Innovation

Efficient Computer: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Brandon Lucia About Energy-Efficient General-Purpose Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Efficient Computer is building the world's most energy-efficient general-purpose processors by combining ultra-efficient hardware with intuitive, developer-friendly software. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Efficient Computer Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Lucia to learn more about computer architecture, AI infrastructure, the "Energy-Bound Era," and the company's approach to efficient computing.

Harri: Interview With Founder And CEO Luke Fryer About AI-First Workforce Management For Hospitality

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Harri is an AI-first workforce OS built for hospitality. Its end-to-end platform helps restaurants and hotels manage labor operations across hiring, onboarding, scheduling, compliance, and employee engagement, serving 5 million workers across 800 corporate clients and 70,000 locations globally. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Harri’s Founder and CEO Luke Fryer to learn more about the operator frustrations that inspired the company and the AI-driven future of hospitality workforce management.

Commerce Bank Completes Acquisition Of Nolan & Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Commerce Bank has completed its acquisition of Nolan & Associates, a St. Louis-based boutique investment banking firm that advises middle-market clients across the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Harrow Completes TYRVAYA Acquisition For Up To $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Harrow has completed its acquisition of TYRVAYA from Viatris, adding the first and only FDA-approved nasal spray for dry eye disease to its growing ocular surface treatment portfolio.

iRhythm Completes VitalConnect Acquisition With $237.5 Million Cash And Stock Consideration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

iRhythm Holdings has completed its acquisition of VitalConnect, expanding its cardiac monitoring platform across ambulatory, inpatient, remote and hospital-to-home care.

Valon Raises $150 Million Series D At $2.3 Billion Valuation To Advance ValonOS Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Valon Technologies has raised $150 million in Series D funding at a $2.3 billion valuation to accelerate deployment of ValonOS and its AI agents across the U.S. mortgage servicing industry. The new valuation is double Valon's previous valuation. Ribbit Capital joined the financing as a new investor, with existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz also participating.

OneByZero Raises $20 Million Series A Led By Jungle Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

OneByZero has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures to scale its enterprise artificial intelligence deployment business across Asia Pacific and expand its NEO platform and AI Coworkers.

Trinity Capital Prices $350 Million Offering Of 7.50% Notes Due 2032

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Trinity Capital has priced an underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% notes due 2032, providing the company with additional long-term capital while supporting repayment of borrowings under its existing credit facility.

GE HealthCare To Acquire SOFIE Biosciences For $945 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

GE HealthCare has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SOFIE Biosciences from Trilantic North America for $945 million in cash, expanding its U.S. radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution footprint.

Grindr To Acquire Freddie For Up To $320 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Grindr has agreed to acquire PurposeMed, the parent company of HIV prevention telehealth provider Freddie, for $250 million in cash and stock, with the transaction potentially reaching $320 million based on performance milestones.

VoltaGrid Completes $775 Million Primary Investment And $800 Million Secondary Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

VoltaGrid has completed a previously announced $775 million primary equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Halliburton, along with an upsized $800 million secondary equity transaction involving existing investors.

MEDASE Cocktails: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Monica Cornitcher About Premium Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

MEDASE Cocktails is a premium non-alcoholic ready-to-drink cocktail brand focused on delivering an authentic cocktail experience without alcohol, using high-quality ingredients including organic juices. Longtime friends Monica Cornitcher and the late Inga Dyer co-founded the brand, with Cornitcher serving as CEO. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MEDASE Cocktails Co-Founder and CEO Monica Cornitcher to learn more.

Keyfactor Appoints Former CyberArk CEO Matt Cohen To Board And Strategic Advisor Role

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Keyfactor has appointed former CyberArk CEO Matt Cohen to its Board of Directors and named him a strategic advisor to CEO Jordan Rackie as the cybersecurity company enters its next phase of growth.

TieTechnology: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Jim Eckes About The Premier Telecommunications Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

TieTechnology is a premier telecommunications company that provides businesses with cloud solutions, managed IT services, and custom VoIP phone systems tailored to integrate with major CRM platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed TieTechnology co-founder and CEO Jim Eckes to learn more.

C.H. Robinson To Acquire RXO For $5.8 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RXO in a stock-and-cash transaction with an implied value of approximately $5.8 billion, creating a combined third-party logistics company with an enterprise value of more than $25 billion.

Tishman Speyer Secures $75 Million Second Close For Korea Living Venture, Bringing Commitments To $395 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Tishman Speyer has secured a $75 million commitment from a German pension fund in the second closing of its Korea Living Venture, bringing total equity commitments to the residential investment vehicle to $395 million.

HydroEdge Acquires Majority Interest In RES Water To Create 700,000-Barrel Water Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

HydroEdge Solutions has combined with RES Water to create a full-cycle water management platform serving natural gas producers across the Marcellus and Utica shale regions.

MES Life Safety Acquires PRO-CO To Expand Industrial Safety Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

MES Life Safety has acquired the assets of PRO-CO, expanding its industrial safety platform with additional instrumentation and process-control capabilities.

Celaid Therapeutics Raises $2.6 Million In Series B Second Close

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Celaid Therapeutics has raised JPY 400 million, or approximately $2.6 million, in the second close of its Series B financing to support preparations for U.S. clinical development of its CLD-001 hematopoietic stem cell therapy.

SEI Group Acquires Greenhome Specialties, Expanding Into Utah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

SEI Group has acquired Greenhome Specialties, marking the specialty building products installer's first entry into Utah. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ECARX Completes $266 Million Acquisition Of Flyme Software Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

ECARX Holdings has completed its approximately $266 million all-cash acquisition of the Flyme software business from DreamSmart Group, bringing Flyme Auto and Flyme OS fully into its automotive intelligence platform.

Superior Hydrovac Acquires Delta Daylighting To Expand Houston Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Superior Hydrovac has acquired Houston-based Delta Daylighting, expanding Peak Utility Services Group's hydrovac capacity and presence in one of the country's most active utility infrastructure markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AstraZeneca Completes $2 Billion Equity Investment In Summit Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

AstraZeneca has completed a $2 billion strategic equity investment in Summit Therapeutics, providing additional capital to accelerate development of ivonescimab across multiple solid tumor indications.

Anaeco Secures Strategic Investment From Momentum Global Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Anaeco has secured a strategic investment from Momentum Global Ventures to accelerate commercial deployment of technology designed to destroy difficult-to-abate gases across healthcare, refrigeration, and semiconductor manufacturing.

Graycliff Partners Invests In ValveTek And MeterTek

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Graycliff Partners has invested in ValveTek Utility Services and MeterTek Utility Services through its GCP Ascend small-cap fund, establishing the water infrastructure services businesses as the fund's second platform investment.

Cenovus To Acquire Athabasca Oil For C$5.7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2026

Cenovus Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Athabasca Oil Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of C$5.7 billion, expanding its oil sands portfolio and consolidating ownership of Duvernay Energy Corporation.

Innovation

Efficient Computer: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Brandon Lucia About Energy-Efficient General-Purpose Computing

Harri: Interview With Founder And CEO Luke Fryer About AI-First Workforce Management For Hospitality

Commerce Bank Completes Acquisition Of Nolan & Associates

Harrow Completes TYRVAYA Acquisition For Up To $100 Million

iRhythm Completes VitalConnect Acquisition With $237.5 Million Cash And Stock Consideration

Valon Raises $150 Million Series D At $2.3 Billion Valuation To Advance ValonOS Deployment

OneByZero Raises $20 Million Series A Led By Jungle Ventures

Trinity Capital Prices $350 Million Offering Of 7.50% Notes Due 2032

GE HealthCare To Acquire SOFIE Biosciences For $945 Million

Grindr To Acquire Freddie For Up To $320 Million

VoltaGrid Completes $775 Million Primary Investment And $800 Million Secondary Investment

MEDASE Cocktails: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Monica Cornitcher About Premium Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Keyfactor Appoints Former CyberArk CEO Matt Cohen To Board And Strategic Advisor Role

TieTechnology: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Jim Eckes About The Premier Telecommunications Company

C.H. Robinson To Acquire RXO For $5.8 Billion

Tishman Speyer Secures $75 Million Second Close For Korea Living Venture, Bringing Commitments To $395 Million

HydroEdge Acquires Majority Interest In RES Water To Create 700,000-Barrel Water Management Platform

MES Life Safety Acquires PRO-CO To Expand Industrial Safety Capabilities

Celaid Therapeutics Raises $2.6 Million In Series B Second Close

SEI Group Acquires Greenhome Specialties, Expanding Into Utah

ECARX Completes $266 Million Acquisition Of Flyme Software Business

Superior Hydrovac Acquires Delta Daylighting To Expand Houston Operations

AstraZeneca Completes $2 Billion Equity Investment In Summit Therapeutics

Anaeco Secures Strategic Investment From Momentum Global Ventures

Graycliff Partners Invests In ValveTek And MeterTek

Cenovus To Acquire Athabasca Oil For C$5.7 Billion

Schneider Electric To Acquire PTC For $22.6 Billion

Abacus Global Management Completes $400 Million Securitization

TransDigm Completes $1.066 Billion Prince & Izant Acquisition

AN2 Therapeutics Secures Extended Gates Foundation Funding For GSK Tuberculosis Collaboration