Innovation

Akima Names Lauren Cates Vice President Of Business Development For Emerging Markets Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Akima, a provider of mission-focused solutions to the federal government, announced the appointment of Lauren Cates as vice president of business development for its Emerging Markets Group. The group delivers advanced technologies and digital solutions designed to help federal clients achieve peak performance.

Synopsys Appoints Former Deloitte Executive Peter Shimer To Board And Announces Director Transitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Synopsys announced the appointment of Peter A. Shimer to its board of directors, adding a veteran financial executive with four decades of experience at Deloitte. Shimer’s appointment is effective immediately, and he will serve on the board’s audit committee.

Ursa Major Appoints Chris Spagnoletti As Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Ursa Major announced the appointment of Chris Spagnoletti as Chief Executive Officer, marking a leadership transition as the aerospace and defense company continues to scale its hypersonic, solid rocket motor, and space propulsion programs.

Stavtar Solutions Appoints Michael Basen As Head Of StavMarket

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Stavtar Solutions, a business spend management and expense allocation SaaS provider serving complex enterprises such as alternative asset managers, announced the appointment of Michael Basen as Head of StavMarket.

Casio America Names Dave Shaw As Director Of Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Casio America has appointed Dave Shaw as Director of Marketing, marking a leadership transition as the company prepares for its next phase of growth in the U.S. market.

Georgia-Pacific Names Nate Medina As Senior Vice President And General Sales Manager Of GP PRO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Georgia-Pacific has named Nate Medina as senior vice president and general sales manager of GP PRO, the company announced. In the role, Medina will oversee the organization’s field sales, national accounts, and distribution teams, with a focus on driving commercial execution and strengthening customer partnerships across the business.

Tidal Cyber Appoints Cat Self As Senior Director Of Adversary Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Tidal Cyber has appointed Cat Self as Senior Director of Adversary Research, expanding its focus on procedural-level threat intelligence and adversary testing as part of its Threat-Led Defense platform.

Stable Money: $25 Million Pre-Series C Funding Round Raised For Fixed-Income Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Stable Money has raised $25 million in a Pre-Series C round led by Peak XV Partners, with continued participation from Z47, RTP Global, and Fundamentum Partnership, as the Bengaluru-based company accelerates its push to modernize India’s fixed deposit market.

Emergent Hits $100 Million ARR In Eight Months And Launches Mobile App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Emergent announced it has reached $100 million in annual run rate in just eight months, positioning itself among the fastest-growing vibe coding platforms. The milestone comes alongside the launch of Emergent AI, the company’s new mobile app that lets users build and publish software directly from their smartphones.

Solid Launches With $20 Million Seed Funding To Automate Semantic Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Solid, an enterprise software company focused on improving the reliability of artificial intelligence systems, announced its public launch alongside $20 million in seed funding. The round includes backing from Team8 and SignalFire and will be used to accelerate enterprise adoption of trustworthy AI by reducing the manual effort required to maintain consistent business meaning in data.

Ormat Technologies Signs Deal With NV Energy To Support Google Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Ormat Technologies announced it has signed a long-term geothermal portfolio power purchase agreement for up to 150 MW with NV Energy to support the Nevada data center operations of Google.

World Labs Raises $1 Billion To Advance Spatial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup co-founded by renowned AI expert Fei-Fei Li, announced it has secured $1 billion in new funding to accelerate the development of its “world models” — artificial intelligence systems designed to perceive, generate, reason and interact with three-dimensional environments.