Innovation

LER TechForce: Strategic Acquisition Of Siemens Altair Resource Solution Division Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

LER TechForce has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Resource Solution division from the Siemens Altair business unit, advancing the company’s long-term growth strategy and expanding its leadership in engineering workforce solutions and resource support services.

Faye: Salesforce And AI Consultancy Acquires CRM Science

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Faye, a global software strategy, deployment, integration, and management consultancy serving mid-market and enterprise organizations, has acquired CRM Science, an award-winning Salesforce and Agentforce partner and five-time winner of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award.

Boyne Capital: $276 Million Sale Of Infrastructure Services Platform McKee Utility To MasTec

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Boyne Capital, a Florida-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market companies, announced the sale of its portfolio company McKee Utility Contractors, LLC to MasTec at an enterprise value of $276 million. Boyne partnered with management to recapitalize the company in December 2022.

Cameco: $2.6 Billion Uranium Supply Agreement Signed With India’s Department Of Atomic Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Cameco has signed a long-term agreement to supply uranium ore concentrate to the Government of India’s Department of Atomic Energy in a deal valued at approximately $2.6 billion. The Saskatoon-based uranium producer will deliver nearly 22 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate (U3O8) over a nine-year period on market-related price terms, with deliveries expected to begin in 2027 and continue through 2035.

Avalara Acquires Versori To Expand AI-Native Enterprise Integrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Avalara, the agentic tax and compliance leader, announced it has acquired Versori, a next-generation integration platform company focused on automated connector development powered by agentic AI workflows. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Apple Reveals $599 iPhone 17e With A19 Chip, 48-Megapixel Camera, And 256GB Storage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Apple today introduced iPhone 17e, a more affordable addition to the iPhone 17 lineup, starting at $599 with 256GB of storage. The new model doubles the entry storage of the previous generation at the same starting price and delivers upgraded performance, durability, camera capabilities, and MagSafe support.

Aera Technology: Interview With Co-Founder, President, And CEO Fred Laluyaux About The Agentic Decision Intelligence Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Aera Technology is a company that provides agentic decision intelligence to digitize, optimize, and automate enterprise decision-making at scale. Through its Aera Decision Cloud platform and its decision intelligence agent, Aera, the company enables organizations to evaluate trade-offs in real time, execute decisions end-to-end, and continuously learn from outcomes to improve future decision-making. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aera Technology Co-Founder and CEO Fred Laluyaux to gain deeper insight into the company’s vision and impact.

Two: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Andreas Mjelde About The Fintech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Two is a fintech transforming how merchants offer net terms and trade credit at checkout - bringing a seamless, consumer-grade experience to B2B payments. Often described as B2B Buy Now, Pay Later, Two removes the friction that slows down commerce: manual invoicing, credit checks, fraud risk, and long approval cycles.

AES: Acquisition By Consortium In $10.7 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

The AES Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock, and EQT Infrastructure VI, alongside co-underwriters CalPERS and Qatar Investment Authority, in an all-cash transaction valued at $15.00 per share.

Watermill Group: Cooper Turner Beck Sold To Private Equity Firm Waterland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm, announced the sale of Cooper Turner Beck (CTB) to Waterland Private Equity, a European private equity firm focused on scaling industrial businesses. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Trive Capital Invests In Rolfson Oil And Then Rolfson Acquires Flint Logistics Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, announced its investment in Rolfson Oil, a distributor of fuel, oils, and lubricants serving the energy sector. Following the investment, Rolfson acquired Flint Logistics Group, expanding its footprint and operational scale across key energy markets.

Salma Health: $80 Million Series A Raised To Launch Integrated Brain Health Centers Of Excellence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Salma Health has officially emerged from stealth with $80 million in Series A funding to launch an integrated brain health company designed to unify diagnostics, rapid-acting treatments, and coordinated care under one roof. The round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, with participation from Lingotto Horizon and Averin Capital.

Satellite Data Services: Joint Investment To Accelerate Use Of Diverse Satellite Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Mitsubishi Electric, MUFG Bank, Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings (ID&E), Kokusai Kogyo, and ZENRIN announced that they had invested in Satellite Data Services (SDS), positioning the company to accelerate the use of diverse satellite data across sectors.

MCM Energy Partners Completes Acquisition Of Delaware Basin Oil And Gas Assets From Battalion Oil

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

MCM Delaware Resources, a subsidiary of MCM Energy Partners, has closed its acquisition of crude oil and natural gas assets from Battalion Oil Corporation, strengthening its position in the core of the Permian Basin.

SullivanCotter Expands Valuation Capabilities With Acquisition Of Huron Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

SullivanCotter, an independent consulting firm specializing in total rewards programs, workforce solutions, and data products for health care and not-for-profit organizations, has acquired the health care valuation services team from Huron.

Proxima Fusion: $2 Billion Alpha Project Anchors Plan For Europe’s First Commercial Stellarator Power Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Munich-based fusion energy company Proxima Fusion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Free State of Bavaria, RWE, and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics to build what the partners describe as the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant in Europe.

Seraphim: $100+ Million Early-Stage SpaceTech Fund Exceeds Target To Back Next Generation Of Space Disruptors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Seraphim, a UK-headquartered SpaceTech investment group with offices in the US and Germany, announced the latest closing of its early-stage venture fund, exceeding its previous $100 million target. With this close, the firm now manages more than $550 million in active funds, reinforcing its position as a global leader in SpaceTech investment.

Cemex To Buy All Assets Of Omega Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Cemex announced it has reached an agreement to acquire all assets of Omega Products International, a leading stucco manufacturer in the western United States that generates approximately $23 million in EBITDA per year.

Gambit Security: $61 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Enterprise Resilience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Gambit Security has emerged from stealth with $61 million in Seed and Series A funding to help enterprises strengthen resilience across their entire technology stack. The capital was raised in under 12 months from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts.

Harper Insure: $47 Million Series A Raised To Build The Insurance Company Every Business Deserves

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Harper Insure, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage, announced it has raised $47 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its technology-driven approach to commercial insurance. The company said the round marks the largest publicly disclosed Series A ever raised by a Black founder.

Zetrix AI: $40 Million IFC Investment To Expand Digital Public Infrastructure Across ASEAN

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation has invested RM155.6 million, or $40 million, in Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad to support the expansion of digital public infrastructure services in Malaysia and emerging markets across ASEAN and beyond.

Worldline: €37 Million Strategic Sale Of Indian Payment Activities To BillDesk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Worldline announced the strategic sale of its Indian payment activities to BillDesk as part of a broader effort to sharpen its focus on core European payment operations and streamline resource allocation.

Profound: $96 Million Series C Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For AI-Native Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Profound announced it has raised a $96 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Saga VC, South Park Commons, and Evantic also participated in the round.

Astelia: $35 Million Raised To Advance AI-Powered Exposure Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Astelia, an AI-native cybersecurity platform founded by leaders of Israel’s National Red Team, has raised $35 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its AI-driven exposure management capabilities. The round was led by Index Ventures and Team8, with participation from Holly ventures. The company is already working with dozens of customers, including leading Fortune 500 companies.

Jeh Aerospace: Interview With Founder & CEO Vishal Sanghavi About The Space And Defense Components Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Jeh Aerospace is a software-driven manufacturing company that provides high-precision aerospace and defense components—specifically aerostructures and aero-engine parts—using AI and robotics to accelerate supply chain production for global customers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jeh Aerospace founder and CEO Vishal Sanghavi to learn more.

Spirit AI: $280 Million Raised To Scale Embodied AI Through ‘Dirty Data’ Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Spirit AI has raised $280 million to scale the deployment of its general-purpose embodied models, as the industry shifts toward Scaling Law-driven VLA architectures. The funding comes from a diverse group of global financial and strategic investors and supports the company’s push to expand large-scale physical AI systems trained on real-world data.

Avisi Technologies: $10.7 Million Series A Raised To Advance Novel Glaucoma Device Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Avisi Technologies, a clinical-stage ophthalmic medical device company, announced the closing of a $10.7 million Series A financing round to advance development of its investigational VisiPlate glaucoma treatment and support its pivotal SAPPHIRE clinical trial. The round was led by MedVenture Partners, with participation from new investors Sherpa Healthcare Partners, SNBL-Gemseki, SBI US Gateway Fund, Golden Seeds, and OneOneFive. Existing investors, including Good Growth Capital, Accanto Partners, Life Sciences Greenhouse Investment, and Quaker Capital Investments, also participated. As part of the financing, Justin Fukuyama, MS, MBA, Partner at MedVenture Partners, has joined Avisi’s Board of Directors.

NationGraph: $18 Million Raised To Expand AI Platform For Public Sector Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

NationGraph, an AI-native intelligence platform for businesses selling to government agencies, announced it has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Perplexity’s Fund, XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital, and angel investors. The round, which closed in Q4 2025, brings the company’s total funding to $22.5 million.

Prophet Security: Strategic Investment From Amex Ventures And Citi Ventures To Advance Agentic AI SOC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Prophet Security, a provider of Agentic AI solutions for security operations, announced strategic investments from Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures to accelerate adoption of its Agentic AI SOC Platform. The funding is aimed at helping security operations center teams respond to threats faster and with greater accuracy as cyberattacks grow in speed and complexity.

Heidi: Healthcare AI Platform Launches Heidi Evidence And Acquires UK Clinical AI Company AutoMedica

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Heidi, a Melbourne-based healthcare AI platform, announced the launch of Heidi Evidence and the acquisition of UK-based clinical AI company AutoMedica as it expands beyond documentation into real-time clinical reasoning and communications. The company also introduced Heidi Comms, an AI partner designed to help healthcare teams manage patient calls, bookings, reminders, and follow-ups.