Innovation

Hyperliquid Strategies More Than Doubles HYPE Treasury To 29.3 Million Tokens And Ends Year With No Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Hyperliquid Strategies substantially expanded its digital-asset treasury during fiscal 2026, increasing its holdings to 29.3 million HYPE tokens while building a balance sheet with approximately $1.87 billion of shareholders' equity and no debt.

Nordic American Tankers: Q2 TCE Reaches $63,000 Per Day As Net Result Rises 48% Sequentially And Cash Hits $175 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Nordic American Tankers reported substantially stronger second-quarter 2026 results, driven by elevated Suezmax tanker rates that boosted earnings, cash generation, and its quarterly dividend.

PagerDuty: ARR Crosses $500 Million As Free Cash Flow Reaches $32.8 Million And GAAP Profitability Streak Hits Five Quarters

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

PagerDuty reported another profitable quarter in fiscal 2027 as annual recurring revenue crossed the $500 million level, free cash flow reached nearly $33 million, and the company extended its streak of positive GAAP earnings to five consecutive quarters.

Aon Acquiring USI Insurance Services For $17 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

KKR has signed a definitive agreement to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $17 billion in cash, marking a major monetization for KKR's Strategic Holdings portfolio and generating substantial returns on an investment that began nearly a decade ago.

Duos Technologies Names Christopher DeAlmeida CFO As Edge AI Infrastructure Platform Scales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Duos Technologies Group has appointed Christopher "Chris" DeAlmeida Chief Financial Officer as the company scales its edge data center and AI infrastructure operations.

Ecovyst Names Laurie Bergman CFO As Michael Feehan Prepares To Depart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Ecovyst has appointed Laurie Bergman as Chief Financial Officer as the specialty chemicals company transitions financial leadership and continues pursuing its strategic and operational priorities.

GE Vernova Names Rivian CFO Claire McDonough As CFO For 2027 Leadership Transition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

GE Vernova has named Rivian Chief Financial Officer Claire McDonough as its next CFO as the energy technology company prepares for the retirement of its first CFO, Ken Parks.

Capital Numbers Acquires Epitome Cloud For ₹40 Crore To Expand U.S. Salesforce And Enterprise Technology Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Capital Numbers has completed the acquisition of 100% of Epitome Cloud for ₹40 crore, adding U.S.-based Salesforce and enterprise transformation capabilities to its digital engineering, cloud, data and artificial intelligence platform.

Kiva Sales & Service And Petalfast Complete Merger As 8 New Brands Join Combined Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Kiva Sales & Service and Petalfast have completed their previously announced merger, combining two cannabis sales and distribution businesses into a single platform with plans to expand beyond California. The transaction closed August 17, 2026 after initially being announced in March.

CenterNode Invests In Aquila Energy To Expand Renewable Energy EPC Platform And Bonding Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

CenterNode has made a strategic investment in Aquila Energy, providing capital and infrastructure expertise as the renewable energy engineering, procurement, and construction company expands across distributed generation and small utility-scale solar and battery storage projects.

Rhode Island Commits $250,000 To Cover Lab Costs For Up To 8 Life Science Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

The Rhode Island Life Science Hub has launched the Founders Compass Program, committing $250,000 to provide up to eight early-stage life science companies with free laboratory and office space for one year.

Gravity 360 Acquires Med-Lake Laboratory To Expand Diagnostics Platform Across Georgia And Alabama

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Gravity 360 has acquired Med-Lake Laboratory, expanding the parent company of Gravity Diagnostics into Georgia and Alabama as it builds a larger diagnostics platform across the southern U.S. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Trafalgar Launches TRF Casa De Bolsa And Names Carlos Septién Michel CEO As U.S. Expansion Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Trafalgar has launched TRF Casa de Bolsa and appointed Carlos Septién Michel as Chief Executive Officer of the broader Trafalgar Group as the Mexican financial services company expands its banking, brokerage and cross-border payments platform.

Hivemind Digital Group Raises $17 Million To Build Tokenization Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Hivemind Digital Group has raised $17 million in strategic financing led by M&G Investments as the asset management platform expands its tokenization infrastructure and investments across digital assets and other emerging technologies.

capSpire Acquires FinTark As Consultant Base Grows More Than 30% To Around 400 Across 20 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

capSpire has acquired London-based FinTark, expanding the technology consulting firm's capabilities across commodity trading, risk management, European energy markets and global metals.

Scantist: Interview With Co-Founder And COO Charles Huang About Autonomous Offensive Security And AI Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Scantist is a Singapore-based cybersecurity company focused on application security, software supply chain risk, DevSecOps, autonomous offensive security, and AI security. Its portfolio includes AppDefender for defensive application and software supply chain security, PAIStrike for autonomous agentic penetration testing, and AIDefender for AI runtime security. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Scantist Co-Founder and COO Charles Huang to learn more.

Technovation: Interview With CEO Tara Chklovski About Empowering Young Innovators Through AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Technovation is a global AI accelerator focused on empowering young people to solve real-world problems using technology. Through programs including its AI in Action curriculum and AI Ventures Accelerator, the nonprofit helps students and women develop technology skills, build startups, and gain access to mentorship, networks, and other resources. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Technovation CEO Tara Chklovski to learn more.

CrossCountry Mortgage Completes Acquisition Of Two Harbors Investment To Create Vertically Integrated Lender

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

CrossCountry Mortgage, the nation's number one retail mortgage lender, has completed its acquisition of Two Harbors Investment and its wholly owned subsidiary, RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing. The transaction marks a significant milestone in CCM's evolution, substantially expanding its servicing scale and bringing servicing operations in-house.

BiomEdit Acquires Folium Science To Expand Programmable Veterinary Biologics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

BiomEdit, an animal health biotechnology company, has acquired Folium Science's technology platform and pipeline assets, including BiomElix One, a poultry feed additive approved in Brazil. The transaction adds an approved product asset and a complementary CRISPR-based microbiome technology to BiomEdit's existing capabilities and broadens the company's pipeline across animal health and nutrition. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ballard Completes GeoPura Acquisition For £275 Million Upfront, Creating Integrated Hydrogen Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Ballard Power Systems has completed its acquisition of GeoPura for £275 million in upfront consideration, combining Ballard's fuel cell technology with GeoPura's hydrogen generation, distribution and Energy-as-a-Service operations.

Catalent Completes $4.1 Billion Debt Refinancing To Cut Annual Interest Expense By $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Catalent, a global contract development and manufacturing organization, has completed a refinancing transaction to support continued growth and investments in its business. The refinancing includes a new $4.1 billion equivalent seven-year Term Loan B facility and a $600 million revolving credit facility, replacing the company's existing Term Loan B. The refinancing is expected to reduce Catalent's annual interest expense by approximately $100 million.

Plurio: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Seva Ustinov About AI-Powered Performance Marketing Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Plurio is an AI MarTech company building an AI agent for performance marketing teams managing from $500K in monthly advertising spend that helps teams analyze advertising performance, forecast outcomes, recommend actions, and execute approved changes across channels. The company grew out of Elly Analytics, a cross-platform marketing analytics startup founded in 2023, and is focused on automating performance marketing workflows for consumer-facing businesses with delayed conversion cycles. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Plurio Co-Founder and CEO Seva Ustinov to learn more.

Mobly: Interview With Co-Founder Zach Barney About Making In-Person Marketing Accountable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Mobly is an in-person revenue platform for B2B go-to-market teams. Its AI-native platform spans the full field and event marketing lifecycle, from event selection through post-event ROI, giving revenue teams a system to run in-person marketing like digital, with real-time visibility and measurable pipeline impact. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mobly Co-Founder Zach Barney to learn more.

FlyFocus: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Igor Skawiński About UAV Systems And Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

FlyFocus is a Polish defense technology company specializing in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), avionics, and customized UAV subsystems for military and dual-use applications. Founded in 2017, the company designs and manufactures complete UAV platforms and high-end avionics in-house, with an emphasis on modularity, technology sovereignty, and resilience in rapidly evolving battlefield conditions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed FlyFocus CEO and Co-Founder Igor Skawiński to learn more.

Kedaara Capital Invests $200 Million In Tynor As Orthopaedics Brand Reaches 300,000+ Retail Outlets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Kedaara Capital has made a $200 million strategic investment in Tynor Orthotics, backing the Indian orthopedic supports and rehabilitation company as it expands domestically and across international markets.

Department Of War Invests $35.6 Million In Trilogy Metals For 17.5% Economic Position And Alaska Critical Minerals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

The U.S. Department of War has made a $35.6 million strategic equity investment in Trilogy Metals through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program to support the development of copper, cobalt, germanium, and other critical mineral resources in Northwest Alaska.

Canada Nickel Raises C$21 Million Through Upsized Private Placement To Advance Nickel Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Canada Nickel Company has closed an upsized non-brokered private placement generating gross proceeds of C$21 million as the company continues advancing its nickel development portfolio. Canada Nickel sold 14 million units at C$1.50 per unit.

Transfyr Raises $25 Million Seed Led By General Catalyst To Build Physical AI Infrastructure For Science

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Transfyr has launched with $25 million in seed financing to build a physical AI platform that captures how scientific work happens inside laboratories and converts that activity into machine-readable data. General Catalyst led the round, with participation from Lux Capital, Breakout Ventures, Factory, Neo, SV Angel, MVP Ventures, Underscore VC, Lyda Hill, and angel investors.

Energy Fuels Completes Australian Strategic Materials Acquisition As NdFeB Alloy Capacity Targets 3,600 Tonnes Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Energy Fuels has completed its acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials, expanding the company's rare earth platform into commercial metal and alloy production as it works toward a vertically integrated Western mine-to-magnet supply chain.

Civitas Provides $104 Million Senior Loan For 164-Unit Vail Valley Multifamily Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 30, 2026

Civitas Capital Group has closed a $104 million senior construction loan to finance The Summit, a planned 164-unit Class A multifamily development in downtown Avon, Colorado.