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Leadinfo Acquires Visitor Queue To Expand Global Website Visitor Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

team.blue brand Leadinfo has acquired Visitor Queue, a Canada-based website visitor identification and lead intelligence provider, in a move aimed at strengthening Leadinfo’s North American presence and accelerating its push toward a global, privacy-compliant visitor intelligence platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Allianz Global Investors Raises $690 Million First Close For Emerging Markets Credit Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Allianz Global Investors has raised a $690 million first close for its Allianz Credit Emerging Markets (ACE) fund, a vehicle aimed at mobilizing institutional capital to support the low-carbon economic transition across Africa, Latin America and Asia, according to a LinkedIn post by British International Investment (BII) Investment Director Michael Sanni.

KKR Increases Ownership Stake In Altavair, Expanding Aircraft Leasing Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

KKR has signed a definitive agreement to increase its ownership stake in Altavair and its sister company, AV AirFinance, deepening a strategic partnership focused on commercial aviation leasing and financing.

Exciva: €51 Million Series B Closed To Advance Alzheimer’s Agitation Therapy Into Phase 2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

EQT Life Sciences announced it co-led a €51 million Series B financing in Exciva, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for behavioral symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease, with proceeds earmarked to move the company’s lead program into a Phase 2 study.

Orbem: €55.5M Series B Raised To Scale MRI-Powered AI Across Food and Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Orbem has secured €55.5 million in Series B funding to advance its goal of building a healthier and more sustainable future. The round was led by Innovation Industries and joined by Supernova Invest, with continued support from existing investors General Catalyst, 83NORTH, The Venture Collective (TVC) Collective, and Possible Ventures.

QIA And Goldman Sachs Expand Partnership With $25 Billion Investment Target And Doha Asset Management Hub Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic partnership, with QIA targeting up to $25 billion in combined commitments across Goldman Sachs–managed funds and co-investment opportunities.

OneDigital Introduces Private Investments Within Personalized Portfolios For Defined Contribution Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

OneDigital is adding private-market exposure to its Personalized Portfolio program for 401(k) plan sponsors, aiming to broaden participants' access to institutional-style strategies through a fiduciary-led structure focused on retirement outcomes.

PRC-Saltillo Buys Therapy Box Apps To Expand Global AAC Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

PRC-Saltillo, a major provider of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools, said it has acquired the Therapy Box suite of apps—Predictable, Scene & Heard Pro, Colourful Semantics, and Voca Quest—adding a set of widely used communication and language-development products to its existing app lineup.

ATTOM Acquires ResiShares To Expand Data and Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

ATTOM has acquired key assets of ResiShares, including its analytics platform and proprietary technology, in a deal aimed at deepening ATTOM’s analytics and AI-driven capabilities for customers across the real estate ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Crescent: $3.2 Billion Private Credit Continuation Vehicle Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Crescent Capital Group and Pantheon said they have closed Crescent Credit Solutions VII CV (CCS VII CV), a $3.2 billion private credit continuation vehicle formed to acquire a diversified portfolio of performing sponsor-backed loans, securities, and other equity interests from Crescent Mezzanine Partners VII, a 2016-vintage fund.

DJM Sells Mission Viejo’s Gateway Center For $51 Million After Repositioning Boosts Occupancy to 97%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

DJM has sold Gateway Center, a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center in Mission Viejo, California, for $51 million in an all-cash transaction with an institutional buyer, the firm said. The deal was priced at a 6% capitalization rate on net operating income and closed with the property 97% leased.

Arora Engineers Acquires JWI, Adding Construction Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Jacmel Partners announced its portfolio company Arora Engineers has acquired J.A. Watts, LLC (JWI), adding program and construction management capabilities that broaden Arora’s aviation and infrastructure solutions offering across the full project lifecycle.

Marksman Titan Security Acquires Priebe Security Services, Expanding Central Texas Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Marksman Titan Security Group has acquired Priebe Security Services, an Austin-based contract security provider, extending Marksman’s presence in Central Texas and adding more than 450 employees to its operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Cordatus Capital Announces Red Dot Acquisition Of East Texas Architectural Sheetmetal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Cordatus Capital and Red Dot Buildings have acquired East Texas Architectural Sheetmetal (ETAS), adding a Mineola, Texas-based manufacturer of metal building components to Red Dot’s pre-engineered metal building platform across the southern U.S.

XBuild: $19 Million Series A Raised And AI-Based Residential Roofing Estimate Product Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

XBuild, an AI estimating platform built for construction contractors, has raised $19 million in a Series A round led by N47, with participation from Rackhouse Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. The company said it will use the new capital to expand beyond roofing into additional construction estimating categories, including concrete, landscaping, painting, windows and doors, glass and glazing, insulation, HVAC, and plumbing.

Atlas Invest: $25 Million Raised To Expand AI-Driven Commercial Real Estate Private Credit Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Atlas Invest has raised $25 million in funding led by BlackRock as it looks to scale its technology-enabled approach to commercial real estate bridge lending and broaden access to institutional-style real estate debt opportunities. The New York-based lender said the raise will support expanded origination and management of senior, real estate-backed loans while strengthening underwriting, monitoring, and servicing capabilities across its portfolio.

Bansk Closes Continuation Fund To Extend Partnership With Arcadia Consumer Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Bansk Group announced it has closed a continuation fund transaction to expand and extend its ownership partnership with Arcadia Consumer Healthcare, a fast-growing platform in over-the-counter medicines and premium vitamins and nutritional supplements.

Ivo: $55 Million Series B Closed To Scale Contract Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Ivo has raised $55 million in Series B financing to scale its contract-intelligence platform, the company said in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday.

Ethernovia: Over $90 Million Series B Raised To Scale Leading-Edge Autonomy And Physical AI Networking Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Silicon Valley semiconductor startup Ethernovia has raised over $90 million in a Series B financing round to accelerate the development and production of its Ethernet-based packet processor platform, aimed at real-time “physical AI” workloads across vehicles, robots, and industrial intelligent machines.

Unbox Robotics: $28 Million Series B Closed For Supply Chain Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Unbox Robotics has raised $28 million (INR 243 crore) in a Series B funding round led by ICICI Venture and Redstart Labs (Infoedge), with co-investment from F-Prime, 3one4 Capital, Navam Capital, Force Ventures, and other existing backers. The round included a mix of primary and secondary capital, and the company said the transaction also created meaningful employee liquidity through its ESOP program.

Emergent Lands $70 Million Series B As ARR Hits $50 Million In 7 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Emergent, an AI-driven software creation platform that helps users build full-stack web and mobile applications, has raised $70 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company said Tuesday.

Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Funding At $4.48 Billion Valuation For Building Human-Centric AI Collaboration Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Today humans& announced it officially launching, which is a new company founded by leading researchers from Google, Anthropic, xAI, OpenAI, Meta, and other top labs and academic institutions. In an announcement sent to Pulse 2.0, the company said it has raised $480 million in a seed round of funding at a valuation of $4.48 billion. The round was led by SV Angel and co-founder Georges Harik, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, GV (Google Ventures), Emerson Collective, Forerunner, S32, DCVC, Human Capital, Felicis, and CRV, among others. And this financing is one of the largest seed rounds in the AI industry.

Clari + Salesloft: Interview With VP Of Product Scott Howley About The Revenue Orchestration Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Together, Clari and Salesloft create a category-transforming AI company for revenue, laying the foundation for a Predictive Revenue System that guides revenue teams to accelerate growth. The company combines the broadest dataset, capturing both structured and unstructured signals. End-to-end revenue orchestration capabilities unlock new levels of AI-driven productivity and predictability. Thousands of the world’s most successful companies, including Adobe, IBM, 3M, and Zoom, trust Clari and Salesloft to drive predictable revenue growth. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Clari VP of Product Scott Howley to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Docebo Buys 365Talents For $54.6 Million To Add AI Skills Intelligence Layer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Docebo is expanding beyond learning management into skills-based workforce planning with the acquisition of 365Talents, a France-based skills intelligence and workforce analytics platform. The deal is designed to create what Docebo calls an AI-powered “intelligence layer” that connects skills identification with learning, internal mobility, and workforce readiness actions tied to business needs.

Remote Acquires Atlas To Add Expense Management And Employee Financial Tools For Global Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Remote has acquired Atlas, an expense management and corporate card platform built for distributed workforces, in a move to add integrated financial tooling to Remote’s global employment, HR, and payroll operating system. The companies said the deal will help customers simplify cross-border spend, perks, and benefits administration as hiring continues to expand far beyond headquarters locations.

Pomelo: $55 Million Series C Raised To Expand Beyond Card Issuing And Build New Payment Rails

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Pomelo, a Latin America-based payments infrastructure company, has raised a $55 million Series C round to accelerate the modernization of payments infrastructure and broaden its product roadmap beyond card issuing. The round was co-led by Kaszek and Insight Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Adams Street Partners, S32, Endeavor Catalyst, monashees, and TQ Ventures. Founded in 2021, Pomelo said the financing brings its total capital raised to $160 million.

Arcano Partners Closes €850 Million Secondary Fund V As Demand Grows for Mid-Market Secondaries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Arcano Partners has held the final close of Arcano Secondary Fund V, FCR (ASF V), raising €850 million—about $1 billion—well above its initial €500 million target. The fund, launched in 2024, drew backing from a mix of institutional and private investors across Europe and the Americas, reflecting continued appetite for secondaries strategies as investors seek liquidity and managers look to extend ownership of assets.

Horizon Capital Invests In 124 MW Notus Energy Wind Project In Odesa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

Horizon Capital announced it has completed an initial closing for its reconstruction-focused Horizon Capital Catalyst Fund and signed its first transaction: a partnership with Germany-based Notus Energy to finance a 124-megawatt wind power project in Ukraine’s Odesa region.

TitanX: $27 Million Series A Raised To Scale The Phone Intent Category

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

TitanX, a Knoxville, Tennessee-based sales intelligence company, announced it has raised a $27 million Series A round led by Updata Partners as it looks to expand what it calls the “Phone Intent” category—software designed to predict which prospects are most likely to answer a cold call before a rep dials.

MelodyArc: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO James McHenry About The AI Operator Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 20, 2026

MelodyArc builds a platform for designing and deploying “AI Operators” (agentic AI systems) that can reason, execute workflows, and collaborate across real business tools, data, and teams. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MelodyArc co-founder and CEO James McHenry to gain a deeper understanding of the company.