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

MoneyFlare Launches AI Crypto Trading App With One-Click Automated Quant Trading

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Energy And Infrastructure Partner Christopher Peponis

The Black Box Announces Project Pipeline Exceeding $10 Million

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 And Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 Mobile Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:28 PM

Qualcomm Technologies has announced two new mobile platforms — the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 — expanding its portfolio with next-generation capabilities designed for real-world smartphone experiences. Both platforms are set to power commercial devices from global OEMs, including Honor, OPPO, realme, and REDMI, in the second half of 2026.

S&P Global Announces Eight-Member Board Of Directors For Mobility Global Spinoff

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:02 AM

S&P Global has unveiled the Board of Directors for Mobility Global Inc., the standalone public company set to emerge from S&P Global's planned separation of its Mobility division by mid-2026. The eight-member board brings together leaders with deep expertise across automotive, data, technology, finance, and global operations.

Butterfly Network Appoints Caroll H. Neubauer To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:00 AM

Butterfly Network has appointed Caroll H. Neubauer to its Board of Directors. The New York-based pioneer in semiconductor-based ultrasound devices said Neubauer will serve on the Board's Compensation Committee and Technology Committee.

Amtech Systems Appoints Guy Shechter As President And Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:59 AM

Amtech Systems has named semiconductor industry veteran Guy Shechter as its President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 19, 2026. The Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of equipment and consumables enabling AI semiconductor device packaging said Shechter will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer in the newly created role.

Marqeta Appoints Lukasz Strozek As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:56 AM

Marqeta has named Lukasz Strozek as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective May 18, 2026. The Oakland-based modern card issuing platform said Strozek will lead the company's global technology and engineering functions.

TransAct Technologies Appoints Robert Campbell As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:53 AM

TransAct Technologies, a leading provider of cloud-based software and integrated hardware solutions listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TACT, has appointed Robert Campbell as Chief Financial Officer, effective upon the June 30, 2026 retirement of long-time CFO Steven A. DeMartino, who has served the company for nearly 30 years since its IPO in 1996. Upon DeMartino's retirement, CEO John Dillon will also assume the title of President. DeMartino will remain in an advisory role through year-end to support a seamless transition.

Dandelion Health: $14 Million Series A Raised To Scale Multimodal Clinical AI Platform For Life Sciences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:48 AM

Dandelion Health, the clinical intelligence platform for life sciences, has raised a $14 million Series A funding round led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Colle Capital and existing investors Primary Venture Partners, Moxxie Ventures, and Convergent Ventures. The investment will accelerate Dandelion's growth across pharmaceutical drug development, deepening its data infrastructure, expanding pharma partnerships, and bringing its platform to more research and commercial teams across the industry.

Grant Thornton Launches gtap To Modernize AI-Enabled Audit Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:42 AM

Grant Thornton announced the launch of gtap, a proprietary cloud-based audit infrastructure platform designed to modernize audit execution through AI, analytics, and automation technologies.

Cabinetworks Group Completes $100 Million Financing And Extends Debt Maturities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:40 PM

Cabinetworks Group announced the successful closing of multiple financing transactions that provide approximately $100 million of additional liquidity while extending existing debt maturities with support from the vast majority of the company’s creditors.

Booz Allen Appoints Former U.S. Army CIO Leonel Garciga As Senior Executive Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:39 PM

Booz Allen Hamilton announced that former U.S. Army Chief Information Officer Leonel Garciga has joined the company as a Senior Executive Advisor, strengthening the firm’s defense technology leadership capabilities.

SDSU Partners With Launch Factory To Accelerate Venture-Backed Startup Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:38 PM

San Diego State University announced a new partnership with Launch Factory, a San Diego-based venture studio and early-stage investment firm, aimed at helping transform university research discoveries into venture-backed startup companies.

EY Brazil To Acquire MB Agro To Expand Agribusiness Intelligence And Consulting Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:19 PM

EY Brazil announced an agreement to acquire MB Agro, a Brazilian agribusiness consulting and market intelligence firm focused on economic analysis, strategic consulting, and sector forecasting services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Hivelocity Appoints Jim Parks As CEO To Expand Bare Metal And AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:17 PM

Hivelocity announced the appointment of Jim Parks as chief executive officer as the company expands its bare metal and AI-ready infrastructure platform amid growing enterprise demand for high-performance compute environments. Parks succeeds in the role with more than two decades of leadership experience across infrastructure, SaaS, and data services businesses.

Six One Commodities Closes $800 Million Global Borrowing Base Facility To Support Energy Merchant Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:16 PM

Six One Commodities Global announced the closing of an $800 million, two-year global borrowing base facility designed to support the company’s integrated global merchant operations.

VanEck Launches WARP ETF Focused On Commercial Space Economy Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:16 PM

VanEck announced the launch of the VanEck Space ETF under the ticker symbol WARP, providing investors with targeted exposure to companies involved in the commercialization of the global space economy.

OpenAI Expands Trusted Access For Cyber With GPT-5.5 And GPT-5.5-Cyber Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:15 PM

OpenAI announced the rollout of GPT-5.5-Cyber in limited preview alongside expanded Trusted Access for Cyber capabilities designed to support cybersecurity defenders securing critical infrastructure and enterprise systems.

inMusic To Acquire Native Instruments To Expand Music Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:14 PM

inMusic announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Native Instruments, the Berlin-based music technology company behind music production, DJ, audio mastering, and creator software platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Blue Ridge Associates Acquires Economic Group Pension Services In Expansion Of Retirement Plan Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:11 PM

Blue Ridge Associates announced the acquisition of Economic Group Pension Services, expanding the company’s retirement plan administration and compliance platform through a transaction that significantly increases its scale, service offerings, and geographic footprint. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Startup Science Acquires Sphere And Launches Structured Mentorship Platform For Startup Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:11 PM

Startup Science announced the acquisition of Sphere, a startup mentorship methodology and technology platform created by entrepreneur and advisor Colin Christensen, alongside the launch of a new Advisors module designed to provide structured mentorship services to startup founders. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Antier Solutions Raises $3 Million To Expand Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:09 PM

Antier Solutions announced that it has raised $3 million in funding led by venture capital firm GVFL as the company expands its enterprise blockchain infrastructure offerings for government, financial services, and institutional markets. The investment marks the company’s first institutional financing after more than a decade of operating as a bootstrapped business.

HomeFront Brands Acquires AdvantaClean To Expand Residential And Commercial Services Franchise Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:09 PM

HomeFront Brands announced the acquisition of AdvantaClean, adding a sixth brand to the company’s residential and commercial property services franchise platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Basata Raises $21 Million Series A To Automate Healthcare Administrative Workflows With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:59 PM

Basata announced that it has raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Cowboy Ventures, PHX Ventures, Zenda Capital, and Victoria Treyger. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $24.5 million.

Fazeshift Raises $17 Million Series A To Automate Accounts Receivable Workflows With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:57 PM

Fazeshift announced that it has raised $17 million in Series A funding led by F-Prime, bringing the company’s total funding to $22 million. Investors in the round also included Gradient, Y Combinator, Wayfinder, Pioneer Fund, Ritual Capital, and additional angel investors.

New North Ventures Leads Pre-Seed Investment In M2 Foundry To Expand Dual-Use Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:56 PM

New North Ventures announced that it led a pre-seed funding round for M2 Foundry, a dual-use software company developing technology platforms focused on national security, economic resilience, and complex systems infrastructure. The financing round also included participation from an angel syndicate organized by EnFi co-founder Scott Weller, bringing together investors and operators from defense, intelligence, enterprise software, fintech, and technology sectors. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Nova Intelligence Raises $40 Million To Build AI Platform For SAP Enterprise Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:55 PM

Nova Intelligence announced that it has raised $40 million across seed and Series A financing rounds to expand its AI platform focused on SAP enterprise environments. The Series A round was led by Chemistry with participation from Accel, Conviction, and SAP.iO. The company’s earlier seed financing was led by Accel with participation from Conviction and SAP.iO.

Clifford Chance Promotes 12 New Counsel Across Asia Pacific Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:54 PM

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced the promotion of 12 new counsel across its Asia Pacific offices. The promotions span the firm’s offices in Sydney, Beijing, Perth, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore, reflecting continued investment in regional legal capabilities and client support operations.

Morrison Foerster Adds Mike Pierides, Will Holder, And Oliver Bell To Expand Technology Transactions And Tech M&A Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:53 PM

Morrison Foerster announced the addition of partners Mike Pierides, Will Holder, and Oliver Bell as the firm expands its global technology transactions and technology-focused M&A platform.

AKCG Acquires Hennes Communications To Expand Crisis Communications And Reputation Management Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:51 PM

AKCG – Public Relations Counselors announced the acquisition of Cleveland-based crisis communications agency Hennes Communications, expanding the firm’s national reputation management and crisis advisory platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

&Partners Adds Nemec Wealth Advisors And 1796 Private Wealth To Expanding Advisory Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:40 PM

&Partners announced the addition of Nemec Wealth Advisors and 1796 Private Wealth to its expanding wealth management partnership platform, further growing the firm’s national network of independent advisory practices focused on personalized client service and long-term financial planning.

DelightRoom Acquires Learning App Noji Through DelightHub M&A Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:38 PM

DelightRoom, the company behind the Alarmy mobile application, announced the acquisition of Noji, a profitable flashcard and spaced-repetition learning platform generating approximately $4 million in annual recurring revenue.