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Scandit: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Samuel Mueller About Smart Data Capture Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Scandit is the leader in smart data capture, giving superpowers to workers, customers, and businesses by providing actionable insights and automating end-to-end processes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Scandit co-founder and CEO Samuel Mueller to learn more about the company.

Antares Capital: Private Credit Fund Launched At Over $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Antares Capital, an alternative credit manager with about $80 billion in capital under management and administration, today announced that Antares Private Credit Fund (ABDC), a public, non-traded business development company (BDC), announced it has launched with over $1.4 billion in investable capital. The fund's new and existing global investors include insurance companies, banks, family offices and pension plans, and Antares’ majority owner, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments).

Nmbr: Interview With CEO & Co-Founder Simon Bourgeois About The Canada-Based Fintech Products Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Nmbr is a company dedicated to building embedded fintech products for Canada, starting with an industry-leading embedded payroll. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nmbr CEO and co-founder Simon Bourgeois to learn more about the company.

Uscreen: Video Monetization Company Raises $150 Million From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Uscreen, a video monetization platform for the creator economy, announced a $150 million investment with PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to capitalize on transformational growth. And PSG’s funding will help reinforce and strengthen Uscreen’s leading position in shaping the future of the creator economy by bringing together content, community, and experiences in ways that delight consumers.

Junevity: $10 Million (Seed) Raised For Developing Cell Reset Therapeutics For Longevity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Junevity, a biotechnology company that aims to extend lifespan and health by resetting cell damage from age-related diseases, announced $10 million in seed funding led by Goldcrest Capital and Godfrey Capital.

IBI Ag: $6.1 Million Raised For Crop Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

IBI Ag, a pioneering crop protection company developing a wide array of bio-insecticides with a lower ecological footprint, announced it has closed the first part of its Series A funding round with a $6.1 million investment. This funding round — led by Corteva (through its Corteva Catalyst platform) with the participation of The Trendlines Group, Iron Nation, Consensus Business Group (CBG), and a grant from the Israel Innovation Authority — validates the strategic importance of IBI Ag's innovative biological and naturally-inspired solutions in the global agricultural sector to assist farmers in producing more food by protecting their crops and the global food chain.

Latent Labs: $50 Million Raised For Making Biology Programmable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Latent Labs, a company building AI foundation models to make biology programmable, announced it emerged from stealth with $50 million in total funding to accelerate its progress and partnerships. This funding includes a $40 million Series A co-led by Radical Ventures and Sofinnova Partners, with the participation of Flying Fish and Isomer and existing investors 8VC, Kindred Capital, and Pillar VC. Notable angel investors who participated include Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, Transformer architecture inventor and Cohere founder Aidan Gomez, and ElevenLabs founder Mati Staniszewski.

Revving: £107 Million Raised For Transforming Access To Working Capital Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Revving, a company that is transforming the digital media payment landscape with a completely new take on traditional invoice factoring set to transform UK competitiveness in the global adtech market, announced a landmark investment of £107 million led by one of the world’s largest asset managers DWS.