Innovation

Newmark Acquires L+P Immobilienbewertung To Expand European Valuation Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Newmark Group has acquired L+P Immobilienbewertungs to expand its Valuation & Advisory business in Europe. Founded more than 25 years ago, L+P is a German real estate valuation company with more than 40 professionals serving institutional customers across Europe. The firm provides valuation expertise across commercial, residential, and specialized real estate.

Acrab Raises $130 Million Series B To Advance Agentic AI Compute Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Acrab has raised $130 million in Series B funding to scale the commercialization of its full-stack computing platform for agentic AI systems as the company moves from technology development toward broader industrial deployment.

Triangle Group Raises $15 Million To Scale Asia-Pacific Live Entertainment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Triangle Group has raised $15 million in equity and venture debt to expand its live touring and festival infrastructure across Asia-Pacific. The financing consists of a $10 million equity seed round led by DSG Consumer Partners, with participation from Golden Gate Ventures, the Oberoi Family Office, and angel investors, along with a $5 million venture debt facility from Genesis Alternative Ventures.

360training Acquires Seven Compliance Training Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

360training has acquired select assets comprising seven specialized compliance training brands, expanding its portfolio across healthcare, workplace safety, food handling, hazardous materials, forklift operations, defensive driving, and transportation-related education.

Worldscape Raises $10 Million Seed Extension To Advance AI-Native Mission Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Worldscape has raised a $10 million seed extension to expand its AI-native Decision Advantage Platform for government and mission engineering applications. Scout Ventures led the financing, with participation from Radius Capital.

Bluerock Value Exchange Launches $58.4 Million Industrial 1031 Exchange DST

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Bluerock Value Exchange has launched BR Diversified Industrial Portfolio 8, an all-cash Delaware Statutory Trust offering seeking approximately $58.4 million from accredited investors. The offering represents BVEX’s 46th individual DST program and its eighth consecutive industrial-focused offering.

Ordway Secures $20 Million In Growth Capital To Accelerate AI Roadmap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Ordway has secured access to $20 million in additional equity and debt financing to expand its AI-powered billing, revenue management, and quote-to-cash platform. Harbert Growth Partners led the equity financing, while Western Alliance Bank’s Innovation Banking Group provided debt capital.

Khartis Therapeutics Raises $50 Million Series B, Bringing Total Funding To $95 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Khartis Therapeutics has raised $50 million in Series B funding to advance its pipeline of oral small molecule therapies targeting immunological and chronic diseases, bringing total capital raised to $95 million. Forge Life Science Partners led the round, with participation from Longwood Fund and Alexandria Venture Investments alongside existing investors Foresite Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, and Nextech Invest.

Churchill Stateside Group Closes $4.85 Million Forward Permanent Loan For Azalea Park Apartments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Churchill Stateside Group has closed a $4.85 million forward permanent loan for Azalea Park Apartments, a 64-unit affordable housing community in Summerville, South Carolina.

Fiduciary Trust Company Names Doris Meister President And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Fiduciary Trust Company has named Doris Meister President and CEO as part of a leadership transition at the 140-year-old private wealth management and trust firm. Meister succeeds Austin Shapard, who served as President and CEO for 12 years and will transition to an advisory position through the end of 2026.

Databricks Raises $5 Billion At $190 Billion Valuation As Revenue Run-Rate Tops $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Databricks has raised $5 billion in strategic funding at a $190 billion valuation as the Data and AI company continues to report rapid growth across its enterprise AI platform. Coatue led the round, with participation from Blackstone, MGX, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price, and new investor Sixth Street Growth. Other new investors included BOND, Clearlake Capital, Point72, Premji Invest, and TPG, alongside existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer, Fidelity Management & Research Company, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan Private Capital, NEA, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Temasek, Thrive Capital, and WCM Investment Management.

FGI Industries’ U.S. Revenue Jumps 20.3% As Canada And Europe Remain Soft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

FGI Industries reported a sharp divergence across its geographic markets in the second quarter of 2026, with U.S. revenue increasing 20.3% year-over-year while sales declined substantially in Canada and Europe.

Kontoor Brands: $400 Million Buyback To Follow Lee Divestiture As Company Targets EPS-Neutral Transition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Kontoor Brands plans to direct $400 million of proceeds from the proposed sale of Lee into an accelerated share repurchase as the company works to offset the earnings impact of divesting the iconic denim brand while increasing capital returns to shareholders.

MSG Entertainment: Christmas Spectacular Sells More Than 1.2 Million Tickets And Sets Another Revenue Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s Christmas Spectacular sold more than 1.2 million tickets during its 92nd holiday season, helping the Radio City production contribute to another year of record-setting revenue as demand remained strong across the company’s broader live entertainment portfolio.

Silicon Labs: Medical Revenue Surges 78% To Record As IoT Design Wins Accelerate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Silicon Labs reported record Medical revenue in the second quarter, with sales in the category increasing 78% year-over-year as the wireless semiconductor company also experienced accelerating design-win activity and stronger demand across its broader Internet of Things portfolio.

EquipmentShare: T3 Customers Spend Six Times More As Platform Expands Beyond Equipment Rental

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

EquipmentShare says customers using its proprietary T3 technology platform spend approximately six times more with the company than other customers, underscoring how software is becoming an increasingly important driver of its equipment-rental, service and fleet-management business.

Liquidia: YUTREPIA Reaches 5,000+ Patients As Inhaled Prostacyclin Market Expands Nearly 40%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Liquidia's YUTREPIA launch continues to expand rapidly as the company says the overall inhaled prostacyclin category has grown nearly 40% since the treatment entered the market, with YUTREPIA capturing an increasing portion of that growth.

Tiendas 3B: 593 Stores Open In 12 Months As Negative Working Capital Fully Funds Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Tiendas 3B opened 593 net new stores over the past 12 months while continuing to fund its organic expansion internally through a structurally negative working-capital model that has become an important part of the Mexican hard-discount grocery retailer’s growth strategy.

Helium Ventures Acquires That’s The One To Expand Wedding And Event Software Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Helium Ventures has acquired That’s The One, a software platform built for professional wedding and event planners. The deal expands Helium Ventures’ portfolio of software businesses serving the wedding and events industry following its acquisition of Maroo earlier this year. Financial terms were not disclosed.

HealthSnap Secures $25 Million Growth Financing Led By Eastward Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

HealthSnap has secured a $25 million senior secured growth financing facility led by Eastward Capital Partners to accelerate AI innovation, expand commercial operations, and scale deployment of its Advanced Primary Care Management platform.

The Farmer’s Dog To Acquire Woof To Expand Beyond Pet Nutrition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

The Farmer’s Dog has announced it is acquiring Woof, a pet products company focused on functional enrichment and wellness. The transaction will expand The Farmer’s Dog beyond its core fresh dog food business and create a broader pet wellness platform combining nutrition, enrichment, play, and other products designed to support dogs throughout their lives.

Vexev Raises $6 Million To Advance FDA Clearance And U.S. Commercialization Of Robotic Vascular Imaging Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Vexev has raised $6 million in new funding to advance FDA regulatory activities and accelerate U.S. commercialization of VxWave, its AI-powered robotic vascular ultrasound platform. The new financing brings the Australian medical robotics company’s total funding to $19 million. Existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Startmate, and Horizon participated alongside new investors TreeArc Investment Group, TEN13, Bioshore Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.

Yuno Raises $45 Million Series B To Scale AI-Native Global Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Yuno has raised $45 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-native global payments and financial services infrastructure and accelerate its path toward profitability. Global PayTech Ventures led the round, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, QuantumLight Capital, Monashees, Kaszek, Endeavor Catalyst, Rasmal Ventures, Further Ventures, GrowthX Capital, and other investors.

Pathway Reaches $500 Million Valuation As Total Seed Funding Hits $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Pathway has raised additional funding at a $500 million valuation as the AI company prepares to publish benchmarks for its Post-Transformer models. The financing brings Pathway’s total seed funding to $30 million, with most of the new capital expected to go toward additional computing capacity, including new NVIDIA GB300 systems.

Why ContextLogic Is Buying gChem For $850 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

ContextLogic Holdings has agreed to acquire specialty chemicals producer gChem from funds managed by EagleTree Capital and their co-investors in a transaction valuing gChem at approximately $850 million.

Gloo Buying Cedarstone To Expand Its Applied AI Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Gloo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cedarstone, an integrated business services company providing finance and development outsourcing to nonprofit organizations.

CareTrust REIT Completes $291 Million Of Investments As 2026 Activity Reaches $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

CareTrust REIT recently completed two transactions totaling approximately $291 million, including a 16-property care home portfolio in the UK and two senior housing communities in Utah.

Why Limbach Is Buying CYMCOR For $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Limbach Holdings recently acquired CYMCOR for approximately $30 million to expand its position in the rapidly growing data center infrastructure market and move closer to customers earlier in the project development process.

Curio Receives Additional $2.5 Million From DOE ARPA-E To Advance NuCycle Nuclear Recycling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Curio has received an additional $2.5 million in cost-shared funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to advance development of its NuCycle nuclear recycling technology.

Why Intellistake Is Buying NanoAi For Approximately C$17 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Intellistake Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NanoAi Technologies in an approximately C$17 million stock transaction designed to combine Intellistake’s AI infrastructure with NanoAi’s physical threat detection technology.