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Cytovale: Commercial-Stage Medical Diagnostics Company Closes $84 Million In Series C Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2023

Cytovale - a commercial-stage medical diagnostics company focused on advancing early detection technologies to diagnose fast-moving and immune-mediated diseases - recently announced it has raised $84 million in Series C funding led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation by additional new investors Sands Capital and Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC). The funding included participation from other new and existing investors, as well as the conversion of bridge notes.

Genialis: Machine Learning-Driven Biomarker Discovery In An Over $15 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2023

Genialis is an RNA biomarker company unraveling complex biology to find new ways to treat disease. Genialis is building a world where healthcare delivers the best possible outcomes for patients, their families, and communities. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Genialis co-founder and CEO Rafael Rosengarten, Ph.D., to learn more.

Aesthetic Partners: Clinical Practice Management Company Forms Strategic Partnership With Norwest

By Annie Baker ● Nov 16, 2023

Aesthetic Partners - a leading clinical aesthetics-focused practice management company - recently announced a strategic partnership with global investment firm Norwest to accelerate growth in new markets. And with Norwest's support, Aesthetic Partners will invest in infrastructure and expansion across existing and new clinics.

Fidelity National Financial To Invest About $250 Million In F&G

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) recently announced its intent to invest approximately $250 million in F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (F&G). FNF held approximately 85% ownership in F&G as of September 30, 2023.

Airloom Energy: $4 Million Secured And Neal Rickner Named As CEO

By Noah Long ● Nov 16, 2023

Airloom Energy - an energy company revolutionizing utility-scale wind energy generation - recently announced the appointment of Neal Rickner as Chief Executive Officer. Rickner succeeds founder Robert Lumley, who will remain with Airloom. Rickner’s appointment also comes on the heels of Airloom Energy’s raise of $4 million in seed funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and supported by investors including Lowercarbon Capital and MCJ Collective.

Volante Technologies: Cloud Payments Modernization Company Raises $66 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Volante Technologies - a global leader in cloud payments modernization - recently announced that it has secured $66 million in debt and equity financing in an investment round led by Sixth Street Growth, the technology growth investing arm of Sixth Street, with participation from Wavecrest Growth Partners and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital.

Aether Biomedical: Bionic Prosthetics Company Secures $5.8 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 16, 2023

Aether Biomedical - a biotech company creating cutting-edge bionic prosthetics - recently announced the successful conclusion of a $5.8 million Series A funding round led by J2 Ventures and Story Ventures. The funding round also included participation from an existing partner, Chiratae Ventures.

Why Accenture Is Buying Innotec Security, The Shelby Group, And Solnet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Accenture recently announced that it is buying Innotec Security, The Shelby Group, and Solnet. These are the details.

Aclarity: PFAS Leader Company Closes $15.9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Aclarity - a leader in PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) "forever chemical" destruction - recently announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round, raising $15.9 million. This funding round was led by Aqualateral, with participation from HG Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Nor'easter Ventures, MassVentures, and Burnt Island Ventures.

Vida Health: Virtual Cardiometabolic Care Services Company Raises $28.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 16, 2023

Vida Health - a leading provider of virtual cardiometabolic care services - recently announced it has closed $28.5 million in financing led by existing investors, including General Atlantic, Ally Bridge, Canvas Ventures, Hercules Capital, and other insiders. And the company also announced the appointment of Joe Murad as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Aigen: AI-Driven Robotics Company Closes $12 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Nov 16, 2023

Aigen - an AI-driven robotics company - recently announced that it closed $12 million in Series A financing from leading investor ReGen Ventures and NEA, Cleveland Avenue, Incite, and Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLLP. The funding round expands Aigen's manufacturing capacity to meet high pre-order demand and create a new agricultural era that is both sustainable and scalable.

BlastPoint: AI Consumer Analytics Company Secures Over $8 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 16, 2023

BlastPoint - a minority-led AI consumer analytics trailblazer - recently announced it raised over $8 million in funding with the recent investment from Curql.

Accelex: AI Automation Provider Raises $15 Million

By Annie Baker ● Nov 16, 2023

Accelex - a leading provider of AI automation for private markets data acquisition, reporting, and analytics - recently announced it had closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, with participation from existing investors Illuminate Financial, AlbionVC, SixThirty Ventures, and Expon Capital.

Enact: Improving Solar And Energy Storage In Over A $1 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Enact’s software platform is transforming how solar and energy storage projects are designed, deployed and managed, with thousands of users in 20+ countries. Enact’s platform enables sales teams to design, price and sell remotely, finalize contracts and track project execution. End-customers can also leverage Enact’s platform to manage their solar and energy storage transition and track financial outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Enact CEO and co-founder Deep Chakraborty to learn more about the company.

Gary Cooper: An Interview About The Success Paradox

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Gary C. Cooper is the Forbes Books author of The Success Paradox: How to Surrender and Win in Business and Life. And Cooper is also the executive chairman of Palmetto Infusion Services, a company valued at over $400 million that provides home healthcare, medical equipment, nursing, hospice, and ambulatory infusion clinics to thousands of patients across the Carolinas. Plus, he also is the founder, president, and CEO of The Carolus Group, a healthcare consulting firm that serves the next generation of entrepreneurs. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cooper after reading his book.

Geek Ventures: How This Venture Fund Helps Immigrant Founders Build Scalable Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Geek Ventures is a tech venture fund investing in immigrant founders building amazing scalable products. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Geek Ventures managing partner Ihar Mahaniok to learn more.

Scibids: Developing Customizable AI To Improve Marketing In Over A $30 Billion Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2023

Scibids is a company that develops customizable AI to make marketing more effective. And Scibids AI drives step-change performance and scale independently. It was created with a privacy-first approach and has never relied on third-party cookies, PII, or other digital identifiers to drive growth and successful business outcomes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eric Schwartz, Managing Director of North America at Scibids Technology.

Trips: $2.5 Million Raised To Help Content Creators With IP And Achieve Financial Stability

By Annie Baker ● Nov 15, 2023

Trips - a first-of-its-kind platform providing content creators the tools to achieve financial stability by safeguarding their IP and transforming their copyrights into valuable assets – recently launched. And the company allows creators to establish their copyright's initial digital provenance on-chain while enabling them to turn creative assets into financial assets. Trips has also raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Shima Capital, Animal Capital, Blackwood Ventures, Serafund, and Calligraphy Digital, along with Blizzard, the Avalanche Ecosystem Fund.

Shield AI: Defense Technology Company Raises $200 Million At $2.7 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Shield AI - the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft – recently announced it had raised $200 million in Series F funding in an oversubscribed funding round. This funding round - led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and co-led by Riot Ventures - with participation from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest and returning investors Disruptive and Snowpoint, values Shield AI at $2.7 billion.

mogul: $3.6 Million Raised To Scale Real Estate Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

mogul – a new real-estate investment platform transforming access to premium investment opportunities – recently announced the completion of a $3.6 million seed funding round, propelling the company’s overall funding to $4.2 million.

Protecto: Leading Data Privacy Solution Company Secures $4 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Nov 15, 2023

Protecto - a leading data privacy solution enabling safer AI – recently announced the closing of a $4 million seed funding round. Together Fund led the round with participation from Better Capital, FortyTwo VC, Arali Ventures and Speciale Invest.

Tradespace: $4.2 Million In Funding Raised To Help Build Higher-Quality IP Portfolios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Tradespace recently unveiled the future of intellectual property (IP) with the release of its AI-powered IP Management Platform, which was created to unlock the $1 trillion in latent IP value. And the company also announced $4.2 million in a seed funding round led by Eniac Ventures with participation from Abstract Ventures, Amplo VC and Scrum Ventures, bringing the total funding raised to $5.2 million.

Trax: Image Recognition Solutions Company Closes $50 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Trax – a leading global provider of image recognition solutions transforming brick-and-mortar retail – recently announced the completion of a $50 million venture debt investment from Deutsche Bank Private Credit & Infrastructure.

Flip AI: Observability Intelligence Platform Company Closes $6.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Flip AI recently revealed it raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Factory. And Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund and GTM Capital also participated. The company plans to use the funding to continue to advance its product roadmap and LLM and to expand its team and operations.

Nicole Bryl Skincare Receives Investment From DRA Family Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

DRA Family Office recently announced that it has closed a seed funding round with Nicole Bryl Skincare, which is an early-stage cosmetics venture founded by Nicole Bryl, a former celebrity makeup artist - who is bringing her proprietary formulations to the public for the first time.

LinearB: How This Company Helps Leaders Improve Team Operational Efficiency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

LinearB is the leader in software delivery management solutions that enables engineering leaders to improve their team’s operational efficiency and align R&D investments to business goals. Pulse 2.0 interviewed LinearB co-founder Ori Keren to learn more about the company.

Ridepanda Closes $7.5 Million To Advance E-Bike Commuter Benefits for Employers

By Annie Baker ● Nov 15, 2023

Ridepanda – a leading micromobility-as-a-benefit platform for public and private organizations in the U.S. – recently announced a funding round of $7.5 million in equity and debt to accelerate its goal of transforming the American commute. This funding round – which Blackhorn Ventures and Yamaha Motor Ventures led - also includes participation from existing institutional investors Proeza Ventures, Porsche Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Somersault Ventures, and General Catalyst, and new investor Urban Us Capital.

Marquee Equity: How This Firm Makes Capital Raising Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Founded in 2016, Marquee Equity is a team of over 100 people who are dedicated to making capital raising easier for its clients. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marquee Equity co-founder and CEO Ash Narain to learn more.

Tidal Cyber: Threat-Informed Defense Company Closes $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

Tidal Cyber – a threat-informed defense company - recently announced the company raised $5 million (led by Squadra Ventures with participation from existing investors) in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its platform that enables security operations teams to proactively focus on critical threats and take action to improve their cybersecurity posture.

Monjur: How This Contracts-As-A-Service Solutions Company Is Disrupting A $30 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2023

monjur is a company that offers Contracts-as-a-Service solutions specifically designed for IT-managed service providers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed monjur co-founder Robert Scott to learn more.