Innovation

The Armstrong Company Names New Co-Chairs And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

The Armstrong Company, a global moving and supply chain company, has announced a leadership transition that marks the rise of a new generation within the nearly 70-year-old family enterprise.

Nimble: $47 Million Series B Raised For Agentic Web Search Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Nimble, a real-time web search and data platform focused on turning the live web into reliable, decision-grade data for enterprises, has raised $47 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $75 million. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Databricks Ventures and all existing investors, including Target Global, Square Peg, Hetz Ventures, Slow Ventures, R-Squared Ventures, J-Ventures, and InvestInData.

Neural Earth: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Geospatial Risk Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Neural Earth has closed a $9.3 million Seed round to scale its AI-powered geospatial risk intelligence platform serving the property and casualty insurance and real estate sectors. The financing was three times oversubscribed, underscoring strong investor demand as climate-driven risk complexity continues to outpace legacy assessment tools.

Broadridge Financial: Frank Troise Named As President To Lead Global Capital Markets Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Frank Troise as President, Global Capital Markets, effective immediately, as the company advances its strategy to integrate traditional and digital market infrastructure. Troise will report to Tom Carey, President, Global Technology & Operations, and will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Riyadh Valley Company & SparkLabs Launch $20 Million King Saud University Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

SparkLabs Saudi Arabia has launched SparkLabs KSU Fund I, a $20 million venture capital fund focused on backing high-potential local and global founders building and scaling from Saudi Arabia. The fund received an anchor investment from Riyadh Valley Company (RVC), the investment arm of King Saud University.

Honeywell: £1.325 Billion Amended Deal To Acquire Catalyst Technologies Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Honeywell has entered into an amended agreement to acquire Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business for £1.325 billion, reducing the total consideration from the previously announced £1.8 billion and extending the long stop date for the transaction.

Wireless Logic Acquires UK Connectivity Specialist Comms365

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Wireless Logic has acquired Comms365, a UK-based IoT connectivity specialist, in a move designed to expand its footprint in the country’s consolidating connectivity market and broaden access to advanced network solutions, including satellite services.

Orijin: Acquisition Of Honest Jobs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology, announced it has acquired Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform that connects formerly incarcerated individuals with job opportunities and reentry resources.

CECO Environmental: $2.2 Billion Strategic Combination With Industrial Process Heating Company Thermon Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECO), an environmentally focused diversified industrial company, has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Thermon Group Holdings, a global provider of industrial process heating solutions, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion.

Techstars AI Health Baltimore: Expanded Anchor Collaboration Unites Region’s Largest Health Systems And Payer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

The Greater Baltimore Committee announced that the University of Maryland Medical System, the University of Maryland Baltimore and MedStar Health have joined CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Johns Hopkins as anchor collaborators for Techstars AI Health Baltimore, marking the first time the institutions have aligned within a single accelerator collaboration.

NOG: $464.5 Million Ohio Utica Acquisition Closed And $1.8 Billion Credit Facility Expansion Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Northern Oil and Gas announced it has closed its previously disclosed joint acquisition of non-operated properties in the core of the Ohio Utica Shale and entered into an amendment to expand its reserves-based lending facility.

Accenture To Acquire Verum Partners, Expanding Capital Projects Capabilities In Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Accenture has agreed to acquire Verum Partners, an infrastructure and capital projects management firm with deep expertise across the mining, metals, transportation, logistics, chemicals, and energy industries. The move strengthens Accenture’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice in Latin America by combining its digital and advanced AI capabilities with Verum Partners’ on-site execution leadership.

ERT Acquires IT Modernization Firm Sev1Tech To Expand Space And Defense Mission Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

ERT, a Macquarie Capital–backed digital engineering and mission services company, announced it has acquired Sev1Tech, a digital modernization and IT transformation partner supporting complex space, defense and national security initiatives.

Kava Equity Partners Acquires Industrialized Construction Firm The Berg Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund, the business arm of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, announced the strategic acquisition of The Berg Group by Kava Equity Partners, its direct private equity investment group.

Kanbrick Announces Growth Partnership With Depatie Fluid Power Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Kanbrick, a long-term investment partnership focused on investing in and growing family-owned businesses, announced a minority partnership with Depatie Fluid Power Group, a manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of fluid power components and automation systems. The investment is designed to provide long-term strategic support as Depatie enters its next phase of growth.

Komar Industries Acquires Metro To Expand North American Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Komar Industries, a designer and manufacturer of waste and recycling processing solutions, announced it has acquired Metro Compactor Service, BaleForce Recycling Equipment Inc., and Chute Source LLC, collectively referred to as Metro. The transaction unites the companies’ geographic footprints across the United States and Canada to create a cross-border provider of end-to-end waste and recycling solutions.

Ancient Financial To Acquire F&G Life Re Ltd.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Ancient Financial, a newly formed financial services company, has launched as a strategic asset management and reinsurance holding company and announced a definitive agreement to acquire F&G Life Re Ltd. from a subsidiary of F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. F&G Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of life and annuity reinsurance, will be renamed Ancient Re Ltd. following the close of the transaction. In partnership with Ancient Financial, F&G will enter into a forward-flow reinsurance agreement with Ancient Re.

Exa Capital Acquires ANZ Integration Platform Flow Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Exa Capital has acquired Flow Software, a systems and data integration solutions provider serving businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

Guidde: $50 Million Raised For AI Digital Adoption Platform To Train Employees And AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Guidde, an AI digital adoption platform, announced it has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by PSG Equity, with participation from monday.com and existing investors Norwest, Entrée Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and Inkberry Ventures. The new funding will support broader deployment of its platform, which is designed to train both human employees and AI agents on enterprise software.

Rowspace: $50 Million Raised To Turn Institutional Knowledge Into AI-Driven Edge For Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Rowspace, an AI platform designed to help financial services firms operationalize proprietary data, launched today with $50 million in funding across a seed round and Series A. The Series A was co-led by Sequoia and Emergence Capital, with the seed round led by Sequoia. Additional participants across both rounds include Stripe, Conviction, Basis Set, Twine, and several angels from the finance industry.

RobosizeME: $2 Million Raised To Bring AI Workflow Automation To The Global Hotel Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

RobosizeME has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by SeedTwo Capital, positioning the company to expand its AI-powered workflow automation platform across the global hospitality sector.

Copper Sky Capital Rebrands From AZ-VC To Expand North America Investment Mandate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Arizona-based venture capital firm AZ-VC has rebranded as Copper Sky Capital as it broadens its platform to back early-stage technology companies across North America, with a sector-agnostic strategy and a focus on AI software products.

Abram Scientific: $11.75 Million Series A Raised For Portable Coagulation Diagnostics Platform CoagCare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Abram Scientific announced it has secured $11.75 million in Series A financing to accelerate development of its proprietary portable coagulation diagnostics platform, CoagCare™. The round was led by global pharmaceutical company Octapharma AG, with additional participation from existing and new investors affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Rollins College: $200 Million Innovation Triangle Completed With Launch Of The Rick Goings Institute

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Rollins College has launched The Rick Goings Institute for Management and Executive Leadership, completing its transformative $200 million Innovation Triangle and establishing a new standard for advanced leadership and management education.

Cicada: $13.5 Million Raised To Modernize Local-Currency Latin American Bond Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Cicada, a U.S.-regulated electronic trading platform connecting institutional capital to local-currency markets in Latin America, announced it has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Citi. The round included participation from the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) through its independent venture capital arm, L4, as well as Kaszek, Dila, and Crestone. The financing also includes a parallel strategic equity program aimed at anchoring liquidity through committed market makers, with leading Wall Street institutions joining as early participants.

Croissant: $28 Million Raised To Scale Intentional Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Croissant announced it has raised $28 million in capital to accelerate growth and deepen partnerships with leading brands and retailers, bringing its total capital raised to $52 million.

Profitmind: $9 Million Series A Raised For Retail Agentic AI Platform Led By Accenture Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Profitmind, an agentic AI decision intelligence platform built for retail teams, has raised $9 million in a Series A financing round led by Accenture Ventures. The round included participation from new investor Thorndale Farm, along with reinvestment from existing backers Magarac Venture Partners, AI Fund led by Profitmind Chairman Andrew Ng, and Lightscape Partners. Several individual investors also joined the round, including board member Mario Ciampi, former President of Disney Store and former COO of The Children’s Place.

CPL Acquired By GHK Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

GHK Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CPL, a provider of architecture, engineering, and consulting services for the built environment. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Stanley Martin Homes: $221 Million All-Cash Deal To Acquire Public Homebuilder United Homes Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Stanley Martin Homes has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire United Homes Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UHG) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $221 million in enterprise value.

Frankenburg Technologies: €30 Million Raised To Build Europe’s Next-Generation Missile Manufacturing Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Frankenburg Technologies, a European defence technology startup focused on affordable, mass-manufacturable missile systems and sovereign production capacity, has raised €30 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Plural and followed by SmartCap, bringing the company’s total funding to €40 million.