Pulse 2.0

Korn Ferry To Acquire AMS For $1.1 Billion

Why Rocket Lab Is Acquiring Iridium For $8 Billion

Why Ipsen Is Buying Kartos Therapeutics For Up To $1.75 Billion

STARK Raises €500 Million To Expand European Defense Capabilities

8090 Raises $135 Million Series A Led By Salesforce Ventures

Apple Acquires Award-Winning App Design Tool Play

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:04 PM

Apple has acquired assets from Rabbit 3 Times, the company behind the award-winning app design tool Play, according to MacRumors.

SandboxAQ To Bring Large Quantitative Models To Google Cloud Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:59 PM

SandboxAQ announced that it will make its Large Quantitative Models available through Google Cloud Marketplace.

Lycia Therapeutics Raises $75 Million Series D To Advance LYTAC Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:42 PM

Lycia Therapeutics announced that it has completed an oversubscribed $75 million Series D financing. The financing was co-led by existing investor Janus Henderson Investors and new investor Balyasny Asset Management. The round also included new participation from Adage Capital Management, HBM Healthcare Investments, and OrbiMed, along with continued support from Eli Lilly and Company, Franklin Templeton, Invus, RTW Investments, and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners.

Sixth Street Acquiring Majority Stake In Monument Re

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:40 PM

Sixth Street announced that investment vehicles managed or advised by the firm have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Monument Re.

Nixxy And Tachyon 9 Advance $1 Billion AI Data Campus In North Dakota

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:36 PM

Nixxy announced that its proposed strategic combination with Tachyon 9 is advancing the Nakota Data Campus, a planned $1 billion AI infrastructure development in North Dakota.

Nebex Raises $30 Million Seed Round To Build Market Infrastructure For Space Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:35 PM

Nebex announced that it has raised $30 million in seed funding to build market infrastructure for the global space economy. The round was led by GV, with participation from other venture funds. Nebex also announced a banking relationship with J.P. Morgan.

H.I.G. Capital Appoints Carlos Couret To Lead Lower Middle Market Private Equity In Spain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:31 PM

H.I.G. Capital announced that Carlos Couret will join the firm as managing director and head of the Spanish Lower Middle Market private equity team.

Bain Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Everllence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:30 PM

Bain Capital announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Everllence from Volkswagen Group. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Sicona Secures $45 Million ARENA Grant To Build Battery Materials Facility In Wollongong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:29 PM

Sicona Battery Technologies announced that it has secured $45 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to build and operate its first commercial-scale silicon-carbon battery anode material production facility. The facility will be located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales.

Merck And ADAP Crisis Task Force Reach Agreement To Expand IDVYNSO Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:35 PM

Merck announced an agreement with the ADAP Crisis Task Force to help state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs provide access to IDVYNSO for eligible people living with HIV.

BT And Verizon To Form Joint Venture For International Enterprise Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:34 PM

BT Group and Verizon announced an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture focused on serving multinational customers.

Why FTAI Infrastructure Acquired Tidewater Logistics For $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:33 PM

FTAI Infrastructure announced that it has completed the acquisition of AP Shale Logistics ManagementCo, which does business as Tidewater Logistics.

Comcast Plans Tax-Free Spin-Off Of NBCUniversal And Sky

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:31 PM

Comcast announced plans to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky.

Why Cardinal Midstream Is Selling Delaware Basin Assets To San Mateo For $752 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:29 PM

Cardinal Midstream Partners and EnCap Flatrock Midstream announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Cardinal’s Delaware Basin assets to San Mateo Midstream for $752 million.

Faraday Future Raises 2026 Shipment Target To 2,000 Units After June Robotics Momentum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:26 PM

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shared a weekly business update from founder and global CEO YT Jia, highlighting growth in its embodied AI robotics business and plans to raise its full-year shipment target.

Hyperscale Data Establishes $120 Million Reserve Account For Michigan AI Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:25 PM

Hyperscale Data announced the establishment of a Michigan AI development reserve account, a dedicated capital reserve account targeting approximately $120 million to support the continued development of the company’s Michigan AI data center campus.

XMax Announces Up To $25 Million In AI API Service Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:22 PM

XMax announced a commercial milestone for its artificial intelligence business, reporting that it has executed multiple AI model API service agreements with an aggregate contractual value of up to approximately $25 million.

Greenland Resources Receives Final Approval For $7 Million Canadian Government Contribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:19 PM

Greenland Resources announced that the Government of Canada has signed an agreement for a $7 million non-repayable contribution through Natural Resources Canada’s Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration program.

Why Martin Marietta Is Combining With Lhoist North America In $13.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:17 PM

Martin Marietta Materials announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Lhoist North America in a $13.5 billion cash-and-stock transaction.

Argo Appoints Graphene Scientist Vikas Berry To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:13 PM

Argo Graphene Solutions announced the appointment of Dr. Vikas Berry, founder and CEO of Grapherry, to its board of directors.

Saab Receives $4.84 Billion Order For Three A26 Submarines From Poland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:10 PM

Saab announced that it has signed a contract with the Polish State Treasury Armaments Agency for the production and delivery of three A26-type submarines.

SailPoint Completes Acquisition Of Entro Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:06 PM

SailPoint announced that it has completed its acquisition of Entro Security, a Tel Aviv-based company focused on non-human identity and credentials security. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Pocket Raises $11 Million To Expand Personal AI Assistant Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:12 PM

Open Vision Engineering announced that it has raised $11 million in funding for Pocket, its dedicated AI hardware device for capturing conversations, organizing insights, and helping people stay present. The funding came from Accel, Y Combinator, and several founders, CEOs, and operators, including Vercel founder and CEO Guillermo Rauch, ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski, and Opendoor CEO and former Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian.

Wultra Raises €6.8 Million Series A To Expand Post-Quantum Digital Identity Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:10 PM

Wultra announced that it has raised €6.8 million in Series A funding to accelerate the global expansion of its post-quantum authentication and digital identity solutions. The round was led by Seventure Partners, with participation from new and existing investors.

X Square Robot Surpasses $2.8 Billion Valuation After Four Consecutive Financing Rounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:06 PM

X Square Robot announced the closing of four consecutive financing rounds, culminating in a Series C that brought its valuation to more than $2.8 billion.

Bit Origin Acquires $11 Million Of NVIDIA Blackwell B300 AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:04 PM

Bit Origin announced the acquisition of approximately $11 million of NVIDIA Blackwell B300 AI infrastructure assets. The acquired assets consist of 16 NVIDIA Blackwell B300 AI servers that have already been purchased by the seller and are expected to be delivered during the third quarter of 2026.