Innovation

Forus Raises $150 Million Series C At $3 Billion Valuation Led By Bain Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Forus has raised $150 million in Series C financing at a $3 billion valuation, tripling its valuation just months after its Series B and bringing total funding to more than $300 million. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which has invested in Forus since its seed round. Every existing institutional investor also participated, including Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Vast Ventures and SV Angel.

Moonwalk Biosciences Raises $70 Million Series B To Advance Adipose-Targeted RNAi Obesity Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Moonwalk Biosciences has raised an oversubscribed $70 million Series B financing to advance its pipeline of adipose-targeted RNA interference medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. The round was co-led by Alpha Wave and YK Bioventures, with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, Gaorong Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Future Ventures.

Jolt Capital Names Former Accenture EMEA CEO Jean-Marc Ollagnier As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Jolt Capital has appointed Jean-Marc Ollagnier as Operating Partner, adding a former senior Accenture executive with 40 years of experience in technology transformation, artificial intelligence, business services and international leadership.

Veridue Raises $4 Million Pre-Seed Led By Episode 1 Ventures And Launches AI Due Diligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Veridue has raised a $4 million pre-seed funding round led by Episode 1 Ventures and officially launched its AI-native due diligence and M&A platform for energy infrastructure following two years of product development and industry validation.

GE Aerospace To Acquire Consolidated Precision Products For $11.75 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

GE Aerospace has agreed to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) for $11.75 billion, expanding its capacity to manufacture mission-critical castings used across commercial aviation, aftermarket and defense programs.

Mistral Raises €3 Billion Series D At More Than €21 Billion Valuation Led By Samsung

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Mistral has raised €3 billion in Series D funding at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, marking what the company described as the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company. Samsung Electronics led the round, with the Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT and existing investor PSG Equity serving as co-leads.

DuPont REGISTRY Group Receives Strategic Investment From Sureel Choksi Family Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

DuPont REGISTRY Group has received a strategic investment from the family office of Sureel Choksi, President and CEO of Vantage Data Centers, adding an experienced technology and infrastructure executive as an investor in the luxury automotive platform. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Lexroom Acquires Query Juriste And Praven Intelekt, Expanding Into France And Bulgaria

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Lexroom has acquired 100% of French legal AI company Query Juriste and Bulgarian legal technology company Praven Intelekt, completing its first M&A transactions and expanding its European footprint to five markets.

Copilot Capital Makes Majority Investment In Green Eagle Solutions To Accelerate U.S. Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Copilot Capital has made a majority investment in Green Eagle Solutions, a Spanish software company that automates renewable energy operations, marking the fifth and final investment from Copilot Capital's first fund. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The State Group Acquires MelKay To Expand Mechanical, Electrical And Plumbing Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

The State Group has acquired Mel-Kay Electric Co., or MelKay, expanding its mechanical, electrical and plumbing contracting capabilities across Southern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois.

Surfshark Acquires Majority Stake In Optery To Expand Data Removal Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Surfshark has acquired a majority stake in Optery, a U.S.-based personal data removal company, expanding its cybersecurity and digital privacy ecosystem with additional capabilities for removing information from data brokers, people-search sites and search engine results.

Celero Communications Raises $275 Million Series C At More Than $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Celero Communications has raised $275 million in Series C funding at a valuation of more than $3 billion, bringing total capital raised by the AI infrastructure semiconductor company to $415 million.

TrueBridge Capital Partners Closes $508 Million Second Venture Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

TrueBridge Capital Partners has closed TrueBridge Secondaries II with $508 million in commitments, more than doubling the size of its first dedicated venture secondaries fund.

John Marshall Bancorp And Eagle Financial Services Announce $253 Million Merger To Create $4.4 Billion Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

John Marshall Bancorp and Eagle Financial Services have entered into a definitive agreement for an approximately $253 million all-stock merger that will create a Virginia-focused community banking company with approximately $4.4 billion in assets.

HP Launches OmniBook Ultra 16 And OmniBook X 14 With NVIDIA RTX Spark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

HP has introduced the OmniBook Ultra 16 and OmniBook X 14, expanding its portfolio of AI PCs powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark and Windows for developers, creators, gamers, entrepreneurs and other advanced users.

GraniteShares Files For 2x Long And 2x Short Anthropic ETFs AIL And ANS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

GraniteShares has filed for two proposed leveraged exchange-traded funds designed to provide 2x long and 2x short daily exposure to Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind Claude.

Intesa Sanpaolo Expects 60% Of €2.9 Billion MPS Deal Benefits By 2028

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Intesa Sanpaolo expects to capture approximately 60% of the projected €2.9 billion in gross annual financial benefits from its proposed acquisition of Monte dei Paschi di Siena by 2028, with the full benefit expected to be realized during 2029, according to Reuters.

LR Health & Beauty Names Martin Lipp As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

LR Health & Beauty has appointed Martin Lipp as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 7, 2026, as the company strengthens its management team during a broader transformation and growth initiative. Lipp has also joined LR Health & Beauty's Executive Management Team.

Asian Paints Names Leo Puri Chairman-Designate, Effective January 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Asian Paints has named Leo Puri as Chairman-Designate, bringing in a veteran financial services and investment executive as the company prepares for a leadership transition amid intensifying competition in India's decorative paints market, according to Reuters.

Lazard Names Niul Wood Managing Director In EMEA Industrials And Chemicals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Lazard has appointed Niul Wood as Managing Director, Industrials, bringing the veteran investment banker back to the firm to focus on Advanced Materials, Chemicals and Ingredients across EMEA. Wood will be based in London.

Dynamic Creatures Emerges From Stealth With Boston Dynamics Partnership And Interactive Character Robot Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Dynamic Creatures has emerged from stealth with a new platform focused on mobile, interactive character robots for entertainment and hospitality environments, launching with an official partnership with Boston Dynamics and an engagement with a major theme park and retailer.

BrainChild Bio Raises $116 Million Series A And Launches Pivotal Phase 2 CAR T Cell Trial For Pediatric Brain Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

BrainChild Bio has raised $116 million in Series A funding to advance its CAR T cell therapies for central nervous system tumors, including a pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead candidate BCB-276 in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. The financing was led by an undisclosed private family fund and foundation aligned with BrainChild Bio's mission. Existing investor Seattle Children's participated alongside new investor WRF Capital.

NASCII: Interview With Founder Yane Brunacio About Aerospace Supply Chain Integrity And Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

The National Aerospace Supply Chain Integrity Initiative (NASCII) is an independent initiative focused on developing practical frameworks to strengthen supplier resilience, traceability, governance, compliance, and supply chain integrity across the U.S. aerospace sector. Its work examines issues including supplier risk, counterfeit and unapproved parts, documentation integrity, qualified industrial capacity, and the use of analytics and AI to identify emerging risks earlier. NASCII was founded by aerospace supply chain professional Yane Brunacio. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NASCII Founder Yane Brunacio to learn more.

UST Acquires Majority Stake In Italdesign From Audi Group To Expand AI-Driven Mobility Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

UST has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Italdesign from the Audi Group, combining Italdesign's automotive design and engineering capabilities with UST's expertise in artificial intelligence, digital engineering, software-defined vehicles and technology transformation.

Lazard Acquires Altamoda And Names Grégoire Heuzé Managing Director In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Lazard has acquired Altamoda, the independent financial advisory firm founded by Grégoire Heuzé, bringing Heuzé and his entire team into Lazard's Financial Advisory business in Paris.

Capital B Raises €30.1 Million And Acquires 376 Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings To 3,521 BTC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Capital B has completed approximately €30.1 million of capital raises and acquired an additional 376 BTC for €25.3 million, increasing its Bitcoin Treasury holdings to 3,521 BTC.

Ameribrands Acquires Randal Retail Group To Expand National Design And Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Ameribrands has acquired Randal Retail Group, expanding its capabilities across retail design, fixture manufacturing, merchandising displays and installation services.

Palantir Names Former AIG CEO Peter Zaffino As Global Head Of Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Palantir Technologies has named Peter Zaffino as Global Head of Financial Services, effective January 15, 2027, bringing the former AIG CEO and Executive Chairman into a senior operating role focused on expanding the company's financial services business.

Precore Gold Raises C$6 Million In Oversubscribed Private Placement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Precore Gold has closed an oversubscribed C$6 million non-brokered private placement, providing additional capital for exploration programs and general working capital.

Kaizen Names Rob Bernstein As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Kaizen has appointed Rob Bernstein as Chief Financial Officer, adding an executive with more than 15 years of CFO and senior finance experience across fast-growing technology and RegTech companies.