Innovation

Nvidia Reportedly Acquiring Hugging Face For $12.9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to a report from The Information citing a person with knowledge of the agreement. The transaction would give Nvidia control of one of the most important platforms in the open-source artificial intelligence ecosystem.

Sempra Completes Ecogas Sale For Approximately $500 Million As $65 Billion Capital Plan Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Sempra has completed the sale of Ecogas México for approximately $500 million in proceeds as the energy infrastructure company continues to recycle capital into regulated utility investments in Texas and California.

Voly Acquires Oceanskies As Superyacht Platform Expands To 10,000+ Crew And 1,700 Vessels

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Voly has acquired Oceanskies, bringing together two superyacht crew employment, payroll and compliance businesses and expanding the number of crew administered across the Voly platform to more than 10,000.

TowerBrook Partners With Rael To Scale Women’s Wellness Brand Across 40,000+ Retail Doors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

TowerBrook Capital Partners has entered a strategic partnership with women's wellness company Rael to accelerate the brand's expansion across retail channels, products, and international markets. Rael focuses on holistic cycle care and offers feminine care, skincare, and hormonal wellness products.

August Energy And Energeia Launch $100 Million Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Platform In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

August Energy and Energeia have launched a $100 million infrastructure partnership aimed at financing energy efficiency projects across commercial buildings and industrial facilities in India.

Merchant Opportunities Fund Expands BMO-Led Credit Facility To $240 Million As Capital Deployment Tops $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Merchant Opportunities Fund has expanded its syndicated revolving credit facility from $165 million to $240 million, providing additional capacity for the Vancouver-based private debt fund's specialty finance investment strategy.

Legato Raises $12 Million To Launch AI Hearing Glasses Targeting $15 Billion Hearing Device Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Legato has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and unveiled Legato Frames, AI-powered hearing glasses designed to integrate hearing assistance directly into everyday eyewear. The financing came from Neotribe Ventures, Listen, and Village Global.

Stability AI Raises $76 Million Series B With EA, Sony, UMG And Warner Music Backing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Stability AI has raised $76 million in Series B funding, bringing the generative AI company's total financing under CEO Prem Akkaraju to $232 million across two equity rounds and convertible notes.

StepStone Group Raises $1.7 Billion For Infrastructure Secondaries Fund And Related Accounts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

StepStone Group has closed its infrastructure secondaries fund, raising a total of $1.7 billion across the fund and related separate accounts.

Iowa State University: Interview With Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao About The Continuous Taylor Vortex Fermentor-Extractor-Separator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Iowa State University Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao leads research focused on engineering microbial species to convert low-cost feedstocks into value-added chemicals and bioproducts. In collaboration with Professor Dennis Vigil, a compact Continuous Taylor Vortex Fermentor-Extractor-Separator is being developed, which combines fermentation, product extraction, and centrifugal separation within a single system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Iowa State University Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao to learn more.