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Era: $6.2 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Financial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Era, an AI-based financial intelligence platform reimagining personal wealth management, announced $6.2 million in seed funding co-led by MaC Venture Capital, Third Kind Venture Capital, and Protagonist.

Rho Labs: $4 Million (Seed) Raised For Cryptonative Rate Exchange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Rho Labs, a developer of Rho Protocol (the world’s first cryptonative rates exchange), announced that it has secured $4 million in seed funding to further expand the capabilities of its platform. With a total value of open contracts surpassing $500 trillion, rates are the largest single asset class in global financial markets. The funding was led by CoinFund, one of the earliest and most experienced cryptonative investment firms, with participation from Auros, Flow Traders, and other existing investors including Speedinvest.

Blank Rome Brings In Trio Of Regulatory & Litigation Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Blank Rome has welcomed Rachael G. Pontikes, Emily L. Hussey, and Shannon E. McClure as partners in the firm’s Life Sciences industry team and Business Litigation group. Rachael and Emily joined the firm’s Chicago office, and McClure joined the Philadelphia office. Before joining Blank Rome, the attorneys practiced at Reed Smith.

Zest Health: Virtual Care Company Raises $13 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Zest Health, which is the first value-based virtual care company focused on treating patients with inflammatory skin diseases, announced $13 million in seed funding. And Zest Health’s platform offers personalized dermatology care that minimizes unnecessary pharmaceutical utilization while producing sustainable clinical outcomes.

Invalda Raises Largest PE Fund In The Baltics At €305 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Invalda INVL Group announced that it completed the first closing of its second-generation private equity fund (INVL Private Equity Fund II), reaching €305 million and exceeding its target of €250 million.

Wayo: Interview With Co-Founders Julia Xu And Mandy Chow About The Product Sourcing Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Wayo is revolutionizing global supply chains with AI technology, making it easy to source custom products from the world’s top manufacturers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wayo co-founder and CEO Julia Xu and co-founder and COO Mandy Chow to learn more about the company.

QuSecure: $28 Million (Series A) Raised For Post-Quantum Cryptography Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

QuSecure, a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and next-generation cryptographic agility, announced the closing of additional funding, bringing the Series A round to $28 million. The funding will be used to advance QuSecure's delivery of crypto-agile and quantum-resistant cybersecurity enterprise software solutions. Two Bear Capital led the funding round, with participation from Accenture Ventures.

Invary: $3.5 Million Raised For Runtime Integrity Solutions Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Invary, a Runtime Integrity solutions platform, announced it raised a $3.5 million Seed funding round from SineWave Ventures, Flyover Capital, Hyperlink Ventures, and KCRise Fund. This funding enables Invary to advance its goal of verifying the Runtime Integrity of entire systems, ensuring comprehensive confidentiality and security.

Blank Rome: Trial Lawyer Christina Manfredi McKinley Named As Partner In Pittsburgh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Blank Rome announced that Christina Manfredi McKinley has joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as a partner in the Business Litigation group and member of the Energy industry team.

Therapy Smarts: Interview With Founder & CEO Avani Shah About The Multidisciplinary Children’s Therapy Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Therapy Smarts is a therapy clinic that offers services designed to help children reach and exceed their developmental milestones across speech, occupational, physical, mental health and behavioral services. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Therapy Smarts founder and CEO Avani Shah to learn more.

Oso Semiconductor: $5.2 Million (Seed) Raised For Phased Array Antennas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Oso Semiconductor, a developer of power-efficient, high-performance, low-cost chipsets for next-generation wireless communication and sensing applications, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $5.2 million seed round. Engine Ventures led the funding round, with Entrada Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck, and J-Ventures also participating.

tvScientific: $25.5 Million (Series B) Raised For Connected TV Ad Performance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

tvScientific, a leading performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), announced it has raised $25.5 million in Series B funding to 10 times the CTV ad market. NewRoad Capital Partners led the round, including Roku, a first-time investment from Second Alpha Partners, and participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, S4S Ventures, and Progress Ventures.

Mercer Advisors Brings In $600 Million Financial Partners Group Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Mercer Global Advisors, a national Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), announced the acquisition of Financial Partners Group (FPG), which is an investment advisory and financial planning firm based in Gallatin, Tennessee.

AmeriPro Health Acquires Priority Medical Transport

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

AmeriPro Health, an Atlanta-based leading provider of patient logistics and last-mile healthcare delivery services with operations in multiple states, announced it acquired Priority Medical Transport, a well-established emergency medical services provider in Nebraska.

Titomic Collaborates With The University Of Alabama In Huntsville For Advancing Cold Spray Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Titomic, which is the world’s leading provider of cold spray solutions, announced a new partnership with the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to advance the development and application of cold spray technology. This collaboration will combine Titomic’s cold spray systems with UAH’s capabilities to push the boundaries of innovation in additive manufacturing, materials science, and engineering.

LPL Brings In $600 Million Charter Oak Wealth Partners Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

LPL Financial announced that the advisors at Charter Oak Wealth Partners have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA, and custodial platforms, which are aligned with the existing firm Academy Financial. They reported serving approximately $600 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joined LPL from Osaic.

ArcLight: $865 Million Acquisition Of Strategic Pipeline Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

ArcLight Capital Partners and affiliates announced that they have completed the acquisition of a 25% equity interest in Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) for $865 million from an affiliate of Phillips 66. Going forward, GCX will be jointly owned by subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan and affiliates of ArcLight. And a subsidiary of KMI will continue operating GCX.

Cinnaire: $190 Million Closed For Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Cinnaire announced the closing of the Cinnaire Fund for Housing Partnership 42, a $190 million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. This significant milestone will support creating or preserving 1,478 affordable multifamily homes across 21 properties, serving over 3,400 individuals. And for the first time in its history, Cinnaire invests in communities spanning Wisconsin to Delaware within a single fund.

Jordan Digital Marketing: Interview With CEO Tyler Jordan About The Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2025

Jordan Digital Marketing (JDM) is an independent digital marketing agency specializing in positive account performance for high-growth B2B and B2C lead-gen clients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jordan Digital Marketing CEO Tyler Jordan to learn more about the company.

Keebler Health: $6 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Risk Adjustment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Durham, North Carolina-based Keebler Health, a company that offers an AI-based risk adjustment platform for healthcare providers, announced that it raised a $6 million seed round from several investors, including Freestyle Capital, MBX Capital, New Stack Ventures, Underdog Labs, Everywhere VC, Ludlow Ventures, Primordial, the Tweener Fund, the Hustle Fund, Deb Liu, and Bong Koh.

Positron Networks: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Sid Rao About The AI-Based Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Positron is a company reinventing how researchers leverage AI/ML in science, accelerating the pace of discovery 10 times and fueling innovation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Positron Networks co-founder and CEO Sid Rao to learn more about the company.

Adaptiva: Interview With Founder & CEO Dr. Deepak Kumar About The Autonomous Endpoint Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Adaptiva is an autonomous endpoint management company that delivers the fastest way to patch and manage endpoints at scale. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Adaptiva founder and CEO Dr. Deepak Kumar to learn more about the company.

LatentView Analytics: Interview With CEO Rajan Sethuraman About The Global Digital Consulting And Solutions Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

LatentView Analytics is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital analytics firms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed LatentView Analytics CEO Rajan Sethuraman to learn more about the company.

Faes & Co: Interview With CEO Christian Faes About The Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Faes & Co is an investment firm focused on providing investors with consistent, stable, asset-backed returns. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Faes & Co CEO Christian Faes to learn more about the firm.

Elixir Medical: Interview With Founder & CEO Motasim Sirhan About The Patient Care Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Elixir Medical is committed to transforming care of patients with heart and vascular disease through innovation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Elixir Medical founder and CEO Motasim Sirhan to learn more about the company.

Sidley Adds New Litigation Partners Matthew Devine And Brienne Letourneau

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Sidley announced that Matthew Devine, Office Executive Partner of the Chicago office of White & Case, and Brienne Letourneau have joined Sidley’s Litigation practice as partners in the Chicago office. And they were both partners in the Global Commercial Litigation practice at White & Case.

Blue Yonder And University Of Arkansas Sign Supply Chain Management Program Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Blue Yonder and the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas are announcing a two-year strategic partnership to help prepare the next generation of supply chain leaders. Blue Yonder will be the first title sponsor for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program for the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management at the Walton College. The goal is to enhance the education of Walton College students and Blue Yonder associates.

AutoCruitment: Interview With CEO Jill Pellegrino About The Clinical Trial Recruitment Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

AutoCruitment is a company that is unlocking the power of the patient by helping life sciences companies target, recruit, and screen more of the right patients quickly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AutoCruitment CEO Jill Pellegrino to learn more about the company.

Strategus: Majority Investment From CIVC Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Strategus, a leading managed services provider of high-performance connected TV (CTV) advertising campaigns, announced a majority investment by CIVC Partners, a Chicago-based middle-market private equity firm that has invested over $2.6 billion in more than 86 platforms in the business services sector. Strategus, originally founded in 2013 by Dave Miles and Joel Cox, serves agency and direct brand clients with innovative programmatic CTV and omnichannel marketing solutions.

Warmly: $17 Million (Series A+) Funding Raised To Advance Ready-To-Convert Prospects To Sales Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2025

Warmly, which is the first AI-fueled pipeline acceleration platform to deliver ready-to-convert prospects to sales automatically, announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A+ funding. The investment was led by new investor RTP Global and participation from existing investors, including Felicis and NFX. This funding round follows its $11 million Series A round in October 2023.