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LifeMD Buying Key Assets From Optimal Human Health MD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

LifeMD, a leading provider of virtual primary care services, announced the acquisition of key assets from Optimal Human Health MD, which is a nationwide women’s health virtual care provider. This strategic deal brings LifeMD’s official entry into the women’s health market. And it establishes a scalable clinical foundation for a comprehensive virtual health program under the LifeMD brand, focused on hormone health, bone density, metabolism, and long-term wellness.

Mindspace: Interview With GM Mark Goldfinger About The Boutique Flex Space Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Mindspace is a boutique flex space provider, presenting a global mindset with a local flavor. We redefine the workplace experience for companies of all sizes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mindspace GM Mark Goldfinger to learn more about the company.

ZOE: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Wolf About The Health Improvement Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

ZOE is a company that combines scientific research with cutting-edge AI to improve the health of millions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ZOE co-founder and CEO Jonathan Wolf to learn more about the company.

Marriott To Buy citizenM In $355 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Marriott announced it agreed to buy the lifestyle brand citizenM, an offering in the select-service segment. The deal is expected to advance Marriott's global expansion of its select-service and lifestyle lodging offerings, as the company continues to expand its portfolio to provide better options for guests and Marriott Bonvoy members worldwide.

Ascertain: $10 Million Series A Raised For Helping Care Teams With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Ascertain, a healthcare technology company empowering care teams with AI, announced $10 million in Series A funding led by Deerfield Management with strategic participation from Northwell Health. The funding will advance the growth and expand access to Ascertain's AI-based solutions to enable higher quality patient care, faster care journeys, and more cost-efficient care delivery across the healthcare system.

Stormfield Capital: $1.75 Billion In Funded Real Estate Bridge Loans Surpassed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Stormfield Capital, a direct private lender specializing in short-term real estate bridge financing, announced that it has surpassed $1.75 billion in funded real estate bridge loans since its launch.

Defining Unified Security Posture Management: Manoj Srivastava On Transforming Cyber Defenses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Blackpoint Cyber is a technology-driven cybersecurity company founded by former U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence security experts. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blackpoint Cyber Chief Technology and Product Officer Manoj Srivastasa to learn more about the company and its technology.

GRIDX: Interview With Co-Founder Matias Peire About The Life Sciences VC Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

GRIDX is the leading venture capital fund for life sciences companies in Latin America. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GRIDX founder and CEO Matias Peire to learn more about the firm.

Hive3: Interview With Founder & CEO Stacey Quackenbush About The Collaboration Tool Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Hive3 is a company that addresses the chaos caused by disconnected tools in community management and remote work, which hinder scalability, inflate costs, and stunt growth. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hive3 founder and CEO Stacey Quackenbush to learn more about the company.

ELEVATED: Interview With Founder & President Chad Willardson About the High-Net-Worth Entrepreneur Coaching Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

ELEVATED is a personal and professional growth company providing coaching to high-net-worth entrepreneurs. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Elevated Founder and President Chad Willardson to learn more about the company.

iMENA: $135 Million Raised From Sanabil Investments, FJ Labs, And Saygin Yalcin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

iMENA Group, a leader in digital platforms in the MENA region, announced it has raised $135 million from Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF); FJ Labs, a VC firm known for backing category-leading marketplace and network-effect platforms; Saygin Yalcin, the founder and CEO of SellAnyCar; and several other leading Saudi investors.

Fluent Ventures: Geographic Alpha Venture Platform Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Fluent Ventures, a new global early-stage venture capital firm founded by investor and author Alex Lazarow, announced its debut program. Fluent's approach—known as geographic alpha—focuses on backing founders who localize successful business models in high-potential regions across fintech, health, and commerce. The firm plans to invest $40 million through its hybrid platform, including a fund and a co-investment strategy. The firm's portfolio spans North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

SquareX: $20 Million Series A Raised For Browser Detection And Response

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

SquareX, a Browser Detection and Response (BDR) company, announced it is closing $20 million in Series A funding led by SYN Ventures, a leading VC firm focused on cybersecurity investments, with participation from existing investor Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital SEA).

X2 Resources: Equity Commitment Secured From EnCap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

X2 Resources has secured an equity capital commitment from EnCap Investments, Westlawn Group, Rice Investment Group (RIG), and its management team. With its sponsor support, X2 targets $500 million to multibillion-dollar acquisition opportunities across premier oil and gas basins. And X2's deep bench of talented team members and unique culture are its foundations for building and executing large-scale oil and gas developments.

SonoMotion: $2.2 Million NIH Grant Secured For Break Wave System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

SonoMotion, a medical device company that is developing noninvasive solutions for kidney stones, announced it has been awarded a $2.2 million NIH grant and successfully completed patient enrollment in the SOUND Break Wave pivotal clinical trial. And the SOUND trial is a 64-patient, prospective, multi-center, non-randomized study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Break Wave system for fragmentation of stones in the kidney or ureter. The trial results serve as the clinical basis for the planned Break Wave device FDA 510(k) submission.

MAX Surgical Specialty Management: $77 Million Senior Credit Facility Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

MAX Surgical Specialty Management - a premier surgeon-led provider of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) - announced that it has closed on a $77 million senior credit facility provided by Freeport Financial Partners. This financing will support the next phase of the company's strategic growth, with a focus on forming new partnerships with leading OMS practices across the Northeast.

EC-Council: $100 Million Committed For Cybersecurity Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

EC-Council, a leader in cybersecurity education and training, and the creators of Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential, announced it is taking a transformative step to reshape the future of digital security. And EC-Council has announced the launch of a $100 million investment to drive the development of next-gen technologies aimed to accelerate cybersecurity breakthroughs and strengthen global digital defense.

Dentons Reveals 2025 Promotions In Europe And Central Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Global law firm Dentons announced it has promoted 13 lawyers to partner, three to Senior Counsel, six to Managing Counsel, and 46 to Counsel as part of the 2025 promotion round across Europe and Central Asia. And the promoted lawyers represent 13 countries, 18 offices, and all practice groups operating in the Europe Region.

Merck KGaA Buying SpringWorks In $3.9 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Merck KGaA (a leading science and technology company) and SpringWorks Therapeutics (a Stamford, Connecticut-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer) announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to acquire SpringWorks.

Sunthetics: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For Transforming Chemical Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

AI technology company Sunthetics announced the closing of its $4 million Seed round, led by L'ATTITUDE Ventures and joined by S3 Ventures, Hearst Level Up Ventures, and the Global Impact Fund II.

UbiQD: $20 Million Series B Closed For Scaling Quantum Dot Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

UbiQD, a leader in quantum dot (QD) technology, announced the closing of its $20 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP), with participation from Builders VC, Azura Group, Builders Vision, Stout Street Capital, Seraph Partners, Scout Ventures, New Mexico Vintage Fund, and others. The new funding highlights investor confidence in UbiQD's innovative solutions and market potential.

Puna Bio: Funding Raised From Corteva Catalyst

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Puna Bio announced it had closed a new round of funding led by Corteva through its Corteva Catalyst platform. This new funding round was led by Corteva, a pure-play S&P 500 agriculture company, and participation from existing investors at One Ventures, SP Ventures, SOSV, Builders VC, and a new investor, Dalus Capital.

Capably: $4 Million Raised To Automate Complex Tasks With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Intelligent automation platform company Capably announced it has raised $4 million in funding. The investment was led by Boost Capital Partners, with participation from other EU and US investors, including Concept Ventures, Sure Valley Ventures, Araya Ventures, Haatch, Koro Ventures, Wayra, and Ascension.

Iowa State University Collaborating With When To Help Graduates With Health Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

When a leading AI-based post-employment solution announced a strategic partnership with Iowa State University to provide students with post-graduation health insurance options along with job search and resume-building services. And this initiative makes Iowa State the first university in the nation to collaborate with When to offer seamless, cost-effective healthcare options for students transitioning off their student health plans.

Hopper: $7.6 Million Seed Funding Secured For Transforming Open Source Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Hopper announced it has officially launched out of stealth to transform how organizations manage open-source software (OSS) risk. The company has raised $7.6 million in seed funding, co-led by Meron Capital and New Era, with participation from the Sequoia Scout Fund, M-Fund, and leaders behind exits to Intel, Oracle, Google, HPE, Symantec, ZoomInfo, AWS, and more.

Catapult Learning: John Hopkins Research Shows Benefits Of Wraparound Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Catapult Learning, a leading provider of evidence-based academic, behavioral, and mental health interventions for K-12 schools, recently announced the findings from an ESSA Level 2 study, using data from the 2023-2024 school year, conducted by the Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at The Johns Hopkins University School of Education.

SKY Leasing: $1.35 Billion Closed For Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

SKY Leasing - a leading alternative investment manager with extensive experience in aviation investments - announced the final closing of its flagship fund, SKY Fund VI. The fund closed significantly above its target with over $1.35 billion in capital commitments. This shows strong support from existing and new investors, including global insurance companies, sovereigns, pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices.

Grove Biopharma: $30 Million Series A Secured For Advancing Therapeutic Modality

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Grove Biopharma is a private biotechnology company advancing its Bionic Biologics platform, developing therapies targeting previously intractable intracellular disease targets. The company has announced the closing of a $30 million Series A funding round. DCVC Bio led this funding round with participation from Eli Lilly, InVivium Capital, Walder Ventures, Gradiant Corporation, Mansueto Investments, and others. And they join existing seed supporters, including Portal Innovations, where Grove was incubated.

Theo: $20 Million Raised For Connecting Onchain Capital To Global Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Theo, a novel network connecting onchain capital to global markets via institutional-grade trading infrastructure, announced it has raised $20 million in funding. This funding round was jointly led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital, with participation from numerous other venture capital firms, including Manifold Trading, Mirana Ventures, Metalayer Ventures, Flowdesk, SCB, MEXC, Amber Group, and Selini Capital, and angels from a range of leading TradFi trading firms, including Citadel, Jane Street, HRT, Optiver, IMC, 5 Rings, and JPMorgan.

Venture Guides: Fund II Closed At $262.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Venture Guides, an investment firm focused on active guiding and team-based investing in early-stage infrastructure software companies, announced the closing of a second fund at $262.5 million. This milestone comes during turbulent economic times in venture capital fundraising, proving the firm's strategy, strong portfolio, and the confidence investors place in its differentiated approach.