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GridCARE announced it has raised a $64 million oversubscribed Series A round to accelerate what the company describes as a new category called “Power Acceleration” for AI infrastructure. The financing was led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from John Doerr, along with utility and institutional investors including National Grid Partners, Future Energy Ventures, Emerson Collective, Stanford University, and existing investors including Xora, Aina Ventures, Overture, Acclimate Ventures, and Clearvision Ventures.

Stratos Wealth Holdings announced it has completed the acquisition of 11 partner advisory practices representing approximately $4.8 billion in total client assets as of December 31, 2025. The transactions were underway before SEI made its strategic investment in the business and reflect Stratos’ strategy of investing in partner advisory firms to support growth, improve enterprise value, and create long-term succession pathways.

Aistra announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Veracity Services as part of a strategy to expand its AI-augmented finance and accounting business and broaden its global client base.

Lansdowne Partners has launched a venture capital fund focused on supporting high-potential UK companies emerging from the country’s university research base and startup ecosystem. The fund announced a first close of $150 million and is targeting a final close in December, with indicated investor interest already exceeding the fund’s $200 million cap.

Allegiant Travel Company announced it has completed its acquisition of Sun Country Airlines Holdings, creating what the companies describe as the leading leisure-focused airline in the United States.

Amberd.ai announced a partnership with R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers to deploy an AI decision platform designed to streamline tariff refund management and cross-border logistics operations tied to IEEPA tariff processes.

Ascentage Pharma is a global, commercial-stage, integrated biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel, differentiated therapies to address unmet medical needs in cancer. With two approved products in China, Olverembatinib for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Lisaftoclax for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and a growing portfolio of global clinical trials, including registrational studies cleared by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency, Ascentage Pharma is advancing treatments across hematologic malignancies including CML, CLL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), high- and intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and is also expanding its pipeline in solid tumors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Dajun Yang to learn more about the company.

Origin Lab, the technology platform turning licensed video game worlds into structured training data for world models and multimodal AI, announced an $8 million seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Credibly announced that it secured more than $260 million in new financing to strengthen its capital base and support continued growth in small and medium-sized business financing.

Stitch announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, marking the venture firm’s first investment in the GCC region. The funding round brings Stitch’s total funding to $35 million. Existing investors Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, Raed Ventures, and SVC also participated in the round.

UPM announced it has acquired the intellectual property related to Ray Technology from Avantium, expanding its portfolio of bio-based glycols technologies and strengthening its position in renewable chemicals production.

Mantle8 has raised €31 million in Series A funding to advance its proprietary technology platform and launch a global exploration and drilling campaign aimed at identifying the first commercially exploitable reservoir of high-purity natural hydrogen.

Mann Lake announced the acquisition of Apis Biologix, the developer of the Bio-Activator and BIO-Metabolic-Fuel nutritional supplements widely known among beekeepers as “Canadian Rocket Fuel.” The deal brings Apis Biologix’s proprietary bee nutrition science fully under the Mann Lake umbrella and is expected to accelerate the development of next-generation feeding solutions for hobbyist and commercial beekeepers.

Spark Dealer Group has acquired Landscape Supply, an outdoor power equipment and landscape supply business serving the Central Texas market.

KDE announced that the Sovereign Tech Fund is investing more than €1 million into KDE software development. The funding will be used to strengthen the structural reliability and security of KDE’s core infrastructure, including Plasma, KDE Linux, and the frameworks underlying its communication services.

NVision announced a $55 million Series B financing round as the company expands from quantum sensing into quantum computing, with the goal of accelerating the discovery and validation of new therapies. The funding round was anchored by Abbott and also included a $17 million venture loan from the European Investment Bank. Other investors participating in the round included Playground Global, Matterwave Ventures, and Entrée Capital. The new financing brings NVision’s total capital raised to $120 million.

Adaption announced the launch of AutoScientist, a new system designed to automate the research and development loop behind AI model training and alignment. The company said the platform enables users to co-optimize training data and model recipes automatically, with the goal of making advanced model adaptation accessible beyond a small group of frontier AI researchers.

HBX Group has agreed to acquire 100% of Bridgify, an AI-native travel technology company focused on experiences distribution technology. The acquisition supports HBX Group’s strategy to broaden its Experiences offering while strengthening the use of AI across its operations.

Dynamo Software announced the acquisition of InvestHub, a platform focused on digitizing workflows for private equity and asset management firms. The deal is designed to strengthen Dynamo Software’s position in the private markets technology sector by adding workflow automation tools that help asset managers streamline operations and improve investor relations.

Nitrogen announced the launch of Legacy Center, a new product designed to help financial advisors establish relationships with clients’ beneficiaries before wealth transfers occur. The announcement was made during the company’s Spring 2026 Product Launch Event and comes as advisors prepare for an estimated $84 trillion generational wealth transfer.

Drawbridge Realty has entered the Nashville commercial real estate market through the acquisition of Bridgestone Tower, a 30 story Class AA office tower located in downtown Nashville.

Taste Tomorrow Ventures announced an investment in Harken Sweets as part of the company’s seed funding round, alongside investors Selva and GRTSHT. The investment represents the eighth portfolio company for Taste Tomorrow Ventures and its second investment in the fast-growing better-for-you indulgent snacks category.

Meta announced the launch of Incognito Chat with Meta AI, a new feature that enables completely private conversations with AI across WhatsApp and the Meta AI app. Built on the company’s Private Processing technology, the feature is intended to provide users with a secure and temporary environment for sensitive conversations involving personal, financial, health, or work-related information.

Microsoft announced a major advancement in AI-powered cybersecurity with the unveiling of its new multi-model agentic security system, codenamed MDASH, which helped researchers identify 16 previously undisclosed vulnerabilities across the Windows networking and authentication stack. The findings included four Critical remote code execution flaws affecting components such as the Windows kernel TCP/IP stack and the IKEv2 service.

Anthropic announced “Claude for Small Business,” a new offering designed to bring its AI assistant directly into the software platforms commonly used by small businesses. The package includes integrations, prebuilt workflows, reusable AI “skills,” and training programs aimed at helping smaller companies automate operational tasks without needing dedicated AI teams.

Instagram has launched Instants, a new feature that lets users share photos in real time with their Close Friends or mutual followers. The feature emphasizes spontaneous and authentic sharing by allowing users to capture and send photos that disappear after they are viewed or after 24 hours.

Boomi announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Lunar.dev, a company focused on AI and MCP gateway technology, as the company looks to expand governance, observability, and scalability capabilities for enterprise AI deployments.

A&B Business Solutions announced a strategic partnership with JD Young Technologies, bringing together two family-owned businesses focused on long-term growth, customer service, and maintaining a strong local presence.

ABL Group announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in SynergenOG, expanding the company’s specialist capabilities in process safety and technical risk management while strengthening its end-to-end technical offering to the energy sector.

BMG announced it has acquired publishing interests in the catalog of Australian rock band Jet, expanding the company’s long-standing relationship following BMG’s acquisition of the band’s recording catalog in 2023. The deal includes the publishing interests of three of Jet’s four original members: Nic Cester, Cam Muncey, and Mark Wilson.