Innovation

Velocity To Acquire Toorak Operating Platform And Manage $3 Billion Business-Purpose Loan Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Velocity Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operating platform of Toorak Capital, a business-purpose lending and asset management business majority owned by funds advised by KKR affiliates.

Motion1 Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed To Bring Humanoid Robots To European Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Motion1 has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to move five existing humanoid robotics pilots into full production and expand its Humanoids-as-a-Service model across the Benelux and broader European market.

Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike Autonomous Counter-Drone Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Mara has raised $7 million to advance Spike, its integrated counter-UAS platform designed to defend against small first-person-view drones and other rapidly evolving aerial threats.

FGV Capital Closes Oversubscribed $35 Million Fund II And Rebrands From Fiat Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

FGV Capital, formerly known as Fiat Ventures, has closed an oversubscribed $35 million Fund II, exceeding its original $25 million target.

Recruiter.com Acquires AI Hiring Platform Feenyx

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Recruiter.com has completed the acquisition of Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring technology company providing skills assessments, interview intelligence, candidate verification and fraud detection.

Mayer Brown Names Erica Murphy Chief People And Talent Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Mayer Brown has appointed Erica Murphy as Chief People and Talent Officer, placing her in charge of the law firm's global people strategy.

Davis Polk Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Todd Kornreich In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Davis Polk has added Todd B. Kornreich as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York, expanding the firm's private equity transactional capabilities.

Zscaler: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Jumps 25% To $3.35 Billion As ARR Reaches $3.77 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Zscaler reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $3.35 billion, up 25% year over year, while fourth-quarter revenue also increased 25% to $898.2 million as the cybersecurity company highlighted growing adoption across its cloud security and AI-related offerings.

Cylake Raises $245 Million Through Convertible Note, Bringing Total Funding To $290 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cylake has raised $245 million through a convertible note, bringing the AI-native cybersecurity company's total funding to $290 million ahead of the planned beta release of its cybersecurity platform. The financing included participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

Churchill Stateside Group Closes About $42 Million Financing For 202-Unit Nevada Affordable Housing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Churchill Stateside Group has closed approximately $42 million in financing supporting the acquisition and rehabilitation of an eight-property USDA Rural Development Section 515 affordable housing portfolio containing 202 units in Fallon and Lovelock, Nevada.

SAM Acquires Wilson & Associates To Expand Southeast Geospatial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

SAM has acquired Wilson & Associates, one of Tennessee's largest pure-play geomatics firms, expanding its geospatial and infrastructure services presence across Tennessee and the southeastern U.S.

Dhruva To Rebrand As Ryan Across UAE And Saudi Arabia By End Of 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Dhruva will transition to the Ryan brand across the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia by the end of 2026, advancing the integration of the Middle Eastern tax advisory firm with Ryan's global platform.

Transcat Acquires Southeastern Biomedical For $12.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Transcat has acquired Southeastern Biomedical Associates for $12.8 million in cash, expanding its biomedical calibration, equipment repair and preventive maintenance capabilities across the southeastern U.S.

Xylinx Acquires Pivot Business Group, Creating 35-Person Financial Advisory Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Xylinx has acquired Pivot Business Group, combining Xylinx's valuation, financial due diligence and transaction advisory capabilities with Pivot's accounting, tax, bookkeeping and fractional CFO services.

Caliber Acquires Key Collision, Adding 10 New England Locations And Expanding To 44 States

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Caliber has acquired Key Collision, bringing 10 collision repair locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont into its national network and marking Caliber's first entry into all three states.

Pro-Dex: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Increases 16% To $77.5 Million As Net Income Reaches $13.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Pro-Dex reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $77.5 million, up 16% from $66.6 million, as higher revenue from its largest customer's next-generation orthopedic handpiece helped drive growth.

Hivemind Capital: Interview With Partner And Head Of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod About Frontier Technology Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Hivemind Capital is a global investment group operating at the intersection of traditional finance and on-chain ecosystems. The firm manages institutional capital across strategies spanning venture capital, private equity, digital culture, digital asset treasury, liquid tokens, and public equity, while also developing technology infrastructure and conducting research focused on frontier technologies such as AI and blockchain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hivemind Capital Partner and Head of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod to learn more.

Euro Sun Mining Signs Non-Binding MoU For Up To $400 Million Rovina Valley Debt Facility And $3 Million Strategic Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Euro Sun Mining has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Macquarie Bank and Trafigura for a proposed senior project finance facility of up to US$400 million to support development of the company's Rovina Valley Gold-Copper Project in Romania.

PSI Software And Warburg Pincus-Controlled Zest Bidco Enter Delisting Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

PSI Software has entered into a delisting agreement with majority shareholder Zest Bidco, a holding company indirectly controlled by funds managed by Warburg Pincus, setting the stage for PSI's removal from the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Pyxis Oncology Names Thomas Civik As CEO And Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Pyxis Oncology has appointed Thomas Civik as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, effective September 4, 2026, as the clinical-stage biotechnology company approaches several milestones for its lead cancer therapy MICVO.

American Healthcare REIT Names Jon Crosier As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

American Healthcare REIT has named Jon Crosier Chief Technology Officer, strengthening its enterprise data, analytics and technology infrastructure as the company expands its senior housing platform.

Health Catalyst Names Simeon Kohl As CEO And President And Ben Albert To Become Chief Business Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Health Catalyst has appointed Simeon Kohl as CEO and President and a member of its Board of Directors, effective September 14, 2026.

Proofpoint Names Brian Levey As Chief Legal Officer And Puja Jaspal As Chief People Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Proofpoint has appointed Brian Levey as Chief Legal Officer and Puja Jaspal as Chief People Officer, adding two senior technology executives to its leadership team as the cybersecurity company expands globally and increases its focus on protecting interactions between people, data and artificial intelligence. Both executives bring more than 25 years of leadership experience.

Markel Names Tom Gayner Chairman As Steve Markel Plans Retirement While Simon Wilson And Andrew Crowley Promoted To Co-Presidents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Markel Group has appointed CEO Tom Gayner to the additional role of Chairman, succeeding Steve Markel as the company also promotes Simon Wilson and Andrew Crowley to Co-Presidents.

GHO Capital Names Vivid Sehgal As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

GHO Capital has appointed Vivid Sehgal as Operating Partner, adding more than 30 years of operational and financial leadership experience across healthcare and life sciences to the European healthcare investment firm's operating team.

Concentra Names Tanner Newton As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Concentra has appointed Tanner Newton as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2026, as the occupational healthcare company continues executing its multiyear leadership succession plan.

Michigan State University Receives $30 Million NSF Grant To Establish TEMPEST Turbulence Research Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Michigan State University has received a $30 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Transformative Explorations in Multi-Physics and Engineering of Scientific Turbulence, or TEMPEST, Science and Technology Center, bringing together researchers in physics, mathematics, engineering and artificial intelligence to study one of science's most challenging problems: understanding, predicting and ultimately controlling turbulence.

Innovation

Velocity To Acquire Toorak Operating Platform And Manage $3 Billion Business-Purpose Loan Portfolio

Motion1 Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed To Bring Humanoid Robots To European Factories

Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike Autonomous Counter-Drone Platform

FGV Capital Closes Oversubscribed $35 Million Fund II And Rebrands From Fiat Ventures

Recruiter.com Acquires AI Hiring Platform Feenyx

Mayer Brown Names Erica Murphy Chief People And Talent Officer

Davis Polk Adds Private Equity M&A Partner Todd Kornreich In New York

Zscaler: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Jumps 25% To $3.35 Billion As ARR Reaches $3.77 Billion

Cylake Raises $245 Million Through Convertible Note, Bringing Total Funding To $290 Million

Churchill Stateside Group Closes About $42 Million Financing For 202-Unit Nevada Affordable Housing Portfolio

SAM Acquires Wilson & Associates To Expand Southeast Geospatial Platform

Dhruva To Rebrand As Ryan Across UAE And Saudi Arabia By End Of 2026

Transcat Acquires Southeastern Biomedical For $12.8 Million

Xylinx Acquires Pivot Business Group, Creating 35-Person Financial Advisory Team

Caliber Acquires Key Collision, Adding 10 New England Locations And Expanding To 44 States

Pro-Dex: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Increases 16% To $77.5 Million As Net Income Reaches $13.7 Million

Hivemind Capital: Interview With Partner And Head Of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod About Frontier Technology Investing

Euro Sun Mining Signs Non-Binding MoU For Up To $400 Million Rovina Valley Debt Facility And $3 Million Strategic Equity Investment

PSI Software And Warburg Pincus-Controlled Zest Bidco Enter Delisting Agreement

Pyxis Oncology Names Thomas Civik As CEO And Chairman

American Healthcare REIT Names Jon Crosier As Chief Technology Officer

Health Catalyst Names Simeon Kohl As CEO And President And Ben Albert To Become Chief Business Officer

Proofpoint Names Brian Levey As Chief Legal Officer And Puja Jaspal As Chief People Officer

Markel Names Tom Gayner Chairman As Steve Markel Plans Retirement While Simon Wilson And Andrew Crowley Promoted To Co-Presidents

GHO Capital Names Vivid Sehgal As Operating Partner

Concentra Names Tanner Newton As Chief Financial Officer

Michigan State University Receives $30 Million NSF Grant To Establish TEMPEST Turbulence Research Center

Oportun Names Former Discover Executive Bill Franklin As Chief Financial Officer

Qualcomm And Amazon Expand Multi-Generational Collaboration For Customized AI Data Center Silicon

Genpact Names Sumita Pandit As Chief Financial Officer