Innovation

Rapidus: ¥267.6 Billion Secured To Advance 2nm Logic Semiconductor Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Rapidus Corporation announced that it has secured a total of ¥267.6 billion, approximately $1.7 billion, in funding from the Japan government and 32 private-sector companies, positioning the semiconductor manufacturer to move from research and development into mass production of 2nm logic semiconductors by 2027.

Franklin Street Properties: $320 Million Secured Credit Facility Refinances Debt And Advances Strategic Review

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Franklin Street Properties, a real estate investment trust focused on institutional-quality U.S. office properties, has closed a $320 million secured credit facility with an affiliate of TPG Credit, refinancing all of its outstanding indebtedness and continuing its review of strategic alternatives.

KORE Group: $726 Million Acquisition Deal With Searchlight And Abry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

KORE Group, a global pure-play Internet of Things hyperscaler and provider of IoT connectivity, solutions and analytics, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firms Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $726 million.

Docupace Acquires InvestEdge And Appoints Brian Filanowski As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Docupace, an AI-enabled back-office and compliance software provider for wealth management firms, announced it has acquired InvestEdge, a provider of regulatory compliance software for bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisors. The company also appointed data and analytics veteran Brian Filanowski as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Department Of Culture And Tourism – Abu Dhabi: $100 Million In Savings Achieved With Ivalua Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has driven more than $100 million in savings following a sweeping procurement transformation supported by spend management company Ivalua.

FPT: Interview With SEVP Phuong Dang Tran About The Global Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

FPT Corporation is a Vietnam-based global technology giant that specializes in digital transformation, IT services, telecommunications, and education, with a strategic focus on AI, semiconductor, MedTech and automotive software solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Senior Executive Vice President of FPT Software Phuong Dang Tran to learn more.

Chat Agency AI: Interview With Founder Chad Vavra About The Idea-To-Strategy Engine Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Chat Agency AI is an idea-to-strategy engine that helps teams move from a raw concept to a fully validated business plan in minutes, not months. By automating the heavy lifting of market research, financial modeling, and competitor analysis, the platform delivers professional-grade strategic deliverables 500x faster than traditional methods. Pulse 2.0 sat down with Chat Agency AI founder Chad Vavra to discuss how his team is helping everyone—from startups to established banking teams—scale their strategy capacity and make data-driven decisions at the speed of AI.

Honest Health: $140 Million Raised For Value-Based Care Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Honest Health announced it has raised $140 million in a capital round led by NewSpring Healthcare, underscoring growing demand for its health system-focused approach to value-based care. The funding will support the company’s continued expansion into new markets and deepen partnerships with health systems, provider organizations, and payers operating under risk-based payment models.

VITURE: $100 Million Raised While Surpassing $200 Million In Six Months To Advance XR And AR Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

VITURE announced it has closed a $100 million financing round, bringing its total capital raised over the past six months to more than $200 million. The new round follows a $100 million raise completed in September and underscores continued investor confidence as the company accelerates into 2026.

UpGuard: $75 Million Series C Raised For Cyber Risk Posture Management Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

UpGuard, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Springcoast Partners. The minority investment will support the company’s next phase of growth, including expanded capabilities for its AI-powered Cyber Risk Posture Management platform, scaled global go-to-market operations, and potential strategic M&A activity. Springcoast joins existing investors August Capital, Square Peg Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners.

Payoneer Global Crosses $1 Billion In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Payoneer, the fintech platform powering global commerce for small and medium-sized businesses, reported full-year 2025 revenue of $1.05 billion, officially surpassing the $1 billion annual revenue mark for the first time in the company’s history.

Einride: $113 Million PIPE To Support $1.35 Billion SPAC Merger With Legato Merger Corp. III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Einride AB, a technology company focused on electric and autonomous freight operations, and Legato Merger Corp. III (NYSE American: LEGT), a special purpose acquisition company, announced a $113 million oversubscribed PIPE financing in support of their previously disclosed proposed business combination.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise: $7 Billion All-Cash Acquisition Of Macquarie AirFinance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Macquarie AirFinance Limited (MAF) in an all-cash transaction with an approximate enterprise value of $7 billion.

Viking Mergers & Acquisitions: Jake Iacovella Joins As Associate Advisor In Tampa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Viking Mergers & Acquisitions has welcomed Jake Iacovella to its Tampa office as an Associate Advisor, highlighting the firm’s continued focus on developing talent with both technical expertise and a strong entrepreneurial mindset.

Behrman Capital Sells Waterline Renewal Technologies To Azuria Water Solutions, A New Mountain Capital Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Behrman Capital, a New York-based private equity investment firm, announced that it has sold its portfolio company, Waterline Renewal Technologies, to Azuria Water Solutions, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CesiumAstro Announces Acquisition Of Vidrovr To Enhance Space Communications Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

CesiumAstro, a global provider of space and defense communications systems and satellites, announced it has acquired Vidrovr, an artificial intelligence company specializing in real-time multimodal signal analysis. The transaction advances CesiumAstro’s strategy to embed AI directly into space telecommunications and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance infrastructure, enabling intelligent radio frequency optimization, autonomous payload and satellite operations, and reconfigurable AI-enabled edge computing across its product portfolio.

Asahi Kasei: €780 Million Acquisition Of Aicuris To Expand Severe Infectious Disease Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Asahi Kasei announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued shares of Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG, a German-based biopharmaceutical company, for approximately €780 million, or about $919 million at an exchange rate of $1.178 per euro as of February 25, 2026. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, subject to customary conditions.

Harbinger Motors: Phantom AI Acquisition And ZF Licensing Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Harbinger, an American-made medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturer, announced that it has acquired autonomous driving company Phantom AI and secured a licensing agreement with ZF Group’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems business unit for passenger cars. The transaction establishes a new software services revenue stream for Harbinger while expanding its advanced driver assistance capabilities across both commercial and passenger vehicle markets.

Eventus: Majority Investment From Terminus Capital Partners To Accelerate Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Terminus Capital Partners has made a majority investment in Eventus, a provider of trade surveillance and market risk solutions, positioning the company for accelerated geographic expansion and product growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Clee Medical: Seed Financing Secured By Wyss Geneva Spin-Off To Advance Real-Time Brain Surgery Imaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering Geneva announced the successful closing of the seed financing round of Clee Medical SA, a Swiss neurotechnology spin-off developing ultra-high-resolution real-time intraoperative imaging for brain surgery.

Morehouse College: $457 Million NSF Project Received To House Landmark Supercomputer At HBCU Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Morehouse College announced it has received a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation as part of a $457 million initiative to build one of the most powerful academic supercomputers in the Southeast. The historic investment in higher education cyberinfrastructure will significantly expand access to advanced computational resources for Morehouse students and faculty, as well as HBCUs nationwide.

Windward Appoints Stuart Strachan As Chairman Of The Board To Scale Global Enterprise And Government Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Windward, a mission-grade maritime AI company, has appointed Stuart Strachan as Chairman of the Board as it looks to accelerate growth across enterprise and government markets worldwide.

SignaPay Appoints Jeff Kump As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

SignaPay, a payments and financial technology provider, has appointed Jeff Kump as Chief Operating Officer as the company looks to scale its operating platform and strengthen its risk and service infrastructure.

TripleKey Appoints Former Health System CIO Jon Brown As Chief Information Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

TripleKey, a healthcare-focused software risk and compliance platform, announced the appointment of Jon Brown as Chief Information Officer. Brown, a former healthcare Chief Information Officer and longtime healthcare technology executive, joins the company as health systems become increasingly software-driven and face accelerating change fueled by AI-assisted development.

Aalyria: $100 Million Series B Raised For Space-Based Communications Platform At $1.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Aalyria, an advanced aerospace communications company building infrastructure for next-generation space-based networks, announced it has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors.

The Armstrong Company Names New Co-Chairs And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

The Armstrong Company, a global moving and supply chain company, has announced a leadership transition that marks the rise of a new generation within the nearly 70-year-old family enterprise.

Nimble: $47 Million Series B Raised For Agentic Web Search Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Nimble, a real-time web search and data platform focused on turning the live web into reliable, decision-grade data for enterprises, has raised $47 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $75 million. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Databricks Ventures and all existing investors, including Target Global, Square Peg, Hetz Ventures, Slow Ventures, R-Squared Ventures, J-Ventures, and InvestInData.

Neural Earth: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Geospatial Risk Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Neural Earth has closed a $9.3 million Seed round to scale its AI-powered geospatial risk intelligence platform serving the property and casualty insurance and real estate sectors. The financing was three times oversubscribed, underscoring strong investor demand as climate-driven risk complexity continues to outpace legacy assessment tools.

Broadridge Financial: Frank Troise Named As President To Lead Global Capital Markets Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Frank Troise as President, Global Capital Markets, effective immediately, as the company advances its strategy to integrate traditional and digital market infrastructure. Troise will report to Tom Carey, President, Global Technology & Operations, and will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Riyadh Valley Company & SparkLabs Launch $20 Million King Saud University Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

SparkLabs Saudi Arabia has launched SparkLabs KSU Fund I, a $20 million venture capital fund focused on backing high-potential local and global founders building and scaling from Saudi Arabia. The fund received an anchor investment from Riyadh Valley Company (RVC), the investment arm of King Saud University.