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Octup: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised For 3PL Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Octup, a real-time AI operations platform for third-party logistics providers (3PLs), has raised $12 million in a Seed round co-led by Shine Capital and JAL Ventures, with contributions from Stone Capital, Tal Ventures, and HCS Capital.

ValGenesis: $16 Million Raised For Advancing Validation Lifecycle Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

ValGenesis, a leader in digital validation lifecycle management backed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, has secured up to $16 million in strategic financing from the Innovation Banking Group at Bridge Bank. This funding will aid ValGenesis’ global expansion and accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence-powered validation solutions.

Acre Security: Interview With CEO Kumar Sokka About The Security Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Acre Security is a leader in providing comprehensive digital and physical security solutions for businesses of all sizes, from small enterprises to large, complex organizations across various industries. The company’s mission is to protect people, premises, and data in an increasingly complex and evolving security landscape. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Acre Security CEO Kumar Sokka to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

NWN: Interview With President & CEO Jim Sullivan About The IT Services Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

NWN is the leading AI-driven IT services provider in North America, helping organizations such as Penn Medicine, The Kraft Group (owner of the New England Patriots), Eversource, Boston College, Plymouth Rock Assurance and others inject AI into their enterprises and help their employees thrive with new workplace automation. With over 6,000 CIO-level customers, NWN is taking business away from consulting giants due to deep AI expertise and focus on improving the employee experience. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NWN President and CEO Jim Sullivan to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Vanta: $150 Million Series D Funding Raised At $4.15 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Trust Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Vanta, a leading AI-driven trust management platform, announced that it has secured $150 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $4.15 billion. Wellington Management led this round, which also included contributions from existing investors such as Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Sequoia, J.P. Morgan, Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, Atlassian Ventures, and CrowdStrike Ventures. The total funds raised by Vanta now amount to $504 million.

Sonos: Tom Conrad Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Sonos announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Tom Conrad as the new CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Conrad, who has been serving as Interim CEO since January, will also remain on the Board. During his interim tenure, Sonos made notable progress, including establishing higher standards for software and product quality, laying the groundwork for a robust new product pipeline, and introducing innovative software features for flagship products such as Sonos Ace and Arc Ultra.

Great Rock Capital: $1.1 Billion Leverage Facility Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specializing in middle-market lending, announced the closing of a senior secured leverage facility, agented by Capital One, National Association, that provides over $1.1 billion of capital.

Tiger Finance: Jason Rae Named As National Sales Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

17Capital: Strategic Lending Fund 6 Closed At $5.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

17Capital, a prominent NAV finance provider, announced the final close of its 17Capital Strategic Lending Fund 6 with about $5.5 billion in commitments, including co-investments and affiliates. Following Fund 5, which closed at $2.9 billion in July 2021, it is now one of the top five private credit funds in 2025.

Magentic: $5.5 Million Raised For AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Magentic, an AI Agent Platform that hunts and delivers savings in manufacturing supply chains, announced a $5.5 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The raise, including participation from The Westly Group, First Momentum Ventures, and angel investors from SAP, Airbus, McKinsey & Company, Hugging Face, Ironclad, and Rosberg Ventures, will boost growth.

RA Capital Management: $120 Million Planetary Health Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

RA Capital Management closed its inaugural Planetary Health Fund (PHF) with $120 million to invest in high-growth companies that improve resource availability, energy innovation, and industrial productivity. The fund supports scalable solutions that enhance planetary health, leveraging RA Capital's two decades of evidence-based investing and company-building expertise.

AbsoluteCare: $135 Million Investment Raised For Integrated Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

AbsoluteCare, a leader in value-based healthcare, has secured $135 million from investors, including Kinderhook Industries, CVS Health Ventures, Pacific Life, and Lexington Partners, to expand and improve its operations.

Delve: $32 Million Series A Raised For Building AI Agents For Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Delve revealed a $32 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from CISOs at Fortune 500 firms. This investment supports Delve's goal of eliminating compliance busywork by utilizing AI agents that handle compliance tasks behind the scenes.

Composio: $29 Million Raised For Learning Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Composio announced $25 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to address a key AI limitation: their inability to learn from experience. Industry leaders like Guillermo Rauch, Dharmesh Shah, Gokul Rajaram, and Soham Mazumdar participated, along with investors SV Angel, Blitzscaling Ventures, Operator Partners, and Agent Fund. Existing investors Elevation Capital and Together Fund also contributed, totaling $29 million.

Lumotive: Investment Raised From Amazon And ITHCA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Lumotive, a pioneer in programmable optical semiconductor tech, announced investments from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and ITHCA Group.

Polymarket Buying CFTC-Licensed Exchange And Clearinghouse QCEX For $112 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Polymarket, one of the largest prediction markets, announced it has acquired the holding company of a derivatives exchange licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (QCX, LLC) and its clearinghouse (QC Clearing) for $112 million.

Chorus Aviation To Buy Elisen & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Chorus Aviation announced its plan to acquire Elisen & Associates, a Montreal-based leader in aerospace engineering and certification services.

Vicinity Buys DanTech Services To Enhance Operational Depth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Vicinity acquired DanTech Services, combining two top Managed IT providers into a single, performance-driven tech organization. This move boosts Vicinity’s growth, operational reach, and ability to deliver enterprise solutions quickly and reliably.

Accenture Buys Aristal To Enhance Banking Capabilities In Malaysia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Accenture acquired Aristal, a Malaysia-based consulting firm specializing in financial services, marking its first banking-focused deal in the country.

Everlab: $10 Million Seed Closed For AI-Based Preventive Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Everlab, an AI health platform, announced a US$10 million seed round led by Left Lane Capital to expand internationally, develop its AI healthtech, and build a product ecosystem for lifelong proactive care.

Jonathan Rose Companies: Over $660 Million Impact Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Jonathan Rose Companies announced the final close of Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI, a $660 million impact fund focused on acquiring, preserving, and improving affordable and mixed-income multifamily housing in high-demand U.S. markets.

Dash Bio: $11 Million Closed To Advance Bioanalysis Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Dash Bio, a bioanalysis company specializing in rapid and scalable drug development, has announced an additional $11 million in funding, bringing its total to $17.5 million. Led by The Aligned Fund, investors include Freestyle Capital, Cybernetix Ventures, Swift Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Drive Capital, and other notable investors.

Gupshup: Over $60 Million Raised For Advancing Conversational Engagement Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Gupshup, a leader in Conversational AI, announced that it has raised over $60 million in a funding round combining equity and debt financing from Globespan Capital Partners and EvolutionX Debt Capital. The funding will fuel the expansion of its Conversational AI and messaging platform as well as accelerate go-to-market execution across high-growth markets, including India, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

5C Group: $835 Million Capital Secured From Brookfield And Deutsche Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

5C, a provider of next-generation AI infrastructure and data center solutions, announced it has secured $835 million in funding to support its rapid expansion. The funding comprises equity from Brookfield Asset Management, via its Infrastructure Structured Solutions strategy, and debt from Deutsche Bank.

Nevoya: $9.3 Million Seed Raised For Transforming American Trucking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

ArcSpan: $5.2 Million Secured For Advancing Publisher Audience Data Monetization With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

ArcSpan, a leading publisher-first audience monetization platform, announced it has raised $5.2 million in a Seed Extension round. This funding underscores the growing demand for publisher-centric data platforms that offer actionable audience segmentation, content intelligence, and direct monetization tools as the industry transitions beyond third-party cookies.

Propel People: $3 Million Seed Raised To Help Contractors Hire Skilled Tradespeople

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

1848 Ventures, an AI-focused venture studio that creates SaaS solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US, announced leading a $3 million seed funding round for Propel People, a mobile-first hiring platform designed to help contractors find skilled tradespeople more quickly.

Volcon: Over $500 Million Raised For Bitcoin Treasury Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Volcon has completed its previously announced private placement, raising gross proceeds of over $500 million. It has now launched its Bitcoin treasury strategy, planning to allocate more than 95% of the gross proceeds from the private placement toward acquiring BTC.

The University Of Chicago Collaborating With Alchemist For New Accelerator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

Alchemist Accelerator, an enterprise-focused startup accelerator, has teamed up with the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to launch Alchemist Chicago. This new accelerator aims to bring scientific breakthroughs from the lab to market.

AstraZeneca: $50 Billion Investment Planned For U.S. Manufacturing And R&D

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2025

AstraZeneca announced a landmark $50 billion investment plan in the United States by 2030, a strategic move aimed at reinforcing America's global leadership in pharmaceutical manufacturing and research & development. This significant commitment is projected to create tens of thousands of new, highly skilled direct and indirect jobs nationwide, fueling economic growth while accelerating the delivery of next-generation medicines to patients in the U.S. and globally.