Innovation

Numa Acquires SocketTime To Expand AI Operating System For Auto Dealerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Numa has acquired SocketTime, a fixed-operations software company, expanding its AI operating system deeper into automotive dealership service operations.

Spotnana Acquires TROOP To Expand Meetings And Events Travel Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Spotnana has completed its acquisition of TROOP, a meeting-planning and group-travel logistics platform, expanding its technology for managing meetings, events, and transient corporate travel through a unified platform.

DAZN To Acquire EverPass Media To Expand U.S. Commercial Sports Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

DAZN has agreed to acquire EverPass Media, expanding its presence in the U.S. commercial sports market and establishing EverPass' technology as the foundation for the global launch of DAZN for Business.

eComID Raises $17 Million Seed Round Led By Systemiq Capital For AI-Powered Shopping Passport

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

eComID has raised a $17 million seed round led by Systemiq Capital, with participation from Regeneration.VC, Course Corrected, Stadium, and returning investor CapitalT.

SBVA Appoints Former SoftBank Vision Fund Investors Kaz Yoshimaru And Chris Lee As Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

SBVA has appointed former SoftBank Vision Fund investment professionals Kaz Yoshimaru and Chris Lee as Venture Partners, strengthening the firm's investment network across the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia.

MaintainX: Interview With Chris Turlica, Co-Founder And Head Of MaintainX, An Autodesk Company, About AI-Powered Maintenance And Asset Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

MaintainX is an AI-powered maintenance and asset management platform that gives frontline technicians tools and data designed to make their work simpler, safer, and smarter. Its mobile-first platform supports work order management, predictive maintenance, technician guidance, inventory and parts management, safety compliance, and enterprise visibility across asset-intensive operations. MaintainX became an Autodesk company following the completion of Autodesk's approximately $3.6 billion acquisition in August 2026. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Co-Founder and Head of MaintainX, an Autodesk Company, Chris Turlica, to learn more.

Jetstream Venture Fund Invests In ImageAiD And Moonrise Medical To Expand AI Healthtech Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Jetstream Venture Fund has made new investments in ImageAiD and Moonrise Medical, expanding its healthtech portfolio with two companies developing AI-enabled vascular diagnostic technologies.

Arcline Completes Acquisition Of AstroNova

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Arcline Investment Management has completed its previously announced take-private acquisition of AstroNova, a provider of mission-critical identification and marking technologies serving the aerospace and defense and labeling and packaging industries.

InspeCity Raises ₹100 Crore ($10.5 Million) To Build In-Space Servicing Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

InspeCity has raised ₹100 crore ($10.5 million) in a funding round led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia, with participation from Antler Elevate, Antler India, Manish Gandhi, Shastra VC, and other investors.

Nasuni Acquires DryvIQ To Expand File Data Intelligence For Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Nasuni has acquired DryvIQ as part of a strategy to expand its file data intelligence capabilities and help enterprises better understand the large volumes of unstructured information increasingly being used for artificial intelligence and broader data initiatives.

Viably Acquires Harp Renewables To Expand Global Organics Processing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Viably has acquired Harp Renewables, adding organics processing technology, intellectual property, manufacturing expertise and an established global installed base to its growing waste and recycling solutions platform. The transaction became effective July 30, 2026.

Echo Acquires Minimus Assets As Hardened Open-Source Security Platform Expands Across Linux Distributions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Echo Software has acquired key assets from Minimus after Minimus decided to wind down operations, expanding Echo's hardened open-source software platform while giving existing Minimus customers a path to keep using related technology.

DreamStart Labs Names Adrian Merryman Interim CEO As Henrik Esbensen Steps Down After Decade

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

DreamStart Labs has announced a leadership transition, with co-founder Henrik Esbensen stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Adrian Merryman taking over as Interim CEO. The transition became effective August 25, 2026.

DHL Acquires Aero Cargas S.A. To Enter Uruguay And Strengthen Latin American Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, has acquired Aero Cargas S.A., a logistics and freight forwarding company in Uruguay. The acquisition strengthens DHL Global Forwarding's presence in Latin America and gives the company its first direct operation in Uruguay, an increasingly important logistics hub for regional and international trade.

Descartes Acquires Extensiv For $120 Million To Add AI-Enabled 3PL Warehouse Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

The Descartes Systems Group has acquired Extensiv, a provider of warehouse management and fulfillment solutions for third-party logistics providers and the brands they serve. Descartes acquired Extensiv for approximately $120 million, satisfied from cash on hand.

Nscale Secures $3 Billion For Texas And North Carolina AI Campuses Supporting Up To 315 MW Of Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Nscale has closed approximately $3 billion of financing commitments across two senior secured delayed draw term loan facilities supporting large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure deployments in Texas and North Carolina.

EY US Invests $100 Million In Employee Rewards Focused On AI Adoption, Innovation And Future Skills

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

EY US is investing $100 million in a new employee recognition and rewards program designed to incentivize professionals who develop future-focused skills, adopt advanced technologies, contribute to innovation and deliver measurable business impact.

AMD, Cisco, And HUMAIN Bring MI355X AI Systems Live In Saudi Arabia With Up To 1 GW Planned By 2030

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN have brought production AI infrastructure online in Saudi Arabia using AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based networking, marking the first operational phase of a much larger buildout that could reach 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030.

Dyson Launches $499 CameraJet Toothbrush With AI Gap Detection, Precision Jet Flossing And 470,000-Image Training Set

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Dyson has launched the CameraJet, a $499 connected electric toothbrush that combines an integrated camera, machine learning, sonic brushing, and precision liquid jetting in an effort to merge brushing, interdental cleaning, and mouthrinse into a single device.

Ares Closes $4 Billion Japan Logistics Fund With $11 Billion Investment Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Ares Management has closed Japan Logistics Development Partners V at ¥612 billion, or about $4 billion, reaching the fund's hard cap and completing the largest closed-end institutional fundraise in Ares Real Estate's history.

Fingerprint Tops $50 Million ARR After Nearly 200% Revenue Growth As AI Fraud Defense Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Fingerprint has surpassed $50 million in annual recurring revenue as enterprise demand grows for device intelligence that can distinguish legitimate users from increasingly sophisticated automated and AI-driven fraud.

Great Hill Invests In Aurenity To Expand E&S Insurance Programs And AI-Enabled Underwriting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Great Hill Partners has made a strategic investment in Aurenity, backing the technology-enabled excess and surplus insurance managing general agent as it expands its underwriting organization, launches additional specialty programs and invests further in artificial intelligence.

Montana Renewables Cuts SAF Expansion Cost From $1.2 Billion To $137 Million While Targeting 200 Million Gallons Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Calumet's Montana Renewables subsidiary has redesigned its MaxSAF expansion to target approximately 200 million gallons of annual sustainable aviation fuel production by the end of 2028 while reducing remaining project capital requirements to $137 million from the approximately $1.2 billion contemplated under the original Phase 2 plan.

RedHill Acquires Rebyota And Clenpiq Rights For $12 Million After Products Generated $37.5 Million In 2025 Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

RedHill Biopharma has acquired commercialization rights to Ferring Pharmaceuticals' Rebyota and Clenpiq for $12 million upfront, completing a broader repositioning of its gastrointestinal commercial portfolio following the previously announced divestiture of Talicia.

GI Partners Acquires Majority Stake In Otodata As IoT Platform Monitors 3.5+ Million Tanks Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

GI Partners has acquired a majority interest in Otodata Holdings, backing the Montreal-based Internet of Things company as it expands a remote monitoring platform already deployed across more than 3.5 million tanks worldwide. Existing investor Renovo Capital and Otodata's management team will retain minority ownership positions in the company, allowing them to participate in its next phase of growth alongside GI Partners.

Korn Ferry Completes AMS Acquisition With £473 Million And $326 Million Cash Payments Plus 3.1 Million Shares

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Korn Ferry has completed its acquisition of UK-headquartered AMS from OMERS Private Equity, combining two major talent and organizational consulting businesses into a global platform with nearly 17,000 employees across more than 130 offices.

H.I.G. Capital Names Younghee Choi Head Of Asia As Firm Expands $75 Billion Capital Formation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Barchemy Names Former Rise Baking Executive Isaac Long CEO As Founder Larry Toscano Becomes Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Barchemy has appointed Isaac Long as Chief Executive Officer, bringing in a food industry executive with experience in enterprise transformation, commercial strategy and manufacturing as the specialty ingredient company enters its next phase of growth.

Zedge Secures $7.5 Million Insider Investment As Morris Berger Becomes CEO To Scale DataSeeds.AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Zedge has announced an approximately $7.5 million direct insider investment and appointed Morris Berger as Chief Executive Officer as the company accelerates development of DataSeeds.AI into a larger artificial intelligence data business.

GT Independence Names Chris Karkenny CEO As Self-Directed Care Platform Serves More Than 60,000 People

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

GT Independence has appointed Chris Karkenny as Chief Executive Officer as the financial management services company expands its self-directed care platform across more than 21 states.