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FusionIQ Acquires Marstone To Expand Digital Wealth Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

FusionIQ announced that it has completed the acquisition of Marstone, a digital wealth technology provider. The acquisition combines two digital wealth management platforms serving banks, credit unions, wealth managers, broker-dealers, RIAs, and other companies seeking wealth management solutions.

Heineken Nominates Rafael Oliveira As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Heineken announced that its Supervisory Board has nominated Rafael “Rafa” Oliveira as Chair of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer.

elobau Acquires Hamburg Start-Up recalm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

elobau announced that it has acquired Hamburg-based recalm through an asset deal. recalm develops audio, voice, and active noise-canceling systems for off-highway and industrial applications.

Lilly Expands AI Drug Discovery Push With ‘App Store’ Model For Biotech Scientists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Eli Lilly is using the cash generated by its fast-growing weight-loss and diabetes drug franchise to expand its artificial intelligence strategy, including a data-sharing platform for biotech researchers that CEO David Ricks described to the Financial Times as being “like the App Store” for scientists. The initiative is part of Lilly’s broader effort to diversify its pipeline before key weight-loss drug patents begin expiring in the 2030s.

Tsuga Raises $35 Million Series A To Build AI-Native Resilient Observability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Tsuga announced that it has raised $35 million in Series A funding. The round included backing from Singular, General Catalyst, DST Global, QuantumLight, Picus Capital, and Databricks.

FirstCash To Acquire Ramsdens For Approximately £206 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

FirstCash Holdings announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Ramsdens Holdings, a leading pawn, retail, and financial services operator in the United Kingdom.

Invest Qatar Gateway Launches VC Funding Module To Connect Startups With Venture Capital Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Invest Qatar announced the launch of the Venture Capital Funding Module on the Invest Qatar Gateway. The module was developed in collaboration with Qatar Investment Authority and is designed to improve startup access to capital and investment opportunities.

SimScale: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO David Heiny About The Engineering Simulation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

SimScale provides an AI-native software platform that enables engineers to perform computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), electromagnetic, and thermal simulations directly through a web browser. David Heiny is the CEO and co-founder of the company, guiding its overarching strategy and technological vision. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SimScale co-founder and CEO David Heiny to learn more.

Quali: Interview With CEO Lior Koriat About Stack Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Stack Automation by Quali is a deployment automation platform developed for Cisco that condenses the manual, time-consuming process of setting up enterprise hardware, software, and AI environments from weeks into just hours. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Quali CEO Lior Koriat to learn more.

DonaFi: Interview With Founder & CEO Joshua Kim About The DeFi And Web3 Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

DonaFi is a company that operates in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 space. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DonaFi founder and CEO Joshua Kim to learn more.

Baker McKenzie Promotes 47 Lawyers To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Baker McKenzie announced that it has promoted 47 lawyers to partner for 2026. The promotions are effective July 1, 2026, except in some locations in the Americas, including North America, where promotions took effect earlier this year.

Bending Spoons Launches IPO With Shares Priced At $26 To $28 Range

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Bending Spoons announced the launch of its initial public offering of ordinary shares. The company is offering a total of 57,971,015 ordinary shares, including 34,398,640 shares offered by Bending Spoons and 23,572,375 shares offered by certain selling shareholders.

Ropes & Gray Adds Financial Services Regulatory Partner Jarryd Anderson

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Ropes & Gray announced that Jarryd Anderson has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Anderson will serve as Chair of the firm’s Financial Services Group.

Latham: Pascal Mayer Joins As Executive Compensation And Employee Benefits Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Latham & Watkins announced that Pascal Mayer has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice.

Strategy Buys $34.9 Million Of Bitcoin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Strategy revealed in an SEC filing that it acquired 520 bitcoin for approximately $34.9 million between June 15, 2026 and June 21, 2026.

IBM And OpenAI Partner To Bring Frontier AI To Cyber Defense

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

IBM announced that it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program to bring advanced frontier AI capabilities into security operations.

TPG Appoints Axel André As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

TPG announced that Axel André has been named Partner and Chief Financial Officer of the firm. André’s appointment is effective July 27, 2026.

Drummond Capital Partners Secures Minority Investment From Kudu

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Kudu Investment Management announced that it has made a minority investment in Drummond Capital Partners, an Australian boutique investment manager.

TurboFlow Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Bring Institutional Trading Infrastructure To Everyday Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

TurboFlow announced that it has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand its on-chain trading ecosystem. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Susquehanna Crypto and Digital Currency Group.

Sophia Space Raises $7 Million SAFE Financing To Advance AI-Powered Space Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2026

Sophia Space announced that it has finalized a $7 million SAFE financing round, bringing its total funding to $22 million. The round included participation from EverGreen, the NVIDIA Alumni Investment Network, SparkLabs Group, and other strategic investors.

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FusionIQ Acquires Marstone To Expand Digital Wealth Management Platform

Heineken Nominates Rafael Oliveira As CEO

elobau Acquires Hamburg Start-Up recalm

Lilly Expands AI Drug Discovery Push With ‘App Store’ Model For Biotech Scientists

Tsuga Raises $35 Million Series A To Build AI-Native Resilient Observability Platform

FirstCash To Acquire Ramsdens For Approximately £206 Million

Invest Qatar Gateway Launches VC Funding Module To Connect Startups With Venture Capital Funds

SimScale: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO David Heiny About The Engineering Simulation Platform

Quali: Interview With CEO Lior Koriat About Stack Automation

DonaFi: Interview With Founder & CEO Joshua Kim About The DeFi And Web3 Company

Baker McKenzie Promotes 47 Lawyers To Partner

Bending Spoons Launches IPO With Shares Priced At $26 To $28 Range

Ropes & Gray Adds Financial Services Regulatory Partner Jarryd Anderson

Latham: Pascal Mayer Joins As Executive Compensation And Employee Benefits Partner

Strategy Buys $34.9 Million Of Bitcoin

IBM And OpenAI Partner To Bring Frontier AI To Cyber Defense

TPG Appoints Axel André As Chief Financial Officer

Drummond Capital Partners Secures Minority Investment From Kudu

TurboFlow Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Bring Institutional Trading Infrastructure To Everyday Users

Sophia Space Raises $7 Million SAFE Financing To Advance AI-Powered Space Technology

Assort Health Raises $120 Million Series C To Scale AI Agents For Patient Journey

General Atomics Receives $20 Million Tax Credit To Advance Fusion Energy Development

VARM Raises €17.5 Million Series A To Build European Insulation Platform

Google DeepMind And A24 Launch AI Research Partnership

How Florida State University Uses Google NotebookLM To Support Student Success

Balbec Capital Acquires UK Specialist Property Lender Funding 365

OpenAI Launches Patch The Planet To Help Secure Critical Open-Source Software

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Erdman To Expand Architecture And Design Platform

Booz Allen To Buy Ultra I&C Mission Solutions For $720 Million

AquaPoro Raises $5 Million To Generate Net New Water From Air