Pulse 2.0

Texas Instruments Buying Silicon Labs For $7.5 Billion To Build Embedded Wireless Connectivity Leadership

SpaceX Acquires xAI In Deal Reportedly Valuing Combined Company At $1.25 Trillion

Lunar Energy: $232 Million Raised Across Series C And D For Home Battery And Virtual Power Plant Platform

newcleo: $85 Million Raised For Advanced Nuclear Developer Platform

Vexlum Raises €10 Million Seed Funding To Scale Semiconductor Laser Manufacturing

LearnWell Secures Investment From Goldman Sachs Alternatives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:55 AM

LearnWell, a provider of academic and mental health services that supports students and families across the continuum of care, has received an investment from the Sustainable Investing business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to support continued growth. Financial terms were not disclosed. LearnWell said the partnership will help expand access to its services for students facing mental and behavioral health challenges and strengthen its role as a bridge between hospitals, schools, and families.

Forethought: Customers Have Achieved Over $1 Billion ROI With Agentic AI Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:50 AM

Forethought, a San Francisco-based provider of agentic AI for customer experience, said it has delivered more than $1 billion in customer ROI since launching in 2018, citing reductions in ticket volume, lower support costs, and faster resolution times. The company said the milestone follows the release of three product innovations — Headless Forethought, Custom Insights, and Browser Agent — which it believes are accelerating enterprise adoption by giving organizations end-to-end control to design and deploy AI across the customer journey.

Savi Acquires Fiducius to Expand Employer Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:44 AM

Savi, a provider of student loan and education benefits, has acquired Fiducius, an education benefits platform focused on employee support, in Savi’s first acquisition as it looks to broaden its nationwide employer and channel partner footprint. Financial terms were not disclosed. Savi said the deal expands its ability to reach more employees and deliver education benefits that support workers through multiple stages of their education and repayment journeys.

NuVision Biotherapies Raises £4.8 Million To Scale Manufacturing and Expand Overseas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:32 AM

NuVision Biotherapies, a Nottingham-based eye therapy company whose products are designed to speed healing of eye conditions, has raised a further £4.8 million in a funding round led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II through its appointed fund manager Mercia Ventures, with participation from the University of Nottingham and Pioneer Group. The company said the funding will be used to scale the business to meet growing demand and expand into additional international markets.

Lawhive Raises $60 Million Series B To Advance U.S. Consumer Law Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:27 AM

Lawhive has raised $60 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-native consumer law firm model across the United States and continue building its AI operating system for consumer legal services. The round was led by Mitch Rales, co-founder of Danaher Corporation, and included participation from TQ Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Balderton Capital, Jigsaw, Anton Levy, and LTS. The financing arrives within a year of Lawhive’s $40 million Series A.

Alinea: $22.5 Million User Acquisition Financing Secured From PvX Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:22 AM

Alinea, an AI-powered wealth management platform built for first-time investors, has secured $22.5 million in user acquisition financing from financial services firm PvX Partners. The company said the funding comes in the form of a credit facility intended to scale marketing spend and expand distribution of Alinea’s personalized wealth management product to more investors.

Pay With Spire Names Jennifer LaClair As CEO And Raises $10 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:15 AM

Pay With Spire, a pay-by-bank provider focused on everyday in-store spend, has appointed Jennifer LaClair as chief executive officer and closed a $10 million Series B financing led by Continental Investment Partners, with participation from additional investors. The company said the new capital will be used to drive client growth and scale infrastructure as it expands pay-by-bank access for merchants and consumers.

Nullify: $12.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Product Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:13 AM

Nullify, a San Francisco-based product security company positioning itself as the first “AI workforce for product security,” has closed a $12.5 million seed funding round to accelerate deployment across mid-market enterprises and high-growth SaaS companies. SYN Ventures led the financing, with participation from existing investor Black Nova Venture Capital. The round brings Nullify’s total capital raised to $16.9 million.

Magna5 Lands Majority Investment From AEA Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:11 AM

Magna5, a managed IT services provider focused on SMB and mid-market customers, has received a majority investment from AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity team. The deal included a significant reinvestment from Magna5’s management team, and financial terms were not disclosed. Magna5 said the partnership is designed to support continued scaling of its national platform while expanding cybersecurity, compliance, and AI-enabled capabilities.

Littlejohn & Co. Acquires 80/20 From MPE Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:09 AM

Littlejohn & Co., a private investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, has acquired 80/20, a provider of premium, configurable modular framing solutions, from MPE Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed. Headquartered in Columbia City, Indiana, 80/20 sells modular framing used in automation, productivity, and safety applications across a range of industrial end markets.

Keller Acquires Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:04 AM

Keller, a Kaukauna, Wisconsin, headquartered design-build general contractor, has acquired Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc., an Appleton-based design and construction management firm, in a deal that will position Hoffman as “A Keller Company” while keeping the Hoffman brand in the market.

TopBuild Buys Applied Coatings And Upstate Spray Foam

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:03 AM

TopBuild announced it has acquired Applied Coatings and Upstate Spray Foam, two Winfield, New York-based contractors that collectively generate about $20 million in annual revenue.

Auria Acquires BCubed Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:02 AM

Auria, a provider of command, control, and communications (C3) software and solutions for advanced space and missile operations, has acquired BCubed Engineering Corporation. Auria is backed by Enlightenment Capital.

AMETEK Acquires Ophthalmic Diagnostics Device Maker LKC Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:00 AM

AMETEK announced it has acquired LKC Technologies, a company that develops portable devices used by clinicians to test and monitor eye health, in a deal aimed at expanding AMETEK’s ophthalmic product portfolio and broadening its presence in eye care diagnostics.

MedRisk Acquires Horizon Casualty Services PPO Network Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:59 PM

MedRisk, a provider of managed care solutions for the workers’ compensation and auto casualty markets, has acquired the Horizon Casualty Services (HCS) PPO Network business from Horizon Mutual Holdings, expanding its capabilities across the casualty claims industry.

CFP Board: Ben Roberts Named As Managing Director Of Program Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:50 PM

CFP Board has appointed Ben Roberts, CPTD, SHRM-SCP as Managing Director of Program Development, adding a longtime workplace learning and program development executive to help lead the organization’s program strategy.

Astreya To Acquire Reliant Information Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:48 PM

Astreya, an AI-first global IT managed services and solutions provider, said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reliant Information Services from the Reliant Group, marking Astreya’s first business acquisition.

International Gemological Institute Acquires American Gemological Laboratories To Expand Colored Gemstone Certification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:47 PM

The International Gemological Institute (IGI), a global diamond grading and certification organization, has acquired American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a specialist in colored gemstone analysis and provenance reporting. The combination is intended to pair IGI’s global laboratory footprint and market reach with AGL’s scientific capabilities in colored stones, as demand for transparency and consistent certification increases across the jewelry supply chain.

ISS Market Intelligence: Family Office Access Acquisition Expands Family Office Data In MarketPro

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:45 PM

ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), part of ISS STOXX GmbH, has acquired Family Office Access, a U.S.-based intelligence provider focused on the family office wealth management ecosystem. The deal adds Family Office Access into ISS MI’s MarketPro platform, expanding the platform’s coverage across advisors, asset and wealth managers, insurers, fintech companies, and other participants in the investment industry.

Modern Pest Services Buys Connecticut Peer Envirocare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:43 PM

Modern Pest Services, a pest and termite control provider owned by Anticimex, has acquired Envirocare Pest Control, a full-service pest and termite control business serving residential and commercial customers across western Connecticut.

LPT Aperture To Buy Reside And Humaniz To Expand Team Tech Across North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:40 PM

LPT Aperture Holdings announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire the technology assets of Reside and Humaniz, positioning the two platforms for expansion across the U.S. and Canada while keeping both offerings brokerage-agnostic.

SourceCode Communications Acquires Rally Point Public Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:49 PM

SourceCode Communications, an international technology communications agency that combines human intelligence with AI-informed insights, has acquired Rally Point Public Relations as it looks to deepen its media strategy capabilities and expand its human-first, AI-supported approach to storytelling.

Argano Buys Stormloop Technologies To Bolster Workday And Adaptive Planning Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:48 PM

Argano announced it has acquired Stormloop Technologies, a fast-growing Workday partner focused on advisory services, post-implementation managed services, and follow-on “Phase X” implementations across Workday Human Capital Management and Financials, along with end-to-end services in Adaptive Planning.

H-E-B Buys Over 600 Acres For Master-Planned North Texas Supply Chain Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:47 PM

H-E-B has finalized the purchase of over 600 acres in Valley View, Texas, as the company plans a multi-phase development of a master-planned supply chain campus in Cooke County. The site is located along Interstate 35 and E. Lone Oak Road, about 60 miles north of Fort Worth.

Precision Door Tri-State Acquires Foris Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:46 PM

Vena: Agentic AI FP&A Platform To Buy Acterys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:44 PM

Vena announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Managility Pty Ltd, operating as Acterys, in a deal that the companies say will create a new Microsoft-native environment for “Orchestrated Planning.” The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

Lemon Learning Acquires Aidaxis To Expand Desktop Application Coverage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:43 PM

Lemon Learning, a European digital adoption platform (DAP), has acquired Aidaxis, a specialist in desktop application solutions and advanced artificial intelligence technologies, to broaden its coverage beyond web-based applications and deepen its AI capabilities.

XR Acquires UK Business Affairs Specialist Telly Traffic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:42 PM

XR, a platform focused on advertising operations, has acquired Telly Traffic, a UK-based business affairs specialist that supports TV advertising delivery. The deal is aimed at strengthening XR’s UK advertising operations support for advertisers and agencies, as compliance and clearance requirements across linear TV and connected TV continue to grow more complex.

RelaDyne Acquires Petroleum And Reliability Services Provider Dion And Sons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:41 PM

RelaDyne, a lubricant distributor and provider of fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and industrial reliability services, has acquired Dion and Sons, a Southern California petroleum distributor that also provides industrial reliability services.

Experian To Buy AI-Powered Mortgage Marketplace Own Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:35 PM

Experian announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Own Up, an AI-powered mortgage shopping platform, in a deal aimed at expanding mortgage access and adding home-loan shopping to the Experian Marketplace.