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Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Steve Olenick To Lead Sports Capital And New York Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Norton Rose Fulbright has added Steve Olenick as a partner in New York, appointing him U.S. Head of Sports Capital and Transactions and New York Head of Private Equity. Olenick joins from Mintz, where he chaired the firm's sports and entertainment practice.

Merchant Opportunities Fund Expands BMO-Led Credit Facility To $240 Million As Capital Deployment Tops $1.4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Merchant Opportunities Fund has expanded its syndicated revolving credit facility from $165 million to $240 million, providing additional capacity for the Vancouver-based private debt fund's specialty finance investment strategy.

Legato Raises $12 Million To Launch AI Hearing Glasses Targeting $15 Billion Hearing Device Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Legato has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and unveiled Legato Frames, AI-powered hearing glasses designed to integrate hearing assistance directly into everyday eyewear. The financing came from Neotribe Ventures, Listen, and Village Global.

Stability AI Raises $76 Million Series B With EA, Sony, UMG And Warner Music Backing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Stability AI has raised $76 million in Series B funding, bringing the generative AI company's total financing under CEO Prem Akkaraju to $232 million across two equity rounds and convertible notes.

StepStone Group Raises $1.7 Billion For Infrastructure Secondaries Fund And Related Accounts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

StepStone Group has closed its infrastructure secondaries fund, raising a total of $1.7 billion across the fund and related separate accounts.

Iowa State University: Interview With Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao About The Continuous Taylor Vortex Fermentor-Extractor-Separator

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2026

Iowa State University Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao leads research focused on engineering microbial species to convert low-cost feedstocks into value-added chemicals and bioproducts. In collaboration with Professor Dennis Vigil, a compact Continuous Taylor Vortex Fermentor-Extractor-Separator is being developed, which combines fermentation, product extraction, and centrifugal separation within a single system. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Iowa State University Professor Dr. Zengyi Shao to learn more.

Salesforce: Net Income Jumps 87% As Agentforce And Data 360 ARR Surges More Than 210% To Nearly $3.9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Salesforce reported strong fiscal second-quarter 2027 results, with net income up 87% year over year and its Agentforce and Data 360 businesses continuing to scale rapidly. Revenue for the quarter ended July 31 reached $11.35 billion, up 11% from $10.24 billion a year earlier. Subscription and support revenue increased 12% to $10.82 billion, including a $440 million contribution from Informatica. Net income increased to $3.53 billion from $1.89 billion, representing growth of approximately 87%.

NVIDIA: Operating Income Jumps 124% To $63.7 Billion As Revenue Doubles And Q3 Outlook Hits $108 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

NVIDIA reported another massive acceleration in fiscal second-quarter 2027 financial results, with operating income more than doubling as revenue surged past $96 billion and gross profit reached more than $72 billion.

Luma Health Launches New Operational AI Features As Emergency Department Wait Times Fall 53%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Luma Health has introduced new Operational AI capabilities that connect patient preparation before a visit with check-in, intake, payments, and queue management in clinics and hospitals.

Flint Rehab Launches $99-Per-Month Remote Neuro Recovery Program For Stroke And Brain Injury Survivors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Flint Rehab has launched a $99-per-month Remote Neuro Recovery Program designed to help people recovering from strokes, brain injuries and other neurological conditions continue rehabilitation after in-person therapy ends or becomes limited.

Basware To Acquire Trustpair, Extending Payment Fraud Protection Across 2.5 Billion Invoices And 20 Million Suppliers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Basware has signed a binding agreement to acquire Trustpair, extending its Invoice Lifecycle Management platform into payment fraud prevention as businesses face increasingly sophisticated AI-enabled financial scams.

Runable Raises $21 Million Series A As AI Agent Hits $2 Million ARR In 3 Weeks And 1.5 Million Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Runable has raised $21 million in Series A funding as its AI agent platform expands rapidly among small businesses looking to automate not only software creation, but also customer acquisition, marketing and day-to-day operations. Susquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Venture Partners co-led the round, with continued participation from Together Fund and Array VC.

Integrated Partners Surpasses $30.5 Billion AUA As Assets More Than Double In Six Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Integrated Partners has surpassed $30.5 billion in assets under advisement as the national financial planning and registered investment advisory firm approaches its 30th anniversary. The total includes approximately $22.9 billion in advisory assets as of June 30, 2026.

Kestra Private Wealth Services Adds $130 Million Advisor Rocco Russo To HF3 Wealth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Kestra Private Wealth Services has added veteran financial advisor Rocco Russo to HF3 Wealth Partners, expanding the Alexandria, Virginia-based firm's presence across the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia markets. Russo brings 17 years of industry experience and previously managed approximately $130 million in client assets.

Harbourfront Wealth Expands Zocks AI Across Advisor Network After 2,900+ Meetings Save 2,000+ Hours

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Harbourfront Wealth Group has expanded its deployment of Zocks across its entire advisor network following a successful pilot, marking Zocks' largest enterprise customer in Canada to date.

Anaconda Names Stewart Grierson CFO As Platform Expands Through 3 Acquisitions In 6 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Anaconda has appointed Stewart Grierson as Chief Financial Officer as the AI-native development platform continues expanding its product capabilities and organizational infrastructure. Grierson will lead Anaconda's finance organization and report to CEO David DeSanto.

MBody AI: Check-Cap Prices $10 Million Public Offering At $6.50 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Check-Cap Ltd., which operates under the MBody AI brand and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker MBAI, has priced a $10 million public offering of ordinary shares to support its embodied artificial intelligence business.

Grafana Labs Surpasses $600 Million ARR And 10,000 Customers As AI Assistant Reaches 18,000 Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Grafana Labs has surpassed $600 million in annual recurring revenue and more than 10,000 customers worldwide as adoption of its AI-powered observability products accelerates.

Liner Raises $36.1 Million Series C As AI Platform Reaches 14 Million Users And 500 Million-Record Database

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Liner has raised $36.1 million in Series C funding to expand its AI research and agent platform as the company moves deeper into enterprise AI while continuing to grow its global consumer business. LB Investment led the round, with follow-on participation from existing investors InterVest, Atinum Investment and CJ Investment. New investors included Korea Development Bank, KB Securities, Daishin Securities, STIC Ventures and Helios Private Equity.

Citizens Adds Whitney Mikell As Managing Director To Lead Hotel And Lodging Investment Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory has added Whitney Mikell as a Managing Director on its Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Investment Banking team.

HackerOne Names Naveen Bhateja Chief People Officer As AI-Native Security Platform Expands Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

HackerOne has appointed Naveen Bhateja as Chief People Officer, adding a veteran technology executive to lead the company's people strategy, leadership development and organizational culture.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Dan Monger In Boston, Expanding Firm’s National Real Estate Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Dan Monger as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group in Boston, expanding the firm's national real estate capabilities with an attorney whose practice spans more than 40 states.

Numa Acquires SocketTime To Bring AI Into Dealership Service Operations Across 1,300+ Locations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Numa has acquired SocketTime, a fixed-operations software company serving automotive dealerships, as it expands its AI operating system deeper into dealership service departments and shop workflows.

WellStack Acquires DeLorean AI To Build End-To-End Healthcare Decision Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

WellStack has acquired DeLorean AI, a healthcare-focused artificial intelligence company specializing in predictive analytics, risk stratification and action-oriented decision support.

Enbridge To Acquire Salt Creek Midstream Crude Gathering Business For $600 Million, Adding 500 Miles Of Permian Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Enbridge has agreed to acquire Salt Creek Midstream's crude oil gathering business for $600 million in cash, expanding its presence deeper into the Permian Basin and strengthening its crude export network. The acquisition includes 100% of the Orla and Wink North systems and a 50% interest in the Delaware Crossing system.

MedScout Names Chris Edwards COO, Cassie Sixt VP Of Customer Success, And Mark Isham VP Of Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

MedScout has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Edwards as Chief Operating Officer, Cassie Sixt as Vice President of Customer Success and Mark Isham as Vice President of Engineering as the company scales its commercial technology platform for the MedTech industry.

Capital F Closes $17 Million Debut Fund To Back $15 Trillion Female Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Capital F has closed its debut venture fund at $17 million to invest in early-stage technology companies serving what the firm describes as the $15 trillion female economy. The San Francisco-based venture capital firm invests at the pre-seed and seed stages across health and wellness, AI and technology, and digital commerce. Capital F was founded by longtime operators and investors Dawn Dobras and Margaret Coblentz.

Deep Cogito Raises $43 Million Series A As Post-Training Platform Targets Self-Improving Frontier AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Deep Cogito has raised $43 million in Series A funding to expand its post-training research platform for reinforcement learning, recursive self-improvement and enterprise AI specialization.

Arga Labs Raises $10 Million Seed Funding As AI Agent Simulator Clones SaaS Environments In Under 12 Hours

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Arga Labs has raised $10 million in seed funding to expand its simulation platform for testing AI agents against realistic software environments before those agents are deployed into production. General Catalyst led the round, with participation from BoxGroup, Emergence, Gradient and SV Angel.

Gorilla: Revenue Nearly Doubles, But Operating Loss Widens To $47 Million As AI Infrastructure Investment Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 26, 2026

Gorilla Technology nearly doubled first-half 2026 revenue as AI infrastructure and data-center programs scaled, but the company's reported operating loss widened sharply as it invested ahead of utilization and absorbed substantial stock-based compensation and accounting charges.