Startups

Global Payments Infrastructure Company TerraPay Secures $100 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 7, 2023

TerraPay - a leading global payments infrastructure company - announced that it has successfully closed its Series B equity financing round

LayerZero Labs: $120 Million Funding And $3 Billion Valuation

By Noah Long ● Apr 7, 2023

LayerZero Labs - the company behind the leading messaging protocol LayerZero - announced it has raised $120 million in Series B funding, which valued the company at $3 billion.

How Monitaur Helps Enterprises Build And Deploy Responsible AI/ML Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 7, 2023

Monitaur is an AI governance software company that recently raised $4.6 million in funding. To learn more about the company, Pulse 2.0 interviewed CEO Anthony Habayeb.

OXOS Medical Raises $23 Million To Develop Simpler X-Ray Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2023

OXOS Medical - a medical technology company that is developing simple and safe X-ray solutions - announced a $23 million Series A funding round.

One-Click Mortgage Intermediaries Company Acre Secures £6.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 6, 2023

Acre - a one-click mortgage intermediaries platform - announced it has raised £6.5 million in investment to grow its tech platform and disrupt the process of buying a home.

IT Asset Management Platform Company entrio Closes $7.5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 6, 2023

entrio - an Israel-based provider of a next-generation IT asset management platform for enterprises - announced it has raised $7.5 million in funding.

ChopValue Raises $7.7 Million To Create Sustainable Products From Recycled Materials

By Annie Baker ● Apr 6, 2023

ChopValue - a company that builds sustainable products from recycled materials - has closed a $7.7 million funding round to expand its decentralized microfactory network.

Extracellular Vesicle-Based Liquid Biopsy Company Mercy BioAnalytics Secures $41 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 6, 2023

Mercy BioAnalytics - a pioneer in extracellular vesicle-based liquid biopsies for the early detection of cancer - announced it has closed a $41 million Series A financing round.

Data Intelligence Company RealSage Raises C$2.1 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 6, 2023

RealSage - a leading provider of data intelligence and AI solutions for the multifamily real estate industry - announced the closing of a $1.6 million USD (2.1 million CAD) funding round.

Peterson Private Equity To Invest Up To $50 Million In Dura Software

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 6, 2023

Peterson Private Equity announced it is planning to invest up to $50 million in Dura Software, which is a software aggregator and operator based in San Antonio, TX and founded in 2018.

Multi-Chain Liquidity And Data Gateway Company LI.FI Raises $17.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 5, 2023

LI.FI - a leading multi-chain liquidity and data gateway - announced that it has raised $17.5 million in a Series A fundraising co-led by CoinFund and Superscrypt.

Trading And Investing Company Sarna Raises Over $2.5 Million Total Funding

By Annie Baker ● Apr 5, 2023

Sarna is a trading and investing platform that announced new seed investments totaling over $2.5 million from VC firms.

Next-Generation Edge Services Company Graphiant Secures $62 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2023

Graphiant - provider of next-generation edge services - announced the closing of a $62 million Series B funding round based on the company's strong traction in both enterprise and service provider markets.

Adludio Raises £2 Million To Deliver Premium Mobile Ads

By Noah Long ● Apr 5, 2023

Adludio - a global AI-powered platform delivering attention-led and data-driven mobile advertising - announced it had secured a further £2 million investment.

Wellness Technology Company Sensate Raises $3.2 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 5, 2023

Sensate - a wellness technology company that created a relaxation device+app turning the tide on stress - announced that it closed $3.2 million in a seed round of funding in February led by Incisive Ventures.

SafeSize Secures €14 Million To Help People Find Perfect Fitting Shoes

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 5, 2023

SafeSize - a retail tech company that is helping people find the perfect fitting shoes in physical and online stores - announced that it has raised €14 million in Series B funding.

MPowered Capital Announces Final Close Of Access Fund I At $110 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 4, 2023

MPowered Capital - a women-led, independently-managed investment firm - has announced the final close of MPowered Capital Access Fund I with $110 million in committed capital

Team8: How This Firm Employs A Unique Foundry Venture Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2023

Team8 is an Israel-based venture firm that builds and invests in companies that specialize in cybersecurity, data, fintech, and digital health. To learn more about the firm, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Team8 VP of Marketing Asaf Azulay.

Continuous Integration Optimization Company Redefine.dev Secures $8.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 4, 2023

Redefine.dev announced that it has emerged from stealth with $8.5 million as a seed round of funding led by Gillot Capital.

Quantexa: $129 Million Funding And $1.8 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Apr 4, 2023

Quantexa - a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors - announced that it has completed a $129 million Series E funding round. This latest funding round secures the British company’s unicorn status with a valuation of $1.8 billion.

Push Security Raises $15 Million To Scale SaaS Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2023

Push Security - a company that is simplifying SaaS security for modern IT and cybersecurity teams - announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.

PxE Holographic Imaging Raises $6.5 Million To Bring Depth And Infrared Capabilities To Sensors At Lower Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2023

PxE Holographic Imaging - a company that develops holographic imaging cameras - announced that it comes out of stealth with a $5.4 million Seed Round led by KDT - Koch Disruptive Technologies (the technology investment arm of Koch Industries) and M Ventures (the venture investment arm of Merck).

Fixie Raises $17 Million To Help Companies Integrate LLMs Into Software Stacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2023

Fixie - a cloud-hosted platform-as-a-service company that enables companies to build and integrate smart agents that utilize the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) with connections to their own data sources, systems, and tools - announced that it has raised $17 million in seed funding. And the company also announced that it launched the Fixie Developer Preview, which enables anyone to integrate LLMs into their own applications, data, and tools.

Climate And Fintech Company Agreena Secures €46 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2023

Climate and fintech company Agreena - a company whose soil carbon platform is one of the largest globally - announced its Series B raise of €46 million. Led by HV Capital, the funding round has an exciting composition of new investors including impact fund AENU and fintech-focused Anthemis. And the funding is also supported by a doubling-down from existing shareholders, including evergreen food investor Gullspång Re:food, well-established tech investor Kinnevik and Denmark’s Export and Investment fund.

Multi-Omics Insight Platform Watershed Informatics Closes $14.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 3, 2023

Watershed Informatics - a developer of a multi-omics insight platform for biopharmaceutical discovery teams - announced the closing of a $14.5 million Series A funding round led by Canvas Ventures with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Accomplice Ventures. This funding round enables Watershed to strengthen commercial traction, accelerate product innovation, and ultimately transform how scientists discover medicines with multi-omics.

Zero-Trust Content Company Votiro Raises $11.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 3, 2023

Votiro - a category leader in delivering safe content - announced it has raised $11.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Harvest Lane Asset Management.

Berkeley SkyDeck Announces Demo Day For Batch 15 With 18 Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2023

Berkeley SkyDeck - which is the global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator - announced that Demo Day for Batch 15 will happen on April 4, 2023. And investors from several major Silicon Valley venture capitalist firms will hear from 18 startups, including 15 new companies and three alumni startups, hailing from 8 countries and 4 continents (North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia).

Commercial Lending Process Company Foro Raises $4 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 3, 2023

Foro - a commercial lending platform that increases access to capital for growing businesses - announced the completion of a $4 million Series A extension funding round and the addition of two new investors. Investors in this round include TTV Capital, Fin Capital, Correlation Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, and new two investors: Gaingels and B3 Capital.

Healthcare Enablement Company Florence Raises $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2023

Florence - a healthcare enablement software company - announced it has launched out of stealth mode after raising $20 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, GV (Google Ventures), and Salesforce Ventures with participation from Vast Ventures, BoxGroup, and Atento Capital.

Finverity Raises $5 Million To Reinvent The Supply Chain Finance Market

By Noah Long ● Apr 3, 2023

Finverity - a digital ecosystem for trade and supply chain finance - announced it has raised $5 million in a heavily oversubscribed equity funding round from new and current investors.