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bricks.sh Raises €1.6 Million Pre-Seed And Launches Public Beta For Internal Tools Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

bricks.sh announced it has closed a €1.6 million oversubscribed pre-seed round and opened a public beta of its platform designed to help companies build internal tools faster while preserving customization.

Ciari Guitars: Interview With CEO Jonathan Spangler About The Travel Guitar Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Ciari Guitars is a company that designs and sells professional-grade electric “travel” guitars that use a patented folding mechanism so a full-size instrument can fold down to fit in a backpack or carry-on for easy transport. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ciari Guitars CEO Jonathan Spangler to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Sema4.ai: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Rob Bearden About The Enterprise AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Sema4.ai is a company that builds an enterprise AI agent platform that helps companies create, deploy, and manage secure AI agents that automate complex workflows across their data, documents, and business applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sema4.ai co-founder and CEO Rob Bearden to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

HPS/PayMedix Secures $33 Million Investment To Expand Healthcare Financing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

HPS/PayMedix announced it has closed $33 million in combined equity and debt financing to accelerate national growth of PayMedix, its healthcare financing and payments platform designed to simplify how consumers and providers manage medical bills.

Ares Raises Over $7 Billion For Leading Credit Secondaries Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Ares Management Corporation announced it has raised about $7.1 billion for its Credit Secondaries strategy, including the final close of its inaugural Ares Credit Secondaries Fund, related vehicles, and anticipated leverage.

Mevaldi: New Investment Secured To Speed Industrial Scale-Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Mevaldi announced it has raised new investment from ICOS Capital, with High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and ICIG Ventures also participating, as the company looks to accelerate the industrial scale-up of its technology and expand the market reach of its bio-based chemical building blocks.

Fidelis Capital Partners With Opto Investments To Expand Private Markets Program For Ultra-Wealthy Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Fidelis Capital, an advisor-owned wealth management firm focused on ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and institutions, announced it has selected Opto Investments as a strategic partner to enhance and scale its private markets program.

Franklin Templeton Updates Western Asset Money Market Funds For Stablecoin Reserves And Blockchain Distribution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Franklin Templeton announced two institutional government money market funds managed by its Western Asset Management affiliate have been updated to support emerging use cases in tokenized finance, positioning the products for potential use by regulated stablecoin issuers and for distribution through blockchain-enabled platforms.

Dyspute.ai Launches Adri V2, A 24/7 Asynchronous AI Mediation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Dyspute.ai announced the official launch of Adri V2, a 24/7 asynchronous AI mediation platform designed to guide parties through dispute resolution without live sessions or simultaneous participation. Announced January 13, 2026, the company said Adri V2 uses an AI mediator persona to manage the process end-to-end, from intake through negotiation and agreement, aiming to reduce scheduling friction, lower costs, and speed up outcomes.

Deepgram: $130 Million Series C At $1.3 Billion Valuation Raised And OfOne Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Deepgram announced it raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation to accelerate development of its real-time voice AI API platform and support new product and ecosystem initiatives, including an acquisition, expanded intellectual property efforts, and a new collaboration space in San Francisco.

SK Hynix To Invest $13 Billion In New Cheongju Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

SK Hynix will invest 19 trillion Korean won (about $12.9 billion) to build a new advanced packaging plant in South Korea as the memory maker races to expand output for artificial intelligence-related demand, according to CNBC.

AbbVie And Trump Administration Strike $100 Billion Deal Tied To Medicaid Prices, Direct-To-Patient Drug Access, And U.S. Investment Plan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

AbbVie announced it has reached a voluntary, three-year agreement with the Trump administration aimed at expanding access to medicines and lowering costs for Americans, while the company commits to a decade-long investment push in U.S. research, development, and manufacturing.

NetDocuments Completes Acquisition Of OpenText’s eDOCS Document Management Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

NetDocuments has completed its acquisition of the eDOCS document management business from OpenText, adding the eDOCS product portfolio and its dedicated team in a deal the company says will broaden its global footprint and deepen its focus on modernizing legal work.

Clifford Chance Adds Private Equity Partner Michal Netanyahu In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Clifford Chance has hired private equity partner Michal Netanyahu in New York, a move the firm said will further strengthen its private capital capabilities in the U.S. and globally as it continues to build out its sponsor-side bench.

OneSpan To Acquire Build38 To Expand Next-Generation Mobile App Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OneSpan announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Build38, a mobile application protection company, in a move aimed at strengthening OneSpan’s SDK-based security capabilities for banks and other enterprises facing a surge in mobile-channel attacks.

Zeal Credit Union To Acquire The Miners State Bank in All-Cash Transaction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Zeal Credit Union of Livonia, Michigan, and The Miners State Bank of Iron River, Michigan—along with the bank’s holding company, MSB Bankshares, Inc.—said they have signed a definitive agreement under which Zeal will purchase substantially all of Miners State Bank’s assets and assume substantially all of its liabilities in an all-cash deal.

TENEO Expands Asia-Pacific Footprint With Deal To Acquire PwC New Zealand Restructuring Unit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Teneo announced it has agreed to acquire PwC New Zealand’s Business Restructuring Services (BRS) unit, extending the firm’s Financial Advisory platform in Asia-Pacific and adding a 22-person team that will anchor a new on-the-ground presence across New Zealand.

Jewelers Mutual Group Acquires EventGuard To Expand Event And Wedding Insurance Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Jewelers Mutual Group, an insurance and business solutions provider focused on the jewelry industry, said it has acquired EventGuard, an event insurance program that previously operated as a division within Indemn, a licensed insurance agency and insurance technology company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

LPL Financial Names Ilan Davidovici As EVP Of Corporate Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

LPL Financial announced that Ilan Davidovici has joined the firm as executive vice president of corporate strategy, a newly announced role in which he will lead the company’s corporate strategy team and work across the organization to set long-term direction and strategic priorities.

Hightower Names Bob Lavigne As Chief Compliance Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Hightower Advisors has appointed veteran compliance executive Bob Lavigne as Chief Compliance Officer for Hightower Holdings, tasking him with leading the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance program, regulatory strategy, and risk governance across its national network of advisory practices.

OpenAI Acquires Torch In Reported $100 Million Equity Deal To Build Out ChatGPT Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OpenAI has acquired Torch, a small health records startup, in a deal that was not publicly priced but is pegged at about $100 million in equity, according to a source cited by The Information. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition, while Torch said its four-person team will move over to OpenAI as part of the transaction—making the deal look less like a traditional buyout and more like a “acqui-hire.”

AI4Eyes: C$6.5 Million Raised To Advance AI-Powered Eye Care Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

AI4Eyes Medical Technologies has secured a combined C$6.5 million in new capital to support the development and commercialization of regulated, AI-powered eye care solutions, the company said.

Bansk Group Closes $1.45 Billion Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Bansk Group, a New York-based consumer-focused private investment firm, said it has reached a final close on its second fund with $1.45 billion in total commitments, exceeding its $1 billion target. The firm said Fund II closed in December 2025 and drew strong participation from existing limited partners alongside a “diverse group” of new global investors.

PulseAI: Seed Funding Secured To Advance AI-Driven ECG Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

PulseAI announced it has closed a seed funding round to expand deployment of its AI-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnostics platform and progress toward U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance, positioning the company to commercialize clinical decision-support tools for both primary care and acute care environments.

SilverAssist Acquires Caring.com To Expand National Senior Housing Referral Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

SilverAssist, a senior assistance network that connects families with information, guidance, and services for aging and senior living decisions, announced it has acquired Caring (Caring.com), adding one of the industry’s largest senior housing referral footprints to its platform and accelerating its national reach and operator connectivity.

ProductPlan Buys Winware.ai And Names Steven Cohn As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

ProductPlan has acquired Winware.ai, an AI-native customer and market research platform, to add agentic and generative AI–powered decision intelligence to its product lifecycle management and roadmapping software.

Inquis Medical: $75 Million Series C Raised To Expand AVENTUS Thrombectomy Commercial Rollout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Inquis Medical announced it closed a $75 million Series C financing to accelerate nationwide commercial expansion of its AVENTUS thrombectomy system and advance a next-generation product pipeline, as the company looks to scale adoption in venous thromboembolic disease (VTE).

Threadlock Precision Acquires Michigan CNC Machining Firm Kremin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Threadlock Precision, a U.S.-based network of precision manufacturing companies, has acquired Kremin Inc., a Michigan CNC machining business serving aerospace, defense and medical customers for more than 40 years.

Polar Light Technologies: €5+ Million Raised To Push Pyramidal MicroLEDs Toward First Product Launches

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Polar Light Technologies AB, a Linköping, Sweden-based semiconductor company developing MicroLED display technology, announced it has closed a €5 million-plus funding round to support commercialization and the rollout of its first products. The round was led by J2L Holding AB, with participation from STOAF, Almi Invest and Butterfly Ventures. Polar Light said the financing extends its runway as it prepares initial product launches built on its pyramidal MicroLED platform.

Elevate Capital Invests $1.6 Million in 5 Oregon Startups Through State-Backed Venture Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Elevate Capital announced it has deployed $1.6 million into five Oregon-based startups through the state’s Venture Direct program, a venture capital initiative supported by the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The firm said the investments are intended to expand access to early-stage capital for local founders and support long-term economic growth across Oregon.