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Post Holdings Buying 8th Avenue Food & Provisions In $880 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Post Holdings - a consumer packaged goods holding company - announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 8th Avenue Food & Provisions. Post will be extinguishing the outstanding net debt of 8th Avenue and acquire all equity interests for a net payment of approximately $880 million. 8th Avenue's categories include branded and private label dry pasta and private label nut butters, granola, and fruit & nut.

Matterworks: Series A Funding Raised For Advancing Large Spectral Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Matterworks, the category-defining pioneer unlocking unstructured molecular data for predictive biology, announced new Series A financing. The funding round was led by Lewis & Clark Partners and OMX Ventures, joined by Pillar VC, Germin8 Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Tarsadia, and others.

Canid: $10 Million Raised For Advancing Vaccine Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Canid, a healthcare technology company dedicated to streamlining pediatric vaccine management, announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Telescope Partners with participation from FJ Labs, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, SeedtoB and others. The funding, which brings Canid’s total funding to $12.9 million, will support the company's expansion as it serves an increasing number of independent pediatricians across the United States.

Speedata: $44 Million Raised For Analytics Processing Unit Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Speedata, a first-of-its-kind Analytics Processing Unit (APU), was designed to advance big data analytic workloads by orders of magnitude across industries. The company announced the launch of its breakthrough chip. This announcement comes alongside a $44 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $114 million.

Projectworks: $12 Million Added To Series A For Project Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

ProjectWorks, a project intelligence platform for fast-growing consulting firms, announced that it has secured $12 million in additional funding through its Series A round, led by new investor Ten Coves Capital, with existing investors including Bridgewest Group and Punakaiki Fund participating. This latest investment brings Projectworks' total funding to over $20 million.

Compyl: $12 Million Series A Raised For GRC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Compyl, a unified Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform that turns complexity into data-driven insights and AI-guided action, announced that it has closed $12 million in Series A financing. The funding round was led by Venture Guides, an early-stage infrastructure software venture capital firm, with participation from existing investors Contour Venture Partners, Armory Square Ventures, nvp capital, Alpine Meridian Ventures, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, and Zelkova Ventures.

Skyral: $20 Million Series A Secured For Simulation Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

BRITISH modeling and simulation software company Skyral announced that it has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by European venture capital firm NOIA Capital.

3DBioFibR: $3 Million Secured For Advancing Biopolymer Fiber Manufacturing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

3DBioFibR, a leading manufacturer of advanced biopolymer fibers, announced the closing of a $3 million equity financing round. The funding follows a string of recently signed paid partnerships and collaborations across key sectors, including tissue engineering, medical devices, defense, cosmetics, and apparel, with several multinational corporations. This funding round drew participation from new and existing investors, including AoA Innovation Fund, Build Ventures, Invest Nova Scotia, and Concrete Ventures.

PopID: Biometric Identification Company Raises Equity Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

PopID announced an equity financing round that includes investments from Verifone, PayPal, Commerce Ventures, Chipotle’s Cultivate Next venture fund, and Visa Ventures. This new funding follows previous investments from Cali Group and the Ching family.

EP Wealth Advisors Onboards $900 Million Buffington Mohr McNeal Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

EP Wealth Advisors, a leading fee-only registered investment advisor (RIA), announced a strategic partnership with Buffington Mohr McNeal (BMM), a long-standing RIA firm in Boise, Idaho. This new deal enhances EP Wealth’s presence in the Intermountain West, adding nearly $900 million in assets under management (AUM).

CAPTRUST: Michael Wunderli Named As Head of M&A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced the appointment of Mike Wunderli as head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). And Wunderli will lead the firm’s strategic inorganic growth initiatives, utilizing his broad view of the marketplace to identify firms that align with the CAPTRUST vision.

AlpInvest Partners: $4.1 Billion Raised For Ninth Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Leading global private equity investor AlpInvest Partners has announced the raising of $4.1 billion for AlpInvest Co-Investment Fund IX. ACF IX and related strategic mandates reached the initial fundraising target, with the fund exceeding its predecessor, which closed at $3.5 billion in 2021.

Vivrelle: $62 Million Series C Raised For Luxury Accessories Membership Club

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Vivrelle, a first-of-its-kind luxury accessories membership club, announced the closing of a $62 million Series C funding round from Protagonist.

Franklin Templeton To Buy Apera For Expanding Alternatives Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation operating as Franklin Templeton, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Apera Asset Management, a pan-European private credit firm with over €5 billion in assets under management (AUM).

Aibidia: $28 Million Series B Closed For Expanding Financial Tax Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

AI-based fintech company Aibidia announced it has closed its Series B funding round at $28 million to expand its tax technology operations into the US market. The funding round was led by Activant, with participation from existing investors DN Capital, FPV, and Icebreaker.

Apromore: Interview With CEO Prof. Marcello La Rosa About Driving Operational Excellence With Process Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and New York, Apromore originated from over a decade of research and innovation at the University of Melbourne and the University of Tartu. The company evolved into a global leader in process intelligence, offering solutions that integrate with systems such as Salesforce and SAP to provide a comprehensive view of end-to-end processes. Apromore is a 3X Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Process Mining, and among the top three leading vendors, and also named a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix Assessment for Process Mining 2024. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Apromore CEO Prof. Marcello La Rosa to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

MIND: $30 Million Series A For Autonomous Data Loss Prevention Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

MIND, a leader in data loss prevention (DLP), announced $30 million in Series A funding, just seven months after emerging from stealth, led by Paladin Capital Group and Crosspoint Capital Partners with participation from Okta Ventures and existing investor YL Ventures. This funding round brings MIND's total to over $40 million.

Vantage Data Centers: €640 Million Raised In Securitized Term Notes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced it has raised €640 million in securitized term notes, marking the first-ever euro-based securitization of data center assets in Continental Europe.

Guardz: $56 Million Series B Raised For Unified Detection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Guardz, a cybersecurity company helping Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT professionals protect small and medium-sized businesses, announced that it has raised $56 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky, with participation from new investor Phoenix Financial and existing investors Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, iAngels, GKFF Ventures, Lumir, and others. This latest funding round reflects Guardz's notable growth, bringing the total funding to $84 million in just over two years.

Hub International Enhances Wealth Management Services With Acquisition Of Veripax

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Hub International Limited, a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired the assets of Veripax Wealth Management (VWM). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Nooks: $25 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Classified Workspaces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Nooks, a company redefining classified workspaces through its Classified-Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) model, announced the closing of its $25 million Series A funding round. This funding round brings together an extraordinary team of partners, including Zigg Capital, Upper90, SAIC, and Lockheed Martin, to propel Nooks into its next phase of growth and innovation.

Beewise: $50 Million Series D Raised To Advance BeeHome

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Beewise, a climate tech company behind the AI-based BeeHome, announced the closing of a $50 million Series D growth investment, with participation from Fortissimo Capital, Insight Partners, APG Asset Management, lool Ventures, Badiya Capital, Marav Mazon Group, and Austin Hearst (Tom Horne).

Mosanna Therapeutics: $80 Million Raised For Advancing Novel Nighttime Nasal Spray For Obstructive Sleep Apnea

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Mosanna Therapeutics, a biotech company rethinking the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), announced the closing of $80 million in Series A funding. The financing was led by Pivotal bioVenture Partners and EQT Life Sciences, along with Forbion, Broadview Ventures and Norwest as co-lead investors. The returning investors included founding investor Forty51 Ventures, as well as Supermoon Capital and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).

RSM: $1 Billion Investment To Advance AI Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

RSM US - a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market – announced a $1 billion investment over the next three years as part of a significant expansion of its AI strategy, advancing innovation and delivering transformative value for both clients and professionals.

Terravet REIT: $35 Million Preferred Equity Investment Secured From Sculptor Diversified REIT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Terravet REIT - which is managed by Terravet Real Estate Solutions, a leading real estate group specializing in single tenant, net leased veterinary and niche medical properties - announced it has secured a $35 million preferred equity investment from Sculptor Diversified REIT, an affiliate of Sculptor Capital Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with about $35 billion in assets under management.

Runwise: $55 Million Series B Secured For Scaling Smart Operating System For Buildings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Runwise—a leading smart operating system for buildings—announced a $55 million Series B financing round. The funding round was led by Menlo Ventures, with meaningful participation from new investors MassMutual Ventures, Nuveen Real Estate, Multiplier Capital, and Munich Re Ventures, as well as returning backers Soma Capital, Alumni Ventures, Helium-3, Cooley, and Fifth Wall. The new funding round will support product innovation, team expansion, as well as entry into new core markets. The raise brings Runwise's total funding to $79 million.

Crabi: $13.6 Million Raised For Scaling Access To Auto Insurance Across Mexico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Crabi, a leading full-stack auto insurance platform designed to simplify, smarten, and make coverage more accessible, has announced the raising of $13.6 million in new funding. The funding round was led by Kaszek and IGNIA, with participation from 30N Ventures, Redwood Ventures, Carao Ventures, Azuro Capital, Newtopia VC, and other investors.

Infisical: $16 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Enterprise Secrets, Identity, and Access Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Infisical, a leader in open source secrets, identity, and access management, announced a $16 Million Series A funding round led by renowned technology investor Elad Gil. Additional participants in the round included Y Combinator, Gradient (Google), Dynamic Fund as well as notable angels Olivier Pomel (CEO, Datadog), Sanjit Biswas (CEO, Samsara), Antonio Gracias (CEO, Valor), and others.

Ultimo: Interview With VP Of Operations Candi Robison About The Enterprise Asset Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Ultimo (an IFS company) energizes the financial resilience, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence for manufacturing, logistics, energy, and healthcare organizations through its innovative software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ultimo VP of Operations Candi Robison to learn more about the company.

Paradox PR: Interview With Founder & Managing Partner Davis Richardson About Mastering Strategic Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2025

Paradox Public Relations has emerged as a breakout communications firm uniquely fluent in global influence, narrative, and policy. Founded by Davis Richardson, Paradox operates at the intersection of emerging technology, geopolitical strategy, and frontier-market storytelling, with clients ranging from quantum computing startups and defense tech companies to cultural institutions in conflict zones. Pulse 2.0 sat down with Davis Richardson to explore the philosophy behind Paradox.