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Wireless Logic - a leading independent global Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider - announced it welcomed General Atlantic, a leading global investor as a new minority shareholder, through investment from the firm’s BeyondNetZero climate growth equity fund. And the company’s existing shareholder Montagu (a leading mid-market private equity firm) will remain the majority shareholder, reinvesting alongside General Atlantic.

Origin, the world’s first Global Benefits Intelligence platform, announced it officially launched and it has raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Felix Capital, with participation from Acadian Ventures and Notion Capital. And additional investment has been secured from Tudor Havriliuc (former VP of HR at Meta), Paul Daugherty (enterprise AI author) and recently retired CTO of Accenture), Jacqui Canney (CHRO at ServiceNow), and Laura Modiano (Startups Lead for OpenAI in EMEA). The funding round values Origin at $106 million and will advance the company's goal to transform the global benefits industry by providing HR and benefits.

Azafaros, a clinical-stage company focused on developing disease-modifying therapeutics to offer new treatment options to patients with rare lysosomal storage disorders, announced the completion of an oversubscribed €132 million Series B financing led by Jeito Capital, co-led by Forbion Growth, and with additional participation from Seroba, Pictet Group and existing investors Forbion Ventures, Schroders Capital and BioGeneration Ventures (BGV).

Optimal Dynamics, a leader in artificial decision intelligence for trucking companies, announced a $40 million Series C financing round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. This funding emphasizes Optimal Dynamics' bold vision to fundamentally reshape decision-making across the trucking industry by building the first-ever autonomous decision layer of logistics.

Colovore, a leading owner and operator of ultra-dense and liquid-cooled data centers purpose-built for enterprise AI infrastructure in the metro edge, announced the closing of a $925 million debt facility provided by Blackstone funds. This milestone also marked a successful year for Colovore since affiliates of King Street Capital Management acquired the company to accelerate its development of new AI data centers across metro edge markets.

PhaseV, a leader in AI/ML-driven clinical development, announced the completion of a $50 million Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Accel and Insight Partners, and existing investors Viola Ventures, EXOR, and LionBird participated. This brings the company's total funding to $65 million.

Stord, a commerce-enablement leader providing high-volume fulfillment services and e-commerce technology for omnichannel brands, announced that it has raised more than $200 million in financing. This Series E equity funding is led by Strike Capital, with additional support via growth debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, and ORIX USA. New investors, Baillie Gifford, NewView Capital, G Squared, and Georgia Tech Foundation, joined the round and existing investors, Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, Bond, Sozo, 137, and Lux, also participated. And the funding round raised Stord’s valuation to $1.5 billion, reflecting the company’s growth trajectory.

Proofpoint (a leading cybersecurity and compliance company) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Hornetsecurity Group, a leading pan-European provider of AI-powered Microsoft 365 (M365) security, data protection, compliance, and security awareness services.

DiffuseDrive, a next-generation physical AI company, announced a double milestone, raising $3.5 million in seed funding and multiple successful deployments with Fortune 500 companies. And the company’s breakthrough generative AI platform turns data scarcity into data abundance automating photorealistic content in hours giving enterprises a competitive edge.

Osaic, one of the nation’s largest providers of wealth management solutions, announced further expansion of its Osaic Institutions channel by adding five new credit union-affiliated wealth management programs. Previously aligned with CUSO Financial Services (part of Atria Wealth Solutions), these institutions bring nearly $500 million in combined client assets. Each credit union will remain member-operated under its existing brand.

Dazos, an all-in-one CRM platform for behavioral health providers, announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding from Radian Capital.

CGS Immersive, Inc. (a CGS company) is an innovation lab and training transformation engine dedicated to pioneering leading-edge Extended Reality (XR) training solutions for businesses worldwide. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CGS Immersive President Doug Stephen to learn more about the company and the recent debut of its new immersive roleplay platform, Cicero.

Halmos Capital Partners is a boutique private investment firm based in Florida that strives to generate attractive returns through opportunistic situations with an operational focus. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Halmos Capital founder and partner Andrew Cohan to learn more about the firm.

Imprint Labs, a new nonprofit initiative, announced it has raised $15 million in philanthropic funding to advance its work to decode the body's immune memory and uncover the causes of chronic diseases.

CarbonSix - a robotics startup specializing in AI-powered manipulation for manufacturing - announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Foothill Ventures and Storm Ventures, with participation from Zeitgeist Capital and Korean VC Xquared.

Sproutr, a boutique insurance product design and build firm, announced the closing of its seed round led by Altai Ventures, one of the leading specialists fintech venture capital firms.

Adyton announced $11 million in funding, led by Venrock with participation from Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Initialized Capital, Kindred Ventures, and Leblon Capital. The company also revealed a multi-year deal worth up to $7M with U.S. Naval Aviation to deploy its technology, the Adyton Operations Kit (AOK), to thousands of sailors on multiple aircraft carriers, including the USS Stennis.

PX3 Partners, a London-headquartered private equity firm, announced that it has held a final close of its inaugural PX3 Partners Fund I at its hard cap of €500 million. The successful conclusion of the fundraising brings PX3 Partners' total assets under management to €1.1 billion.

Space Forge, which is a pioneer in space-based advanced materials manufacturing and return technology, announced the completion of a £22.6 million Series A funding round, which is the largest Series A in UK space tech history. The NATO Innovation Fund led the funding round, with significant support from a strategic global consortium including World Fund, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), and the British Business Bank through its Regional Angels Programme. This funding round also includes investment from Innovation Investment Capital Limited Partnership, backed by Cardiff Capital Region, Gaingels, SpaceVC, Unruly, with additional contributions from Helium Three, Stellar, and TypeOne, and London Technology Club.

Pluto Bio, a leading AI-based platform for computational biology, announced it has raised $3.6 million in new funding to accelerate growth and scale adoption of its enterprise-grade platform among global pharma companies. The funding round includes participation from new investor Kickstart and existing investor Silverton Partners and angel investors.

Private equity firm GTCR announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy leading UK insurance broker JMG Group in partnership with existing investor Synova LLP, a leading European mid-market investor. GTCR and Synova will collaborate to support JMG's strong management team, led by CEO Nick Houghton, which will continue to operate the business and retain substantial equity ownership.

Scription Maintenance, a technology startup in the commercial foodservice industry, has been transforming equipment maintenance from hourly rates into a subscription model. Their Scription360 program eliminates financial risk for restaurant equipment operators while aligning the incentives of equipment service companies to benefit from equipment uptime rather than equipment breakdowns financially.

Fincom, a leader in anti-money laundering (AML) Sanction Screening and Entity Resolution technology, announced the completion of its Series B funding round, securing a strategic investment led by Nasdaq Ventures, with participation from Macquarie Group, G1 Ventures, and existing investors including AnD Ventures and ff Venture Capital. This funding marks a significant milestone in Fincom's growth journey and underscores confidence in its vision and market potential.

Somite AI, a tech-bio company utilizing foundation models and proprietary AI to advance human cell therapy development, announced it closed a Series A funding round raising more than $47 million. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from SciFi VC, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Fusion Fund, Ajinomoto Group Ventures, Pitango HealthTech, TechAviv, Harpoon Ventures, along with angel investors such as Dr. R. Martin Chavez (former Chairman of Recursion), and Fidji Simo (outgoing CEO of Instacart and incoming CEO of Applications at OpenAI).

Celery, a financial operations platform that utilizes AI to automate internal controls, today announced that it has raised $6.25 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Team8, with participation from Verissimo Ventures, Centre Street Partners, 97212 Ventures, and additional strategic angel investors. This brings the company's total funding to $9 million.

Hyperbots, an agentic AI platform for finance and accounting, announced that it has raised a $6.5 million Series A round co-led by Arkam Ventures and Athera Venture Partners. This funding round also saw participation from new investor JSW Ventures and existing investors, Kalaari Capital, Sunicon Ventures, and Darashaw & Company Sunicon Ventures, and Darashaw & Company.

Agentic AI company Adopt AI announced the launch of its platform that enables applications with intelligent agent capabilities, signaling the death of excessive clicking and the rise of conversational interaction. This vision is backed by a $6 million seed funding round, led by Elevation Capital and supported by Foster Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, Darkmode Ventures, and notable angel investors. This funding emphasizes the significant potential of Adopt AI's agent experience solution to disrupt the market.

King Risk Partners announced the acquisition of Spencer Financial, a well-regarded independent insurance agency in Tampa, Florida. This deal strengthens King Risk Partners' presence in Northwest Florida and reinforces its commitment to providing exceptional service and personalized insurance solutions.

Andie, a direct-to-consumer swimwear brand known for premium one-piece suits designed for all body types, announced the acquisition of California-based essentials label Richer Poorer. This deal marks Andie's first acquisition and a major step toward its vision of becoming a multi-brand and multi-category lifestyle business.

PartnerOne, one of the fastest-growing enterprise software companies, announced the acquisition of XYPRO, a leading cybersecurity provider of risk management and compliance solutions for the world's most critical enterprise environments.