Innovation

Brady: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Rises 9.8% To Record $1.66 Billion As Adjusted EPS Reaches $5.29

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Brady Corporation reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.66 billion, an increase of 9.8% from $1.51 billion in the prior year, as organic growth, acquisitions and foreign currency gains supported expansion across the business.

Rockpoint And Newbond Holdings Acquire Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Rockpoint and Newbond Holdings have acquired the Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale, Curio Collection by Hilton, expanding the firms' hospitality investment partnership.

Saothair Capital Partners Acquires FIFCO USA And Renames Business North American Breweries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Saothair Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of CCR American Holdings, Inc., known as FIFCO USA, from Distribuidora La Florida, a subsidiary of Heineken.

Diameter Pay Raises $10 Million Series A To Expand Global U.S. Dollar Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Diameter Pay has raised a $10 million Series A to expand its infrastructure for global U.S. dollar payments, virtual accounts and stablecoin connectivity. The financing was co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction, with participation from SixThirty Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, Tech Council Ventures, Onigiri Capital and BitRock Capital.

Parkway Corporation Acquires Downtown Atlanta Parking Property

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Parkway Corporation has acquired a 50,526-square-foot surface parking property in Downtown Atlanta, marking the real estate investor and parking operator's entry into the Atlanta market.

Resect AI Launches Out Of Stealth With $25 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Resect AI has emerged from stealth with $25 million in funding from private equity investors to develop technology that detects AI hallucinations and modifies model behavior. The financing will support research and development, go-to-market initiatives and hiring across the greater Seattle and Portland markets.

Truelink Capital Completes Acquisition Of JT Thorpe Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Truelink Capital has completed its acquisition of JT Thorpe Group, a provider of specialty industrial maintenance, thermal management and asset integrity services across North America.

Blue Moon Metals To Acquire Springer Water Rights And Land Package For $8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Blue Moon Metals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire more than 2,100 acres of land and associated water rights near its Springer mine in Nevada for $8 million.

Capacity Raises More Than $54 Million Series E As ARR Surpasses $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Capacity has raised more than $54 million in Series E funding, bringing total capital raised by the agentic customer support automation company to more than $159 million. The financing follows Capacity surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue in June 2026, representing 20-fold growth over approximately three and a half years.

Ulta Beauty Selects Eight Brands For 2026 MUSE Accelerator And Awards $410,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Ulta Beauty has selected eight emerging beauty and wellness brands for the fifth annual MUSE Accelerator Program, providing funding, mentorship and retail-readiness support during a 10-week program beginning September 14.

Cloverleaf AI Raises $8 Million Series A Led By S3 Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Cloverleaf AI has raised an $8 million Series A led by S3 Ventures, with participation from Jackson Square Ventures, Ivy Ventures and Tawani Ventures. The Denver-based company closed the financing in January and disclosed it in August after expanding its team and platform.

Hermetiq Raises $2.2 Million Seed Round For AI Coding Build Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Hermetiq has raised a $2.2 million Seed round to develop infrastructure connecting AI coding agents with the build systems responsible for compiling, testing and shipping the code they generate. Gi21 Capital participated in the financing.

RQD Clearing Secures $74 Million Growth Investment Led By Bain Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

RQD Clearing has secured a $74 million minority growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, with participation from ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and Nyca Partners.

fileAI Secures Investment From SMBC Asia Rising Fund And Singtel Innov8 To Expand In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

fileAI has secured an investment from SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8 as the enterprise AI company expands its presence in Japan and grows its financial-services capabilities. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

Mundo Raises $20 Million Series A, Bringing Total Funding To $24 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Mundo, an innovative startup based in Vancouver, has successfully secured a $20 million Series A funding round, led by GreatPoint Ventures. Prominent investors also participated, including Y Combinator, Next Frontier Ventures, and E12 Ventures. In addition to this recent financing, Mundo had earlier raised an unannounced $4 million in a Seed round, bringing the company’s total funding to a substantial $24 million.

ColibriTD Raises €4 Million Seed Round Led By Earlybird Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

ColibriTD, a French quantum software company focused on multiphysics simulation, has raised €4 million in Seed funding led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from SymbiaVC and Medin VC. The financing follows a €1 million Pre-Seed investment from Earlybird.

Chegg Repays $33.9 Million In Convertible Notes And Becomes Debt-Free

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Chegg, a prominent provider of educational resources and workforce-skilling solutions, has paid off the remaining principal balance of $33.9 million on its 0% convertible senior notes, which recently matured. This significant repayment marks a milestone for the company, as it is now debt-free, a status expected to enhance its financial stability and operational flexibility.

Palo Alto Networks Acquires Console To Expand Agentic Security Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Palo Alto Networks has acquired Console, an AI-native platform for building agentic workflows across enterprise operations. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Axjo Group Acquires Eco-Tourets To Expand In France

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Axjo Group has acquired Eco-Tourets, a French company focused on sustainable packaging solutions for the wire and cable industry. Financial terms were not disclosed.

UBS Launches Nine Cash Tender Offers For Credit Suisse Debt Securities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

UBS Group has officially launched a series of nine simultaneous cash tender offers to repurchase outstanding debt securities originally issued by Credit Suisse Group. This strategic move follows UBS's assumption of the obligations linked to these notes, resulting from the merger between Credit Suisse Group and UBS Group in June 2023.

CVC Secondary Partners Raises $10 Billion For Sixth Global Private Equity Secondaries Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

CVC Secondary Partners has closed its sixth global secondary private equity fund, Secondary Opportunities Fund VI, with $10 billion in aggregate capital commitments.

Archive Raises Strategic Funding To Scale AI-Native Creator Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Archive has closed a strategic funding round to expand its AI-native creator marketing platform as more consumer and AI companies use creators as a core customer acquisition channel. The round was led by Anti Fund, founded by Jake and Logan Paul and Geoffrey Woo, and Florida Funders. Battery Ventures, Stripe, Tiger Global, Lux Capital and Human Capital also participated, along with more than 50 founders and executives from the technology and consumer industries.

MiiHealth AI Raises Seed Funding Led By Russell Glass To Automate Patient Intake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

MiiHealth AI has raised a Seed round of an undisclosed amount led by Russell Glass, former CEO of Headspace and founder of Arteria Capital. The financing also included participation from physician angel investors, healthcare operators and digital health founders.

PATH Raises New Funding Backed By Agility Ventures To Accelerate Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

PATH has successfully completed a new investment round, attracting support from a diverse group of investors, including Agility Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Agility. This strategic backing marks a significant step in PATH’s growth trajectory.

Teragen Energy Raises $6 Million Pre-Seed Round Co-Led By BEVC And Energy Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Teragen Energy has raised an oversubscribed $6 million Pre-Seed round co-led by BEVC and Energy Capital Ventures, with participation from AP Ventures, AIC Ventures, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and UntroD Capital Asia.

Stellaria Raises $6.8 Million Seed Round At $114.4 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Stellaria, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, has secured $6.8 million in Seed funding from a group of angel investors, valuing the company at $114.4 million. This funding will support the growth and expansion of its innovative AI-powered geospatial intelligence platform.

Neno Raises €6.6 Million Seed Round To Build AI-Native Accounting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Neno has raised a €6.6 million Seed round to continue building its AI-native accounting software and services platform for European businesses. The financing was backed by AlleyCorp, firstminute capital and Motive Partners, alongside angel investors from companies including Mollie, Hugging Face, Coinbase, Deel, Juni, PayPal, Navro and Miro.

Blank Street Raises $75 Million In Primary Funding Led By General Atlantic At $650 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Blank Street has raised $75 million in primary growth capital led by General Atlantic, valuing the fast-growing coffee and matcha chain at approximately $650 million as it accelerates its West Coast expansion and broadens its offering beyond morning coffee.

Scorpio Gold Drills 3.02 G/T Gold Over 48.92 Metres At Manhattan Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Scorpio Gold reported new Phase Two drilling results from its Manhattan District Project in Nevada, including an intercept of 3.02 grams per ton of gold over 48.92 meters from 118.87 meters at the Goldwedge target.

Ringg AI Raises $15 Million Series A Led By Peak XV Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Ringg AI has closed a $15 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Arkam Ventures and Capital 2B. The company is building enterprise AI agents designed to manage customer interactions from conversation through completed workflows across voice, WhatsApp, chat and browser-based experiences.