Innovation

Fortify Expands National Footprint With Acquisition Of Rytech Restoration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Fortify Companies has acquired Rytech Restoration, expanding its national restoration platform to more than 30 states. The deal brings together Rytech’s network of 100+ franchise locations across 25 states with Fortify’s company-owned Insurcomm Restoration network, creating a unified platform serving over 100 markets nationwide.

LizzyAI: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform AI-Driven Job Interviews

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

LizzyAI, a New York-based AI-native interviewing platform, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by NEA, with participation from Speedinvest and Zero Prime Ventures. The company plans to use the capital to expand engineering and go-to-market teams, deepen product integrations, and advance its adaptive interview engine.

Curi Bio: $10 Million Series B Closed To Scale Human-Relevant Preclinical Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Curi Bio has secured a $10 million Series B round led by Seoul-based contract research organization DreamCIS, funding that will accelerate the expansion of the company’s integrated human-relevant preclinical discovery platform. The investment deepens a strategic partnership aimed at improving the predictiveness of early-stage drug development and reducing clinical trial failure rates.

HSBC: $4 Million Committed To Strengthen Job Pathways and Urban Environmental Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

HSBC Bank USA has allocated nearly $4 million in philanthropic funding to eight national and local nonprofit organizations focused on accelerating workforce development for low- and moderate-income adults and advancing clean air, clean water, and urban sustainability initiatives.

Vero Fiber: Acquisition Of BendTel Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Vero Broadband has officially closed its acquisition of BendTel after securing final FCC approval, bringing the Central Oregon telecom provider fully into the Vero organization. The deal strengthens Vero’s footprint in Bend and accelerates its rollout of residential Fiber-to-the-Home services across the region, including expansions into Old Bend and the Orchard District.

BriteLife Recovery Acquires Summit Behavioral Health In New Jersey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

BriteLife Recovery has completed the acquisition of Summit Behavioral Health, an established intensive outpatient program in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, marking the company’s first expansion into outpatient services. The deal integrates Summit’s IOP into BriteLife’s broader treatment network, extending its continuum of care beyond detox and residential treatment across the East Coast.

Hirewell Buys CS Recruiting, Forming A New Supply Chain Talent Giant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Hirewell has acquired CS Recruiting, creating one of North America’s largest and most specialized supply chain, logistics, and transportation recruiting platforms. The deal fuses Hirewell’s tech-enabled recruiting engine with CS Recruiting’s deep, decades-long expertise across freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, and manufacturing distribution.

360training Buys UST Training To Expand Regulated Training Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

360training.com, a global provider of compliance and professional education, has acquired UST Training, a leading online provider of state-approved Class A/B and Class C operator training for underground storage tank (UST) systems.

Terra-Gen: $383.3 Million Secured To Build 205MW Lockhart III And IV Solar Project In California

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Terra-Gen has closed $383.3 million in project financing to build its 205MWac Lockhart III & IV solar project in San Bernardino County, advancing one of California’s largest in-development solar additions.

Resideo Sells Grid Services Demand Response Business to EnergyHub

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Resideo Technologies has divested its Grid Services demand response unit to EnergyHub, sharpening its focus on core residential sensing and controls products. The business, which primarily serves utility clients, will fold into EnergyHub’s grid-edge flexibility platform, already used by more than 120 utilities serving over 55 million customers.

The FNA Group Acquires Allparts Equipment & Accessories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

The FNA Group has acquired Allparts Equipment & Accessories (APEA), expanding its parts and accessories portfolio and strengthening its distribution reach across North America. The deal bolsters FNA’s aftermarket strategy across pressure washers, pumps, and outdoor power equipment as the company scales its footprint among dealers, retailers, and end users.

Franchise Equity Partners To Buy IMO Car Wash From Driven Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) has signed an agreement to acquire IMO Car Wash, the world’s largest tunnel car wash operator, from Driven Brands. The deal includes IMO’s full portfolio of 720 locations across the United Kingdom, Germany, nine additional European countries, and Australia, marking FEP’s first international acquisition.

MarketFully Buys Global Social Media Agency Social Element

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2025

MarketFully has acquired Social Element, a global social media agency, to expand its multilingual content marketing capabilities across social platforms and branded communities. The deal advances MarketFully’s strategy to scale its AI-powered InContent Marketing offering beyond multilingual web content and into social engagement, fan communities, and global discoverability.