Innovation

SiFly Raises $20 Million Series A As Q12 Drone Sets 3-Hour Guinness World Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

SiFly Aviation has raised $20 million in Series A financing to scale U.S. manufacturing of its Q12 long-endurance electric drone and expand development of its DronePort multi-aircraft infrastructure system.

Onos Health Raises $17 Million Series A As AI Platform Cuts Behavioral Health Program Costs More Than 6%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Onos Health has raised $17 million in Series A financing to expand adoption of its behavioral health clinical intelligence platform among U.S. health plans. Costanoa led the round, with participation from Flare Capital Partners and strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures.

Agentrys Raises $24.5 Million As Agentic Chip Design Platform Tops 90% On NVIDIA Benchmark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Agentrys has raised $24.5 million to develop an agentic design automation platform that enables semiconductor engineering teams to build, customize and continuously improve AI agents for chip development.

Crescent Capital Closes $232 Million CLO Equity Fund II, More Than Doubling Predecessor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Crescent Capital Group has closed its second captive collateralized loan obligation equity fund with $232 million in commitments, more than doubling the size of the firm's first vehicle in the strategy.

Mubadala Capital To Acquire Majority Stake In Arrive Logistics As Network Reaches 5,500 Customers And 10,000 Carriers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Mubadala Capital has agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Arrive Logistics, backing the North American truckload brokerage as it expands its services, technology platform and workforce. Existing investors ATL Partners, Lead Edge Capital and other shareholders will retain meaningful stakes in Arrive.

Porter Capital Provides $10 Million Facility As Seafood Processor Returns To Profitability And Adds National Retail Account

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Porter Capital has closed a $10 million non-notification factoring facility for a family-owned seafood importer and processor, replacing a departing bank lender and providing working capital to support a new national retail customer.

CP Capital Acquires 200-Unit Ascent Athens At 95% Occupancy As Firm Targets Assets Below Replacement Cost

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

CP Capital has acquired Ascent Athens, a 200-unit Class A multifamily community in Athens, Georgia, as the investment manager targets high-quality apartment properties available below replacement cost.

Homewerks Acquires GTR Technologies In Fourth Deal, Adding ReVent, DewStop And Breeze Easy Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Homewerks Worldwide has acquired GTR Technologies, expanding its heating, ventilation and indoor air quality platform with the ReVent, DewStop and Breeze Easy brands.

JIOS Secures $277 Million Apollo Loan As 2026 Debt Financing Tops $800 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

JIOS has secured a $277 million loan from affiliates of Apollo Global Management for a 37-property industrial outdoor storage portfolio spanning 23 markets.

Priority Courier Experts Acquires Priority Dispatch And Diamond Expedited, Adding 500+ Drivers And 250,000 Annual Orders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Priority Courier Experts has acquired Priority Dispatch and Diamond Expedited, expanding its same-day and expedited logistics platform across key Midwestern markets.

Liberty Restoration Group Completes 2 Acquisitions, Expanding ServiceMaster Restore Platform To 8 Midwest Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Liberty Restoration Group has completed the acquisition of ServiceMaster Restoration Services by KRS, expanding its disaster restoration and reconstruction platform with three additional offices in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Atlantic Alumina Secures $800 Million With U.S. Government And Pinnacle As Gallium Production Targets 50 Metric Tons Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Atlantic Alumina Company has secured a total of $800 million in public and private funding during 2026 to revitalize the only remaining alumina refinery in the U.S. and establish domestic primary gallium production.

Globus Medical Acquires Higgs Boson Health To Add AI-Driven Surgical Intelligence Across Patient Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Globus Medical has acquired Higgs Boson Health, adding artificial intelligence, software development and digital healthcare capabilities to its expanding musculoskeletal technology ecosystem. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Chase Corporation Acquires Hylomar To Expand High-Performance Sealants And Adhesives Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Chase Corporation has acquired Hylomar Holdings Limited, expanding its engineered materials portfolio with specialized sealants and adhesives used across industrial, transportation, aerospace, power generation and electronics markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ursa Major To Go Public At $2.3 Billion Valuation With At Least $350 Million PIPE To Scale Hypersonics And Munitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Ursa Major Technologies has agreed to go public through a business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III in a transaction valuing the aerospace and defense company at approximately $2.3 billion following closing.

Accenture To Acquire COMWARE, Adding 180+ Professionals And 25 Years Of SAP Expertise In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Accenture has agreed to acquire COMWARE, adding more than 180 professionals and expanding its ability to provide AI-, data- and cloud-powered digital transformation services to mid-market companies in Japan. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Escalade Acquires ASL Solutions To Enter Pet Market And Expand U.S. Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Escalade has acquired the assets of ASL Solutions, adding a premium insulated pet housing business and new rotational molding capabilities to its U.S. manufacturing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Sound Growth Partners Invests In Diamond Art Club As Founders Retain Significant Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 29, 2026

Sound Growth Partners has invested in Diamond Art Club through its One-Stop Buyout structure, partnering with the founders of the diamond painting company as they pursue the brand's next stage of growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Unrivaled Series C Tops $100 Million At $650 Million Valuation As Player Equity Pool Nears $200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Unrivaled has raised more than $100 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing at a $650 million valuation as the professional women's basketball league continues expanding its athlete-owned business model. Ten Pillars Sports Fund, backed by UC Investments, led the financing, which exceeded Unrivaled's initial $100 million fundraising target.

SmallRig Acquires Kelvin Brand And Selected Assets To Expand Professional Lighting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

SmallRig Technology has completed the acquisition of selected Kelvin Group assets, expanding its professional imaging and lighting capabilities. The acquired assets include the Kelvin brand, certain intellectual property rights, selected product portfolios, technical documentation and other related assets. The transaction terms were not disclosed.

Hilb Group Acquires Michigan Property And Casualty Agency As Deal Count Tops 200

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Hilb Group has acquired a Michigan-based property and casualty insurance agency, expanding the insurance brokerage and advisory firm's presence across the Midwest. The acquisition became effective on August 1, 2026.

Breedr Raises $27 Million Series B As Platform Tracks 2+ Million Cattle And Nearly $500 Million In Livestock Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Breedr has raised $27 million in Series B funding to expand its digital livestock platform as the company works to build a global system of record for the beef supply chain. Partech led the financing through its impact fund, with participation from Latitude, the growth-stage fund of seed investor LocalGlobe, and existing investor Outsiders Fund, which led Breedr's Series A. The round brings Breedr's total funding to $46.6 million.

Invesco Launches Solutions & Custom Strategies Platform And Names Darby Nielson CIO Of Multi-Asset Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Invesco has launched Invesco Solutions & Custom Strategies, a new global platform bringing together the firm's portfolio construction, customization and investment capabilities as clients increasingly seek tailored investment outcomes.

Mayfield Adds Aditya Singh As Partner To Expand AI Infrastructure Investing Within $3 Billion Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Mayfield has added Aditya "Adit" Singh as a partner as the early-stage venture capital firm expands its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure within a broader $3 billion AI strategy.

H.I.G. Capital Adds Tim Hsu And Chris Todisco To Lead Credit Fundraising Across $75 Billion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Bertelsmann Investments: Revenue Jumps To €451 Million As Organic Growth Hits 45.1% And Portfolio EBIT Reaches €122 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Bertelsmann Investments reported strong growth in the first half of 2026, with revenue from its Bertelsmann Next businesses rising to €451 million from €280 million a year earlier.

Lockheed Martin Secures $2.25 Billion Revolver Led By Bank Of America And Extends $3 Billion Facility To 2031

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Lockheed Martin has entered into a new $2.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and extended the maturity of an existing $3 billion revolving facility, giving the defense contractor $5.25 billion of committed revolving credit capacity across the two agreements.

Linear Completes $99 Million Tender At $2.5 Billion Valuation As ARR Tops $100 Million And Net Retention Hits 177%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Linear has completed a $99 million tender offer that allowed current and former employees to sell a portion of their vested equity at a $2.5 billion company valuation. Existing investors Accel and 01A participated alongside new investors Salesforce Ventures and S32.

Owner Raises $240 Million At $2.3 Billion Valuation As ARR Tops $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

Owner has raised $240 million in new financing at a $2.3 billion valuation as the AI-native technology platform expands beyond restaurant software toward becoming a broader operating system for local businesses.

InfiMaker Raises Tens Of Millions From IDG Capital As K1 Kickstarter Pledges Surpass $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2026

InfiMaker has completed a new financing round that includes tens of millions of U.S. dollars from IDG Capital, as the desktop manufacturing company reports more than $4 million in Kickstarter pledges for its K1 five-axis CNC machine. The financing marks another institutional-backing milestone for InfiMaker, following earlier investments from Kunlun Capital.