SINGAPORE, Feb. 26, 2025 — Zoth, the first of its kind restaking layer for RWAFi, is set to open ZeUSD, its fully RWA-backed stable token, to the public on March 1.

This milestone follows ZeUSD’s remarkable success in beta, where it has already surpassed $27M Total Value Locked (TVL), demonstrating strong institutional and community confidence in its stability and utility.

ZeUSD is designed to be a fully composable, RWA-backed Collateralised Debt Position (CDP) stable token issued on top of high-quality liquid on-chain or off-chain RWAs like U.S. T-BIlls, ETFs, MMFs, Reverse Repos, etc.

Institutional Backing & Rapid Growth

Since launching in beta, ZeUSD has gained traction among institutional players and liquidity providers, contributing to its rapid TVL growth. Following this momentum, Zoth also ran an exclusive campaign where a select group of users was whitelisted for early access to ZeUSD, generating significant interest and further contributing to the TVL. ZeUSD saw strong traction from Top DeFi liquid funds, crypto whales, hedge funds, TradFi institutions and retail

Stablecoins are the fastest-growing sector in crypto, and ZeUSD is a pioneering concept in the re-staked RWA-backed stablecoin space.

This success reflects a broader shift toward regulated and asset-backed stablecoins as investors seek more secure alternatives in the evolving digital asset landscape.

“ZeUSD’s early adoption signals a new era of stability and trust in on-chain finance,” said Pritam Dutta, Founder at Zoth. “With $180M the pipeline from institutional DeFi and TradFi players, we are poised to accelerate ZeUSD’s growth and establish it as a cornerstone in the evolving stablecoin landscape.”

“Zoth is bridging the gap between TradFi and DeFi in a way that’s truly impactful, and we at Blockchain Founders Fund are excited to support their journey. ZeUSD’s rapid growth shows the strong demand for asset-backed stablecoins.” – Aly Madhavji, Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund

Public Launch & Future Roadmap

With the March 1st public rollout, ZeUSD will be accessible to a broader audience, allowing users to mint, trade, and utilize it seamlessly.

“The overwhelming response during our beta phase reaffirms the market’s need for a transparent, asset-backed stablecoin that provides real utility,” said Koushik Bhargav, Co-founder of Zoth. “ZeUSD is designed to be a cornerstone of on-chain financial infrastructure, and we are excited to open it to the public, empowering more users and institutions with a reliable digital asset.”

As Zoth continues to expand its ecosystem, further integrations, partnerships, and utility enhancements for ZeUSD are already in motion, including off-chain RWA collateralization. This game-changing approach could accelerate the growth of the stablecoin market. With key industry players already taking notice, Zoth is actively working on bridging off-chain assets with on-chain liquidity, paving the way for trillions of dollars worth of stable RWAs to be brought on-chain in the near future.

This launch marks a pivotal moment in Zoth’s journey as it accelerates its vision of making real-world assets more accessible and efficient through blockchain technology.

For more details on ZeUSD and its upcoming integrations, visit zoth.io or follow @zothdotio.

About Zoth

Zoth is building the first re-staking layer for the RWAFi ecosystem, blending the scalability of TradFi with the innovation of DeFi. Zoth creates a permissionless layer for on-chain and off-chain RWAs, enhancing access and DeFi utility.

Media Contact:
Rushvi Sharma
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[email protected]

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Musubi keeps online platforms safe with revolutionary trust & safety AI

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2025 — Musubi, a pioneering artificial intelligence platform transforming Trust & Safety through adaptive AI content moderation, today announced it has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. The funding was led by J2 Ventures with participation from Shakti Ventures, Mozilla Ventures, and existing pre-seed investor, J Ventures. Founded by the former CTO of Grindr and OkCupid, Musubi is set to revolutionize the Trust & Safety landscape with its innovative approach.

Global online platforms are facing unprecedented threats from sophisticated AI-powered bots, fake content, misinformation, and scams. Human moderation can’t keep pace, and existing solutions are increasingly circumvented by bad actors using AI offensively. With victims of online scams losing over $100 billion globally, new defenses are urgently needed. Musubi’s first-of-its-kind Trust & Safety AI autonomously learns from and works alongside moderators, delivering better-than-human performance with unlimited scalability.

“We’re at a pivotal moment where online safety has never been more essential. While bad actors grow increasingly sophisticated, we now have groundbreaking technology that surpasses what was previously possible. It’s a transformative time for everyone in the industry,” says Tom Quisel, CEO and co-founder.

The company’s technology applies advanced AI and machine learning techniques, including large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, to understand complex behavioral signals and content patterns. This allows Musubi to proactively identify and mitigate a wide range of issues, including spam, scams, fraud, hate speech, harassment, and age-inappropriate content.

“I like that Musubi accurately detects fake and scam accounts in moments,” says Aaron Rodericks, Head of Trust & Safety at BlueSky, one of Musubi’s early adopters.

Currently protecting over 45 million users, Musubi has already secured partnerships with industry leaders in the dating, social media, and marketplace sectors. The company has experienced rapid growth, quintupling its Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in the last quarter alone. Its underlying multi-modal AI system can be leveraged by any trust & safety or fraud team as a security layer to automatically detect users likely to cause harm.

“With ever-increasing threats and harm online, it’s more important than ever for the public and private sector to solve this problem together. We’re excited to partner with the world-class team at Musubi to set new benchmarks for online safety,” J2 Managing Partner and Co-founder, Alexander Harstrick.

The new funding will be used to expand Musubi into new verticals and bring the latest AI research to market as Trust & Safety solutions. For more information about Musubi and its AI-powered content moderation solutions, please visit www.musubilabs.ai.

About Musubi
Musubi, a pioneering artificial intelligence platform transforming Trust & Safety through adaptive AI content moderation, founded by industry veterans with experience from Grindr and OKCupid. The company’s AiMod solution provides a holistic, AI-driven approach to content moderation that outperforms traditional methods in speed, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. Musubi is committed to making the internet safer for everyone by leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to combat evolving online threats.

About J2 Ventures
J2 Ventures is a deep-tech venture capital firm based in Boston, investing in sectors critical to national security and private sector advancements, including advanced computing, cybersecurity, telecom and infrastructure, and healthcare. For more information about J2 Ventures and their initiatives, please visit https://www.j2vp.com/.

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MUNICH, Feb. 26, 2025 — ONVY HealthTech Group GmbH, a Munich-based pioneer in AI-driven precision health, has successfully raised over $2 million in a seed extension financing round. The round was led by Voloridge Health, LLC an affiliate of Voloridge Investment Management, LLC a quantitative hedge fund manager renowned for its use of data science and predictive modeling to develop sophisticated systematic investment strategies. This investment will accelerate ONVY’s expansion as it scales its AI-driven health coaching platform to power hyper-personalized health engagement at scale. 

Redefining Health with AI-Driven Personalization 

The health and wellness industry is shifting towards data-driven personalization, yet it remains fragmented, reactive, and heavily siloed, limiting user engagement and long-term health impact. ONVY is closing this gap by delivering an AI-powered platform that processes and interprets biometric and behavioral data in real time, guiding users towards better health decisions through instant, tailored recommendations. 

Adrian Kochsiek, Founder & CEO of ONVY, states: 

“The future of health is real-time, hyper-personalized, and AI-driven. Yet, the industry still relies on outdated, delayed, and one-size-fits-all approaches. At ONVY, we are changing that. Our platform transforms raw health data into instant, tailored guidance—empowering users to take action when it matters most. With this investment, we are scaling AI-driven precision health to revolutionize how individuals and businesses engage with well-being.” 

The AI Health Coach: Real-Time, Personalized Health Optimization 

ONVY’s AI Health Coach App seamlessly integrates with wearable devices, environmental data, health sensors, and behavioral data to provide instant insights that empower users to take control of their health. By continuously analyzing activity levels, sleep patterns, nutrition insights, stress markers, and lifestyle habits, ONVY delivers: 

• AI-driven health recommendations tailored to individual physiology and lifestyle.
• Instant feedback on health metrics, enabling real-time behavior adjustments.
• Long-term behavioral optimization, helping users sustain healthier habits effortlessly.

 Scaling ONVY to Meet Surging Market Demand 

With rising B2B demand, ONVY is expanding its AI-driven platform to support partners in wellness, longevity, and insurance. The new funding will accelerate: 

• Advancing AI Health Coaching capabilities with deeper data integrations and enhanced predictive analytics to offer more intelligent and automated health insights.
• Scaling AI-as-a-Service and Prevention-as-a-Service solutions, empowering corporate partners to enhance customer engagement, retention, and health outcomes through custom-built AI health solutions.
• Expanding API capabilities to integrate with 500+ health data sources, creating a seamless health intelligence ecosystem.

A Strategic Investment in the Future of AI-Driven Health 

David Vogel, Co-Founder of Voloridge Health, comments: 

“AI is revolutionizing healthcare, and ONVY is at the forefront of this transformation with its cutting-edge approach to real-time health intelligence. By seamlessly bridging the gap between raw health data and real-world action, ONVY is shaping the future of precision health, setting a new benchmark for proactive, personalized health coaching. Their ability to turn complex biometric and behavioral data into meaningful, actionable insights enhances both individual well-being and corporate health strategies, delivering measurable outcomes for businesses and consumers alike. We are excited to support their journey as they scale.” 

About ONVY HealthTech Group 

ONVY is a Munich-based innovator in AI-powered health technology. The company’s AI Health Coach and enterprise solutions leverage biomonitoring, behavioral data, and predictive analytics to deliver hyper-personalized health recommendations and real-time wellness insights. ONVY is redefining digital health engagement by making precision health accessible, actionable, and scalable. 

About Voloridge Health. LLC 

Voloridge Health is harnessing the power of data science to transform the future of healthcare by leveraging predictive analytics in the marketplace. Its mission is to empower individuals and organizations to transform health with data-driven insights, enabling longer, healthier lives.  As pioneers who have successfully navigated the complexities of financial markets through its affiliate Voloridge Investment Management, LLC Voloridge Health is extending its expertise to revolutionize health assessments and outcomes by developing advanced predictive modeling-based tools and software to allow individuals and businesses to gain deeper insights and to make more informed decisions.  To achieve its mission Voloridge Health will also pursue strategic investments in pioneering health technologies and innovative companies with a shared vision.
www.voloridge.com/health 

Onvy Press Contact: 

Anna Neubert
[email protected]
www.onvy.health
ONVY HealthTech Group GmbH
Schlossstrasse 19, 82031 Gruenwald, Germany 

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Backed by B Capital, First Round Capital, The 81 Collection, Imaginary Ventures, and BoxGroup to accelerate product development and expand its partnership ecosystem

CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2025 — Goose, a technology company developing the next-generation operating system for pet care providers, today announced it has raised $13.4 million in seed funding backed by B Capital, First Round Capital, The 81 Collection, Imaginary Ventures, and BoxGroup. The funding will accelerate Goose’s product development, expand its partnership ecosystem, and support growing demand as the company continues to enhance its enterprise-ready platform to address the complex needs of sophisticated pet care providers. The pet care industry is projected to reach $280 billion by 2030, nearly double from 2019 estimates.

Goose launched its full operating system in September 2023 and has reimagined pet care software around customer convenience and operational efficiency by offering providers:

• Real-Time E-commerce: A 24/7 sales engine instantly confirms bookings, manages deposits, and drives additional upselling.
• Revenue Management Tools: Dynamic pricing based on occupancy, automated fees, and streamlined deposit and cancellation policies.
• Unified Workflows: An integrated system managing customers’ entire visit rather than individual services—boosting operational efficiency.
• Advanced Analytics and Insights: Comprehensive reporting suite empowers better decision-making and improved facility utilization.

Founders Drew Brinkoetter and Chris Tilson have a combined 31 years in the pet services industry, with each having operated successful pet services businesses across the U.S. Tilson also previously founded Petbookings.com. Goose has rapidly released new solutions—most recently a grooming module—with upcoming plans to add training and retail functionality.

“Goose is transforming how pet care facilities can operate and engage with customers,” said Brinkoetter, who also serves as CEO. “Our real-time booking engine and streamlined workflows designed for multi-service facilities empower providers to deliver exceptional customer experiences while running their businesses exactly how they want. With this funding, we can continue to enhance our pet care platform to further improve the customer experience and strengthen the pet owner-provider relationship.”

“After years of running our own facilities, we saw firsthand how outdated software was holding the industry back,” said Tilson, who also serves as Chief Customer Officer. “In just a few years, we’ve built a unified operating system that integrates boarding, daycare, grooming, training, and retail, helping providers scale without compromising service quality. This investment is a testament to all that we’ve accomplished so far and the opportunities that lie ahead. We are proud to have partners who share our long-term vision.”

“Drew and Chris bring unparalleled expertise in the pet industry to Goose, developing a platform that meets the needs of today’s pet owners and service providers while anticipating future trends in this dynamic, growing market,” said Karen Page, General Partner at B Capital. “We’re thrilled to partner with this experienced team to accelerate Goose’s growth and redefine how technology transforms the pet care ecosystem.”

“Goose’s unique blend of insider knowledge and digital-native thinking compelled us to invest,” said Vijen Patel, Managing Partner at The 81 Collection. “Drew and Chris have spent years living the industry’s pain points. We believe the next wave of innovation will come from industry operators, and Drew and Chris are exactly that. They are bringing best-in-class solutions for the under-served, hard-working pet-care operator.”

For more information about Goose and its innovative solutions, visit www.goose.pet.

About Goose

Goose is a technology company dedicated to transforming the pet services industry through real-time e-commerce and scalable operations. Founded by industry veterans, Goose provides pet care facilities with the tools they need to attract more customers, streamline operations, and unlock revenue potential.

About B Capital

B Capital is a multi-stage global investment firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs to shape the future through technology. With more than $7 billion in assets under management across multiple funds, the firm focuses on seed to late-stage venture growth investments, primarily in the Technology, Healthcare, and Climate sectors. Founded in 2015, B Capital leverages an integrated team across nine locations in the U.S. and Asia, as well as a strategic partnership with BCG, to provide the value-added support entrepreneurs need to scale fast and efficiently, expand into new markets and build exceptional companies. For more information, click here.

About First Round Capital

First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.” We fill in where we can until the team is filled out, tackling crucial early hiring and equipping those who are great at building product with the skills to sell it, too. By getting the foundational firsts right, we increase the odds of finding extreme product-market fit. Our founders’ “imagine ifs” have turned into companies like Notion, Roblox, Uber, and Square. For more information, click here.

About The 81 Collection

The 81 Collection is an early-stage investment firm focused on “boring” industries often overlooked by traditional venture capital. Backed by 80+ founders who built businesses within the 81% of GDP underrepresented in venture funding, the firm is led by the former CEO of Tide Cleaners. With a focus on early-stage investments in sectors such as manufacturing, supply chain, and essential services, The 81 Collection partners with visionary entrepreneurs solving tough, real-world problems. By leveraging deep operational expertise and an extensive partner network, the firm helps founders scale efficiently, expand into new markets, and build sustainable businesses that support communities and strengthen America’s core workforce. For more information, click here.

Contact:
Matthew Parry
Head of Marketing
[email protected]
949-525-0213

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Latest Deal Highlighting Elevation Point’s Transparent Minority Stake Partnership Model Comes Weeks After Firm’s Strategic Investment in Michigan-based Stonebrook Private

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25, 2025 — Elevation Point, a growth accelerator and minority stake partner for independent advisors and breakaway firms, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Triton Wealth, a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) based in Aitkin, Minnesota. Triton Wealth serves business owners, successful professionals, and retirees ranging from high-net-worth to mass affluent clients.

“Triton Wealth’s steadfast commitment to a fiduciary, client-first standard of care and to building deep, lasting, generational relationships, coupled with its mission to support, educate, and guide, aligns closely with the core values we emphasize at Elevation Point—partnership, enhancing the client experience, and elevating the industry,” said Jim Dickson, founding partner and CEO of Elevation Point. “This partnership highlights the continued momentum of our minority stake partnership model, which is designed to align interests and provide tailored support for firms seeking growth.”

Founded by Michael J. Ryan, AIF^® and Wesley T. Hoppe, AIF^®, Triton Wealth, with over $225 million in assets under management (AUM), specializes in designing custom strategies for retirement planning, investment and risk management, business succession, and wealth transfer, to help clients achieve financial confidence in retirement and beyond.

“Triton Wealth is an ideal partner for Elevation Point, and we’re confident they will play a key role in strengthening our presence in Minnesota,” said Brad Smithy, founding partner and head of wealth management at Elevation Point. “We look forward to working closely with Michael, Wesley, and the team as they continue to serve their clients and expand their business.”

“After evaluating multiple partnership options, Elevation Point stood out for its minority stake partnership model designed to align interests and enhance the client experience,” added Michael J. Ryan, AIF^®, founding partner and wealth advisor at Triton Wealth. “We believe their advanced technology, comprehensive resources, and industry expertise can help us accelerate our growth—while better serving and adding value for our clients.”

This deal announcement follows closely on the heels of Elevation Point’s first deal of 2025—a strategic minority stake in Stonebrook Private, a fee-only, fiduciary advisory firm based in Northville, Michigan, with over $750 million in AUM.

Schedule a growth consultation with Elevation Point at https://elevationpoint.com/consultation.

About Elevation Point
Elevation Point is a wealth management firm focused on bringing together industry-leading independent advisors through minority stake partnerships with RIAs and breakaway advisors transitioning to independence. Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Elevation Point, LLC, is a core component of our commitment to delivering dynamic OCIO solutions, personalized playbooks, and customized full-spectrum support to advisors. Distinguishing ourselves as accelerators in a landscape of aggregators, we’re powering a nationwide community of emerging industry leaders, overseeing more than $3.4 billion in assets under management. With a focus on advisor values and evolving client needs, our mission is clear: to elevate the entire industry to higher ground.

For more information, please visit elevationpoint.com, and for the latest updates, follow Elevation Point on LinkedIn.

Disclosures:
As of September 30, 2024, Elevation Point, LLC, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC, and Princeton Fund Advisors, LLC, reported managing $2,594,997,974 and $883,807,051 in assets under management (AUM), respectively, for a combined total of $3,478,805,025.

Additionally, Triton Wealth reported $226,268,606.55 in AUM as of February 12, 2025, based on custodian records from the following sources:

• Schwab – $146,847,482.25(as of 2/12/25)
• T. Rowe Price – $59,771,427.38 (as of 12/31/24)
• Principal – $10,365,748.76 (as of 12/31/24)
• Stonebridge – $4,457,676.30 (as of 12/31/24)
• Lincoln Financial Group – $1,348,830.83 (as of 1/17/25)
• American Funds – $2,319,152.33 (as of 1/10/25)
• Aspire 403(b) – $767,006.30 (as of 1/22/25)
• Jackson – $391,282.40 (as of 1/27/25)

All AUM figures for Elevation Point, LLC, and Triton Wealth are derived exclusively from custodian records as of the dates listed above. These figures are subject to market fluctuations, account closures, and other adjustments. The AUM figures have not been independently audited or verified.

Media Contact
Melinda Brodbeck
JConnelly
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973-865-5454

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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 25, 2025 — Quantum Machines (QM), a leading provider of advanced quantum control solutions, today announced it has raised $170 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $280 million. The investment comes as the majority of quantum computing companies now rely on QM’s technology to build and scale their systems. The highly oversubscribed round was led by PSG Equity with participation from Intel Capital, Red Dot Capital Partners and existing investors, and marks one of the largest rounds of funding in the quantum industry.

2024 has marked a watershed moment in quantum computing, with breakthrough achievements across the industry laying down fundamental building blocks: Google’s Willow chip demonstrated a strong performance enhancement at the hardware level, multiple companies joined IBM in surpassing 1,000 qubits, and researchers, led by Google’s groundbreaking demonstration, made great strides in quantum error correction implementation. Amid this wave of innovation, Quantum Machines is at the forefront of enabling many of the industry’s most significant advancements and will leverage this funding to help drive the development of quantum computers with tens of thousands of qubits.

“The quantum computing ecosystem has opened up and there are now hundreds of teams worldwide advancing the bleeding edge in parallel, with breakthroughs emerging at an unprecedented pace,” said Dr. Itamar Sivan, co-founder and CEO of Quantum Machines. “Significant adoption of quantum computers is around the corner. Quantum is one of the biggest, most important technological races of our generation. It’s a no-lose game, and we are deeply honored to work with the leaders in this field, delivering the core infrastructure to make this possible.”

Quantum Machines’ hybrid control technology enables seamless execution of some of the most demanding computational requirements across all types of quantum computers. This versatility has driven its rapid adoption by a majority of quantum computing companies worldwide. Quantum Machines’ collaboration on NVIDIA DGX Quantum, combining accelerated computing with real-time quantum control, further shortens the timeline from breakthrough to practical quantum computers.

“Turning a quantum processor into a functional quantum computer is an immense technical challenge,” said Dr. Yonatan Cohen, co-founder and CTO of Quantum Machines. “You need to precisely control the quantum system, process huge amounts of data in real time, and orchestrate complex algorithms across quantum and classical processors. Our platform uniquely integrates all these capabilities, enabling teams to rapidly go from innovations in their laboratories to deployment in data centers.”

“The quantum computing industry is reaching an inflection point,” said Rotem Shacham, Director at PSG Equity. “We believe that QM has established itself as the ‘go-to’ solution that leading quantum companies rely on to build and scale quantum computers. As the quantum computing market continues to grow at an accelerated pace this decade, QM’s leading market position and ability to work with multiple quantum technologies uniquely position them to expand their leadership. We are excited to lead this funding round and back QM in its next stage of growth.”

“This significant investment is a testament to the strength of our business model and growth trajectory,” said Nir Ackerman, CFO at Quantum Machines. “With this funding, we believe that we are well-positioned to accelerate our expansion, drive innovation, and create long-term value for our stakeholders. We are excited to build on this momentum and execute on our vision with the support of our investors.”

Media Contact:
Lazer Cohen
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The Fund Now Offers Out-of-Home Platform Access to its Portfolio

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 25, 2025 — Atmosphere TV, a video entertainment platform, has committed media inventory to Mercurius Media Capital (MMC), a ~$90Mn U.S.-based media-for-equity fund. This partnership allows MMC’s portfolio companies to utilize Atmosphere’s media inventory across 30+ TV channels to boost brand awareness.

Atmosphere’s premium entertainment platform is tailored for high-traffic environments such as restaurants, bars, gyms, airports, medical centers, and auto shops. With programming designed to reimagine TV viewership outside of the living room, Atmosphere reaches more than 160 million monthly viewers.

“Atmosphere is redefining how advertisers convert television viewership outside of the living room into meaningful brand engagement,” said Piyush Puri, Founding Partner of MMC. “This strategic partnership provides access to a substantial and engaged audience, comparable in size to the viewership of established streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu, complementing existing media strategies and driving brand awareness.”

Through media partnerships with entertainment platforms like Atmosphere, MMC provides a powerful platform for its portfolio companies to expand their reach and drive growth. Atmosphere is viewed in 60,000 venues globally, attracting 10 million viewers daily. Industries such as travel, household goods, retail, insurance, and consumer-packaged goods have seen significant increases in brand awareness, website traffic, sales, and in-store visits.

“Atmosphere is excited to partner with MMC and open our premium inventory and viewership to their suite of offerings for investment. MMC has institutionalized a novel investment approach within media, and we are thrilled to partner with the team to invest in amazing companies and activate our network to drive value for the MMC portfolio,” said Blake Sabatinelli, CEO of Atmosphere.

The media capital model has fueled over 1,000 startups, including Uber, Coursera, and Airbnb.

About Mercurius Media Capital

Mercurius Media Capital (MMC), launched in December 2023, is the first U.S.-based media-for-equity venture fund with ~$90 million in committed capital. Co-founded by Satyan Gajwani and Piyush Puri, MMC builds on over 15 years of experience driving media capital transactions at The Times of India Group, facilitating over $3 billion in media-based investments. MMC has partnered with leading media platforms, including Sinclair Broadcast Group, Televisa Univision, Atmosphere TV, and others to offer high-growth startups and enterprises access to distinct, large-scale advertising inventory in exchange for equity. This fund has backed several companies, including Deskera, RVnGo, Captain Experiences, Airtasker and Edly. For more information, www.mmc.us.

About Atmosphere

Atmosphere is a premium CTV FAST platform that made it entertaining to watch TV everywhere. Atmosphere is tailored exclusively to businesses, offering more than 30 original and partner TV channels focused on sports, news, and entertainment. Atmosphere has been named to Deloitte’s 2023 Technology Fast 500, Fast Company’s 2022 Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups lists The platform is designed to engage viewers in non-residential spaces, providing marketers with unique audience reach and moments of attention. For more information, www.atmosphere.tv.

Media Contact
Interdependence PR
Angelic Venegas, Account Director
[email protected]
(847) 997-5601

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Perfect leverages advanced AI to manage the laborious manual work involved with sourcing, interviewing and placing candidates, reducing time-to-hire by 75% and improving relevant candidate-to-company matches by 90%, empowering recruiters to focus on what matters most

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 25, 2025 — Perfect, the leading agentic AI platform for recruitment, today announced it has raised $23M in total Seed funding, with the latest round led by Hanaco Ventures, with participation from Joule Ventures, and Samsung Electronics’ former President, Young Sohn. This investment will underpin Perfect’s AI development and fuel the journey to enhance the industry’s leading Agentic AI recruiter.

Recruitment is a multi-billion dollar challenge, plagued by inefficiencies, skill shortages, and outdated manual processes. With 88% of HR leaders struggling to find the candidates they need and 77% of HR professionals citing skill shortages as a major issue, sourcing the right people at the right time can make or break a business. Perfect’s AI-powered solution is the antidote to the challenges of modern recruitment. By automating the entire recruitment process, from candidate sourcing to interview scheduling, connecting the most well-suited candidates to the optimal role in seconds, Perfect saves recruiters up to 25 hours per week, allowing time to concentrate on other key parts of the job like relationship management, drastically improving candidate placement success rates.

“Our goal is not to replace humans but to make them superhuman,” said Eylon Etshtein, CEO & Co-Founder of Perfect. “With unfilled roles costing businesses an average of $500 per day per vacancy, adopting faster and more accurate recruitment solutions is essential. Perfect is setting this standard. Recruiters can now offload tedious, repetitive tasks, freeing up their time to engage meaningfully with candidates and make smarter hiring decisions. This funding round enables Perfect to reinforce its commitment to a future workforce built on insightful recruitment, underpinned by state-of-the-art AI.”

“In an industry desperate for true innovation, with both agencies and candidates victims of outdated, manual workflows or half-baked AI solutions, Perfect is utilizing proprietary data sets and integrating into industry-specific workflows to completely transform how recruitment operates, automating a vast majority of their customers’ day-to-day tasks,” said Lior Prosor, Partner at Hanaco Ventures. “Perfect’s ability to deploy across every recruiter or business leader in the organization is extremely novel when compared to the traditional “seat-based” model we currently see. We are very encouraged by Perfect’s initial success and look forward to the next phase in its continued growth.”

Itai Goldich, Director Talent Acquisition at Optimove – a customer of Perfect, commented: “Perfect’s AI has transformed our recruitment process. We’ve slashed manual tasks, reached the right candidates faster, and significantly enhanced pipeline quality. Perfect allows us to focus on valuable conversations and high-quality candidate matches, not tedious administrative work.”

Perfect’s non-human recruiter epitomizes the shift toward agentic AI. Rather than simply offering suggestions to recruiters, the platform autonomously handles the repetitive and time-consuming tasks that bog down recruitment teams. Perfect’s AI is an active participant in the recruitment process, driving results with minimal human intervention.

Perfect simplifies the hiring process by combining advanced AI, automation, and strategic insights. Through its end-to-end automation, Perfect’s solution analyzes job descriptions, matches candidates, conducts personalized outreach and performs interview scheduling. Its AI platform interrogates millions of candidate profiles to build career paths, giving recruiters precise insights into fit and potential trajectory. This is all done in a matter of seconds. Perfect also automates the outreach stage, which includes bespoke messages to candidates and the collection of pre-screening data based on role-specific questions. The platform automatically shortlists candidates and then provides an easy scheduling interface for interviews, reducing the manual back-and-forth. By evaluating candidates objectively based solely on skills and experience, Perfect promotes fairness, diversity, and inclusion in hiring.

Perfect is currently available in North America and select European markets, with plans to expand further into APAC by next year. The company is also planning the launch of an ‘AI worker for recruitment teams,’ a groundbreaking, non-human recruiter.

About Perfect

Perfect is the leading AI-powered platform for recruitment, automating end-to-end processes to deliver faster, smarter, and fairer hiring. Trusted by leading recruitment agencies, hiring managers, and businesses worldwide, Perfect empowers recruiters to focus on human connection while the AI handles the rest.

Learn more at www.goperfect.com

Media Contact
Gavin Horwich
[email protected] 

SOURCE Perfect

Investment Led by M12 Accelerates Development of Industry-First Workload Isolation Technology, Empowering Developers to Build with Speed While Eliminating Security Trade-offs and Reducing Cloud Costs

SEATTLE, Feb. 25, 2025 — Today’s cloud infrastructure forces organizations to choose between security and efficiency. Containerized workloads share resources and kernels, creating inherent security vulnerabilities that attackers exploit through privilege escalation and lateral movement. Traditional solutions either compromise performance or require complex configuration changes, leaving platform teams frustrated and security teams alarmed. This problem is especially prevalent in AI workloads, where shared GPU resources amplify security risks. Edera solves these challenges by making workload isolation a reality for the first time.

Edera, the pioneer of strong workload isolation technology, announced $15 million in Series A funding led by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, with participation from Mantis VC and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Existing investors Eniac Ventures, 645 Ventures, FPV Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Rosecliff Ventures also participated in the round.

This investment, arriving just three months after Edera’s $5 million seed round, brings total funding to $20 million, validating the company’s breakthrough solution, Edera Protect, which delivers cloud-native isolation making containers secure by default across all workloads. This round will fund product expansion to include support for AI infrastructure. By embedding security at the architectural level, Edera enables developers to maintain their existing workflows while automatically ensuring workload isolation and protection from the start.

“This funding accelerates our mission to empower engineers to develop with speed and confidence,” said Emily Long, CEO and Co-Founder of Edera. “We’re eliminating the traditional tension between development velocity and security by making isolation intrinsic to the infrastructure. Platform teams can focus on creating value while knowing their workloads are secure from the start – no workflow changes required, no security burden post-deployment, just native security that scales with their applications.”

“Workload security requires being closer to the hardware than the attacker,” said Tyler Shields, Principal Analyst, Risk & Vulnerability Management at Enterprise Strategy Group. “Edera’s isolation capabilities provide protection at a technical layer low enough to stop lateral movement, protecting the container and workload sanctity. Workload security increases in importance as GPU and AI become more prevalent. Edera is well positioned to secure these modern systems.”

Introducing Edera Protect AI: Securing the Foundation of AI Infrastructure

Alongside the funding, Edera launched Edera Protect AI, the industry’s first secure-by-design solution that automates GPU configuration while securing AI infrastructure. Recent vulnerabilities discovered in NVIDIA’s container toolkit highlight the critical need for secure GPU isolation in AI environments. Edera AI automatically configures and isolates GPUs, eliminating costly manual configuration while protecting AI models from compromises that could pose significant risks to both enterprise security and society at large.

“AI is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, but without secure, sovereign and sustainable infrastructure, its full potential can’t be realised,” said Nick Jones, Head of Engineering at Nscale. “As AI adoption accelerates, protecting sensitive workloads from emerging threats is no longer optional – it’s imperative. Edera’s advanced isolation technology provides a crucial layer of protection, preventing lateral movement and ensuring data integrity. In a world where GPU-powered AI is becoming the backbone of innovation, robust security is the foundation of a resilient and trustworthy AI ecosystem.”

Edera significantly reduces cloud computing costs by enabling enterprises to consolidate workloads that traditionally require separate clusters or specialized hardware – including GPU workloads – onto standard cloud instances while maintaining strict isolation. The multi-cloud compatibility further reduces costs by enabling workload portability and eliminating vendor lock-in, while its proven performance benchmarks show it can be more efficient than standard Docker deployments for specific workloads.

“Edera’s technology delivers true workload isolation while maintaining native container-like performance in today’s multi-tenant cloud environments,” said Alex Zenla, CTO and Co-Founder of Edera. “We provide platform teams with robust isolation boundaries that enhance security without requiring changes to existing infrastructure or sacrificing the speed and agility that businesses depend on. This breakthrough allows organizations to finally achieve both maximum security and peak performance in their cloud operations.”

“Secure, isolated workloads are a bigger priority than ever for the industry. We are encouraged to see innovative approaches like Edera and look forward to collaborating on how to bring this critical technology to the ecosystem,” said Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic.

The team is expanding its leadership bench and brought on industry veteran Kaylin Trychon as Chief Marketing Officer, formerly of Google and Chainguard. As the first marketing hire at Chainguard, Trychon was responsible for building the brand and marketing team that led the company to a $1.1 billion valuation after just three years.

Edera is growing! Join the mission to make secure computing simple. Check out the job openings at Edera today or meet with the team in person at one of their upcoming events.

About Edera
Edera is transforming cloud security by making true workload isolation a reality for the first time. Edera Protect builds security into the foundation of the infrastructure, allowing developers to maintain their preferred tools and processes while automatically preventing attacks from spreading between workloads. Organizations can now achieve secure multi-tenancy for Kubernetes and AI workloads without sacrificing development speed or increasing cloud costs. Female-founded and headquartered in Seattle, Edera is built on the principle that diverse perspectives and balanced teams create better technology. For more information, visit https://edera.dev

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