Pulse 2.0

atNorth: $4 Billion Acquisition By Equinix And CPP Investments

OpenAI: $110 Billion Raised At $730 Billion Valuation To Scale AI Globally

Sprouty: Parenting App Company Launches Ethical AI Companion

Choreo Buys Assets Of $110 Million Firm Insight Wealth Strategies

Procode AI: $4 Million Raised For AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Management And Acquisition Of The Auctus Group

FlyFocus: €4.5 Million Raised To Expand Production, Scale Internationally, And Launch Two New UAV Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:07 PM

FlyFocus, a Poland-based unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer, has raised €4.5 million in its first institutional funding round, marking a significant milestone after eight years of self-funded growth and operational expansion.

YOU(th): $4.5 Million Raised By Youth Health Tech For Preventive Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:00 PM

Youth Health Tech, the company behind YOU(th), announced it has raised $4.5 million in early-stage funding to expand its preventive health screening platform and make proactive healthcare more accessible globally.

Kinfolk: $7 Million Seed Raised For AI Workforce Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:56 PM

Kinfolk, an AI native workforce operations platform designed for modern HR and People Operations teams, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge, and angel investors including Tony Jamous and Saurav Chopra.

Wootzwork: $6.6 Million Raised For Offshore Manufacturing Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:47 PM

Wootzwork, an advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions company, announced it has raised $6.6 million in a Series A round to bring greater predictability and accountability to offshore manufacturing. The Houston-based company said the funding will support the expansion of its global engineering and program teams, scale its manufacturing control systems, and enable it to manage larger and more complex OEM programs across regions.

NVIDIA: $2 Billion Investment In Coherent To Scale AI Data Center Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:43 PM

NVIDIA and Coherent, an optical components and photonics technology company, announced a multiyear strategic partnership to advance advanced optics technologies aimed at scaling next-generation AI data center infrastructure.

Wealthspire Launches Enhanced Family Office Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:42 PM

Wealthspire, an independent wealth management, retirement advisory, and business management firm with nearly $600 billion in assets under management or advisement, today announced the launch of Wealthspire Family Office. The move marks the next phase in the firm’s strategic evolution following its capital restructuring and integration initiatives last fall.

Bregal Sagemount: $3.5 Billion Raised For Growth-Focused Private Equity Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:41 PM

Bregal Sagemount, a growth-focused private equity firm, announced the final close of Bregal Sagemount V at its $3.5 billion hard cap, marking a meaningful increase from its prior $2.65 billion Fund IV. The fund was oversubscribed and raised in just over four months after launching in the fourth quarter of 2025.

J.F. Lehman Acquires Forged Solutions Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:32 PM

J.F. Lehman & Company announced that investment affiliates, including JFL Equity Investors VI, L.P., have acquired Forged Solutions Group, Inc., a provider of high specification forgings serving the aerospace, defense, and space markets.

Global Eggs: $1 Billion Investment From Warburg Pincus At $8 Billion Valuation Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:29 PM

Warburg Pincus announced an agreement to invest up to $1 billion in Global Eggs, valuing the company at $8 billion and marking a major growth investment in the multinational table egg producer and distributor. The equity for the transaction is being provided by Warburg Pincus Capital Solutions Founders Fund.

Bain Capital: Investment In Swedish Non-Food Consumables Distributor Tingstad

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:21 PM

Bain Capital announced an investment in Tingstad, a leading Swedish family-owned distributor of non-food consumables, through its Private Equity team in Europe. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Littlejohn Appoints Shant Mardirossian As Managing Director And Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:19 PM

Littlejohn & Co. a Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm, announced that Shant Mardirossian has joined the firm as Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Head of Strategic Initiatives.

IFS Completes Acquisition Of Warehouse Management Software Company Softeon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:16 PM

IFS, a leading provider of Industrial AI software, announced it has completed its acquisition of Softeon, expanding its capabilities across manufacturing, logistics, and retail with a new category of integrated supply chain technology. Operating under the name IFS Softeon, the combined business brings together IFS’s Industrial AI capabilities and Softeon’s more than 20 years of tier one warehouse management software expertise.

LER TechForce: Strategic Acquisition Of Siemens Altair Resource Solution Division Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:13 PM

LER TechForce has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Resource Solution division from the Siemens Altair business unit, advancing the company’s long-term growth strategy and expanding its leadership in engineering workforce solutions and resource support services.

Faye: Salesforce And AI Consultancy Acquires CRM Science

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:48 PM

Faye, a global software strategy, deployment, integration, and management consultancy serving mid-market and enterprise organizations, has acquired CRM Science, an award-winning Salesforce and Agentforce partner and five-time winner of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award.

Boyne Capital: $276 Million Sale Of Infrastructure Services Platform McKee Utility To MasTec

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:46 PM

Boyne Capital, a Florida-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market companies, announced the sale of its portfolio company McKee Utility Contractors, LLC to MasTec at an enterprise value of $276 million. Boyne partnered with management to recapitalize the company in December 2022.

Cameco: $2.6 Billion Uranium Supply Agreement Signed With India’s Department Of Atomic Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:45 PM

Cameco has signed a long-term agreement to supply uranium ore concentrate to the Government of India’s Department of Atomic Energy in a deal valued at approximately $2.6 billion. The Saskatoon-based uranium producer will deliver nearly 22 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate (U3O8) over a nine-year period on market-related price terms, with deliveries expected to begin in 2027 and continue through 2035.

Avalara Acquires Versori To Expand AI-Native Enterprise Integrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:44 PM

Avalara, the agentic tax and compliance leader, announced it has acquired Versori, a next-generation integration platform company focused on automated connector development powered by agentic AI workflows. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Apple Reveals $599 iPhone 17e With A19 Chip, 48-Megapixel Camera, And 256GB Storage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:13 AM

Apple today introduced iPhone 17e, a more affordable addition to the iPhone 17 lineup, starting at $599 with 256GB of storage. The new model doubles the entry storage of the previous generation at the same starting price and delivers upgraded performance, durability, camera capabilities, and MagSafe support.

Aera Technology: Interview With Co-Founder, President, And CEO Fred Laluyaux About The Agentic Decision Intelligence Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:00 AM

Aera Technology is a company that provides agentic decision intelligence to digitize, optimize, and automate enterprise decision-making at scale. Through its Aera Decision Cloud platform and its decision intelligence agent, Aera, the company enables organizations to evaluate trade-offs in real time, execute decisions end-to-end, and continuously learn from outcomes to improve future decision-making. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aera Technology Co-Founder and CEO Fred Laluyaux to gain deeper insight into the company’s vision and impact.

Two: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Andreas Mjelde About The Fintech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:47 AM

Two is a fintech transforming how merchants offer net terms and trade credit at checkout - bringing a seamless, consumer-grade experience to B2B payments. Often described as B2B Buy Now, Pay Later, Two removes the friction that slows down commerce: manual invoicing, credit checks, fraud risk, and long approval cycles.

AES: Acquisition By Consortium In $10.7 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:18 AM

The AES Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock, and EQT Infrastructure VI, alongside co-underwriters CalPERS and Qatar Investment Authority, in an all-cash transaction valued at $15.00 per share.

Watermill Group: Cooper Turner Beck Sold To Private Equity Firm Waterland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:14 AM

Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm, announced the sale of Cooper Turner Beck (CTB) to Waterland Private Equity, a European private equity firm focused on scaling industrial businesses. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

HaystackID Acquires AI Legal Technology Company eDiscovery AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:11 AM

HaystackID, a provider of legal, compliance, regulatory, and cybersecurity solutions, announced it has acquired eDiscovery AI, an AI legal technology company focused on generative AI-powered workflows. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Trive Capital Invests In Rolfson Oil And Then Rolfson Acquires Flint Logistics Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:07 AM

Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, announced its investment in Rolfson Oil, a distributor of fuel, oils, and lubricants serving the energy sector. Following the investment, Rolfson acquired Flint Logistics Group, expanding its footprint and operational scale across key energy markets.

Aria Care Partners Acquires Sanford To Expand Southeast Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:04 AM

Aria Care Partners, a provider of dental, vision, audiology and podiatry services to skilled nursing facilities, has acquired Sanford Dental, Sanford Vision and Dynamic Mobile Dentistry, collectively known as Sanford. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Avant: $200 Million Personal Loan Securitization Earns Inaugural AAA Ratings From Fitch And KBRA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:02 AM

Avant, a financial technology company focused on personal loans and credit cards, announced it has closed a $200 million personal loan securitization that earned AAA ratings from both Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) for the first time in the company’s history.

Fractional AI Acquires Fabius To Expand Applied AI Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:00 AM

Fractional AI, a provider of custom generative AI solutions for enterprises and private equity-backed companies, has announced the acquisition of Fabius, a Y Combinator startup focused on automating sales and operational workflows using AI.

Bluprynt: $4.25 Million Seed Raised To Scale Compliance Operating System For Onchain Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:58 AM

Bluprynt, a compliance operating system for digital assets, has closed an oversubscribed $4.25 million seed round to expand its infrastructure for regulated onchain finance. The round was led by Valor Capital Group, with participation from Cultivation Capital, Robinhood, Coinbase Ventures, Quona Capital, Kazea, Flourish Ventures, Radical Investments, and Selah Ventures.

Salma Health: $80 Million Series A Raised To Launch Integrated Brain Health Centers Of Excellence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:57 AM

Salma Health has officially emerged from stealth with $80 million in Series A funding to launch an integrated brain health company designed to unify diagnostics, rapid-acting treatments, and coordinated care under one roof. The round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, with participation from Lingotto Horizon and Averin Capital.

Jest: $7 Million Raised To Launch Messaging Games Marketplace And $1 Million-Per-Title Developer Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:55 AM

Jest, a messaging games marketplace platform, has emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding led by Innovation Endeavors. The company also introduced the Jest Games Fund, which offers up to $1 million per title to accelerate development of instant, high-retention games built natively for messaging.