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Central: $8.6 Million Secured For Autonomous Back-Office Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Central, an autonomous back-office platform built specifically for startups, has announced an $8.6 million seed funding round led by First Round Capital. The funding also saw participation from notable investors, including Y Combinator, Ritual Capital, Multimodal Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Surgepoint Capital, and several founders such as Kulveer Taggar, co-founder and CEO of Zeus; JJ Fliegelman, co-founder and CTO of WayUp; and Richard Aberman, co-founder and CPO of WePay.

InstaLILY: $25 Million Series A Secured For Deploying Domain-Trained Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

InstaLILY AI, a company that develops AI Teammates for industries with high operational demands, announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, with contributions from Perceptive Ventures and Marvin Ventures.

PodUp: $5.8 Million Secured To Transform Podcasting Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

PodUp, a comprehensive podcasting platform, has raised $5.8 million across two funding rounds to enhance its AI-driven services. Notable investors, such as North Texas Angels and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels, participated in these rounds. The company reached a cash flow positive status in May 2025 and operates with a team of 35 employees.

Hightouch: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Tejas Manohar About The CDP And AI Decisioning Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Hightouch is the leading Composable CDP and AI Decisioning platform for marketing teams. Build AI agents, uncover insights, and deliver hyper-personalized marketing with all your data. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hightouch co-founder and CEO Tejas Manohar to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

HelloPrenup: Interview With Founder & CEO Julia Rodgers About The Prenuptial Agreement Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

HelloPrenup is a legal tech startup that’s transforming how couples approach prenuptial agreements. Think of it as the modern and digital alternative to hiring expensive lawyers for prenups. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HelloPrenup founder and CEO Julia Rodgers to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Loman AI: $3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Expand Voice AI Platform For Restaurants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Loman AI, a voice AI platform for restaurants, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Next Coast Ventures, with TenOneTen Ventures and Antler participating. The funds will support product development and team growth amid rising demand.

Fisent: Interview With Founder & CEO Adrian Murray About Building Versus Buying AI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) has reignited a classic enterprise debate: build bespoke solutions internally or license third-party platforms? In this Q&A, Adrian Murray—Founder and CEO of Fisent Technologies—breaks down the key considerations organizations must weigh when harnessing GenAI for process automation. The conversation zeroes in on how businesses can best deploy these tools to optimize repetitive, content-heavy workflows that still rely heavily on human input.

Nauta: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Logistics Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Nauta, the AI-powered logistics orchestration platform for importers, announced a seed funding round of $7 million, led by Construct Capital and Predictive. Nauta aims to transform global logistics for stakeholders across the value chain by integrating artificial intelligence, with a focus initially on importers.

Payment Labs: $3.25 Million Seed Funding Secured For Payment Solutions Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Payment Labs, a global fintech leader specializing in payment solutions, announced the closing of a $3.25 million oversubscribed seed funding round. The round was led by Aperture Venture Capital, with participation from Capital Eleven, ESPMX, and other investors.

Boost My School: $10 Million Raised To Transform K-12 Fundraising For Advancement Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Boost My School, a fundraising platform specifically designed for K-12 educational institutions, has announced that it has secured $10 million in funding to transform the way advancement teams engage with their communities and increase revenue from donations and fundraising events. This latest funding round was led by High Alpha, with previous investments from Far Out VC, ground game, Allos Ventures, and strategic angel investors, including Scot Chisholm, the founder of Classy, which was acquired by GoFundMe in 2022.

Debut: $20 Million Raised For AI Ingredient Discovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Debut, a leader in biotech beauty, has secured $20 million in investment to expedite the development of its proprietary, AI-powered ingredient discovery platform, aiming to advance innovations in skin longevity and expand its formulation business across the United States and Asia.

Hades Mining: €5.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Secured To Transform Europe’s Energy And Mineral Independence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Hades Mining, a deep-tech startup focused on unlocking ultra-deep geothermal energy and critical mineral deposits, has announced the successful close of a €5.5 million pre-seed funding round. The funding round was led by Project A, with Jack Wang at the helm, supported by Anton Waitz, Uwe Horstmann, and Jannic Meyer. Visionaries Tomorrow also participated, led by Thong Le Hoang, alongside Sebastian Pollok and Iris ten Have, PhD. Founders Factory and the Viessmann Generations Group joined the round, with participation from Jack Kennedy and Anna Stella Wahl (Fetha), respectively.

Barti: $12 Million Series A Secured For AI-Based Eye Care EHR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Barti Software, a company specializing in AI-driven solutions that deliver innovative electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software tailored for ophthalmology practices, has announced a Series A funding round amounting to $12 million, led by Five Elms Capital.

Crusoe: $175 Million Credit Facility Secured For Expanding Iceland Data Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Crusoe, a provider of vertically integrated AI infrastructure, announced in collaboration with atNorth, a premier Nordic data center services provider, the expansion of Crusoe Cloud capacity within atNorth’s ICE02 data center in Iceland, powered entirely by clean energy. This strategic development aims to address the escalating demand for Crusoe Cloud services from clients of diverse scales across Europe and North America. To facilitate this initiative, Crusoe has secured a $175 million credit facility from Victory Park Capital (VPC), a prominent global alternative investment firm specializing in private credit.

Aurasell: $30 Million Seed Raised To Advance AI-Native CRM Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Aurasell has emerged from stealth with a bold vision and $30 million in Seed funding to launch the world’s first AI-native CRM platform. Backed by N47, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures, the company aims to redefine go-to-market (GTM) software for the agentic era.

zvoove Buying Time-Tracking Platform CleanManager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

zvoove, the market-leading software and AI solution provider for the temporary staffing, private security, and cleaning industries, has acquired CleanManager, a Danish SaaS company specializing in planning and time-tracking tools for cleaning service providers.

Reframe Systems: $20 Million Series A Raised For Scaling Microfactories To Address Housing Crisis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Reframe Systems, a company utilizing physical AI to address the housing crisis, announced a $20 million Series A funding round co-led by Eclipse and VoLo Earth Ventures, with support from MassMutual Catalyst Funds, Cubit Capital, Planetary Health at RA Capital Management, Saga Ventures, and Nor’easter Ventures.

Pageport: $3.3 Million Raised For Launching CRM Built For Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2025

Pageport, a company specializing in marketing and client engagement tools used by over 1,000 financial advisors nationwide, has announced that it has raised $3.3 million in funding from 2048 Ventures and Matchstick Ventures. This funding will be allocated towards the launch of Slant, an AI-centric CRM purposefully designed for financial advisors, equipping them with the tools necessary to serve a larger client base more efficiently.

Mufson Howe Hunter: Interview With Managing Director Joe Golden About The Investment Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Mufson Howe Hunter is a middle-market investment bank that provides a range of financial advisory services to private companies and private equity firms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mufson Howe Hunter Managing Director Joe Golden to gain a deeper understanding of the firm.

Holo: $22 Million Series A Raised For Improving Homeownership In The UAE And GCC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Holo, a pioneering fintech platform dedicated to transforming the homebuying experience in the UAE, has announced a significant milestone—raising $22 million in a Series A funding round. This funding marks one of the largest Series A rounds in the GCC region in 2025, highlighting investor confidence in Holo's innovative approach.

OrganOx: Oxford University Spinout Being Acquired By Terumo For $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Terumo Corporation has signed a deal to buy OrganOx, a University of Oxford spin-out transforming organ transplantation, for $1.5 billion.

FieldAI: $405 Million Secured For Advancing Robotics Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

FieldAI, a leader in physical AI and robotic autonomy, has announced a significant funding boost of $405 million through two successive funding rounds. Prominent investors include Bezos Expeditions, BHP Ventures, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVentures (NVIDIA’s VC arm), Prysm, Temasek, alongside previous backers Gates Frontier and Samsung.

Modern Campus: Growth Investment Raised From Providence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Modern Campus, a leading learner-to-earner platform for higher education, received a majority growth investment from Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in media, communications, education, and technology across North America and Europe.

TAQA Buying GS Inima For $1.2 Billion To Expand Water Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

TAQA, a major energy company in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, has agreed to acquire GS Inima, a global leader in water treatment and desalination, for approximately $1.2 billion. This purchase will make GS Inima a fully integrated part of TAQA and help the company expand its international water business.

AbbVie To Buy Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals’ Bretisilocin Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

AbbVie announced a definitive agreement to acquire Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals' leading investigational drug candidate, currently in clinical trials for treating moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder (MDD). This development signifies a strategic move in the pursuit of innovative mental health treatments.

Crestwell Underwriters Launches With Support From Bain Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Crestwell Underwriters is a newly established managing general agent (MGA) that emphasizes a specialized, underwriting-focused approach. Supported by significant capital from Bain Capital, Crestwell officially launched recently, aiming to serve the commercial residential insurance market.

AT&T Signs $23 Billion Spectrum Acquisition Deal With EchoStar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

AT&T has announced a monumental $23 billion all-cash agreement to acquire significant wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar. This transaction, covering around 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum—30 MHz in the 3.45 GHz mid-band and 20 MHz in the 600 MHz low-band—will bolster AT&T’s reach, encompassing over 400 U.S. markets. The deal, pending regulatory approval, is expected to be finalized by mid-2026.

Blue Water Autonomy: $50 Million Series A Raised To Propel U.S. Maritime Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Blue Water Autonomy, a Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company, has raised an impressive $50 million in Series A funding led by GV, with strong participation from existing investors Eclipse, Riot, and Impatient Ventures. This new investment brings the company’s total capital to $64 million.

Attio: $52 Million Series B Secured To Advance AI-Native CRM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Attio, the AI-driven CRM platform, has announced a successful $52 million Series B funding round led by GV (Google Ventures), bringing its total funding to $116 million. The fresh investment will accelerate Attio’s mission to redefine customer relationship management for the AI era, empowering businesses to build flexible go-to-market systems with deep customer insights.

Kira: $6.7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Advance Latin America’s Fintech Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2025

Kira, an innovative fintech infrastructure platform, has announced the closing of a $6.7 million seed funding round, led by Blockchange Ventures, Vamos Ventures, Stellar Blockchain, Grit Ventures, Credibly Neutral Ventures, Michael Seibel, and Oso Trava. This significant investment marks a pivotal moment for Kira as it sets out to reshape the financial landscape in Latin America.