Innovation

Creative Planning To Acquire MarkhamNorton Accountants+Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Creative Planning announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire MarkhamNorton Accountants+Advisors, an accounting and advisory firm based in Southwest Florida.

Northwind Group: Interview With Founder & Managing Partner Ran Eliasaf About The Real Estate PE Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Northwind Group is a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm that manages closed-ended credit funds, originating bridge loans, and equity investments across the US for residential, commercial, and senior-living/healthcare properties. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Northwind Group founder and managing partner Ran Eliasaf to learn more.

Critical Energy Raises $22 Million Seed Round To Scale Modular Turbine Power Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Critical Energy announced that it has raised $22 million in seed funding to accelerate deployment of its modular, factory-built turbine power generation systems.

RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY To Create Global Guest Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Phoenix Investors Acquires 600,000-Square-Foot HMH Education Company Site In Troy, Missouri

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Phoenix Investors announced that an affiliate of the company acquired a nearly 600,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 200 Academic Way in Troy, Missouri.

Great Canadian Entertainment Completes Sale Of River Rock Casino Resort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Great Canadian Entertainment announced that it has completed the sale of River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia.

Maia Raises $1.2 Million To Accelerate AI-Powered Medical Coding And RCM For Orthopaedic Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Maia announced it has closed a $1.2 million seed funding round to accelerate development of its AI-powered medical coding and revenue cycle management platform for orthopaedic practices.

Bronco Wine Company Acquires Resurrection Brands To Expand National Representation Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Google Highlights How Universities Are Preparing Students For An AI-Powered Future

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Google outlined how universities across the U.S. are using its AI tools to help students, faculty, and staff prepare for an AI-powered future.

Lockheed Martin And GM Defense Partner To Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing And Defense Industrial Base

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Lockheed Martin and GM Defense announced a new collaboration intended to strengthen America’s manufacturing and defense industrial base.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Acquires Metra Living For £1.045 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, announced the acquisition of the Private Rented Sector business of London & Quadrant Housing Trust, which trades as Metra Living, in partnership with Ridgeback Group.

AstroNova To Be Acquired By Arcline For $29 Per Share In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

AstroNova announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Arcline Investment Management in an all-cash transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $272 million.

Aptus Aero Acquires E.M.C. Aerospace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Aptus Aero announced that it has acquired E.M.C. Aerospace, a provider of component maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the aviation industry.

Vedana Therapeutics Raises $46 Million To Advance Next-Generation Migraine Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Vedana Therapeutics emerged from stealth with $46 million in Series A funding to advance next-generation therapies for migraine prevention.

Tenet Security Raises $6 Million To Protect Enterprise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Tenet Security announced it emerged from stealth with $6 million in seed funding to help enterprises secure autonomous AI agents. The round was led by The Westly Group and MizMaa Ventures.

Google Expands Support For Breakthrough Carbon Removal Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Google announced that it is participating in Frontier’s new $900+ million commitment to accelerate breakthrough technologies for permanent carbon dioxide removal.

Gero Raises $17 Million To Slow Aging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

WISE Raises €30 Million Series D To Advance Implantable Neurotechnology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

WISE announced the closing of an oversubscribed €30 million Series D financing round. The round was joined by ENEA Tech and Biomedical, an Italian foundation focused on innovation and technology transfer in the biomedical sector. ENEA Tech and Biomedical is joining WISE’s investor base as a strategic partner.

Google Unveils New Home Speaker Built For Gemini

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Google announced the new Google Home Speaker, its first audio device built for the Gemini for Home voice assistant.

PDKINEMATICS Raises €2 Million Seed Round To Scale Precision Guidance Systems For UAVs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

PDKINEMATICS has raised €2 million in seed funding to scale manufacturing and expand deployments of its precision guidance systems for UAVs across Europe and Ukraine. The round was co-led by Iron Wolf Capital and Coinvest Capital.

Quarterra Hires Jordan Calaguire As Chief Investment Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Quarterra announced the appointment of Jordan Calaguire as Chief Investment Officer. The appointment strengthens the company’s investment capabilities as it continues developing and investing in multifamily housing communities nationwide.

Computomic Receives Strategic Growth Investment From Washington Harbour Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Computomic announced that it has received a strategic growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners.

MSU Research Foundation Announces New Rosenberg Center Headquarters

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

MSU Research Foundation announced the development of the Rosenberg Center, a new headquarters facility planned for the campus of Michigan State University.

Publix: Jill Livesay Joins Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Publix Super Markets announced that Jill Livesay has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026.

NexDash Raises €2.5 Million To Accelerate Electrified Freight Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

NexDash announced that it has received €2.5 million in funding from EIT Urban Mobility to support the expansion of electrified freight operations across Europe.

IVP Partners With Silverview Credit To Modernize Expense Allocation Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Indus Valley Partners announced a partnership with Silverview Credit Partners to modernize the firm’s expense allocation infrastructure.

Nuburu Outlines $336 Million Italian Defense Revenue Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Nuburu announced that it has presented its defense plan for Italy following a Golden Power notification submitted in connection with its planned acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Tekne S.p.A.

Spotfire Acquires Enertel To Expand Oil & Gas Asset Valuation And Economic Analytics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Spotfire, a business unit of Cloud Software Group and a provider of visual industrial analytics, announced it has acquired Enertel Holdings, a provider of asset valuation, production forecasting, and economic analytics technology for the oil and gas industry.

Amazon Trainium Gains Traction Among World Model AI Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Amazon said a growing group of AI startups building beyond chatbot-style models are choosing AWS Trainium chips to support some of the most compute-intensive workloads in AI.

Laprophan Completes Acquisition Of Rivopharm To Accelerate International Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Laprophan Group announced it completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Rivopharm, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company specializing in specialty medicines, dossier development, complex formulations, and value-added pharmaceutical solutions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.