Sauz Secures Investment From Bulletpitch& And Other Investors To Fuel Growth

Sauz, the bold tomato sauce brand from Los Angeles, has raised a strategic round led by Bulletpitch+, the investment arm spun off of Bulletpitch, bringing 40M+ in aggregate social following from 21 top content creators onto its cap table. Founded by Troy Bonde and Winston Alfieri, Sauz has disrupted the pasta sauce aisle with flavors like Hot Honey Marinara and Brown Butter Alfredo, expanding to over 8,000 retail doors in just 18 months. Bulletpitch+ and its creator investors join CAVU Consumer Partners, Coefficient Capital, Palm Tree Crew, and Strand Equity in supporting the company’s rapid growth. Key deal leads include Brett Perlmutter and Felix Levine, with creator investors such as Abby Baffoe, Serena Kerrigan, Brian Kelly (The Points Guy), Alex Costa, and others. FOUNDERS: Troy Bonde & Winston Alfieri INVESTORS: CAVU Consumer Partners, Coefficient Capital, Palm Tree Crew, Bulletpitch+, Strand Equity, Abby Baffoe, Serena Kerrigan, Cyrus Veyssi, Brian Kelly (The Points Guy), Ella Halikas, Jeremiah Brown, Christina Kirkman, Chicklet & Maleni, Forester Music, Alex Costa, Garrett Ray, Lainie Kates, Jesse Solomon, Erika Priscilla, Miranda McKeon, Maddie Schrader, Elizabeth Fowler & Charity Lawson HQ: #LosAngeles #California

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Quince Raises $500M In Series E Funding Round At $10.1B Valuation With ICONIQ LeadingQuince, a San Francisco-based consumer technology platform, raised $500M in a Series E funding round at a $10.1B valuation. The round was led by ICONIQ with participation from Basis Set Ventures, Wellington Management, Wndrco, Marcy Venture Partners, Ballie Gifford, Notable Capital, and DST Global, and the company plans to use the funds to expand its AI-driven Manufacturer-to-Consumer (M2C) operating system globally, streamlining production and supply to better meet customer demand. FOUNDERS: Sid Gupta, Sourabh Mahajan, Becky Mortimer & Zunu Mittal INVESTORS: ICONIQ, Basis Set Ventures, Wellington Management, Wndrco, Marcy Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, Notable Capital & DST Global ROUND: Series E AMOUNT: $500,000,000 VALUATION: $10,100,000,000 HQ: San Francisco, California #VentureCapital #Quince #SidGupta #SourabhMahajan #BeckyMortimer #ZunuMittal #TradedVC

Google Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Wiz For $32 BillionGoogle has officially completed its $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, marking the largest deal in Google’s history. Wiz, which provides a platform that protects cloud environments from cybersecurity threats, will join Google Cloud while maintaining its brand and multi-cloud security commitment. The deal follows Wiz surpassing $1 billion in ARR in 2025 and comes after initial acquisition talks in 2024, when CEO Assaf Rappaport turned down a $23 billion offer, believing the company could grow further. Google and Wiz will collaborate to deliver a unified security platform aimed at improving threat detection and response across all cloud environments, leveraging AI to strengthen protections from code to runtime. SALE PRICE: $32,000,000,000 #VentureCapital #Google #Wiz #TradedVC

Nexthop AI Secures $500 Million In Series B Funding At $4.2 Billion ValuationNexthop AI, a Santa Clara, CA-based AI networking company led by CEO and Founder Anshul Sadana, has raised $500M in a Series B round at a $4.2B valuation. The funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Altimeter and existing investors, will support the company’s expansion and development of networking products for Hyperscalers and NeoClouds, alongside its newly launched solutions for scale-out, scale-across, and front-end cloud and AI data center applications. FOUNDER: Anshul Sadana INVESTORS: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz & Altimeter ROUND: Series B AMOUNT: $500,000,000 VALUATION: $4,200,000,000 HQ: Santa Clara, California #VentureCapital #NexthopAI #AnshulSadana #TradedVC

Packsmith Secures $2.5 Million In Pre-Series A Funding From Notable InvestorsPacksmith, the Los Angeles-based AI fulfillment, shipping, and distribution platform for brands and retailers, raised $2.5M in pre-Series A funding. Founded by Ben Wunderman and Simon Robb, the platform uses proprietary AI to optimize order fulfillment, shipping, and returns—helping companies cut inventory and shipping costs by up to 80%. FOUNDERS: Ben Wunderman & Simon Robb INVESTORS: Nucleus Ventures (@thenucleusnetwork), Second Century Ventures, Wave Function, Palmer Luckey, Edward Norton, and retail leaders from Nike, SKIMS, Procter & Gamble, and Patagonia. ROUND: Pre-Series A AMOUNT: $2,500,000 HQ: Los Angeles, California

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