NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 3, 2025 — Circulate Health, a leader in precision Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) technologies and microplastics technologies, announces today a strategic investment from Scrum Ventures, a global early-stage venture capital firm known for its strong focus on sports, human performance, and next-generation health technologies. The seven-figure investment will accelerate Circulate’s ongoing growth.

“We’re entering a new era where more and more consumers are recognizing the benefits of TPE,” said Brad Younggren, Circulate’s CEO & Co-Founder. “Partnering with Scrum Ventures allows us to expand our research and continue the momentum we’ve seen since inception.”

Circulate Health’s platform leverages advanced TPE technology designed to remove circulating microplastics, environmental toxins, inflammatory markers, and other microscopic pollutants. Early research suggests that these particles may accumulate over time, contributing to systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and potential long-term health challenges.

“The shift toward proactive, science-backed longevity care is one of the most important movements in modern health,” said Michael Proman, Partner at Scrum Ventures. “Circulate is positioned at the center of that transformation—they’re building the first truly scalable, patient-centered platform in therapeutic plasma exchange.”

This partnership signals the convergence of two rapidly growing fields and will help further advance their respective industries in the coming months.

About Circulate Health
Backed by Khosla Ventures, Circulate Health is pioneering technologies to reverse aging and improve health outcomes. Learn more at https://www.circulate.health/.

About Scrum Ventures
Scrum Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco and Tokyo, investing in innovative companies across industries such as health, sports, mobility, and AI & robotics. Through its global network and Scrum Studio open innovation platform, the firm supports startups advancing athlete performance, wellness, and next-generation sports technology, and more. Learn more at Scrum.vc.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2025 — Supper, the agentic data platform that removes the agony of accessing company data, today announced an $11 million seed round led by Union Square Ventures (USV) with participation from BoxGroup, Inspired Capital, Torch Capital, and Avid Ventures. The funding accelerates Supper’s push to help leaders at high-growth companies get fast, reliable answers to their most important business questions.

Supper is co-founded by Lowell Putnam, who previously founded Quovo (acquired by Plaid), and Andrew Salamon, a co-founder of Hims & Hers; bringing together a track record of building companies with billions of dollars in public and private market exits.

“At fast-growing companies, teams burn hours every week wrangling data — rewriting SQL, chasing definitions, stitching numbers together in Excel they don’t even trust. It’s a hidden tax that shows up in board decks, team meetings, even one-on-ones,” shares Lowell Putnam, Co-founder and CEO of Supper. “Supper cuts that out. You just ask a question, get an insight, and move on. Decisions get faster, trust gets stronger, and everyone stays aligned.”

“We built Supper to feel simple on the surface. Behind the scenes, it’s incredibly powerful. The platform aggregates and cleanses customers’ data, builds out their semantic layer, and maintains data security so anyone can get answers they trust, fast,” said Andrew Salamon, Co-founder and President of Supper.

“We see enormous potential in tools that turn data into collective knowledge and sources of trust,” said Rebecca Kaden, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures. “Supper delivers on that vision, and Lowell and Andy’s experience as founders makes them the right team to solve the problem.”

Business users gain reliable, self-serve access to data, freeing engineering and analytics teams from ad-hoc requests and dashboard work. That time shifts back to product velocity and growth.

“With Supper, our engineering team saves 7–8 hours every week on query requests from our CEO, COO, and GTM teams. It’s modernized how we work with data and helps everyone move faster,” said the CTO at a Series A SaaS company.

About Supper
Supper is the agentic data platform that knows your business as well as you do. Supper allows fast-growing companies to directly integrate with both SaaS tools and data warehouses, then it cleanses and normalizes data to make it human readable and completely semantic. Supper’s agent suite answers critical business questions, builds complex dashboards, and supercharges research projects – allowing data-driven businesses to make faster, smarter decisions. Learn more at supper.co.

Media Contact: [email protected]

About USV
Union Square Ventures is a small, collegial partnership based in New York City. We are generalist investors, working across many sectors and technologies, but with a consistent point of view on how to approach transformative opportunities. Learn more at usv.com

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TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2025 — Urban Poling Inc.- We are proud to announce that we are now the newest Bronze Partner in Research of The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. This partnership reflects our strong commitment to supporting evidence-based physical therapy and advancing research to optimize health outcomes for communities nationwide.

“We are honored to be partnered with the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research,” said Diana Oliver, Owner and CEO of Urban Poling Inc. “Evidence and supporting research have been paramount to the integrity of our products and educational programs since our company’s inception. Our commitment to research guides our approach to the industry, our partners, professionals, and end users. We believe deeply in the importance of the Foundation’s work.”

About the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is an independent, 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to funding physical therapy research and developing researchers to optimize movement and health. For more than 45 years, the Foundation has awarded over $24 million in research grants, scholarships, and fellowships. As the research funding organization of APTA, it remains the only national nonprofit solely focused on supporting physical therapy research. Supporters of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research who wish to learn more about Urban Poling Inc.’s accredited education programs for the physical therapy community are invited to connect with their team at [email protected] and mention the Foundation. This educational opportunity is offered independently by Urban Poling Inc.

Urban Poling Inc. is dedicated to making rehabilitation accessible, engaging, and tailored to individual needs. Their support of the Foundation’s mission highlights a shared belief that research drives innovation, advances the physical therapy profession, and improves patient care through active living.

 “We are grateful to Urban Poling Inc. for becoming a Partner in Research and supporting our mission,” says Paul Rockar, PT, DPT, MS, FAPTA, President of the Foundation.  “We’re fortunate to receive support from companies like Urban Poling Inc. that understand the importance of investing in physical therapy research and advancing the evidence base for our profession.”

About Urban Poling Inc: Urban Poling Inc. is a global leader in the promotion of rehabilitation, fitness and wellness through specialized poles and programs which promote pole walking and pre-gait exercises. Known for its’ innovative Activator® Poles which were designed by an OT and gerontologist, Urban Poling Inc focuses on improving mobility, stability, and overall quality of life for all ages and stages but most especially individuals with balance disorders, neurological conditions, arthritis and those in post-surgical rehabilitation. The company’s products and programs are recommended by leading healthcare professionals worldwide, and Urban Poling Inc is dedicated to empowering people of all ages to live active, healthy lifestyles through doing what the body was designed to do – MOVE.

We are proud to collaborate with The Foundation of Physical Therapy Research to advance evidence-based physical therapy and patient care. Together, we are taking healthy strides forward to promote active living and improved mobility!

Our poles are available through Urban Poling.com,  Amazon.com and select CVS stores.  For additional locations please visit our Find A Retailer or distributor to locate a store nearest you.

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HOUSTON, Dec. 3, 2025 — Sembix, the AI-powered modernization company transforming how public sector organizations modernize legacy systems today announced that its software and services are now available through CarahSoft Technology Corp. under the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing programs. This milestone expands access to Sembix’s AI modernization solutions nationwide – enabling government, education, and nonprofit organizations a faster, compliant, and more cost-effective way to procure Sembix’s technology and expertise.

Transforming the Public Sector Through AI-Driven Modernization

At Sembix, our mission is to help organizations break free from legacy constraints and accelerate innovation through intelligent, AI-driven modernization. Our platform blends the power of Generative AI with human expertise to deliver rapid, repeatable outcomes at enterprise scale.

With availability through CarahSoft’s public sector contract portfolios, agencies can now procure Sembix solutions using pre-negotiated cooperative contracts—eliminating lengthy procurement cycles and enabling faster digital transformation.

“Public agencies shouldn’t have to wait years to modernize,” said Danny Weldon, Co-Founder and CEO of Sembix. “Through Texas DIR and NASPO ValuePoint, agencies now have a simpler, compliant path to access cutting-edge AI technology that’s guided by human expertise and focused on measurable results.”

Streamlining Procurement Through Trusted Contract Vehicles

Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR): Enables Texas state and local government agencies – and eligible entities nationwide through interlocal cooperation agreements—to access technology solutions under competitively sourced contracts.

NASPO ValuePoint: Offers a nationwide cooperative purchasing program that allows participating states and public sector organizations to buy IT solutions under standardized, pre-competed terms.

Together, these programs provide a faster, more efficient path for agencies to access Sembix’s modernization solutions without issuing new RFP’s.

Modernization Powered by AI and Guided by Experts

Sembix delivers fixed-price, outcome-based solutions designed specifically for the public sector. Our offerings help agencies:

• Modernize legacy applications and migrate to cloud-native architectures
• Automate complex workflows and data processes
• Integrate AI to enhance efficiency, insight, and service delivery
• Improve citizen experiences while reducing technical debt

Sembix solutions are built for compliance, transparency, and measurable public impact – Powered by AI, Guided by Experts™.

About Sembix

Sembix helps organizations modernize legacy systems and accelerate transformation through AI-driven workflows and expert guidance. Founded in 2024, Sembix is pioneering a future of autonomous, multithreaded modernization – where legacy systems evolve into modern, cloud-native applications with minimal manual effort.

Visit www.sembix.ai to learn more.

About CarahSoft

CarahSoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, supporting public sector organizations across federal, state, and local government and education. Working with resellers, systems integrators, and consultants, CarahSoft provides solutions for cybersecurity, multi-cloud, DevSecOps, AI, and more. Learn more at www.carahsoft.com.

Media Contact

Press Inquiries:
John Flaherty
Sembix, LLC
Phone: 713-588-0505
Email: [email protected]

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-Jane Street lidera la ronda Serie A de 105 millones de dólares de Antithesis para convertir las pruebas de simulación determinista en el nuevo estándar

Una inversión única del gigante del trading cuantitativo marca un cambio en la forma en que se evaluarán los sistemas complejos.

TYSONS CORNER, Va., 3 de diciembre de 2025 — Antithesis anunció hoy una ronda de financiación Serie A de 105 millones de dólares liderada por Jane Street, la firma global de trading cuantitativo basada en tecnología, conocida por desarrollar algunos de los sistemas de software más avanzados del mundo. La inversión subraya el surgimiento de Antithesis como infraestructura crítica para empresas que operan sistemas complejos y distribuidos. Jane Street es inversora y cliente de Antithesis.

Entre los inversores adicionales se incluyen Amplify Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Tamarack Global, First In Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Hyperion Capital y personas como Patrick Collison, Dwarkesh Patel y Sholto Douglas, junto con otros inversores nuevos y recurrentes. El capital se utilizará para acelerar la innovación de productos de Antithesis y escalar sus operaciones de comercialización en Norteamérica, Europa y Asia.

Los sistemas de software se han vuelto más complejos y, a medida que la IA acelera el volumen de código producido, las pruebas tradicionales no pueden seguir el ritmo. Hoy en día, la mayoría de las organizaciones aún dependen de pruebas basadas en ejemplos (ya sea desarrolladas por ingenieros o por IA). Estos métodos detectan problemas superficiales, pero no pueden exponer de forma fiable los comportamientos profundos y emergentes que causan interrupciones, corrupción de datos y fallos en cascada del sistema.

Antithesis sustituye esto por pruebas de simulación deterministas: ejecuta una simulación totalmente automatizada y masivamente paralela del sistema que se está validando, que comprime meses de comportamiento de producción en horas. La plataforma explora casos extremos, inyecta fallos comunes, valida la corrección y reproduce perfectamente cualquier fallo para que los ingenieros puedan solucionar problemas con una velocidad y una confianza sin precedentes.

“El software ahora lo sustenta todo, y a medida que los sistemas se vuelven más complejos y distribuidos, el mundo necesita un nuevo modelo de pruebas que garantice la precisión”, afirmó Will Wilson, consejero delegado de Antithesis. “Con esta financiación, ampliamos la infraestructura que hace que la fiabilidad no solo sea alcanzable, sino esperable, tal como esperamos que los semáforos funcionen siempre. Nuestros clientes ya están demostrando que los sistemas validados determinísticamente se entregan más rápido, sin fallos, y generan una mayor confianza”.

“Jane Street gestiona algunos de los sistemas distribuidos más exigentes del mundo, y Antithesis nos ha ayudado a descubrir problemas que ningún otro método de pruebas podría detectar”, afirmó Doug Patti, ingeniero de Jane Street. “Tenemos estándares muy altos para la tecnología en la que confiamos, y estándares aún más altos para las empresas en las que invertimos. Si bien liderar una ronda temprana es poco común para nosotros, Antithesis lleva años de ventaja, y creemos que las pruebas de simulación deterministas se convertirán en fundamentales en todos los sectores”.

Impacto en el cliente en finanzas, IA, blockchain e infraestructura de datos
Antithesis ya es utilizado por organizaciones cuyos sistemas no pueden fallar:

• Jane Street depende de Antithesis para validar sistemas distribuidos complejos, esenciales para el funcionamiento de su negocio de comercio global.
• Ethereum utilizó Antithesis para simular su red global en condiciones extremas antes de la Fusión, lo que reveló problemas críticos que podrían haber puesto en peligro la histórica transición a la Prueba de Participación.
• MongoDB utiliza Antithesis para probar rigurosamente los componentes principales de su plataforma de bases de datos, lo que ayuda a los ingenieros a detectar problemas sutiles antes de que afecten a los clientes.

Estos ejemplos reflejan una base de clientes en rápida expansión en el sector financiero, plataformas de infraestructura y organizaciones que desarrollan sistemas avanzados de IA. Antithesis ha multiplicado sus ingresos por más de 12 en los últimos dos años y continúa creciendo rápidamente.

Uso de los fondos
Con la nueva financiación, Antithesis:

• Ampliará los equipos de ingeniería para fortalecer su motor de simulación determinista
• Mejorará la inteligencia y la autonomía de la plataforma
• Desarrollará una organización de ventas y marketing de primer nivel
• Escalará las operaciones de GTM en Norteamérica, Europa y Asia
• Aumentará la disponibilidad a través de canales en la nube, incluido AWS Marketplace

Acerca de Antithesis
Antithesis es una forma completamente nueva de validar el correcto funcionamiento del software antes de su lanzamiento. Realiza una simulación paralela masiva y totalmente determinista que prueba años de producción real en pocas horas. Antithesis explora inteligentemente los detalles de su código base, inyectando estratégicamente fallos comunes para garantizar que el sistema siempre se comporte como se espera. La plataforma reproduce a la perfección cualquier error que encuentre en su entorno único para una depuración rápida. La empresa, con sede en el norte de Virginia, se fundó en 2018 y se lanzó de forma discreta en 2024. Para más información, visite https://antithesis.com/.

Acerca de Jane Street
Jane Street es una firma global de inversión y comercio con enfoque tecnológico. Fundada en el año 2000, la firma aporta un enfoque basado en la investigación y experiencia cuantitativa a los mercados de todo el mundo, con más de 3.000 empleados en oficinas en Nueva York, Londres, Hong Kong, Singapur y Ámsterdam. Para más información, visite www.janestreet.com.

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Un investissement unique du géant de la négociation quantique marque un changement dans la manière dont les systèmes complexes seront testés.

TYSONS CORNER, Va., 3 décembre 2025 — Antithesis a annoncé aujourd’hui une levée de fonds de 105 millions de dollars de série A, menée par Jane Street, la société mondiale de trading quantitatif orientée technologie, connue pour avoir construit certains des systèmes logiciels les plus avancés au monde. L’investissement souligne l’émergence d’Antithesis en tant qu’infrastructure critique pour les entreprises exploitant des systèmes complexes et distribués. Jane Street est à la fois un investisseur et un client d’Antithesis.

Parmi les autres investisseurs figurent Amplify Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Tamarack Global, First In Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Hyperion Capital, ainsi que des particuliers tels que Patrick Collison, Dwarkesh Patel et Sholto Douglas, aux côtés d’autres investisseurs, nouveaux et anciens. Le capital sera utilisé pour accélérer l’innovation des produits d’Antithesis et développer ses opérations de commercialisation en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie.

Les systèmes logiciels sont devenus plus complexes et, à mesure que l’IA accélère le volume de code produit, les tests traditionnels n’arrivent plus à suivre le rythme. Aujourd’hui, la plupart des entreprises dépendent encore de tests basés sur des exemples (qu’ils soient rédigés par des ingénieurs ou par l’IA). Ces méthodes permettent de détecter les problèmes de surface, mais ne peuvent pas mettre en évidence de manière fiable les comportements profonds et émergents à l’origine des pannes, de la corruption des données et des défaillances en cascade des systèmes.

Antithesis s’y substitue grâce à des tests de simulation déterministes : l’exécution d’une simulation entièrement automatisée et massivement parallèle du système en cours de validation, qui comprime des mois de comportement de production en quelques heures. La plateforme explore les cas limites, injecte des défauts courants, valide l’exactitude et reproduit parfaitement toute défaillance afin que les ingénieurs puissent résoudre les problèmes avec une rapidité et une confiance sans précédent.

“Aujourd’hui, tout repose sur les logiciels, et comme les systèmes deviennent de plus en plus complexes et distribués, le monde a besoin d’un nouveau modèle de test qui garantisse l’exactitude”, a déclaré Will Wilson, CEO d’Antithesis. “Grâce à ce financement, nous développons l’infrastructure qui rend la fiabilité non seulement réalisable, mais attendue, tout comme nous attendons des feux de circulation qu’ils fonctionnent à chaque fois. Nos clients prouvent déjà que les systèmes validés de manière déterministe sont livrés plus rapidement, sans rupture, et qu’ils génèrent davantage de confiance”.

“Jane Street gère certains des systèmes distribués les plus exigeants au monde, et Antithesis nous a aidés à découvrir des problèmes qu’aucune autre méthode de test n’aurait pu déceler”, a déclaré Doug Patti, ingénieur chez Jane Street. “Nous plaçons la barre très haut en ce qui concerne la technologie dont nous dépendons, et encore plus haut en ce qui concerne les entreprises dans lesquelles nous choisissons d’investir. Bien qu’il soit rare que nous menions un premier tour de table, Antithesis a des années d’avance, et nous pensons que les tests de simulation déterministes deviendront essentiels dans tous les secteurs.

Impact sur le client dans les secteurs de la finance, de l’IA, de la blockchain et de l’infrastructure des données
Antithesis est déjà utilisé par des entreprises dont les systèmes ne peuvent pas tomber en panne :

• Jane Street fait appel à Antithesis pour valider des systèmes distribués complexes essentiels au fonctionnement de ses activités commerciales mondiales.
• Ethereum a utilisé Antithesis pour simuler son réseau mondial dans des conditions extrêmes avant la mise à jour The Merge, révélant ainsi des problèmes critiques qui auraient pu compromettre la transition historique de la preuve d’enjeu.
• MongoDB utilise Antithesis pour tester rigoureusement les principaux composants de sa plateforme de base de données, ce qui aide les ingénieurs à détecter les problèmes subtils avant qu’ils ne touchent les clients.

Ces exemples indiquent une base de clients en pleine expansion dans le domaine de la finance, des plateformes d’infrastructure et des entreprises construisant des systèmes d’IA avancés. Antithesis a multiplié son chiffre d’affaires par plus de 12 au cours des deux dernières années et continue à se développer rapidement.

Utilisation du produit
Avec le nouveau financement, Antithesis va :

• Développer les équipes d’ingénieurs pour renforcer son moteur de simulation déterministe
• Faire progresser l’intelligence et l’autonomie des plateformes
• Mettre en place une organisation de vente et de marketing de classe mondiale
• Développer les opérations GTM en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie
• Accroître la disponibilité par le biais de canaux dans le cloud, notamment AWS Marketplace

À propos d’Antithesis
Antithesis est une toute nouvelle méthode permettant de valider le bon fonctionnement d’un logiciel avant sa mise sur le marché. Elle effectue une simulation entièrement déterministe et massivement parallèle qui permet de tester en quelques heures des années de production dans le monde réel. Antithesis explore intelligemment les coins les plus reculés de votre base de code, en injectant stratégiquement des fautes courantes pour s’assurer que le système se comporte toujours comme prévu. La plateforme reproduit parfaitement les bogues qu’elle détecte dans son environnement unique pour effectuer un débogage rapide. L’entreprise, fondée en 2018, est basée à Northern Virginia et s’est faite connaître en 2024. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site https://antithesis.com/.

À propos de Jane Street
Jane Street est une société mondiale de commerce et d’investissement orientée technologie. Fondée en 2000, la société offre une approche orientée vers la recherche et une expertise quantitative aux marchés du monde entier, grâce à plus de 3 000 employés dans ses bureaux de New York, Londres, Hong Kong, Singapour et Amsterdam. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site www.janestreet.com.

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SEATTLE, Dec. 3, 2025 — Gradial, the enterprise software company defining agentic marketing operations, today announced it has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by VMG Partners, with participation from existing investors Madrona and Pruven Capital. This brings the company’s total funding since launching to $55 million.

While early AI tools focused on generating content, Gradial built its foundation on managing the content supply chain, the operational backbone of enterprise marketing. Gradial’s agents automate the execution layer of marketing: authoring, brand redesigns, QA, and large-scale campaign operations across existing systems and workflows.

“Every enterprise marketing team faces the same challenge,” said Doug Tallmadge, Co-Founder and CEO of Gradial. “Their current tools and processes are too fragmented for them to move at the speed they need. Gradial agents live inside the workflow and learn to do the work just like a human employee would. This isn’t just another gen AI experiment – it’s a platform that transforms the enterprise through real and tangible ROI.”

Gradial’s customers include many global enterprises, making Gradial one of the only agentic startups deployed at scale in the Fortune 1000. These teams came to Gradial with the same challenge: operations, not creative, are the bottleneck for launching personalized campaigns. Ten or more roles touch every marketing request—project managers, designers, developers, content authors, copywriters, and QA specialists—slowing execution and blocking personalization at scale. Consumers demand fresh, personalized content, but weeks of work and review cycles sit between a marketing brief and a customer facing experience.

Gradial’s agents streamline marketing operations for leading brands like T-Mobile by integrating directly into enterprise tools and systems and reasoning through complex work. Day to day, Gradial agents read context from fragmented systems and give marketers a team of digital coworkers to execute campaign operations, eliminating backlogs and speeding migrations. Gradial also ensures that every request is 100% compliant, brand adherent, and accessible so review cycles are short and systematic.

“Gradial is achieving our goal of reducing time to market by 80% plus which is opening up valuable capacity to take on 10x more volume of work, especially as it relates to contextual experiences,” said Nick Pappas, Senior Director Digital Business Management at T-Mobile. “Additionally, the time saving is also allowing for increased focus on more complex strategic efforts, because every day, content management is automated and accelerated.”

By solving for workflow complexity, Gradial enables marketing teams to reduce execution time and increase campaign throughput while maintaining quality, brand, and compliance adherence.

“Our ecosystem of enterprise marketers tells us over and over that the operational drag of deploying content is the biggest barrier to delivering quality marketing at scale,” said Sam Shapiro, Partner at VMG Partners. “The biggest and most innovative brands in the world spend tens of millions of dollars on content delivery drudgery, and Gradial revolutionizes that. Their excitement about Gradial’s ability to free them from execution and refocus on strategic impact has been exceptional.”

The company will use the new funding to accelerate development of its platform and expand its Seattle-based team across engineering, product, and go-to-market.

About Gradial
Gradial is a leading agentic AI company transforming enterprise marketing operations. The company’s AI agents help businesses manage and accelerate their content supply chains by automating the mundane and time-consuming work between creation and customer experiences. Founded in Seattle by Doug Tallmadge, Anish Chadalavada, Deip Kumar, and Anup Chamrajnagar, Gradial partners with enterprise marketing organizations to unlock time and elevate focus toward high-impact, strategic initiatives. For more information about Gradial and its agentic platform for marketing operations, visit www.gradial.com.

About VMG Partners
VMG Partners is a growth equity firm founded in 2005 to identify and support the growth of innovative companies into iconic brands that span generations. Headquartered in San Francisco, the firm invests through its two core funds, Consumer and Technology, and is guided by the thesis that progress and innovation will prevail over the status quo. VMG specializes in enterprise and founder partnerships that drive successful investments, mergers and acquisitions across beauty and personal care, food and beverage, health and wellness, pet, and technology that powers operational excellence for consumer brands. For more information on VMG Partners, please visit www.vmgpartners.com.

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STOCKHOLM and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 3, 2025 — Ericsson, a global leader in telecommunications solutions, today announced the closing of an equity investment in LotusFlare, a provider of a cloud-native digital commerce and monetization platform for communications service providers (CSPs). The investment will complement Ericsson’s broad end-to-end solutions to CSPs to expose and monetize network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and enhance LotusFlare’s global scale and go-to-market capabilities. Kickstart Ventures, the venture arm of Globe Telecom, also participated in the investment round.

This strategic partnership is built on the shared vision of accelerating the development and commercial deployment of AI-powered software solutions in the telecommunications industry, to create a global network API ecosystem. Ericsson’s investment for a minority stake in LotusFlare is a validation of LotusFlare’s DNO Cloud offering that will provide network abstraction and external network exposure, including consent management, for network APIs. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in LotusFlare’s journey as it prepares for its next phase of growth and expansion.

LotusFlare’s differentiated market position is underpinned by two highly integrated product lines designed to drive revenue growth, operational efficiency, and scalable monetization for CSPs:

• LotusFlare Digital Network Operator® (DNO™) Cloud, an AI-powered digital commerce and monetization platform that delivers valuable business outcomes to CSPs across consumer, enterprise and wholesale lines of business. Today, DNO powers API marketplaces, mobile, broadband and converged brands, as well as MVNE/O platforms for leading global operators.
• Nomad eSIM, a game-changing global connectivity product that provides travelers with convenient, reliable, and affordable data plans in over 200 destinations worldwide.

Niklas Heuveldop, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform and CEO of Vonage, says: “We are delighted to establish this strategic partnership with LotusFlare. The combination of Ericsson’s high-performance, programmable networks with LotusFlare’s Network Abstraction capabilities, Aduna’s global network API aggregation capabilities, and Vonage’s network powered enterprise solutions will accelerate CSPs ability to unlock new network capabilities and take advantage of one of the most important value creation opportunities for the industry. By further strengthening the industry ecosystem, Ericsson is accelerating the opportunity for CSPs, enterprises, and developers to collaborate and innovate at hyperscale, leveraging the full potential of 5G and AI.”

“We are delighted to welcome Ericsson as an investor in LotusFlare,” says Sam Gadodia, CEO and Co-Founder of LotusFlare. “Since our founding, our mission has been to simplify technology and customer experience. We have made significant progress towards this goal through both our DNO Cloud and Nomad eSIM businesses. Ericsson’s investment represents a powerful validation of our product innovation and market impact. We are confident this partnership will unlock new market opportunities and accelerate the development of critical network asset monetization capabilities for CSPs globally.”

“LotusFlare has consistently shown that it can build and deploy world-class products in ways that can move the needle for mobile operators like our LP, Globe Telecom. Our investment reflects our conviction in their strong performance and continuous strategic relevance. We believe this latest round led by Ericsson makes the opportunity even more compelling for us and positions LotusFlare for a strong next chapter,” says Kickstart Ventures Managing Partner and Co-founder Dan Siazon.     

The two companies plan to explore opportunities related to network asset monetization and API exposure. With this investment, LotusFlare will expand its global presence, accelerate development of AI-ready solutions that reduce cost and complexity, and deliver industry-leading platforms for CSPs.

Gunderson Dettmer served as legal counsel to LotusFlare led by partner Bennett Yee.

About LotusFlare 

LotusFlare’s mission is to design, build, and continuously advance a cloud-native commerce and monetization platform, DNO Cloud, that simplifies technology and customer experience to deliver valuable outcomes to enterprises. LotusFlare owns and operates Nomad eSIM, which is transforming global connectivity by providing travelers with convenient, reliable, and affordable data plans in over 200 destinations.

About Ericsson

Ericsson’s high-performing networks provide connectivity for billions of people every day. For nearly 150 years, we’ve been pioneers in creating technology for communication. We offer mobile communication and connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises. Together with our customers and partners, we make the digital world of tomorrow a reality. www.ericsson.com

About Kickstart Ventures

Driven by its vision to shape a better future, Kickstart Ventures invests in tech startups that solve real-world problems through sustainable and holistic innovation. The corporate venture capital firm of the Philippines’ leading corporations, Kickstart Ventures has 71 investments globally led by 140+ founders.

Ericsson Contact

Ralf Bagner, Head of Media Relations
Phone: +46 76 128 47 89
E-mail: [email protected] 

https://x.com/ericsson
https://www.facebook.com/ericsson
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson

LotusFlare Contact

Eric Morhenn
Chief Commercial Officer
Email Address: [email protected]
LotusFlare News: https://lotusflare.com/news/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lotusflare

Kickstart Ventures Contact

Celina Durante
Head of Communications
Email Address: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kickstart-ventures-inc-

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SOURCE LotusFlare

STOCKHOLM und SANTA CLARA, Kalifornien, 3. Dezember 2025 — Ericsson, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Telekommunikationslösungen, gab heute den Abschluss einer Kapitalbeteiligung an LotusFlare bekannt, einem Anbieter einer Cloud-nativen Plattform für digitalen Handel und Monetarisierung für Kommunikationsdienstleister (CSPs). Die Investition ergänzt die umfassenden End-to-End-Lösungen von Ericsson für CSPs zur Bereitstellung und Monetarisierung von Netzwerk-APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) und stärkt die globale Reichweite und Markteinführungskapazitäten von LotusFlare. Kickstart Ventures, der Venture-Arm von Globe Telecom, hat sich ebenfalls an der Investitionsrunde beteiligt.

Diese strategische Partnerschaft basiert auf der gemeinsamen Vision, die Entwicklung und kommerzielle Einführung von KI-gestützten Softwarelösungen in der Telekommunikationsbranche zu beschleunigen, um ein globales Netzwerk-API-Ökosystem zu schaffen. Die Investition von Ericsson in eine Minderheitsbeteiligung an LotusFlare ist eine Bestätigung für das DNO-Cloud-Angebot von LotusFlare, das Netzwerkabstraktion und externe Netzwerkexposition, einschließlich Einwilligungsmanagement, für Netzwerk-APIs bereitstellen wird. Diese Zusammenarbeit stellt einen bedeutenden Meilenstein in der Entwicklung von LotusFlare dar, da das Unternehmen sich auf seine nächste Wachstums- und Expansionsphase vorbereitet.

Die differenzierte Marktposition von LotusFlare wird durch zwei hochintegrierte Produktlinien untermauert, die darauf ausgelegt sind, das Umsatzwachstum, die betriebliche Effizienz und die skalierbare Monetarisierung für CSPs zu fördern:

• LotusFlare Digital Network Operator® (DNO™) Cloudist eine KI-gestützte Plattform für digitalen Handel und Monetarisierung, die CSPs in den Bereichen Verbraucher, Unternehmen und Großhandel wertvolle Geschäftsergebnisse liefert. Heute unterstützt DNO API-Marktplätze, Mobilfunk-, Breitband- und konvergente Marken sowie MVNE/O-Plattformen für führende globale Betreiber.
• Nomad eSIM ist ein innovatives Produkt für globale Konnektivität, das Reisenden bequeme, zuverlässige und erschwingliche Datentarife an über 200 Reisezielen weltweit bietet.

Niklas Heuveldop, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform und CEO von Vonage, erklärt: „Wir freuen uns sehr über den Aufbau dieser strategischen Partnerschaft mit LotusFlare. Die Kombination aus den leistungsstarken, programmierbaren Netzwerken von Ericsson, den Netzwerkabstraktionsfunktionen von LotusFlare, den globalen Netzwerk-API-Aggregationsfunktionen von Aduna und den netzwerkgestützten Unternehmenslösungen von Vonage wird die Fähigkeit von CSPs beschleunigen, neue Netzwerkfunktionen zu erschließen und eine der wichtigsten Wertschöpfungsmöglichkeiten für die Branche zu nutzen. Durch die weitere Stärkung des Branchenökosystems beschleunigt Ericsson die Möglichkeiten für CSPs, Unternehmen und Entwickler, zusammenzuarbeiten und Innovationen im Hyperscale-Bereich voranzutreiben, wobei das volle Potenzial von 5G und KI ausgeschöpft wird.”

„Wir freuen uns sehr, Ericsson als Investor bei LotusFlare begrüßen zu dürfen”, erklärt Sam Gadodia, CEO und Mitbegründer von LotusFlare. „Seit unserer Gründung ist es unsere Mission, Technologie und Kundenerfahrung zu vereinfachen. Mit unseren beiden Geschäftsbereichen DNO Cloud und Nomad eSIM haben wir erhebliche Fortschritte in Richtung dieses Ziels gemacht. Die Investition von Ericsson stellt eine bedeutende Bestätigung unserer Produktinnovation und Marktpräsenz dar. Wir sind zuversichtlich, dass diese Partnerschaft neue Marktchancen eröffnen und die Entwicklung wichtiger Funktionen zur Monetarisierung von Netzwerkressourcen für CSPs weltweit beschleunigen wird.”

„LotusFlare hat wiederholt bewiesen, dass es in der Lage ist, erstklassige Produkte zu entwickeln und einzusetzen, die für Mobilfunkbetreiber wie unseren LP Globe Telecom einen entscheidenden Unterschied machen können. Unsere Investition spiegelt unsere Überzeugung wider, dass das Unternehmen eine starke Performance und anhaltende strategische Relevanz aufweisen wird. Wir sind der Ansicht, dass diese jüngste Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Ericsson die Chancen für uns noch attraktiver macht und LotusFlare für ein erfolgreiches nächstes Kapitel positioniert”, erklärt Dan Siazon, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter und Mitbegründer von Kickstart Ventures.     

Die beiden Unternehmen beabsichtigen, Möglichkeiten im Zusammenhang mit der Monetarisierung von Netzwerkressourcen und der Bereitstellung von APIs zu untersuchen. Mit dieser Investition wird LotusFlare seine globale Präsenz ausbauen, die Entwicklung von KI-fähigen Lösungen beschleunigen, die Kosten und Komplexität reduzieren, und branchenführende Plattformen für CSPs bereitstellen.

Gunderson Dettmer hat LotusFlare unter der Leitung von Partner Bennett Yee rechtlich beraten.

Informationen zu LotusFlare 

Die Mission von LotusFlare besteht darin, eine Cloud-native Handels- und Monetarisierungsplattform namens DNO Cloud zu entwickeln, aufzubauen und kontinuierlich weiterzuentwickeln, die Technologie und Kundenerfahrung vereinfacht, um Unternehmen wertvolle Ergebnisse zu liefern. LotusFlare ist Eigentümer und Betreiber von Nomad eSIM, einem Unternehmen, das die globale Konnektivität revolutioniert, indem es Reisenden in über 200 Reisezielen bequeme, zuverlässige und erschwingliche Datentarife anbietet.

Informationen zu Ericsson

Die leistungsstarken Netze von Ericsson bieten täglich Milliarden von Menschen Konnektivität. Seit fast 150 Jahren sind wir Pioniere in der Entwicklung von Kommunikationstechnologie. Wir bieten mobile Kommunikations- und Konnektivitätslösungen für Dienstanbieter und Unternehmen. Gemeinsam mit unseren Kunden und Partnern lassen wir die digitale Welt von morgen Wirklichkeit werden. www.ericsson.com

Informationen zu Kickstart Ventures

Angetrieben von der Vision, eine bessere Zukunft zu gestalten, investiert Kickstart Ventures in Technologie-Startups, die durch nachhaltige und ganzheitliche Innovationen reale Probleme lösen. Kickstart Ventures, die Risikokapitalgesellschaft der führenden Unternehmen der Philippinen, verfügt über 71 Investitionen weltweit, die von mehr als 140 Gründern geleitet werden.

Ericsson Kontakt

Ralf Bagner, Head of Media Relations
Telefon: +46 76 128 47 89
E-Mail: [email protected] 

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https://www.facebook.com/ericsson
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson

LotusFlare-Kontaktperson

Eric Morhenn
Chief Commercial Officer
E-Mail-Adresse: [email protected]
LotusFlare News: https://lotusflare.com/news/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lotusflare

Kickstart Ventures Kontakt

Celina Durante
Head of Communications
E-Mail-Adresse: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kickstart-ventures-inc-

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