Innovation

PitchMI Names 20 Michigan Startups To Compete For $2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

The Michigan State University Research Foundation and Michigan Economic Development Corporation have selected 20 Michigan startups to advance to the semifinals of the 2026-27 PitchMI competition, giving founders the opportunity to compete for a combined $2 million in prize funding while receiving startup development and coaching support.

Spur: Interview With Co-Founder And Chief Strategy Officer Ethan Smith About IP Intelligence And Anonymized Traffic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Spur is an IP intelligence company that helps security, fraud, and threat intelligence teams identify intentionally obscured internet traffic and understand the infrastructure behind it. Its technology provides context around VPNs, residential proxies, mobile proxies, botnets, and other anonymization services through APIs, data feeds, and session enrichment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Spur Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Ethan Smith to learn more.

Huskeys Raises $27 Million Series A Led By Blackstone Innovations Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Huskeys has raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Blackstone Innovations Investments, bringing the cybersecurity company's total funding to $35 million as it builds a Network Edge Security Management platform for increasingly complex and AI-driven network environments. The round follows an $8 million seed financing. Other investors include Merlin Ventures, Skinos Ventures, Zscaler Ventures, Okta Ventures, Bright Pixel Capital and SV Angel.

Parle Biscuits Names Former PepsiCo Executive George Kovoor As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Parle Biscuits has appointed former PepsiCo executive George Kovoor as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the company strengthens its leadership team for its next phase of growth, according to CNBC-TV18.

Comstock Announces $1.65 Billion SOCAR Partnership And $450 Million Haynesville Drilling Venture With Jerry Jones

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Comstock Resources has announced a proposed $1.65 billion strategic partnership with SOCAR along with a separate approximately $450 million drilling venture with Jerry Jones, providing substantial capital to reduce debt and accelerate development of Comstock's Haynesville assets.

Apollo Silver Names Steven Thomas Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Apollo Silver has appointed Steven Thomas as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026, adding an executive with more than 30 years of international corporate finance experience to its leadership team.

LongRange Capital Completes Acquisition Of Pizza Hut From Yum! Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

LongRange Capital has completed its acquisition of Pizza Hut outside Mainland China from Yum! Brands, creating a standalone business backed by the private equity firm's long-term capital and operating resources.

Searchlight Capital Partners Invests In Aderian Group To Support Nordic Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Searchlight Capital Partners has made an investment in Aderian Group, backing the Nordic managed IT services provider as it accelerates expansion across Sweden, Norway and the broader Nordic market.

Permira And CPP Investments Complete £2.7 Billion Acquisition Of JTC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Permira, alongside Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has completed its £2.7 billion acquisition of JTC, beginning a new growth phase focused on AI-enabled client services, U.S. expansion and strategic acquisitions.

Black Pearl Completes $5.75-Per-Share Tender Offer For Selectis Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Black Pearl Equities has successfully completed its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Selectis Health for $5.75 per share in cash, moving the healthcare company toward becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Pearl. The tender offer expired on August 31, 2026.

Cloover Reaches Profitability At $350 Million Revenue Run Rate And Expands Financing Capacity To Over $1.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Cloover has reached profitability three years after launch at a revenue run rate of more than $350 million, while expanding its financing capacity to over $1.3 billion and launching an AI-native energy model designed to turn connected homes into distributed energy assets.

Green Canada Uranium Closes Reverse Takeover, $2.92 Million Financing And Marshall Project Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Green Canada Uranium Corp., formerly known as MAACKK Capital Corp., has completed its previously announced reverse takeover with Green Canada Corporation, along with approximately $2.92 million in concurrent financing and the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Marshall uranium project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin.

Medtronic Makes $700 Million Investment In Cornerstone Robotics Partnership To Expand Robotic-Assisted Surgery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Medtronic has entered into a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Robotics involving an approximately $700 million investment, expanding its robotic-assisted surgery portfolio and securing rights to distribute Cornerstone's Sentire surgical system in select markets outside the United States.

Mudrick Capital Management Names Scot Pasquale Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Mudrick Capital Management has appointed Scot Pasquale as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026, strengthening the event-driven investment firm's senior leadership and operating infrastructure.

MAI Capital Management Names Amy Brady As Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

MAI Capital Management has named Amy Brady as a Managing Partner in its Office of Managing Partners, adding a veteran financial services executive to lead strategic initiatives spanning AI, technology, operations and enterprise growth.

Lifeward Names Josh Hexter As Interim CEO And Rami Aviram As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Lifeward has appointed Josh Hexter as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Rami Aviram as Chief Financial Officer as the biomedical innovation company looks to build on increasing commercial momentum across its rehabilitation technology portfolio.

Hosts Global Names Marti Winer CEO As Kurt Paben Becomes Vice Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Hosts Global has named Marti Winer as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, as the destination management company positions itself for continued growth and international expansion.

Eltropy: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Ashish Garg About Agentic AI For Credit Unions And Community Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Eltropy develops AI and communications technology for credit unions and community banks, with a platform focused on helping community financial institutions drive growth, improve efficiency and customer experiences, and support regulatory compliance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eltropy Co-Founder and CEO Ashish Garg to learn more.

UPS Announces Executive Leadership Changes And New Global Operating Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

UPS has announced a series of executive leadership changes and a new global operating model, effective September 1, 2026, as the company shifts its focus toward accelerating profitable growth and more closely integrating its worldwide logistics network.

Stewart Acquires ProTitleUSA And DocSolutionUSA To Expand Title And Mortgage Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Stewart Information Services has acquired ProTitleUSA and DocSolutionUSA, expanding its title analytics, portfolio diligence and real estate document generation capabilities for mortgage servicers, investors and capital markets customers.

Monroe Capital Provides Senior Credit Facility To Support Dealer Services Network Acquisition Of GG&D

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Monroe Capital recently announced a comprehensive senior credit facility to support Dealer Services Network's strategic acquisition of GG&D Motor Vehicle Services. This significant move marks a pivotal step in expanding the Frontenac-backed Dealer Services Network’s presence across the western United States, allowing it to better serve its growing customer base in this region.

BayFirst Financial Launches Rights Offering For Up To $14.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

BayFirst Financial Corp. has launched a rights offering that could raise approximately $14.4 million if fully subscribed, as the bank holding company moves forward with its recapitalization plan.

KKR-Singtel Consortium Completes Acquisition Of STTGDC As Data Center Capacity Reaches 780 MW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

STTGDC has completed its acquisition by a consortium led by KKR and Singtel, providing the global data center operator with additional long-term capital and financial flexibility as it accelerates development of AI-ready digital infrastructure across Asia and Europe.

Empirik.ai Raises $21 Million Seed Round To Build Autonomous Infrastructure Engineer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Empirik.ai has emerged from stealth with a $21 million seed round backed by Sequoia Capital, S32, Canapi Ventures and Alumni Ventures, as the company develops an autonomous infrastructure engineer designed to help enterprises safely manage infrastructure changes at machine speed.

Innovation

PitchMI Names 20 Michigan Startups To Compete For $2 Million In Funding

Spur: Interview With Co-Founder And Chief Strategy Officer Ethan Smith About IP Intelligence And Anonymized Traffic

Huskeys Raises $27 Million Series A Led By Blackstone Innovations Investments

Parle Biscuits Names Former PepsiCo Executive George Kovoor As CEO

Comstock Announces $1.65 Billion SOCAR Partnership And $450 Million Haynesville Drilling Venture With Jerry Jones

Apollo Silver Names Steven Thomas Chief Financial Officer

LongRange Capital Completes Acquisition Of Pizza Hut From Yum! Brands

Searchlight Capital Partners Invests In Aderian Group To Support Nordic Expansion

Permira And CPP Investments Complete £2.7 Billion Acquisition Of JTC

Black Pearl Completes $5.75-Per-Share Tender Offer For Selectis Health

Cloover Reaches Profitability At $350 Million Revenue Run Rate And Expands Financing Capacity To Over $1.3 Billion

Green Canada Uranium Closes Reverse Takeover, $2.92 Million Financing And Marshall Project Acquisition

Medtronic Makes $700 Million Investment In Cornerstone Robotics Partnership To Expand Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Mudrick Capital Management Names Scot Pasquale Chief Financial Officer

MAI Capital Management Names Amy Brady As Managing Partner

Lifeward Names Josh Hexter As Interim CEO And Rami Aviram As CFO

Hosts Global Names Marti Winer CEO As Kurt Paben Becomes Vice Chair

Eltropy: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Ashish Garg About Agentic AI For Credit Unions And Community Banks

UPS Announces Executive Leadership Changes And New Global Operating Model

Stewart Acquires ProTitleUSA And DocSolutionUSA To Expand Title And Mortgage Capabilities

Monroe Capital Provides Senior Credit Facility To Support Dealer Services Network Acquisition Of GG&D

BayFirst Financial Launches Rights Offering For Up To $14.4 Million

KKR-Singtel Consortium Completes Acquisition Of STTGDC As Data Center Capacity Reaches 780 MW

Empirik.ai Raises $21 Million Seed Round To Build Autonomous Infrastructure Engineer

LeanTaaS Acquires Aidin To Expand Patient Flow And Care Transition Platform

Aria Care Partners Acquires Precision Mobile Care To Expand Specialty Care Services In Utah

Meritus Gas Partners Acquires Wagner Welding Supply To Expand Colorado Presence

ALKU Acquires rockITdata To Expand AI And Healthcare IT Capabilities

Imperative Logistics Adds RM Customhouse Brokers To Expand U.S.-Mexico Trade Capabilities

Iris Completes Management-Led Buyout And Rebrands As Iris OnWatch