Pulse 2.0

Anthropic Reportedly Reaches $1.2 Trillion Valuation On Secondary Markets

Seattle Seahawks: Estate Of Paul G. Allen Reaches Agreement To Sell Team To Khosla Family In $9.612 Billion Deal

Argo Infrastructure Partners Acquiring Solar Portfolio From NuGen

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Acquiring A Majority Stake In Nicollin Environnement

Spartan Capital Secures $160 Million Senior Credit Facility To Expand SMB Funding

Park Aerospace Appoints John Jamieson As Senior Vice President And General Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:18 PM

Park Aerospace announced the election of John Jamieson to the newly created position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company.

AT&T And Ericsson Demonstrate Drone Detection Outside AT&T Stadium Using 5G Network Sensing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:04 PM

AT&T and Ericsson demonstrated drone detection using advanced network sensing over a 5G network outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The demonstration showed how capabilities often associated with future 6G systems can begin emerging through advanced 5G infrastructure today.

Bank CMG Acquiring Farmers Savings Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:27 AM

Bank CMG announced the completion of its acquisition of Farmers Savings Bank, bringing together two Wisconsin community banks with a shared focus on customer service, local decision-making, and community investment.

StoneTree Investment Partners Investing In Wilbar Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:56 AM

StoneTree Investment Partners, a private equity firm focused on lower-middle-market industrial businesses, announced that it has completed a strategic investment in Wilbar Group, a leading North American designer and manufacturer of premium aboveground and semi-inground swimming pools. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lissi Raises €3.5 Million To Expand EUDI Wallet Infrastructure For Europe’s Financial Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:55 AM

Lissi, a European provider of digital identity and European Union Digital Identity Wallet integration infrastructure, has raised €3.5 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Ventech.

Oxylabs Raises $130 Million At $3.6 Billion Valuation From Warburg Pincus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:54 AM

Oxylabs, a data infrastructure platform supporting artificial intelligence applications and large-scale web intelligence operations, announced a $130 million investment from Warburg Pincus. The transaction values the Vilnius, Lithuania-based company at approximately $3.6 billion.

Bohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:49 AM

Bohr Energie announced that it raised €10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Suma Capital, with participation from IRDI Capital Investissement, Grand Sud Ouest Capital, Groupe Crédit Agricole, and existing investors Varsity, Founders Future, and AFI Ventures.

Piq Energy Raises $5 Million Seed To Help Unlock North America’s Grid Bottleneck

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:46 AM

Piq Energy announced that it raised an oversubscribed $5 million seed financing round. The round was led by Active Impact Investments, with participation from Cisco Foundation, Mobilize AI x Energy Ventures, New Climate Ventures, Ascent Energy Ventures, Umami Capital, CLAI Ventures, and 9Zero.

EQT Acquiring Copia Power

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:34 AM

EQT announced that EQT Infrastructure VII has agreed to acquire Copia Power from Carlyle. Copia Power is an integrated power and AI infrastructure platform that develops, owns, and operates large-scale energy and digital infrastructure campuses across the U.S.

PRAVAAH Launches To Connect South Asian Business Leaders Across North America Through Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:16 AM

PRAVAAH announced its official launch as a new sports business platform focused on connecting South Asian business leaders, brands, technology innovators, investors, community organizations, and sports properties across North America.

e& Announces $5.95 Billion Sale Of Vodafone Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:12 AM

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company, known as e&, announced the sale of its investment in Vodafone Group following a comprehensive strategic review of its international investment portfolio.

Encube: Interview With Founder & CEO Hugo Nordell About The Visual Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:05 AM

Encube is a deep-tech company that provides an AI-powered visual platform to help hardware manufacturers simulate production steps in real time and catch design flaws early. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Encube founder and CEO Hugo Nordell to learn more.

RISR Partners With OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners to Expand Business Owner Planning Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:00 AM

RISR has entered into a partnership with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners to provide the wealth advisory firm with specialized technology designed to help financial advisors better serve entrepreneurs and privately held business owners.

Everforth Completes Refinancing And Expands Revolving Credit Facility To $600 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:59 AM

Everforth announced the completion of a refinancing transaction that increases its revolving credit facility from $500 million to $600 million, providing the technology and digital engineering company with additional financial flexibility to support its long-term growth strategy.

Palm Beach Capital Invests In NELSON Worldwide To Expand National Architecture And Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:58 AM

Palm Beach Capital Fund VI has made a strategic investment in NELSON Worldwide through United Design Partners, advancing its strategy of building an integrated national architecture and design services platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DXP Enterprises Expands ABL Revolver To $225 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:56 AM

DXP Enterprises announced that it has expanded its asset-based revolving credit facility from $185 million to $225 million, increasing its borrowing capacity by $40 million and providing additional financial flexibility to support its organic growth, acquisition strategy, and ongoing investments in the business.

Janney Expands Radnor Office With Four Advisors Managing Over $630 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:52 AM

Janney Montgomery Scott announced the expansion of its Radnor, Pennsylvania office with the addition of four financial advisors who collectively manage more than $630 million in client assets.

VerticalScope Makes $6.1 Million Strategic Investment In AltaML

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:46 AM

VerticalScope Holdings announced an approximately $6.1 million strategic investment in AltaML, a Canadian applied artificial intelligence company.

Apollo Makes Higher £5.7 Billion Offer For EasyJet, Topping Castlelake Bid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:22 AM

EasyJet received a surprise takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management that values the U.K. budget airline at about £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), according to Bloomberg. The offer represents a major twist in the ongoing takeover battle for EasyJet.

Blue Wolf Capital Appoints Anne Bailey As Lead Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:47 AM

Blue Wolf Capital Partners announced that Anne Bailey has been appointed Lead Operating Partner and will join the firm’s senior leadership team. In this role, Bailey will lead Blue Wolf’s Operating Partners and work closely with portfolio company management teams across the firm’s healthcare and industrials investments.

Jolt Capital Appoints Charles Bernheim As Value Creation Partner In Berlin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:24 AM

Jolt Capital announced that Charles Bernheim has joined the firm as Value Creation Partner. He will be based in Berlin, Germany.

Cetera Welcomes Edward Duffy And Lexington Financial Team With $608 Million In AUA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:22 AM

Cetera announced that financial advisor Edward J. Duffy and his Lexington Financial team have joined the firm. The Braintree, Massachusetts-based team oversees approximately $608 million in assets under administration.

Potomac Financial Group Partners With Concurrent To Launch Independent RIA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:20 AM

Concurrent Investment Advisors announced a partnership with Potomac Financial Group, supporting the Maryland-based practice’s transition to independence. Potomac brings seven advisors and more than $750 million in client assets to Concurrent’s platform.

TibaRay Advances Galactica Cancer Treatment Systems Toward Clinical Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:10 AM

TibaRay announced that its first Galactica cancer treatment systems have entered manufacturing. The milestone moves the Silicon Valley medical technology company’s next-generation radiotherapy platform closer to clinical deployment.

HarbourVest Partners Raises $4.75 Billion For Seventh Direct Co-Investment Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:06 AM

HarbourVest Partners announced the final close of the HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VII Program with approximately $4.75 billion in total commitments. The program exceeded its $4 billion target, reflecting demand from a global group of new and existing limited partners.

Emesent Raises A$25 Million To Scale Cortex AI Autonomy Platform And Aura Cloud Software Across Mining, Defense And Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:32 AM

Emesent, a Brisbane-based autonomous mapping and robotics company, has raised A$25 million in new funding to accelerate development of its AI autonomy platform and cloud software offering, and to scale manufacturing at its Wacol, Queensland, production facility. The raise comprises a A$10 million venture debt facility from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in advanced manufacturing, and a A$15 million equity round backed by a syndicate including Main Sequence, QIC Ventures, Orion Resource Partners, Hostplus and NGS Super.

Hakimo Raises $12 Million Growth Round To Scale AI Physical Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:29 AM

Hakimo, a Menlo Park, California–based AI physical security monitoring company, has closed a $12 million growth round led by existing investor Zigg Capital, with participation from Neotribe Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Defy.vc and Rocketship.vc. The financing brings Hakimo's total funding to $32 million and will support accelerated product development, expansion across key verticals and continued team growth as the company rides what it describes as explosive demand for its AI plus services platform.

Forge Industries Raises $3.85 Million To Build First US Waste-To-Fuel Facility Outside Las Vegas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:27 AM

Forge Industries, a climate-tech company that converts hard-to-recycle waste into high-performance engineered fuels, has raised $3.85 million in a funding round co-led by Next Phase Capital and 8090 Industries, with the two firms contributing the majority of the new capital. The funding will support the development of Forge's first U.S. biofuel facility, planned for a site outside Las Vegas later this year, as the company moves from successful industrial-scale pilots into commercial operations.

AIsa Raises $6.5 Million To Build The Transaction Network For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:25 AM

AIsa, a San Francisco–based company building what it describes as the transaction network for the AI agent economy, has raised $6.5 million in total funding to date, including a new seed round co-led by Alibaba and Tribe Capital, with participation from Draper Associates, Sumitomo Corporation, Saison Capital and other investors. The capital will be used to expand AIsa's engineering team, scale its payment infrastructure, onboard additional models, data, and API providers, and accelerate stablecoin settlement capabilities for AI agents and businesses worldwide.

Wonderdog Launches With $5 Million Pre-Seed To Bring At-Home Blood Testing And AI Health Intelligence To Preventive Dog Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:42 PM

Wonderdog, a Los Angeles and New York–based preventive health platform for dogs, has launched publicly and announced $5 million in pre-seed funding led by consumer venture capital firms WndrCo and Maveron. The company combines at-home blood diagnostics measuring more than 40 biomarkers with an AI-powered health tracking app, positioning itself as the long-term health intelligence layer for dog owners who want to catch disease before symptoms appear rather than after.