Innovation

Element Fleet Management To Acquire Car IQ In Strategic Expansion Of Connected Vehicle Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Element Fleet Management Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Car IQ, a San Francisco-based technology company known for developing autonomous vehicle-initiated payments. The transaction will bring Car IQ under the Element Mobility division as a subsidiary, marking a significant expansion of Element’s connected fleet and digital payments ecosystem across North America. Closing is expected in December 2025, subject to customary conditions.

Luma AI: International Expansion With New London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Luma AI announced a major international expansion, opening its first office outside the United States and appointing former WPP and Monks executive Jason Day as Head of EMEA. The London office marks the company’s initial step toward global scale following its recent $900 million Series C investment led by HUMAIN.

Bitfury: $50 Million Committed To Accelerate Growth Of Gonka Decentralized AI Compute Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Bitfury announced a $50 million investment in Gonka, a rapidly expanding decentralized network designed to provide high-efficiency AI computation by enabling global GPU contributors to supply processing power directly to AI workloads. The commitment marks the first investment under Bitfury’s recently launched $1 billion initiative to advance ethical, science-driven emerging technologies.

Quanta: $15 Million Series A Raised And Prism Real-Time Finance Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Quanta has secured a $15 million Series A round led by Accel, with participation from Operator Collective, Naval Ravikant, Designer Fund, Basecase, and several notable operators, including Akshay Kothari of Notion, Claire Hughes Johnson of Stripe, and Huey Lin of Affirm. The company also announced the launch of Prism, a new agentic reporting layer built on top of Quanta’s real-time accounting infrastructure.

YUV: $12 Million Series A Raised For Beauty Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

YUV, a beauty-technology company founded by industry veteran and serial entrepreneur Francisco Gimenez, has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Nineyards Equity. The company is aiming to modernize one of the beauty sector’s largest and least digitized categories: professional hair coloring.

pH7 Technologies Secures $25.6 Million Series B To Advance Commercial Critical Metals Extraction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

pH7 Technologies has raised an initial $25.6 million in Series B financing to scale its next-generation critical-minerals extraction platform, positioning the Vancouver-based company for broader commercial deployments across the global mining sector. The round was led by Fine Structure Ventures, with BHP Ventures joining as a strategic investor.

Helmet Security: $9 Million Raised To Advance Protection For Agentic AI Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Helmet Security has secured $9 million in funding from SYN Ventures and WhiteRabbit Ventures, positioning the company to expand its end-to-end security platform built for the fast-growing agentic AI ecosystem.

Oxzo: $25 Million Raised From S2G To Accelerate Global Expansion In Aquaculture Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Oxzo has received a US$25 million strategic investment from S2G Investments, marking one of the company’s most significant milestones as it accelerates its expansion across the global aquaculture sector. The investment, which adds to existing support from Fiordo Austral and Altis, positions Oxzo to broaden its presence beyond its core markets of Chile, Norway, and Canada and bring its patented oxygenation technologies to additional international regions.

Accenture Makes Strategic Investment In WEVO To Expand AI-Driven Customer Research Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Accenture has made a strategic investment in WEVO, a customer research platform that uses generative AI to simulate and validate user behavior before companies launch new products or services. The investment, led by Accenture Ventures, will integrate WEVO’s technology into Accenture Song’s GrowthOS platform, which is designed to help enterprises convert customer needs into scalable revenue with greater accuracy and speed.

Connectbase Secures Investment From EAM And Acquires Cloud Age

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Connectbase announced a significant expansion of its platform with the acquisition of Cloud Age, a SaaS provider of telecom invoice automation and spend management serving more than 1,700 global vendors. The deal strengthens Connectbase’s position as the Operating System for transacting across the global connectivity ecosystem by unifying discovery, quoting, spend intelligence, and automation within a single end-to-end workflow. The company also revealed a new growth investment from Equality Asset Management, which will support the Cloud Age acquisition and accelerate Connectbase’s global expansion and continued platform innovation.

RadiusDC Expands National Footprint With Acquisition And Capacity Upgrade Of Atlanta Carrier Hotel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

RadiusDC has completed the acquisition of the carrier-hotel facility at 55 Marietta Street NW in Downtown Atlanta and plans a substantial expansion of the property, adding 8MW of new utility capacity to bring the site’s total to 18MW. The move represents a significant growth milestone for the data center operator, deepening its presence in one of the most supply-constrained and connectivity-dense markets in the Southeast.

Michigan State University Receives Record $401 Million Commitment From Greg And Dawn Williams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Michigan State University announced a landmark $401 million commitment from Greg and Dawn Williams, marking the largest single gift in the institution’s history and one of the largest ever recorded in college athletics. The contribution, made through the university’s “Uncommon Will, Far Better World” campaign and in support of MSU Athletics’ FOR SPARTA initiative, represents a transformative investment in both academic excellence and long-term athletic competitiveness. The university said the funds will reshape the athletic department’s national ambitions while strengthening MSU’s broader mission to advance research, support student success, and serve communities across Michigan and beyond.

Tiger Infrastructure Partners Makes Growth Investment In Raptor Waste Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Tiger Infrastructure Partners has completed a major growth capital investment in Raptor Waste Solutions, an integrated waste logistics platform serving the Greater Kansas City region. The investment marks a significant expansion milestone for Raptor, which was founded by Shawn Polowniak and Kit Starr and currently operates two transfer stations and a hauling business. Both founders will retain a meaningful equity stake as part of the transaction.

SharpenCX And Ytel Announce Merger To Create Unified AI Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

SharpenCX has merged with Ytel in a deal that brings together two established providers of customer experience and communications technology. The combined company will operate a unified CX platform built on SharpenCX’s intelligent agent and automation capabilities and Ytel’s outbound communications infrastructure. The merger positions the new entity to serve businesses seeking a single AI-enhanced environment for inbound and outbound engagement across voice, messaging, and chat.

Anderson Global Expands UK Footprint With Acquisition Of Woodside Corporate Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Anderson Global has announced the acquisition of Woodside Corporate Services Limited and its parent entities, marking a significant expansion of its corporate and fund services capabilities across the UK. The deal strengthens the firm’s earlier investment in the Kin Group and adds a seasoned company secretarial team focused on supporting early-stage UK businesses. Woodside will continue to operate as a standalone company while gaining access to expanded resources through integration with Kin’s technology platform, which has received substantial investment since joining Anderson Global.

PKF O’Connor Davies Expands Private Client Advisory Practice With Wolf Maryles & Associates Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

PKF O’Connor Davies announced that New York City–based Wolf Maryles & Associates will join the firm effective January 1, 2026, adding a specialized team focused on high-net-worth tax and financial advisory services. The deal strengthens PKF O’Connor Davies’ private client practice and continues its momentum following last year’s strategic growth investment from Investcorp and PSP Investments.

Track Titan Raises $5 Million Seed Round To Expand Simracing Coaching Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Track Titan has raised a $5 million seed round co-led by Partech and Game Changers Ventures, with additional participation from Sequel. Existing backers Axel Springer and Porsche also invested in the round.

Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. In $82.7 Billion Deal (Updated)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Netflix announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. in a transformative agreement valued at $82.7 billion in enterprise value and $72 billion in equity value. The deal follows Warner Bros. Discovery’s separation of its Global Networks division, Discovery Global, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026. The merger will unite Netflix’s global entertainment platform with Warner Bros.’ century-long legacy of film and television content, bringing together major franchises and studios under one combined company.

Velvære: $555 Million Secured To Advance Luxury Wellness Residential Community In Deer Valley’s East Village

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Velvære, a wellness-focused, ski-in/ski-out residential community within Deer Valley’s East Village expansion, has secured an additional $197 million in capital financing from Anchor Loans, bringing its total financing to $555 million following a restructuring of existing capital. The funding was arranged and advised by LFB Ventures, with equity backing from Toba Capital.

UpTerra: New CEO Appointed And Investment Secured From Generation Food Rural Partners Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

UpTerra has appointed Stephen Birch as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and has also secured a strategic investment from Big Idea Ventures’ Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP) Fund. The announcement marks a significant step for the agricultural water-innovation company as it scales its technology across the United States.

Asurion To Buy Domestic & General, Expanding Footprint In Connected Device And Appliance Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Asurion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Domestic & General, aiming to build one of the world’s largest end-to-end providers of technology and appliance protection. The deal strengthens Asurion’s push to become the “CTO of the home” by unifying care for connected devices and household appliances under a single global platform.

Antares: $96 Million Raised To Advance Nuclear Microreactor Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Antares, a rapidly growing advanced nuclear energy startup, has secured $96 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its compact nuclear microreactor platform. The round was led by Shine Capital, with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious, and others. The financing includes $71 million in new equity and $25 million in debt earmarked for equipment, factory expansion, and uranium procurement.

Allworth Financial Expands In Boston With Acquisition Of $460 Million Firm FSA Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Allworth Financial has acquired FSA Wealth Management, a Needham, Massachusetts–based fiduciary advisory firm overseeing $460 million in assets, strengthening the firm’s up-market capabilities in one of the nation’s most competitive wealth hubs. The deal brings six professionals, including five financial advisors—into Allworth’s growing Greater Boston operation, with the team set to transition into Allworth’s existing Waltham office.

Woven Solutions Acquires Cystemic Security, Expanding Its Cyber and Managed Attribution Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Woven Solutions has acquired Cystemic Security, marking the Reston-based mission-software provider’s first transaction since securing a strategic investment from Falfurrias Management Partners in August. The deal strengthens Woven’s position as a rapidly scaling builder of AI-enabled cyber and intelligence tooling for U.S. national security agencies.

Ansley Park Capital: $400 Million Asset-Backed Securitization Closed, Marking First-Time Issuance In U.S. Equipment Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Ansley Park Capital has completed its inaugural asset-backed securitization valued at more than $400 million, marking the largest first-time issuance ever recorded in the U.S. large-ticket equipment finance market. The transaction closed on November 26, 2025.

Burns Engineering Announces Investment From OceanSound Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Burns Engineering, a nationally recognized engineering solutions provider for transportation, critical infrastructure, and the broader built environment, has received a strategic investment from OceanSound Partners, a private equity firm focused on technology and technology-enabled services supporting government and highly regulated sectors. Existing leadership — including Matthew and John Burns — will retain significant ownership and continue in their current roles.

Mujin: $233 Million Closed To Scale Its Intelligent Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Mujin, the Tokyo- and Atlanta-based automation technology company, has closed $233 million in the first tranche of its Series D round to speed global deployment of MujinOS, its intelligent robotics operating system. The raise includes $133 million in equity led by NTT Group with co-lead Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and participation from Mitsubishi HC Capital Realty and Salesforce Ventures, alongside $100 million in debt financing from leading Japanese financial institutions.

Curative: $150 Million Series B At $1.275 Billion Raised To Accelerate AI-Driven Health Insurance Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Curative has secured more than $150 million in Series B funding as the company pushes to scale its $0-out-of-pocket health insurance model and expand nationally. The new raise values the Austin-based insurer at $1.275 billion, marking its official arrival as a health-tech unicorn.

Lyric Bio: $6.6 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance Donor-Derived Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Lyric Bio, a San Carlos–based biomanufacturing startup spun out of Prellis Biologics, has raised $6.6 million in oversubscribed seed financing to scale its next-generation production platform for donor-derived therapeutics. The round was led by The Venture Collective, with participation from Black Diamond Ventures, Draper Associates, Lucas Venture Group, Meiji Seika Pharma, SOSV, and other investors.

Nada: $10 Million Series A Raised To Scale Its Home Equity Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Nada has raised $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate the expansion of its home equity investment platform. The round was led by Interlock Partners, with participation from LiveOak Ventures and Riverwalk Capital Partners, alongside an expanded venture debt facility from Nomura Strategic Ventures.