Innovation

Curium Reportedly Nears Acquisition Of Lantheus For Approximately $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Curium Pharma is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire radiopharmaceutical company Lantheus Holdings in a transaction valued at approximately $7 billion, according to Bloomberg. The potential acquisition would bring together two major businesses operating across nuclear medicine, diagnostic imaging and targeted radiopharmaceutical development.

Dover To Acquire Cloeren And Expand Polymer Processing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Dover has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cloeren, a manufacturer of extrusion T-dies and feedblocks used primarily in polymer and plastics production. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Honeywell Completes Sale Of Warehouse And Workflow Solutions Business To American Industrial Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Honeywell Technologies has completed the sale of its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions business to American Industrial Partners in an all-cash transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Upstart Secures Up To $4 Billion Consumer Loan Purchase Commitment From Castlelake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Upstart has entered into a multiyear forward-flow agreement under which Castlelake-managed funds may purchase up to $4 billion of consumer loans originated through the Upstart platform. The loans may be purchased over a period of up to 24 months.

Humand: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Nicolas “Nico” Benenzon About Building An AI-Based Operating System For Deskless Workers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Humand is an AI-powered operating system for deskless workers, giving employees access to onboarding, training, benefits, recognition, and company updates through a single mobile platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Humand Co-Founder & CEO Nicolas "Nico" Benenzon to learn more.

Octaura: Interview With Chief Financial Officer Cristina Kim About Electronic Trading For Leveraged Loans And CLOs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Octaura is an electronic trading and data analytics platform focused on fixed-income asset classes, particularly leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Octaura Chief Financial Officer Cristina Kim to learn more.

Google Cloud Selected As NOAA’s Primary Weather Supercomputing Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected Google Cloud as the primary provider of high-performance computing infrastructure for its Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System.

S&P Global To Acquire Majority Stake In Agusto & Co. To Expand African Credit Ratings Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

S&P Global has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Agusto & Company, a Pan-African credit rating agency operating in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Pentair To Acquire Taco Group Holdings For Approximately $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Pentair has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Taco Group Holdings for approximately $1.4 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The purchase price represents approximately 10.5 times Taco’s estimated 2026 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. That calculation includes approximately $165 million in expected tax benefits and $30 million in anticipated annual cost savings.

Lumotive: Interview With CEO Dr. Sam Heidari About The Optical Chips Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Lumotive is a semiconductor company pioneering software-defined, programmable optical chips that utilize patented Light Control Metasurface (LCM) technology to electronically steer and shape light. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lumotive CEO Dr. Sam Heidari to learn more.

Qualcomm Named BMW’s Lead Compute Silicon Provider For Digital Cockpit And Automated Driving

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Qualcomm Completes Acquisition Of Modular To Expand AI Compute Platform From Edge To Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Modular, an AI-native software infrastructure company whose platform helps developers optimize and deploy generative and agentic AI workloads across different types of computing hardware. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

ThreatLocker Raises $190 Million Series F To Expand Zero Trust Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ThreatLocker has raised $190 million in Series F funding to accelerate product development, strengthen its artificial intelligence security capabilities and expand internationally. The round was led by Elephant, with continued participation from D. E. Shaw Ventures and Arthur Ventures. Koch Disruptive Technologies made a significant new investment in the company.

Processa Pharmaceuticals Acquires Vidya Therapeutics And Raises About $200 Million To Advance VT-7208

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Processa Pharmaceuticals has acquired Vidya Therapeutics in a stock-for-stock transaction and entered into an agreement for an approximately $200 million concurrent private placement.

Cowbell Launches OMNI AI Decision Intelligence System For Specialty Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Cowbell has launched OMNI, an AI-native decision intelligence system designed to improve underwriting, claims, cybersecurity services, customer engagement and product development across its specialty insurance business.

Naoma: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dmitry Zakharov About The Conversational AI Video Agent Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Naoma builds conversational AI video agents that deliver personalized, live B2B software product demos on demand. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Naoma co-founder and CEO Dmitry Zakharov to learn more.

Pension Resource Institute Appoints Annie Messer As President And Expands Leadership Across Retirement Plan Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Pension Resource Institute has named Annie Messer as President and appointed Haley Erickson as Chief Compliance Officer of Group Plan Systems as part of a broader leadership expansion across its retirement plan businesses.

FMG Suite Launches Institutional Intelligence To Help Financial Advisors Turn Expertise Into Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

FMG Suite has launched Institutional Intelligence, a program that embeds specialized wealth management content, research and interactive tools directly into the marketing and client engagement workflows used by financial advisors. The platform is intended to help advisors transform expertise in areas such as estate planning, taxes, and philanthropy into compliant campaigns that attract prospects and deepen existing client relationships.

Wind Point Partners Closes $3.2 Billion Fund XI For Middle-Market Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Wind Point Partners has closed its eleventh private equity fund with $3.2 billion in total commitments, exceeding the fund's hard cap and making it the largest fund in the firm's 42-year history.

Qureight Raises $20 Million Series B To Expand AI Imaging Platform For Lung And Heart Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Qureight has raised $20 million in Series B funding to expand its three-dimensional deep learning imaging portfolio and grow its commercial operations across additional therapeutic markets involving lung and heart diseases. The round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from existing investors Hargreave Hale AIM VCT, XTX Ventures, Guinness Ventures, Meltwind and Ascension.

groundcover Raises $100 Million Series C To Scale AI-Era Observability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

groundcover has raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand its observability platform for engineers and autonomous AI agents. The financing was led by One Peak, with participation from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and existing investors Zeev Ventures, Angular Ventures, Heavybit, and Jibe.

Project Bravo Secures $12.5 Million Revolving Credit Facility To Support Government Contract Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Project Bravo has secured a $12.5 million senior-secured revolving credit facility arranged by Business Capital, also known as BizCap, to increase working capital, refinance existing obligations and support continued growth in its government-contract fulfillment business.

F.L.Putnam Secures Minority Investment To Expand Wealth Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

F.L.Putnam Investment Management Company has secured a strategic minority investment from Bixby Wealth Solutions to support advisor recruitment, enhance its client experience and accelerate its expansion across the United States. Financial terms were not disclosed, and F.L.Putnam will continue operating independently under its existing leadership team led by CEO Tom Manning.

Conquest Integrates Lydia To Combine Financial Planning AI With Behavioral Coaching

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Conquest Planning has integrated Shaping Wealth's Lydia behavioral intelligence agent into its financial planning platform, combining analytical recommendations with communication coaching intended to help advisors deliver more personalized and effective advice.

RMH Systems Acquires Systems In Motion To Build National Warehouse Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

RMH Systems has acquired Systems in Motion, a warehouse automation and material handling integrator, with financing provided by Yukon Partners. The transaction is RMH's third add-on acquisition since the company partnered with Rotunda Capital Partners in February 2025.

Eaton Fiber Secures $1.5 Billion To Expand Verizon Fiber Broadband To More Than One Million Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Bain Capital and Tillman Global Holdings have committed $1.5 billion to Eaton Fiber to finance the acquisition of Ripple Fiber and expand Verizon-branded fiber broadband across the United States.

flyExclusive Secures $30 Million North Carolina Grant To Expand Maintenance And Pilot Training Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

flyExclusive has secured a $30 million grant from the State of North Carolina to expand its aircraft maintenance and repair operation and develop a pilot training facility at the North Carolina Global TransPark in Kinston.

Bloomberg To Acquire Canoe Intelligence To Expand AI-Powered Private Markets Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Bloomberg has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered platform that automates the collection, processing and delivery of private markets data. Financial terms and an expected closing date were not disclosed.

ChipAgents Expands Series A To $134 Million To Scale Autonomous Semiconductor Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

ChipAgents has raised an additional $60 million in Series A2 financing, expanding its Series A round to $134 million six months after the initial closing. B Capital joined the round as a new investor alongside Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, Ericsson, ScOp and other existing backers.

Curant.ai Raises $3.1 Million Seed Round Led By Diagram For AI-Powered Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2026

Curant.ai has raised $3.1 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform for insurance claims and support broader adoption across the industry. The round was led by Diagram, with participation from Humania Insurance, Element Ventures, Blue Plains Capital and several angel investors.