Pulse 2.0

Waymo Secures $5 Billion Debt Financing From PIMCO, Blackstone, Sixth Street And Other Lenders

Emera And Canadian Utilities To Combine In $72 Billion Merger

University Of Florida Receives $4.25 Million Ballard House Gift In Washington, D.C.

Encora Therapeutics’ MIT-Born Tremor Device Receives FDA Clearance

University Of Hawaiʻi And UMass Form Five-Year Research Partnership

Columbia Researchers Develop Yeast And AI-Based System To Detect PFAS In Water

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:54 PM

Researchers from Columbia University and City College are developing a biohybrid detection system that combines engineered yeast, AI-designed proteins, and semiconductor sensors to measure PFAS concentrations in water.

University Of Houston Receives $2.5 Million Cullen Foundation Gift For Centennial Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:51 PM

The University of Houston received a $2.5 million gift from The Cullen Foundation to support its Centennial grounds transformation as the university approaches its 100th anniversary.

Connect Media Acquires RENTV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:50 PM

Connect Media acquired commercial real estate news platform RENTV, expanding its media, events, video, podcast, and West Coast commercial real estate operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.

CRH To Acquire NCC Industry Aggregate Operations In Denmark And Finland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:47 PM

CRH agreed to acquire NCC Industry's operations in Denmark and Finland from NCC AB, expanding its aggregates and asphalt businesses across the Nordic region.

Advantage Investigations Acquires NorStar Investigations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:46 PM

Advantage Investigations acquired NorStar Investigations, expanding its insurance investigative services platform across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Advantage is a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners.

Zeta Global To Acquire Digital Audience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:44 PM

Zeta Global entered into an agreement to acquire Digital Audience, expanding the identity and activation capabilities of the Zeta Data Cloud and its broader AI infrastructure platform.

Rule42 Acquires 64 Analytics To Expand Transfer Portal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:43 PM

Rule42 Sports acquired 64 Analytics, adding college baseball and softball transfer portal data and player evaluation capabilities to its athlete discovery platform.

Trinity Capital Originates $880 Million In New Commitments During Q3 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:42 PM

Trinity Capital originated approximately $880 million of new investment commitments and funded approximately $614 million of gross investments during the third quarter of 2026.

Innovative Industrial Properties Prices $50 Million Preferred Stock Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:42 PM

Innovative Industrial Properties priced a public offering of 2 million shares of its 9.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at $25 per share, expected to raise $50 million in gross proceeds.

Lapmaster Wolters Receives Strategic Minority Investment From Cynosure And Fernweh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:41 PM

Lapmaster Wolters and Precision Surfacing Solutions received a strategic minority investment from affiliates of The Cynosure Group and Fernweh Group to support its next phase of expansion.

Pennsylvania American Water Names Brad Nielsen As Future President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:40 PM

American Water named Brad Nielsen as the future President of Pennsylvania American Water following the expected completion of American Water's proposed merger with Essential Utilities.

Express Wash Concepts Acquires Three CleanHub Car Wash Locations In Metro Detroit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:39 PM

Express Wash Concepts acquired three CleanHub Car Wash locations in Metro Detroit, expanding its portfolio to 147 express car wash locations across six states.

MIT Develops Shape-Sensing Sheet For Physical Therapy, Virtual Reality, And Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:38 PM

MIT engineers developed a flexible sensor sheet capable of digitally reconstructing its shape as it bends and twists. The technology could eventually be incorporated into wearable systems for physical therapy, virtual reality, gaming, and teleoperated robotics.

GUDEA Raises $7 Million Seed Round Co-Led By Mudita Ventures And Collide Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:37 PM

GUDEA raised an oversubscribed $7 million seed round to expand its AI-powered narrative intelligence platform. Mudita Ventures and Collide Capital co-led the round.

Oxide Raises $445 Million Series D Led By Eclipse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:36 PM

Oxide Computer Company raised $445 million in Series D funding to expand manufacturing of its on-premises cloud computing infrastructure. The round was led by Eclipse. Existing investors U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Riot Ventures, Jane Street, and others participated. New investors included Atreides Management and AMD Ventures.

Couche-Tard To Acquire Irving Oil Retail Assets In Québec And Ontario

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:35 PM

Alimentation Couche-Tard entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of Irving Oil retail and fuel assets across Québec and Ontario. The transaction includes 50 retail sites that Couche-Tard already operates through the Québec Alliance between Irving Oil and Couche-Tard.

Microchip Technology Acquires VORAGO Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:34 PM

Microchip Technology acquired VORAGO Technologies, adding radiation-hardened microcontrollers, microprocessors, and proprietary process technology to its aerospace, defense, and space portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Dentons Adds Corporate Partner Claire Evans In Christchurch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:33 PM

Dentons New Zealand appointed Claire Evans as a partner in its Christchurch office as the firm expands its Corporate practice nationally.

Midea Completes Acquisition Of Controlling Stake In Esaote

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:30 PM

Midea Group completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Italian medical imaging company Esaote. Esaote will become part of Midea Healthcare while continuing to operate as an independent global medical equipment company.

Kinepolis Completes Acquisition Of 13 Showcase Cinemas Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:30 PM

Kinepolis Group completed its acquisition of 13 Showcase Cinemas locations in the United States, significantly expanding the European cinema operator's U.S. footprint. The acquired portfolio includes seven theaters in Massachusetts, five in New York, one in Rhode Island, and one in Ohio.

Precision Products Group Acquires Monadnock Non-Wovens

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:29 PM

Precision Products Group acquired Monadnock Non-Wovens, expanding its Engineered Textiles division into specialty filtration, acoustic, medical, and industrial nonwoven materials.

Modern Classrooms Project Raises $12 Million To Build Free Math Curriculum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:27 PM

Modern Classrooms Project raised $12 million to develop a free Tier 1 mathematics curriculum grounded in cognitive science. The funding round was led by the Skeebo Foundation.

Carrot To Acquire GreenMan Vision And InSightVR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:25 PM

Carrot entered into an agreement to acquire GreenMan Vision, the company behind InSightVR, expanding its virtual reality eye-care platform from diagnostics into vision simulation.

Behavox Acquires Apiax To Expand Cross-Border Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:24 PM

Behavox acquired Zurich-based Apiax, expanding its AI-native compliance platform into cross-border and content compliance.

Matador Resources Closes Ridge Runner Acquisition Adding 13,600 Net Woodford Acres

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:23 PM

Matador Resources completed its acquisition of approximately 13,600 net acres from EnCap Investments portfolio company Ridge Runner Resources II, expanding Matador's position in the Woodford play. Most of the acquired acreage is undeveloped.

Certerra Acquires Universal Testing & Inspection Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:21 PM

Certerra acquired Universal Testing & Inspection Services, expanding its testing, inspection, geotechnical, and engineering capabilities across the Northeast. Universal is a New York-based provider of geotechnical drilling, special inspections, construction materials testing, and laboratory services.

Samuel Merritt University Receives $1 Million To Launch THRIVE Institute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:20 PM

Samuel Merritt University received $1 million in California state funding to establish the THRIVE Institute, which will train healthcare professionals to recognize and respond to human trafficking and violence. California state Sen. Jesse Arreguín championed the funding.

Hercules Capital Closes $400 Million Offering Of 6.7% Notes Due 2029

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:19 PM

Hercules Capital has closed an upsized public offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.7% unsecured notes due October 2029, providing the venture lender with additional capital for debt repayment, new investments and general corporate purposes.

Premiere Digital Acquires Amdocs’ Vubiquity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:15 PM

Premiere Digital acquired Amdocs' Vubiquity business, combining two media technology platforms serving studios, streaming companies, digital platforms, and broadcasters.

Corre Partners Raises $220 Million In First Close Of Horizon III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:14 PM

Corre Partners held a $220 million first close for its Horizon III Fund, an opportunistic credit vehicle targeting middle-market companies experiencing temporary stress or undergoing turnarounds. The fund has a target size of $500 million and a hard cap of $650 million.