Innovation

NextEra Energy Secures Up To $1.9 Billion DOE Loan To Restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.

Apple Unveils $1,999 iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone, Alongside iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 And AirPods 5

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cohen & Steers And Trademark Acquire Oak Hill Plaza Shopping Center In Austin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities Fund has acquired Oak Hill Plaza in Austin, Texas, through a joint venture with Trademark Property Company.

Scan.com Raises $220 Million In Equity And Debt Financing As Revenue Run Rate Tops $165 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Scan.com has raised $220 million in combined equity and debt financing to expand its U.S. medical imaging network and invest further in the technology connecting patients, healthcare organizations and imaging providers.

EVI Industries: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Rises 15% To Record $446.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

EVI Industries reported record fiscal 2026 revenue, gross profit and operating income as the commercial laundry company continued expanding through acquisitions, improving operating efficiency and establishing a new consumer garment care business.

Outline Raises $3 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI-Powered Financial Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Outline has emerged from stealth with $3 million in pre-seed funding to develop software designed to help chief financial officers and finance teams modernize financial planning.

HyperLight Adds VentureTech Alliance To Series C To Expand TFLN Semiconductor Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

HyperLight has added VentureTech Alliance to its Series C financing round, expanding the group of semiconductor-focused investors backing the company's thin-film lithium niobate photonics platform.

AT&T Business Partners With Amazon Leo To Add Satellite Broadband To Fiber And 5G Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

AT&T Business and Amazon Leo have entered into a strategic agreement that will bring Amazon Leo low Earth orbit satellite broadband services to AT&T Business customers nationwide, adding satellite connectivity to AT&T's existing fiber and 5G network architecture.

Brookfield Wins $1 Billion Multi-Decade Investment Mandate From Nuclear Liabilities Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Brookfield Asset Management has been selected by the U.K.'s Nuclear Liabilities Fund to manage a long-term multi-asset investment mandate with an initial $1 billion commitment, equivalent to approximately £750 million.

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion Series E To Develop Fully Reusable Launch Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Stoke Space Technologies has completed the initial closing of a billion-dollar Series E financing round, bringing total capital raised by the reusable rocket company to $2.3 billion.

Blee Raises $20 Million Series A To Expand AI Content Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Blee has raised a $20 million Series A, bringing total funding for the AI-first marketing compliance platform to $27 million. The round was co-led by Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund, with participation from Hannah Grey VC and National Bank of Canada. Existing investors Y Combinator, Penny Jar Capital, Cardumen Capital and Treasury also participated.

Nano One Names Aleem Ladak As Director Of Corporate Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Nano One Materials has appointed Aleem Ladak as Director of Corporate Development, adding an executive with more than 15 years of experience across critical minerals, mining engineering, corporate development and battery materials strategy.

F&F Ventures Launches $10 Million Ecommerce Fund With SHOPLINE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

F&F Ventures has launched a $10 million ecommerce venture fund in partnership with SHOPLINE, targeting consumer brands and commerce technology companies from pre-seed through Series A.

Reframe Systems Raises Additional $40 Million To Expand Homebuilding Microfactory Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reframe Systems has raised an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to expand its robotics-enabled homebuilding platform and develop a larger network of microfactories across North America. The financing was led by Energy Impact Partners, with co-investments from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, UP.Partners and LACI Impact Fund.

INLEAP Photonics Raises €20 Million Seed Round Led By UVC Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

INLEAP Photonics has raised approximately €20 million in seed funding to expand production of its laser-based counter-drone technology. The financing was led by UVC Partners, with participation from HTGF of Germany, Balnord of Poland, Sentris of Estonia and Scale Capital of Denmark.

PLD Space Extends Series C To €288 Million With Additional €108 Million Tranche

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

PLD Space has raised an additional €108 million for its Series C financing, increasing the round to €288 million and bringing the space transportation company's aggregate funding to €488 million.

Kikoff: Interview With Founder And CEO Cynthia Chen About AI-Powered Credit Building And Financial Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Kikoff is a financial technology company focused on making credit building and financial progress more accessible. Its products include the Kikoff Credit Account, rent and bill reporting, credit monitoring, financial education, and AI-powered tools including Fynn, its AI Credit Coach, and AI Debt Negotiation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kikoff Founder and CEO Cynthia Chen to learn more.

Reapit Invests Additional £20 Million-Plus In AI And Estate Agency Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reapit is investing an additional more than £20 million in technology, expanding its development of AI, consumer-facing products and its broader estate agency software platform.

National Park Foundation Awards $6.9 Million For Workforce Housing Across 17 National Parks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

The National Park Foundation has awarded $6.9 million in grants to support workforce housing projects across 17 national parks, addressing housing challenges affecting rangers, employees, volunteers and park partners.

Ameritas Names Kelly Halverson Executive Vice President Of Individual Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Ameritas has named Kelly Halverson Executive Vice President of its Individual Division, effective September 1, 2026.

Vestwell: Interview With Founder Aaron Schumm About Building Financial Savings Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Vestwell is a fintech company focused on expanding access to financial wellness and savings programs, supporting more than 750,000 businesses and over 2.55 million active savers with nearly $56 billion in assets through partnerships with financial institutions, government, and payroll providers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vestwell Founder Aaron Schumm to learn more.

Yale School Of Medicine Receives Nearly $25 Million Grant To Map Developing Brain And Advance Autism Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Yale School of Medicine has received a nearly $25 million grant from the Aligning Research to Impact Autism initiative to develop foundational maps and models of the developing human brain and investigate how and when autism-related differences emerge. The grant is part of ARIA's Human Developmental Neurobiology Research Hub.

NuvemRx: Interview With CEO Scott Seidelmann About Technology-Enabled 340B Pharmacy Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

NuvemRx is a technology-enabled pharmacy services company that provides third-party administration, entity-owned pharmacy management, and 340B referral capture services powered by its Apollo data platform and Mission Control, the company's team of clinical and 340B experts.. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NuvemRx CEO Scott Seidelmann to learn more.

University Of Houston Launches Housing, Homelessness, And Health Institute With $5 Million Gift

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

The University of Houston has launched the Institute for Housing, Homelessness, and Health, a university-wide initiative established through an anonymous $5 million gift.

Seez: Interview With Founder Tarek Kabrit About AI-Powered Dealership Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Seez develops AI-powered technology for automotive dealerships, with its CARS AI Operating System serving as a shared intelligence layer across customer engagement, dealership operations, sales outreach, and aftersales. The company has evolved from a consumer car-discovery app into an AI-driven operating layer used across more than 2,000 showrooms in 25 countries. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Seez Founder Tarek Kabrit to learn more.

LGT Capital Partners Raises €850 Million For Crown Europe Small Buyouts VII

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

LGT Capital Partners has raised €850 million for Crown Europe Small Buyouts VII, exceeding the fund's €800 million target.

Cymphony Raises $30 Million To Build AI Agent Governance And Enterprise Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cymphony has launched with $30 million in funding to develop an AI-native governance and security platform designed to give enterprises visibility and control over how employees and AI agents access sensitive data and critical systems. The financing was co-led by Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund. Cymphony is building its platform around the growing use of autonomous AI agents inside enterprises, where software increasingly interacts directly with company systems, sensitive information and business processes.

Crossbow Therapeutics Doses First Patient In Phase 1 Trial Of CBX-663 For Hematologic And Solid Tumors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Crossbow Therapeutics has dosed the first patient in the TelOscope-001 Phase 1 clinical trial of CBX-663, a first-in-class T-cell engager being developed for multiple hematologic and solid tumors.

ARK MFG Acquires Therma-Tek Commercial Cooking Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

ARK MFG has acquired Therma-Tek Commercial Cooking Solutions, expanding its U.S. manufacturing portfolio into professional hot-side commercial kitchen equipment.

WNC & Associates Closes $66.3 Million California Affordable Housing Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

WNC & Associates has closed WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X California Series 23, L.P. at $66.3 million, marking the company's 23rd consecutive California-focused multi-investor affordable housing fund for institutional investors. The closing comes as WNC marks 55 years of operations in California.