Innovation

Veera: $10 Million Raised To Expand Mobile On-Chain Financial Services Platform In Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Veera, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency-focused financial services platform, has raised $10 million across pre-seed and seed funding rounds as it invests in product development and expansion of its on-chain financial services offering. The round included backing from Sigma Capital, CMCC Titan Fund, 6th Man Ventures, and Ayon Capital, according to the company. The funding will be used to build out its product roadmap and support growth initiatives tied to its mobile-first platform.

Verdane Invests in Clue to Accelerate the Future of Women’s Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Clue, a women-led period and cycle tracking health and wellness app with more than 100 million downloads worldwide, has secured what it described as a significant strategic investment from Verdane, a European growth equity firm focused on technology-enabled businesses. The company said the financing is the largest investment in Clue to date and will make Verdane the app’s largest investor.

Plume Buys Sweepr To Build AI-Orchestrated Customer Experience Platform For ISPs Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Plume announced it has acquired Sweepr, an AI-powered customer-care orchestration platform, in a deal aimed at turning real-time home-network intelligence into guided and automated support actions across digital and assisted channels for internet service providers globally.

SaleCycle Acquires BEYABLE To Build Full-Funnel European Martech Challenger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Gateshead-based SaleCycle, an e-commerce performance technology provider backed by BGF, has acquired French on-site personalization and conversion optimization company BEYABLE, as the businesses move to form a combined European martech platform aimed at enterprise e-commerce brands.

LDIC Inc. Names Genevieve Roch-Decter As CEO And Adds Nese Sokmen AS Client Relations Head In Senior Leadership Shuffle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

LDIC Inc. said it has made a series of senior executive appointments aimed at supporting continued growth, strengthening client service, and maintaining what the firm described as performance excellence, as it marks 27 years since its 1998 founding and a second consecutive year of record-high assets under management.

Machine Investment Group Buys Newly Built Mixed-Use Multifamily Property In Georgetown, Texas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Machine Investment Group has acquired Rise 120, a newly built property with 227 multifamily units and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail in Georgetown, Texas, in an off-market transaction. The asset, delivered in the first quarter of 2024, sits in a fast-growing submarket of the Austin metropolitan area and is positioned near key employment hubs in Georgetown, Round Rock, and North Austin.

Halliburton Promotes Casey Maxwell To President Of Western Hemisphere

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Halliburton has named Casey Maxwell president of its Western Hemisphere business, promoting the current senior vice president of North America Land to the role effective February 1, 2026, as the oilfield services company continues to refresh its senior leadership bench.

Under Armour Names Kara Trent Chief Merchandising Officer And Adam Peake As President Of Americas In Executive Realignment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Under Armour announced it is reshuffling senior leadership roles as part of a broader effort to tighten execution, reinforce operational discipline, and align product, brand, and go-to-market leadership under a unified operating model aimed at driving sustainable growth and improved financial performance.

Federal Signal Completes Acquisition Of Mega Corp.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Federal Signal announced it has completed its acquisition of Mega Corp., bringing a manufacturer of specialty vehicles and equipment used in global metal extraction and construction markets into the company’s portfolio. The transaction follows a definitive agreement that Federal Signal signed on December 18, 2025, and the company said the deal is expected to be accretive to earnings and cash flow in 2026.

Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics Enters Washington With Acquisition Of Equipment Depot’s State Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Bailey Equipment & Intralogistics, a third-generation, family-owned forklift dealership, has acquired Equipment Depot’s Washington state operation, marking Bailey’s entry into the Washington market.

Instinct Science Acquires ScribbleVet To Build An Intelligence-Native Veterinary Practice Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Instinct Science, an animal health technology company best known for its Instinct EMR veterinary practice management system and clinical tools including Standards of Care, Plumb’s and Clinician’s Brief, has acquired ScribbleVet, an AI scribing platform for veterinarians. The companies say the combination is intended to create what Instinct describes as the industry’s first “clinical intelligence platform,” integrating AI documentation, workflow automation and point-of-care clinical decision support into a single system for veterinary teams.

Cloudflare Acquires Astro To Expand High-Performance Web Development Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Cloudflare announced it has acquired The Astro Technology Company team, bringing the creators of the Astro JavaScript web framework into the connectivity cloud provider as it looks to accelerate development of what it calls a leading framework for fast, content-driven websites. Cloudflare said Astro will remain open source under its stewardship, positioning the deal as a long-term commitment to sustaining and growing the project while keeping it available to the broader developer ecosystem.

Sila Realty Trust Buys Oklahoma City Inpatient Rehab Facility For $43.1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Sila Realty Trust, a net lease healthcare-focused REIT, announced it has acquired an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for $43.1 million.

Invitation Homes Buys ResiBuilt For $89 Million To Expand Southeast Construction Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Invitation Homes has acquired ResiBuilt Homes, a build-to-rent developer focused on high-growth Southeast markets, in a deal the single-family rental REIT said will strengthen its development capabilities and support additional new-home supply for renters.

Optics11: €25 Million EIB Venture Debt To Expand Fiber-Optic Monitoring For Undersea Cables And High-Voltage Grids

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Dutch fiber-optic sensing company Optics11 has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate R&D and commercialization of its monitoring technologies for critical energy and underwater security infrastructure.

Apollo Care Acquires Copay And Patient Access Firm eStrat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Apollo Care, a provider of patient access, affordability and analytics solutions, has acquired eStrat, a copay and patient access solutions company known for designing and running copay programs for pharmaceutical manufacturers across multiple therapeutic areas. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Skanska Acquiring Tegelbruket 4 Site in Central Stockholm for SEK 1.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Skanska has acquired the Tegelbruket 4 property from Region Stockholm in a transaction valued at about SEK 1.3 billion, securing a central Kungsholmen site previously occupied by St. Erik’s Eye Hospital.

TransDigm: $2.2 Billion Deal For Jet Parts Engineering And Victor Sierra Aviation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Vance Street Capital announced it has signed a binding stock purchase agreement to sell two portfolio companies—Jet Parts Engineering (Jet Parts) and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings (Victor Sierra)—to TransDigm Group for $2.2 billion. The transaction combines two independent aerospace aftermarket platforms focused on proprietary parts, repairs, and engineering-driven solutions across commercial and general/business aviation markets.

Source One Staffing Acquires TempsNow, Expanding Midwest Industrial Staffing Reach

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Source One Staffing has acquired regional staffing firm TempsNow, a deal that broadens Source One’s footprint across the Midwest and adds deeper coverage in industrial end markets spanning manufacturing, logistics, warehousing and related light industrial roles. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ClickHouse: $400 Million Series D Raised, Langfuse Acquisition, And Native Postgres Service Debuted

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

ClickHouse, an open-source database company focused on real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability and AI/ML workloads, has raised $400 million in a Series D financing led by Dragoneer Investment Group as the company pushes deeper into AI infrastructure and application monitoring.

Pagaya Closes $350 Million Revolving Personal Loan ABS With Investment From 26North

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Pagaya Technologies has closed PAID 2025-REV1, a $350 million asset-backed securitization backed by personal loans originated on its network, marking the company’s first revolving funding structure for its personal loan business and adding a new long-term capital channel alongside its public ABS program.

New Mountain Capital: $1.2 Billion Raised For Strategic Equity Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

New Mountain Capital has closed its second non-control private equity vehicle, New Mountain Strategic Equity Fund II, L.P. and related vehicles (SEF II), with $1.2 billion in total commitments, exceeding the fund’s stated $1 billion “hard cap” after limited partners supported an increase to accommodate additional demand. The New York-based alternative investment firm said general partner commitments totaled more than $150 million, making the GP the fund’s largest investor and representing commitments from roughly 115 internal team members.

Kinderhook Industries: $1 Billion Solid Waste Services Combination Closed, Forming Ecowaste Solutions With Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Apollo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Kinderhook Industries said it has closed a $1 billion single-asset continuation vehicle transaction for Ecowaste Solutions, a newly formed waste services provider created through the combination of Live Oak Environmental and CARDS Recycling. The transaction provides optional liquidity for certain Kinderhook limited partners while securing more than $400 million of new equity capital to fund organic growth and an active pipeline of acquisitions.

Cytotheryx: $60 Million Series A Closed To Advance Cell Therapy Platform For Liver Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Ouroboros Family Founders Fund I has agreed to lead a $60 million Series A financing for Cytotheryx, a Mayo Clinic spinout developing a preclinical cell therapy platform to treat liver disease, with the deal unveiled during the 2026 Biotech Showcase in San Francisco. The company said the raise will fund the advancement of multiple programs toward the clinic, expand manufacturing infrastructure and GMP capacity, and support regulatory planning, alongside separate debt financing intended to grow its real estate footprint and enable additional manufacturing buildout.

Sandglass Capital: $300 Million Commitment Secured From Moody Aldrich Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Moody Aldrich Partners has committed $300 million to funds managed by Sandglass Capital, providing anchor capital to support Sandglass’ emerging-market, event-driven strategy focused on sovereign and corporate special situations across Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Fleetzero: $43 Million Series A Raised To Scale Electric And Hybrid Propulsion Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Fleetzero, a marine technology company developing hybrid and electric propulsion systems for commercial vessels, has raised a $43 million Series A round led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Maersk Growth, 8090 Industries, and existing backers including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Y Combinator, Benson Capital, Shorewind, and others. The company also announced the opening of a new manufacturing and research-and-development facility in Houston, Texas, intended to serve as its headquarters and production hub.

Pendo: Interview With Chief Product Officer Trisha Price About The Product Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Pendo is a software experience management (product experience) platform that helps organizations understand how people use their software and drive adoption through product analytics, in-app guidance, and feedback tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pendo Chief Product Officer Trisha Price to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Zealous System: Interview With Managing Director Pranjal Mehta About The IT Consulting Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 16, 2026

Zealous System is an award-winning software development and IT consulting company that designs and builds custom web, mobile, and enterprise solutions using emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain for businesses of all sizes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zealous System Managing Director Pranjal Mehta to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

ATW Partners Plans Up To $50 Million Deployment Into Frax’s frxUSD Stablecoin With BitGo Custody

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

ATW Partners, Frax, and BitGo Bank & Trust said they have launched a joint initiative in which ATW, through affiliates and portfolio companies, expects to deploy up to $50 million into Frax’s frxUSD stablecoin, with BitGo providing qualified custody for the position.

Worthington Steel To Acquire Kloeckner In $2.4 Billion Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Worthington Steel plans to acquire Germany-listed Kloeckner & Co. in a cash tender offer that would create a more diversified, larger-scale metals processing platform and make Worthington Steel the No. 2 steel service center company in North America by revenue.