Pulse 2.0

Apple Unveils $1,999 iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone, Alongside iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 And AirPods 5

GE Aerospace To Acquire Consolidated Precision Products For $11.75 Billion

Latham & Watkins Adds Ahmed ElDessouki As IP Litigation Partner In New York

J.P. Morgan Names Nelle Miller And William Sinclair As Co-CEOs Of $2.4 Trillion U.S. Private Bank

Enbridge To Acquire Tallgrass Energy Crude Oil Assets For $2.55 Billion

Harmoni Raises $10 Million Series A To Scale AI Factory Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:06 PM

Harmoni has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and unveiled HAL, a context-aware AI system designed for manufacturing operations.

Hightower Signature Wealth Adds $1.6 Billion Firm Boston Hill Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:05 PM

Boston Hill Advisors has joined Hightower Signature Wealth, bringing approximately $1.6 billion in assets under management, 18 employees and 11 advisors to the national wealth management platform.

Knox Lane Acquires Majority Stake In SAGE Integration To Scale Enterprise Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:05 PM

Knox Lane has acquired a majority stake in SAGE Integration Holdings, a national security systems integrator serving mission-critical enterprise customers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vheda Health Secures $47 Million From Agora To Scale Health Plan Outcomes And Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:04 PM

Vheda Health has secured a $47 million investment from Agora, representing the first institutional capital raised in Vheda's 13-year history and the inaugural investment by the healthcare technology-focused private equity firm.

Solstice Oncology Raises $225 Million Series A To Advance Porustobart Cancer Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:03 PM

Solstice Oncology has launched with a $225 million Series A financing led by RA Capital Management, with participation from Canaan Partners, Forbion and other investors.

Luma Group Closes Debut Life Sciences Venture Fund At $410 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:02 PM

Luma Group has closed LumaBio Fund I at $410 million in committed capital, completing the final close of its inaugural life sciences venture capital fund.

Oracle: Q1 Revenue Jumps 30% To Record $19.3 Billion As Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Surges 121%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:02 PM

Oracle reported record fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $19.3 billion, representing a 30% year-over-year increase as rapid growth in cloud infrastructure and accelerating demand for AI computing capacity drove the company's results.

Encoded Therapeutics Raises $275 Million Series F To Advance Genetic Medicine For Dravet Syndrome

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:01 PM

Encoded Therapeutics has raised $275 million in Series F financing to advance ETX101 through pivotal development for Dravet syndrome and expand its precision genetic medicines pipeline for neurological disorders.

Split Pay Raises $125 Million Across Series A And B Led By Khosla Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:59 PM

Split Pay has raised $125 million across back-to-back Series A and Series B funding rounds led by Khosla Ventures, giving the credit technology company substantial new capital after it said the business grew 70x over the previous 12 months. Khosla Ventures led the rounds, with participation from a group of venture capital and strategic investors that includes Thrive Capital, MetaProp, Alpaca VC, Moderne Ventures, Intuit Ventures and SciFi VC, according to the company's financing announcement.

EIG Raises $4 Billion Across Infrastructure Direct Lending Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:58 PM

EIG has raised $4 billion across its direct lending platform, exceeding its original $3 billion fundraising target as institutional investors increase allocations to infrastructure credit.

ICG Closes Ninth European Corporate Fund At Record €12 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:57 PM

ICG has completed fundraising for the ninth vintage of its flagship European Corporate strategy, closing ICG Europe Fund IX at €12 billion, representing a 50% increase compared with predecessor ICG Europe VIII.

The Boring Company Raises $3 Billion At $23 Billion Valuation To Expand Underground Transit Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:46 PM

The Boring Company has raised $3 billion in new funding at a $23 billion valuation as Elon Musk's tunnel construction company expands underground transportation projects in the United Arab Emirates, Las Vegas, Nashville and Dubai. The financing was led by the United Arab Emirates and affiliated investment entities. Other participants included Human Capital, Vy Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek, Shamal Holding and Baron Capital, according to Reuters.

Adani Airport Holdings Raises $1 Billion From Temasek, BlackRock, Premji Invest And Alpha Wave At $18 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:44 PM

Adani Airport Holdings Limited has entered into binding agreements to raise approximately $1 billion of primary equity capital at an $18 billion pre-money valuation from Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock-managed funds.

Positron AI Raises $875 Million Series C At $5 Billion Valuation To Scale Memory-First AI Inference Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:43 PM

Positron AI has raised $875 million in Series C financing at a $5 billion post-money valuation to bring its next-generation AI inference silicon and systems to market following deployment of more than 50 racks of its first-generation Atlas platform at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The financing was co-led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital and Jim Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape.

IonQ Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance To $450 Million To $460 Million Following SkyWater Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:39 PM

IonQ has increased its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to between $450 million and $460 million following its acquisition of SkyWater Technology and the companies' integration into a combined quantum computing and manufacturing platform.

Hyatt And Delta Announce Loyalty Partnership With Dual-Earn Benefits For Elite Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Delta Air Lines have announced a long-term strategic loyalty collaboration that will connect the World of Hyatt and Delta SkyMiles programs, allowing eligible elite members to earn rewards across both hotel stays and air travel.

Covenant Emerges From Stealth With $250 Million In Funding And Anthem Long-Range Strike System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Covenant has emerged from stealth with more than $250 million in funding across three rounds, a new 105,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Texas and its flagship Anthem long-range precision strike weapon system. The funding rounds were led by Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph and Lightspeed. Covenant has also secured contracts in the U.S., Europe and other international markets.

Target Expands AI Shopping Features With Photo Search, Review Insights And Personalized Reordering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:26 PM

Target is expanding the use of AI and personalization across its digital shopping experience, introducing and enhancing tools designed to help customers discover products, evaluate purchases, reorder frequently purchased items and return to products they previously viewed.

Legora And Consilio Formalize Legal AI Partnership After More Than A Year Of Client Deployments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:21 PM

Legora and Consilio have formalized a partnership to help law firms and corporate legal departments deploy and operationalize legal AI at scale following more than a year of joint client implementations.

Elementum Names Phil Duggan As Chief Revenue Officer As AI-Native Enterprise Platform Scales Global Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:13 PM

Elementum has named Phil Duggan Chief Revenue Officer, putting the enterprise software veteran in charge of the company's global sales and revenue organization as demand grows for its AI-native automation platform.

Maven Robotics Raises $100 Million Series A To Scale General-Purpose Industrial Robots For Manufacturing And Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:36 PM

Maven Robotics has raised $100 million in Series A funding as the company launches its general-purpose robotics system for industrial work across manufacturing and logistics. The financing came from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures and XTX Ventures, among others. Maven was founded in 2024 and designs, builds and deploys intelligent robotic systems intended to perform complex physical tasks in industrial environments.

Compass Pathways Awards Five U.S. Grants To Develop COMP360 Psilocybin Provider Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:43 PM

Compass Pathways has selected five U.S. organizations to receive grants for developing healthcare provider training programs supporting the potential post-approval delivery of COMP360 psilocybin, expanding the program beyond the three recipients initially planned because of the quality of applicants.

Sasol To Sell Nitrates Business To Enaex Africa, Retaining 23% Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:42 PM

Sasol has entered into an agreement to sell its Nitrates business to Enaex Africa, advancing the South African energy and chemicals company's portfolio optimization strategy while maintaining a minority interest in the operation.

Academy Sports + Outdoors: Q2 Sales Rise 3% To $1.65 Billion And Raises EPS Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:41 PM

Academy Sports + Outdoors reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.647 billion, up 3% year over year, while diluted GAAP EPS increased 17.3% to $2.17 and adjusted EPS increased 19.1% to $2.31.

Sunbelt Rentals: Q1 Revenue Rises 11% To Record $3.12 Billion, Raises Fiscal 2027 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:40 PM

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings reported record fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $3.115 billion, up 11.2% year over year, prompting the equipment rental company to raise its full-year revenue, rental revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance.

Zero Networks Names Yossi Dagan CFO As Revenue Doubles And Enterprise Customer Base Jumps 230%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:40 PM

Zero Networks has appointed Yossi Dagan Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its senior leadership team as the cybersecurity company scales globally amid increasing demand for automated microsegmentation.

Itaconix: H1 Revenue Jumps 72% To $8.3 Million As Company Reaches Break-Even Adjusted EBITDA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:39 PM

Itaconix reported record first-half 2026 revenue of $8.3 million, up 72% year over year, as increasing adoption of its plant-based specialty polymers drove substantial growth in its Performance Ingredients business.

Akamai And MuleSoft Expand Integration To Unify API Security And AI Agent Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:38 PM

Akamai and MuleSoft have expanded their technology integration to combine real-time API security intelligence with governance for AI agents, APIs and Model Context Protocol servers, helping enterprises identify and manage security risks across increasingly distributed AI environments.

Journeo: H1 Revenue Jumps 53% To Record £37.6 Million As Sales Pipeline Reaches £200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:38 PM

Journeo reported record first-half revenue of £37.6 million, up 53%, as organic growth and acquisitions expanded the intelligent transport and critical infrastructure technology company's operations.

The Pebble Group: H1 Revenue Rises 4% To £60.7 Million As Facilisgroup Targets Double-Digit Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:37 PM

The Pebble Group reported first-half 2026 revenue of £60.7 million, up 4%, with growth across both Facilisgroup and Brand Addition supporting confidence in its full-year outlook.