BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 3, 2025 — HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom have launched year four of HeartX, a cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator that facilitates guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials for accomplished, early-stage companies bringing new cardiovascular innovations to the market.

Applications for the 2025 HeartX cohort opened on February 1st, and five companies will be selected in September 2025. The program is seeking companies in three categories: digital health and software, medical devices, and diagnostic platforms. Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital and is guaranteed at least one pilot project or clinical study with cardiology practices in Arkansas and around the country.

“The HeartX program exemplifies our commitment to bridging the gap between promising cardiovascular innovations and real-world clinical validation,” said Jeff Stinson, director of HealthTech Arkansas. “By guaranteeing early-stage companies direct access to leading cardiology practices for pilots and clinical trials, we’re enabling these innovators to rapidly demonstrate impact, refine their solutions, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. We’re proud to collaborate with MedAxiom again to bring transformative technologies to market.”

“The HeartX accelerator provides young companies with what they need most – access,” said Joe Sasson, PhD, MedAxiom’s chief commercial officer and executive vice president of Ventures. “Participating in HeartX provides funding, exposure, and commercialization support, helping to reach dozens of cardiovascular programs looking for solutions to improve care delivery. We’re confident that this year’s applicants will consist of the best cardiovascular innovations globally, and we encourage all companies focused on improving cardiovascular care to apply.”

HealthTech Arkansas is in its eighth year of administering accelerator programs focused exclusively on provider engagement with early-stage companies, and is now in its fourth year of partnering with MedAxiom on HeartX.

More information can be found at HeartXaccelerator.com.

ABOUT HEALTHTECH ARKANSAS
HealthTech Arkansas helps to drive innovation for healthcare provider organizations through its accelerator programs and through internal innovation programming. Its flagship accelerator, HeartX, recruits worldwide for the most accomplished cardiovascular-focused startups in the areas of digital health, medical devices, and diagnostic platforms. Those companies accepted into the program are guaranteed at least one pilot project or clinical trial from among the ten largest hospitals and health systems in Arkansas. More information can be found at HealthTechArkansas.com.

ABOUT MEDAXIOM
MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology Company, is the cardiovascular community’s premier source for organizational performance solutions. MedAxiom is transforming cardiovascular care by combining the knowledge and power of hundreds of cardiovascular organization members, thousands of administrators, clinicians and revenue cycle experts, and dozens of industry partners. Through the delivery of proprietary tools, smart data and proven strategies, MedAxiom helps cardiovascular organizations achieve the Quadruple Aim of better outcomes, lower costs, improved patient experience and improved clinician experience. Learn more at medaxiom.com.

For more information, contact:
Jeff Stinson
501.766.0633
[email protected]    

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Agency Previously Served as Long-term PR Partner for ZeeVee Which was Purchased by Kramer in 2024

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 3, 2025 — Kramer, a global leader in audiovisual experiences, has tapped Feintuch Communications to implement a business-to-business public relations campaign in North America and Latin America.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Kramer is a designer, manufacturer and distributer of advanced pro AV technology from signal management and cloud-based communication to collaboration and control systems. The privately held company has subsidiaries and offices in more than 20 countries and a broad network of representatives and distributors on all continents.

In 2024, Kramer purchased ZeeVee, a prominent provider of audio visual over internet protocol (AVoIP) technology. ZeeVee had been a client of Feintuch Communications since April of 2018 and part of the firm’s pro AV practice.

“The Feintuch Communications team did an admirable job of building marketplace awareness of ZeeVee and continued to work hard in support of the brand during our critical integration period,” said Amit Ancikovsky, Americas president, Kramer. “The time is right to amplify our message and support our business development efforts throughout North America, our most critical market, and Latin America. We look forward to the continuing collaboration with the Feintuch Communications team.”

“Our work with ZeeVee, over the past seven years, has been a labor of love and we’re gratified that Kramer has chosen our team to continue providing support to its expanding family of products and services,” said Henry Feintuch, president, Feintuch Communications. “We are already working closely with company management in the U.S. to target the pro AV and end-user community with actionable information about Kramer in support of thought leadership and generating leads.”

Feintuch Communications’ pro AV team is led by Feintuch and Doug Wright, vice president. The firm has represented numerous pro AV organizations including HDMI Licensing Administrator, Legrand, Atlona, Silicon Line and AptoVision.

About Kramer

Kramer audio-visual experiences power creativity, collaboration, and engagement. From  AVSM to advanced cloud-based communication, collaboration and control solutions, Kramer creates audio-visual experiences that are more engaging, more inclusive, and more connected than ever before.

Headquartered in the heart of Startup Nation – Tel Aviv, Israel with locations around the world, Kramer’s audio-visual experts are designing the future of engagement technology. Physical and digital boundaries have blurred. But no matter how hybrid our world becomes, our desire for real, human connection will never cease.

Kramer’s intuitive, seamless technology breaks down walls, bridges gaps, and makes people feel closer together even when they’re far apart.

kramerav.com  

About Feintuch Communications 

Feintuch Communications (www.feintuchcommunications.com), based in New York City, is an award-winning technology public relations firm with a focus on business results. A founding partner of PR World Alliance (www.PRWorldAlliance.com), the firm specializes in b2b and b2c programs in technology, pro AV, financial services, advertising and media, energy and cleantech and corporate. Feintuch Communications prides itself on its strong service ethic, senior counsel and hands-on support. 

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CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2025 — Dream Exchange is pleased to announce Sean Carswell as the latest investor to join a growing community of individuals dedicated to championing access to capital for small businesses.

Mr. Carswell is a professor in the Engineering Department at the State University of New York Maritime College (the “College”). Mr. Carswell has an extensive professional career in roles spanning across engineering and transportation. Mr. Carswell is the faculty adviser for the College’s National Society of Black Engineers (“NSBE”) student chapter, a student-led organization that aims to increase the representation and engagement of Black engineering students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (“STEM”).  Mr. Carswell’s long-standing relationship with the NSBE shows his desire of providing mentorship, encouragement and empowering environment for underrepresented individuals in these fields.

“My decision to invest in Dream Exchange stems from a deep belief in the power of inclusive financial systems,” said Mr. Carswell. “As someone who has dedicated my career to uplifting and mentoring underrepresented communities, I recognize how crucial access to capital is for driving innovation and success. Dream Exchange is creating a space where equity and opportunity align, and I am honored to be part of this movement.”

“Our growing investor community, which now includes distinguished individuals like Sean Carswell, underscores the importance of our mission,” said Joe Cecala, Founder and CEO of Dream Exchange. “His background in leadership and dedication to fostering growth in underserved communities aligns perfectly with our vision for transforming the financial landscape. This investment reflects the collective commitment of those who join us in reshaping access to fairness and opportunity in public capital markets.”

About Dream Exchange

The Dream Exchange has submitted a preliminary draft of its application to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to become the first minority-controlled company to operate a licensed stock exchange in the history of the United States and is in the process of responding to comments from the SEC, as well as preparing its operations for when it receives approval. In addition, Dream Exchange is championing the creation of a new type of stock exchange called a venture exchange, which will list and trade the securities of smaller, early-stage companies. Dream Exchange’s mission is to create equal access to a marketplace that instills ethics, humanity, and fairness into finance.

Visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn for more.

MEDIA CONTACT 
Jane Hayton
Chief Public Officer
 312 882 2691

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NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2025 — Riot, an employee-focused cyber-protection software platform, announced today a $30 million Series B financing round led by New York-based venture capital firm Left Lane Capital. This investment will fuel Riot’s product development and international expansion, further solidifying its position as a market leader in employee cybersecurity. The funding round brings Riot’s total raised capital to $45 million and includes participation from existing investors Y Combinator, Base10, and FundersClub.

With the rapid emergence of generative AI, companies are increasingly apprehensive about the enhanced capabilities of hackers. Combined with the proliferation of publicly available data online, artificial intelligence enables malicious actors to create more personalized and realistic attacks designed to deceive collaborators. As a result, employees are increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats, as witnessed by the acceleration of phishing incidents, which have increased 1,265% in the last two years.¹ 

“Hackers are leveraging the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to create extremely targeted and sophisticated attacks capable of deceiving the most vigilant employees,” said Benjamin Netter, Founder and CEO of Riot. “We’re in a race against time to develop tools that will protect businesses from these new threats. Our goal with Riot is to protect more than ten million employees by 2027.“

Riot’s platform goes beyond traditional cyber awareness solutions, which often rely on generic, unengaging training modules. By seamlessly integrating with an organization’s IT stack, Riot will assess employees’ cyber posture, detecting potential vulnerabilities — such as the lack of strong authentication on certain services, and will proactively guide employees in resolving these weaknesses. To do this, Riot will rely on its cyber companion Albert, which will share actionable recommendations in real time via corporate communication tools such as Slack or Microsoft Teams.

This proactive approach is designed to complicate life for hackers, who rely on shortcomings in employee security posture to launch successful attacks. “As AI technology continues to mature, phishing attacks will become more sophisticated, personalized, and harder to detect. Empowering your team with the right tools and knowledge is the best defense against these evolving threats,” said Matthew Miller, Partner at Left Lane Capital. “Riot’s innovative approach focuses on employees as the first line of defense against cyber attacks. The cost of a data breach or cyberattack has significant financial and reputational implications for companies, making these training and prevention tools a necessity now more than ever.”

Since being founded in 2020, Riot has grown to protect more than 1,500 organizations across all sectors, including technology leaders like Mistral AI, Y Combinator, and Modern Treasury, as well as established enterprises such as L’Occitane, Deel, Intercom, and French newspaper Le Monde. The company has also surpassed $10 million in annual revenue in 2024, representing another year of significant triple-digit growth. The new funding will accelerate Riot’s international expansion, with plans to open two new offices and double its current workforce within the next twelve months.

About Riot

Riot is the first real-time employee cybersecurity monitoring solution. The Riot platform enables cybersecurity teams in companies of all sizes to assess and improve the cyber posture of their employees, making them the first line of defense against hackers.

Founded in 2020 at Y Combinator by Benjamin Netter (CEO) and Louis Cibot (CTO), Riot has now raised a total of $45 million in capital from Frst Capital, FundersClub, Base10, Left Lane and business angels such as Guy Podjarny (founder of Snyk) and Severin Hacker (co-founder of Duolingo).

For more information, visit tryriot.com.

About Left Lane Capital

Founded in 2019, Left Lane Capital is a New York– and London-based global venture capital and growth equity firm investing in hyper-growth consumer and SMB businesses with enduring customer relationships. Left Lane’s mission is to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs who create category-defining companies across growth sectors of the economy. Select investments include GoStudent, Choco, Wayflyer, Mentorshow, La Belle Vie, Bilt Rewards, Blank Street, M1 Finance, Animaj, Kings League, Holy, Kittl, and more.

For more information, visit leftlane.com.

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The AI-native workspace launches powerful Voice and AI workflows—attracting over 160,000 users to the waitlist.

LONDON, Feb. 3, 2025 — Today, Tana, the all-in-one workspace that naturally integrates AI into everyday work, announced a $14 million Series A round led by Tola Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northzone, Alliance VC, and firstminute capital, which brings the company’s total funding to $25 million. The funding will further the company’s goal to reinvent how humans, teams, and computers work together, building AI agents and voice-powered workflows to redefine productivity for savvy professionals worldwide.

During its stealth phase, Tana built a waitlist of more than 160,000 users—including representation from over 80% of Fortune 500 companies. Now, the company is launching its platform, promising to radically transform how we approach knowledge work. Over 30,000 people have tested the platform, and more than 24,000 “Tanarians” contribute to their active Slack community.  

“This team’s obsession with transforming productivity for our AI-native world sets them apart. They deeply understand that the future of work will be dynamic and personalized, and their voice-first product represents a bold vision for reshaping how teams collaborate globally,” said Sheila Gulati, founder and managing director of Tola Capital.

Tana is founded by Tarjei Vassbotn, Olav Kriken, and Grim Iversen—united in their obsession with the problems facing productivity. Tarjei and Olav are serial entrepreneurs—Tarjei is an ex-Googler with deep product and AI experience, and Olav is one of the leading growth figures coming out of the Nordics. Grim has deep technical expertise regarding information modeling and has worked on productivity systems for the past 25 years, including a central role in developing Google Wave. As engineers and tech visionaries, they knew there was a better way to work with information than the fragmented paradigm of docs, spreadsheets, slide decks, and emails. And with AI they saw a path to solve it.

Tana’s approach? Combining three novel technologies to eradicate the work about work and unlock the potential of AI and voice-based workflows. First off, Tana is a knowledge graph with connections that mimic the human brain to effectively distribute and scale knowledge. Secondly, Tana is built to be proactive. It has a multitude of feeds and mechanisms that resurface, process, and connect information—so you automatically get it where you need it. Finally, the most loved feature is the Supertag. Building on concepts from Object-oriented programming it transforms unstructured to structured information in seconds. This might sound Greek, but it means you can effortlessly whip up AI workflows, streamline instructions for the AI agents, and instantly transform raw notes and voice recordings into ready-to-use output.

Lars Rasmussen (Founder of Google Maps and the Google Wave CEO) was one of their first backers, believing this is a superior approach to knowledge management and AI. Other notable angels who put their faith in the company are Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox co-founder), Siqi Chen (Runway founder), Olivier Pomel (Datadog founder), and Holly Branson (Virgin).

“I’ve loved being an early adopter of Tana and I’m a believer in the team’s incredible vision to revolutionize knowledge work for high-speed organizations. They’ve built one of the most impressive AI agents I’ve ever seen and infused it into every part of the product,” said Nnamdi Iregbulem, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

“The computer was supposed to be the bicycle for the mind. Instead, we got a hamster wheel resulting in loads of work about work,” said Vassbotn. “With AI we can solve this, but only if we approach knowledge work in a fundamentally different way. Plugging AI into our current fragmented ecosystem of tools will create an even bigger mess.”

“Tana is like having a superpower at work. The right information at the right time. It is also the best tool we currently have to prepare our organization for the inevitable: The increasing rate of change, the need for collaboration, and the information flow that comes with the advent of AI,” said Andre Foeken, CTO Nedap. “The age of personal effectiveness is here, and Tana is front and center.”

About Tana
Tana is an AI-native workspace that makes interacting with computers feel natural. It combines a knowledge graph, object-based note-taking, and customizable AI agents to reduce the steps between thinking and doing—taking you from thought to structured, ready-to-use output in seconds. It streamlines capturing, organizing, and applying information–so you can spend less time on busywork and more time on deep work. To learn more, visit www.tana.inc     

About Tola Capital
Tola Capital is a venture capital firm that believes in the power of software, data, and AI to transform the way the world works. Founded in 2010 by experienced software operators at the forefront of cloud computing’s rise, the firm backs entrepreneurs who have enterprise technology experience and are building disruptive, industry-transforming solutions with diverse teams. Tola Capital has raised three funds totaling $670M, has successfully exited numerous startups, and continues to evolve as it supports founders into the era of AI. Visit www.tolacapital.com for more information.

About Lightspeed
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise, Consumer, Health, and Fintech sectors. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 500 companies globally including Affirm, Carta, Cato Networks, Epic Games, Faire, Forty Seven, Guardant Health, Mulesoft, Navan, Netskope, Nutanix, Rubrik, Sharechat, Snap, Udaan, Ultima Genomics and more. Lightspeed and its global team currently manage $25B in AUM across the Lightspeed platform, with investment professionals and advisors in the U.S., Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia. www.lsvp.com

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