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The Boring Company Raises $3 Billion At $23 Billion Valuation To Expand Underground Transit Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

The Boring Company has raised $3 billion in new funding at a $23 billion valuation as Elon Musk's tunnel construction company expands underground transportation projects in the United Arab Emirates, Las Vegas, Nashville and Dubai. The financing was led by the United Arab Emirates and affiliated investment entities. Other participants included Human Capital, Vy Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek, Shamal Holding and Baron Capital, according to Reuters.

Adani Airport Holdings Raises $1 Billion From Temasek, BlackRock, Premji Invest And Alpha Wave At $18 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Adani Airport Holdings Limited has entered into binding agreements to raise approximately $1 billion of primary equity capital at an $18 billion pre-money valuation from Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock-managed funds.

Positron AI Raises $875 Million Series C At $5 Billion Valuation To Scale Memory-First AI Inference Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Positron AI has raised $875 million in Series C financing at a $5 billion post-money valuation to bring its next-generation AI inference silicon and systems to market following deployment of more than 50 racks of its first-generation Atlas platform at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The financing was co-led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital and Jim Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape.

IonQ Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance To $450 Million To $460 Million Following SkyWater Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

IonQ has increased its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to between $450 million and $460 million following its acquisition of SkyWater Technology and the companies' integration into a combined quantum computing and manufacturing platform.

Hyatt And Delta Announce Loyalty Partnership With Dual-Earn Benefits For Elite Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Delta Air Lines have announced a long-term strategic loyalty collaboration that will connect the World of Hyatt and Delta SkyMiles programs, allowing eligible elite members to earn rewards across both hotel stays and air travel.

Covenant Emerges From Stealth With $250 Million In Funding And Anthem Long-Range Strike System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Covenant has emerged from stealth with more than $250 million in funding across three rounds, a new 105,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Texas and its flagship Anthem long-range precision strike weapon system. The funding rounds were led by Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph and Lightspeed. Covenant has also secured contracts in the U.S., Europe and other international markets.

Target Expands AI Shopping Features With Photo Search, Review Insights And Personalized Reordering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Target is expanding the use of AI and personalization across its digital shopping experience, introducing and enhancing tools designed to help customers discover products, evaluate purchases, reorder frequently purchased items and return to products they previously viewed.

Legora And Consilio Formalize Legal AI Partnership After More Than A Year Of Client Deployments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Legora and Consilio have formalized a partnership to help law firms and corporate legal departments deploy and operationalize legal AI at scale following more than a year of joint client implementations.

Elementum Names Phil Duggan As Chief Revenue Officer As AI-Native Enterprise Platform Scales Global Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Elementum has named Phil Duggan Chief Revenue Officer, putting the enterprise software veteran in charge of the company's global sales and revenue organization as demand grows for its AI-native automation platform.

Maven Robotics Raises $100 Million Series A To Scale General-Purpose Industrial Robots For Manufacturing And Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Maven Robotics has raised $100 million in Series A funding as the company launches its general-purpose robotics system for industrial work across manufacturing and logistics. The financing came from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures and XTX Ventures, among others. Maven was founded in 2024 and designs, builds and deploys intelligent robotic systems intended to perform complex physical tasks in industrial environments.

Compass Pathways Awards Five U.S. Grants To Develop COMP360 Psilocybin Provider Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Compass Pathways has selected five U.S. organizations to receive grants for developing healthcare provider training programs supporting the potential post-approval delivery of COMP360 psilocybin, expanding the program beyond the three recipients initially planned because of the quality of applicants.

Sasol To Sell Nitrates Business To Enaex Africa, Retaining 23% Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Sasol has entered into an agreement to sell its Nitrates business to Enaex Africa, advancing the South African energy and chemicals company's portfolio optimization strategy while maintaining a minority interest in the operation.

Academy Sports + Outdoors: Q2 Sales Rise 3% To $1.65 Billion And Raises EPS Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Academy Sports + Outdoors reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.647 billion, up 3% year over year, while diluted GAAP EPS increased 17.3% to $2.17 and adjusted EPS increased 19.1% to $2.31.

Sunbelt Rentals: Q1 Revenue Rises 11% To Record $3.12 Billion, Raises Fiscal 2027 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings reported record fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $3.115 billion, up 11.2% year over year, prompting the equipment rental company to raise its full-year revenue, rental revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance.

Zero Networks Names Yossi Dagan CFO As Revenue Doubles And Enterprise Customer Base Jumps 230%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Zero Networks has appointed Yossi Dagan Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its senior leadership team as the cybersecurity company scales globally amid increasing demand for automated microsegmentation.

Itaconix: H1 Revenue Jumps 72% To $8.3 Million As Company Reaches Break-Even Adjusted EBITDA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Itaconix reported record first-half 2026 revenue of $8.3 million, up 72% year over year, as increasing adoption of its plant-based specialty polymers drove substantial growth in its Performance Ingredients business.

Akamai And MuleSoft Expand Integration To Unify API Security And AI Agent Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Akamai and MuleSoft have expanded their technology integration to combine real-time API security intelligence with governance for AI agents, APIs and Model Context Protocol servers, helping enterprises identify and manage security risks across increasingly distributed AI environments.

Journeo: H1 Revenue Jumps 53% To Record £37.6 Million As Sales Pipeline Reaches £200 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Journeo reported record first-half revenue of £37.6 million, up 53%, as organic growth and acquisitions expanded the intelligent transport and critical infrastructure technology company's operations.

The Pebble Group: H1 Revenue Rises 4% To £60.7 Million As Facilisgroup Targets Double-Digit Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

The Pebble Group reported first-half 2026 revenue of £60.7 million, up 4%, with growth across both Facilisgroup and Brand Addition supporting confidence in its full-year outlook.

Somero: H1 Revenue Rises 22% To $48.7 Million, Raises FY26 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Somero Enterprises reported first-half 2026 revenue of $48.7 million, up 22%, as growth returned across every geographic region and most product categories.

James Fisher: H1 Underlying Operating Profit Rises 28% As Defence Revenue Jumps 43%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

James Fisher and Sons reported improved first-half profitability as strong performances in Defence and Maritime Transport offset difficult market conditions across its Energy business.

Funding Circle: H1 Revenue Jumps 50% To £138.2 Million, Raises FY26 Guidance And Announces £25 Million Buyback

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Funding Circle reported first-half 2026 revenue of £138.2 million, up 50% year over year, as increased lending volumes, product expansion and operating leverage drove a sharp increase in profitability.

JLL Selected By Nestlé For Global Real Estate Portfolio Services Across 130 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Nestlé has selected JLL as its global real estate services provider across 130 countries, expanding the companies' relationship to cover integrated leasing transaction management and strategic advisory services across Nestlé's entire office, industrial and retail property portfolio.

Circle To Acquire Tazapay, Adding $25 Billion In Annualized Cross-Border Payment Volume

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Circle Internet Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-based B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company serving payment providers and financial institutions.

Coinbase And Moov Partner To Bring Stablecoin Payments To More Than 1,000 Community Banks And Credit Unions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Coinbase and Moov have formed a partnership to bring stablecoin payment acceptance, settlement, custody and real-time funding capabilities to more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions served through Moov's payments infrastructure.

Stan: Interview With Marketing Lead Lauren Giovannetti About Creator Monetization And AI-Powered Content Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Stan provides tools designed to help Creator-Entrepreneurs build audiences, create content, and earn money online. Its core products include Stan Store, which enables Creators to monetize products directly through their social channels, and Stanley, an AI Head of Content designed to help users develop content ideas and grow their personal brands. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Stan Marketing Lead Lauren Giovannetti to learn more.

LPL Onboards $270+ Million Firm Northstar Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

LPL Financial has added Northstar Financial Advisors, a Danville, California-based wealth management practice led by Jeneen Slack, CFP, CDFA, to its broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform.

Bending Spoons To Acquire Miro For $1.355 Billion As AI Workspace Reaches $600 Million ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Bending Spoons has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Miro at an enterprise value of $1.355 billion, adding the AI-powered collaborative workspace to a portfolio that already includes Airtable, AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Tractive, Vimeo and WeTransfer.

SKYX To Merge With Deako To Build AI-Powered Smart Home Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

SKYX Platforms has signed a merger agreement with Deako, combining the companies' plug-and-play technologies to create a broader smart home and AI platform spanning wall switches, electrical outlets, ceiling fixtures, sensors and other connected products.

Axogen To Acquire BioCircuit Technologies For $200 Million To Add Sutureless Nerve Repair Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Axogen has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioCircuit Technologies for $200 million in cash, adding NerveTape, the first FDA-approved device for sutureless peripheral nerve repair, to its portfolio of nerve repair technologies.