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Pickleheads: $2.5 Million (Seed) Secured To Elevate Pickleball On-Court Experience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2025

Pickleheads, a leading platform for pickleball players to connect and organize games, announced the closing of a $2.5 million seed round. This seed round was led by Overline, an Atlanta-based VC, with participation from Ardent, Oregon Sports Angels, Profluence Capital, Service Provider Capital, and Network Ventures.

Comulate: $20 Million (Series B) Raised To Utilize AI For Transforming The Insurance Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2025

Comulate, a company utilizing AI to transform the insurance industry, announced a $20 million Series B funding round led by BOND and Workday Ventures, marking a major expansion of its vision to transform the insurance back office.

Roots Automation: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Chaz Perera About The Insurance Agentic AI Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Roots Automation is a company that brings together machine intelligence and human ingenuity in the form of advanced AI agents that read, reason, and infer like humans. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Roots Automation co-founder and CEO Chaz Perera to learn more about the company.

Arcube: University Of Manchester Startup Raises $1.5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Arcube, a Manchester, UK-based startup looking to transform the airline industry, announced it has raised a $1.5 million seed round co-led by Fuel Ventures and Oxford Capital Partners. And notable investors include the Chairman and former CEO of Pegasus Airlines and the founders of PointsYeah.com.

Datalign: $9 Million (Seed) Raised At $75 Million Valuation To Advance Financial Advisory Solutions Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Datalign Advisory, an AI-based platform that matches consumers with leading financial advisors, today announced that Link Ventures invested $5 million in Datalign, bringing the total investment to $9 million on a post-money valuation of $75 million.

Sintavia: $10 Million Subordinated Debt Investment Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Sintavia, a leading all-digital aerospace component manufacturer, announced that it raised a $10 million subordinated debt investment from the Stifel North Atlantic AM-Forward Fund. The capital from this investment, which is the first of the recently launched SBIC fund, will be used to refinance existing equipment loans and offer general working capital for the business. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Alexi: C$4.5 Million Raised For AI Litigation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Alexi, a leading AI litigation platform, announced a C$4.5 million debt facility from TD Innovation Partners (TDIP). This new financing, which adds to its $15 million Series A in 2024, led by Drive Capital, will fuel Alexi’s continued growth, drive product innovation, and continue its mission of providing the legal community with cutting-edge AI tools.

StarRez: Interview With CEO Travis Knipe About The Leading Student Housing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

StarRez is a global market leader in student housing software and residential community management. Pulse 2.0 interviewed StarRez CEO Travis Knipe to learn more about the company.

Oaktree Capital: Opportunities Fund XII Closed At $16 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Oaktree Capital Management announced the final closing of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XII (Opps XII), with about $16 billion of commitments, including co-investment and affiliated vehicles.

Stellaromics: $80 Million (Series B) Raised For Advancing 3D Spatial Biology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Stellaromics, a pioneer in 3D spatial biology spun out of the laboratories of Karl Deisseroth (Stanford University) and Xiao Wang (MIT and Broad Institute), announced a Series B funding round of $80 million. The funding round, led by Catalyst4 with participation from Stanford University Ventures, will support the development and commercialization of Pyxa, Stellaromics' groundbreaking 3D spatial biology platform.

PHȲND: $10 Million (Seed) Raised For Advancing Smart TV Gaming Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

PHȲND, a subscription-free cloud gaming platform, announced it has secured a $10 million seed round led by Wellington Management. The oversubscribed round also saw participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Connecticut Innovations Fund, and Jozy Altidore.

Clicktivated: Interview With CEO Chris Roebuck About The Product Interaction Video Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 16, 2025

Clicktivated is an IP-protected interactive video platform that enables viewers to interact with individual products or items within video content. The company’s clean user experience creates new monetization opportunities for marketers and provides a revolutionary set of data points for distributors to better understand their audiences. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Clicktivated CEO Chris Roebuck to learn more.