Venture Capital

Emaar: Over $1 Billion Contributed To Elevate Global Experiences In Dubai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Emaar, the developer behind Dubai's most iconic landmarks, has invested over $1 billion in shaping and enhancing the city's global identity. And this cumulative contribution underscores the company's long-standing commitment to reinforcing Dubai's international standing through unique experiences, vibrant cultural platforms, and landmark social infrastructure.

Recce: $4 Million Secured For Bringing Data-Native Code Review To Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Recce, a provider of data-native code review tools for data transformation projects and AI systems, announced it has launched a cloud platform for its popular open-source toolkit and raised $4 million in funding. Heavybit led the funding round, with participation from Vertex Ventures US, Hive Ventures, and angels Visionary, SVT Angels, Brighter Capital, Ventek Ventures, and Scott Breitenother and Tim Chen of Essence VC.

Flex Raises $10 Million And Buys Maza

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Flex (a fintech company transforming back office finance for business owners) and Maza (one of the largest entity formation and payments apps for Spanish-speaking solopreneurs and consumers) announce an M&A. In connection with the deal, Maza will rebrand as Flex Consumer, a new arm within Flex focused on enabling business owners to manage their commingled personal and business finances.

FundThrough Raises $25 Million And Buys Financial Solutions Company Ampla

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

FundThrough, a leading fintech invoice factoring platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its acquisition of Ampla. Ampla is a leading provider of financial technology solutions for consumer brands, offering working capital, business banking, corporate cards, and analytics. Along with the acquisition, FundThrough also raised $25 million in equity capital led by existing investor Klister Credit.

1NCE: $60 Million Raised For IoT Connectivity Provider Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

1NCE, one of the fastest-growing providers of IoT software and connectivity, announced the completion of a $60 million funding round. 1NCE provides a software platform for connected products to more than 24,000 customers managing 30 million devices across 170+ countries.

HealthPlan Data Solutions: $15 Million Raised For Advancing Pharmacy Benefit Payment Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

HealthPlan Data Solutions (HDS), a leader in pharmacy payment integrity and benefit optimization, announced a $15 million growth equity investment led by MK Capital. Existing investors Tamarind Hill, JobsOhio, and Rev1 Ventures also joined.

Ascertain: $10 Million Series A Raised For Helping Care Teams With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Ascertain, a healthcare technology company empowering care teams with AI, announced $10 million in Series A funding led by Deerfield Management with strategic participation from Northwell Health. The funding will advance the growth and expand access to Ascertain's AI-based solutions to enable higher quality patient care, faster care journeys, and more cost-efficient care delivery across the healthcare system.

Stormfield Capital: $1.75 Billion In Funded Real Estate Bridge Loans Surpassed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Stormfield Capital, a direct private lender specializing in short-term real estate bridge financing, announced that it has surpassed $1.75 billion in funded real estate bridge loans since its launch.

GRIDX: Interview With Co-Founder Matias Peire About The Life Sciences VC Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

GRIDX is the leading venture capital fund for life sciences companies in Latin America. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GRIDX founder and CEO Matias Peire to learn more about the firm.

iMENA: $135 Million Raised From Sanabil Investments, FJ Labs, And Saygin Yalcin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

iMENA Group, a leader in digital platforms in the MENA region, announced it has raised $135 million from Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF); FJ Labs, a VC firm known for backing category-leading marketplace and network-effect platforms; Saygin Yalcin, the founder and CEO of SellAnyCar; and several other leading Saudi investors.

Fluent Ventures: Geographic Alpha Venture Platform Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Fluent Ventures, a new global early-stage venture capital firm founded by investor and author Alex Lazarow, announced its debut program. Fluent's approach—known as geographic alpha—focuses on backing founders who localize successful business models in high-potential regions across fintech, health, and commerce. The firm plans to invest $40 million through its hybrid platform, including a fund and a co-investment strategy. The firm's portfolio spans North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

SquareX: $20 Million Series A Raised For Browser Detection And Response

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

SquareX, a Browser Detection and Response (BDR) company, announced it is closing $20 million in Series A funding led by SYN Ventures, a leading VC firm focused on cybersecurity investments, with participation from existing investor Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital SEA).

X2 Resources: Equity Commitment Secured From EnCap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

X2 Resources has secured an equity capital commitment from EnCap Investments, Westlawn Group, Rice Investment Group (RIG), and its management team. With its sponsor support, X2 targets $500 million to multibillion-dollar acquisition opportunities across premier oil and gas basins. And X2's deep bench of talented team members and unique culture are its foundations for building and executing large-scale oil and gas developments.

SonoMotion: $2.2 Million NIH Grant Secured For Break Wave System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

SonoMotion, a medical device company that is developing noninvasive solutions for kidney stones, announced it has been awarded a $2.2 million NIH grant and successfully completed patient enrollment in the SOUND Break Wave pivotal clinical trial. And the SOUND trial is a 64-patient, prospective, multi-center, non-randomized study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Break Wave system for fragmentation of stones in the kidney or ureter. The trial results serve as the clinical basis for the planned Break Wave device FDA 510(k) submission.

MAX Surgical Specialty Management: $77 Million Senior Credit Facility Secured

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

MAX Surgical Specialty Management - a premier surgeon-led provider of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) - announced that it has closed on a $77 million senior credit facility provided by Freeport Financial Partners. This financing will support the next phase of the company's strategic growth, with a focus on forming new partnerships with leading OMS practices across the Northeast.

EC-Council: $100 Million Committed For Cybersecurity Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

EC-Council, a leader in cybersecurity education and training, and the creators of Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential, announced it is taking a transformative step to reshape the future of digital security. And EC-Council has announced the launch of a $100 million investment to drive the development of next-gen technologies aimed to accelerate cybersecurity breakthroughs and strengthen global digital defense.