Innovation

PulseAI: Seed Funding Secured To Advance AI-Driven ECG Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

PulseAI announced it has closed a seed funding round to expand deployment of its AI-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnostics platform and progress toward U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance, positioning the company to commercialize clinical decision-support tools for both primary care and acute care environments.

SilverAssist Acquires Caring.com To Expand National Senior Housing Referral Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

SilverAssist, a senior assistance network that connects families with information, guidance, and services for aging and senior living decisions, announced it has acquired Caring (Caring.com), adding one of the industry’s largest senior housing referral footprints to its platform and accelerating its national reach and operator connectivity.

ProductPlan Buys Winware.ai And Names Steven Cohn As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

ProductPlan has acquired Winware.ai, an AI-native customer and market research platform, to add agentic and generative AI–powered decision intelligence to its product lifecycle management and roadmapping software.

Inquis Medical: $75 Million Series C Raised To Expand AVENTUS Thrombectomy Commercial Rollout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Inquis Medical announced it closed a $75 million Series C financing to accelerate nationwide commercial expansion of its AVENTUS thrombectomy system and advance a next-generation product pipeline, as the company looks to scale adoption in venous thromboembolic disease (VTE).

Threadlock Precision Acquires Michigan CNC Machining Firm Kremin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Threadlock Precision, a U.S.-based network of precision manufacturing companies, has acquired Kremin Inc., a Michigan CNC machining business serving aerospace, defense and medical customers for more than 40 years.

Polar Light Technologies: €5+ Million Raised To Push Pyramidal MicroLEDs Toward First Product Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Polar Light Technologies AB, a Linköping, Sweden-based semiconductor company developing MicroLED display technology, announced it has closed a €5 million-plus funding round to support commercialization and the rollout of its first products. The round was led by J2L Holding AB, with participation from STOAF, Almi Invest and Butterfly Ventures. Polar Light said the financing extends its runway as it prepares initial product launches built on its pyramidal MicroLED platform.

Elevate Capital Invests $1.6 Million in 5 Oregon Startups Through State-Backed Venture Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Elevate Capital announced it has deployed $1.6 million into five Oregon-based startups through the state’s Venture Direct program, a venture capital initiative supported by the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The firm said the investments are intended to expand access to early-stage capital for local founders and support long-term economic growth across Oregon.

Applied Brain Research Raises Seed Round To Scale On-Device Voice AI With TSP1 Edge Chip

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Applied Brain Research (ABR) announced it has closed an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate development and commercialization of its TSP1 “state space accelerator” chip and accompanying software models for edge AI inference. The round was led by Two Small Fish Ventures, and the firm’s general partner Eva Lau will join ABR’s board.

AppYea: Ben Harris Named As CTO And Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

AppYea announced it has appointed Ben Harris as chief technology officer and added him to the company’s board of directors, a move the company says is intended to tighten accountability for technology delivery as it shifts toward “institutional-grade” blockchain deployments in regulated markets.

Ventaris Surgical: $30 Million Series A Raised To Develop System For Complete Kidney Stone Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Ventaris Surgical, a San Carlos, California-based medical device company, has closed a $30 million Series A financing round to advance a ureteroscopic platform designed to improve stone clearance during kidney stone procedures. The round was led by Longitude Capital, with new investor Vensana Capital also participating. Existing backers Atypical Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, and Boutique Venture Partners also joined the financing.

Neuramint: $5 Million Seed Round Raised To Build AI Agent Workflow Platform For Web3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Neuramint announced it has raised a $5 million seed round to develop an AI agent workflow platform designed to help developers build and manage autonomous Web3 workflows across decentralized finance, NFTs, and blockchain networks.

Synchrony Medical Lands $1 Million NJIEF Investment To Expand LibAirty Airway Clearance System Across the U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Synchrony Medical announced it has secured a $1 million investment from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF), with the capital matching an investment from Edge Medical Ventures. The company said the funding will be used to accelerate U.S. commercial operations, support ongoing clinical research and product development, and broaden patient access to its LibAirty at-home airway clearance system through respiratory clinics, hospitals, and homecare networks nationwide.

Peachtree Posts Record $3 Billion In 2025 Credit Deployments As Private Lending Platform Scales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Peachtree Group announced it deployed $3 billion across credit transactions in 2025, an 86.8% increase from 2024 as the Atlanta-based commercial real estate investment platform continued to expand beyond its hospitality roots and scale its private lending business.

Accelsius: $65 Million Series B Raised To Scale Two-Phase Liquid Cooling for AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Accelsius closed a $65 million Series B financing led by Johnson Controls, with Legrand joining as a strategic investor, as the company ramps production and expands deployment of its two-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology for AI and high-performance computing environments.

X-Caliber: $182.2 Million Rural PACE-X Financing Closed For Marcella Landing at Deer Valley In Park City

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

X-Caliber Capital Holdings announced it has closed a $182.2 million Rural PACE-X financing package to fund the ground-up construction of Marcella Landing at Deer Valley, an ultra-luxury ski community being developed by Reef Capital Partners in Park City, Utah.

Juvena Therapeutics: $33.5 Million Series B Raised To Advance Regenerative Biologics Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Juvena Therapeutics announced it has raised $33.5 million in a Series B financing to advance its clinical-stage regenerative biologics programs and expand its AI-enabled discovery capabilities.

OutSee: £2.5 Million Seed Round Completed And Partnership With o2h Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

OutSee, an AI-enabled genomics and drug discovery company, has closed a £2.5 million seed funding round and signed a strategic agreement with o2h discovery to begin a collaborative drug discovery programme around OutSee’s lead drug target candidate.

LyfeSci Acquires Clinically Media To Bring Patient Recruitment In-House And Expand End-to-End Trial Execution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

LyfeSci Research & Innovation, a Chicago-based full-service clinical research organization, has acquired Clinically Media to bring patient recruitment in-house and expand its end-to-end clinical trial capabilities, the companies said Monday.

Route Acquires Frate Returns, Expanding Unified Post-Purchase Platform for Ecommerce Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Route, a post-purchase platform used by ecommerce brands for package protection and order tracking, said Monday it has acquired Frate Returns, a returns and exchanges provider, to create a single solution spanning tracking, protection, and returns. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Curion Expands Global Delivery Capabilities Through Acquisition Of Blue Yonder Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Curion, a portfolio company of Summit Park, has acquired Blue Yonder Research, a U.K.-based market research agency focused on R&D and innovation insights, as Curion looks to broaden its global delivery footprint and deepen support for multinational clients.

Zelis Acquires Rivet To Expand Revenue Cycle Analytics Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Zelis, a healthcare technology company focused on modernizing payments across the payer-provider ecosystem, has acquired Rivet, a revenue cycle analytics provider, in a deal aimed at improving claim-payment transparency and reducing administrative friction for providers and health plans.

insitro To Buy CombinAbleAI, Launching TherML Platform To Unify AI-Driven Therapeutic Design Across Modalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

insitro announced it will acquire CombinAbleAI and, alongside the deal, has launched TherML (Therapeutic Machine Learning), a platform it describes as a single, modality-agnostic AI engine for drug discovery and design.

Hippocratic AI Consolidates Life Sciences Leadership With Grove AI Acquisition And Executive Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Hippocratic AI announced it has acquired Grove AI and launched a dedicated Life Sciences Division, alongside leadership additions including a new president for the unit and a senior executive advisory council, as the company pushes to expand the use of patient-facing generative AI agents across biopharma and medtech workflows.

NVIDIA And Lilly Announce Co-Innovation AI Lab To Reinvent Drug Discovery In The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

NVIDIA and Eli Lilly and Company said they will jointly invest up to $1 billion over five years to launch a new AI co-innovation lab aimed at tackling persistent bottlenecks in pharmaceutical R&D, from early discovery through development and, longer term, manufacturing and supply chain optimization. The companies unveiled the initiative around the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, positioning the effort as a combined push to pair Lilly’s drug discovery, clinical, and manufacturing expertise with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing stack and life sciences AI platforms.

Denison Consulting And Newmeasures Merge To Expand Employee Listening And Organizational Performance Offerings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Denison Consulting and Newmeasures have merged to create a combined organization aimed at linking employee feedback more directly to measurable business outcomes.

Cherry Street Energy Advances Growth Strategy With 16-Site Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Cherry Street Energy announced it has acquired a portfolio of 16 operating distributed generation projects from Inman Solar, adding 12.7 megawatts of solar capacity across five states and expanding its base of long-term contracted renewable assets.

Google And Apple Sign Multi-Year Deal To Base Next-Gen Apple Foundation Models On Gemini

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Apple and Google announced they have entered into a multi-year collaboration that will see the next generation of Apple Foundation Models built on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology, positioning Gemini as a key backbone for future Apple Intelligence capabilities.

EnableComp Acquires H/ROI To Build A More Comprehensive Platform For Complex Revenue Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

EnableComp announced it has acquired Health Resources Optimization, Inc. (H/ROI), adding specialized clinical denials and revenue recovery capabilities to help hospitals recapture revenue lost to some of the most difficult denial types. The deal is intended to strengthen EnableComp’s complex revenue cycle offering, particularly around DRG downgrades, medical-necessity denials, and post-bill DRG validation.

Control Devices Buys Sherwood Valve To Expand Compressed Gas Flow Control Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, has acquired Sherwood Valve in a deal aimed at broadening its flow control offering across industrial gas, specialty gas, high-purity gas and medical gas applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SalesRabbit Acquires Roofle To Link Field Sales, Online Buying, And Production For Roofing Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

SalesRabbit announced it has acquired Roofle, bringing together field sales management, online purchasing, and sales-to-production workflows in a single platform built for roofing and home improvement contractors. Financial terms were not disclosed.