Pulse 2.0

Angelini Pharma: $4.1 Billion Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Acquisition Expands Rare Disease And U.S. Market Presence

Bayer: Up To $2.45 Billion Perfuse Therapeutics Acquisition Expands Ophthalmology Pipeline

Arax Advisory Partners: $1.5 Billion Hudson Valley Wealth Team The Oak Group Joins Platform

Colorado Premium: Old Hickory Smokehouse Acquisition Expands Smoked Protein Portfolio

Chiron Real Estate: $425 Million Seniors Housing Acquisition Expands Into SHOP Sector

InMobi: Acquisition Of MobileAction Expands AI-Powered iOS Advertising And App Growth Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:56 PM

InMobi announced the acquisition of MobileAction, an AI-powered app growth and analytics platform focused on helping developers and marketers grow applications across the iOS ecosystem. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Savant Wealth Management: $223 Million North Ridge Wealth Advisors Partnership Expands Oregon Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:55 PM

Savant Wealth Management announced a partnership with North Ridge Wealth Advisors, a Beaverton, Oregon-based wealth management firm overseeing approximately $223 million in assets under management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Fifth Third: Fannie Mae DUS Business Acquisition Expands Multifamily Lending Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:54 PM

Fifth Third Bancorp announced the closing of its acquisition of Mechanics Bank’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing business line, including an experienced multifamily lending team and a servicing portfolio with approximately $1.8 billion in unpaid principal balance.

MikeWorldWide: HudsonLake Acquisition Expands Workforce Communications And Change Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:54 PM

MikeWorldWide announced the acquisition of HudsonLake, a strategic communications firm specializing in organizational transformation, employee experience, and workforce communications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Infinite: Acquisition Of Dukas Linden Public Relations Expands Financial Services Communications Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:53 PM

Infinite announced the acquisition of Dukas Linden Public Relations, a New York-based financial communications agency focused on asset management, capital markets, fintech, blockchain, crypto, and professional services clients. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Middleburg: Mark Franceski Appointed Chief Strategist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:52 PM

Middleburg announced the appointment of Mark Franceski as Chief Strategist, where he will lead the firm’s research and strategy initiatives across its real estate investment and development platform.

BridgePort Financial Solutions: Clara Sierra Appointed Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:51 PM

BridgePort Financial Solutions announced the appointment of financial services executive Clara Sierra as Managing Director, where she will oversee strategy, growth, operational performance, and leadership of the firm’s wealth management platform.

Public: Treasury App Acquisition Expands AI-Driven Investing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:51 PM

Public announced the acquisition of Treasury App, an investing education platform focused on long-term investing and financial education communities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Chiron Real Estate: $100 Million Preferred Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:46 PM

Chiron Real Estate announced an agreement for up to a $100 million delayed-draw convertible perpetual preferred equity investment led by Maewyn Capital Partners.

Cartography Biosciences: Strategic Investment From Samsung Ventures To Advance Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:46 PM

Cartography Biosciences and Samsung Ventures announced a strategic investment designed to support advancement of Cartography’s oncology pipeline and expansion of its proprietary drug discovery platform.

Apis Partners: $1.23 Billion Raised For Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:45 PM

Apis Partners announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III with combined commitments totaling $1.23 billion excluding co-investments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor fund, which closed at $563 million.

Craft: Tailwind Exchange Fund Launches To Convert Concentrated Stock Holdings Into Income-Producing Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:44 PM

Craft announced the launch of Tailwind, described as the world’s first exchange fund designed to convert concentrated stock holdings into diversified, income-generating assets with real-world redemption options.

MOSH: $13 Million Series A Raised To Expand Brain Health Nutrition Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:43 PM

MOSH announced it raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Main Street Advisors to support national grocery expansion, new product launches, and continued growth of its brain health nutrition platform. The round included participation from Great Circle Ventures, Rogers Healy and Morrison Seger, PCG, and Tonic Ventures. The company said the financing will support an upcoming nationwide Target rollout, expansion across national grocery retailers, and launch of MOSH High Protein, a new protein bar featuring 20 grams of protein, creatine, and the company’s MOSH Signature Brain Blend.

Brookfield And Alshaya Group: Joint Venture Launched For 480,000-Square-Foot Dubai Hills Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:42 PM

Brookfield and Alshaya Group announced a joint venture to develop a 480,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Dubai Hills, featuring office, retail, and build-to-rent residential space.

Boost Security: Acquisitions Of SecureIQx And Korbit.ai Expand AI-Native Application Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:41 PM

Boost Security announced the acquisitions of SecureIQx and Korbit.ai alongside an additional $4 million in funding from White Star Capital, Amiral Ventures, Accelia Capital, and Sorensen Capital.

Modicus Prime: $8 Million Raised To Expand AI Compliance Infrastructure For Pharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:40 PM

Modicus Prime announced it raised a total of $8 million in funding following an additional $4.5 million investment led by Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from Silverton Partners and Oncology Ventures.

Jetty: Over $2 Million Raised For Agentic AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:39 PM

Jetty announced it raised more than $2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of infrastructure designed to support reliable deployment of autonomous AI agents in production environments. The financing round was led by AQC Capital and Hidden Layers Capital, with participation from Mila Ventures, Akinox, and angel investors with experience scaling AI systems at companies including Google and Meta AI.

Corgi: $160 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Native Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:38 PM

Corgi announced it raised $160 million in Series B financing at a $1.3 billion valuation to support the expansion of its AI-native, full-stack insurance platform into additional industry verticals. The financing round was led by TCV and included participation from existing and new investors, including Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Kindred Ventures, Repeat VC, Zone 2 Ventures, Audeo Ventures, Quadri Ventures, First Order Fund, Vocal Ventures, Maiora Ventures, Nordstar, Seven Stars Ventures, Hexa Capital, Alpha Square Group, GSBackers, OurCrowd, Alumni Ventures, Global Growth Fund, and other strategic investors.

BlackRock: $30 Million Texas Workforce Initiative Launched To Expand Electrical Trades Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:37 PM

BlackRock announced a $30 million philanthropic investment in Texas through BlackRock Future Builders, a national initiative funded by The BlackRock Foundation focused on strengthening skilled trades workforce pipelines across the United States.

FotoNation: Pre-A Funding Raised To Advance TriSilica AI Chip Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:36 PM

FotoNation announced the completion of a Pre-A financing round led by Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Gardens to support development of its TriSilica ultra-low-power perception AI chip platform. The financing round also included participation from additional angel investors. The company said the new capital will accelerate development of its TriSilica product line and fund completion of its MPW prototype chip, TS-210.

Jurisphere Raises $2.2 Million To Build Outcome-Based Legal AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:36 PM

Jurisphere.ai announced it has raised $2.2 million in funding from institutional investors, including InfoEdge Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Antler, and 8i Ventures, as the company expands its AI-powered legal services platform.

Microsoft: 2026 Work Trend Index Highlights Expanding Role Of AI Agents In Enterprise Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:35 PM

Microsoft released findings from its 2026 Work Trend Index report outlining how AI agents and Microsoft 365 Copilot are reshaping organizational workflows, employee productivity, and enterprise operating models.

Lunar Outpost Raises $30 Million Series B To Scale Space Mobility And Infrastructure Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:34 PM

Lunar Outpost announced the closing of a $30 million oversubscribed Series B financing round led by Industrious Ventures, with participation from Type One Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Promus Ventures, Reliable Equity, and other investors.

Lambda Closes $1 Billion Credit Facility To Expand Gigawatt-Scale AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:33 PM

Lambda announced the closing of a $1 billion syndicated senior secured credit facility to support expansion of its AI infrastructure platform and growing demand for large-scale AI compute capacity.

Osaic: Eric Westall Joins Through Innovative Financial Group With More Than $250 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:33 PM

Osaic announced that financial advisor Eric Westall joined the firm through its office of supervisory jurisdiction, Innovative Financial Group, bringing more than $250 million in client assets.

LPL Financial: Capital Investment Services Joins Platform With Approximately $775 Million In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:32 PM

LPL Financial announced that advisors Bobby Lumpkin, Cindy Little, and Allina Bell of Capital Investment Services joined the firm’s broker-dealer and registered investment advisor platform with approximately $775 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Vori: $22 Million Series B Raised To Build AI Operating System For Grocery Stores

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:31 PM

Vori announced it raised $22 million in Series B financing led by Cherryrock Capital, with participation from Greylock Partners and The Factory, led by Stanford AI researcher Chris Ré.

Saltbox: Series C Funding Raised To Support National Expansion And Chicago Market Entry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:30 PM

Saltbox announced a Series C financing round led by Packard Capital alongside expansion plans that include opening a third Atlanta-area location and entering the Chicago market.

Moonlight AI: $3.3 Million Seed Round Raised For AI-Powered Hematology Diagnostics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:29 PM

Moonlight AI AG announced the closing of a $3.3 million seed financing round to support the development of AI-powered diagnostic software for hematology and oncology laboratories. The funding round was co-led by Lotus One Investment, VP Venture Partners, and MEDIN Fund, with participation from N&V Capital and existing investor QAI Ventures.

Skeleton Technologies: €33 Million First Close Completed For Pre-IPO Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:28 PM

Skeleton Technologies announced the first close of a larger pre-IPO financing round with an initial €33 million investment, bringing the company’s total venture capital funding to approximately €392 million ahead of its planned U.S. initial public offering in 2027.