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Cure Rare Disease: $5.69 Million CIRM Grant Awarded

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Cure Rare Disease (CRD) announced it was awarded a $5.69 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to advance the development of an antisense oligonucleotide therapy for spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3), a neurodegenerative disorder with no current treatment.

Greyson Clothiers: $20 Million Strategic Growth Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Greyson Clothiers, a Detroit-based premium performance apparel brand at the forefront of the sport, announced the completion of a $20 million Series A strategic growth capital raise. This funding round was led by NewBound Ventures and Chris Koch, CEO of NewEra, with participation from Tom Nolan, CEO of Kendra Scott, and David Chu, Founder of Nautica, and ongoing support from existing investors.

Exoticca: €25 Million Venture Debt Facility Raised From BBVA Spark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Exoticca, a leading travel tech platform for multi-day tour packages, announced that it secured a €25 million venture debt facility from BBVA Spark. This new funding round complements the company's recent €60 million Series D equity round led by Quadrille Capital, bringing the total funding from this round to €85 million.

HALO: Strategic Refinancing Raised For Advancing Growth From TPG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

HALO, a leader in branded merchandise, corporate apparel, and recognition solutions, and its investment partner TPG announced the completion of a strategic refinancing. This funding strengthens HALO's financial structure, paves the way for the company’s accelerated growth, and reinforces the strong partnership between HALO and TPG.

Validus: $45 Million Growth Equity Investment Raised From FTV Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Validus Risk Management, a software and tech-enabled services platform for financial risk management, announced that it has secured a $45 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm with a track record of investing in enterprise and financial technology. This minority investment will enable Validus to accelerate its go-to-market efforts and further expand into the US and APAC while continuing to penetrate the European market and invest in technology and product innovation.

StackGen: Interview With Chief Product Officer Asif Awan About The Generative Infrastructure Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

StackGen is the leader in Generative Infrastructure. Enterprise organizations turn to StackGen to modernize infrastructure, migrate clouds, support multi-cloud environments, and for greenfield application deployment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed StackGen Chief Product Officer Asif Awan to learn more about the company.

ComEd: $100 Million In EV Rebates Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

ComEd announced it has made $100 million in rebates available to help more customers take steps toward electric vehicles (EVs) this year. To reduce the upfront cost barriers to EVs, these rebates cover three distinct programs: residential EV charger and installation costs, all-electric fleet vehicles, and business and public sector ready-to-charge infrastructure.

Zendata: Interview With CEO Narayana Pappu About The Cloud Data Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Zendata is a full stack cloud data security platform designed to help CISOs, DevOps and Compliance teams embed privacy and security controls and protocols across their assets and SDLC. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zendata CEO Narayana Pappu to learn more about the company.

CarbonZero.Eco: $3.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Addressing Regenerative Agriculture And CO2 Removal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

CarbonZero.Eco, a startup tackling regenerative agriculture and CO2 removal through Biochar, emerged from stealth and announced a $3.5 million seed round that includes investments from managers and executives at Google, Meta, Amazon and the CEOs of several late-stage startups.

Yung Sidekick: Interview With Co-Founder Alexander Anastasin About The Therapy Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Yung Sidekick is an AI tool to automate therapy notes, enhance care, and improve compliance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Yung Sidekick co-founder Alexander Anastasin to learn more about the company.

Newleos Therapeutics: $93.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Transforming Treatment Of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Newleos Therapeutics - a clinical-stage neuroscience company co-founded by Longwood Fund and seasoned leaders in CNS drug development - announced the closing of an oversubscribed $93.5 million Series A financing. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the funding with participation from Novo Holdings A/S, Longwood Fund, DCVC Bio, and Arkin Bio Capital.

Salt Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Roey Eliyahu About The End-To-End API Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Salt Security is a company that protects the APIs that form the core of every modern application. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Salt Security co-founder and CEO Roey Eliyahu to learn more about the company.

Prenuvo: $120 Million Raised For MRI Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2025

Prenuvo, a leader in proactive whole-body MRI screening, disclosed that it quietly raised $120 million as part of Series B fundraising this year, demonstrating its category leadership in preventative health. The company has identified over 1.4 million personalized health insights across its member base, highlighting the critical role of early detection. This milestone comes as Prenuvo surpassed 110,000 members and secured FDA clearance for its AI-powered Prenuvo Body Composition report.

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.

Eudia: $105 Million (Series A) Raised To Enhance Legal Work With Augmented Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Eudia, an Augmented Intelligence platform for Fortune 500 legal teams, announced the closing of its Series A funding round for up to $105 million, led by General Catalyst with participation from Floodgate, Sierra Ventures, Hakluyt Capital, Defy, Everywhere Ventures, B3 Capital, Backbone, Firsthand, and renowned angel investors Gokul Rajaram, Chris Re, Andrew Sieja, Mike Gamson, and Scott Belsky.

Hamilton Lane: Over $615 Million Closed For Venture Access Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Leading global private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane announced the final closing of its Venture Access Fund, which exceeded its target fund size, raising $615.3 million in commitments.

Prepared: Interview With CEO Michael Chime About The Emergency Response Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Prepared is a company with a platform that empowers emergency response professionals with the data and tools to save lives in even the toughest conditions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Prepared CEO Michael Chime to learn more about the company.

ColdVest: Interview With CEO Tracie Wagman About The Core Body Cooling Device Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

ColdVest is a company selling a patented device that is designed to provide rapid core body cooling in the event of heat stroke or heat related illness. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ColdVest CEO Tracie Wagman to learn more about the company.

Enhanced Games: 1789 Capital Co-Leads Series B Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Omeed Malik, Chris Buskirk, and Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital announced it co-led a multi-million-dollar Series B round for the Enhanced Games, along with significant contributions from Karatage, Christian Angermayer's Apeiron Investment Group, and other blue chip investors. This new funding round will drive the Enhanced Games towards hosting its upcoming inaugural record-breaking event.

Steve Madden To Buy Kurt Geiger In £289 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Steve Madden (a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear, accessories, and apparel) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy UK-based Kurt Geiger from a group led by international private equity firm Cinven for an enterprise value of about £289 million in cash.

Rezolve Ai To Buy Commerce Site Search And Merchandising Company GroupBy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Rezolve Ai - a leader in AI-driven commerce solutions - announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to buy GroupBy, a leader in enterprise-grade site search, product discovery, and merchandising solutions. This acquisition's completion is subject to the fulfillment or waiver of standard closing conditions. And this move will reinforce Rezolve Ai’s position as a leader in transforming digital commerce experiences.

Newronika: €13.6 Million (Series B) Closed For Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

Newronika, a leader in advanced deep brain stimulation, announced the closing of its €13.6 million Series B funding round. This funding was led by new investor Fondazione ENEA Tech e Biomedical, with additional participation from existing investors Indaco Venture Partners SGR, Innogest SGR, Wille Finance, TNBT Capital, and F3F.

LPL Onboards $1.3 Billion Bruen Wealth Management Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2025

LPL Financial announced that father and son financial advisors William “Bill” Bruen, Jr., and Andrew Bruen had joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, aligned with existing firm Paradigm Partners. The Bruens reported serving about $1.3 billion in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets* and joined LPL from UBS.