Startups

Glassbox: Fintech Company Raises $1.2 Million (Pre-Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Glassbox, a Toronto-based fintech startup, announced that it has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to reimagine how finance teams work with spreadsheets in the age of AI. This funding round was led by FinTech Collective (New York) and StandUp Ventures (Toronto), with participation from Watertower Ventures (Los Angeles). The new funding will expand Glassbox’s team and bring its AI-compatible financial analysis platform to market.

Reverb Therapeutics: $12 Million (Seed) Raised To Utilize Cytokine Signaling For Treating Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Reverb Therapeutics, a leader in harnessing the natural immune system and cytokine signaling to treat life-threatening diseases, announced it has closed a $12 million financing led by founding investor Amplitude Ventures. And other participants in the round include the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s venture philanthropy arm, the Myeloma Investment Fund, KdT Ventures, Finchley Healthcare Ventures, InBC Investment Corp. (InBC), and Seido Capital.

Esperto Medical: Series A Funding Raised For Delivering For Future Of Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Esperto Medical, a health technology startup specializing in critical care and remote patient monitoring, announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series A investment round co-led by Catalyst Health Ventures and Bold Capital Partners, with support from Wavemaker Three-sixty Health, Free Flow Ventures, Fund@Caltech, and Maverick Ventures.

RoomPriceGenie: $75 Million Raised For For Revenue Management Platform For Independent Hotels And Groups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

RoomPriceGenie, a provider of revenue management systems (RMS) for independent hotels and groups, announced a $75 million investment from Five Elms Capital to accelerate international expansion and enhance its platform. As part of this next phase of growth, experienced technology executive Chas Scarantino has been appointed CEO. Co-founder and current RoomPriceGenie CEO Ari Andricopoulos will transition to Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to focus on product innovation and strategic partnerships.

Hightouch: $80 Million (Series C) Raised At $1.2 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Hightouch, a leading data and AI platform for marketing and personalization, announced that it has raised an $80 million Series C at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Rajeev Dham at Sapphire Ventures led the funding round, which also included participation from NVC, ICONIQ Growth, Amplify Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and Y Combinator.

Brother’s Bond Bourbon: $7.5 Million Raised For Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Brother's Bond Bourbon, an award-winning American whiskey brand founded by co-creators, longtime friends, and whiskey experts Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, announced the closing of a $7.5 million funding round. This is a testament to the brand's momentum and confirms investor confidence in the spirits industry's growth potential.

Perceive Pharma: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Advancing Ophthalmic Neuroprotection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

Perceive Pharma, a pharmaceutical company that is pioneering novel small molecule therapeutics in ophthalmology, announced the closing of a $15 million Series A funding round, including Deerfield Management, Johnson & Johnson (through its corporate venture capital organization, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc.), Braidwell LP, GV, the Retinal Degeneration Fund, and Catalio Capital Management, LP. Perceive Pharma was spun out from Perceive Biotherapeutics to accelerate the development of novel neuroprotective therapeutics in glaucoma and other indications. The company also brought in Carol Gallagher, Pharm.D., to the Perceive Pharma Board as an independent Board Director.

AirQtel: $27 Million (Series A) Raised For Aerial Surveillance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2025

AirQtel, an advanced aerial surveillance platform comprising industry-first hardened hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, announced it has raised $27 million in Series A funding to expedite the deployment of its aerial platform technology in partnership with multiple governmental entities. The funding follows an in-depth evaluation by both private and governmental partners.