Innovation

DonaFi: Interview With Founder & CEO Joshua Kim About The DeFi And Web3 Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:00 AM

DonaFi is a company that operates in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 space. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DonaFi founder and CEO Joshua Kim to learn more.

Bending Spoons Launches IPO With Shares Priced At $26 To $28 Range

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:35 AM

Bending Spoons announced the launch of its initial public offering of ordinary shares. The company is offering a total of 57,971,015 ordinary shares, including 34,398,640 shares offered by Bending Spoons and 23,572,375 shares offered by certain selling shareholders.

Strategy Buys $34.9 Million Of Bitcoin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:33 AM

Strategy revealed in an SEC filing that it acquired 520 bitcoin for approximately $34.9 million between June 15, 2026 and June 21, 2026.

IBM And OpenAI Partner To Bring Frontier AI To Cyber Defense

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:32 AM

IBM announced that it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program to bring advanced frontier AI capabilities into security operations.

TPG Appoints Axel André As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:31 AM

TPG announced that Axel André has been named Partner and Chief Financial Officer of the firm. André’s appointment is effective July 27, 2026.

Drummond Capital Partners Secures Minority Investment From Kudu

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:26 AM

Kudu Investment Management announced that it has made a minority investment in Drummond Capital Partners, an Australian boutique investment manager.

TurboFlow Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Bring Institutional Trading Infrastructure To Everyday Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:25 AM

TurboFlow announced that it has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand its on-chain trading ecosystem. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Susquehanna Crypto and Digital Currency Group.

Sophia Space Raises $7 Million SAFE Financing To Advance AI-Powered Space Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:24 AM

Sophia Space announced that it has finalized a $7 million SAFE financing round, bringing its total funding to $22 million. The round included participation from EverGreen, the NVIDIA Alumni Investment Network, SparkLabs Group, and other strategic investors.

General Atomics Receives $20 Million Tax Credit To Advance Fusion Energy Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:21 AM

General Atomics announced that it has received a $20 million California Competes Tax Credit from the state of California through the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

VARM Raises €17.5 Million Series A To Build European Insulation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:19 AM

VARM announced that it has raised €17.5 million in Series A funding to continue building its insulation platform across Europe.

Google DeepMind And A24 Launch AI Research Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:18 AM

Google DeepMind and A24 announced a first-of-its-kind research partnership focused on developing new workflows and techniques for artists and filmmakers.

How Florida State University Uses Google NotebookLM To Support Student Success

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:17 AM

Florida State University is using Google NotebookLM to help students take a more active role in their learning.

Balbec Capital Acquires UK Specialist Property Lender Funding 365

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:15 AM

Balbec Capital announced that it has acquired Funding 365, a UK-based specialist property lender.

OpenAI Launches Patch The Planet To Help Secure Critical Open-Source Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:15 AM

OpenAI announced Patch the Planet, a Daybreak initiative built with Trail of Bits to help open-source maintainers strengthen critical software projects.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Erdman To Expand Architecture And Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:14 AM

Brightstar Capital Partners announced that it has acquired Erdman, an architecture and engineering firm specializing in healthcare and senior living facilities.

Booz Allen To Buy Ultra I&C Mission Solutions For $720 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:12 AM

GetJacked: Interview With Founding Investor Jared Goetz About The Loyalty Shopify App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

The GetJacked Shopify app provides e-commerce merchants with a unique rewards and loyalty program designed to increase shopper retention, though specific information about the founder is not publicly available. Pulse 2.0 interviewed GetJacked founding investor Jared Goetz to learn more.