Innovation

Hyatt And Delta Announce Loyalty Partnership With Dual-Earn Benefits For Elite Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Delta Air Lines have announced a long-term strategic loyalty collaboration that will connect the World of Hyatt and Delta SkyMiles programs, allowing eligible elite members to earn rewards across both hotel stays and air travel.

Covenant Emerges From Stealth With $250 Million In Funding And Anthem Long-Range Strike System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Covenant has emerged from stealth with more than $250 million in funding across three rounds, a new 105,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Texas and its flagship Anthem long-range precision strike weapon system. The funding rounds were led by Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph and Lightspeed. Covenant has also secured contracts in the U.S., Europe and other international markets.

Legora And Consilio Formalize Legal AI Partnership After More Than A Year Of Client Deployments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:21 PM

Legora and Consilio have formalized a partnership to help law firms and corporate legal departments deploy and operationalize legal AI at scale following more than a year of joint client implementations.

Elementum Names Phil Duggan As Chief Revenue Officer As AI-Native Enterprise Platform Scales Global Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:13 PM

Elementum has named Phil Duggan Chief Revenue Officer, putting the enterprise software veteran in charge of the company's global sales and revenue organization as demand grows for its AI-native automation platform.

Maven Robotics Raises $100 Million Series A To Scale General-Purpose Industrial Robots For Manufacturing And Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:36 PM

Maven Robotics has raised $100 million in Series A funding as the company launches its general-purpose robotics system for industrial work across manufacturing and logistics. The financing came from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures and XTX Ventures, among others. Maven was founded in 2024 and designs, builds and deploys intelligent robotic systems intended to perform complex physical tasks in industrial environments.

Compass Pathways Awards Five U.S. Grants To Develop COMP360 Psilocybin Provider Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:43 PM

Compass Pathways has selected five U.S. organizations to receive grants for developing healthcare provider training programs supporting the potential post-approval delivery of COMP360 psilocybin, expanding the program beyond the three recipients initially planned because of the quality of applicants.

Sasol To Sell Nitrates Business To Enaex Africa, Retaining 23% Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:42 PM

Sasol has entered into an agreement to sell its Nitrates business to Enaex Africa, advancing the South African energy and chemicals company's portfolio optimization strategy while maintaining a minority interest in the operation.

Academy Sports + Outdoors: Q2 Sales Rise 3% To $1.65 Billion And Raises EPS Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:41 PM

Academy Sports + Outdoors reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.647 billion, up 3% year over year, while diluted GAAP EPS increased 17.3% to $2.17 and adjusted EPS increased 19.1% to $2.31.

Sunbelt Rentals: Q1 Revenue Rises 11% To Record $3.12 Billion, Raises Fiscal 2027 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:40 PM

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings reported record fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $3.115 billion, up 11.2% year over year, prompting the equipment rental company to raise its full-year revenue, rental revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance.

Zero Networks Names Yossi Dagan CFO As Revenue Doubles And Enterprise Customer Base Jumps 230%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:40 PM

Zero Networks has appointed Yossi Dagan Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its senior leadership team as the cybersecurity company scales globally amid increasing demand for automated microsegmentation.

Itaconix: H1 Revenue Jumps 72% To $8.3 Million As Company Reaches Break-Even Adjusted EBITDA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:39 PM

Itaconix reported record first-half 2026 revenue of $8.3 million, up 72% year over year, as increasing adoption of its plant-based specialty polymers drove substantial growth in its Performance Ingredients business.

Akamai And MuleSoft Expand Integration To Unify API Security And AI Agent Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:38 PM

Akamai and MuleSoft have expanded their technology integration to combine real-time API security intelligence with governance for AI agents, APIs and Model Context Protocol servers, helping enterprises identify and manage security risks across increasingly distributed AI environments.

Journeo: H1 Revenue Jumps 53% To Record £37.6 Million As Sales Pipeline Reaches £200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:38 PM

Journeo reported record first-half revenue of £37.6 million, up 53%, as organic growth and acquisitions expanded the intelligent transport and critical infrastructure technology company's operations.

The Pebble Group: H1 Revenue Rises 4% To £60.7 Million As Facilisgroup Targets Double-Digit Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:37 PM

The Pebble Group reported first-half 2026 revenue of £60.7 million, up 4%, with growth across both Facilisgroup and Brand Addition supporting confidence in its full-year outlook.

Somero: H1 Revenue Rises 22% To $48.7 Million, Raises FY26 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:36 PM

Somero Enterprises reported first-half 2026 revenue of $48.7 million, up 22%, as growth returned across every geographic region and most product categories.

James Fisher: H1 Underlying Operating Profit Rises 28% As Defence Revenue Jumps 43%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:35 PM

James Fisher and Sons reported improved first-half profitability as strong performances in Defence and Maritime Transport offset difficult market conditions across its Energy business.

Funding Circle: H1 Revenue Jumps 50% To £138.2 Million, Raises FY26 Guidance And Announces £25 Million Buyback

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:34 PM

Funding Circle reported first-half 2026 revenue of £138.2 million, up 50% year over year, as increased lending volumes, product expansion and operating leverage drove a sharp increase in profitability.

JLL Selected By Nestlé For Global Real Estate Portfolio Services Across 130 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:30 PM

Nestlé has selected JLL as its global real estate services provider across 130 countries, expanding the companies' relationship to cover integrated leasing transaction management and strategic advisory services across Nestlé's entire office, industrial and retail property portfolio.

Circle To Acquire Tazapay, Adding $25 Billion In Annualized Cross-Border Payment Volume

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:30 PM

Circle Internet Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-based B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company serving payment providers and financial institutions.

Coinbase And Moov Partner To Bring Stablecoin Payments To More Than 1,000 Community Banks And Credit Unions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:29 PM

Coinbase and Moov have formed a partnership to bring stablecoin payment acceptance, settlement, custody and real-time funding capabilities to more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions served through Moov's payments infrastructure.

Stan: Interview With Marketing Lead Lauren Giovannetti About Creator Monetization And AI-Powered Content Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:40 PM

Stan provides tools designed to help Creator-Entrepreneurs build audiences, create content, and earn money online. Its core products include Stan Store, which enables Creators to monetize products directly through their social channels, and Stanley, an AI Head of Content designed to help users develop content ideas and grow their personal brands. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Stan Marketing Lead Lauren Giovannetti to learn more.

Bending Spoons To Acquire Miro For $1.355 Billion As AI Workspace Reaches $600 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:03 PM

Bending Spoons has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Miro at an enterprise value of $1.355 billion, adding the AI-powered collaborative workspace to a portfolio that already includes Airtable, AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Tractive, Vimeo and WeTransfer.

SKYX To Merge With Deako To Build AI-Powered Smart Home Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:02 PM

SKYX Platforms has signed a merger agreement with Deako, combining the companies' plug-and-play technologies to create a broader smart home and AI platform spanning wall switches, electrical outlets, ceiling fixtures, sensors and other connected products.

Axogen To Acquire BioCircuit Technologies For $200 Million To Add Sutureless Nerve Repair Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:02 PM

Axogen has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioCircuit Technologies for $200 million in cash, adding NerveTape, the first FDA-approved device for sutureless peripheral nerve repair, to its portfolio of nerve repair technologies.

Swarmer To Acquire Ukrainian Unmanned Ground Vehicle Maker Ratel Robotics For Up To $224 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:01 PM

Swarmer has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ratel Robotics for up to $224 million in cash and stock, expanding the defense technology company's autonomy platform with a portfolio of combat-deployed unmanned ground vehicles.

Meta: Stilla Joins To Expand Business AI Agent Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:00 PM

Stilla is joining Meta about eight months after launching its multiplayer AI agent platform for teams and businesses, bringing its technology and expertise to Meta as the tech giant expands AI products for business use. Stilla did not disclose financial terms or the transaction structure in its announcement.

Innovation

Hyatt And Delta Announce Loyalty Partnership With Dual-Earn Benefits For Elite Members

Covenant Emerges From Stealth With $250 Million In Funding And Anthem Long-Range Strike System

Legora And Consilio Formalize Legal AI Partnership After More Than A Year Of Client Deployments

Elementum Names Phil Duggan As Chief Revenue Officer As AI-Native Enterprise Platform Scales Global Sales

Maven Robotics Raises $100 Million Series A To Scale General-Purpose Industrial Robots For Manufacturing And Logistics

Compass Pathways Awards Five U.S. Grants To Develop COMP360 Psilocybin Provider Training

Sasol To Sell Nitrates Business To Enaex Africa, Retaining 23% Stake

Academy Sports + Outdoors: Q2 Sales Rise 3% To $1.65 Billion And Raises EPS Guidance

Sunbelt Rentals: Q1 Revenue Rises 11% To Record $3.12 Billion, Raises Fiscal 2027 Guidance

Zero Networks Names Yossi Dagan CFO As Revenue Doubles And Enterprise Customer Base Jumps 230%

Itaconix: H1 Revenue Jumps 72% To $8.3 Million As Company Reaches Break-Even Adjusted EBITDA

Akamai And MuleSoft Expand Integration To Unify API Security And AI Agent Governance

Journeo: H1 Revenue Jumps 53% To Record £37.6 Million As Sales Pipeline Reaches £200 Million

The Pebble Group: H1 Revenue Rises 4% To £60.7 Million As Facilisgroup Targets Double-Digit Growth

Somero: H1 Revenue Rises 22% To $48.7 Million, Raises FY26 Guidance

James Fisher: H1 Underlying Operating Profit Rises 28% As Defence Revenue Jumps 43%

Funding Circle: H1 Revenue Jumps 50% To £138.2 Million, Raises FY26 Guidance And Announces £25 Million Buyback

JLL Selected By Nestlé For Global Real Estate Portfolio Services Across 130 Countries

Circle To Acquire Tazapay, Adding $25 Billion In Annualized Cross-Border Payment Volume

Coinbase And Moov Partner To Bring Stablecoin Payments To More Than 1,000 Community Banks And Credit Unions

Stan: Interview With Marketing Lead Lauren Giovannetti About Creator Monetization And AI-Powered Content Creation

Bending Spoons To Acquire Miro For $1.355 Billion As AI Workspace Reaches $600 Million ARR

SKYX To Merge With Deako To Build AI-Powered Smart Home Platform

Axogen To Acquire BioCircuit Technologies For $200 Million To Add Sutureless Nerve Repair Platform

Swarmer To Acquire Ukrainian Unmanned Ground Vehicle Maker Ratel Robotics For Up To $224 Million

Meta: Stilla Joins To Expand Business AI Agent Capabilities

Revvity To Acquire Human Cell Design To Expand GLP-1 And Metabolic Drug Discovery Tools

CGI Acquires Callibrity To Expand Enterprise AI And Platform Engineering Capabilities

Dunelm: FY26 Sales Rise 3.1% To £1.83 Billion As Retailer Launches New Three-Year Growth Strategy

Computacenter: H1 Revenue Jumps 72% To £6.85 Billion As AI Infrastructure Demand Drives Record Results