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FTAI Aviation: $2 Billion Raised For Strategic Capital Vehicle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

FTAI Aviation has completed fundraising for its inaugural Strategic Capital Initiative vehicle (FTAI SCI I), reaching its upsized hard cap of $2 billion in equity commitments, above the initial $1.5 billion target. Including debt financing, the vehicle will deploy over $6 billion to acquire mid-life, on-lease Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320ceo aircraft.

Winterberg Advisory: Investment X Fund Closed At €35 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Winterberg Advisory GmbH has announced the closing of Winterberg Investment X, oversubscribed at its hard cap of €35 million, exceeding its initial target range of €20–25 million. The fund, advised by Winterberg, will continue building TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a buy-and-build platform in Switzerland’s accredited testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) sector.

Banijay Group Buys Majority Stake In Tipico Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Banijay Group has announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Tipico Group from CVC Capital Partners and Tipico’s founders, combining Tipico with Betclic under Banijay Gaming to form a new European powerhouse in sports betting and online gaming. The transaction values Tipico at €4.6 billion and Betclic at €4.8 billion, with Banijay set to hold 65% of the combined entity at closing and aiming to increase its ownership to 72% through call options.

Nexa Equity Expanding Leadership Team With Senior Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Nexa Equity, a private equity firm specializing in founder-led vertical SaaS companies, announced three senior appointments that expand its investment and operating capabilities following the close of its oversubscribed $390 million Nexa Fund II, bringing total assets under management to more than $1 billion.

Formalize: €30 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Driven Compliance Platform Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Formalize, a fast-growing European compliance software company, has raised €30 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission of becoming Europe’s leading governance, risk, and compliance platform. The round was co-led by Acton Capital and BlackFin Tech, with participation from West Hill Capital and CIBC Innovation Banking.

Lexington Partners: $4.6 Billion CIP VI Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Lexington Partners, one of the world’s largest managers of secondary and co-investment private equity funds, has announced the final close of Lexington Co-Investment Partners VI (CIP VI) with $4.6 billion in commitments, exceeding its $4 billion target.

Breakwall Capital: $125 Million Closed For BEC I Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Breakwall Capital, an energy-focused asset management firm, has announced the $125 million first close of its flagship private credit fund, the Breakwall Energy Credit Partners Fund, L.P. (BEC I). The fund targets senior secured first lien lending across conventional, renewable, and next-generation energy companies, addressing financing gaps left by traditional lenders.

Cinven To Buy Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio Group From CVC Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Cinven, the international private equity firm, announced that it will acquire a majority stake in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX), a leading private higher education platform in Spain, from CVC Funds. The transaction is being made in partnership with founder Jesús Núñez and Mubadala Investment Company, with Núñez and the management team reinvesting alongside Cinven. The financial terms were not disclosed.

ARCHIMED Diagnostics: Acquisition Of ARK Diagnostics Completed In $428 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

ARCHIMED Diagnostics, the diagnostics arm of healthcare investment firm ARCHIMED, has finalized its acquisition of ARK Diagnostics, a Fremont, California-based leader in specialty immunoassay in vitro diagnostics, from South Korea’s Soulbrain Holdings. The deal values ARK at $428 million, with ARCHIMED acquiring a 60% stake through its MED Platform II fund, while Soulbrain retains 40% and reinvests alongside ARCHIMED.

Grasp: $7 Million Series A Raised For Changing How Finance Pros Analyze And Synthesize Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Grasp, an AI company redefining how financial professionals analyze and synthesize data, announced that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Yanno Capital. The funding will accelerate product development and expand Grasp’s commercial presence as it scales its AI Analyst platform for global finance firms.

Cylerity: $4 Million Seed Funding And $24 Million Debt Facility Closed For Improving Healthcare Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Cylerity, a healthcare fintech company using AI and machine learning to accelerate payments to providers, has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed seed round and established a $24 million debt facility from First Business Bank. The round was led by HealthX Ventures with participation from C2 Ventures, Upstream Ventures, Wisconsin Investment Partners, and Tundra Angels.

Indico Data: Strategic Investment Raised For Aviva Ventures For Insurance Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Indico Data, a leader in AI-powered automation for insurance operations, announced a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Aviva plc, one of the UK’s largest insurers.

CyberRidge: $26 Million Raised For Transforming Data Security With Photonic Encryption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

CyberRidge, an Israeli cybersecurity company developing photonic encryption for optical fiber networks, has launched from stealth with $26 million in total funding, including a $10 million seed round led by Awz Ventures and an additional $16 million extension from Arkin Capital, Redseed VC, Elron Ventures, and the EU Horizon-EIC program.

Sublime Security: $150 Million Series C Closed For Expanding AI Agentic Email Defense Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Sublime Security, the developer of an AI-native email security platform, announced a $150 million Series C round led by Georgian, with participation from Avenir, 01A, Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, and Slow Ventures.

EPIC: $10 Million Closed For Digitizing Loan Payoff And Title Release Processes In The Auto Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

EPIC, a fintech company transforming how the automotive industry manages loan payoffs and title releases, announced a $10 million Series A round led by FM Capital, with participation from Automotive Ventures and other strategic investors.

Plastomics: $5.8 Million Series B Closed For Advancing Corn Chloroplast Transformation Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Plastomics, a leader in agricultural biotechnology, has completed the initial close of its Series B round, securing $5.8 million to accelerate innovation in crop science through its proprietary chloroplast engineering platform. The round included investments from Fulcrum Global Capital, Lewis & Clark Partners, Skull Diamond and Heart Capital, Missouri Technology Corporation, and BioGenerator Ventures, and others.

ConductorOne: $79 Million Series B Closed For Scaling AI-Native Identity Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

ConductorOne, the world’s first AI-native identity security platform, has raised $79 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to more than $100 million. The round was led by Greycroft, with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures, and others.

WideField Security: $11.3 Million Series A Closed For Securing Human, Machine, And AI Identities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

WideField Security, a cybersecurity startup providing complete visibility and protection for the identity lifecycle, has raised $11.3 million in a Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Engineering Capital and other investors.

Nordic Capital To Buy BMLL, Expanding Global Access To Advanced Market Data and Analytics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Nordic Capital has agreed to acquire BMLL, a leading independent provider of harmonised historical order book data and analytics for global capital markets. The investment, made in partnership with BMLL’s management team and minority shareholder Optiver, will accelerate BMLL’s expansion and innovation across asset classes and regions.

Warburg Pincus And Madison International Realty Form $300 Million Strategic Real Estate Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm with $85 billion in assets under management, and Madison International Realty, a leader in real estate secondaries, have announced a $300 million strategic investment partnership to pursue opportunities in the real estate secondaries market.

Thermo Fisher Scientific To Buy Clario Holdings For $8.875 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced an agreement to buy Clario Holdings, a leader in digital endpoint data solutions for clinical trials, from a shareholder group led by Astorg, Nordic Capital, Novo Holdings, and Cinven, for $8.875 billion in cash plus up to $400 million in earnout payments based on performance.

Agtonomy: $18 Million Series B Closed For Advancing Physical AI Across Agriculture And Off-Road Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Agtonomy, a leading software and services company specializing in automation and physical AI for agriculture and land management, announced it has raised $18 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by DBL Partners, with participation from new investor Nuveen and existing backers Autotech, Allison Transmission, Rethink Food, and Black Forest Ventures.

Flamingo: $2.2 Million Closed For Transforming MSP Market Through AI and Open Source

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Miami-based startup Flamingo has emerged from stealth with OpenFrame, an open-source platform powered by autonomous AI agents that aims to redefine the economics of the $380 billion managed service provider (MSP) industry. The company also announced $2.2 million in pre-seed funding led by Focal VC and Array VC.

CoreStory: $32 Million Series A Closed For Legacy Software Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

CoreStory, a pioneer in AI-powered code intelligence, has raised $32 million in a Series A round led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA, and SineWave Ventures, with additional participation from Harrison Metal, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Next, Nimble Partners, and Alumni Ventures. The funding will accelerate CoreStory’s efforts to modernize the world’s aging software infrastructure by leveraging agentic AI to transform legacy code into maintainable, machine-readable assets.

Syllo: $30 Million Closed To Advance AI-Driven Litigation Innovation And Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Syllo, a rapidly growing provider of AI-powered litigation technology, has raised $30 million in growth funding led by Venrock and Two Seas Capital, with participation from strategic individual investors. The investment will drive product innovation, expand engineering and support teams, and accelerate the company’s go-to-market strategy as demand for AI-driven litigation tools continues to rise.

Uptiq.ai: $12 Million Raised To Advance Adoption Of AI Infrastructure Across Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Uptiq.ai, a leading provider of AI infrastructure for financial services, has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Silverton Partners, with participation from Live Oak Venture Partners, Tau Ventures, First Capital, and Green Visor Capital. The new investment will fuel large-scale adoption of Uptiq Qore, the company’s flagship AI infrastructure platform designed to make financial institutions more agile, compliant, and AI-enabled.

SheTO: Interview With CEO Nidhi Gupta About The State Of Women In Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

SheTO is a private network and community exclusively for women and non-binary engineering leaders whose mission is to connect, elevate and inspire them toward executive engineering roles. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SheTO CEO Nidhi Gupta to gain a deeper understanding of the organization.

HG Insights: Interview With CEO Rohini Kasturi About The B2B Intelligence Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

HG Insights is a business-to-business (B2B) technology intelligence company that helps organizations with go-to-market (GTM) strategy, sales, and marketing by delivering deep insights into technology usage, spend, adoption, and buyer behavior. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HG Insights CEO Rohini Kasturi to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Microsoft And OpenAI Sign New $135 Billion Partnership Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a new definitive agreement, marking the next chapter in their long-standing collaboration and strengthening one of the technology industry’s most influential partnerships.

Zillow Reveals In-App Messaging To Simplify Home Shopping And Collaboration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Zillow has introduced a new messaging feature that allows home buyers and their co-shoppers to communicate, share listings, and stay organized directly within the Zillow app. The launch aims to make the home shopping process more efficient by keeping every conversation in one place, eliminating the need to switch between texts, emails, and multiple apps.