Innovation

Machine Investment Group Closes $350 Million Fund II At Hard Cap With $120 Million In Co-Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Machine Investment Group has closed Machine Real Estate Fund II at its $350 million hard cap and raised an additional $120 million of co-investment capital to date, bringing commitments associated with the investment vehicle to approximately $470 million.

USA Rare Earth Secures $1.55 Billion Capitalization For Government-Backed Serra Verde Rare Earth SPV

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

USA Rare Earth has completed capitalization arrangements totaling $1.55 billion for the special purpose vehicle that will purchase 100% of Serra Verde Group's Phase 1 rare earth production under a 15-year offtake agreement. The U.S. Department of War committed $750 million to the SPV, representing a $250 million increase from the $500 million originally contemplated.

WhiteFiber Closes $310 Million Convertible Notes Offering As It Targets 100+ MW Of New AI Capacity In 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

WhiteFiber has closed an upsized $310 million private placement of 5% convertible senior notes due 2032, providing additional capital for data center expansion as the AI infrastructure company targets more than 100 MW of additional capacity across its development pipeline in 2027.

Exchange Income Corporation To Acquire TerraPro For $30 Million To Expand Canadian Access Matting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Exchange Income Corporation has agreed to acquire TerraPro for $30 million, expanding its Environmental Access Solutions operations as management anticipates stronger Canadian demand for access matting tied to large infrastructure projects.

Silver Bow Mining To Acquire Jefferson County Metallurgical Complex With $28.6 Million Initial Funding And Up To 15 Million CVRs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Silver Bow Mining has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Jefferson County Metallurgical Complex in Montana through a Chapter 11 sale process, giving the company two mineral processing circuits and infrastructure spanning about 5,000 acres.

Mantel Raises $18 Million, Bringing Total Funding To $50 Million As Carbon Capture Projects Move Toward Commercial Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Mantel has raised $18 million in strategic financing from Constellation Technology Ventures and Azimut Investments, along with existing investors, bringing total funding for the carbon capture company to $50 million.

Fasset Raises $68 Million Series C At $1 Billion Valuation As Volume Tops $40 Billion Annualized

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Fasset has raised $68 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation, making the AI-powered stablecoin neobanking company a fintech unicorn. SBI Group led the financing, which follows Fasset's $51 million Series B completed earlier in 2026.

ATIS Acquires AuditMate As Combined Platform Covers Nearly 100,000 Elevators And Escalators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

ATIS has acquired AuditMate, combining its elevator inspection, consulting and managed services operations with AuditMate's elevator auditing and management software platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

R1 To Acquire Humata Health As AI Prior Authorization Platform Delivers Up To 96% First-Pass Approval

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

R1 has agreed to acquire Humata Health, adding an AI-powered prior authorization platform to its Phare Operating System as the healthcare revenue management company works toward broader revenue-cycle automation.

PrepWizard Secures 404 Endeavors Investment As Food Labeling Platform Reaches Tens Of Thousands Of Restaurant Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

PrepWizard has secured a strategic investment from 404 Endeavors to accelerate expansion of its cloud-based automated food preparation labeling platform, which is used across tens of thousands of restaurant locations.

Vision Marine Signs LOI For Reverse Takeover With Defense Technology Company Requiring $25 Million Financing And $100 Million In Purchase Orders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Vision Marine Technologies has signed a non-binding letter of intent for a proposed business combination with an undisclosed private defense technology company that would expand Vision Marine beyond electric propulsion into autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial technologies.

Expion Energy Acquires $3.425 Million Louisiana Oil And Gas Prospect As Company Targets AI Data Center Power Demand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Expion Energy has acquired an oil and gas exploration opportunity in eastern Louisiana for an adjusted cash purchase price of approximately $3.425 million, marking the former battery-focused company's first entry into oil and gas.

Soluna Acquires 397 Acres For 300 MW AI Campus As Development Pipeline Reaches 6.3 GW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Ehrmann Family To Increase Artmarket.com Stake As Artprice Advances AI-First Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Artmarket.com founder and CEO Thierry Ehrmann and his family plan to increase their ownership of the company as Artprice invests in proprietary vertical artificial intelligence technologies.

Astro Mechanica In Talks With United Airlines For Retired Aircraft Engines To Power Data Centers Starting In 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Astro Mechanica is in discussions with United Airlines over a potential agreement to purchase select aircraft engines as they come off-wing from retiring aircraft and convert them into ground-based power systems.

Apple Launches M6 And M5 Pro Mac Mini With Up To 4x Faster AI Performance Starting At $899

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Apple has introduced a new generation of Mac mini powered by the all-new M6 and M5 Pro chips, positioning the compact desktop more aggressively around local AI workloads, professional creative applications and always-on agentic computing. The M6 model starts at $899, while Mac mini with M5 Pro starts at $1,699.

Keenable Raises $26 Million Seed As 100 Billion-Document Search Index Targets AI Knowledge Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Keenable has emerged from stealth with $26 million in seed funding led by Accel to build independent web search infrastructure designed specifically for artificial intelligence models and agents. Conviction also participated in the financing alongside angel investors from Amazon, ClickHouse, Databricks, Google, Snowflake and SpaceXAI.

PMET Resources To Acquire Visible Gold’s MegaLi Lithium Property For $201,000 Cash Plus 1.34% Royalty

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Visible Gold Mines has agreed to sell its MegaLi lithium project to PMET Resources as Visible Gold refocuses its operations on gold exploration and development.

Faves: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Thomas Salas About Athlete Marketing And Brand Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Faves is an athlete marketing platform that enables athletes to monetize their audiences through shoppable storefronts while helping direct-to-consumer brands build and measure partnerships with elite performers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Faves co-founder and CEO Thomas Salas to learn more.

Vikk AI: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Walid Romaya About AI-Powered Legal Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Vikk AI is an AI-powered legal platform that helps consumers understand legal issues, work with legal documents, and determine when professional legal help may be appropriate. The company is also building a Lawyer Ad Center, Lawyer Directory, and Vikk Data Hub, which is intended to surface anonymized patterns across consumer legal interactions and provide earlier insight into emerging legal risks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vikk AI Co-Founder and CEO Walid Romaya to learn more.

Mediacom Names Catherine Commisso Vice Chair And EVP Of Corporate Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Leerink Partners Adds Chris McCarthy As Senior Managing Director To Expand Healthcare Equities Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Leerink Partners has hired Chris McCarthy as a Senior Managing Director, strengthening its Institutional Equities platform and expanding its healthcare sales capabilities.

QXO Names Ken West As President And COO As Building Products Platform Targets $50 Billion In Annual Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

QXO has appointed Ken West President and Chief Operating Officer, adding an industrial operations executive from Honeywell as the building products company pursues a long-term target of $50 billion in annual revenue. West will join QXO effective September 1 and report to Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs.

Redstone Reaches First Close Of €25 Million Blue Fund To Back Ocean Technology Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Redstone has reached the first close of its €25 million Blue Fund, establishing a new investment vehicle focused on early-stage ocean and water technology companies across Europe.

Valerio Therapeutics To Acquire Etherna For €30 Million And Raise €40.25 Million PIPE To Build Targeted RNA Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 25, 2026

Valerio Therapeutics has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of Etherna Immunotherapies at an enterprise value of €30 million while simultaneously raising €40.25 million through a PIPE financing backed by existing shareholders and new investors.

Innovation

Machine Investment Group Closes $350 Million Fund II At Hard Cap With $120 Million In Co-Investments

USA Rare Earth Secures $1.55 Billion Capitalization For Government-Backed Serra Verde Rare Earth SPV

WhiteFiber Closes $310 Million Convertible Notes Offering As It Targets 100+ MW Of New AI Capacity In 2027

Exchange Income Corporation To Acquire TerraPro For $30 Million To Expand Canadian Access Matting Platform

Silver Bow Mining To Acquire Jefferson County Metallurgical Complex With $28.6 Million Initial Funding And Up To 15 Million CVRs

Mantel Raises $18 Million, Bringing Total Funding To $50 Million As Carbon Capture Projects Move Toward Commercial Deployment

Fasset Raises $68 Million Series C At $1 Billion Valuation As Volume Tops $40 Billion Annualized

ATIS Acquires AuditMate As Combined Platform Covers Nearly 100,000 Elevators And Escalators

R1 To Acquire Humata Health As AI Prior Authorization Platform Delivers Up To 96% First-Pass Approval

PrepWizard Secures 404 Endeavors Investment As Food Labeling Platform Reaches Tens Of Thousands Of Restaurant Locations

Vision Marine Signs LOI For Reverse Takeover With Defense Technology Company Requiring $25 Million Financing And $100 Million In Purchase Orders

Expion Energy Acquires $3.425 Million Louisiana Oil And Gas Prospect As Company Targets AI Data Center Power Demand

Soluna Acquires 397 Acres For 300 MW AI Campus As Development Pipeline Reaches 6.3 GW

Ehrmann Family To Increase Artmarket.com Stake As Artprice Advances AI-First Transformation

Astro Mechanica In Talks With United Airlines For Retired Aircraft Engines To Power Data Centers Starting In 2027

Apple Launches M6 And M5 Pro Mac Mini With Up To 4x Faster AI Performance Starting At $899

Keenable Raises $26 Million Seed As 100 Billion-Document Search Index Targets AI Knowledge Access

PMET Resources To Acquire Visible Gold’s MegaLi Lithium Property For $201,000 Cash Plus 1.34% Royalty

Faves: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Thomas Salas About Athlete Marketing And Brand Partnerships

Vikk AI: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Walid Romaya About AI-Powered Legal Intelligence

Mediacom Names Catherine Commisso Vice Chair And EVP Of Corporate Strategy

Leerink Partners Adds Chris McCarthy As Senior Managing Director To Expand Healthcare Equities Platform

QXO Names Ken West As President And COO As Building Products Platform Targets $50 Billion In Annual Revenue

Redstone Reaches First Close Of €25 Million Blue Fund To Back Ocean Technology Startups

Valerio Therapeutics To Acquire Etherna For €30 Million And Raise €40.25 Million PIPE To Build Targeted RNA Platform

Newcode.ai Raises Series A To Build AI Platform For Legal Industry

Curi Capital Secures Vistria Investment As Wealth Platform Surpasses $14 Billion AUA

Cognida Acquires Automate From Within To Expand AI-Native Accounting And Operations Platform

Linden Capital Partners Acquires ArtesRx From Flexpoint Ford After Pharmacy Network Expands From 3 To 16 Locations

BPOC Invests In Master Medical Equipment And ReNew Biomedical To Expand Healthcare Equipment Platform