its third fund Pearl Energy Investments III, L.P. and affiliated funds with total commitments of approximately $705 million which represents the largest investment vehicle in Pearl’s history.

CUR8: £5.3 Million Landed To Advance The Carbon Removals Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2023

CUR8 - a climate tech startup accelerating the carbon removals industry - announced recently it has raised £5.3 million in pre-seed funding led by GV (Google Ventures). This funding round - which also included funding from CapitalT - will be used to grow the team, scale up capacity, and further product development of the CUR8 platform.

SageSure: Catastrophe-Exposed Property Insurance Company Secures $250 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 2, 2023

SageSure - which is one of the largest independent managing general underwriters focused on providing catastrophe-exposed property insurance - announced the closing of a $250 million equity investment led by Amwins and Flexpoint Ford with participation from Ares Management Corporation.

boombox.io: Music Maker Collaboration Platform Secures $7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2023

boombox.io - a collaboration platform for music makers - announced it has closed $7 million of seed capital. This funding round was led by Forerunner with participation from super{set} startup studio and Ulu Ventures.

Narrato: This Company Uses Generative AI To Make Life Easier For Content Creators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2023

Narrato is an AI content creation and collaboration platform that enables users to use generative AI to ideate, create, collaborate, and publish all in one place. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Narrato founder Sophia Solanki.

How Coherent Logix’s HyperX Processors Are Essential For The Space 2.0 Revolution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2023

Coherent Logix is a leader in low-power / high-performance C-programmable processors for the embedded systems market that recently raised $85 million in funding. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Coherent Logix co-CEO Walt Gall.

Ethernovia: $64 Million Funding Round Completed To Accelerate Vehicle Networks

By Noah Long ● Jun 1, 2023

Ethernovia announced recently that it has completed its Series A round of funding at $64 million. This funding round consists of multiple investors, including Porsche Automobile Holding SE (Porsche SE), Qualcomm Ventures, VentureTech Alliance, AMD Ventures, Western Digital Capital, Fall Line Capital, Taiwania Capital, ENEA Capital, and several others.

Car Care Services Company Yoshi And Turo Partner On Virtual Vehicle Inspections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2023

Yoshi - a leading tech-enabled last-mile delivery platform for mobile car care - announced it is teaming up with Turo, which is the world’s largest peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace. Together, the companies will offer virtual vehicle inspections for Turo hosts nationwide.

Zip: Intake-To-Pay Platform Inks $100 Million In Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Jun 1, 2023

Zip - an intake-to-pay platform - announced its $100 million Series C funding round at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation with investment from Y Combinator, CRV, and Tiger Global. And this funding round brings Zip’s total funding to $181 million with its prior seed, $25 million Series A, and $43 million Series B rounds.

Adludio: This Company Is Making Strong Moves In The $500 Billion Mobile Ad Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2023

Adludio is an AI-driven technology company that delivers premium mobile advertising. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Adludio’s CEO Paul Coggins.

Tipalti: $150 Million Raised To Build Global Payables Automation Platform

By Dan Anderson ● May 31, 2023

Tipalti - a leading global payables automation platform - announced it has raised $150 million in incremental growth financing from JPMorgan Chase Bank and Hercules Capital.

MarketX: Radiate Ventures’ Inaugural Fund Launched To Invest In Disruptive Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2023

MarketX - a global thematic investment platform focused on venture capital deals - along with the firm’s founder Cathryn Chen announced the launch of Radiate Ventures, which is a dedicated investment vehicle with discretionary capital investing in disruptive technologies focused on fintech, deep tech, and vertical SaaS.

How Advantus Health And HHS’ $1.2 Billion Agreement Will Expand Hospitality Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2023

Advantus Health Partners and HHS recently announced their strategic partnership to expand hospitality services for Advantus members, delivering a patient-centric hospitality approach for food and nutrition services, hospital patient transport, and environmental services.

SubjectWell: This Patient Connection Platform Is Aiming To Transform A $2.4 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2023

SubjectWell is the patient connection platform that is raising awareness of clinical research in the general population, providing patients with more choices and easy access to innovative treatment options. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed SubjectWell CEO Fred Martin.

Steno: Legal Support Services Company Secures $15 Million In Series B

By Annie Baker ● May 31, 2023

Steno - a tech-enabled provider of legal support services - announced the closing of a $15 million Series B funding round led by Left Lane Capital.

BuildOps: Modern Commercial Contractor Company Raises $50 Million

By Noah Long ● May 31, 2023

BuildOps - the only all-in-one management software built specifically for the modern commercial contractor - announced it has raised $50 million in additional funding.

PYOR Lands $4 Million In Funding To Build Insights For The Digital Assets Industry

By Dan Anderson ● May 31, 2023

PYOR (Power Your Own Research) - a pioneer in enabling high-fidelity data and insights for the digital assets industry - announced $4 million of funding in its seed round.

ALICE Technologies: This Company Is Making Waves In A Multi-Trillion Global Construction Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2023

ALICE Technologies is a construction optioneering platform that enables the world's leading contractors to plan, bid, win, and build more profitable projects. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed ALICE Technologies CEO and founder René Morkos.

Spellbook: AI Copilot For Legal Industry Closes $10.9 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● May 31, 2023

Spellbook - an AI copilot for lawyers - announced recently a $10.9 million funding round led by Moxxie Ventures with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures, Inovia Capital, The LegalTech Fund, Bling Capital, N49P, Concrete Ventures, Good News Ventures, Venture Newfoundland & Labrador and others as well as a formal rebrand from Rally to Spellbook.

Odyssey: $15 Million In Funding Received To Drive An Emerging Market Energy Transition

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2023

Odyssey - a business-in-a-box software platform for distributed energy in emerging markets - announced the closing of its $15 million Series A round led by Union Square Ventures with additional participation from Equal Ventures, Twelve Below, Transition, Equator, MCJ Collective, Abstract Ventures, Founder Collective, and Climate Capital.

Carlton James Group: This Investment Firm Specializes In Ramping Up Companies During Economic Downturns

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2023

Carlton James Group is a private investment group that is known for specializing in the investment and development of products and services that are suitable for adoption during economic downturns. To learn more about the firm, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Carlton James Group founder and CEO Simon Calton.

Stacklok: $17.5 Million Closed To Secure Software Supply Chains

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2023

Stacklok announced recently a $17.5 million Series A funding round to bring enterprise-grade security solutions to developers actively working with open-source software.

Course5 Intelligence: Analytics And AI Solutions Company To Raise $55 Million

By Annie Baker ● May 30, 2023

Course5 Intelligence - an analytics and AI solutions company - announced that they are raising a round of funding of $55 million.