Innovation

Odine: Strategic Partnership With Logate And GTech To Expand Fintech And Digital Banking Across Europe And MEA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Odine announced that it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Logate and GTech to accelerate regional growth in financial technology and digital banking solutions. The agreement brings together Odine, which holds a 53% majority stake in Logate, with GTech to expand financial technology platforms and digital banking capabilities across Europe, the Balkans, Türkiye, the Middle East, and Africa.

B/CORE: Fuel Consulting Acquisition Expands Intelligence Community Mission Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

B/CORE announced it has acquired Fuel Consulting, a move designed to strengthen its ability to convert emerging technologies into operational capabilities for the U.S. Intelligence Community and Department of War. The acquisition brings nearly two decades of mission expertise from Fuel Consulting into B/CORE’s technology-focused platform, helping bridge the gap between operational needs and deployed solutions.

Von Dutch: Fashion Brand Reemerges As Nine-Digit Business Under WSG Brands Ownership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Von Dutch, the iconic fashion label associated with early-2000s culture and Americana style, has reestablished its presence in the United States after being acquired by WSG Brands, a brand development and management company founded by entrepreneur Jack Cheika.

Core Scientific: $1 Billion Strategic Financing Facility Secured From Morgan Stanley To Expand Data Center Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Core Scientific announced that it has completed the initial closing of a $500 million 364-day loan facility from Morgan Stanley, with the potential to expand the total commitments to up to $1 billion through an accordion feature. The financing strengthens the company’s liquidity as it continues to develop and scale its data center infrastructure.

Longacre Square Partners: Advisory Firm Expands Into Europe With London Office Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Longacre Square Partners, a corporate relations and special situations advisory firm, has announced its expansion into Europe by establishing a London office. The firm appointed Humza Vanderman as partner and head of the London office, where he will lead a team based in Mayfair and support the company’s growing client base across the EMEA region.

Fibionic: €3 Million Raised For Nature-Inspired Lightweight Manufacturing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Austrian deeptech company fibionic announced that it has secured €3 million in seed funding to accelerate the industrialization of its bionically optimized fiber placement technology. The financing will support the company’s efforts to scale its patented manufacturing approach and expand into additional industries.

FIRSTPICK: €25 Million Fund Launched To Back Early-Stage Baltic Startup Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Vilnius-based venture capital firm FIRSTPICK has launched a €25 million fund to support early-stage startups across the Baltic region, with a focus on founders who may not fit traditional venture capital profiles.

MedScout: $10 Million Raised To Expand AI Agents For MedTech Commercial Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

MedScout, a commercial intelligence platform for MedTech companies, announced a $10 million growth funding round led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from existing investors Live Oak Venture Partners and Stage 2 Capital.

Coframe Acquires HaystacksAI To Accelerate Autonomous Experimentation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Coframe announced that it has acquired HaystacksAI, an AI-powered growth and sales intelligence startup, to strengthen its autonomous experimentation platform and expand its go-to-market capabilities. As part of the transaction, HaystacksAI founder and CEO Bo Mohazzabi has joined Coframe as Vice President of Go-To-Market, where he will oversee sales, growth, and customer strategy while contributing to the company’s product roadmap.

Azenta: £20.5 Million Acquisition Of UK Biocentre To Expand European Biorepository Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Azenta, a life sciences solutions company based in Burlington, Massachusetts, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Azenta UK Ltd has acquired UK Biocentre Limited, a provider of sample management, storage, and high-throughput sample processing services in the United Kingdom. The transaction was valued at £20.5 million, net of cash, including up to £1.8 million in contingent consideration tied to milestone completion.

DV Group Combines With TradeLink

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

DV Group announced that it has completed a business combination with TradeLink Holdings, integrating TradeLink’s proprietary trading business into DV Trading. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Exus Renewables North America: Acquisition Of Ozone Renewables To Expand Greenfield Development Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Exus Renewables North America announced it has acquired Ozone Renewables in a move designed to strengthen its in-house greenfield development capabilities and expand its early-stage project pipeline.

Bloomfire: Partnership With Worley Consulting To Bring Enterprise Intelligence To Energy, Chemicals, And Resources Sectors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Bloomfire announced a strategic partnership with Worley Consulting to deliver enterprise intelligence capabilities to organizations in the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors. The collaboration will integrate Bloomfire’s AI-powered Enterprise Intelligence platform into Worley Consulting’s digital offerings to help companies better manage knowledge, improve decision-making, and address operational challenges.

Cognito Therapeutics: $105 Million Series C Raised To Advance Alzheimer’s Therapy Platform Spectris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Cognito Therapeutics, a late clinical-stage neurotechnology company developing non-invasive therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced the close of an oversubscribed $105 million Series C financing round to support the advancement and commercialization of its Spectris platform for Alzheimer’s disease.

Vast: $500 Million Raised For Commercial Haven Space Station Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Vast, a space station developer focused on enabling long-term human presence in orbit, announced that it has raised $500 million in new funding to accelerate the production of its Haven space stations and advance the commercial low-Earth orbit economy. The financing round was led by Balerion Space Ventures and included participation from IQT, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mitsui & Co., Ltd., MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, and Earthrise Ventures. Vast founder Jed McCaleb also participated in the round. As part of the investment, A.C. Charania, an advisor at Balerion and former Chief Technologist for NASA, will join the company’s board.

Sierra Space: $550 Million Series C Raised At $8 Billion Valuation For Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Sierra Space announced that it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round led by LuminArx Capital Management, valuing the defense-tech space company at $8 billion post-money. The round also included participation from existing investors such as General Atlantic, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital.

Science Corporation: $230 Million Raised To Commercialize Vision-Restoring BCI Retinal Implant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Science Corporation, a neural engineering company developing brain-computer interface technologies, announced it has closed a $230 million Series C financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its PRIMA BCI retinal implant, a device designed to restore vision for patients with severe retinal diseases.

Greater Good Health: $20.5 Million Series B Raised To Expand Value-Based Primary Care Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Greater Good Health, a partner to risk-bearing healthcare organizations focused on managing the total cost of care, announced it has raised $20.5 million in a Series B financing round. The round was led by Allumia Ventures, alongside up to $12.5 million in venture debt from HSBC Innovation Banking.

ZyG: $58 Million Seed Raised For Agentic Operating System To Scale Direct-To-Consumer Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

ZyG announced the launch of its Agentic Operating System, an end-to-end platform designed to help direct-to-consumer (DTC) products scale into full brands. Alongside the launch, the company raised a $58 million seed round backed by investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Viola Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with additional participation from Disruptive AI, Emerge, Access Industries, Stardom Ventures, and Jibe Ventures.

Galvanize: $370 Million Raised For Decarbonization-Focused Commercial Real Estate Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Galvanize announced the final close of Galvanize Real Estate Fund I, securing $370 million in commitments from a globally diverse group of institutional investors. The investors include pension funds, foundations, registered investment advisors, banks and their clients, and family offices.

AgriPass: $7.5 Million Seed Round Raised For AI-Powered Robotic Weed Control Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

AgriPass, an AI and robotics company focused on adaptive agricultural field operations, announced that it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercial-scale-up of its RHIC robotic weed-control platform across the United States and Europe.

Vintage Investment Partners: David Chiodo Joins To Expand North American Venture Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Vintage Investment Partners announced that David Chiodo has joined the firm’s investment team as it strengthens its presence in North America. The global venture capital platform, founded in 2003 and managing more than $4.4 billion in assets under management, said Chiodo will be based in New York and will focus on deepening engagement with venture capital fund managers, founders, and the broader venture ecosystem across the United States and Canada.

Levitate: $16 Million Raised For AI-Powered Relationship Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Levitate announced it has raised $16 million in a new funding round led by Harbert Growth Partners with participation from Bull City Venture Partners and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.

Castle Biosciences: Interview With Founder, CEO, And President Derek Maetzold About The Molecular Diagnostics Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Castle Biosciences is a molecular diagnostics company that develops and commercializes proprietary tests designed to provide personalized, clinically actionable information to improve treatment decisions and patient outcomes, with a primary focus on skin cancers, uveal melanoma, and gastroenterological diseases. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Castle Biosciences founder, CEO, and President Derek Maetzold to learn more.

Waterland Private Equity Enters Strategic Partnership With Palletways

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

European private equity firm Waterland Private Equity has entered a strategic partnership with Palletways, acquiring a majority stake in the palletised freight distribution network to support its next phase of European growth and operational development.

Main Capital Partners Invests In Good Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Main Capital Partners has announced a majority investment in Good Solutions, a Swedish provider of manufacturing improvement software focused on production monitoring, operational optimization and factory performance analytics.

Visualize Group Completes Acquisition Of Gaming Testing And Compliance Company BMM Testlabs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

The Visualize Group has completed its acquisition of BMM Testlabs, marking the first private equity control acquisition in the North American regulated gaming testing and inspection market.

Smithbucklin Acquires McKinley Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Smithbucklin announced it has acquired McKinley Advisors, bringing together two firms focused on serving associations and mission-driven organizations. The combination adds McKinley’s research and strategic advisory capabilities to Smithbucklin’s long-standing association management and event services platform.

One Call To Buy Data Dimensions To Expand Workers’ Compensation Care Coordination Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

One Call, a technology-enabled ancillary services and care management platform serving the workers’ compensation industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire Data Dimensions, an Electronic Data Interchange clearinghouse and technology services provider serving healthcare, insurance, and government customers.

Create Music Group: $450 Million Funding At $2.2 Billion Valuation Raised For Music And Media Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Create Music Group announced the completion of a $450 million funding round, valuing the Los Angeles–based music and media platform at $2.2 billion. The round includes a mix of new equity and debt capital that will support the company’s continued expansion across media, intellectual property, and technology.