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Futureverse: AI And Metaverse Technology Company Closes $54 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 3, 2023

Futureverse - a leading AI and metaverse technology and content company - recently announced the closing of its $54 million Series A funding round. The round was led by 10T Holdings, LLC ("10T") and included participation from Ripple.

Netcraft: Cybercrime Detection And Takedown Company Raises Over $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

Netcraft - a global leader in cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns - recently announced that the company has raised over $100 million from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and data services companies.

Tractable: $65 Million Raised To Utilize AI For Assessing The Condition Of Cars And Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

Tractable - a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) using computer vision to assess the condition of cars and homes - recently announced a $65 million Series E investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The existing investors Insight Partners and Georgian participated in the round. As part of the transaction, Nahoko Hoshino, Investment Director for SoftBank Investment Advisers will join the Tractable board.

Artela: Extensible Blockchain Network Company Lands $6 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 3, 2023

Artela recently announced that it had raised over $6 million in seed round funding led by Shima Capital with participation from A&T Capital, Big Brain Holdings, SevenX Ventures, Dispersion Capital, Amino Capital, and others.

Cavli Wireless: Cellular IoT Semiconductor Company Brings In $10 Million In Series A

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Cavli Wireless - a leading player in the Cellular IoT ecosystem - recently announced the closure of its $10 million Series A round from global investors. This funding round was led by Chiratae Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures. In addition, a major US technology conglomerate also participated in the round.

Tenpoint Therapeutics: $70 Million Closed To Reverse Vision Loss

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Tenpoint Therapeutics - a biotechnology company pursuing vision-restoring engineered cell-based therapeutics and in vivo reprogramming to address degenerative ocular diseases - recently announced its launch with a $70 million Series A financing to develop its regenerative medicine platform to replace multiple cell types lost to inherited and age-related conditions.

SpeedyBrand: Generative AI Platform Company Secures $2.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 3, 2023

SpeedyBrand - an innovative Generative AI platform founded by Ayush Jasuja, Jatin Mehta, and Ranti Dev Sharma - recently announced has raised $2.5 million led by Y Combinator and GV (Google Ventures). And the company will use the funding to advance and expand its AI-powered SEO content marketing platform tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

Herself Health: $26 Million Closed To Provide Primary Care To Women 65+

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Herself Health - a healthcare company providing comprehensive primary care to women over age 65 - recently announced it raised a $26 million Series A, with Michael Cline of Accretive serving as the lead investor. And the latest funding round comes just six months after the company raised $7 million in Seed funding. Herself Health currently operates one clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota with plans to expand its footprint substantially over the coming 18 months.

Arthrosi Therapeutics: Clinical-Stage Biotechnology Company Raises $75 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

Arthrosi Therapeutics - a clinical-stage biotechnology company - recently announced the successful securing of $75 million in Series D financing. This funding round was led by Guangrun Health Industry (Hong Kong) Co.

Certificial: $15 Million Secured For Growing Certificate Of Insurance (COI) Platform

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Certificial - the creator of the Smart COI Network - recently announced a $15 million round of funding led by Nyca Partners. And Nyca joins IA Capital, Fin Capital, Cofounders Capital, Cameron Ventures, and Nationwide Ventures as investors. Over the past year, Certificial has gained significant traction among the risk management community and with insurance brokers.

Foraged: Wild And Specialty Foods Marketplace Closes $2.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

Foraged - the marketplace for wild and specialty foods - recently announced $2.7 million in seed funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the funding round with participation from Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, StubHub co-founder Eric Baker, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein, and Fiverr founder and CEO Micha Kaufman.

Gamercraft: Skill-Based Competitive Gaming Platform Raises $5 Million

By Noah Long ● Aug 3, 2023

Gamercraft - an AI-driven, skill-based competitive gaming platform - recently announced it has successfully raised $5 million in funding for the first part of its seed round. This funding round was led by the co-founders of computer hardware giant Alienware (existing investors) and included participation from Le Fonds, Mistral Ventures, Quantic Fund, Stellaria Capital, and others.

Suffolk Technologies: $110 Million Inaugural Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

Suffolk Technologies - an institutional venture capital firm affiliated with Suffolk, the $5 billion national construction firm - recently announced the closing of its inaugural fund with $110 million in commitments.

Peaxy: $12 Million Raised To Provide Battery Lifecycle Analytics And Digital Twins

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Peaxy - a leading cloud software company providing battery lifecycle analytics and digital twins - recently announced it had raised $12 million in a Series B2 funding round. And the investment will accelerate product development and expand the market reach of Peaxy Lifecycle Intelligence (PLI), the company's flagship cloud-based predictive analytics platform that improves profitability by unifying battery lifecycle data.

CarePredict: Senior Care Solutions Company Closes $29 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

CarePredict recently announced a $29M Series A-3 investment co-led by SV Health Investors' Medtech Convergence Fund and Aspire Healthtech Partners. And CarePredict's innovative technology autonomously identifies changes in daily activity and behaviors that precede health issues such as urinary tract infections, falls, malnutrition, and depression.

St. Cloud Capital: $236 Million Fund IV Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

St. Cloud Capital - a Los Angeles-based private investment firm - recently announced the final closing of its fourth fund St. Cloud Capital Partners IV SBIC, LP (Fund IV) with total capital commitments of $236 million, including leverage from the Small Business Administration. And since its inception in 2001, St. Cloud Capital has managed over $700 million in total capital across its four funds.

Opolis: Blockchain Employment Platform Closes $6.6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Opolis - a member-owned platform that uses blockchain to provide employment infrastructure for independent workers - recently announced it had secured a bridge fundraising round of $6.6 million. The funding round was led by Berlin-based European crypto investment firm Greenfield, with supporting investment from notable entities, including the NEAR Foundation, Draper Associates, and Polygon Ventures.

CurvaFix: Medical Device Company Raises $39 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 3, 2023

CurvaFix - a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones - recently announced the close of a $39 million equity financing led by MVM Partners with participation from Sectoral Asset Management and other existing investors. And the company also announced that Mark Foster has been named CEO, succeeding founder and current CEO Steve Dimmer, who will transition into a strategic advisory role.

Wing: Four Fund Closes At $600 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 3, 2023

Wing - an early-stage investor and long-term company builder in B2B technology - recently announced that it has closed Wing Four, a new $600 million investment fund. And Wing Four will be invested according to the firm’s core thesis of the AI-first transformation of business, supporting founders who are developing key elements of the emerging AI-first technology stack, and putting it to work to transform major industries.

Shore Capital Partners: Over $640 Million For Two New Funds Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2023

Shore Capital Partners - a private equity firm focused on microcap investments - recently announced the closing of its inaugural Industrial fund Shore Capital Industrial Partners Fund I (IND Fund I) and its fifth healthcare fund Shore Capital Healthcare Partners Fund V (HC Fund V). And with the addition of the two funds, which closed within three months and totaled over $643 million, Shore now has over $6 billion in assets under management and additional entities to which it provides business and operational services.

Pendella: This Company Is Bringing Affordable Life And Disability Insurance To The Masses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2023

Pendella is a company that is bringing accessible and affordable life and disability insurance to all. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pendella founder and CEO Bob Gaydos to learn more.

Hypothesis: This Company Enables Users To Annotate Online Content

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2023

The Riverside Company: RVF I Fund Closed At $350 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 2, 2023

The Riverside Company - a global private investment firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market - recently announced the successful final close of its Riverside Value Fund I (RVF I), achieving its target of $350 million in capital. This represents the 34th fund raised in Riverside’s history.

How Constant Contact Is Helping Drive Small Business Success

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2023

Constant Contact is a renowned digital and email marketing platform that helps businesses of all sizes improve their email and digital marketing efforts. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dave Charest, Constant Contact’s Director of Small Business Success, to learn more about the company’s focus on small businesses.

Azolla Ventures And Prime Coalition Launches $239 Million Blended Fund

By Noah Long ● Aug 2, 2023

Prime Coalition, a nonprofit that steers and influences capital to support scalable solutions to climate change, and Azolla Ventures - an impact-first investing firm launched by Prime - have announced a $239 million blended fund.

How American Express Business Blueprint Is Helping SMBs Navigate A Challenging Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 2, 2023

American Express (AMEX) Business Blueprint is a digital cash flow management operation within the larger financial company built exclusively for small businesses. And Business Blueprint enables customers to manage their AMEX Business products like the business line of credit, business credit cards, and business checking accounts. To learn more, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Brett Sussman, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for American Express Business Blueprint & Banking.

Motiv Power Systems: This Company Builds Sophisticated Medium-Duty Box Trucks In Over A $450 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 1, 2023

Motiv Power Systems is a company that makes all-electric medium-duty box trucks, step vans, shuttle and school buses, specialty vehicles, trolleys, work trucks and even offers charging station support. To learn more, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Motiv Power Systems founder and chief technology officer (CTO) Jim Castelaz.

Capstack: Bank Operating System Company Raises $6 Million

By Annie Baker ● Aug 1, 2023

CapStack - the first integrated operating system for banks - announced it has emerged from stealth backed by $6 million in pre-seed funding. This funding round was oversubscribed and led by Fin Capital with participation from Alloy Labs, Rex Salisbury’s Cambrian Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Future Perfect Ventures, Gaingels, Selah Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners.

Revolear: AI Digital Deal Platform Company Banks $6 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Aug 1, 2023

Revolear, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital deal platform that connects buyers and sellers in the cloud recently launched, combining the capabilities to structure, propose, negotiate and approve a deal on a shared source of data. And the enterprise SaaS platform is the brainchild of former Salesforce, Vlocity, and Siebel execs with three decades of experience in negotiating business deals and developing configurable enterprise software.

Hello Pediatrics: $3 Million Series B Round Completed To Advance After-Hours Telehealth Services

By Annie Baker ● Aug 1, 2023

Hello Pediatrics - a leading provider of comprehensive, after-hours telehealth services led by a team of board-certified pediatricians - recently announced it has completed a series B round of funding.