KYIV, Ukraine, 13 novembre 2025 — Horizon Capital, une société de capital-investissement de premier plan basée en Ukraine, est fière de recevoir le prix 2025 Deal Innovation Award décerné par la Global Private Capital Association (GPCA). Ce prix récompense le leadership et l’innovation d’Horizon Capital dans la structuration et l’exécution de l’acquisition de Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell (DVL Telecom) – l’une des plus importantes opérations de fusion-acquisition en Ukraine depuis des décennies – par un consortium dirigé par NJJ Holding de Xavier Niel, entrepreneur mondial dans le domaine des télécommunications et de la technologie. GPCA est une association internationale de premier plan qui représente plus de 300 fonds de capital privé et investisseurs institutionnels de plus de 60 pays.

L’organisation a salué la vision et le professionnalisme d’Horizon Capital dans la transformation de Datagroup, qui a permis de multiplier par 3,8 le chiffre d’affaires et par 4,8 l’excédent brut d’exploitation sur cinq ans, tout en assurant une création de valeur inclusive et durable. Ce prix récompense également l’approche innovante d’Horizon Capital en matière de partenariat et de structuration du capital. Pour accélérer l’entrée de NJJ sur le marché ukrainien, son fonds Horizon Capital Growth Fund II, L.P. s’est associé à NJJ, investissant 10 % aux côtés de NJJ dans DVL Telecom, et levant 435 millions de dollars de financement par emprunt auprès de la Société financière internationale (SFI) et de la Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD) afin de conclure cette transaction. Cette transaction représente un investissement de 1,5 milliard de dollars pour l’Ukraine, en prix d’acquisition et en investissements garantis, malgré la guerre en cours, ce qui souligne la confiance des investisseurs internationaux dans la résilience et la sécurité de l’avenir de l’Ukraine.

« Nous sommes très honorés de recevoir cette reconnaissance de la GPCA, qui reflète l’engagement d’Horizon Capital à mobiliser des capitaux importants pour les entreprises ukrainiennes, à élargir la taille et l’échelle des opportunités bancables dans le pays et à accélérer l’entrée des investisseurs mondiaux de premier plan en Ukraine maintenant, sans attendre la fin de la guerre , » a déclaré Lenna Koszarny, associée fondatrice et PDG d’Horizon Capital. « Ce prix est partagé avec notre partenaire Xavier Niel et l’équipe NJJ, avec Mykhailo Shelemba et l’équipe Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell, et avec l’incroyable communauté d’affaires ukrainienne qui a fait preuve d’une résilience, d’une force et d’une détermination extraordinaires en surmontant des circonstances difficiles », a-t-elle ajouté sur .

Le jury distingué du GPCA a noté que la transaction Datagroup-Volia-lifecell a démontré « la confiance non seulement dans la résilience de l’Ukraine, mais aussi dans la capacité d’Horizon Capital à réaliser des transactions de premier plan en dépit d’un risque géopolitique important ».

« Le succès de l’opération Datagroup-Volia-lifecell démontre que des investissements ciblés et à valeur ajoutée peuvent avoir un impact considérable, même en période difficile. Cette démarche s’inscrit dans la stratégie de base de notre futur fonds Catalyst, qui vise à établir des partenariats avec des investisseurs stratégiques et financiers mondiaux afin d’accélérer leur entrée sur le marché ukrainien et de fournir des capitaux essentiels à la reconstruction du pays, en particulier dans des secteurs vitaux tels que l’énergie, l’infrastructure numérique et les matériaux et services de construction » a ajouté Dmytro Boroday, partenaire d’Horizon Capital.

Horizon Capital se consacre à l’établissement de partenariats avec des fondateurs visionnaires et des entreprises qui transforment l’Ukraine, en stimulant la croissance, l’innovation et la valeur à long terme pour ces entreprises et le pays.

À propos de la Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) : La Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) est une organisation internationale représentant des investisseurs en capital privé qui gèrent plus de 2 000 milliards de dollars d’actifs en Asie, en Amérique latine, en Afrique, en Europe centrale et orientale et au Moyen-Orient. Le GPCA met en relation les investisseurs et les parties prenantes, promeut les meilleures pratiques du secteur et souligne le rôle vital des capitaux privés dans la croissance économique et l’innovation dans le monde entier.

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KYIV, Ukraine, 13. November 2025 — Horizon Capital, ein führendes Private-Equity-Unternehmen mit Sitz in der Ukraine, ist stolz darauf, von der Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) mit dem Deal Innovation Award 2025 ausgezeichnet zu werden. Die Auszeichnung würdigt die Führungsrolle und Innovation von Horizon Capital bei der Strukturierung und Durchführung der Übernahme von Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell (DVL Telecom) – eine der größten M&A-Transaktionen in der Ukraine seit Jahrzehnten – durch ein Konsortium unter Führung der NJJ Holding des globalen Telekommunikations- und Technologieunternehmers Xavier Niel. Die GPCA ist ein führender internationaler Verband, der über 300 private Kapitalfonds und institutionelle Anleger aus über 60 Ländern vertritt.

Die Organisation lobte die Vision und Professionalität von Horizon Capital bei der Transformation von Datagroup, die zu einem 3,8-fachen Umsatzwachstum und einem 4,8-fachen EBITDA-Wachstum über fünf Jahre geführt und gleichzeitig eine umfassende, nachhaltige Wertschöpfung ermöglicht hat. Die Auszeichnung würdigt außerdem den innovativen Ansatz von Horizon Capital bei der Partnerschafts- und Kapitalstrukturierung. Um den Markteintritt von NJJ in der Ukraine zu beschleunigen, ging sein Fonds Horizon Capital Growth Fund II, L.P. eine Partnerschaft mit NJJ ein, indem er gemeinsam mit NJJ 10 % in DVL Telecom investierte und 435 Millionen US-Dollar an Fremdkapital von der International Finance Corporation (IFC) und der Europäischen Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung (EBRD) aufnahm, um diese Transaktion abzuschließen. Diese Transaktion stellt für die Ukraine eine Investition in Höhe von 1,5 Mrd. USD dar, die sich aus dem Kaufpreis und den garantierten Investitionskosten zusammensetzt, und dies trotz des anhaltenden Krieges. Dies unterstreicht das Vertrauen der internationalen Investoren in die Widerstandsfähigkeit und die sichere Zukunft der Ukraine.

„Wir fühlen uns zutiefst geehrt, diese Anerkennung von GPCA zu erhalten, die das Engagement von Horizon Capital widerspiegelt, bedeutendes Kapital für ukrainische Unternehmen zu mobilisieren, die Größe und den Umfang bankfähiger Möglichkeiten im Land zu erweitern und den Eintritt erstklassiger globaler Investoren in die Ukraine jetzt zu beschleunigen und nicht auf das Ende des Krieges zu warten , “ sagte Lenna Koszarny, Gründungspartnerin und CEO von Horizon Capital. „Diese Auszeichnung teilen wir mit unserem Partner Xavier Niel und dem NJJ-Team, mit Mykhailo Shelemba und dem Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell-Team sowie mit der unglaublichen ukrainischen Geschäftswelt, die außergewöhnliche Widerstandsfähigkeit, Stärke und Entschlossenheit bei der Überwindung schwieriger Umstände beweist”, fügte sie hinzu .

Die hochkarätige Jury des GPCA stellte fest, dass die Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell-Transaktion „nicht nur das Vertrauen in die Widerstandsfähigkeit der Ukraine, sondern auch in die Fähigkeit von Horizon Capital, wegweisende Transaktionen unter erheblichen geopolitischen Risiken durchzuführen, unter Beweis stellt”.

„Der Erfolg des Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell-Geschäfts zeigt, wie gezielte, wertsteigernde Investitionen auch in schwierigen Zeiten eine überdurchschnittliche Wirkung erzielen können. Dies steht im Einklang mit unserer Kernstrategie für unseren künftigen Catalyst Fund, der sich auf die Zusammenarbeit mit globalen strategischen und Finanzinvestoren konzentriert, um deren Eintritt in den ukrainischen Markt zu beschleunigen und wichtiges Kapital für den Wiederaufbau des Landes bereitzustellen, insbesondere in wichtigen Sektoren wie Energie, digitale Infrastruktur sowie Baumaterialien und -dienstleistungen” fügte Dmytro Boroday, Partner bei Horizon Capital hinzu.

Horizon Capital hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, mit visionären Gründern und Unternehmen zusammenzuarbeiten, die die Ukraine umgestalten, um Wachstum, Innovation und langfristigen Wert für diese Unternehmen und das Land zu schaffen.

Über die Global Private Capital Association (GPCA): Die Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) ist eine internationale Mitgliederorganisation, die private Kapitalanleger vertritt, die in Asien, Lateinamerika, Afrika, Mittel- und Osteuropa sowie im Nahen Osten ein Vermögen von über 2 Billionen US-Dollar verwalten. Die GPCA bringt Investoren und Stakeholder zusammen, fördert bewährte Praktiken der Branche und unterstreicht die wichtige Rolle des Privatkapitals bei der Förderung von Wirtschaftswachstum und Innovation weltweit.

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Following CES Innovation Award and TOP 100 Global Startup Selection, RebuilderAI Expands International Partnerships with ASICS and Saudi Arabia

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 13, 2025 — NAVER D2SF–backed RebuilderAI (CEO JeongHyeon Kim), a startup specializing in 3D modeling AI technology, announced on the 12th that it has raised KRW 4.5 billion in its Pre-Series A funding round. Investors in this round include ASICS Ventures, the CVC arm of Japan’s ASICS Corporation, alongside Medici Investment, IBK Capital, and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund. NAVER D2SF made its first institutional investment in RebuilderAI shortly after its establishment.

RebuilderAI has developed a proprietary AI engine that automatically converts 2D images into realistic 3D data. The company first launched “VRIN 3D,” enabling users to easily create high-quality 3D content by simply scanning products with a smartphone. This year, RebuilderAI released “VRING:ON,” an integrated solution that automatically generates everything from 3D models to manufacturing patterns and CAD data from simple sketch images, reflecting the latest design trends. VRING:ON won the CES 2026 Innovation Award in both the Fashion Tech and AI categories, recognized for bridging the gap between digital design and physical manufacturing.

RebuilderAI has developed an agent-based AI design system that automatically generates precise parametric 3D data for footwear design and sole structure simulation. The system’s strength lies in its ability to produce sophisticated data tailored to specific materials and manufacturing methods. This technology secured investment from ASICS Ventures and led to a software licensing agreement. RebuilderAI’s global business is expanding rapidly, with an AI technology partnership for furniture design and manufacturing processes in Saudi Arabia, as well as a USD 1 million software customization and licensing deal with an ODM factory in Hong Kong.

“This funding round validates our AI technology on the global stage,” said JeongHyeon Kim, CEO of RebuilderAI. “Partnering with global brands like ASICS, in particular, marks a significant milestone that demonstrates the real-world value of AI technology in manufacturing.” Kim added, “Our integrated solution—automating everything from design sketches to manufacturing data—can dramatically shorten product development cycles and reduce costs. We plan to expand beyond commerce sectors like footwear and furniture into diverse industries requiring 3D design capabilities.”

RebuilderAI was recently selected as one of TOP 100 Global Startups at the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2025, gaining recognition for its technological capabilities on the global stage. RebuilderAI is also conducting joint industry-academia-research projects with KAIST, Dankook University, and Jeonbuk National University to connect AI-generated 3D data with actual manufacturing. The company continues advancing future technologies through participation in production system development combining 3D printing and robotic textile spraying capabilities.

About NAVER D2SF

NAVER D2SF is NAVER’s corporate venturing(CV) arm, taking on greater challenges and fostering more sustainable growth through collaboration with startups. Founded in 1999, NAVER is a rare example of a domestic search engine that has maintained its top position in South Korea for over 20 years and has established a strong presence in various business sectors including commerce, content, fintech, and cloud services. In addition to its own offerings, NAVER is building a strong global business portfolio through partnerships with industry-leading companies, including Poshmark, and Wattpad. At the same time, under the technological vision of D2(For Developers, By Developers), we are actively developing new technologies and collaboration initiatives to grow into a global tech company.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 — Carbon, Inc., a Silicon Valley–based additive manufacturing company enabling large-scale production across a wide range of industries, announced it has raised $60 million in new funding. The round was headlined by current investors Sequoia Capital,Silver Lake, adidas, Baillie Gifford, Madrone, and Northgate.

Bolstered by recent interest in versatile, on-demand manufacturing to reindustrialize local economies, this investment is one of the largest in the additive manufacturing sector in recent years – underscoring continued confidence in Carbon’s business to produce high-performance products at scale using additive manufacturing. 

With increasing production volumes, improved process efficiencies, an exciting roadmap of new products, and deepening customer and partner relationships, Carbon is approaching an important  milestone: achieving cash-flow positive operations. This round is designed to scale capacity and cement Carbon’s footing as the additive manufacturing leader with a sustainable business model.

Founded in 2013, Carbon has differentiated itself as a platform for large–scale production of high-performancepolymer components, achieving a goal that eluded the additive manufacturing industry since its inception. Over the last few years, Carbon has launched several new hardware products, over a dozen materials, and industry-leading software design and automation tools to help customers produce end-use products at scale. Carbon has collaborated with some of the world’s leading brands across consumer, medical, and industrial markets:

• Since partnering with adidas in 2017, Carbon has scaled its footwear production to millions of components. Carbon’s partnership with adidas now includes the recently announced Climacool franchise, a series of fully 3D-printed footwear engineered for breathability and comfort.
• In sports protection, football helmets produced with Carbon’s technology have ranked #1 in the NFL/NFLPA helmet laboratory testing for the past six consecutive years. As a result, Riddell is significantly scaling its offering of Carbon’s 3D-printed pads across multiple helmet lines, including those used at the college and high school levels. In addition, leading brands such as CCM, Schutt, and VICIS also offer outstanding protective products made with Carbon technology.
• In cycling, multiple top-tier brands including Fizik, Selle Italia, and Trek, have produced hundreds of thousands of high-performance bike saddles using Carbon technology. In the 2025 Tour de France, 6 of the top 10 riders rode on saddles produced with Carbon technology.
• In the rapidly growing dental and oral health segment, Carbon customers generate millions of custom 3D-printed parts per week. The recent launch of a flexible partial denture product (in collaboration with Keystone Industries) and new software automation tools highlight Carbon’s ongoing commitment to innovation in this industry. In addition, Carbon has consistently ranked as the #1 most reliable printer according to the National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) for the last 6 years. 

“It’s an exciting time for Carbon,” said Phil DeSimone, office of the CEO and Co-Founder of Carbon. “We have built a remarkable portfolio of products and a network of trusted suppliers, production partners, customers, and collaborators who share our vision. With this latest round of investment, we’re in a good position to expand what’s possible in digital manufacturing and redefine how entire industries bring ideas and products to market.” 

“We believed in Carbon’s mission from the very beginning,” said Jim Goetz, Partner at Sequoia Capital. “Carbon’s print technology, proprietary resins, and design expertise – along with their proven success across multiple industries – position them to lead and collaborate in shaping the next era of digital manufacturing in the United States.”

About Carbon
Carbon is a leader in 3D printing technology, enabling companies to develop superior products and bring them to market faster. The Carbon DLS™ process, utilizing state-of-the-art printers, advanced software, and high-quality materials, empowers engineers and designers to surpass conventional expectations in product development. Carbon’s innovative solutions support prototyping, low-volume production, and scale production, offering a robust network for printing functional end-use parts as needed. Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Carbon is dedicated to advancing the future of manufacturing. To learn more, visit www.carbon3d.com.

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New Leaders Jordan Gadapee (CMO), Mark Lilien (CTO), and Thomas Quintana (VP of AI) Join as Vida’s AI Voice Agents Surpass 100 Million Customer Interactions

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13, 2025 — Vida, the leading AI phone agent operating system for enterprises, today announced the close of its $4 million Series A funding round led by Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) with participation from Timechain and others. The investment will support the continued development of Vida’s advanced AI solutions, accelerate the company’s mission to make AI agents accessible to more businesses, and fuel expansion into new verticals.

“It’s been an exciting year at Vida as we’ve helped businesses across construction, medical, automotive, telecom, and managed service providers deploy tens of thousands of AI agents that tackle complex tasks, boost customer engagement, and reduce reliance on human agents,” said Lyle Pratt, CEO and Founder of Vida. “This funding gives us the resources to scale faster, expand AI agents into new industries, and empower businesses everywhere to improve customer engagement, efficiency, and growth.”

Since launch, Vida’s AI phone agents have powered more than 100 million customer interactions. Vida’s AI Agents are deployed across tens of thousands of businesses across diverse industries, including construction, healthcare, automotive, telecommunications, and more.

A recent analysis found that customer inquiries handled by Vida AI agents are resolved about 80 percent faster than industry benchmarks* for human-handled service calls. This speed advantage allows businesses to handle more calls per hour, reduce wait times, and deliver consistently high-quality customer experiences across voice, web, and SMS channels.

“Vida unlocks agentic performance across all of the ways customers communicate with businesses from voice to text and beyond,” said Christopher Calicott, Managing Director and co-founding partner at TVP. “As the Vida team executes against its strong vision, our investment will help to accelerate Vida’s penetration in this rapidly growing market.” Upon the closing of the Series A, Mr. Calicott joined Vida’s board of directors as Chairman.

Following the funding round, Vida has strengthened its leadership team with three senior appointments: Jordan Gadapee as Chief Marketing Officer, Mark Lilien as Chief Technology Officer, and Thomas Quintana as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence. Gadapee and Lilien both join from Textline (acquired by Inunity), where Gadapee served as CPO and Lilien as founder and CTO. Quintana, formerly Director of Next Generation Technologies at Inteliquent (acquired by Sinch), adds deep AI voice experience. Together, they bring decades of experience in telecom, AI, and SaaS innovation to guide Vida’s product strategy, platform expansion, and global growth.

“I’m thrilled to join Vida at such a defining moment in its growth,” said Jordan Gadapee, CMO at Vida. “Vida is setting a new standard for how businesses connect and manage customers through AI, and I’m eager to help amplify that impact as we scale into new industries and redefine the future of intelligent communication.”

Created by telecom industry veterans, Vida provides advanced AI solutions that empower businesses to streamline and automate customer interactions, boosting revenue and enhancing productivity. The company’s AI agents handle complex business functions, including customer service calls and texts, lead qualification, scheduling, sales, and more, allowing teams to focus on growth while delivering a seamless customer experience. Vida partners with SMBs, telecom providers, and managed service providers to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions across a range of industries.

To learn more about Vida’s AI-powered solutions, visit https://vida.io/.

* Analysis based on a sample of 10,000 Vida AI agent customer conversations lasting 15 seconds or longer (average resolution time of one minute and 14 seconds), compared to Zendesk’s industry benchmark of approximately six minutes for human-handled service calls.

About Vida
Vida is the leading AI phone agent operating system, transforming the way businesses communicate and operate. Founded by telecom veterans, its platform enables enterprises to create, deploy, manage, sell, and scale AI agents that automate key functions such as customer service, lead qualification, scheduling, and sales. Leveraging advanced AI technology, Vida delivers lifelike, low-latency voice interactions for real-time, engaging conversations. For more information, please visit https://vida.io/.

About Trammell Venture Partners
Trammell Venture Partners , founded in 2016, is an Austin-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in Bitcoin-native and applied AI companies. Since 2020, TVP has focused on backing founders building on the layers of the Bitcoin protocol stack via the venture capital industry’s first dedicated Bitcoin-native mandated VC fund series.

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New Investment Fuels Growth

Fabric8Labs has secured $50M in its latest round of financing, led by NEA and Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Lam Capital, the corporate venture arm of Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX), TDK Ventures, and SE Ventures, as well as new investors Marunouchi Innovation Partners, SK hynix, Ericsson Ventures, Masco Ventures, and Toppan Global Venture Partners.

The new funding will accelerate:

• Capacity Expansion: Ramp production of Fabric8Labs’ U.S. manufacturing footprint from 5M to 22M components per year to meet growing demand across thermal management, RF, and power applications.
• Team Growth: Expand the team across manufacturing, design, quality, and process engineering to support growth customer programs.
• Production Ramp‑Up: Expand production team to support engagements in AI/HPC thermal management, RF/wireless, and power electronics, moving quickly from first article to full production.

“This investment accelerates our mission to scale Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) for customers in high-growth, fast-moving industries where we are solving their most demanding challenges. With ECAM, we’re reshaping how critical components are designed and manufactured—delivering the performance, reliability, and supply chain resiliency that enables customers to rapidly innovate and deploy advanced systems,” Jeff Herman, Co-Founder and CEO of Fabric8Labs

Fabric8Labs’ Advantage

Fabric8Labs has pioneered the most advanced additive manufacturing platform – Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM). ECAM is a room-temperature metal additive manufacturing technology that leverages electroplating principles to create ultra-high resolution, three-dimensional metal parts without the need for expensive post-processing. Components are rapidly built at the atomic level, resulting in excellent feature resolution and surface finish—ideal for applications in multiple industries: 

• Thermal Management: With the rapid growth of AI data centers, advanced thermal management solutions are becoming critical to ensure performance, efficiency, and reliability. From single-phase direct-to-chip (DTC) cooling to cutting-edge direct-to-silicon immersion systems, ECAM technology ensures next-generation AI and HPC chips will stay cooler under ever-increasing power densities.
• Wireless Communications (RF): Communications systems requirements increasingly demand faster, more efficient wireless systems that can be integrated into compact, space-constrained devices and infrastructure. Fabric8Labs leverages its room-temperature process to fabricate 3D antennas directly onto PCBs and high-performance substrates – optimizing size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) for systems in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, wireless backhaul networks, and mobile vehicle communications.
• Power Electronics: Vehicle electrification requires components that deliver higher efficiency in smaller, more reliable packages. ECAM-fabricated high-current interconnects and passive components, which can be printed directly onto high-performance ceramics, reduce assembly steps and material interfaces, resulting in more compact, efficient EV systems.

“We believe Fabric8Labs is redefining additive manufacturing with its breakthrough ECAM technology.” said Greg Papadopoulos, PhD., Venture Partner at NEA. “Early on, we recognized the potential of ECAM to deliver unmatched precision, scalability, and design freedom—unlocking new opportunities across thermal management, aerospace, and power electronics. We’re thrilled to continue supporting the team as they expand U.S. production and scale this transformative platform.”

Customers increasingly require a U.S.-based components manufacturer to supply these advanced products and advance concepts from prototype through production. Fabric8Labs’ U.S. based manufacturing footprint is ISO9001 certified and ITAR registered; ensuring high quality and reduced supply chain risk for customers. Fabric8Labs is sharing a look inside its first ECAM facility to showcase the future of manufacturing.

With this new investment, Fabric8Labs is poised to redefine how critical technologies are designed, manufactured, and integrated at the system level. By combining U.S.-based production capacity with its ECAM process, the company is enabling a new era of advanced manufacturing—one that empowers innovation and strengthens supply chains, enabling the next generation of AI infrastructure, electronics, aerospace, and energy systems.

About Fabric8Labs

Fabric8Labs, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California, is pioneering the next generation of manufacturing with its patented Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) 3D printing technology. Founded in 2015, the company delivers breakthrough solutions across electronics, medical devices, communications, and semiconductor industries. Fabric8Labs’ ECAM technology empowers data center infrastructure, enabling advanced thermal management solutions, power management components, and semiconductor packaging. Learn more at fabric8labs.com

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2025 — Newly founded Singapore-based DEALISM PTE. LTD. has raised $15 million in angel funding to transform customer engagement and drive sales success. The round, led by GL Ventures with participation from HSG, Linear Capital, and other angel investors, marks a significant milestone as the company prepares to enter the global market as a disruptor in sales conversation technology.

Leo Huan, former COO of China’s first publicly listed SaaS company, Youzan Technology Limited, and a former investor at Hillhouse Capital, has launched Dealism, the world’s first AI Sales Agent built on the principles of Vibe Selling. As COO at Youzan, Leo oversaw a sales organization of more than 3,000 professionals and helped drive over $15 billion in GMV. Drawing on deep experience in large-scale sales operations and investment, he created Dealism to transform how businesses engage with customers, turning every conversation into an opportunity to persuade, influence, and convert.

Dealism is designed for modern businesses facing increasingly complex customer interactions. Unlike traditional automation or rigid chatbot scripts, Dealism combines advanced AI with proven sales strategies to create intelligent, adaptive conversations that feel genuinely human. By analyzing psychology, buyer intent, and emotional cues, the AI communicates naturally, adapts in real time, and guides interactions strategically toward meaningful outcomes. The platform currently supports WhatsApp Web, Instagram DMs, and the Dealism mobile app, enabling businesses to manage multiple high-value channels efficiently.

Vibe Selling is a transformative approach that makes persuasion intuitive, practical, and highly effective — helping users connect with clients, build trust, and drive sales with confidence. Similar to how vibe coding simplifies programming for beginners while streamlining workflows for experts, Vibe Selling empowers newcomers to engage effectively while enhancing the efficiency of seasoned professionals.

In practice, Dealism’s AI agent crafts responses that feel authentic, align with client needs, and guide conversations smoothly through each stage of the sales process — from capturing attention with clear, engaging messaging, to building trust with personalized solutions, addressing concerns thoughtfully, and facilitating confident decisions without being pushy. By analyzing both conversations and relevant documents, Dealism generates responses that are timely, context-aware, and persuasive. Each interaction reflects the brand’s voice while adapting to the specific situation, ensuring communication feels human and natural rather than automated. Through this approach, Vibe Selling is seamlessly integrated into daily workflows, empowering sales professionals at any experience level to turn routine interactions into meaningful connections, drive tangible results, and close deals more effectively.

Dealism is fast and intuitive for any user. Setting up the AI Sales Agent requires just a few key inputs, allowing businesses to be operational in minutes without complicated onboarding or technical setup. Once active, Dealism leverages dynamic insights for customer-focused engagement, searching and analyzing live information about products, brand messaging, and audience preferences. This ensures that every reply is informed, accurate, and credibility-building, even in complex, multi-step sales conversations.

At its core, Dealism incorporates elite sales strategies used by top professionals across industries. These frameworks cover negotiation, storytelling, objection handling, and psychological persuasion techniques, automatically tailored to each conversation. By recognizing hesitation, motivation, and emotional cues, Dealism guides conversations naturally toward outcomes, creating persuasive interactions without feeling pushy. The AI also allows businesses to define specific goals — whether boosting conversions, nurturing leads, or building long-term loyalty — and adapts its communication style and strategy to achieve them.

The system continuously learns from interactions, training on millions of real sales conversations and integrating company-specific knowledge to refine tone, style, and strategy over time. This ongoing learning ensures that Dealism becomes an increasingly skilled sales teammate, capable of handling complex inquiries, understanding subtle buyer behavior, and improving engagement outcomes as it accumulates data. Its always-on, multi-channel capabilities enable businesses to maintain professional, consistent communication across channels, ensuring no opportunity is missed regardless of time zone or workload.

Dealism serves a diverse range of users. For creators selling coaching, courses, or digital content, the platform provides personalized, persuasive messaging that converts interest into sign-ups. By analyzing content and audience behavior, Dealism crafts interactions that resonate with prospective clients and foster trust, enabling more confident “yes” decisions. Solopreneurs managing multiple responsibilities benefit from Dealism’s ability to respond instantly in their own voice, keeping potential customers engaged while freeing time for other priorities.

E-commerce business owners also gain a significant advantage. With hundreds of customer conversations occurring simultaneously, identifying intent and responding in a timely manner is critical. Dealism detects subtle buying cues and hesitation, delivering personalized recommendations and persuasive responses that reduce abandoned carts and increase conversion rates. Customer support teams are equally empowered, with AI capable of analyzing sentiment, tailoring language to diffuse tension, and reinforcing brand trust through warm, thoughtful communication. By addressing both service and sales opportunities, Dealism encourages repeat business and fosters loyalty.

In the B2B sector, Dealism is particularly transformative, supporting sales professionals across conversation, client connection, and negotiation stages. It integrates deep product knowledge and contextual client information to provide accurate, relevant, and persuasive messaging. By analyzing profiles, tagging users, and customizing interactions to specific phases of the sales journey, Dealism accelerates deal closure and enhances professional credibility.

Leo emphasized the strategic significance of Dealism, drawing on extensive experience in both large-scale sales operations and investment management. “In high-performing sales organizations, success depends on understanding intent, timing, and the psychology behind every conversation,” Leo said. “Dealism brings these elements together in one system, helping businesses engage intelligently and consistently — without missing the nuances that make the difference between a lost opportunity and a closed deal.”

Dealism’s release marks a milestone in the evolution of intelligent sales solutions, combining the latest AI capabilities with decades of sales expertise embedded in its founder’s experience. For businesses navigating increasingly complex customer communication, Dealism offers a practical, high-impact solution that merges strategic thinking, psychological insight, and automation into a single, powerful tool.

With its fast setup, dynamic insights, built-in sales strategies, psychology-driven conversation design, smart profiling, continuous learning, and multi-channel presence, Dealism empowers users to sell smarter, communicate more effectively, and achieve consistently better outcomes. The platform is available now, bringing the principles of Vibe Selling to life in a scalable, AI-driven format for entrepreneurs, creators, customer support teams, and B2B professionals.

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2025 — Dealism, an AI-driven sales agent built to help businesses communicate, persuade, and convert across conversational channels, today announced the completion of a US$15 million angel financing round led by GL Ventures, with participation from HSG, Linear Capital, and other angel investors. The funding will support product expansion, global market entry, and continued innovation in strategic sales intelligence.

Selling remains the lifeline of business — not solely the act of closing, but the ongoing work of fostering trust, maintaining connection, and guiding prospects through meaningful dialogue. Many current solutions deliver speed or automation, but they fall short in shaping persuasion, delivering follow-ups at the right time, or sustaining authentic engagement at scale.

Dealism was founded by Leo Huan, a serial entrepreneur and former investor at Hillhouse Capital. Before founding Dealism, Leo served as President of China’s first publicly listed SaaS company, Youzan Technology Limited, where he led nationwide sales operations with thousands of representatives and oversaw billions in GMV. Through that experience, Leo realized that while technology made sales faster, it rarely made them more persuasive. “Sales is human at its core,” said Leo. “It’s about timing, tone, and trust — things most automation tools overlook. The world doesn’t need more chatbots; it needs intelligence that truly understands how people decide.”

This belief became the foundation of Dealism: an AI agent that learns how each business communicates and sells, then amplifies that authentic voice with precision and empathy. It doesn’t just automate responses — it reads intent, recognizes hesitation, and engages in ways that move the conversation forward naturally.

Dealism’s mission is clear: to shift business communication from mere automation to intelligent persuasion. The platform adapts to each organization’s voice, learns from real conversations and documents, and becomes attuned to when and how to engage a lead, respond to hesitation, follow up strategically, and ultimately convert interactions into closed deals.

Product Capabilities: Persuasion, Timing, and Follow-Up

At its core, Dealism merges advanced communication science with sales strategy. The agent analyzes customer intent, tone, and behavioral cues, then crafts responses that align with the business’s style while applying proven influence techniques. Its setup is simple — no scripting, no coding, and no manual segmentation required. Organizations from eCommerce sellers and creators to B2B sales teams and customer support departments can deploy Dealism quickly, equip their teams with an intelligent sales partner, and scale persuasive engagement without sacrificing authenticity.

Investment Use and Market Opportunity

With the US$15 million in funding, Dealism will focus on enhancing its AI agent’s intelligence, expanding into global markets, and growing its team across sales strategy, behavioral science, and AI innovation.

The business environment is evolving: conversational channels now account for a significant portion of customer engagement, yet many teams lack tools that manage conversation strategy, not just volume. Dealism is positioned to meet that need by offering a scalable way to convert dialogues into meaningful business outcomes.

“Every conversation is an opportunity,” Leo noted. “When you truly understand intent and respond with the right tone and timing, persuasion becomes natural. That’s what our system is built for — to help businesses capture those moments that move people to say yes.”

About Dealism

Dealism is an AI sales agent that learns from conversations and company knowledge to represent your voice with precision. It handles complex dialogues, recognizes customer intent, and applies proven persuasion strategies — helping businesses engage effectively, build trust, and convert more consistently.

For more information about Dealism and its innovative solutions, visit https://dealism.ai

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KYIV, Ukraine, Nov. 13, 2025 — Horizon Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Ukraine, is proud to be honoured with the 2025 Deal Innovation Award by the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA). The award recognizes Horizon Capital’s leadership and innovation in structuring and executing the acquisition of Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell (DVL Telecom) – one of Ukraine’s largest M&A transactions in decades – by a consortium led by global telecom and tech entrepreneur Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding. GPCA is a leading international association representing over 300 private capital funds and institutional investors from over 60 countries.

The organization commended Horizon Capital’s vision and professionalism in transforming Datagroup, driving 3.8x revenue growth and 4.8x EBITDA growth over five years, while delivering inclusive, sustainable value creation. The award further recognizes Horizon Capital’s innovative approach to partnership and capital structuring. To accelerate NJJ’s market entry to Ukraine, its fund Horizon Capital Growth Fund II, L.P. partnered with NJJ, investing 10% alongside NJJ in DVL Telecom, and raising $435 million in debt financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to conclude this transaction. This transaction represents a $1.5 billion investment for Ukraine, in acquisition price and guaranteed capex, despite ongoing war, underscoring the confidence of international investors in Ukraine’s resilience and secure future.

“We are deeply honoured to receive this recognition from GPCA, which reflects Horizon Capital’s commitment to mobilizing significant capital for Ukrainian companies, broadening the size and scale of bankable opportunities in the country, and accelerating the entry of top-tier global investors to Ukraine now, not waiting for the war to end , “ said Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner and CEO of Horizon Capital. “This award is shared with our partner Xavier Niel and the NJJ team, with Mykhailo Shelemba and the Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell team, and with the incredible Ukrainian business community demonstrating extraordinary resilience, strength and determination in overcoming challenging circumstances”, she added.

GPCA’s distinguished jury noted that the Datagroup-Volia-lifecell transaction demonstrated “confidence not only in Ukraine’s resilience but also in Horizon Capital’s ability to execute landmark deals under significant geopolitical risk.”

“The success of the Datagroup–Volia–lifecell deal demonstrates how targeted, value–added investment can create outsized impact even in challenging times. This aligns with our core strategy for our future Catalyst Fund, which concentrates on partnering with global strategic and financial investors to accelerate their entry into the Ukrainian market and to provide essential capital for the country’s reconstruction, particularly in vital sectors including energy, digital infrastructure, and construction materials and services” added Dmytro Boroday, Partner at Horizon Capital.

Horizon Capital is dedicated to partnering with visionary founders and companies transforming Ukraine, driving growth, innovation, and long-term value for these businesses and the country.

About the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA): The Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) is an international membership organization representing private capital investors who manage more than $2 trillion in assets across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. GPCA connects investors and stakeholders, promotes industry best practices, and highlights the vital role of private capital in driving economic growth and innovation worldwide.

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