Innovation

OneRyan Global Takes Controlling Stake in Mr Gatti’s Pizza

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Mr Gatti’s Pizza announced that Dallas-based OneRyan Global LLC, the family office of businessman and philanthropist G. Brint Ryan, has acquired a controlling interest in the Texas-born pizza and family entertainment brand. Financial terms were not disclosed.

BigBear.ai Acquires CargoSeer Technology To Expand AI Tools For Customs Cargo Inspection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

BigBear.ai announced it has acquired certain technologies from CargoSeer Ltd., an AI software company focused on cargo-scanning enhancement and trade risk management for customs enforcement missions worldwide, in a deal with undisclosed financial terms.

Airwallex Buys Paynuri To Enter Korea With Payments, Prepaid, And FX Licenses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Airwallex has acquired South Korea’s Paynuri Co. Ltd., securing local regulatory permissions, including Payment Gateway and Prepaid Electronic Payment Instrument licenses, along with a Foreign Exchange Business registration, as the global financial platform moves to deepen its presence in Northeast Asia.

Rapid Care Acquires DeepDoc to Expand AI-Powered Medical Record Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Rapid Care announced it has acquired DeepDoc, an AI platform focused on analyzing and summarizing medical records, as the company looks to deepen its medical record intelligence capabilities and accelerate its broader AI roadmap.

University Of Arkansas GORP Seeks Applicants For Spring 2026 Outdoor Recreation Startup Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

The University of Arkansas’ Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Project (GORP), the school’s flagship business incubator for outdoor recreation startups, is accepting applications for its spring 2026 cohort as the program returns with new multi-year funding.

AiStrike: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI-Native And Preemptive Cyber Defense Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

AiStrike has raised $7 million in seed funding to expand an AI-native platform designed to help security teams move from reactive alert handling to what the company calls “preemptive” cyber defense. The round was led by Blumberg Capital, with participation from Runtime Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund, and strategic angel investors.

o9 Solutions CFO Anand Govind Joins Citi As Tech Investment Banking Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Anand Govind, chief financial officer of enterprise planning software company o9 Solutions, is joining Citigroup as a managing director in technology investment banking, focusing on enterprise software and artificial intelligence, according to a LinkedIn post and an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Human Capital Education Buys Kennedy & Company To Expand Strategy And CRM Services For Colleges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Human Capital Education has acquired Kennedy & Company Education Strategies, combining two higher-education advisory firms that help colleges and universities manage change, improve performance, and drive sustainable growth. The deal brings together complementary capabilities across institutional strategy, enrollment and pricing, financial sustainability, and technology-enabled services.

Copeland Bolsters AI-Driven HVAC And Cold Chain Offerings With Bueno Analytics Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Copeland announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Bueno Analytics, an Australia-based software company that uses embedded AI and machine learning to deliver building analytics, energy management, and operational efficiency tools for commercial buildings and cold chain environments.

BlueRidge Life Sciences Buys Design Science To Add Human Factors And Usability Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

BlueRidge Life Sciences, a life sciences consulting and services platform backed by Renovus Capital Partners, has acquired Design Science, a human factors and usability engineering consultancy that works with medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies.

LatticeFlow AI Acquires AI Sonar To Add On-Prem Discovery To Evidence-Based AI Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

LatticeFlow AI announced it has acquired Dublin-based AI Sonar Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of CloudSphere Ltd., in a deal the company unveiled during the World Economic Forum in Davos. The acquisition adds AI Sonar’s “AI discovery” capabilities—aimed at detecting “shadow AI” across enterprise environments—to LatticeFlow AI’s governance platform, which focuses on technical evaluations and evidence generation.

Infinity Natural Resources Buys Chase Oil Stake In South Bend Field In $36 Million Stock Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Infinity Natural Resources announced it acquired Chase Oil Corporation’s working interest in the company’s South Bend field in Pennsylvania in an all-stock transaction valued at about $36 million, adding producing wells, near-term volumes, and additional drilling inventory in one of its core dry gas areas.

Gamebeast Buys RTrack To Broaden Roblox Market Research And Intelligence Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Gamebeast has acquired RTrack, a Roblox market research platform that helps developers and enterprises track trends, player behavior, and game performance using structured analysis of publicly available data.

Prime Capital Financial Acquires $600 Million Firm Bradshaw Rogers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Prime Capital Financial has acquired Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners, adding a planning-led wealth management firm with integrated tax capabilities and roughly $600 million in assets under management to its national platform.

Riverview Landscapes Acquires Meticulous Landscaping in Ocean County, New Jersey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Riverview Landscapes, a provider of commercial landscaping and snow services across the Northeast, has acquired Meticulous Landscaping, a well-known landscape maintenance company based in Ocean County, New Jersey. The deal marks Riverview’s 20th acquisition since the company was founded in 2022.

Auria Acquires RKF Engineering Solutions And Kythera Space Solutions To Expand SATCOM And Payload Software Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Auria, a provider of command, control, and communications (C3) software and solutions for advanced space and missile operations, has acquired RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions, adding satellite communications engineering, spectrum management expertise, and autonomous payload software to its portfolio. Auria is a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital.

Appian Adds ScienceLogic CEO David Link To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Appian, a provider of AI-powered process automation software, has appointed David Link to its board of directors, effective January 25, 2026, adding an enterprise software executive with deep experience in IT operations, automation, and platform scaling.

CFP Board Names K. Dane Snowden As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

CFP Board has appointed K. Dane Snowden as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective March 16, 2026, succeeding longtime CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE, who will retire after nearly two decades in the role. The appointment follows a year-long national search conducted with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

Infusion Marketing Group, QwickRate, And IntelliCredit Merge Under OptimaFI Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Three companies serving community financial institutions have combined to form OptimaFI, a new organization that brings together marketing, credit risk, and balance sheet strategy capabilities under one brand. The company said it currently serves more than 2,500 clients and will continue operating with existing client teams and service models unchanged.

Private Equity Veteran Speed Liu Joins FTI Consulting In Hong Kong As Senior Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

FTI Consulting has hired private equity veteran Speed Liu as a Senior Managing Director in its Business Transformation practice in Asia, based in Hong Kong, strengthening the firm’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment amid rising demand for operational turnaround and exit-readiness work across the region.

Nexxa.ai: $9 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale AI Agents For Heavy Industry Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Nexxa.ai has raised a $9 million seed round to scale specialized AI agents designed for heavy-industry workflows, as the company looks to expand deployments across rail, construction, manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure sectors.

AheadComputing Raises Additional $30 Million Seed2 Round To Reimagine CPU Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

AheadComputing, a Portland, Oregon-based IP design house developing high-performance RISC-V CPU cores, has raised an additional $30 million in a Seed2 financing round, bringing total funding to $53 million. The round was co-led by Eclipse, Toyota Ventures, and Cambium, with participation from Corner, Trousdale Ventures, EPIQ, MESH, and Stata.

American Express Global Business Travel Cuts Borrowing Costs And Upsizes Term Loan To $1.486 Billion Through 2031

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

American Express Global Business Travel Group announced it has refinanced and expanded its senior secured first lien term loan facility, lowering borrowing costs while adding incremental liquidity to support growth investments and integration efforts.

Fair Holdings Completes $227 Million Take-Private Acquisition Of TrueCar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Fair Holdings, led by TrueCar founder Scott Painter, has completed a $227 million take-private acquisition of TrueCar in a deal backed by a strategic group that includes PenFed Credit Union, Zurich North America, AutoNation, Atlantic Coast Automotive, and several technology partners.

BioTissue Sells Surgical And Wound Care Unit To BioStem, Sharpening Focus On Ocular Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

BioTissue Holdings has completed the sale of its non-ocular Surgical and Wound Care business to BioStem Technologies, a deal that shifts BioTissue toward a tighter strategic focus on eye-care innovation while expanding BioStem’s footprint in placental-derived products for advanced wound care.

Benepass: $40 Million Series B Closed To Expand Benefits Platform for Employers Facing Rising Healthcare Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Benepass has raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its benefits capital management platform as employers look for new ways to rein in rising healthcare costs without simply shifting more expense onto employees. The round was led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from FoW Partners and existing backers Portage Ventures and Threshold Ventures.

Renterra: $9 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI-Driven Equipment Rental Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Renterra has raised $9 million in a Series A round to accelerate growth of its equipment rental software platform and expand its use of practical AI tools for rental operators.

Claim Health: $4.4 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate Post-Acute Revenue Operations With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Claim Health, a Y Combinator-backed startup building AI-native revenue operations infrastructure for post-acute care, has raised a $4.4 million seed round led by Maverick Ventures, with participation from Peak XV, Y Combinator, and DHVP. The financing also included checks from C-suite executives at large post-acute care providers, which the company said reflect growing demand for modernized revenue workflows in home health, hospice, and personal care settings.

ActBlue Acquires Hey Victor to Expand Low-Cost Campaign Websites for Democrats

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

ActBlue has acquired Hey Victor, a website-building platform for Democratic campaigns, and will operate it as “Hey Victor by ActBlue.” The company said the move expands its down-ballot toolkit and is intended to make modern campaign websites more accessible to candidates without large budgets or specialized digital teams.

Mindgruve Accelerates European Growth With Acquisition Of Ameo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Mindgruve has acquired Hamburg-based commerce agency Ameo, a longtime provider of Amazon advertising and analytics services in Europe, as the company deepens its presence in international retail media and cross-border commerce. The deal expands Mindgruve’s footprint in Europe and aims to help U.S. brands scale performance in Germany and other major European markets, where marketplace dynamics and measurement standards can vary widely.