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Middleburg: Mark Franceski Appointed Chief Strategist

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Middleburg announced the appointment of Mark Franceski as Chief Strategist, where he will lead the firm’s research and strategy initiatives across its real estate investment and development platform.

BridgePort Financial Solutions: Clara Sierra Appointed Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

BridgePort Financial Solutions announced the appointment of financial services executive Clara Sierra as Managing Director, where she will oversee strategy, growth, operational performance, and leadership of the firm’s wealth management platform.

Public: Treasury App Acquisition Expands AI-Driven Investing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Public announced the acquisition of Treasury App, an investing education platform focused on long-term investing and financial education communities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Chiron Real Estate: $100 Million Preferred Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Chiron Real Estate announced an agreement for up to a $100 million delayed-draw convertible perpetual preferred equity investment led by Maewyn Capital Partners.

Cartography Biosciences: Strategic Investment From Samsung Ventures To Advance Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Cartography Biosciences and Samsung Ventures announced a strategic investment designed to support advancement of Cartography’s oncology pipeline and expansion of its proprietary drug discovery platform.

Apis Partners: $1.23 Billion Raised For Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Apis Partners announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III with combined commitments totaling $1.23 billion excluding co-investments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor fund, which closed at $563 million.

Craft: Tailwind Exchange Fund Launches To Convert Concentrated Stock Holdings Into Income-Producing Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Craft announced the launch of Tailwind, described as the world’s first exchange fund designed to convert concentrated stock holdings into diversified, income-generating assets with real-world redemption options.

MOSH: $13 Million Series A Raised To Expand Brain Health Nutrition Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

MOSH announced it raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Main Street Advisors to support national grocery expansion, new product launches, and continued growth of its brain health nutrition platform. The round included participation from Great Circle Ventures, Rogers Healy and Morrison Seger, PCG, and Tonic Ventures. The company said the financing will support an upcoming nationwide Target rollout, expansion across national grocery retailers, and launch of MOSH High Protein, a new protein bar featuring 20 grams of protein, creatine, and the company’s MOSH Signature Brain Blend.

Brookfield And Alshaya Group: Joint Venture Launched For 480,000-Square-Foot Dubai Hills Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Brookfield and Alshaya Group announced a joint venture to develop a 480,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Dubai Hills, featuring office, retail, and build-to-rent residential space.

Boost Security: Acquisitions Of SecureIQx And Korbit.ai Expand AI-Native Application Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Boost Security announced the acquisitions of SecureIQx and Korbit.ai alongside an additional $4 million in funding from White Star Capital, Amiral Ventures, Accelia Capital, and Sorensen Capital.

Modicus Prime: $8 Million Raised To Expand AI Compliance Infrastructure For Pharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Modicus Prime announced it raised a total of $8 million in funding following an additional $4.5 million investment led by Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from Silverton Partners and Oncology Ventures.

Jetty: Over $2 Million Raised For Agentic AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Jetty announced it raised more than $2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of infrastructure designed to support reliable deployment of autonomous AI agents in production environments. The financing round was led by AQC Capital and Hidden Layers Capital, with participation from Mila Ventures, Akinox, and angel investors with experience scaling AI systems at companies including Google and Meta AI.

Corgi: $160 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Native Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Corgi announced it raised $160 million in Series B financing at a $1.3 billion valuation to support the expansion of its AI-native, full-stack insurance platform into additional industry verticals. The financing round was led by TCV and included participation from existing and new investors, including Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Kindred Ventures, Repeat VC, Zone 2 Ventures, Audeo Ventures, Quadri Ventures, First Order Fund, Vocal Ventures, Maiora Ventures, Nordstar, Seven Stars Ventures, Hexa Capital, Alpha Square Group, GSBackers, OurCrowd, Alumni Ventures, Global Growth Fund, and other strategic investors.

BlackRock: $30 Million Texas Workforce Initiative Launched To Expand Electrical Trades Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

BlackRock announced a $30 million philanthropic investment in Texas through BlackRock Future Builders, a national initiative funded by The BlackRock Foundation focused on strengthening skilled trades workforce pipelines across the United States.

FotoNation: Pre-A Funding Raised To Advance TriSilica AI Chip Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

FotoNation announced the completion of a Pre-A financing round led by Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Gardens to support development of its TriSilica ultra-low-power perception AI chip platform. The financing round also included participation from additional angel investors. The company said the new capital will accelerate development of its TriSilica product line and fund completion of its MPW prototype chip, TS-210.

Jurisphere Raises $2.2 Million To Build Outcome-Based Legal AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Jurisphere.ai announced it has raised $2.2 million in funding from institutional investors, including InfoEdge Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Antler, and 8i Ventures, as the company expands its AI-powered legal services platform.

Microsoft: 2026 Work Trend Index Highlights Expanding Role Of AI Agents In Enterprise Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Microsoft released findings from its 2026 Work Trend Index report outlining how AI agents and Microsoft 365 Copilot are reshaping organizational workflows, employee productivity, and enterprise operating models.

Lunar Outpost Raises $30 Million Series B To Scale Space Mobility And Infrastructure Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Lunar Outpost announced the closing of a $30 million oversubscribed Series B financing round led by Industrious Ventures, with participation from Type One Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Promus Ventures, Reliable Equity, and other investors.

Lambda Closes $1 Billion Credit Facility To Expand Gigawatt-Scale AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Lambda announced the closing of a $1 billion syndicated senior secured credit facility to support expansion of its AI infrastructure platform and growing demand for large-scale AI compute capacity.

Osaic: Eric Westall Joins Through Innovative Financial Group With More Than $250 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Osaic announced that financial advisor Eric Westall joined the firm through its office of supervisory jurisdiction, Innovative Financial Group, bringing more than $250 million in client assets.

LPL Financial: Capital Investment Services Joins Platform With Approximately $775 Million In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

LPL Financial announced that advisors Bobby Lumpkin, Cindy Little, and Allina Bell of Capital Investment Services joined the firm’s broker-dealer and registered investment advisor platform with approximately $775 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Vori: $22 Million Series B Raised To Build AI Operating System For Grocery Stores

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Vori announced it raised $22 million in Series B financing led by Cherryrock Capital, with participation from Greylock Partners and The Factory, led by Stanford AI researcher Chris Ré.

Saltbox: Series C Funding Raised To Support National Expansion And Chicago Market Entry

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Saltbox announced a Series C financing round led by Packard Capital alongside expansion plans that include opening a third Atlanta-area location and entering the Chicago market.

Moonlight AI: $3.3 Million Seed Round Raised For AI-Powered Hematology Diagnostics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Moonlight AI AG announced the closing of a $3.3 million seed financing round to support the development of AI-powered diagnostic software for hematology and oncology laboratories. The funding round was co-led by Lotus One Investment, VP Venture Partners, and MEDIN Fund, with participation from N&V Capital and existing investor QAI Ventures.

Skeleton Technologies: €33 Million First Close Completed For Pre-IPO Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Skeleton Technologies announced the first close of a larger pre-IPO financing round with an initial €33 million investment, bringing the company’s total venture capital funding to approximately €392 million ahead of its planned U.S. initial public offering in 2027.

Moonshot AI: $2 Billion Funding Round Values Kimi Chatbot Maker Above $20 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Moonshot AI, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup behind the Kimi chatbot platform, raised approximately $2 billion in a new financing round that values the company at more than $20 billion. The funding round was led by Meituan’s venture investment arm.

Roche: Up To $1.05 Billion PathAI Acquisition Expands AI-Powered Digital Pathology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Roche announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire PathAI, a U.S.-based digital pathology and AI diagnostics company, in a transaction valued at up to $1.05 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will pay $750 million upfront with an additional $300 million tied to milestone payments. The transaction is expected to close during the second half of the year, subject to customary regulatory and antitrust approvals.

A.Y. Strauss: Newman, Simpson & Cohen Merger Expands New Jersey And New York Legal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

A.Y. Strauss announced that the Hackensack, New Jersey-based law firm Newman, Simpson & Cohen merged into the firm effective May 1, 2026. As part of the merger, attorney Dan Simpson joined A.Y. Strauss as of counsel, Daniel Cohen joined as a partner, and Daniel Stark joined as an associate.

PlaceMKR: Acquisition Of Rankin Yards Expands Into Houston Industrial Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

PlaceMKR announced the acquisition of Rankin Yards, a crane-served advanced manufacturing and industrial campus located in North Houston. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

NextPoint Group: Acquisition Of UScontracting Expands Cybersecurity And SIGINT Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

NextPoint Group announced the acquisition of UScontracting, a provider of software development solutions focused on cybersecurity, signals intelligence, and data analysis supporting intelligence and defense customers.