Innovation

ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes $90.67 Million Net-Leased Portfolio 73 DST

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ExchangeRight, a Pasadena, California-based provider of diversified 1031 DST and REIT investments, has announced the full subscription of Net-Leased Portfolio 73 DST, a $90.67 million offering backed primarily by investment-grade, necessity-based retail and service tenants. The offering is now closed to new investors and is distributing monthly income to investors at a current rate of 5%, covered by in-place lease revenue.

TytoCare Names Adam Pellegrini As CEO And Closes $25+ Million Growth Round To Scale AI-First Clinical Enablement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TytoCare, pioneer of remote physical examination technology featuring FDA-cleared medical devices, announced the appointment of Adam Pellegrini as Chief Executive Officer alongside the closing of a $25 million-plus growth round led by Insight Partners, with participation from HOOP, OliveTree, OrbiMed, Qumra Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and others. The company is expanding its platform to deliver clinical-grade remote care for patients with chronic and complex disease, repositioning as an AI-first clinical enablement platform.

Cyclops Raises $20 Million Series A To Build Stablecoin Infrastructure For Payments Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Cyclops, a stablecoin infrastructure company built exclusively for the payments industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by Nava Ventures, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Circle, Lasagna Ventures, and Global PayTech Ventures. Kevin Chenault of Nava Ventures joined the Cyclops board as part of the round. Global PayTech Ventures is helmed by Javier Perez, former President of Mastercard and founding investor in Adyen.

Hemispheric Raises $52 Million To Launch Descartes NeuroAI Model For Decoding The Human Brain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Hemispheric emerged from stealth with $52 million in early-stage funding to launch Descartes, a frontier NeuroAI model designed to decode non-invasive brain activity and translate it into objective, actionable insights for clinicians and researchers. The funding came from Hanaco Ventures, OneMind/Awareness Capital, Protocol Labs, L Catterton, Arkin Capital, Howard Morgan, Naomi Azrieli, Yasmin Lukatz, Scott Belsky, and other investors. Hemispheric was co-founded by computational neuroscientist Hagai Lalazar, Ph.D., and Gidi Littwin, who previously co-founded RealFace, which was acquired by Apple and contributed technology to Face ID.

TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Refinancing For Atmosphere Tempe, And Student Housing High-Rise Serving Arizona State University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TSB Capital Advisors successfully arranged a floating-rate bridge loan to refinance Atmosphere Tempe, a 252-unit, 530-bed student housing high-rise serving Arizona State University. The financing was secured on behalf of Trinitas and Harrison Street Asset Management, a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $109 billion in assets under management across infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies. PGIM provided the debt.

Nous Raises €2.315 Million Seed Round To Commercialize Botanical Energy Ingredient Koncentra

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Nous, an Italian functional ingredient company, has closed a €2.315 million seed investment to advance the commercialization of Koncentra, its branded botanical ingredient targeting the energy, focus, and mood category in food, beverage, and nutraceutical applications. The round was led by dsm-firmenich Ventures, with participation from Accelera Ventures — through Eatable Adventures — and CDP Venture Capital through its Fondo Acceleratori, part of the National Accelerator Network's foodtech program FoodSeed.

ORANGE JUICE Raises $40 Million To Launch Permanent Capital Company Backed By Bitcoin Treasury

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ORANGE JUICE announced it has raised $40 million to launch a permanent capital company focused on acquiring, improving, and permanently owning American businesses while maintaining a Bitcoin treasury. Unlike traditional private equity firms, the company says it is designed without fund expiration dates or pressure to exit investments, allowing it to take a long-term ownership approach.

Lumin Digital Raises $115 Million In New Capital To Further Invest In Product Innovation And Reaches $1.6 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, announced more than $70 million in new investment from its own clients, reflecting continued confidence in the company's vision, execution, and long-term growth. This follows a recent $45 million growth equity financing led by Light Street Capital, bringing the business's total fresh capital to more than $115 million.

Content Partners And Ed Simpson Launch Wonderloom Media And Acquires True Crime YouTube Channel Dr. Insanity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Content Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment firm and leading independent owner of major studio-distributed film and television assets, has launched Wonderloom Media in partnership with media executive Ed Simpson. Simpson, formerly Chief Strategy Officer of Wheelhouse, will serve as CEO of the new venture. As part of the launch, Wonderloom completed its first acquisition: Dr. Insanity, one of YouTube's largest true crime channels, with more than 5 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion total views. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Keyper Raises $11 Million Series A To Expand Monthly Rent Payments Across The UAE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Keyper, a digital real estate technology company, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to accelerate the adoption of monthly rent payments and build digital infrastructure for the rental market across the United Arab Emirates. The financing included participation from Speedinvest, Mashreq NEO Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners, Dubai Future District Fund, Property Finder, Ellington Properties Development, anb capital and Dar Ventures.

Town Lane And Arcole Acquire Amavida At Lakes Park In Fort Myers In Largest Deal to Date

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Town Lane, a New York-based real estate investment management firm, and Arcole, its senior housing operating platform, have acquired Amavida at Lakes Park, a 386-unit Class A full-continuum senior housing community in Fort Myers, Florida. The transaction was completed off-market. Life Care Services (LCS), one of the largest senior housing operators in the country, will continue as property manager following the acquisition. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GH Power To Go Public Through Business Combination With Matinas BioPharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

GH Power announced that it has entered into a definitive Business Combination Agreement with Matinas BioPharma Holdings for a proposed business combination expected to result in a NYSE-listed, publicly traded critical minerals and clean energy company focused on advancing GH Power's modular reactor technology and related hydrogen, heat, power, and advanced materials platform.

Rubicon Point Partners Acquires Wolfe Square Office And Medical Campus In Cupertino

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Rubicon Point Partners (RPP), a San Francisco-based real estate investment firm, has acquired Wolfe Square, a 117,795-square-foot Class A multi-tenant office and medical campus in Cupertino, California. Financial terms were not disclosed. Will Connors, Dan Renz, and Michael Manas of JLL represented the seller. Bob Simpson and Erik Hallgrimson of Cushman & Wakefield will serve as leasing brokers for the property going forward.

e-peas Raises $22 Million To Expand Ambient IoT Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

e-peas, a developer of ultra-low-power energy-harvesting and power-management technology, has raised $22 million in financing to expand its presence in the rapidly growing Ambient Internet of Things market. Crédit Mutuel Equity led the financing through its venture capital subsidiary Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with support from the group’s Belgian subsidiary. SFPIM, the Belgian federal investment and holding company, also participated. Existing investors supporting the financing included the European Innovation Council, Wallonie Entreprendre, KBC Focus Fund, Otium, Nomainvest, The Faktory and Invest BW.

Marcura Acquires Fairway Maritime To Expand U.S. Demurrage Claims Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Marcura, a maritime technology and services group, has acquired the business assets of Fairway Maritime LLC, a U.S.-based specialist in demurrage and marine claims management. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is the third by Marcura Claims following earlier purchases of HubSE and Shipdem, and the company says the combined operation now constitutes the largest laytime processor by volume in the industry.

TRG Acquires Barcode Supply To Expand Endpoint Lifecycle Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

TRG, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Barcode Supply, a provider of barcode, radio-frequency identification, labeling and data capture solutions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WALDEVAR Acquires Elemo To Build Romania’s First Integrated Renewable Energy Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

WALDEVAR Holding, a Bucharest-based EPC contractor specializing in utility-scale photovoltaic and hybrid energy projects, has acquired Elemo, a Romanian high-voltage electrical infrastructure company with more than 30 years of operating history. Following the transaction, Elemo will rebrand as WALDEVAR Power Grid. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ARCHIMED Successfully Completes Take-Private of Esperion in $1.1 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

ARCHIMED announced the closing of its acquisition of Esperion Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that brings innovative cardiometabolic and rare/orphan disease therapies to market. The transaction is valued at up to approximately $1.1 billion in total equity value on a fully diluted basis, assuming full achievement of certain commercial-based milestones.

Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C At $1.5 Billion Valuation For Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered software creation platform for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-technical founders. Creaegis led the round, with participation from Claypond and Sentinel Global. Existing and additional investors participating included Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

Auxilium Health Raises $3.4 Million Seed Round To Advance Aer Biomaterial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Auxilium Health has raised an oversubscribed $3.4 million seed round to advance its Aer biomaterial platform toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and first-in-human clinical studies. The financing was completed approximately one year after the company’s pre-seed round and more than doubles the amount raised in its previous financing.

Genesis Minerals And Vault Minerals Agree to Merge, Creating New $12.6 Billion Australian Gold Major

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals have agreed to merge via a scheme of arrangement, with Genesis acquiring all Vault shares in a transaction valuing Vault at approximately A$5.6 billion, a 15.7% premium to Vault's closing price. The merger will create a top-three Australian gold producer with a pro-forma market capitalization of around A$12.6 billion and 600,000 to 700,000 ounces of annual gold production.

Leica Biosystems To Acquire StatLab Medical Products From Linden Capital and Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Leica Biosystems, an operating company of Danaher and a global leader in anatomic pathology solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire StatLab Medical Products, a privately held developer and manufacturer of anatomic pathology products. StatLab is currently owned by Linden Capital Partners and Audax Private Equity. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to customary regulatory clearances. Financial terms were not disclosed.

University Of Phoenix Collaborates With OpenAI To Advance AI-Powered Learning And Workforce Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

University of Phoenix has entered into a collaboration with OpenAI to expand the use of artificial intelligence across teaching, student support, career services, institutional operations, and workforce-focused research.

CleanSpark Secures 20 Year Lease Worth $6.6 Billion for Data Center In Sandersville, Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

CleanSpark, a market-leading data center developer, announced it has entered into a 20-year infrastructure lease agreement, with two five-year extension options, directly with a high-investment-grade, leading global technology company at its Sandersville, Georgia campus. The lease is expected to generate approximately $6.6 billion of contracted revenue over the initial term, with up to $11.6 billion if both extension options are exercised.

Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground On New Facility To Support Strategic Deterrence And Advanced Aerospace Missions In Utah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Northrop Grumman broke ground on a new building at its Roy Innovation Center, the central campus tailor-made to develop the U.S. Air Force Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program and other critical aerospace and defense missions. The investment to expand the footprint of the Sentinel program will create hundreds of new jobs and supports the accelerated timeline to deliver Sentinel initial capability to the U.S. Air Force by the early 2030s while enabling long-term growth across multiple national security programs.

PagerDuty Appoints Alkami CEO Alex Shootman To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

PagerDuty has appointed Alkami Technology CEO Alex Shootman to its Board of Directors, effective July 14, 2026. Shootman brings more than 25 years of experience leading and scaling enterprise software companies. PagerDuty said his background in building software-as-a-service businesses, expanding global operations and guiding companies through major strategic transactions will support its continued push into the enterprise market.

Curinos Names Four Startups To 2026 FinTech Incubator Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Curinos has selected four early-stage financial technology companies for the second cohort of the Curinos FinTech Incubator, a program operated in partnership with CoMotion at the University of Washington.

CerraCap Ventures Invests In MazeBolt To Advance AI-Era DDoS Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

CERRACAP, a global venture capital firm investing in transformative technologies across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare, advanced computing, defense, aerospace, and enterprise innovation, announced its investment in MazeBolt, a leader in AI-powered DDoS resilience and continuous security validation.

Think Raises $8 Million In MENA’s Largest AI Infrastructure Pre-Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Think, a Riyadh-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company, has closed an $8 million-plus pre-seed funding round, which the company and its backers describe as the largest AI infrastructure and deep-tech pre-seed round in the MENA region to date. The round was co-led by RAED Ventures and Wa'ed Ventures, with participation from the venture capital arm of Dhahran Techno Valley and strategic angel investors. Proceeds will fund team expansion, manufacturing scale-up, product development, and international growth across the GCC and selected global markets.

Kroll Acquires ABC Economics To Expand Global Competition And Regulatory Advisory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2026

Kroll has acquired ABC economics, a Berlin-based economics and competition advisory firm, to strengthen its global capabilities across competition matters, regulatory proceedings, litigation, arbitration and complex transactions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.