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Snorkel AI, a San Francisco-based company developing advanced data infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation in a financing round co-led by Insight Partners and S32. Existing investor Addition also participated significantly. The funding will support the expansion of Snorkel's agentic data factory, which supplies the specialized datasets, environments, and evaluation frameworks used to train and assess increasingly sophisticated AI systems.

Prospanica, the Association of Hispanic MBAs and Business Professionals, has completed its acquisition of Techqueria, a nonprofit organization supporting Latiné professionals in technology. The combination brings together Prospanica's more than 50 chapters nationwide with Techqueria's community of over 20,000 members across 48 states and 84 countries, creating an expanded professional network spanning business, technology, entrepreneurship, and executive leadership. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ande, a New York-based AI-powered corporate entertainment platform, has emerged from stealth with more than $52 million in combined seed and Series A funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Duration Ventures, and Sierra Ventures, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures. The financing will support the expansion of Ande's technology platform, which helps enterprises manage corporate entertainment spending while connecting businesses directly with hospitality venues and other entertainment providers.

Fever, a global technology platform for culture and live entertainment, has raised $250 million in a primary equity financing round led by EQT, with significant participation from Point72 Private Investments, Baillie Gifford, and other existing investors. Announced on September 17, 2026, the financing will support Fever's international expansion, technology development, and partnerships across sports, concerts, museums, festivals, and other live entertainment categories. The company described the transaction as the largest financing round ever raised by a live entertainment technology company.

EUCLYD has signed a Series A financing round of more than €200 million to develop infrastructure for foundation AI models. The Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company said the funding will support its silicon and systems roadmap and preparations for commercial deployment.

McDonald’s Corporation has unveiled new growth and financial targets under its McDonald’s NEXT strategy, including $8.5 billion in planned support for restaurant modernization through 2036, an operating margin target in the low-to-mid 50% range by 2030, and approximately 250 basis points in gross restaurant-level efficiency improvements. The company also aims to increase its market share in both chicken and beverages by 1.5 percentage points by 2030, while maintaining its leadership position in beef.

Open Cosmos has secured €300 million in funding to expand satellite manufacturing and build out its intelligence and connectivity services. Lightrock led the round, according to the company’s release, with participation from investors including ETF Partners, Institut Català de Finances, Entrepreneurs First, and two major international pension funds.

Bessemer Venture Partners has raised $5.75 billion in new capital in a single close, including $1.75 billion for seed and early-stage investments and $4 billion for growth investments. The financing will support the venture capital firm's strategy of backing technology companies from inception through later stages of development, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

Monetary Metals, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based financial technology company operating a marketplace for precious metals financing, has raised $10.5 million in equity financing, exceeding its original $10 million target. The investment brings the company's total funding to nearly $25 million and will support the continued development and expansion of its Gold Yield Marketplace. The financing included participation from existing shareholders and new strategic investors.

Chamelio, a New York-based developer of AI-powered software for corporate legal departments, has raised a $26 million Series A led by Entrée Capital, with participation from existing investors Work-Bench and Emerge Ventures, as well as Bright Pixel Capital. The financing follows significant growth at the company, which reported that its annual recurring revenue has quadrupled in the five months since its seed round. Chamelio will use the capital to develop its proprietary legal action model, expand its legal engineering and product teams, and improve its technology for onboarding customers migrating from legacy contract management systems.

Baselayer, a New York-based identity verification and risk infrastructure company, has raised a $35 million Series A led by M13, with participation from Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital, and Matt Thompson of Socure. Alongside the financing, the company launched its Agentic Identity Suite, a platform designed to help financial institutions and businesses verify AI agents, establish their authorization to act on behalf of customers, and manage fraud risks associated with autonomous financial transactions.

Fistula Foundation is focused on connecting women with life-changing surgical treatment for obstetric fistula and severe childbirth injuries, working through local partners across Africa and Asia to expand access to care and strengthen surgical capacity. Pam Lowney became CEO after spending seven years with the organization in various roles and seeing firsthand how focused investment in treatment could help more women regain their health and lives. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fistula Foundation CEO Pam Lowney to learn more about the organization’s growth, global health strategy, local partnerships, and approach to leadership. 

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has expanded its New York presence with the addition of Compass Advisors and Long Island Wealth Management, two affiliated advisory firms based in Melville, New York. The firms bring seven professionals and approximately $1.2 billion in combined assets to CAPTRUST, strengthening its presence in the Long Island wealth management and institutional advisory markets.

Basecamp Research has raised $140 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing to train a new generation of its EDEN biological foundation models and advance a pipeline of AI-designed therapeutics toward clinical development. The round was led by S32, with participation from NVIDIA, Menlo Ventures' Anthology Fund, Catalio Capital Management, European Tech Collective, Firebrand River Capital, Inception Fund, King Philanthropies, NATO Innovation Fund, PostScriptum, Redalpine, The Rockefeller Foundation, Singular, Sovereign AI, and True Ventures.

EnergyCAP, a State College, Pennsylvania-based utility and energy management software provider, has secured a strategic investment from LLR Partners to accelerate product development and market expansion. Resurgens Technology Partners, which initially invested in EnergyCAP in 2021, will remain an active investor alongside LLR. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Enveda, a Boulder, Colorado-based clinical-stage biotechnology company using artificial intelligence to discover medicines from naturally occurring molecules, has raised a $311 million Series E financing led by Catalio Capital Management. The round brings the company's total funding since inception to more than $845 million and will support the advancement of three clinical-stage drug candidates, the development of additional therapies, and the continued expansion of its AI-driven drug discovery platform.

Juniper Square and Nasdaq eVestment have launched Capital Intelligence, an AI-powered investor intelligence platform designed to help private markets investment managers identify prospective investors and manage fundraising relationships. The product integrates Nasdaq eVestment Market Lens directly into Juniper Square's Investor CRM, giving fund managers access to institutional investment data covering more than 30,000 firms, 70,000 mandates, and 100,000 professionals.

Numeral, a San Francisco-based AI-powered sales tax compliance platform, has raised a $100 million Series C led by Insight Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Geodesic, Benchmark, Mayfield, FCVC, Y Combinator, and Uncork. The financing brings Numeral's total funding to $157 million and will support product development, expansion into additional industries, international growth, and hiring across engineering, sales, marketing, and product teams.

MoonPay has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a private markets infrastructure company whose platform has supported more than $8.7 billion in primary and secondary securities transactions. The proposed acquisition would combine North Capital's regulated brokerage and investment advisory businesses with MoonPay's global financial infrastructure platform, supporting the company's expansion into tokenized securities and onchain capital markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

NG.CASH, a Brazilian financial technology company serving younger consumers, has raised $15 million in strategic financing led by Blockchain Capital, bringing its total funding since its founding in 2021 to more than $65 million. The investment will support the company's continued expansion into consumer credit and digital financial services as it grows its platform, which now serves more than 10 million users.

MCO, also known as MyComplianceOffice, has secured more than $100 million in strategic growth financing from Accel-KKR Credit Partners, a private credit fund managed by software-focused investment firm Accel-KKR. The financing will support MCO's product development, artificial intelligence initiatives, technology team expansion, and growth as financial institutions seek more integrated solutions for managing increasingly complex compliance requirements.

Metycle, a Cologne, Germany-based supplier of secondary copper and aluminum, has secured a $150 million credit facility from Rivonia Road Capital, a global private capital manager specializing in asset-backed lending. The financing will support Metycle's expansion by providing capital for larger commodity transactions, increasing its ability to source and process recycled metals, and strengthening deliveries to industrial customers and smelters worldwide.

Total Metals has appointed Dr. Andrew J. Ramcharan as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of its Board of Directors, effective September 22, 2026. He succeeds Tyler Thorburn, who is stepping down as CEO, President, and director. Ramcharan brings 25 years of mining, exploration, corporate development, and investment banking experience as the company advances its Canadian gold and critical mineral portfolio.

Highwire, a strategic marketing and communications agency, has appointed Konajilo "Kona" Luseni Barrasso as Managing Director of Business Services and Nyla Saleh as Executive Vice President, Executive Client Partner. The appointments expand the agency's senior leadership capabilities across financial services, professional services, and other industries as it scales its integrated communications and marketing platform.

Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced that Pierre Le Manh will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer on September 30, 2026, after four years leading the organization. Johannes Heinlein, PMI's Chief Growth Officer, has been appointed Interim President and CEO, effective the same day. The organization's board will conduct a search for a permanent successor.

Abridge has been selected to provide ambient artificial intelligence technology to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its distribution partner, expanding the company's opportunity to support clinical documentation across the nation's largest integrated healthcare system. The five-year, multiple-award enterprise contract has a total ceiling of $775.72 million across all eligible vendors, which will compete for individual task orders. The value of Abridge's potential share was not disclosed.

ELLKAY provides healthcare data orchestration technology designed to help organizations connect, govern, coordinate, and activate data across the healthcare continuum. The company currently connects more than 58,000 practices, 400+ hospitals, and 770+ clinical laboratories, supported by more than 4,000 reusable integration templates. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ELLKAY President and Chief Executive Officer Ajay Kapare to learn more about the company's healthcare data platform, interoperability strategy, customer growth, and future plans.

Status: Home provides permanent supportive housing for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in metro Atlanta, combining stable housing with services such as access to medical care, mental health resources, and life skills support. The organization traces its roots to 1988, when it was founded as Jerusalem House, Atlanta's first permanent supportive housing program for people living with AIDS. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Status: Home President and CEO Maryum Phillips to learn more. 

Vensure Employer Solutions provides HR, payroll, benefits, compliance, recruiting, PEO, global workforce, and business process outsourcing solutions through a connected workforce ecosystem. CEO Alex Campos has spent decades building businesses across technology, banking, insurance, payroll, and workforce services, while helping Vensure Employer Solutions expand through acquisitions, technology investments, and international growth. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vensure Employer Solutions CEO Alex Campos to learn more about the company's evolution, workforce technology, AI, acquisitions, and future growth strategy.

Liberate develops AI agents that handle insurance sales, service, and claims by executing business processes within carriers' existing systems. Co-Founder and CEO Amrish Singh launched the company in 2022 with Ryan Eldridge and Jason St. Pierre after identifying the operational challenges insurers face when connecting customers with their core systems. Liberate has raised $72 million, including a $50 million Series B led by Battery Ventures in October 2025 at a $300 million post-money valuation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Singh to learn more about building AI agents that execute insurance processes, handling regulated claims calls, and preparing the insurance industry for an AI-driven workforce transition.