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January 31, 2025

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Trending Companies

 

Cyclic Materials, a metals recycling company that provides recycling services recovering rare earth elements, raises $2MM Series B from InMotion Ventures.

CleanTech • Toronto, Canada

 

Basetwo AI, a firm that provides SaaS AI platform, raises $11.5MM Series A from AXA Venture Partners.

SaaS • Toronto, Canada

 

Degree Analytics, a company that develops student analytics software used to help in engaging university students, raises $5MM Series A from Live Oak Ventures.

EdTech • Austin, TX • Post-Money Valuation

 

CapeZero, a company developing a clean energy finance ecosystem, raises $2.6MM Seed from powerHouse Ventures.

Renewable Energy • Kingston, NY • Post-Money Valuation

 

Method, a company that develops an API that allows fintech developers to embed repayment, balance transfers and bill pay automation into their apps, raises $41.5MM Series B from Emergence Capital Partners.

Fintech • Austin, TX • Post-Money Valuation

 

Palona AI, a company that develops a proprietary artificial intelligence system, raises $10MM Seed from UpHonest Capital.

Artificial Intelligence • Palo Alto, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Lanai, a company that develops an Enterprise AI Navigation System, raises $10MM Seed from Juxtapose.

Enterprise Software • Palo Alto, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Frontier Risk, an insurance company that provides insurance solutions for the cannabis industry, raises $3MM Seed from Casa Verde Capital.

Insurance • Norwalk, CT • Post-Money Valuation

 

Tive, a company that develops a sensor-driven tracking platform, raises $40MM Series C from World Innovation Lab.

Supply Chain Management • Boston, MA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Pipeshift, a company that develops an enterprise search platform designed to provide contextual answers to queries by searching across all apps, documents and meetings, raises $2.5MM Seed from Y Combinator.

Artificial Intelligence • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

 

Teal Labs, a consumer-centric platform developer intended to empower professionals to grow in their careers with confidence, raises $7.5MM Series A from City Light Capital.

Software • Miami, FL • Post-Money Valuation

 

Zoobean, an operator of a reading platform intended to help public libraries and schools better engage families and build children's literacy, raises $1.5MM Equity Funding from Riverside Acceleration Capital.

EdTech • Arlington, VA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Music AI, a platform developer that uses AI for music and audio raises $40MM Series A from Connect Ventures.

Artificial Intelligence • Salt Lake City, UT • Post-Money Valuation

 

WithClutch, a fintech firm providing digital solutions that enhance loan origination and deposit account onboarding, raises $65MM Series B from Alkeon Capital.

Fintech • San Francisco, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

PinkDx, a company that operates a healthcare company intended to positively impact women's health, raises $5MM Series A from BEV Capital.

Diagnostics • Daly City, CA • Post-Money Valuation

 

Vision Service Plan acquires Eyemart Express, a provider of affordable and quality eyewear. 

Eyewear • Farmers Branch, TX • Deal

 

Aperam acquires Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, a company that manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steel products, including stainless steel, nickel alloys, tool steel, and certain other alloyed steels.

Steel • Bridgeville, PA • Deal

 

Banzai International intends to acquire Act-on Software, a developer of a cloud-based marketing automation platform designed to provide marketing teams with the value of marketing automation.

Analytics • Portland, OR • Deal

 

Infinite Reality intends to acquire Obsess, a firm that develops a virtual store platform designed to turn online shopping into an experience.

Augmented Reality • New York, NY • Deal

 

Fresche Solutions acquires OmniData Insights, a consulting firm specializing in data and analytics modernization and AI solutions.

Big Data • Portland, OR • Deal

 

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