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Enhanced Games: 1789 Capital Co-Leads Series B Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Omeed Malik, Chris Buskirk, and Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital announced it co-led a multi-million-dollar Series B round for the Enhanced Games, along with significant contributions from Karatage, Christian Angermayer's Apeiron Investment Group, and other blue chip investors. This new funding round will drive the Enhanced Games towards hosting its upcoming inaugural record-breaking event.

Steve Madden To Buy Kurt Geiger In £289 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Steve Madden (a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear, accessories, and apparel) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy UK-based Kurt Geiger from a group led by international private equity firm Cinven for an enterprise value of about £289 million in cash.

Rezolve Ai To Buy Commerce Site Search And Merchandising Company GroupBy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Rezolve Ai - a leader in AI-driven commerce solutions - announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to buy GroupBy, a leader in enterprise-grade site search, product discovery, and merchandising solutions. This acquisition's completion is subject to the fulfillment or waiver of standard closing conditions. And this move will reinforce Rezolve Ai’s position as a leader in transforming digital commerce experiences.

Newronika: €13.6 Million (Series B) Closed For Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Newronika, a leader in advanced deep brain stimulation, announced the closing of its €13.6 million Series B funding round. This funding was led by new investor Fondazione ENEA Tech e Biomedical, with additional participation from existing investors Indaco Venture Partners SGR, Innogest SGR, Wille Finance, TNBT Capital, and F3F.

LPL Onboards $1.3 Billion Bruen Wealth Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

LPL Financial announced that father and son financial advisors William “Bill” Bruen, Jr., and Andrew Bruen had joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, aligned with existing firm Paradigm Partners. The Bruens reported serving about $1.3 billion in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets* and joined LPL from UBS.

Osmos: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Natalia Cebotari About The 1:1 Conversation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Osmos matches you with industry pros for meaningful one-on-one conversations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Osmos co-founder and CEO Natalia Cebotari to learn more about the company.

EnCharge AI: $100 Million (Series B) Raised For Developing Analog In-Memory-Computing AI Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

EnCharge AI, a company developing first-of-its-kind analog in-memory-computing AI chips, announced it has raised over $100 million in Series B funding. Tiger Global led this round and the new financial investors included Maverick Silicon, Capital TEN, SIP Global Partners, Zero Infinity Partners, CTBC VC, Vanderbilt University, Morgan Creek Digital, and others. Previous investors participating in the Series B round include RTX Ventures, Anzu Partners, Scout Ventures, AlleyCorp, ACVC, and S5V.

Cambridge Savings Bank: $20 Million Line Of Credit Offered To Arctaris Impact Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with $7 billion in assets, announced that its Asset-Based Lending (ABL) team has provided a $20 million revolving line of credit to Arctaris Impact Investors. Based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Arctaris will utilize the financing to expand its support for profitable, high-growth businesses in underserved communities across the U.S.

Helicore Biopharma: $65 Million (Series A) Raised For Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Helicore Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing first-in-class glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) antagonists for obesity and related conditions, announced its emergence from stealth mode with $65 million in Series A financing. This funding round was co-led by founding investor Versant Ventures and by OrbiMed, with participation from Longitude Capital and Wellington Management.

Luma Health: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Adnan Iqbal About The Patient Success Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Luma Health is a company that has developed a Patient Success Platform that unifies and automates each of a patient's healthcare journeys (access and operational, clinical, and financial) to help them be healthier. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Luma Health co-founder and CEO Adnan Iqbal to learn more about the company.

Colesco Capital: Over €800 Million Raised And Adam Willmott Named As Co-Head of Origination

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Colesco, a sustainability-led direct lender with a mission to unite capital and purpose, announced it raised more than €800 million in its first platform close, welcoming APG and Rabobank as cornerstone investors. The firm also announced it has appointed Adam Willmott as Co-Head of Origination in its London office.

datma: Interview With CEO Noah Nasser About Federated Real-World Data Platforms For Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

datma is a leading provider of federated Real-World Data platform and related tools for analysis and visualization. And datma's mission is to empower healthcare organizations to optimize their data assets, drive innovation, and improve patient outcomes through advanced data storage, AI-enabled data harmonization, and federated query and workflow technology. Based in Oregon, the company is at the forefront of transforming how healthcare data is shared, monetized, and applied by enabling secure collaboration between data custodians and data consumers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed datma CEO Noah Nasser to learn more about the company.

Aiden Technologies: Interview With CEO Joshua Aaron About The Intelligent Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Aiden Technologies is a company that improves end-user experience by ensuring all computers have exactly the software they’re supposed to have and nothing else. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aiden Technologies CEO Joshua Aaron to learn more about the company.