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Freshfields: David Seymour And Will Bryant Appointed To Enhance Real Estate Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

Global law firm Freshfields has announced the appointments of private equity (PE) real estate lawyers David Seymour and Will Bryant, who will join the firm from Ropes & Gray in London.

HarbourVest Partners: Venu Krishnamurthy Named As Managing Director And Global Private Wealth Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment firm with over $147 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025, announced Venu Krishnamurthy as Managing Director and Head of Global Private Wealth. He will report to the CEO and oversee all aspects of the wealth business, including sales, marketing, operations, and client service.

DLA Piper: Colin Andrews Named As Partner In Toronto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2025

DLA Piper announced that Colin D. Andrews joined their Toronto office as a partner in the Real Estate group. His practice includes land development, acquisitions, dispositions, lending, and secured transactions.

Kirkland & Ellis: Greg Durst Joining Investment Funds Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has appointed Greg Durst as Senior Director of Global Fund Partnerships in its Investment Funds Group. He will focus on enhancing the firm’s relationships with the limited partner (LP) community during the fund formation process.

Amazon Buys Wearable AI Technology Company Bee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Amazon will expand further into the AI-based wearable technology market through the acquisition of Bee. Bee is a San Francisco-based startup known for creating an always-listening wristband device. The deal was confirmed by Amazon and announced by Bee co-founder Maria de Lourdes Zollo on a LinkedIn post.

Douglas Elliman: In-House Mortgage Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Douglas Elliman Real Estate, a leader in luxury residential real estate, has launched Elliman Capital, an in-house mortgage platform designed to simplify home financing for clients. Developed in partnership with Associated Mortgage Bankers, this platform will initially be available in Florida and will later be expanded to other states.

Paul Hastings: Megan Roberts Joins Firm As Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Paul Hastings announced it has welcomed Megan Roberts as a partner in its Chicago office, enhancing its top-ranked structured finance offerings. Previously at Sidley Austin, Roberts advises issuers, underwriters, and investors on asset-backed finance transactions, including capital markets and private securitizations.

Hypernatural: $9.2 Million Secured For Scaling AI Video Creator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Hypernatural, one of the fastest AI video creators, has secured $9.2 million in funding across two rounds, led by AIX Ventures and Underscore VC, with participation from Adverb, Character.vc, and 43 VC. The company's platform allows video creators to produce high-quality, bespoke videos in just minutes, currently assisting over a million users.

Buena: $58 Million Raised To Make Real Estate Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Buena, a proptech company dedicated to simplifying real estate ownership, has raised $58 million in funding, including a Series A round led by GV with investments from 20VC, Stride, and Capnamic.

Capitalize.io: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For Connecting Brokers And Lenders With Leads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Capitalize.io, an AI-based platform that transforms data into deals, has officially launched to the public and completed its seed funding round with support from investors such as Lerer Hippeau and Sway Ventures. These investors previously backed co-founder Luke Morris’s earlier venture, Crexi, demonstrating their continued confidence in his vision for the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) sector.

Swift Navigation: $50 Million Series E Raised For Advancing Precise Positioning Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

Swift Navigation, a leader in centimeter-accurate positioning for vehicle autonomy, robotics, and precision logistics, has completed its $50 million Series E financing round. Led by Crosslink Capital, the round also included participation from existing investors NEA, Eclipse Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, First Round Capital, TELUS Global Ventures, and Potentum Partners, as well as new investors such as Niterra Ventures and AlTi Tiedemann Global.

RevealDx: Interview With CEO And Chair Chris Wood About The Lung Cancer Improvement Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 27, 2025

RevealDx is a Seattle-based software company with a vision to dramatically improve lung cancer outcomes. RevealDx achieves this by delivering the most advanced, radiomics and AI-enabled lung cancer decision-support software, driving the optimal clinical pathway for each patient. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RevealDx CEO and Chairman Chris Wood about the company’s efforts to improve lung cancer treatment.