Innovation

Waterdrop: Q2 Revenue Jumps 73% To $213.4 Million As AI Drives Insurance Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Waterdrop reported second-quarter net operating revenue of RMB1.45 billion ($213.4 million), representing a 72.8% year-over-year increase as its insurance business expanded and the company deployed AI across sales, underwriting and other services.

Mission Produce: Q3 Revenue Rises 26% To $450 Million And Raises Calavo Synergy Target Above $30 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Mission Produce reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $450 million, up 26% year over year, as avocado volumes increased sharply following the acquisition of Calavo and higher Mexican supply.

Braze: Q2 Revenue Rises 26% To $227.2 Million As AI Adoption Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Braze reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of $227.2 million, up 26.2% year over year, as the customer engagement software company continued expanding its customer base and saw increasing adoption of its AI products.

ServiceTitan: Q2 Revenue Rises 21% To $292.8 Million As Agentic AI Adoption Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

ServiceTitan reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of $292.8 million, up 21% year over year, as the software company expanded its AI-powered platform for contractors and increased adoption of its Max offering.

GameStop: Q2 Operating Income Hits Record $160.2 Million As Collectibles Sales Jump 57%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

GameStop reported its highest second-quarter operating income in company history, while rapidly growing collectibles sales and raising its fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook.

Ball Corporation Adds Darlene Nicosia And Sherry Buck To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Ball Corporation has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia, CEO of Maker's Pride, and Sherry L. Buck, former CFO of W. L. Gore & Associates, to its board of directors, adding executives with extensive manufacturing, operations and finance experience.

AdaptHealth Names Harriss Currie As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

AdaptHealth has named Harriss T. Currie Chief Financial Officer, effective September 9, 2026, succeeding Jason Clemens, who will remain with the company through October 1 to assist with the transition.

Adams Street Partners Launches Asia Advisory Council As Regional Deployment Tops $7.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Adams Street Partners has launched an Asia Advisory Council designed to provide senior personnel with regional market insights, global perspectives and strategic guidance as the $76 billion private markets investment manager expands its operations across Asia.

Genuine Parts Company Names Leadership Teams For Planned GPC And Motion Separation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Genuine Parts Company has named the leadership teams and board leadership for its Automotive and Industrial businesses as it prepares to separate the operations into two independent publicly traded companies in the first quarter of 2027.

Weight Watchers Names Former Ookla CEO Stephen Bye Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Weight Watchers has appointed Stephen Bye President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board, with the appointment expected to become effective this fall.

Lyft Names Michael Brous As Chief Financial Officer As Erin Brewer Retires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Lyft has appointed Michael Brous Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2026, succeeding Erin Brewer, who plans to retire and will remain an advisor through December 15 to support the transition.

Verizon And Corning Sign Multi-Billion-Dollar Fiber Deal For Broadband And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Verizon and Corning have reached a multi-billion-dollar agreement covering more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions, supporting Verizon's broadband expansion and the long-haul network infrastructure needed for growing AI workloads.

BrightPlan Raises Series C Funding To Expand AI-Powered Financial Wellness Platform For Employers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

BrightPlan has completed the first closing of a Series C funding round led by ABS Capital Partners, providing new capital to expand its AI-powered financial wellness platform for global enterprises.

i2Cool Raises Tens Of Millions Of Yuan In Series B From TopoScend Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

i2Cool has raised tens of millions of yuan, equivalent to several million U.S. dollars, in Series B funding from Shenzhen TopoScend Capital, providing new capital to scale production and expand commercialization of its electricity-free passive radiative cooling technology.

NextEra Energy Secures Up To $1.9 Billion DOE Loan To Restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.

Apple Unveils $1,999 iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone, Alongside iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 And AirPods 5

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cohen & Steers And Trademark Acquire Oak Hill Plaza Shopping Center In Austin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities Fund has acquired Oak Hill Plaza in Austin, Texas, through a joint venture with Trademark Property Company.

Scan.com Raises $220 Million In Equity And Debt Financing As Revenue Run Rate Tops $165 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Scan.com has raised $220 million in combined equity and debt financing to expand its U.S. medical imaging network and invest further in the technology connecting patients, healthcare organizations and imaging providers.

EVI Industries: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Rises 15% To Record $446.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

EVI Industries reported record fiscal 2026 revenue, gross profit and operating income as the commercial laundry company continued expanding through acquisitions, improving operating efficiency and establishing a new consumer garment care business.

Outline Raises $3 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI-Powered Financial Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Outline has emerged from stealth with $3 million in pre-seed funding to develop software designed to help chief financial officers and finance teams modernize financial planning.

HyperLight Adds VentureTech Alliance To Series C To Expand TFLN Semiconductor Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

HyperLight has added VentureTech Alliance to its Series C financing round, expanding the group of semiconductor-focused investors backing the company's thin-film lithium niobate photonics platform.

AT&T Business Partners With Amazon Leo To Add Satellite Broadband To Fiber And 5G Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

AT&T Business and Amazon Leo have entered into a strategic agreement that will bring Amazon Leo low Earth orbit satellite broadband services to AT&T Business customers nationwide, adding satellite connectivity to AT&T's existing fiber and 5G network architecture.

Brookfield Wins $1 Billion Multi-Decade Investment Mandate From Nuclear Liabilities Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Brookfield Asset Management has been selected by the U.K.'s Nuclear Liabilities Fund to manage a long-term multi-asset investment mandate with an initial $1 billion commitment, equivalent to approximately £750 million.

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion Series E To Develop Fully Reusable Launch Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Stoke Space Technologies has completed the initial closing of a billion-dollar Series E financing round, bringing total capital raised by the reusable rocket company to $2.3 billion.

Blee Raises $20 Million Series A To Expand AI Content Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Blee has raised a $20 million Series A, bringing total funding for the AI-first marketing compliance platform to $27 million. The round was co-led by Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund, with participation from Hannah Grey VC and National Bank of Canada. Existing investors Y Combinator, Penny Jar Capital, Cardumen Capital and Treasury also participated.

Nano One Names Aleem Ladak As Director Of Corporate Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Nano One Materials has appointed Aleem Ladak as Director of Corporate Development, adding an executive with more than 15 years of experience across critical minerals, mining engineering, corporate development and battery materials strategy.

F&F Ventures Launches $10 Million Ecommerce Fund With SHOPLINE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

F&F Ventures has launched a $10 million ecommerce venture fund in partnership with SHOPLINE, targeting consumer brands and commerce technology companies from pre-seed through Series A.

Reframe Systems Raises Additional $40 Million To Expand Homebuilding Microfactory Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reframe Systems has raised an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to expand its robotics-enabled homebuilding platform and develop a larger network of microfactories across North America. The financing was led by Energy Impact Partners, with co-investments from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, UP.Partners and LACI Impact Fund.

INLEAP Photonics Raises €20 Million Seed Round Led By UVC Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

INLEAP Photonics has raised approximately €20 million in seed funding to expand production of its laser-based counter-drone technology. The financing was led by UVC Partners, with participation from HTGF of Germany, Balnord of Poland, Sentris of Estonia and Scale Capital of Denmark.

PLD Space Extends Series C To €288 Million With Additional €108 Million Tranche

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

PLD Space has raised an additional €108 million for its Series C financing, increasing the round to €288 million and bringing the space transportation company's aggregate funding to €488 million.