Innovation

Empirik.ai Raises $21 Million Seed Round To Build Autonomous Infrastructure Engineer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Empirik.ai has emerged from stealth with a $21 million seed round backed by Sequoia Capital, S32, Canapi Ventures and Alumni Ventures, as the company develops an autonomous infrastructure engineer designed to help enterprises safely manage infrastructure changes at machine speed.

LeanTaaS Acquires Aidin To Expand Patient Flow And Care Transition Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

LeanTaaS has acquired Aidin, expanding its healthcare operations platform to connect inpatient capacity and patient-flow intelligence with the workflows required to transition patients into appropriate post-acute care.

Aria Care Partners Acquires Precision Mobile Care To Expand Specialty Care Services In Utah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Aria Care Partners has acquired Precision Mobile Care, expanding its geographic footprint and strengthening its delivery of onsite specialty healthcare services to skilled nursing facilities across Utah.

Meritus Gas Partners Acquires Wagner Welding Supply To Expand Colorado Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Meritus Gas Partners, through its wholly owned subsidiary Buckeye Welding Supply, has acquired Wagner Welding Supply, expanding Buckeye's presence in Colorado and strengthening its industrial and medical gas distribution capabilities.

ALKU Acquires rockITdata To Expand AI And Healthcare IT Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

ALKU has acquired rockITdata, expanding its capabilities across artificial intelligence, digital transformation, data analytics, healthcare IT and specialized federal health projects.

Imperative Logistics Adds RM Customhouse Brokers To Expand U.S.-Mexico Trade Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Imperative Logistics has joined forces with RM Customhouse Brokers, adding a longstanding customs brokerage and warehousing business and expanding its capabilities across customs compliance and U.S.-Mexico cross-border logistics.

Iris Completes Management-Led Buyout And Rebrands As Iris OnWatch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Iris Powered by Generali has completed a management-led buyout from Redion Group and is rebranding as Iris OnWatch, positioning the identity and cyber protection company for its next stage of growth as an independent business.

NexTier And Riverside Bank Of Dublin Complete Legal Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

NexTier and Riverside Bank of Dublin have completed their legal merger, expanding NexTier Bank's presence in Central Ohio and creating a community banking organization with approximately $3.2 billion in assets.

White Cap Acquires Ace Contractors Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

White Cap has expanded its operations and strengthened its specialty construction supply capabilities by acquiring Ace Contractors Supply, a key industry player known for its extensive offerings in Central Texas. This strategic acquisition positions White Cap to strengthen its market presence and better serve contractors in the region.

BioMarin Completes Acquisition Of Alesta Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

BioMarin Pharmaceutical has completed its previously announced acquisition of Alesta Therapeutics, adding the clinical-stage asset ALE1 and strengthening BioMarin's portfolio of therapies targeting skeletal conditions.

TPM Sells ColorLab In Management-Led Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

TPM has sold ColorLab through a management-led acquisition, with longtime ColorLab Vice President Dustin Batson acquiring ownership of the company and continuing to lead the business alongside its existing team.

Bull Moose Tube Completes Acquisition Of Hanna Steel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Bull Moose Tube Company has completed its acquisition of Hanna Steel Corporation, expanding its manufacturing footprint and strengthening its ability to serve customers across several industrial end markets. Hanna Steel will now operate as a division of Bull Moose Tube Company.

Midland Industries Acquires Pegasus Supply Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Midland Industries, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Pegasus Supply Group, expanding its portfolio of industrial and electronic connection products.

Thompson Gray Names Todd Johnston CEO As Ron Gray Becomes Executive Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Thompson Gray has appointed Todd Johnston as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ron Gray, who has moved to Executive Chairman.

Ascend Partners Acquires InnoFin Solutions To Expand Office Of The CFO Technology Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Ascend Partners has acquired InnoFin Solutions, expanding its Office of the CFO digital transformation capabilities and adding specialized expertise in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management implementations.

Solifi Acquires Inovatec To Expand Automotive And Specialty Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Solifi has acquired Inovatec Systems Corporation, expanding its automotive, powersports and specialty finance capabilities across the lending lifecycle.

GFL Environmental Completes Acquisition Of SECURE Waste Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

GFL Environmental has completed its acquisition of SECURE Waste Infrastructure, expanding the company's environmental services platform and adding more than 2,000 SECURE employees to the organization.

Vertex Completes $10 Billion Acquisition Of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has completed its acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for approximately $10 billion in equity value, or approximately $8.8 billion net of estimated cash acquired, expanding Vertex into rare endocrine diseases and adding commercial and clinical-stage assets with significant revenue potential.

Veritas Capital To Acquire Bodycote For £1.85 Billion Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Veritas Capital has reached an agreement to acquire Bodycote plc in a recommended cash transaction valuing the global thermal-processing company at approximately £1.65 billion on a fully diluted equity basis and £1.85 billion on an enterprise-value basis.

DISA Global Solutions Acquires TEAM Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

DISA Global Solutions has acquired TEAM Companies, expanding its workforce and contractor compliance capabilities for safety-sensitive and mission-critical employers.

Dell Technologies: Q2 Revenue Hits Record $47 Billion As AI Server Backlog Reaches $95 Billion And FY27 Outlook Rises To $192 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Dell Technologies reported record fiscal second-quarter 2027 results, driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure and broad-based growth across its server, storage, and client businesses.

Palo Alto Networks: Q4 Revenue Rises 34% To $3.41 Billion As Next-Generation Security ARR Jumps 63% To $9.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Palo Alto Networks reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 results, with accelerating adoption of its next-generation cybersecurity platforms driving substantial growth in revenue, recurring revenue and cash generation.

Google Expands Gemini Notebook Short Video Overviews To 70+ Languages And Adds Three English Variants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Google is expanding Gemini Notebook Short Video Overviews to more than 70 additional languages, along with three new English variants for Australia, the United Kingdom and India.

DataAgent Raises $10 Million Pre-Seed Round Led By MizMaa Ventures And Alicorn Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

DataAgent emerged from stealth with the launch of its AI-native infrastructure remediation platform and $10 million in pre-seed funding led by MizMaa Ventures and Alicorn Venture Partners. The company plans to use the financing to bring its remediation-first platform to market and accelerate customer adoption across North America.

Binance Adds Options On More Than 1,000 U.S. Stocks And ETFs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Binance announced that it will begin offering stock options on more than 1,000 selected U.S. stocks and ETFs to eligible users outside the United States, expanding its push into traditional financial products.

Dollar Shave Club Acquires Truly Beauty To Build Multi-Brand Personal Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Dollar Shave Club announced the acquisition of Truly Beauty, marking the shaving and grooming company's first acquisition and expanding its strategy into a broader multi-brand personal care platform.

Guickly Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round Led By Engineering Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Guickly launched with $4.2 million in seed funding to help enterprises measure, control and optimize spending on artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure. The funding round was led by Engineering Capital, with participation from Converge VC, Neon Fund and angel investors.

BW LPG Launches Approximately $300 Million Convertible Bond Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

BW LPG has announced a significant capital-raising initiative, launching an offering of senior unsecured convertible bonds valued at approximately $300 million, maturing in 2031. This strategic move aims to bolster the company’s financial resources, primarily to support its ambitious newbuild program in collaboration with Hyundai Heavy Industries. The program involves building eight state-of-the-art Panamax Very Large Gas Carriers, which are expected to enhance the company's operational capabilities and market position.

Light Raises $46 Million Series A Led By Matrix

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Light raised $46 million in Series A funding led by Matrix, with participation from Activate Capital and existing investors including Spark Capital, Mischief, Gigascale Capital, MCJ, and BoxGroup.

Nickolas Asset Management And Kreate Invest $100 Million In Ohio Advanced Manufacturing Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Nickolas Asset Management, in partnership with Kreate, has announced a $100 million investment to establish an advanced manufacturing facility in Tiffin, Ohio. This ambitious project includes a sprawling 542,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cutting-edge manufacturing operations to produce a range of consumer and professional products under the Kreate brand.