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Carnegie Mellon University: $1.75 Million AI Pitch Competition Highlights Sport-Tech Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the AI Strike Team, has announced the finalists for the Forge to Field AI Pitch Competition, a high-profile event focused on breakthroughs at the intersection of artificial intelligence and sports.

Hadron Energy: $600 Million Valuation Set For SPAC Merger With GigCapital7

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Hadron Energy, a developer of micro-modular reactor technology, announced updated terms for its planned business combination with GigCapital7 Corp., including a revised pro-forma equity valuation of approximately $600 million. The adjustment reflects current public market conditions and the company’s strategy to prioritize long-term credibility and investor alignment as it prepares to go public.

McKesson: $1.25 Billion Investment From Apollo Funds Values Medical-Surgical Solutions At $13 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

McKesson Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, under which Apollo Funds will acquire a minority ownership interest in McKesson’s Medical-Surgical Solutions business. The deal marks a key step in McKesson’s broader strategy to separate the unit ahead of a planned initial public offering.

Vertical Aerospace: $850 Million Financing Package Closed To Support eVTOL Certification Roadmap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Vertical Aerospace announced it has executed and closed the remaining components of a comprehensive financing package totaling up to $850 million, strengthening its capital position as it advances toward electric aircraft certification.

QuidelOrtho: $100 Million Acquisition Of LEX Diagnostics Completed To Expand Ultra-Fast PCR Testing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

QuidelOrtho Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of LEX Diagnostics for approximately $100 million in cash, marking a significant step in the company’s strategy to accelerate growth in point-of-care molecular diagnostics.

Expo: $45 Million Raised For Developer Platform Expansion And AI-Powered App Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Expo announced it has raised a $45 million Series B round led by Georgian, alongside additional partners, as the company accelerates its roadmap to expand app development capabilities and invest in AI-driven tooling.

KloudStax: Co-Founder & CRO Jon Bitz On Scaling Digital Transformation That Actually Delivers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

KloudStax is a Google Cloud Premier Partner that specializes in digital transformation, providing tailored infrastructure modernization, Generative AI implementation, and managed cloud services to help businesses optimize, scale, and secure their operations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed KloudStax co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Jon Bitz to learn more.

Geordie AI: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Henry Comfort About The Agent-Native Security And Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Geordie AI provides an agent-native security and governance platform that gives enterprises real-time visibility, behavior monitoring, and risk mitigation to safely deploy autonomous AI agents. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Geordie AI co-founder and CEO Henry Comfort to learn more.

OpenAI: GPT-Rosalind Life Sciences Model Introduced To Accelerate Drug Discovery And Research Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-Rosalind, a purpose-built reasoning model designed to support scientific research across biology, drug discovery, and translational medicine. The new model is optimized for complex life sciences workflows, combining advanced reasoning capabilities with improved integration across scientific tools, databases, and experimental processes.

Paul Weiss: Adam L. Hoeflich Joins Litigation Department

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Adam L. Hoeflich has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department, based in New York. Hoeflich arrives from a prominent litigation boutique, bringing more than three decades of experience handling complex, high-stakes disputes across the United States.

Partners Group: $9 Billion Raised For Eighth Private Equity Secondaries Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Partners Group announced the final closing of its eighth private equity secondaries program with more than $9 billion in total client commitments, underscoring strong global demand for the strategy. The program includes a closed-end fund along with bespoke mandates and vehicles that co-invest alongside it.

Caprock: Denver Multi-Family Office Expansion Supports Advisor And Client Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Caprock, a leading multi-family office registered investment advisor serving ultra-high-net-worth clients, announced the opening of a new office in Denver as part of its continued national expansion. The addition brings the firm’s total footprint to 10 offices across the United States and reflects growing demand from both advisors and clients in the Colorado market.

Salesforce: Headless 360 Launch Transforms Platform Into Fully Programmable Agent-Ready System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Salesforce announced the launch of Salesforce Headless 360, a major platform shift that makes every capability across its ecosystem accessible via APIs, MCP tools, or CLI commands, enabling both humans and AI agents to operate without relying on traditional user interfaces.

Anthropic: Claude Design Launches As AI-Powered Visual Creation And Prototyping Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Anthropic has introduced Claude Design, a new product from Anthropic Labs that enables users to collaborate with its AI assistant to create polished visual content, including designs, prototypes, presentations, and marketing assets. The launch marks an expansion of Anthropic’s capabilities beyond text and code into end-to-end design workflows.

Traza: $2.1 Million Raised To Automate Procurement And Supply Chain Operations With AI Workers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Traza, an AI-native platform focused on automating procurement and supply chain operations for large manufacturers and construction companies, announced it has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Base10 Partners, with participation from K Fund, Andreessen Horowitz scouts, Clara Ventures, Masia Ventures, and angel investors.

Pulnovo Medical: $100 Million Raised From Medtronic For Pulmonary Hypertension And Heart Failure Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Pulnovo Medical, a medical technology company focused on breakthrough therapies for pulmonary hypertension and heart failure, announced the completion of an oversubscribed $100 million strategic financing round led by Medtronic. The round also included continued participation from existing investors EQT, Qiming Venture Partners, Gaorong Ventures, OrbiMed, and Lilly Asia Ventures, along with new investors including HSG and other global backers.

Skild AI Acquires Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Skild AI announced it has acquired the Robotics Automation business of Zebra Technologies, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform, in a move aimed at transforming warehouse automation into a unified, scalable system.

PPG: $65 Million Acquisition Of Ozark Materials Expands Pavement Marking Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

PPG announced it has completed the acquisition of Ozark Materials, LLC from Ingevity Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at $65 million, subject to customary adjustments.

Registrar Acquires Dell Tech To Expand Canadian Regulatory Expertise And Global Compliance Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Registrar Corp announced it has acquired Dell Tech, a Canada-based regulatory consulting firm, in a move that strengthens its global market access solutions and deepens its expertise in Canadian regulatory requirements.

First Capital REIT: $9.4 Billion Acquisition By KingSett Capital And Choice Properties REIT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

First Capital REIT announced it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by KingSett Capital and Choice Properties REIT in a transaction valued at approximately $9.4 billion, including assumed debt.

Circus Acquires Alberts To Expand Autonomous Food Robotics Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Circus SE announced it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Alberts, a Belgium-based food robotics company known for its autonomous food production systems.

TIFIN Group: Launches TIFIN.AI To Unify Enterprise AI Workflows In Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

TIFIN Group announced the consolidation of its AI businesses and the launch of TIFIN.AI, an enterprise platform designed to serve wealth managers, asset managers and product providers through an integrated, agent-driven operating system.

Walker & Dunlop: $1.72 Billion Financing Arranged For Starwood Capital Housing Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Walker & Dunlop announced it has arranged $1.719 billion in financing to refinance a large multifamily housing portfolio owned by Starwood Capital Group.

LPL: $235 Million Advisor Launches Texas Wealth Solutions Through Independent Advisor Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

LPL Financial announced that financial advisor Brian Bogue has launched Texas Wealth Solutions through its Independent Advisor Network, bringing approximately $235 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets.

Ameriprise Financial: $110 Million Advisory Team Pinnacle Wealth Management Joins Independent Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2026

Ameriprise Financial announced that Pinnacle Wealth Management, an advisory team with more than $110 million in assets, has joined its independent channel from LPL Financial.

Faraday Future: $45 Million Financing To Advance EAI Robotics And EV Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2026

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric announced it has secured $45 million in new financing from a U.S. institutional investor, providing critical capital to accelerate its Embodied AI ecosystem strategy across both robotics and electric vehicles.

Sanctuary Welcomes $800 Million Firm Soteris Private Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2026

Sanctuary Wealth, an industry-leading hybrid RIA focused on supporting independent financial advisors, announced that it has welcomed Soteris Private Wealth, a new firm founded by Josh Erickson and Rob Montierth. The Walnut Creek, California-based team joins from Merrill Lynch, where it managed approximately $800 million in client assets.

Subra: €40 Million Raised To Build European Superconductor Champion With THEVA Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2026

Subra has raised €40 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate its push to become a leading European force in superconducting technologies, while simultaneously acquiring long-time partner THEVA to expand its manufacturing and technical capabilities.

Replenit: $2.5 Million Round Backs AI Decision Engine For Next-Generation Retail Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2026

Replenit announced it has raised $2.5 million to develop its AI-powered decision engine designed to transform how retailers interpret data and act on customer signals. The round was co-led by Movens Capital and Vastpoint, with participation from Logo Ventures, DigitalOcean Ventures, Finberg, Caucasus Ventures, and Mati Staniszewski.

MerQube: Series C Investment From 7RIDGE And Deutsche Börse Group Expands Global Indexing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2026

MerQube announced the completion of its Series C funding round, with new investments from 7RIDGE and Deutsche Börse Group, as the company accelerates growth in derivative-based investment products. The new investors join an existing group that includes Allianz Life Ventures, Citi, Intel Capital, J.P. Morgan, Laurion Capital Management, and UBS.