Pulse 2.0

OpenAI Reportedly Raises $11 Billion At $1.25 Trillion Valuation As Funding Round Targets $20 Billion

Shield To Buy Echodyne For $5.3 Billion And Raise $2.5 Billion At $28.8 Billion Valuation

McGuireWoods: Murielle Dawdy Named Managing Director Of Private Equity

Houlihan Lokey: Vicente & Partners Acquisition Expands Consumer Advisory Coverage

Hamilton Lane Adds Five Investment Professionals

Cahill: Kamal Nesfield Joins Leveraged Finance Practice As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:21 AM

Cahill Gordon & Reindel has added Kamal Nesfield as a partner in its leveraged finance practice, expanding the law firm’s capabilities in acquisition financing, syndicated loans, private credit, high-yield debt, and liability management.

Leech Tishman: Bryan Sullivan And Zachary Hansen Join Entertainment And Sports Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:20 AM

Leech Tishman has appointed Bryan Sullivan and Zachary Hansen as partners, expanding its entertainment and sports capabilities in transactions, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and crisis management.

Woolery & Co: Debbie Wang Joins Mergers And Acquisitions Practice As Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:18 AM

Woolery & Co has appointed Debbie Wang as counsel, expanding the strategic advisory law firm’s capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments, and other complex corporate transactions.

Philip Morris: Daniele Aita Named Chief People And Culture Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:17 AM

Philip Morris International's U.S. businesses have appointed Daniele Aita as chief people and culture officer, placing an executive with more than 20 years of international human resources experience on the company’s U.S. leadership team.

CKX Lands: $1 Billion Brad Jacobs Investment To Launch New Public Company Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:15 AM

Jacobs Private Equity II and minority co-investors have agreed to invest $1 billion in CKX Lands, creating a public company platform that Brad Jacobs plans to use to build a business in an industry that has not yet been selected.

Iron Path Capital Makes First Investment In Boulder Scientific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:03 AM

Iron Path Capital has acquired Boulder Scientific Company from Quad-C Management, marking the first investment from Iron Path Capital Fund II, a $450 million private equity fund.

B. Riley Securities: Mike Moen Named Senior Managing Director Of Metals And Mining

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:03 AM

B. Riley Securities has appointed Mike Moen as senior managing director of metals and mining investment banking, expanding its advisory and capital markets coverage across the global natural resources sector.

Marsh: Wilshire Acquisition Adds $221 Billion In Assets Under Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:56 AM

Marsh has agreed to acquire Wilshire, an investment consulting, asset management, and analytics firm with $221 billion in assets under management and $1.6 trillion under advisement.

Rotunda Capital Partners: American Equipment Revenue Grows Sixfold Before Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:48 AM

Rotunda Capital Partners has completed the sale of American Equipment Solutions after building the overhead crane and material handling services company into a national operation with more than 40 locations.

QXO: Dev Ahuja Named Chief Financial Officer As Ihsan Essaid Becomes Vice Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:42 AM

QXO has appointed Dev Ahuja as chief financial officer and promoted current CFO Ihsan Essaid to vice chairman as the building products distributor pursues acquisitions and a long-term revenue target of $50 billion.

Prudential Wealth Advisors: $1.4 Billion In Record Quarterly Sales Supports Wealth Management Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:00 AM

Prudential Wealth Advisors reported approximately $1.4 billion in third-quarter 2026 sales, its highest quarterly result, as the business expanded client assets and recruited experienced financial advisors.

Blackboard: Co-Founder Matthew Pittinsky Returns As Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:22 PM

Blackboard co-founder Matthew Pittinsky has returned to the education technology company as chief executive officer nearly 30 years after helping establish the learning management system category.

WhiteMatter: $20 Million Series A To Expand Enterprise AI Agent Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:19 PM

WhiteMatter has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its enterprise platform for governing autonomous artificial intelligence agents, models, tools, and interactions. Blumberg Capital led the round, with participation from existing investors Crew Capital and Sprout & Oak. WhiteMatter previously operated under the name QuilrAI.

Charta Health: $55 Million Series B To Expand AI Medical Chart Review

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:17 PM

Charta Health has raised $55 million in Series B funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for medical chart review and create a common standard of billing accuracy for healthcare providers and insurers. Insight Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors Madrona, Bain Capital Ventures, and South Park Commons, along with QuantumLight.

Garage: $41 Million Series B Supports AI Equipment Marketplace Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:14 PM

Garage has raised $41 million in Series B funding after surpassing $100 million in annual sales through its artificial intelligence-powered marketplace for fire engines and other heavy-duty equipment. Invus Opportunities led the round, with participation from Infinity Ventures, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Benchstrength, and FJ Labs. The financing brings Garage’s total capital raised to $60 million.

Frontier Security Institute: Five Executive Advisors And Six Fellows Join AI Security Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:12 PM

The Frontier Security Institute has appointed five executive advisers and six fellows to support its work at the intersection of frontier artificial intelligence and U.S. national security.

vinny: $2.1 Million Seed Round To Build Unified Records For RVs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:10 PM

vinny has raised $2.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round to expand its digital workflow platform connecting recreational vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and transport carriers. York IE led the funding, with participation from strategic and angel investors. The round brings vinny’s total funding to $3 million.

Dreeze: $33 Million Seed Funding Launches Cloud Application Revival Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:08 PM

Dreeze has emerged from stealth with $33 million in seed funding and launched a cloud recovery platform designed to restore complete applications rather than data alone. Norwest and Bessemer Venture Partners led the funding, with participation from Claltech. Dreeze will use the capital to accelerate product development, expand its sales and marketing teams, and bring its Application Revival technology to additional enterprise customers.

Actelis Networks: Q3 Revenue Increases 68% As Net Loss Narrows 37%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:04 PM

Actelis Networks reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.1 million, an increase of 68% from $643,000 a year earlier and the company’s third consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

CoreWeave: Record Q3 Revenue Reaches $3.66 Billion As Backlog Grows To $132.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:03 PM

CoreWeave reported record third-quarter 2026 revenue of $3.66 billion, up 168% from $1.37 billion a year earlier, as demand for artificial intelligence computing infrastructure continued to grow.

Mercury Systems: Record Q1 Revenue Reaches $253 Million And Backlog Approaches $2.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:02 PM

Mercury Systems reported record fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $253 million, an increase of 12.4% from $225 million a year earlier, as demand for aerospace and defense electronics strengthened.

HIVE Digital Technologies: Q2 Revenue Reaches $84.9 Million As AI GPU Revenue Grows 71%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:02 PM

HIVE Digital Technologies reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of $84.9 million, up 7.3% sequentially but down 2.7% year over year, as growth in artificial intelligence computing partially offset lower digital currency revenue.

Digital Turbine: Fiscal Q2 Revenue Increases 27% To $178.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:01 PM

Digital Turbine reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of $178.7 million, an increase of 27% from $140.4 million a year earlier, as both of its principal operating segments produced growth exceeding 20%.

Azenta: Fiscal Q4 Revenue Increases 5% To $167 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:57 PM

Azenta reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 revenue from continuing operations of $167 million, an increase of 5% year over year and 2% on an organic basis.

PepGen: Positive Phase 2 Data Support Higher-Dose Study As Cash Reaches $104.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:56 PM

PepGen reported positive results from the 10 mg/kg cohort of its Phase 2 FREEDOM2-DM1 trial evaluating PGN-EDODM1 for myotonic dystrophy type 1, while ending the third quarter of 2026 with $104.8 million in cash and investments.

Sunrise Realty Trust: Q3 Net Income Reaches $2.9 Million Following Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:54 PM

Sunrise Realty Trust reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $2.9 million, or $0.21 per basic weighted-average share, as the commercial real estate lender prepared to complete its combination with Southern Realty Trust.

FinQuery: Elliot Smith And Roshni Jain Join Leadership Team As Platform Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:35 PM

FinQuery has appointed Elliot Smith as chief financial officer and Roshni Jain as senior vice president of Product and Strategy, adding financial and product leadership as it expands beyond lease accounting.

Netceed: Eric Updyke Appointed Group CEO Following Financial Restructuring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:33 PM

Netceed has appointed Eric Updyke as group CEO, effective November 10, 2026, as the infrastructure supply chain company pursues growth across broadband, AI infrastructure and energy markets.

Sleep.ai: $5.3 Million Funding Supports Sleep Intelligence And Reimbursed Program Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:28 PM

Sleep.ai has raised $5.3 million to expand partner integrations, grow its presence in Germany and other markets, and develop AI predictive health models. Treasure Coast Ventures led the round, with participation from the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and other investors.

HPP Equity: 834-Bed Campus Court Acquisition Adds Student Housing Investment Near Western Michigan University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:26 PM

HPP Equity has acquired Campus Court at Knollwood, an 834-bed student housing community near Western Michigan University, and appointed HH Red Stone as its property manager.