Startups

Monocle: AI-Powered Promotion Company Raises $7.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

AI-powered platform Monocle announced today that it is emerging from stealth mode to help consumer brands easily deploy and personalize promotions to turn spending into profit. A $7.5 million seed round led by F2 Venture Capital supports the platform's launch. And this funding round includes investments from Tiferes Ventures and irrvrntVC and founders at Instacart, Everlane, Melio, and Chubbies.

TaxBit: Tax And Accounting Compliance Solutions Company Raises Funding From In-Q-Tel

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

TaxBit, a leading tax and accounting compliance solutions provider, announced a strategic investment from In-Q-Tel (IQT) - a not-for-profit strategic investor for the U.S. national security community and America's allies. This development comes in response to growing demand for expanded use cases and digital asset compliance solutions on a global scale.

BioIntelligence Technologies: $5 Million Raised To Help Biotech Companies Maximize Performances

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

BioIntelligence Technologies announced it has developed an AI-powered solution to eliminate losses in products and to reduce the consumption of water and energy and the emission of carbon dioxide in industrial bioprocesses using fermentation; announced the recent closing of $5 million in funding led by Amplify Capital and joined by Investissement Québec, Real Ventures, Anges Québec and AQC Capital, and by Innospark Ventures.

Shinkei: Commerical Fish Processing Technology Company Raises $6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

Shinkei – a company pioneering a commercial fish processing technology - announced $6 million in new seed funding to launch its modern system that merges machine learning, robotics, and centuries-old fish harvesting techniques. This funding round was led by Cantos, with additional participation by 8VC, Impatient Ventures, Susa/Humba Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, Ravelin Capital, Red & Blue Ventures, Undeterred Capital, and others joining existing investors.

4P-Pharma: €15 Million Raised To Develop Curative Therapies For Untreated Serious Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

4P-Pharma, a Lille-based clinical-stage startup studio focused on developing curative therapies for untreated serious diseases, announced that it has successfully secured €15 million in its second closing with participation from private investors.

Swap: E-Commerce Operating System Company Raises $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

Swap, an e-commerce operating system that manages all operations for direct-to-consumer brands, announced a $9 million Series A led by QED Investors, with participation from Cherry Ventures, 9900 Capital, 2100 Ventures, and Ed Hallen (Co-Founder of Klaviyo).

Piva Capital: A Venture Capital Firm Investing In Transformative Energy And Industrial Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

Piva Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in disruptive energy and industrial companies across North America and Europe. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Piva Capital investors Claire Yun and Jillian Noel to learn more about the firm.

Amplifier Security: $3.3 Million Raised To Enable Security Teams To Modernize Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

Amplifier Security announced it emerged from stealth to bridge the divide between the workforce and security with AI copilot and human-in-the-loop automation. The company also raised $3.3 million to address the last-mile security challenge with a self-healing approach that transforms how employees interact with corporate security tools. Cota Capital led this pre-seed funding round with participation from WestWave Capital and Shift Left Ventures. It also included angel investments from renowned entrepreneurs and executives.

Nagomi Security: Threat Exposure Management Company Secures $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

Nagomi Security (formerly known as Vena Security), a leader in proactive security and threat exposure management, emerged from stealth with $30 million in funding to fundamentally redefine how security teams optimize effectiveness and drive efficiency from their existing security tools. The company operated in stealth mode with a seed funding round from Team8 and the recent round was led by TCV, with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and Okta Ventures. Nagomi is also backed by leading angel investors, including Shlomo Kramer (founder of Check Point, Imperva, and Cato Networks), Nir Polak (founder of Exabeam), Guy Podjarny (founder of Snyk), and Galina Antova (founder of Claroty). This funding round will accelerate go-to-market and R&D efforts to meet the increasing global demand for proactive security and threat exposure management.

FinQuery: $25 Million Closed To Enable Professionals To Optimize Decisions In Top Spending Areas

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

FinQuery (formerly LeaseQuery), a provider of AI-powered solutions built to efficiently manage companies’ largest areas of spending, announced a $25 million minority investment led by Periphas Capital and supported by Lavelle Capital. This funding will accelerate product innovation and support strategic M&A.