Innovation

Treehouse Foods To Be Acquired By Investindustrial In $2.9 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

TreeHouse Foods announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Investindustrial in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.9 billion. Under the terms of the deal, TreeHouse Foods shareholders will receive $22.50 per share in cash and one non-transferable Contingent Value Right for each share of common stock. The Contingent Value Right will enable shareholders to potentially receive additional proceeds from ongoing litigation relating to the company’s coffee business.

Blaize: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dinakar Munagala About The Edge AI Computing Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Blaize develops edge AI computing hardware and software platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blaize co-founder and CEO Dinakar Munagala to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Bettabite: Interview With Founder & CEO Olivia Crawford About The Meal Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Bettabite is a company that provides personalized nutritional planning and meal solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bettabite founder and CEO Olivia Crawford to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

PSQ To Buy Tandym Assets To Expand Private Label Credit And Strengthen Fintech Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

PSQ Holdings announced that it has agreed to acquire key software assets from Tandym, a provider of white-labeled payment and credit solutions that enable merchants to offer branded card programs directly within checkout. The acquisition is expected to close in December 2025 and is positioned to expand PublicSquare’s fintech capabilities across payments, credit, and rewards.

Ranger Energy Services To Acquire American Well Services In $90.5 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Ranger Energy Services announced it has agreed to acquire American Well Services from Argonaut Private Equity. American Well Services is a well services provider with a strong operational footprint in the Permian Basin. The acquisition increases Ranger’s scale by approximately 25%, raising its rig count and positioning the company as the largest well servicing provider in the continental United States. The transaction also expands the company’s service capabilities through the addition of complementary offerings that can drive increased revenue opportunities across Ranger’s customer base.

Zeffy: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO François de Kerret About The Zero-Fee Fundraising Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Zeffy is a company that provides zero-fee fundraising and donor management software for nonprofits. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zeffy co-founder and CEO François de Kerret to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

The Very Group Acquired By Carlyle

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

The Very Group, the operator of digital retailers Very and Littlewoods, announced the completion of a significant ownership transition, under which global investment firm Carlyle has become the company’s owner. And international media group IMI remains a key stakeholder. The agreement is designed to strengthen the company’s capital base and provide increased financial flexibility to support its long-term growth strategy.

The Nova Global: Interview With Founder Melissa Bauknight About The Women’s Empowerment Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

The Nova Global is a community focused on women’s empowerment and personal growth. Pulse 2.0 interviewed The Nova Global founder, Melissa Bauknight, to gain a deeper understanding of the organization.

Digitail: $23 Million Series B Closed For Expanding AI Platform For Veterinary Clinics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Digitail has secured $23 million in Series B funding, led by Five Elms Capital, bringing the company’s total investment to over $37 million. The funding will support the company’s expansion efforts and accelerate product development, including enhancements to its artificial intelligence capabilities designed to reduce the administrative workload for veterinary professionals and improve patient outcomes.

Evidium: $22 Million Series A Raised To Scale Computational Medical Knowledge

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Evidium has announced the close of a $22 million Series A funding round as the company expands its healthcare AI platform focused on computational medical knowledge and transparent clinical reasoning. The round was co-led by Health2047, the venture studio founded by the American Medical Association, and WGG Partners, with participation from Interwoven Ventures and Mindset Ventures.

WISeKey And Columbus Acquisition To Publicly List WISeSat.Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

WISeKey International Holding AG and Columbus Acquisition have executed a definitive business combination agreement under which WISeKey’s wholly owned subsidiary, WISeSat.Space will be publicly listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange as WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. The deal values WISeKey’s equity interest in the new entity at approximately $250 million. Closing is anticipated during the first half of 2026, subject to shareholder approvals and customary regulatory conditions.

Corvex To Go Public Through All-Stock Merger With Movano, Forming Secure AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Movano and Corvex announced that they have entered into a definitive all-stock merger agreement, creating a publicly traded company focused on secure, high-performance AI infrastructure. The transaction positions the combined organization to address rising global demand for scalable and reliable AI computing systems. The merger provides Movano shareholders with exposure to Corvex’s rapidly developing AI infrastructure platform and expanding customer pipeline.

Quarterzip: Interview With CEO Alex Valente About The Continuous Onboarding AI Agent Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Quarterzip is a software company that builds an AI-driven onboarding and post-sales product for other SaaS and software companies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Quarterzip CEO Alex Valente to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

FCDE Reaches €400 Million Hard Cap For Third Buyout Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

FCDE announced the first and final closing of its third local specialist strategy buyout fund, FCDE Fund III, at €400 million. The fund was oversubscribed and represents an increase of approximately 45 percent from the prior fund, FCDE Fund II, which closed in 2023 at €277 million. The fundraising was completed in slightly more than six months despite a competitive fundraising environment.

Lighthouse Canton: Global Investment Firm Raises $40 Million In Strategic Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Lighthouse Canton has secured a $40 million strategic investment led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Nextinfinity, the investment holding company of Shyam Maheshwari, who was a founding partner of SSG Capital before Ares SSG acquired it. Qatar Insurance Company, an early backer of Lighthouse Canton, continues to support the firm as it enters its next phase of expansion.

Arcline To Buy Novaria Group For $2.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Arcline Investment Management has agreed to acquire Novaria Group from KKR in a transaction valued at $2.2 billion. Novaria is a leading provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes serving more than 3,000 customers worldwide.

Palabra AI Buying Talo And Launches Real-Time Multilingual Product Suite

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Palabra AI announced the acquisition of Talo and the introduction of a new suite of user-facing real-time multilingual communication products. This move reflects Palabra AI’s expansion from its core infrastructure technology into a broader product ecosystem designed for everyday global communication.

Nortal Buying Accela’s Middle East Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Nortal has announced the acquisition of Accela’s Middle East division, further expanding its regional footprint and strengthening its long-standing partnership with Accela. The transition took effect on October 1, 2025. The move reinforces Nortal’s strategy to enhance support for public sector modernization initiatives across the Middle East.

MyPhysicianPlan: Seed Round Closed To Expand Affordable Healthcare Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

MyPhysicianPlan, a healthcare technology company based in New Jersey, announced the closing of its Seed Round. The round was backed by private investors along with a matching investment from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the Angel Match Program.

Section Partners: $189 Million Raised For Two New Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Section Partners announced the final closing of two investment vehicles totaling $189 million in capital commitments, reflecting continued backing from existing investors and interest from new limited partners. The capital was raised across Section Capital V, LP, and Section Ventures II, LP, along with a parallel co-investment vehicle.

Rumble To Buy Northern Data In Major AI Infrastructure Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Rumble announced that it has signed a business combination agreement to acquire Northern Data AG, a provider of AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. Under the agreement, Rumble will launch a voluntary public exchange offer to Northern Data shareholders.

Zadarma Buying Megacall To Expand European Cloud Communications Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Zadarma announced the acquisition of Megacall, a VoIP provider based in Malaga, Spain. This marks Zadarma’s second acquisition, following its purchase of the US VoIP provider VoIPVoIP last year. The addition of Megacall strengthens Zadarma’s position across Europe and brings an expanded suite of tools and services to Megacall customers.

Wyndham Wealth Invests $7 Million In Gliding Deer For Accelerating AI Integrated Game Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

Wyndham Wealth has signed a $7 million investment term sheet with Gliding Deer, the independent gaming studio known for creating the global hit Bingo Drive. The funding will be used to advance the development of its GamePro Platform, which is deeply integrated with artificial intelligence capabilities as part of the company’s broader Game Factory model. And the funding will also support the rollout of new mobile gaming titles across international markets.

Xantaro Buys Anykey To Expand Security And Data Center Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 10, 2025

anykey, an IT system company founded in 1999 and based in Troisdorf, has joined the Xantaro Group. The integration brings together the strengths of both organizations, aiming to deliver comprehensive IT infrastructure, security, and data center solutions to customers across Germany and Europe.

DeepJudge: $41.2 Million Series A Raised To Advance Enterprise Legal AI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

DeepJudge has raised $41.2 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Felicis with continued participation from Coatue. The company plans to expand product development and support growing demand in the United States and the United Kingdom. DeepJudge reported more than 500% year-over-year revenue growth as law firms seek systems that enable attorneys to access institutional knowledge securely at scale.

SupplyOne Expanding With Acquisition Of Lamb & Associates Packaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

SupplyOne, a distributor of custom corrugated and value-added packaging solutions in North America, has expanded its presence in the Midwest through the acquisition of Lamb & Associates Packaging, a packaging manufacturer based in Arkansas. The acquisition supports SupplyOne’s growth strategy and adds substantial manufacturing and digital printing capabilities to its portfolio.

Merck Reports Significant Phase 3 Results For Enlicitide Decanoate In LDL-C Reduction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Merck announced new Phase 3 results from the CORALreef Lipids trial showing that enlicitide decanoate, an investigational once-daily oral PCSK9 inhibitor, achieved substantial reductions in LDL-C levels in adults with or at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The therapy demonstrated a 55.8% reduction in LDL-C in the primary analysis and a 59.7% reduction in a post-hoc reanalysis at week 24 compared to placebo. These results are being presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025 as part of Late-Breaking Science.

Google Maps Introduces Conversational Navigation Features Powered by Gemini

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Google Maps is rolling out a major upgrade powered by Gemini, bringing hands-free conversational assistance, landmark-based directions, proactive traffic alerts and enhanced visual discovery to its navigation experience.

Amgen Reports VESALIUS-CV Phase 3 Results Demonstrating Repatha Reduces Risk of First Major Cardiovascular Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Amgen announced new data from its Phase 3 VESALIUS-CV clinical trial showing that Repatha (evolocumab) delivered statistically significant reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events among high-risk adults who had not previously experienced a heart attack or stroke. The findings establish Repatha as the first and only PCSK9 inhibitor demonstrated to significantly reduce the risk of first heart attack and stroke in high-risk primary prevention patients. The results were presented at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Red Cell Partners: Trase Launched With $10.5 Million Pre-Seed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 9, 2025

Red Cell Partners announced the launch of Trase, a new agentic platform designed to deliver and implement autonomous AI agents and specialized language models within regulated industries. The company aims to address the challenge of enterprise AI adoption by providing solutions that automate complex workflows securely and at scale. Alongside the launch, Red Cell appointed Dr. Baskar Sridharan, former Vice President and General Manager of AI and Machine Learning Services and Infrastructure at Amazon Web Services, as President of Trase.