Pulse 2.0

Anthropic Reportedly Explored $7 Billion MatX Acquisition As AI Lab Accelerates Custom Chip Push

Nvidia Reportedly Acquiring Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion

Unrivaled Series C Tops $100 Million At $650 Million Valuation As Player Equity Pool Nears $200 Million

SmallRig Acquires Kelvin Brand And Selected Assets To Expand Professional Lighting Platform

Hilb Group Acquires Michigan Property And Casualty Agency As Deal Count Tops 200

Breedr Raises $27 Million Series B As Platform Tracks 2+ Million Cattle And Nearly $500 Million In Livestock Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:22 PM

Breedr has raised $27 million in Series B funding to expand its digital livestock platform as the company works to build a global system of record for the beef supply chain. Partech led the financing through its impact fund, with participation from Latitude, the growth-stage fund of seed investor LocalGlobe, and existing investor Outsiders Fund, which led Breedr's Series A. The round brings Breedr's total funding to $46.6 million.

Invesco Launches Solutions & Custom Strategies Platform And Names Darby Nielson CIO Of Multi-Asset Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:59 PM

Invesco has launched Invesco Solutions & Custom Strategies, a new global platform bringing together the firm's portfolio construction, customization and investment capabilities as clients increasingly seek tailored investment outcomes.

PGIM Names Yaqub Ahmed Head Of DC Solutions As Defined Contribution Assets Top $190 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:58 PM

PGIM has appointed Yaqub "Qub" Ahmed as Head of Defined Contribution Solutions, adding a veteran retirement executive as the $1.5 trillion asset manager expands its strategy across institutional and wealth channels.

Mayfield Adds Aditya Singh As Partner To Expand AI Infrastructure Investing Within $3 Billion Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:58 PM

Mayfield has added Aditya "Adit" Singh as a partner as the early-stage venture capital firm expands its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure within a broader $3 billion AI strategy.

Gaw Capital Opens Saudi Arabia Office And Names Khalid AlBihlal Managing Director Of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:57 PM

Gaw Capital has opened an office in Saudi Arabia and appointed Khalid AlBihlal as Managing Director of Private Equity for the country as the alternative investment firm expands its presence across the Gulf Cooperation Council.

H.I.G. Capital Adds Tim Hsu And Chris Todisco To Lead Credit Fundraising Across $75 Billion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:56 PM

Bertelsmann Investments: Revenue Jumps To €451 Million As Organic Growth Hits 45.1% And Portfolio EBIT Reaches €122 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:55 PM

Bertelsmann Investments reported strong growth in the first half of 2026, with revenue from its Bertelsmann Next businesses rising to €451 million from €280 million a year earlier.

Great Hill Partners Names Sam Liu Director Of AI As Firm Applies Technology Across $19 Billion+ Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:54 PM

Great Hill Partners has appointed Sam Liu as Director of AI, adding an experienced artificial intelligence executive to its Growth Team as the private equity firm expands the use of AI across investing and portfolio company value creation.

Lockheed Martin Secures $2.25 Billion Revolver Led By Bank Of America And Extends $3 Billion Facility To 2031

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:53 PM

Lockheed Martin has entered into a new $2.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and extended the maturity of an existing $3 billion revolving facility, giving the defense contractor $5.25 billion of committed revolving credit capacity across the two agreements.

Linear Completes $99 Million Tender At $2.5 Billion Valuation As ARR Tops $100 Million And Net Retention Hits 177%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:52 PM

Linear has completed a $99 million tender offer that allowed current and former employees to sell a portion of their vested equity at a $2.5 billion company valuation. Existing investors Accel and 01A participated alongside new investors Salesforce Ventures and S32.

Owner Raises $240 Million At $2.3 Billion Valuation As ARR Tops $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:00 PM

Owner has raised $240 million in new financing at a $2.3 billion valuation as the AI-native technology platform expands beyond restaurant software toward becoming a broader operating system for local businesses.

InfiMaker Raises Tens Of Millions From IDG Capital As K1 Kickstarter Pledges Surpass $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:58 PM

InfiMaker has completed a new financing round that includes tens of millions of U.S. dollars from IDG Capital, as the desktop manufacturing company reports more than $4 million in Kickstarter pledges for its K1 five-axis CNC machine. The financing marks another institutional-backing milestone for InfiMaker, following earlier investments from Kunlun Capital.

AusperBio Raises $120 Million Series C As Total Funding Reaches $360 Million And AHB-137 Advances Through Phase 3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:56 PM

AusperBio has closed a $120 million Series C financing to advance its chronic hepatitis B pipeline, including the Phase 3 registrational program and potential commercialization of its lead investigational therapy AHB-137. The financing brings AusperBio's total capital raised since 2024 to $360 million.

Warpify Robotics Raises Pre-Series A From Zhongguancun Zhongnuo Fund To Expand Robotics-As-A-Service Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:55 PM

Warpify Robotics has completed a Pre-Series A financing backed by Zhongguancun Zhongnuo Fund, marking the global robotics company's first institutional funding round.

Lambda Secures $926 Million GPU Term Loan With Baa2 Investment-Grade Rating

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:48 PM

Lambda has closed a $926 million senior secured Term Loan B facility to finance GPU infrastructure supporting a committed customer deployment with an investment-grade offtaker.

CivilGrid Raises $26 Million Series A As PG&E Reports $60+ Million In Eliminated Paving Conflicts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:41 PM

CivilGrid has raised $26 million in Series A financing to expand its infrastructure planning platform nationally as utilities and engineering firms increasingly use software to reduce delays, construction conflicts and project costs. Spark Capital led the round, with participation from Energy Impact Partners, Afore Capital, A\*, Ford Street Ventures and SNR Ventures.

Metriport Raises $26 Million As Healthcare Data Platform Reaches Amazon One Medical, Sollis Health And Color Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:40 PM

Metriport has raised $26 million in new funding to expand its open-source healthcare data infrastructure and develop additional AI, machine learning and agentic capabilities for clinicians. TJ Parker, General Partner at Matrix, led the financing, with participation from ARTIS and Y Combinator. The round brings Metriport's total funding to $28.4 million.

Kardium Secures Up To $31.25 Million From Canada For $125 Million Globe System Manufacturing Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:38 PM

Kardium will receive up to $31.25 million from the Government of Canada to support a $125 million project expanding manufacturing capacity for its Globe Pulsed Field System in Vancouver, British Columbia. The federal funding is being provided through Canada's Strategic Response Fund and will support an expansion of Kardium's cleanroom manufacturing infrastructure.

Yardstik Raises $30 Million Series B As Revenue Grows 149% And Total Funding Reaches $65 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:37 PM

Yardstik has raised $30 million in Series B financing to expand its workforce fraud prevention, background screening and continuous monitoring platform as the company reports 149% year-over-year revenue growth. Harbert Growth Partners led the financing, with existing investors Rally Ventures, MissionOG, Crosslink Capital, Grotech Ventures and Great North Ventures participating. The round brings Yardstik's total capital raised to $65 million.

Helcim Raises C$53 Million Series C At C$250 Million Valuation As ARR Tops C$150 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:33 PM

Helcim has raised C$53 million in Series C financing at a C$250 million valuation as the payments company expands its platform for small and mid-sized businesses across North America. BDC Capital's Growth Venture Fund led the round. New investors Curql and Gold House Ventures participated alongside existing investors Headline, Aquiline, Information Venture Partners, Vesey Ventures, Clocktower Ventures and Alberta Accelerate Fund. Curql is backed by more than 160 North American credit unions.

Multiplier Raises $6 Million Seed Funding To Build AI Operating System For Asset Managers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:31 PM

Multiplier has raised $6 million in seed financing to develop AI infrastructure specifically for asset management firms as investors increasingly look beyond general-purpose AI tools toward systems built around their proprietary research and decision-making processes. Lux Capital led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, GoAhead Ventures, Rebel Fund, General Advance, Unpopular Ventures and Amino Capital.

Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund Expands Filmmaker Support After $9+ Million Invested Across 200+ Fellows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:30 PM

The Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund in Film and Media at Johns Hopkins University is expanding its support for independent filmmakers with new post-production, distribution, and journalism resources as it opens applications for its eleventh fellowship cohort.