Venture Capital

Conflixis: Data And Risk Intelligence Company Raises $4.2 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2024

Conflixis - a data and risk intelligence company - announced $4.2 million in seed capital co-led by Lerer Hippeau and Origin Ventures, with additional investment from mark vc, Springtime Ventures, and continued support from early investor Crētiv Capital.

Interwoven Ventures: Early-Stage ROBO Global Spin-Off VC Firm Debuts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2024

Interwoven Ventures - an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technologies across robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform industries, including manufacturing, logistics, transportation, and healthcare – announced the appointment of Dr. Erez Agmoni as co-founder and General Partner.

Centana Growth Partners Buys Majority Stake In First Connect Insurance Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2024

Centana Growth Partners—a growth equity firm specializing in the financial services ecosystem—announced that it has acquired a majority stake in insurance technology platform company First Connect Insurance Services (formerly an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hippo Holdings). Aviad Pinkovezky will continue as President and has been named CEO post-closing.

Nurse Capital Reveals Inaugural Investments In Nursing-Related Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2024

Nurse Capital, a venture capital firm investing in nurse-led enterprises offering innovative solutions in healthcare, announced its first seed-round investments in two startup businesses that serve patients and nurses with innovative, first-of-their-kind products in the medical device and digital media platform spaces.

Vitrian: $50 Million Raised To Provide Solutions For Biomanufacturing And cGMP Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2024

Vitrian, a leading end-to-end provider of investment capital and capacity-building services for biomanufacturing, announced that it closed a $50 million investment, with the ability to scale to $65 million, into AmplifyBio’s Manufacturing Enablement Center (AMEC) in New Albany, Ohio as a first step of a more significant commitment to support biomanufacturing in Central Ohio.

Pagaya: AI-Based Product Solutions Company Raises $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2024

Pagaya Technologies - a global technology company delivering AI-driven product solutions for the financial ecosystem - announced the closing of PAID 2024-10 and RPM 2024-3, totaling $1 billion in size across both deals. And this represents the company’s fourth AAA-rated personal loan ABS transaction and its first AA-rated auto ABS transaction.

Symbiotic Security Raises $3 Million (Seed) To Offer Real-Time Feedback On Vulnerabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2024

Symbiotic Security announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding from investors, including Lerer Hippeau, Axeleo Capital, Factorial Capital, and others. And the company has introduced its software-as-a-service that works with the developer’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and enables them to develop software more securely.

Shamrock Capital: $1.6 Billion Raised For Sixth Private Equity Flagship And Inaugural Small Cap Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2024

Shamrock Capital, an LA-based investment firm specializing in media, entertainment, content, communication, sports, marketing, and education sectors, announced the final closing of Shamrock Capital Growth Fund VI, L.P. and Shamrock Capital Clover Fund I, L.P. with $1.6 billion of total capital commitments.

Physical Intelligence Raises $400 Million At $2.4 Billion Valuation To Develop AI For Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2024

Physical Intelligence—a company bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world—revealed that it has raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation. The company is comprised of engineers, scientists, roboticists, and company builders developing foundation models and learning algorithms for powering the robots of today and the physically actuated devices of the future.

The Nursing Beat: Nurse-Focused Digital Newsletter Company Raises Equity Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2024

The Nursing Beat, a leading daily digital newsletter designed for nurses by nurses, announced the first closing of an equity funding round. This funding highlights the growing recognition of nurses as crucial influencers in healthcare and validates The Nursing Beat's approach to delivering targeted, relevant information to healthcare professionals.

Emidat: €4 Million Raised From General Catalyst To Help Reduce Emissions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2024

Emidat, a leading provider of environmental data solutions for the construction industry, announced a €4 million seed funding round led by General Catalyst. This funding round will enable Emidat to support the construction industry in reducing the world's environmental footprint, starting with a revolution in labeling every building material.

Molson Coors Beverage Company Acquires Majority Stake In ZOA Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2024

Molson Coors Beverage Company announced it is taking a majority ownership stake in ZOA, the better-for-you energy brand co-founded by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dany Garcia, Dave Rienzi, and John Shulman. Buying a majority stake enables Molson Coors to lead the entirety of ZOA’s marketing, retail, and direct-to-consumer sales and development. The company believes this positions ZOA for a step change in growth.

Ursa Space Systems: $10 Million Venture Loan Facility Closed With Horizon Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2024

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (an affiliate of Monroe Capital and a leading specialty finance company that offers capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries) announced it has provided a $10 million venture loan facility to Ursa Space Systems.

PuppyGraph: Query Engine Company Raises $5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2024

Algorized: Advanced People-Sensing Platform Company Secures $4.3 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2024

Algorized, an AI-based platform pioneering advanced people-sensing and positioning software, announced it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to drive innovation in people sensing and support safer and seamless human-machine interaction. This funding round was led by Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, with participation from Acrobator Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, CoreNest Capital, Shucker Ventures and other strategic investors.