Sensydia - a non-invasive cardiac assessment company - announced it has raised approximately $8 million in a new round of funding from an expanded syndicate of investors.
SWAPP - a leading provider of automation software for architectural construction documents - announced the successful closing of an $11.5 million Series A funding round.
eBay and Certilogo, a provider of AI-powered apparel and fashion goods digital IDs and authentication announced that eBay has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Certilogo. These are the details.
1touch.io - a provider of Inventa, a sensitive data intelligence solution powered by advanced machine learning- announced that it has secured a $14 million series B round led by Neotribe Ventures with continuing support from National Grid Partners and Ocean Azul Partners.
Mayfield - a top-tier early-stage investor - recently announced that it has raised a total of $955 million across 2 venture capital funds to continue its focus on being a champion of entrepreneurs. The $580 million Mayfield XVII and the $375 million Mayfield Select III follows the $750 million raised by prior funds in March 2020, which brought the firm’s total assets under management (AUM) to $3 billion.
Optery - a company that offers a free service for finding your personal data on hundreds of data broker websites - announced that it raised an additional $2.7 million in seed funding to modernize and scale personal data protection for consumers and businesses.
Cloudburst Technologies - a leading provider of cyber threat intelligence solutions company focused on digital currency/cryptocurrency fraud - announced recently the closing of a $3 million seed investment round.
Aurum Equity Partners - a leading investor in fast-growing digital infrastructure real estate data center assets - announced the launch of a $250 million global private equity fund plan to close the first quarter of 2024.
Golioth - a leading developer platform for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) - recently announced open access to a library of new reference designs for embedded engineers to accelerate their time to market, the launch of a Select Partner Program for energy and construction developers, and a $4.6 million round of seed funding led by Blackhorn Ventures and Differential Ventures with participation from existing investors, Zetta Venture Partners, MongoDB Ventures and Lorimer Ventures.
Lagrange Labs - a zero-knowledge startup driving cross-chain interoperability - announced it raised $4 million in a pre-seed round led by 1kx and joined by Maven11, Lattice Fund, CMT Digital, Daedalus Angels, and several more.
PermitFlow - a construction permit application and management software for builders and owners - announced it has raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Initialized Capital
Bloomfilter - a process intelligence platform for software development - recently announced the closing of a $7 million seed round of capital. This funding round included $5.5 million of equity financing led by Magarac Venture Partners (MVP) with participation from Sequoia, HPA, North Coast Ventures, Techstars, and others along with $1.5 million of venture debt from Pacific Western Bank.
Mamava is a company that designs freestanding lactation pods and lactation room solutions for breastfeeding parents at work and on the go. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mamava Cofounder and Chief Experience Officer (CXO) Sascha Mayer.
Solarea Bio - a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Mass. developing food-derived microbial-based solutions to aid human health - announced recently a first closing of $15 million in a Series B financing led by S2G Ventures with the continued participation of Bold Capital Partners, Viking Global Investors, and GG 1978 SICAF SIF. There is a total of up to $25 million targeted for this round of financing.
me&u is a leading hospitality technology company that has a digital menu that is personalized to the ordering experience for both the customer and the venue. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed me&u USA president Brian Duncan.
Smart - a global retirement FinTech company that entered the US in 2020 - recently announced it has closed its $95 million Series E funding round, which was led by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC. Existing investors participating in the round included Chrysalis Investments, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, DWS, Barclays and Natixis Investment Managers.
8fig is a company that propels sellers to 8-figure revenue through flexible funding and supply chain planning tools. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed 8fig co-founder and chief revenue officer Roei Yellin.
Tangem AG - a leading provider of secure hardware wallet solutions - announced a new funding round. This funding round closed at $8 million and was led by Web3 venture capital firm Shima Capital with contributions from additional investors.
Makeswift - a visual builder platform for Next.js websites - announced it has raised $3 million to empower marketers to build and manage powerful websites without engineering intervention. This funding round was led by Active Capital with participation from several other investors including Uncommon Capital and Silicon Road Ventures.
Gigs - the job platform that connects companies to job seekers looking for hourly jobs in their neighborhood - recently announced the official launch of its employer portal to help retailers, food and beverage, logistics, and hospitality companies with their full-time and part-time hiring needs. The launch news comes jointly with the company announcing $2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co with additional investment from Wonder Ventures and several angel investors.
Noble Capital - an Austin-based private equity firm - recently announced the launching of 4 new private equity funds to assist late-stage founders of small to medium businesses in Texas.
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV) - the industry's first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program - announced it has partnered with leading insurtech venture capital investor ManchesterStory Group to launch the BrokerTech Fund, LP, the first venture capital fund focused on early-stage insurtech companies developing broker-centric technology solutions.
Everseen - a leading provider of AI-powered computer vision and hyper-automation solutions - announced recently that it has raised a €65+ million Series A follow-on funding round led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the cybersecurity, privacy, and infrastructure software markets.
Funderbeam - an angel investing and trading platform - announced a deal with VentureWave in which they have agreed to enter into a transaction to create a leading global entity that will serve institutional and angel investors in venture deal execution and secondaries. As part of the deal, VentureWave led the $40 million investment in Funderbeam. Mistletoe, Draper Associates, and Ruusalepp also joined the funding round.
Anavo Therapeutics - a global leader in unlocking the full therapeutic potential of human phosphatase biology - announced recently an €8.5 million seed round extension, adding MRL Ventures Fund as a new investor. And all existing investors, M Ventures, INKEF, Taiho Ventures, and Bioqube Ventures, participated in the extension, bringing the total seed round to €28 million.
Gappify - a leading provider of next-generation accounting automation solutions for corporate accounting teams - announced that it has raised $10 million in Series B financing.
Thesis - a company that offers a customized approach to cognitive performance products based on your unique brain chemistry - announced that it has raised over $13.5 million in funding.
Hygieia - a digital therapeutics company for insulin therapy - announced recently it is extending its Series B funding round to $22 million with a lead investment from Firstime Ventures and additional investment from two strategic partners.