Innovation

King Risk Partners Acquires Perry Insurance Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 28, 2026

King Risk Partners announced that it has acquired Perry Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency based in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Persistent To Buy Nagarro In €81 Per Share Takeover Offer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 28, 2026

Persistent Systems announced that it has signed a business combination agreement with Nagarro to create the Persistent-Nagarro Group, a global AI-led digital engineering and enterprise modernization company.

Robinhood Banking Hits $3 Billion In Deposits From 200,000 Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Robinhood Banking has reached more than $3 billion in deposits from over 200,000 customers, according to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.

Venture Global Closes $1.5 Billion Senior Secured Vessel Financing Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Venture Global announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Venture Global Shipping Holdings, has entered into a senior secured term loan facility totaling up to $1.5 billion.

Warburg Pincus To Buy Network Plus From OMERS Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Warburg Pincus announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Network Plus from OMERS Private Equity and other shareholders.

Mirendil Raises $200 Million Seed Round To Build Self-Accelerating AI R&D Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Mirendil announced its formal launch with a $200 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins. NVIDIA also invested in the company, along with other backers.

Google.org Announces New Funding For Education And AI Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Google.org announced new funding to support three long-term partners focused on education and artificial intelligence.

Ryman Hospitality Addresses Reports About Opry Entertainment Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Ryman Hospitality Properties addressed recent media reports regarding its Opry Entertainment Group business.

Apple Increases Prices On Macs And iPads

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Apple has raised prices on several Mac and iPad models as rising memory and storage costs tied to the AI data center boom pressure the broader consumer electronics market.

Reed Semiconductor Raises $100 Million To Scale AI Infrastructure Power Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Reed Semiconductor announced that it has completed an upsized and oversubscribed $100 million funding round. The round included participation from several leading global semiconductor companies.

Why Osprey Landscape Group Acquired LandGraphics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Osprey Landscape Group announced that it has acquired LandGraphics, a commercial landscape services provider serving Southern California.

Oblenio Bio Raises $62 Million Series B To Advance Autoimmune Disease Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Oblenio Bio announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $62 million Series B financing round to advance its lead autoimmune disease program into clinical development. The round was led by Pfizer Ventures, with participation from new investors Deep Track Capital and GV. Aditum Bio, Oblenio’s founding and Series A investor, also participated.

Colony Bankcorp Buying First Reliance Bancshares For $163 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2026

Colony Bankcorp and First Reliance Bancshares announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Colony will acquire 100% of the stock of First Reliance.