Innovation

Patria Prepares Next Latin America Private Credit Fund Vintage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Patria Investments announced it is preparing the next vintage of its Latin America private credit strategy, aiming to give global institutional investors exposure to what the firm describes as a large corporate credit market that remains structurally under-levered and capital-constrained. The alternative asset manager, which reported more than $60.1 billion in assets under management, said it believes a combination of limited reliable lending capacity and a persistent, perception-based regional risk premium can keep spreads elevated even when borrower fundamentals hold up, supporting attractive yield without relying on higher leverage. This planned vehicle is set to build on Patria’s 26-year Latin America credit platform, which the firm said totals approximately $12.3 billion.

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For Flagship Fund IV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Vision Ridge Partners, a sustainable real assets investor managing about $5.6 billion in assets, said it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, raising roughly $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles. The firm said the raise represents its largest fundraise to date and nearly doubles the size of its predecessor vehicle, reflecting what it described as strong institutional demand for its strategy amid evolving energy transition policy and regulatory frameworks.

OSSIO Secures $50 Million Credit Facility To Fund Global Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

OSSIO has closed an initial $40 million senior credit facility, with an additional $10 million available to support future growth, according to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and Monroe Capital. The financing is designed to provide growth capital as OSSIO expands its orthopedic fixation technology globally.

Health2047: Interview With Managing Director Warren Templeton About The AMA-Founded Venture Studio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Health2047 is a Silicon Valley venture studio backed by the American Medical Association (AMA) that finds, forms, and scales early-stage companies to transform U.S. healthcare in the areas of data, chronic disease, and productivity. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Health2047 Managing Director Warren Templeton to learn more.

Crystalys Therapeutics Adds Former Horizon Therapeutics CEO Tim Walbert To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Crystalys Therapeutics has appointed Tim Walbert, the former Chairman, President, and CEO of Horizon Therapeutics, to its board of directors as an independent director, adding a veteran biopharmaceutical executive with deep commercial and drug-development experience in gout.

ArgusEye Adds Jane Lute, Eric Byres, And Joern Lubadel To Advisory Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

ArgusEye, a provider of AI-powered threat modeling technology for connected device manufacturers, has appointed three new members to its Advisory Board as it looks to deepen its work across critical infrastructure, consumer products, and healthcare.

CCT Promotes Sherry Stewart To Vice President Of Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

CCT has promoted Sherry Stewart, CPA, to Vice President of Finance, elevating a longtime finance leader who has helped guide the company’s financial operations through years of growth and increasing complexity. Stewart joined CCT in 2017 during a period of transition and has served as the company’s controller, overseeing key financial functions spanning payroll, benefits administration, accounting, compliance, and audits. CCT said her work has been central to maintaining financial integrity as the company scaled, particularly in the high-accountability environment of casino and resort operations where accuracy and trust are critical.

Webull Launches Consolidated Market Data Feed For Overnight Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Webull, the owner of the Webull online investment platform, has launched a consolidated market data feed for overnight U.S. equities trading, aiming to improve price transparency and visibility into available liquidity for global investors during the expanding overnight session.

Read AI: Interview With CEO David Shim About The Productivity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Read AI is a productivity platform that acts as an AI-powered copilot to automatically record, transcribe, and summarize meetings, emails, and messaging threads across various work platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Read AI CEO David Shim to learn more.

Plein Air Raises Strategic Investment From Coral Tree Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Plein Air, a marketing, technology, and data consultancy serving restaurant and retail brands, has secured a strategic investment from Coral Tree Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on media, marketing services, and marketing technology. The companies said the partnership will support Plein Air’s continued expansion, technology innovation, and delivery of high-touch services for its client base.

Palo Alto Networks: CyberArk Acquisition Closes, Making Identity Security A Core Platform Pillar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Palo Alto Networks announced it has completed its acquisition of CyberArk, positioning identity security as a core element of the company’s broader platformization strategy and expanding its coverage across human, machine, and “agentic” identities.

First Horizon Names Leilani Farol As Chief Information Security Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

First Horizon announced Leilani Farol has joined the company as senior vice president and chief information security officer, a role in which she will lead the bank’s enterprise cybersecurity strategy and execution and oversee efforts to safeguard client data and privacy.

Anthropic: $30 Billion Series G At $380 Billion Valuation Raised For Enterprise AI And Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Anthropic announced it has raised $30 billion in a Series G financing round, valuing the company at $380 billion post-money, led by GIC and Coatue and co-led by D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX. A broad set of investors participated in the round, including Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMP PBC, Appaloosa LP, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer Venture Partners, affiliated funds of BlackRock, Blackstone, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, Jane Street, JPMorganChase through its Security and Resiliency Initiative and Growth Equity Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NX1 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, TowerBrook, TPG, Whale Rock Capital, and XN. The company said the round also includes a portion of previously announced investments from Microsoft and NVIDIA.

MOVA: Interview With President Li Fei About The Smart Living Ecosystem Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

MOVA is a global AI smart living leader that develops premium and intelligent ecosystems for the home, specializing in robot vacuums, mowers, and personal care appliances designed to enhance modern, connected living. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MOVA President Li Fei to learn more.

Helia Care: $3 Million Raised For Healthcare Procurement Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Helia Care has closed a $3 million funding round with participation from In Revenue Capital alongside Habanero Ventures, following what the investors described as a record year of growth for the company’s AI enabled network focused on bill only medical device procurement.

Yosemite Deploys Over $18 Million In Cancer Research And Care Grants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Yosemite, a venture capital firm focused on making cancer non-lethal through a blend of academic philanthropy and for-profit investing, said it has deployed more than $18 million in grants through a donor-advised charitable vehicle since launching in 2023.

Cambridge Wilkinson Bank Closes Syndicated Series B SPV For AI Infrastructure Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Cambridge Wilkinson announced it has closed a syndicated special purpose vehicle investment into a Series B round for an unnamed high growth AI hardware and technology company, positioning the transaction as a step in its broader push into technology capital raising.

Anterior: $40 Million Funding Closed For Clinician-Led AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Anterior, a clinician-led artificial intelligence platform built for health plans, has closed a $40 million funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $64 million. The oversubscribed financing included continued participation from NEA and Sequoia Capital, along with new investors FPV and Kinnevik.

Ever: $31 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native Auto Retail Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Ever, an AI-native, full-stack auto retail company, emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $31 million Series A round. The round was led by Eclipse with participation from Lifeline Ventures, Ibex Investors, Maki VC, Joint Effects, JIMCO, and the Jameel Family’s investment arm. Ever said the financing brings its total funding to approximately $100 million across equity and debt facilities.

Ando: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For Hourly Workforce Scheduling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Ando, a startup building AI infrastructure for hourly work, has raised a $4 million seed round to expand its demand-forecasting and scheduling platform and scale deployments with enterprise customers. The financing was led by Slow Ventures, with participation from Blitzscaling Ventures, Zero Capital, Monochrome, Gaingels, Mana Ventures, Fireroad, and additional investors.

Talkiatry: $210 Million Series D Raised For Full-Stack Psychiatry Provider Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Talkiatry announced it raised an oversubscribed $210 million Series D to fund its next phase of growth as it scales what it calls the nation’s largest full-stack psychiatry provider group. The round was led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Sofina and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), blisce/, and Left Lane Capital, alongside a debt facility from Banc of California. The company said the financing brings its total capital raised to more than $400 million.

Maestro AI: $1.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Closed For Mortgage Origination AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Maestro AI, a vertical AI platform built for mortgage origination, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate go-to-market efforts, expand product capabilities, and scale adoption across the mortgage industry. The round was led by New Stack Ventures, with participation from Family VC, ZFO, Roark's Drift, and local angel investors.

The Biological Computing Co. Raises $25 Million Seed Funding And Opens Flagship San Francisco Lab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

The Biological Computing Co. (TBC), formerly known as Biological Black Box (BBB), said it has raised a $25 million seed round led by Primary Ventures as it launches what it describes as a new class of computing that integrates living neurons with modern AI. The company said it is the first to deploy applied biological computing for workloads spanning computer vision, generative video, and AI infrastructure.

Tangible: $4.3 Million Seed Funding Closed To Build Scalable Debt Capital Stacks For Hardtech Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Tangible, a London-based fintech platform that helps hardtech companies access and manage debt financing, has raised a $4.3 million seed round as it aims to make structured finance more efficient for capital-intensive businesses. The seed round was led by Pale Blue Dot, with participation from MMC, Future Positive Capital, Unruly, SDAC, Prototype Capital, and Aperture.

Lema AI: $24 Million Series A Raised For Modernizing Third Party Risk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Lema AI, an agentic AI security platform focused on enterprise supply chain and third-party risk, has emerged from stealth with $24 million in funding. The Series A was led by Team8, with F2 Venture Capital leading the Seed round and Salesforce Ventures participating.

WINN.AI: $18 Million Series A Raised For Real-Time Revenue Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

WINN.AI, a real-time revenue execution platform that delivers live guidance during customer calls, has raised $18 million in Series A funding. The company said the capital will support continued product development and expansion in the U.S. market.

Atlas Oncology Partners: $28 Million Series A Closed To Expand Value Based Oncology Enablement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Atlas Oncology Partners has raised $28 million in a Series A financing to expand its value based oncology enablement platform, which embeds interdisciplinary care teams inside community oncology practices and takes on full medical cost risk in arrangements with payors.

Loyal: $100 Million Series C Raised To Advance First Canine Longevity Drug

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Loyal, a San Francisco–based clinical-stage animal health company developing lifespan extension drugs for dogs, has raised $100 million in Series C funding to support the advancement of its lead program, LOY-002, and move closer to market readiness for what it says could become the first FDA-approved drug for lifespan extension itself in any species.

Levl: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised For Stablecoin And Fiat Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Levl, a unified platform powering fiat and stablecoin global payments, has closed a $7 million seed round to expand infrastructure that helps businesses move money across borders using both traditional rails and stablecoins. The round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Protagonist, Deus X, Blockchain Builders Fund, OpenFX, FalconX, CMCC, Variant Fund, and a strategic angel network including leaders from Revolut, Brex, Comun and others.

Scala: $8.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Contact Center Operational Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Scala has emerged from stealth, announcing its official launch alongside $8.5 million in funding, including a seed round co-led by Madrona and FUSE. The Bellevue, Washington-based company is positioning itself as an operational intelligence platform built specifically for modern contact centers as those environments increasingly shift toward hybrid operations where human agents work alongside AI.