Innovation

Beeline Ends Q2 With No Corporate Debt As It Tries To Minimize Future Dilution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Beeline Holdings ended the second quarter of 2026 with no corporate debt as the technology-driven mortgage lender and fractional equity platform focuses on improving operating performance while managing liquidity and capital deployment with an emphasis on minimizing shareholder dilution.

Paysafe: Merchant Solutions EBITDA Jumps 28% While Digital Wallets Fall 9% And Total Debt Drops $106.3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Paysafe's Merchant Solutions adjusted EBITDA increased 28% year-over-year during the second quarter of 2026, while Digital Wallets adjusted EBITDA declined 9%, highlighting diverging profitability trends across its two major businesses as the payments company simultaneously reduced total debt by $106.3 million from year-end.

Stratasys: Aerospace And Defense Revenue Jumps 17% As New Order Pipeline Builds And Second-Half Cash Flow Is Expected To Turn Positive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Stratasys' Aerospace and Defense revenue increased 17% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2026 as adoption expands across its largest and highest-value vertical, while the 3D printing company expects operating cash flow to turn positive during the second half of the year.

Newsmax: Licensing Revenue Surges 563.5% As AI And International Deals Expand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Newsmax's broadcasting licensing revenue rose 563.5% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 as the media company expands its strategy around artificial intelligence content agreements, international brand licensing, and foreign-market channel launches.

Wolverine Worldwide: International Revenue Jumps 10.9% To $277.2 Million As First-Half Operating Cash Flow Turns Positive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Wolverine Worldwide's international revenue rose 10.9% year over year to $277.2 million in the second quarter of 2026, as growth across brands including Merrell and Saucony helped the footwear company raise its full-year outlook, while first-half operating cash flow turned positive.

Delightree Raises $25 Million To Build Agentic AI Operating System For Franchise And Multi-Unit Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Delightree has raised $25 million from Innovius, Accel, Timber Grove Ventures, and Emergent to expand its AI-powered operating system for franchise and multi-location businesses. The financing will support expansion across restaurants, fitness, wellness, retail, healthcare, home services, and other industries with large frontline workforces.

Convex Raises $57 Million Series B, Bringing Total Funding To $110.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Convex has raised $57 million in Series B funding to expand its backend development platform as AI coding agents produce a growing share of software. Insight Partners led the round, with participation from Etna Labs and existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Spark Capital. The financing brings Convex’s total funding to $110.5 million.

Above Security Receives Strategic Investment From CrowdStrike Falcon Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Above Security has received a strategic investment from the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and announced an integration with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.

Blue Owl Closes European Net Lease Fund With €1.6 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Blue Owl Capital has closed its inaugural European net lease fund with €1.6 billion in total capital commitments, exceeding both its original €1 billion target and previous €1.5 billion hard cap.

Skeena Plans Ore Mining And Stockpiling As Eskay Creek Moves Toward 2027 Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Skeena Gold & Silver is preparing to begin ore mining and stockpiling at the Eskay Creek Gold-Silver Project as construction progresses toward initial production and cash flow in the second quarter of 2027.

dLocal’s Local-To-Local Payment Volume Surges 141% To $10.8 Billion As Pay-Ins More Than Double

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

dLocal's local-to-local payment volume rose 141% year over year to $10.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026, while pay-in volume more than doubled to $13.4 billion as ride-hailing, e-commerce, travel, and other digital businesses expanded across emerging markets.

Celcuity Holds $754 Million To Fund Operations Into 2029 As Gedatolisib Triplet Nearly Doubles Median PFS Versus Alpelisib

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Celcuity ended the second quarter of 2026 with $754 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, giving the biotechnology company what it expects to be sufficient capital to fund operations at least into 2029 as it prepares to commercialize REVTORPYK and expand the potential market for gedatolisib.

Golar Sees Strong Demand For Additional Argentina LNG Volumes Beyond 2 Million-Ton SEFE Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Golar LNG says Southern Energy has received strong interest from prospective offtakers for additional LNG volumes from its Argentina export project beyond an existing eight-year agreement to sell 2 million tonnes annually to Securing Energy for Europe.

Wellinks Raises $10 Million Series B To Expand Predictive Cardiopulmonary Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Wellinks has closed its first Series B round, raising $10 million from UMass Memorial Health and existing investors to accelerate commercial growth of its predictive cardiopulmonary care platform.

Beedie Capital Acquires 50% Stake In Vistara Growth And Commits Up To $125 Million To New $500 Million Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Beedie Capital has acquired a 50% ownership interest in Vistara Growth and agreed to become the anchor investor in Vistara’s upcoming US$500 million Structured Opportunities Fund.

Faye Raises $50 Million Series C, Bringing Total Funding To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2026

Faye has raised $50 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered travel protection platform, bringing total capital raised to $100 million. Madrona led the round, with participation from BRM and existing investors Portage, F2 Venture Capital, Viola Ventures, and Lumir Ventures.

Realtime Robotics Names Kevin Carlin CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Realtime Robotics has appointed Kevin Carlin as Chief Executive Officer as the industrial AI company moves into its next phase of commercial growth and expands adoption of its Resolver platform among major automotive manufacturers.

Slalom Names Dan Garrison Chief AI Officer To Advance Enterprise AI Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Slalom has appointed Dan Garrison as Chief AI Officer as the global business and technology consulting company increases its investment in dedicated AI leadership and expands its efforts to help customers turn artificial intelligence initiatives into measurable business outcomes.

Ascensus Completes AmericanTCS Acquisition To Expand Retirement, Trust And Custody Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Ascensus has completed its previously announced acquisition of AmericanTCS, expanding its capabilities across retirement services, trust and custody, and financial technology.

Hawkins Way Capital And Värde Partners Acquire Manhattan Student Housing Property For $28 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Hawkins Way Capital and joint venture partner Värde Partners have acquired 81 E. 3rd St. in Manhattan’s East Village for $28 million.

Smile Source Acquires Profitable PPOs To Expand Financial Solutions For Independent Dentists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Smile Source has acquired Profitable PPOs, a provider of PPO strategy and insurance solutions for independent dental practices. The acquisition expands Smile Source’s capabilities across PPO analysis, reimbursement optimization, credentialing, fee negotiation, and financial modeling while advancing its broader strategy of helping dentists remain independent. The deal represents Smile Source’s second strategic acquisition in 14 months.

Ridgemont Equity Partners Acquires ENTACT From J.F. Lehman & Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Ridgemont Equity Partners has acquired ENTACT, an environmental remediation and geotechnical infrastructure services company, from J.F. Lehman & Company, positioning the business for its next phase of expansion across environmental and infrastructure-related markets.

CND Life Sciences Receives Growth Financing Led By S-Curve Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

CND Life Sciences has completed a growth financing led by S-Curve Partners to accelerate adoption of its Syn-One Test and broaden its neurodiagnostics platform. Existing CND investors and shareholders also participated. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Backswing Ventures Invests In Isengard Industries To Scale Precision Strike And Counter-UAS Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Backswing Ventures has invested in Isengard Industries as part of the defense technology company’s latest financing round alongside A3 Management Group and other strategic investors.

Savory Fund Invests In Zao Asian Grill As Brand Secures $12.5 Million Debt Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Savory Fund has made a strategic investment in Zao Asian Grill as the 23-location fast-casual restaurant chain prepares for national expansion.

Left Lane Capital Reveals Senior Promotions And Adds Six Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Left Lane Capital has announced a group of senior promotions and new hires across its investment, portfolio support, finance, and operations teams as the venture capital and growth equity firm continues expanding.

Ondas’ Pro Forma Backlog Surges 11-Fold To $757 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Ondas' pro forma backlog reached approximately $757 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, representing an 11-fold increase from the $68 million reported at the end of 2025 as the autonomous systems and defense technology company continues to expand through organic order growth and acquisitions.

GDS Raises Revenue And EBITDA Outlook As China AI Data Center Demand Strengthens

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

GDS Holdings raised its 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook as accelerating artificial intelligence demand in China drives stronger data center bookings, higher development activity and what management expects to be a record year for new sales commitments.

Belite Bio Holds Nearly $780 Million In Cash And U.S. Treasuries Ahead Of Potential Tinlarebant Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Belite Bio held approximately $780 million across cash and U.S. Treasury securities at the end of the second quarter as the biotechnology company builds commercial infrastructure ahead of a potential launch of tinlarebant for Stargardt disease type 1.

Dillard’s Ends Quarter With Over $1.2 Billion In Cash After Paying Down Debt And Receiving Tariff Refunds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Dillard's ended its second quarter with more than $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments after paying off $96 million of debt, while $37.2 million of tariff refunds helped lift retail gross margin by 260 basis points and contributed to stronger earnings.