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Motorola Solutions announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InVisit, a cloud-based visitor management solution provider based in Calabasas, California. The deal will expand Motorola Solutions’ cloud-native Avigilon Alta security suite for enterprise customers, helping to better tackle rising security threats to people, operations, and assets in organizations worldwide.

Crestview Partners (a leading private equity firm founded in 2004) announced closing a continuation fund that includes two Crestview Partners III investments, VA Capital Company, and ATC Drivetrain Investors / ATC Drivetrain Group, with nearly $600 million of commitments. And Apollo's Sponsor and Secondary Solutions business (Apollo S3) led the transaction with additional investments from funds managed by Hamilton Lane, the Crestview team, and others.

Raxio Group, a leading Sub-Saharan African data center platform, announced it has signed an agreement for $100 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. This funding will advance Raxio’s expansion of facilities powering key technologies like AI, cloud computing, and digital financial services – critical enablers of Africa’s economic growth and digital inclusion.

The SAT exam remains a major test that can open doors to scholarships, colleges, and future opportunities. And for decades, preparing for it has been synonymous with stress, boredom, and high costs. This is where Linus comes in. Created by gaming industry veterans and backed by a $5 million seed round led by Owl Ventures (the world's largest edtech investor), Linus combines teaching methods with the power of engaging and game-like experiences to transform how students study for this crucial exam.

Leading alternative asset manager Trinity Capital announced the commitment of up to $68.75 million in growth capital to CMR Surgical, a global medical devices company dedicated to transforming surgery with the Versius Surgical Robotic System, an adaptable soft-tissue surgical robot. This investment forms part of the company's recently closed financing round of over $200 million.

Phoenix Service Partners announced the closing of a $150 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility that includes an additional $100 million accordion feature. This strategic funding was closed concurrently with Phoenix's $100 million equity partnership agreement, enhancing the company's financial foundation and growth trajectory.

SpinLaunch, a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, announced a $12 million strategic investment from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, unveiling Meridian Space, an ultra-high-performance, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband constellation. And the constellation can uniquely provide global coverage with only one traditional rocket launch, deploying 250 next-generation microsatellites that leverage a proprietary suite of groundbreaking technologies.

TOGETHXR — an women's sports media and commerce brand co-founded by world-renowned professional athletes Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel, and Sue Bird — announced that the company has achieved profitability and hit major growth and revenue milestones, including having increased its valuation twofold since its last raise. As a first mover in the women's sports media ecosystem and the purveyor of the Everyone Watches Women's Sports slogan, TOGETHXR has utilized its visibility and engagement in women's sports to triple its revenue year over year and cement itself as the fastest-growing brand in the women's sports space. TOGETHXR also announced that it has taken in growth capital from an impressive array of new and existing backers. 

Verecan Group of Companies, a comprehensive wealth management group, announced it has funded a research chair for Dr. Lisa Kramer, Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto (UofT). And as a part of the initiative, Dr. Kramer has been appointed the Verecan Chair in Behavioural Finance.

Dotmatics, a provider of scientific software that provides end-to-end solutions to connect science, data, and decision-making for life sciences R&D, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Siemens for $5.1 billion.

Kryterion (part of Drake International) is a company specializing in transformational technology—especially in AI/ML, SaaS, and renewable markets, building brands from the ground up to multi-million dollar valuations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Buzz Walker, Global Go-to-Market Leader, Drake International Group, Parent Company of Kryterion, to learn more. 

LearnUpon was founded on a belief: learning should be simple, and its impact should be big. Pulse 2.0 interviewed LearnUpon co-founder and CEO Brendan Noud to learn more about the company. 

Prophetic, a leading software platform for real estate development opportunity analysis and land acquisition, announced its national expansion and completion of its seed funding round, led by Entrada Ventures with participation from SilverCircle, Progression, and others.

Prowler, a leader in open cloud security, announced an additional $6.5 million investment in its seed round, taking its total seed financing to $12.5 million, led by Decibel VC. SNR and IrregEx joined the round, as did several prominent angel investors.

TwinKnowledge, an AI-based company transforming data intelligence for real estate and the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industries, announced the completion of its $3.7 million Series Seed equity funding round. The funding round was led by Camber Creek, the leading venture capital firm focused on driving innovation in the real estate industry, with participation from Great Wave Ventures.

Sturdy.ai, a rapidly growing AI-based customer intelligence company, announced it has raised $6 million in Series Seed funding. Voyager Capital led this funding round, with participation from Fortson VC and existing investor, Grotech Ventures.

Ropes, an AI-based platform transforming how engineering talent is evaluated, announced it has raised $3.1 million in seed funding. The seed funding round, led by GSV Ventures with participation from Box Group, will advance the company's goal of bridging the gap between technical assessment and real-world performance.

Vopemed (Vope Medical), a medical technology startup enhancing surgical vision with AI-powered image clarification, announced it has secured an oversubscribed $2.29 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its technology and clinical validation. This funding round marks a significant milestone in vopemed's vision of empowering surgical teams with next-generation tools for safer, more efficient surgeries.

Opsera, an AI-based DevOps platform trusted by many companies, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by Prosperity7 with participation from Hitachi Ventures. This funding round represents a breakout year with several product releases that position Opsera as one of the market's most flexible and intelligent AI-powered DevOps platforms for all apps and teams.

Weave is a leading all-in-one customer experience software for healthcare practices. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Weave CEO and board director Brett White to learn more about the company.

Cyberhaven, a leader in AI-based data security, announced $100 million in Series D funding, led by StepStone Group and new investors Schroders and Industry Ventures, to advance its growth and cement its position as the leader in AI-based data protection.

Flagship announced its expansion into the US market with one of the largest and fastest-growing U.S. performance apparel brands and several significant retail partnerships, including Mejuri and Mad Happy. The company also recently closed a $3.75 million seed funding round led by Coreline and Veridical Ventures, with participation from Tidal Ventures and Macdoch Ventures.

Hi Auto, a startup pioneering AI-based voice technology for the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Delek Motors, the Zisapel Family, Vasuki Tech Fund, and a publicly traded strategic investor from the restaurant sector. This new funding round, which brings Hi Auto's total capital raised to $23 million, also included participation from Allied Group, Goldbell Investments, and the Meir Barel Group. Along with the funding, Hi Auto has secured a $4 million credit line to support its growth and expansion efforts.

Runtime Ventures, a VC fund focused exclusively on seed-stage cybersecurity investments, announced the launch of its debut fund, with a capital commitment of $32 million. Runtime Ventures is dedicated to supporting and nurturing innovative pre-seed and seed-stage cybersecurity startups.

Phonic, an end-to-end speech-to-speech platform for building lifelike conversational voice agents, announced a $4 million funding raise from leading investors including Lux Capital and visionary leaders in the AI space including the founders of Replit (Amjad Masad), Hugging Face (Clem Delangue), Applied Intuition (Qasar Younis), and Modal (Erik Bernhardsson).

Exploit intelligence company VulnCheck announced a $12 million Series A funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures. Existing investors, including Sorenson Capital and In-Q-Tel(IQT), participated. And the latest investment brings VulnCheck's total funding raised to nearly $20 million.

FirstPartyCapital (FPC), an early-stage venture capital firm specialising in adtech, martech, and digital media, announced a strategic investment from DoubleVerify, a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics.

StrategiQ, a rapidly growing strategic communications and marketing agency, announced a significant £3 million investment in growth to advance its goal of becoming a leading force in the creative services industry.

HyperSciences, a leader in advanced hypersonic propulsion and projectile technologies, announced it has been awarded a $1.7M Phase 2 SBIR (Small Business Industry Research) contract with the U.S. Department of Defense as a follow-on to its 2018-2019 NASA SBIR Phase 1 contract.

PGIM Real Estate announced it has completed the fundraise for its first Global Data Center Fund (GDCF) with $2 billion of capital allocated to the strategy. And PGIM Real Estate secured capital commitments for the GDCF from a range of global investors.