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Intangible: $4 Million Raised For Advanced 3D Creative Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2025

Intangible announced it has raised $4 million in funding from a16z Speedrun, Crosslink Capital, Karman Ventures, and industry angels to launch the world’s simplest 3D creative tool.

Zensar: Interview With CEO & Managing Director Manish Tandon About The Tech Consulting Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Zensar is a premier technology consulting and services company that is embracing an experience-led everything philosophy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CEO and Managing Director Manish Tandon to learn more about the company.

LPL Onboards $1.15 Billion Townsgate Wealth Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Jim Murray, Larry Bernstein, Abby Goldstein, CFP, Michael Kazmer, CFP, Brett Goldberg and Wesley Wong of Townsgate Wealth Management have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms. And they reported serving about $1.15 billion in advisory, brokerage and retirement assets* and join LPL from Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.

White & Case: David Stone, Karla Hughes And Adrian Dykes Join As Partners In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Global law firm White & Case expanded its Global Intellectual Property Practice in London with a team led by partner David Stone and that includes partners Karla Hughes, and Adrian Dykes.

Clifford Chance: Jeff Schrepfer Joins Corporate Practice As Partner In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Clifford Chance today announced that M&A partner Jeff Schrepfer will join the firm's Corporate practice as a partner in Tokyo. And Schrepfer brings over 20 years of experience of working in Japan on complex, cross-border M&As, spanning multiple industries, from semiconductors, energy, health and life sciences to automotives.

Numeral: $18 Million (Series A) Secured For Helping Companies With Sales Tax Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Numeral, a company handling the intricacies of sales tax compliance for e-commerce and SaaS companies, has secured $18 million in Series A funding led by Benchmark Capital with participation from existing seed investors Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, and FundersClub.

JWS: Tom Fotheringham Named As Partner On Energy & Resources Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Johnson Winter Slattery (JWS) announced it has appointed Tom Fotheringham as a partner in the firm’s market-leading Energy & Resources team. And he will be based in Brisbane.

TRIMTECH Therapeutics: $31 Million (Seed) Raised For Advancing Targeted Protein Degradation For Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

TRIMTECH Therapeutics, a biotechnology company harnessing targeted protein degradation (TPD) for treating neurodegenerative diseases, announced the closing of its $31 million (£25 million) seed funding round. Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) led the funding, with M Ventures and Pfizer Ventures joining. Additional investors also include Eli Lilly and Company, MP Healthcare Venture Management (MPH), Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, and Start Codon.

MaxIQ: $7.8 Million Secured For Customer Journey Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

MaxIQ, an AI-based Customer Journey Management platform designed to maximize customer lifetime value, announced it has raised $7.8 million in funding. The company’s Seed round was led by Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Intel Capital.

Lumata Health: $23 Million (Series B) Closed For Expanding Access To Vision-Saving Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Lumata Health, a leader in personalized support for patients with vision-threatening chronic eye diseases, announced that it has raised $23 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission of eliminating preventable vision loss, bringing its total raised since inception to $36 million. This funding round was co-led by LRVHealth, McKesson Ventures, and Cencora Ventures, with participation from existing investors, including Cortado Ventures. And the funding will enable Lumata to meet growing demand and further enhance the data-driven technology powering its patient adherence solutions.

Auxia: $23.5 Million Raised For Transforming Enterprise Personalization With Agentic AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Auxia, an Agentic Customer Journey Orchestration Platform, announced $23.5 million in Series A and seed funding to help companies transform how they engage with customers and drive additional revenue. The latest funding round was led by VMG Technology Partners, with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), Incubate Fund, Vela Partners, Stage 2 Capital, and over 50 industry leaders, such as current Google CMO Lorraine Twohill, Booking.com CMO Arjan Dijk, and former Meta Chief Business Officer David Fischer.

Darwinbox: $140 Million Raised For HR Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Darwinbox, a leading global human resource (HR) technology platform, announced the signing of definitive agreements under which Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, and funds managed by KKR, will co-lead an investment of $140 million in the company, with additional participation from Gravity Holdings. The investment positions Darwinbox well to deepen its technology leadership and accelerate its international expansion plans.

Zeitview: $60 Million Secured For Advancing AI-Based Inspections Of Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Zeitview, a leader in visual AI for critical infrastructure, announced a capital raise of $60 million led by Climate Investment, with participation from current investors Valor Equity Partners, Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Euclidean Capital, Energy Transition Ventures, Hearst Ventures and Y Combinator.

Tiga.ai: $2 Million Closed For Launching AI Agent For Custom Buying Signals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Tiga.ai, a leader in signal-based prospecting, announced that it has raised $2 million in funding. Bull City Venture Partners led the round, which also included Cascade Seed Fund and Virginia Venture Partners.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Buying Chimerix For About $935 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Chimerix announced a definitive agreement for Jazz to buy Chimerix for $8.55 per share in cash, representing a total consideration of approximately $935 million. Both companies have approved the deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

Ropes & Gray: Joshua Levy Rejoining As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

Ropes & Gray announced that former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Joshua Levy will rejoin the firm on March 31 as a partner. With his case experience in health care fraud, white collar crime, public corruption, and government procurement, Levy will expand the capabilities of the firm's litigation and enforcement practice.

AidKit: $8.5 Million (Series A) Closed For Expanding Aid Administration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

AidKit, a Public Benefit Corporation helping government agencies and nonprofits administer aid programs efficiently and transparently, announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A growth equity financing led by Blueprint Equity. The new funding round will support AidKit’s expansion of its platform and enhance its technological capabilities to transform aid delivery into an empowering act of community care.

justfly.com: Interview With CEO Henri Chelhot About The Cheap Flight Search Companion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2025

justfly.com is a Momentum Ventures subsidiary dedicated to being your North American online travel companion. Since 2014, the company's efforts have centered on connecting our U.S. customers with over 400 airlines around the world, making travel more accessible and enriching. Pulse 2.0 interviewed justfly.com CEO Henri Chelhot to learn more about the company.

LPL Adds $400 Million Servant Path Wealth Partners Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

LPL Financial announced financial advisors Joe Young, CFP, and Ryne Stokes, CFP, have joined LPL’s employee advisor channel Linsco by LPL Financial to launch Servant Path Wealth Partners. And they reported serving about $400 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and joined LPL from Synovus Securities.

Florida Tech Reveals New Vertex Innovation Hub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Florida Tech announced a new entry into the innovation economy and a new executive director to lead the charge. Vertex, Florida Tech’s applied innovation hub, will bring industry, higher education, local and state governments, investors, community members, etc., together to advance transformative partnerships, connecting them with applied engineering technologies, customized workforce development programs, and the unmatched talents and expertise of the Florida Tech community.

Norton Rose Fulbright: Adam Arnett Named As US Co-Head of Private Equity In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that private equity partner Adam Arnett has joined its growing Chicago office. Arnett will be the firm’s US Co-Head of Private Equity alongside New York partner Ward Atterbury, who also serves as its Global Head of Private Equity.

Origence: $53 Billion In 2024 Funding Closed For 2 Million Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Origence, a leading lending technology solutions provider for credit unions, announced it closed 2024 with $53 billion in funding and serving 2 million members.

Disrupt.com Investing $100 Million Into AI Startups From The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Even though venture capital funding contracted globally last year, three founders who turned their bootstrapped startup into a $350 million exit are taking a contrarian approach. UAE-based venture builder Disrupt.com announced a $100 million commitment to build and back AI-first technology ventures globally.

Bridgetown Research: $19 Million (Series A) Raised For Building AI Agents Focused On Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

AI decision science company Bridgetown Research announced $19 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed and Accel, with participation from a leading research university.

Egnyte: Majority Investment Raised From GI Partners And TA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Egnyte, a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions, announced a strategic growth investment from leading investment firms GI Partners and TA Associates. This partnership will provide Egnyte with the funding and expertise needed to expand its global market presence and accelerate innovation through continued investment in research and development.

QuisLex: Sirisha Gummaregula Named As President and CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

QuisLex, an alternative legal services provider, announced the appointment of Sirisha Gummaregula as its president and chief executive officer. And this leadership transition validates the company’s continued commitment to delivering innovative legal and compliance solutions to clients around the globe.

SpyneAI: $16 Million (Series A) Secured For AI-Based Visual Merchandising Platform For Auto Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

SpyneAI, a leading AI-based visual merchandising platform for the automotive industry, announced it has secured $16 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures. Existing investors, including Accel and Storm Ventures, doubled their investment in this round. This funding round will accelerate SpyneAI's U.S. expansion and innovation in its GenAI-driven automotive retail suite.

Vermillio: $16 Million (Series A) Closed For AI Licensing And Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Vermillio, an AI licensing and protection platform, announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding, led by Sony Music Entertainment and DNS Capital.

Sanas: $65 Million (Series B) Secured To Accelerate Real-Time Speech Understanding Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Sanas, a Real-Time Speech Understanding Platform provider, recently announced a $65 million Series B funding round, advancing the company’s momentum and customer growth. Quadrille Capital led the round with strong participation from existing investors, including Insight Partners, Quiet Capital, and DN Capital.

Loxo: Growth Investment Raised In $115 Million Deal For Advancing AI & Product Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2025

Loxo, a talent intelligence platform and recruiting software company, announced the closing of a growth investment led by Tritium Partners, a private equity firm focused on partnering with talented founders with the goal of building market leading companies. And this investment will enable Loxo to expand its market reach and further its advantage as an AI-based recruiting platform.