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NEOintralogistics: €3 Million Seed Round Raised To Scale Robotics-As-A-Service For Warehouses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

NEOintralogistics has raised €3 million in seed funding to expand its “democratized” approach to warehouse robotics, targeting operators that have been slow to automate due to high upfront costs and lengthy deployments. The company said that the round was co-led by Amadeus Capital Partners, APEX Ventures, and Cetus.

Brickeye: $10 Million Series B Closed To Expand IoT Construction Risk Mitigation Platform Across North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Brickeye has raised $10 million in a Series B financing to scale its construction IoT monitoring and risk mitigation services across North America and accelerate expansion into additional international markets. The Toronto-based construction technology company said the round was led by GreenSky Ventures, Brightspark Ventures, Graphite Ventures, Export Development Canada (EDC), Beauchamp Construction, and one of the largest building materials suppliers in North America.

Datarails: $70 Million Series C Raised To Bring AI Into The Heart Of The CFO’s Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Datarails has raised $70 million in Series C funding in a round led by growth equity firm One Peak, as the company bets that finance teams want AI capabilities embedded directly into the tools they already use (especially Excel) rather than forcing a tradeoff between spreadsheets and standalone AI products.

Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation To Launch New Cancer Center At UChicago Medicine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation will open its first Midwest cancer center through a new grant to the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, expanding the foundation’s effort to establish or expand five Ralph Lauren-named centers across the United States.

Infinitopes Expands Seed Round To $35.1 Million To Advance Precision Cancer Vaccine Into First-In-Human Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Infinitopes has expanded its seed financing to $35.1 million, adding $15.4 million in a second close that the company says will accelerate clinical development of its lead precision cancer vaccine candidate, ITOP1. The financing was co-led by Octopus Ventures and new investor Amplify Bio, with additional participation from new investor Macmillan Cancer Support and existing backers Cancer Research Horizons and Manta Ray Ventures.

Gillson Sciences Expands Into Environmental Testing With SanAir Technologies Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Gillson Sciences has partnered with SanAir Technologies Laboratory, adding accredited environmental testing and consulting capabilities to its analytical services platform as it broadens its focus from life sciences into a more integrated view of human health. The move reflects Gillson’s view that environmental conditions—such as air and water quality and broader community safety factors—can meaningfully influence long-term health outcomes, and that earlier identification of environmental risk can help strengthen prevention efforts.

VIA Names Matt O’Rourke Chief Creative Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

VIA has appointed award-winning creative leader Matt O’Rourke as chief creative officer, effective immediately, as the Portland, Maine-based advertising and marketing agency looks to sharpen its creative vision and support continued growth. O’Rourke will report to CEO Leeann Leahy, join VIA’s executive leadership team, and oversee creative direction across the agency’s client roster, which includes brands such as Arm & Hammer, Klondike, and Golden Corral.

Miami International Sells 90% of MIAXdx To Robinhood-Susquehanna Joint Venture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Miami International Holdings has completed the sale of a 90% stake in its MIAX Derivatives Exchange (MIAXdx) to a joint venture created by Robinhood Markets in partnership with Susquehanna International Group, while retaining a 10% ownership interest in the exchange and clearinghouse. MIAXdx operates as a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization with CFTC approval to list and clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps, giving the new owners a regulated platform to expand in derivatives and so-called prediction markets.

Cloover Lands $1.222 Billion Capital Commitment To Scale AI Operating System For Home Energy Upgrades In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Cloover, a Berlin-based climate software and financing platform for residential electrification projects, announced it has secured a combined $1.222 billion in new capital commitments, pairing $22 million in Series A equity with a $1.2 billion debt facility designed to fund homeowner and installer financing for clean-energy installations. The equity round was led by MMC Ventures and QED Investors, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, BNVT Capital, Bosch Ventures, CENTROTEC SE, and Earthshot Ventures.

Swissto12: €73 Million Secured In ESA-Backed Support For HummingSat Compact Telecom Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

SWISSto12 has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states to advance HummingSat, its next-generation, compact geostationary satellite platform designed to deliver lower-cost and more agile commercial and sovereign communications capabilities. The support is being provided through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) HummingSat Partnership Project, part of ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications.

Yale Realty: Virginia Beach Landstown Commons Acquired For $102 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

An affiliate of Yale Realty Services Corp. has acquired Landstown Commons Shopping Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for $102 million, expanding the firm’s portfolio of open-air retail centers.

Energy Fuels To Acquire Australian Strategic Materials In $299 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Energy Fuels announced it has signed a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire Australian Strategic Materials Ltd. in a transaction the company values at about US$299 million, aiming to create what it describes as the largest fully integrated rare earth “mine-to-metal & alloy” producer outside of China.

LightPath Technologies To Acquire Amorphous Materials, Expanding Infrared Optics Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

LightPath Technologies has acquired the assets of Amorphous Materials, Inc. (AMI), adding proprietary chalcogenide glass melting capabilities designed to support large-diameter infrared optics and expand the company’s U.S.-based manufacturing footprint. The deal was completed for $7.0 million in cash, with the potential for up to $3.0 million in additional equity consideration tied to technical milestones.

enGene Expands Hercules Debt Facility To $125 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

enGene Holdings, a clinical-stage developer of non-viral genetic medicines, said it has expanded its debt facility with Hercules Capital to up to $125 million, adding what the company described as non-dilutive financing as it prepares for a planned U.S. regulatory submission for its lead program, detalimogene voraplasmid, in high-risk, BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ.

Precision53 Acquires The Iron Factory’s Club Machining And Chroming Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Precision53 (P53), a luxury U.S.-based golf equipment maker known for producing forged irons domestically, said it has acquired substantially all assets related to club machining, refinishing, and chroming from Arizona-based The Iron Factory. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $96.7 Million Refinancing For Newly Built Louisville Multifamily Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Walker & Dunlop arranged $96.7 million in refinancing to recapitalize a three-property, newly built Class A multifamily portfolio totaling 640 units in Louisville, Kentucky, on behalf of developer Highgates Group.

Sylvan: KKR-Led Group Backs Additional Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

KKR has completed an additional investment in Sylvan, a global mushroom spawn and fungal biotechnology company, as the firm continues to fund the company’s expansion plans and broaden its investor base. The new round includes participation from a group of global and China-based investors, alongside a follow-on investment from Novo Holdings, which increased its ownership stake. KKR will remain Sylvan’s majority investor following the transaction.

PGIM Expands Into Private Credit Secondaries With Plan To Deploy Up To $1 Billion Over Two Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

PGIM is launching a private credit secondaries platform and expects to deploy up to $1 billion over the next two years, positioning the initiative as an expansion of its longstanding private credit and private equity secondaries capabilities. The firm said the platform will combine its private credit franchise with Montana Capital Partners, its private equity secondaries business, to pursue deals in an emerging segment where market volume is expected to surpass $50 billion within the next two to three years, according to an Evercore private credit secondary market commentary published in August 2025.

Georgetown University Collaborates With Cisco For Major Campus Network Upgrade With Wi-Fi 7 Rollout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Cisco has signed a multi-year partnership with Georgetown University to modernize the school’s campus network, anchored by what the companies describe as one of the largest-ever university deployments of Wi-Fi 7. The project will expand next-generation wireless coverage across classrooms, dorms, athletic venues, and other facilities on Georgetown’s Hilltop and Capitol campuses, aiming to support rising demand from connected devices, digital learning, research workloads, and day-to-day campus operations.

Fini Raises $3.6 Million From YC And Matrix Partners To End AI Hallucinations And Rebuild Trust In Customer Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Fini is an accuracy-first AI for enterprise customer support. Fini recently raised $3.6 million in seed funding led by Matrix Partners (with Y Combinator and notable angels) to solve AI's biggest problem in regulated industries: hallucinations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Fini CEO Deepak Singla to gain a deeper understanding.

Avenue Biosciences: Interview With CEO Tero-Pekka Alastalo About The Protein Engineering Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Avenue Biosciences uses AI-powered protein engineering to optimize the production of complex proteins, enabling faster, more efficient development of next-generation therapies like mRNA vaccines and cancer immunotherapies by improving how cells deliver crucial drug components. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Avenue Biosciences CEO Tero-Pekka Alastalo to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

L-Nutra: $83.5 Million In Total Series D Raised And Abu Dhabi JV For Medical Nutrition and Longevity Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

L-Nutra announced it has secured a $36.5 million investment led by Mubadala Investment Company as part of its Series D round, bringing total Series D proceeds to $83.5 million. The company is pushing to expand internationally and scale its “nutrition as medicine” and longevity-focused programs.

AccessMule: Interview With Executive Leader Sergio Sousa About The Password Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

AccessMule is an SMB-focused access and password management platform that streamlines granting, tracking, auditing, sharing, and revoking employee access (including shared credentials and 2FA codes) through onboarding/offboarding workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AccessMule Executive Leader Sergio Sousa to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Knightvest Capital Acquires Heritage Estates And Renames Community The Palmer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Knightvest Capital has acquired Heritage Estates, a 230-unit multifamily community in Orlando, Florida, marking the 15th investment in the firm’s Fund II and its third Orlando acquisition in the past six months. The transaction brings Knightvest’s total owned unit count in the Orlando market to 1,535.

Triple Whale Acquires Anteater To Expand AI-Powered Commerce Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Triple Whale has acquired Anteater, an AI visibility platform that measures how large language models surface brands, products, and sources in AI-generated answers. The deal marks Triple Whale’s first acquisition and positions the company to offer what it calls an end-to-end view of “AI search” performance—letting brands track LLM visibility alongside traditional commerce and marketing metrics, and tie that exposure to revenue outcomes.

Allworth Financial Acquires $500 Million AUM Firm Grunden Financial Advisory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Allworth Financial has acquired Grunden Financial Advisory, a Denton, Texas-based wealth management firm with approximately $500 million in assets under management, as the national registered investment advisor continues its expansion across Texas. The transaction adds offices in Denton and Addison and brings a six-person team with multigenerational client relationships and longstanding ties to the North Texas market.

KEO World Fully Repays Up To $500 Million Hayfin Credit Facility, Paving Way For Maha Capital Merger Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

KEO World, a global B2B fintech focused on digital payments, embedded credit, and AI-driven supply chain finance, said it has fully repaid a secured loan facility of up to $500 million provided by Hayfin Capital Management in January 2022, completing the facility on its original four-year term. The company said the financing helped it scale Workeo™, its B2B supply chain financing platform, particularly in Mexico.

Tailwater Capital Expands Upstream Platform With Northern Delaware Basin Non-Operated Leasehold Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Tailwater Capital and its upstream investment platform, Tailwater E&P, have acquired a diversified, non-operated leasehold position in the northern Delaware Basin spanning Lea and Eddy counties in New Mexico.

Dam Secure: $4 Million Seed Funding Closed To Help Enterprises Secure AI-Generated Code At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Dam Secure, an AI security startup based in Sydney and San Francisco, has raised $4 million in seed funding to address the security risks posed by AI-generated code entering production environments. The round was led by Paladin Capital Group, a Washington, D.C.-based investor focused on cyber and AI.

Statusphere: $18 Million Series A Raised To Scale Micro-Influencer Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Statusphere has raised $18 million in a Series A financing led by Volition Capital as the company positions its AI-powered platform to help enterprise retailers and consumer brands turn micro-influencer marketing into a repeatable, brand-safe growth channel. The round brings Statusphere’s total funding to $27 million and included participation from HearstLab, 1984 Ventures, and How Women Invest.