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NVIDIA And Corning: Long-Term Partnership Expands U.S. AI Infrastructure Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

NVIDIA and Corning announced a multiyear commercial and technology partnership aimed at expanding U.S.-based manufacturing capacity for optical connectivity products used in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Google: Gemma 4 Multi-Token Prediction Drafters Released To Accelerate AI Inference

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Google announced the release of Multi-Token Prediction drafters for the Gemma 4 family of open AI models, introducing speculative decoding capabilities designed to significantly improve inference speed and responsiveness for developers.

SNH Capital Partners: Adam Gravitt Promoted To Principal

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

SNH Capital Partners announced the promotion of Adam Gravitt to Principal as the firm continues expanding its middle-market investment platform.

5th Century Partners: $276 Million Final Close For Fund II Exceeds Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

5th Century Partners announced the final close of its second investment fund at $276 million in total commitments, exceeding its target and nearly doubling the size of the firm’s predecessor fund.

Pinnacle Financial Partners: Expansion Into Auburn Led By Veteran Banker Martee Moseley

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Pinnacle Financial Partners announced its expansion into Auburn, Alabama, with the appointment of Martee Moseley as financial advisor and market executive to lead the firm’s entry into the market.

Nano One Materials: Jason Zandberg Appointed Director Of Capital Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Nano One Materials appointed Jason Zandberg, CFA, as Director of Capital Markets effective May 7, 2026, to support the company’s investor relations and capital markets activities.

E-Power: $252 Million Microgrid Agreement Signed For California Expansion Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

E-Power announced it signed a three-phase Microgrid Construction & Services Agreement with ZL Bio for a large-scale energy infrastructure project in Middletown, California. The agreement is designed to support the expansion of ZL Bio’s industrial greenhouse operations through the deployment of scalable microgrids.

DLA Piper Promotes Over 60 Lawyers To Global Partnership Across Key Practices And Regions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

DLA Piper announced the promotion of over 60 lawyers to its global partnership effective May 1, 2026, reflecting continued expansion across multiple practice areas and international markets.

Diversified Energy And Carlyle: $1.2 Billion Camino Natural Resources Asset Acquisition Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Diversified Energy and Carlyle’s Global Credit platform announced they entered into an agreement to acquire certain oil and natural gas properties and related assets in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin from Camino Natural Resources for approximately $1.2 billion, subject to customary adjustments.

Orrick Adds Employment Partner Sarah Tauman To Tech Companies Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Orrick announced the addition of employment advisor Sarah Tauman as a partner in the firm’s California Employment team based in Sacramento. Tauman advises venture-backed technology companies on employment matters as they scale operations and expand their businesses. Her practice also includes counseling clients on employment-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings.

Dentons Appoints Gordon Anderson As Construction Partner In Glasgow

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Dentons announced the appointment of Gordon Anderson as a construction partner in the firm’s Projects practice in Glasgow. Anderson joins Dentons from Addleshaw Goddard, where he previously served as a partner.

William Blair Acquires Inner Circle Sports To Expand Sports, Media, And Entertainment Investment Banking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

William Blair announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inner Circle Sports, a boutique investment bank focused on the global sports, media, and entertainment sectors. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Global Net Lease To Acquire Modiv Industrial In $535 Million Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Global Net Lease (GNL) announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Modiv Industrial in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $535 million in enterprise value.

Evernorth Appoints New Board Members And Senior Executives Ahead Of Planned Public Listing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Evernorth Holdings announced the appointment of four new directors expected to join the company’s board following the closing of its previously announced business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp II. The company also appointed Boris Kapeller as Chief Risk Officer and Charles Stewart as Chief Communications Officer.

TripleLift Appoints Timothy Jasionowski As CPTO And Adds Benjamin Felix To Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

TripleLift announced the appointments of Timothy Jasionowski as Chief Product and Technology Officer and Benjamin Felix as Chief Marketing Officer as the company expands its leadership team to support its next phase of growth.

Quantum Motion: $160 Million Series C Raised For Silicon-Based Quantum Computing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Quantum Motion announced it raised $160 million in a Series C financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its silicon transistor-based quantum computing technology. The financing was co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from the British Business Bank, Firgun, and existing investors.

Anaergia: $20 Million Revolving Credit Facility Secured With National Bank Of Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Anaergia announced it entered into a credit agreement with National Bank of Canada for a revolving credit facility with a maximum principal amount of C$20 million, with an option to increase the facility by up to an additional C$10 million subject to certain conditions and the bank’s discretion.

LTZ Therapeutics: $38 Million Financing Raised To Advance Myeloid Engager Immunotherapy Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

LTZ Therapeutics announced the completion of an oversubscribed $38 million financing round to accelerate development of its Universal Myeloid Cell Engager immunotherapy platform and pipeline. The financing round was led by GL Ventures with additional participation from a sovereign wealth fund and existing shareholders.

SageOx: $15 Million Seed Round Raised For Human And AI Agent Collaboration Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

SageOx announced it raised a $15 million seed financing round led by Canaan Partners, with participation from A.Capital, Pioneer Square Labs, and Founders’ Co-op.

Tessera Labs: $60 Million Funding Raised For AI-Powered ERP Modernization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Tessera Labs announced it raised $60 million in oversubscribed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to accelerate development of its AI-native enterprise transformation platform. Foundation Capital, Myriad Venture Partners, and Osage University Partners also participated in the financing round.

District: $14.7 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

District announced it raised $14.7 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kindred Ventures, with participation from Greylock Partners and a group of angel investors and operators from the technology and commerce sectors.

XBOW: $35 Million Added To Series C To Expand Autonomous Offensive Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

XBOW announced an additional $35 million in Series C financing from strategic investors including Accenture Ventures, DNX Ventures, Liberty Global Tech Ventures, NVentures, Samsung Ventures, and SentinelOne S Ventures. The funding extends the company’s previously announced $120 million Series C round.

Astranis: $450 Million Raised To Expand High-Orbit Satellite Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Astranis announced it raised $450 million in new capital to accelerate production of its high-orbit spacecraft and expand support for commercial and U.S. government satellite programs. The financing brings the company’s total funding to more than $1.2 billion.

Kanvas Biosciences: $48 Million Series A Raised For Microbiome Cancer Therapeutics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Kanvas Biosciences announced it raised a $48 million Series A financing round to advance microbiome therapeutics designed to improve immunotherapy outcomes for cancer patients. The financing was co-led by existing investors DCVC and Lions Capital LLC, with participation from Gates Foundation, ATHOS KG, Germin8, Ki Tua Fund, Pangaea Ventures, and additional investors.

CellCentric: $220 Million Series D Raised To Advance Inobrodib Trials For Multiple Myeloma

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

CellCentric announced the completion of an oversubscribed $220 million Series D financing to support pivotal clinical trials of inobrodib, the company’s first-in-class oral p300/CBP inhibitor for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Solar Landscape: $600 Million Debt Facility To Expand Distributed Energy Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Solar Landscape announced the closing of a $600 million committed and green-labeled senior debt warehouse facility designed to support the company’s distributed energy deployment pipeline across the United States.

Apollo: $6.5 Billion Raised For Hybrid Value Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Apollo announced the final close of Apollo Hybrid Value Fund III, raising approximately $6.5 billion in total commitments from a global group of institutional and wealth investors. The investor base included pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, and other institutional investors.

Signadori Bio: €11.1 Million Seed Round Raised For Monocyte Immunotherapy Platform Targeting Solid Tumors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Signadori Bio announced the completion of a seed extension financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to €11.1 million. The latest investment included participation from Taiho Ventures along with existing investors Sofinnova Partners and Invivo Partners.

Gi21 Capital: Interview With Founder Damir Špoljarič About The Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Gi21 Capital is a Prague-based, entrepreneur-led investment firm that provides capital and strategic support to high-growth, technical startups, with a specialized focus on AI infrastructure, B2B software, robotics, and DeepTech across Europe and the US. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gi21 Capital founder Damir Špoljarič to learn more.

Buyerlink Secures $40 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility With California Bank & Trust

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Buyerlink, a leading online auction marketplace for performance-based marketing, has secured a $40 million senior secured credit facility with Zions Bancorporation, doing business as California Bank & Trust. The new facility enhances Buyerlink's financial flexibility and strengthens its capital structure to support continued growth.