Innovation

nCino: GAAP Operating Margin Swings 1,500 Basis Points As Free Cash Flow Jumps 170%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

nCino delivered a major profitability improvement in the second quarter of fiscal 2027 as revenue growth, subscription expansion and operating leverage pushed the banking software company from a GAAP operating loss to positive operating income.

Qfin: Net Income Falls 77% As Loan Volume Drops 25% Amid Industry Liquidity Shock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Qfin Holdings reported a sharp contraction in second-quarter 2026 earnings and lending activity as China's consumer credit market faced tighter regulation, industry contraction and what management described as an industry-wide liquidity shock late in the quarter.

Noah: Operating Income Jumps 34% Despite 1.5% Revenue Decline As Costs Fall

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Noah Holdings generated substantially higher second-quarter profitability despite slightly lower revenue as cost controls and lower credit-loss provisions drove a significant improvement in operating leverage.

Strattec Ends Fiscal 2026 With $108 Million Cash And No Debt As Gross Margin Expands 150 Basis Points

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Strattec ended fiscal 2026 with a significantly stronger balance sheet and improved full-year profitability as its transformation program helped expand gross margin and adjusted EBITDA.

SCHMID: Revenue Jumps 172% And Backlog Reaches €95 Million, But EBITDA Margin Guidance Is Cut

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

SCHMID Group reported a sharp rebound in first-half 2026 revenue and order activity, although weaker-than-expected margins prompted the manufacturing equipment company to reduce its full-year adjusted EBITDA margin outlook.

Anavex Swings To $7.8 Million Profit As $17.4 Million Stock Compensation Reversals Drive Expense Recoveries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Anavex Life Sciences swung from a quarterly loss to a $7.8 million profit in its fiscal third quarter of 2026, but the improvement was driven primarily by reversals of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense associated with employee terminations.

Intuit: Big Bets Grow 34% To 30% Of Revenue As Full-Year Sales Top $21 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Intuit's strategic growth initiatives are becoming a much larger part of the financial technology company's revenue base, with its Big Bets collectively growing 34% during fiscal 2026 and representing 30% of full-year revenue.

Lattice Acquires Pando As Barbra Gago Joins As Chief Marketing And Strategy Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Lattice has acquired Pando, an AI-native performance management platform, as the company expands its technology for continuous employee performance and people intelligence. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Gatik Raises $200 Million Series D As Contracted Revenue Tops $600 Million And Driverless Orders Reach 85,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Gatik has raised $200 million in Series D financing to accelerate deployment of its autonomous trucking platform across major retail, grocery and consumer packaged goods supply chains. The round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital and other investors.

Airway Therapeutics Raises $50 Million To Advance Zelpultide Alfa Phase 2b/3 Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Airway Therapeutics has closed a $50 million equity financing to support late-stage development of zelpultide alfa, its recombinant human surfactant protein D therapy being studied to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants.

NewBold Technologies Acquires Spencer Technologies As Combined Platform Supports 1,500+ Store Openings Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

NewBold Technologies has completed its acquisition of Spencer Technologies, creating a larger North American technology managed services platform serving retail, restaurant, convenience store and warehousing customers. NewBold is a portfolio company of Fort Point Capital.

Hike Medical Raises $22.5 Million As AI And 3D Printing Platform Targets $100 Billion Medical Device Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Hike Medical has raised $22.5 million across seed and Series A financing to expand its technology platform for orthotics, prosthetics and durable medical equipment. The financing was led by Saga Ventures, with participation from Indicator Ventures, Fifth Down Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Orthofeet and other investors. Individual investors included Sam Blond and former New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo.

Matterhorn Venture Partners Joins $628 Million Industrial Portfolio Deal As Chicago Assets Reach 986,000 Square Feet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Matterhorn Venture Partners has partnered with TPG AG U.S. Real Estate to acquire 16 industrial properties across the Chicago metropolitan area totaling approximately 986,000 square feet.

Heron Intelligence And Paragon Intel Merge, Creating Management Intelligence Platform With 80,000+ Interviews

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Heron Intelligence has completed its merger with Paragon Intel, combining two management diligence and investment research platforms into a business serving more than 250 investment firms. The combined company will operate under the Heron Intelligence name.

MassMutual Ventures Launches $150 Million Climate Technology Fund II, Bringing Climate Commitment To $300 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

MassMutual Ventures has launched Climate Technology Fund II, a $150 million venture fund focused on early-stage companies applying climate technology and artificial intelligence to real assets.

Nebius Raises $5.75 Billion Through Convertible Notes To Fund AI Data Centers And GPU Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Nebius Group has closed a $5.75 billion private offering of convertible senior notes, providing the AI cloud infrastructure company with additional capital to expand its data center footprint, build out computing infrastructure, and acquire GPUs.

Apollo Atomics Raises $31 Million Seed As Nuclear Reactor Pipeline Tops 20 GW Of Signed LOIs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Apollo Atomics has raised $31 million in an oversubscribed seed round to commercialize compact pressurized water reactors designed for factory manufacturing and deployment in less than two years. FCVC led the financing, with participation from Y Combinator, Telesoft Partners, Alumni Ventures, Robinhood Ventures, Nucleation Capital, Pelion VC and Duke Capital Partners. Individual investors included Evan Meagher, Paul Graham, Philip Johnston, Matteo Franceschetti and Ray Rothrock.

Foss & Company Closes $150 Million Tax Equity Investment For Summit Ridge And Apollo Illinois Solar Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Foss & Company has closed an approximately $150 million tax equity investment involving Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credits generated by distributed energy projects across Illinois, owned through a joint venture between Summit Ridge Energy and Apollo Global Management.

Phoenix Children’s Promotes Richard Siever And Ryan Yeager To Senior Executive Roles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Phoenix Children's has promoted Richard Siever to Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Ryan Yeager to Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, elevating two longtime internal leaders as the pediatric health system continues investing in its legal and financial capabilities.

North Names Emma Kirk Head Of Strategic Growth As Adviser Demand Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

North has appointed Emma Kirk as Head of Strategic Growth as the Australian wealth management platform continues to invest in its distribution capabilities to support rising demand from advisers and licensees.

Lightspeed Adds NextSilicon President Rupal Hollenbeck To Board As Company Targets Profitable Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Lightspeed Commerce has appointed technology industry veteran Rupal Hollenbeck to its Board of Directors, adding three decades of global technology and go-to-market leadership experience as the commerce platform focuses on executing its strategy and driving profitable growth. Hollenbeck's appointment will become effective October 1, 2026.

Trustar Bank To Acquire $750 Million In Deposits And Maryland Branches From Forbright For $19 Million Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Trustar Bank has signed an agreement to acquire two Maryland branches and a Virginia customer service hub from Forbright Bank in a transaction that includes approximately $750 million in local deposits.

Hilco Provides $60 Million ABL Facility To Support Turnspire’s Acquisition Of Hulcher Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Hilco Global Capital Solutions has provided a $60 million first-lien asset-based lending facility to support Turnspire Capital Partners' acquisition of Hulcher Services, a provider of mission-critical rail infrastructure and industrial services.

eCapital Provides $30 Million Receivables Facility To Support 18-Facility Post-Acute Care Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

eCapital has provided a $30 million healthcare receivables financing facility to an unnamed multi-state post-acute care provider operating 18 skilled nursing and post-acute facilities.

Continental Resources To Acquire FireBird Energy II, Adding 32,000 BOE/D And 147,000 Net Resource Acres In Permian

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Continental Resources has agreed to acquire FireBird Energy II from Quantum Capital Group, significantly expanding its position in the Permian Basin with oil-weighted production, development inventory and acreage adjacent to its existing operations. FireBird owns approximately 54,000 net acres in the Midland Basin.

Denarius Metals Invests C$28.8 Million In Copper Giant As Trafigura Raises Stake To 14.79%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Denarius Metals has completed a C$28.8 million strategic investment in Copper Giant Resources and closed a C$28.81 million private placement with Trafigura to fund the transaction.

Kimbell Royalty Partners Closes $221.2 Million Acquisition, Adding 3+ Million Gross Acres And 29,000 Producing Wells

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kimbell Royalty Partners has completed its previously announced $221.2 million acquisition of mineral and royalty interests from affiliated sellers, expanding its portfolio across the Eagle Ford, Permian, Mid-Continent and Appalachia regions.

Abundia Global Impact: Interview With Founder And CEO Ed Gillespie About Waste-To-Value Renewable Energy Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Abundia Global Impact Group is a renewable energy company developing commercial-scale infrastructure that converts waste plastics and biomass into transportation-grade fuels and low-carbon chemical feedstocks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Abundia Global Impact Group Founder and CEO Ed Gillespie to learn more.

SpaceX To Invest $100 Billion In Louisiana Spaceport With 3,000 Direct Jobs And Capacity For Thousands Of Annual Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion to build what Louisiana officials describe as the world's largest spaceport in Vermilion Parish, creating a massive new launch complex designed to support thousands of missions annually and significantly expand the company's Starship operations.

Bunker Hill To Acquire Silver47 For $163 Million, Creating $326 Million U.S. Silver And Critical Minerals Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Bunker Hill Mining has agreed to acquire Silver47 Exploration in an all-stock transaction valuing Silver47 at approximately $163 million on a fully diluted, in-the-money basis, creating a larger U.S.-focused silver and critical minerals company with a pro forma basic market capitalization of approximately $326 million.