Innovation

InterProse Acquires Beam Software To Expand End-to-End Collections Technology Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

InterProse, a provider of web-based debt recovery software, has acquired Beam Software, a purpose-built collections platform focused on portfolio management and servicing for debt buyers and servicers. InterProse said the deal, which closed in mid-December, expands its technology portfolio and strengthens its ability to serve a broader range of accounts receivable management (ARM) customers across the full debt lifecycle.

Aprio Enters Pacific Northwest Through Combinations With Oregon Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Aprio announced it has entered the Pacific Northwest through combinations with two Oregon-based accounting and advisory firms, Delap LLP and Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, P.C., expanding its presence in the greater Portland area and strengthening its regional audit, tax, and advisory capabilities.

Oasys: $4.6 Million Raised To Build An AI-Native Operating System For Behavioral Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Oasys Health, which is known as an AI-native operating system for behavioral health, raised $4.6 million in funding to expand its platform that combines practice management, clinical decision support, and real-time physiological data from consumer wearables. The financing includes a $4 million seed round led by Pathlight Ventures with participation from Twine Ventures and Better Ventures, plus $600,000 in pre-seed funding from 1984 Ventures.

Skylight Health Buys Stellation Care To Add AI-Based Provider Analytics To Specialty Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Skylight Health has acquired Stellation Care, a provider analytics company that uses AI-augmented datasets and algorithms to deliver provider intelligence and referral optimization insights for health plans and risk-bearing provider groups.

Fireblocks To Buy TRES Finance To Deliver A Unified Operating System For Digital Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Fireblocks announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire TRES Finance, an enterprise financial data, accounting, and reporting platform for digital assets, in a deal aimed at giving institutions an end-to-end stack for onchain finance—from transaction execution through back-office financial reporting.

Spearmint Energy Lands Kyuden Equity Investment For Two 200 MWh ERCOT Battery Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Spearmint Energy closed an equity investment from Kyuden International Corporation to support Tierra Seca and Seven Flags, two 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) located in Del Rio and Laredo, Texas. The two projects add a combined 400 MWh of storage capacity to ERCOT, the Texas power grid.

Gemspring Capital Acquires Enterprise Mobility And Cybersecurity Firm TRG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Gemspring Capital Management announced an affiliate has acquired TRG, a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of enterprise mobility lifecycle management and integrated cybersecurity solutions, in a deal that keeps the company’s founder and leadership team in place.

Faropoint Secures $600 Million Acquisition Credit Facility For Industrial Value Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Faropoint has secured a $600 million acquisition credit facility to support its Industrial Value Fund IV, a vehicle focused on acquiring and upgrading last-mile urban logistics properties across key U.S. markets.

Arxis Buys Micro-Tronics To Expand Aerospace And Defense Components Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Arxis, an Arcline Investment Management portfolio company, has acquired Micro-Tronics, Inc. (MTI), a Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of engineered elastomeric and metallic components used in mission-critical commercial aerospace and defense applications.

MDpanel Acquires Media Referral To Expand New York Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

MDpanel announced it has acquired Media Referral, a New York-based independent medical examination and peer review organization, in a deal aimed at strengthening MDpanel’s presence in New York and the broader Mid-Atlantic region.

Kelvin Group Enters Pacific Northwest With PermaCold Engineering Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Kelvin Group, a national provider of industrial and commercial mission-critical mechanical refrigeration services backed by Southfield Capital, has acquired PermaCold Engineering, an industrial refrigeration company headquartered in the Pacific Northwest. Terms were not disclosed.

Vatn Systems Acquires Crewless Marine To Advance AUV Acoustic Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Vatn Systems, a defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has acquired Rhode Island-based Crewless Marine to bring advanced underwater acoustic sensing and signal processing capabilities in-house. Vatn said the deal strengthens its vertical integration strategy by giving it tighter control over critical acoustic technologies, reducing supply-chain dependencies, and accelerating development cycles for autonomous undersea systems.

Ricoh Acquires Presentation Products To Expand U.S. Pro AV and Managed Services Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Ricoh has acquired Presentation Products (PPI), a New York-based audiovisual integrator, in a move aimed at deepening its North American digital services portfolio and strengthening workplace collaboration and AV integration offerings.

Click Bond Acquires Brighton Science, Bringing Surface Intelligence To Adhesive-Bonded Fastening

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Click Bond, a Carson City, Nevada-based provider of adhesive-bonded fastening and assembly solutions, has acquired Brighton Science, a Cincinnati-based company known for surface intelligence and adhesion-measurement technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Vauban Infrastructure Partners Names Olivier Guerrini Investment Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Vauban Infrastructure Partners said it has appointed Olivier Guerrini as Investment Director, effective January 2026, adding an energy transition executive with more than two decades of experience across utilities and independent power producers to the firm’s investment platform.

Lux: $1.5 Billion For Lux Ventures IX Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Lux, a venture capital firm focused on investing at the frontier of science and technology, announced the close of Lux Ventures IX, a $1.5 billion fund the firm described as its largest to date.

Keypoint Intelligence To Buy DataMaster Online

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Keypoint Intelligence announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DataMaster Online (DMO), a France-based benchmarking service and testing resource for the print industry, in a deal aimed at strengthening Keypoint’s presence in Europe and expanding support for the region’s dealer channel.

Spiro Medical: $67 Million Series Raised A To Develop Neuromodulation System For Asthma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Spiro Medical, a newly formed company focused on pulmonary neuromodulation for asthma, has closed a $67 million Series A equity financing to develop what it describes as a first-of-its-kind Pulmonary Neuromodulation System (PNM) for the treatment of asthma.

STRM.BIO: $8 Million Series Seed 2 Closed To Advance Non-Viral Gene Delivery For In Vivo Cell Engineering And Gene Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

STRM.BIO raised $8 million in a Series Seed 2 financing to advance its non-viral gene delivery platform for in vivo cell engineering and gene therapy. The round included funding from Recordati, with continued participation from Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Delos Capital, plus new backing from Blue Bay Capital Fund; the Seed 2 round remains open with plans to close by Q1 2026.

SparkCharge: Interview With Founder & CEO Joshua Aviv About The Portable EV Charging Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

SparkCharge is a company that provides ultra-fast and portable electric-vehicle charging solutions that deliver on-demand charging wherever drivers need it. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SparkCharge founder and CEO Joshua Aviv to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Luxury Presence: $37 Million Secured To Launch Presence CRM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Luxury Presence said it has raised $37 million in new financing to accelerate the rollout of Presence CRM, a product the company describes as the first “AI relationship engine” designed to help real estate agents identify deal opportunities already embedded in their networks.

Cyera: $400 Million Series F At $9 Billion Valuation Raised As Enterprises Ramp Up AI Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Cyera, an AI and data security company, has raised $400 million in a Series F funding round led by funds managed by Blackstone, pushing the company’s valuation to $9 billion and bringing total funding to more than $1.7 billion. The financing comes roughly six months after Cyera’s prior round and marks a valuation that the company says has tripled over the past year.

Ribbon: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Saeid Kian About The Digital Inheritance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Ribbon is a company that provides credit unions with a digital inheritance/estate platform that streamlines beneficiary claims while helping retain deposits and deliver a more supportive experience for grieving families. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ribbon co-founder and CEO Saeid Kian to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

ViCentra Expands Series D To $98 Million To Scale Kaleido Insulin Patch Pump Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

ViCentra, a European medical device company commercializing the Kaleido insulin patch pump system, said it has added $13 million in new capital to its Series D financing, bringing the total round to $98 million. The second close includes new investments from ROM Utrecht Region and a consortium of Dutch investors, including Venturing Tech, as well as increased backing from existing investor Innovation Industries.

Postman Acquires Fern To Expand API Documentation And SDK Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Postman announced it has acquired Fern, a developer experience company that helps businesses publish API documentation and generate software development kits, in a move aimed at making it easier for teams to build and ship APIs that are simpler for developers to adopt.

TECregen Raises CHF 10 Million Seed Round, Names Dr. Bo Rode Hansen Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Basel, Switzerland-based TECregen has raised CHF 10 million (approximately €10.7 million / $12.6 million) in seed financing to advance a new class of thymus-rejuvenating biologics aimed at restoring immune function by rejuvenating thymic epithelial cells (TECs). The round was led by the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) and included participation from LifeSpan Vision Ventures, Carma Fund, EOS BioInnovation, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), the JFG Life Sciences Foundation of the University of Basel, and Zurich Cantonal Bank.

Enable Injections Announces $30 Million Sanofi Investment To Expand enFuse On-Body Injector Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Enable Injections announced that Sanofi is making a $30 million investment in the Cincinnati-based drug delivery company to accelerate a manufacturing build-out, bolster supply chain capabilities, and support commercial growth for its enFuse on-body delivery system.

Protege: $30 Million Raised To Expand Real-World Data Access For AI Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Protege, an AI data platform focused on unlocking trusted, real-world datasets at scale, has raised a $30 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The financing expands the company’s previously announced $25 million Series A from August 2025 and brings total funding to $65 million since Protege’s founding in 2024. Returning investors include Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, and others.

Tenax Aerospace Completes Refinancing, Buys Out Bain Capital Credit And Consolidates NTC Group Ownership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Tenax Aerospace, a provider of special mission aircraft and related services to U.S. government and commercial customers, said it has completed a refinancing that includes the buyout of its junior capital partner, Bain Capital Credit, consolidating ownership of the business under NTC Group.

ShopBack: Interview With Co-Founder Joel Leong About The Leading Rewards And Shopping Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2026

ShopBack is a cashback and rewards platform that lets shoppers earn money back on purchases made through its app or website with partner retailers, typically by redirecting users to merchants and sharing a portion of the referral commission. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ShopBack co-founder Joel Leong to gain a deeper understanding of the company.