Innovation

HGS: Interview With Global CEO Venk Korla About Realized AI, Agent X And Intelligent Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

HGS is a global business process management and digital experience company that has grown from supporting one healthcare insurance client with 23 employees in Bengaluru to around 18,000 people across 10 countries, serving more than 1,000 brands. Global CEO Venk Korla has more than 25 years of experience across digital services, customer experience, entrepreneurship, and technology, and previously served as CEO of HGS Americas. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HGS Global CEO Venk Korla to learn more about the company's Realized AI strategy, HGS Agent X, intelligent experiences, and AI-driven business transformation.

Wilton & Bain Appoints Oliver Bentley As Partner In Interim Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Wilton & Bain has appointed Oliver Bentley as a Partner within its Interim Management business, where he will focus on senior interim leadership appointments across consumer markets.

Sole Source Capital Appoints Claire Bissot As Chief Human Resources Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Sole Source Capital has appointed Claire Bissot as Chief Human Resources Officer, creating a new executive role focused on talent, leadership and organizational effectiveness across the private equity firm and its portfolio companies.

NN Raises $50 Million Through Private Placement To Eliminate Preferred Stock And Fund Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

NN has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private investment in public equity financing expected to generate approximately $50 million in net proceeds after placement agent fees and offering expenses.

XIVER Secures €28 Million Senior Debt Financing From ABN AMRO For €55 Million Investment Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

ABN AMRO is providing €28 million in senior debt financing to Dutch semiconductor company XIVER as part of a €55 million investment program designed to expand manufacturing capacity and technological capabilities.

Breye Therapeutics Raises €67.5 Million Series A To Advance Danegaptide Into Phase 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Breye Therapeutics has raised an oversubscribed €67.5 million Series A financing to advance its lead retinal disease candidate danegaptide into a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial. The round was co-led by new investor Mission BioCapital and existing investor Novo Holdings.

Walapay Raises $4.6 Million Seed Round To Expand Global Payments Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Walapay has raised $4.6 million in seed financing to expand its licensing footprint, deepen banking relationships and grow its team as it builds cross-border payments infrastructure across emerging markets.

Bloomberg Completes Canoe Intelligence Acquisition To Expand Private Markets Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Bloomberg has completed its acquisition of Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered data management platform focused on automating private markets data collection and delivery.

Samfara Acquires Chr. Olesen Synthesis To Expand Controlled-Substance API Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Samfara has completed the acquisition of Chr. Olesen Synthesis from Chr. Olesen and funds managed by Signet Healthcare Partners, marking the European life sciences investment firm's first investment.

Jolt Capital Acquires Mirova Private Equity Business To Expand Into Early-Growth Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Jolt Capital has agreed to acquire Mirova's private equity business, expanding its investment platform into the early-growth segment of Europe's advanced technology market.

IFS Capital Signs S$79 Million MSME Loan Securitization With CapitaLand Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

IFS Capital has signed its inaugural S$79 million loan securitization program backed by a portfolio of micro, small and midsize enterprise loans secured by Singapore real estate.

PermaCold Logistics Secures $10 Million In New Markets Tax Credit Financing From UB Community Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

UB Community Development has provided $10 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to support development of a new cold storage and refrigerated logistics facility for PermaCold Logistics in Albertville, Alabama.

Rithm Capital And DRA Advisors Form Joint Venture For 1301 Avenue Of The Americas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Rithm Capital has closed a joint venture with a fund managed by DRA Advisors covering ownership of 1301 Avenue of the Americas, a flagship property within the New York office portfolio of Rithm's Elecor Properties platform. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

PwC Australia Acquires Advancy Australia To Expand Deals And Value Creation Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

PwC Australia has acquired Advancy Australia, a specialist value creation and commercial due diligence firm, as it expands its capabilities across private equity and corporate transactions.

Flowco Acquires Lifting Solutions For $113 Million To Expand Artificial Lift Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Flowco Holdings has completed its acquisition of Lifting Solutions Energy Services for approximately $113 million in cash, expanding its artificial lift portfolio and international operations.

Dataknox Solutions: Interview With CEO Ankush Dham About Enterprise IT Lifecycle Management And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Dataknox Solutions is a managed services provider delivering full-lifecycle enterprise IT solutions spanning technology sourcing, infrastructure design and procurement, SLA-based hardware support, cloud services, asset management, and sustainable IT asset disposition. The company works with technology partners including NVIDIA, AWS, Azure, Dell, Google Cloud, Lenovo, and HPE while supporting enterprise infrastructure deployments globally. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dataknox Solutions CEO Ankush Dham to learn more.

Mount Sinai And Hasso Plattner Institute Launch Graduate Exchange Program For Digital Health And AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering have launched a graduate student exchange program focused on artificial intelligence, digital health, biomedical informatics and data-driven healthcare innovation.

Morehouse College Names Richard Ammons As Interim Vice President For Institutional Advancement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Morehouse College has appointed Richard Ammons as Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement as the college enters the final stretch of its $500 million Making Men of Consequence comprehensive fundraising campaign.

Ampol To Acquire Evie Networks For $225 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Ampol has agreed to acquire 100% of Australian electric vehicle charging company Evie Networks for $225 million through its wholly owned subsidiary Ampol Energy.

Oregon State Researchers Develop New Carbon Capture Material For Humid Industrial Emissions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Oregon State University researchers have developed a new carbon capture material designed to maintain its effectiveness in highly humid industrial emissions, potentially addressing one of the major challenges facing point-source carbon capture systems.

UT Southwestern Spinoff MusiQ Bio Receives $2.59 Million CPRIT Grant For Cancer Immunotherapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

MusiQ Bio, a biotechnology company spun out of UT Southwestern Medical Center, has received a $2.59 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to advance an ultrasound-based cancer immunotherapy platform.

Penn State University Launches AI Teaching Grant Programs With Awards Of Up To $50,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Penn State has launched two new grant programs designed to help faculty integrate artificial intelligence into teaching, course design and broader academic programs.

CareTrust Agrees To Acquire 45 UK Care Homes From LNT For £1.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

CareTrust REIT has entered into a definitive agreement with LNT Care Developments Holdings to acquire 45 newly developed UK care homes for approximately £1.1 billion, establishing a pipeline for a larger senior housing operating portfolio in the country. The transaction uses staggered closings.

UCLA And Hebrew University Establish Framework For Biomedical Research Collaboration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

UCLA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the American Friends of Hebrew University have signed a framework to pursue future collaboration in biomedical research.

W4 Games Raises $18 Million Series B To Expand Godot Enterprise Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

W4 Games has raised $18 million in Series B funding to expand its international team, accelerate development of its enterprise technology and support growing commercial adoption of the open-source Godot Engine. The round was led by Tencent, with participation from OSS Capital, Lux Capital, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lütke's family office.

NETSTREIT Secures $550 Million In New Term Loan Commitments And Amends Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

NETSTREIT has closed $550 million in additional financing commitments and amended existing credit facilities agented by PNC Bank, Wells Fargo and Truist Bank.

Supabase Raises $150 Million And Acquires Turso To Expand Agentic Database Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Supabase has raised $150 million in new funding led by GIC, with participation from CapitalG, IronArc and SquarePeg, while also announcing the acquisition of database infrastructure company Turso.

University Of Notre Dame Joins $60 Million AI Agriculture Initiative Targeting 100 Million Farmers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

The University of Notre Dame is participating in a $60 million global initiative using artificial intelligence and automated forecasting tools to improve access to climate and crop information for smallholder farmers.

Infosys And Columbia University Launch Enterprise AI Research Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Infosys and Columbia University have launched a strategic research collaboration and a new center focused on enterprise applications of generative AI and agentic AI.

DexCare Acquires Mila Health To Expand AI Care Coordination Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

DexCare has acquired Mila Health, an AI care coordination company whose agents interact with patients by phone, text and chat to help them schedule appointments, prepare for care and complete follow-up steps. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.