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Certerra RMA Group Acquires Testing Engineers, Expanding Northern California Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

Certerra RMA Group has acquired Testing Engineers, a materials testing laboratory based in San Leandro, California. The deal was announced July 30, 2026. Testing Engineers has served the San Francisco Bay Area for nearly seven decades.

GoodLeap Launches Home Visa Signature Card With 6% Cash Back On Home Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

GoodLeap has launched the GoodLeap Home Visa Signature Card, a card combining a home equity line of credit with credit card flexibility. The card was announced July 30, 2026. Homeowners can request an invitation to apply at goodleap.com/home-card.

IG Group Agrees To Acquire Underdog For Up To $1.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 31, 2026

IG Group Holdings has agreed to acquire Underdog, a leading US daily fantasy sports and prediction markets operator, for total consideration of up to approximately $1.3 billion. Upfront consideration is based on an enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion, partly settled through the issuance of IG ordinary shares. An earnout of approximately $200 million is payable to Underdog's shareholders. Eligible Underdog employees will separately participate in a management incentive plan capped at $850 million, self-funded from Underdog's earnings. The maximum MIP payout requires Underdog to deliver EBITDA of at least $400 million in 2028 and $700 million in 2029.

Micross To Acquire AEMtec To Expand Advanced Packaging And Optoelectronics In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Micross Components has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AEMtec, a provider of advanced packaging, optoelectronics, test and electronic assembly services for high-reliability applications. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026 following customary regulatory approvals.

Chef Boyardee Launches High-Protein Canned Pasta With At Least 25 Grams Per Can

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Chef Boyardee has introduced a high-protein canned pasta line designed to provide convenient and affordable meal options containing at least 25 grams of protein per can. The products are scheduled to become available nationwide beginning in August 2026.

Vivid Dx Raises $15 Million To Develop Rapid Blood-Based Infection Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Vivid Dx has raised $15 million in seed financing to advance a diagnostic platform designed to identify infectious pathogens and evaluate antibiotic susceptibility directly from blood. The round was co-led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Co., with participation from Jameel Investment Management Company and other strategic investors. The company also appointed diagnostics executive Keith O'Neill as CEO.

PetIQ Acquires MYOS To Expand Pet Muscle Health And Mobility Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

PetIQ has acquired MYOS Corp and its portfolio of Fortetropin-based animal muscle health products, adding consumer supplements and veterinarian-exclusive formulations to its pet health and wellness platform.

Red Oak And MirrorWeb Combine To Build End-To-End Financial Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Red Oak and MirrorWeb have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their compliance technology businesses into a single platform governing the creation, distribution, supervision and archiving of regulated financial communications. Financial terms and an expected closing date were not disclosed.

Axxiom Elevator Acquires Carolina Elevator Service To Enter The Carolinas And Georgia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Axxiom Elevator has acquired Carolina Elevator Service, a Columbia, South Carolina-based provider of commercial elevator maintenance, repair, modernization and installation services. The deal expands Axxiom into South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia and represents the company's 13th acquisition since its founding.

GTIS Partners And GreyBrick Acquire 67-Unit The Wilson In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

GTIS Partners and GreyBrick Partners have acquired The Wilson, a 67-unit apartment property in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. The transaction represents the ninth acquisition by the companies' joint venture, which was established to acquire and reposition smaller multifamily properties in downtown San Francisco.

Fish Audio Raises $52 Million Seed Round To Expand Expressive Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Fish Audio has raised $52 million in seed funding to expand its real-time text-to-speech, voice cloning and voice-agent platform. The round was led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today, with participation from 359 Capital, Play Time, HF0, 645 Ventures, Parable, Carya Venture Partners, Alphalist Partners and angel investors.

Integrity Acquires Retirement Health Solutions To Expand Medicare, Life And Wealth Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Integrity has acquired Retirement Health Solutions, a Medicare-focused independent marketing organization based near Salt Lake City. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the acquired company will join Integrity's national insurance and retirement planning platform.

Unify Energy Solutions Secures Acquisition Capital To Expand Building Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Unify Energy Solutions has secured a dedicated acquisition capital commitment to support strategic growth across the building automation, energy management and Internet of Things monitoring markets. Westlake Securities served as the company's exclusive financial advisor in arranging the commitment. The amount and identity of the capital provider were not disclosed.

NEST Expands Startup Education And Seed Funding For Underserved Georgia Students

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

NEST, which stands for New Entrepreneurs Shaping Tomorrow, is expanding access to business education, mentorship and startup capital for high school students across Georgia. The nonprofit focuses on students from low-income, immigrant and refugee families who may have limited access to entrepreneurship programs through their schools or personal networks.

Healia Launches With $18 Million To Reduce Healthcare Costs For Dual-Income Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Healia has launched with $18 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A led by 111° West Capital. Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Pioneer Fund, GoAhead Ventures and North Coast Ventures also participated. The Columbus, Ohio-based company has enabled employers to provide approximately $33 million in additional healthcare coverage since its founding in 2021.

Array Labs Raises $21 Million To Develop Satellite Tracking Services With Mitsubishi Electric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Array Labs has raised $21 million in an oversubscribed strategic financing round anchored by Mitsubishi Electric. Existing investors Catapult Ventures, Kompas VC and Y Combinator also participated. The financing follows Array Labs' Series A round, which was announced in January 2026. The company did not disclose its total funding following the latest investment.

ProphetX Raises $35 Million To Scale Federally Regulated Sports Prediction Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

ProphetX has raised $35 million to expand its federally regulated sports-focused prediction market, increase market liquidity and grow its business-to-business technology and partnership operations. The round was led by Parlay Capital and Data Point Capital. Other participants included FDJ Ventures, Greenwave Ventures, Connexa Capital, Impellent Ventures, the Operating Group and Sharp Alpha Advisors.

Aurenar Raises $5.7 Million Seed Round To Advance Noninvasive Stroke Neuromodulation Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Aurenar has raised $5.7 million in an oversubscribed seed round to advance V-Link, a noninvasive neuromodulation device intended to reduce serious complications among intensive care patients. The round was co-led by the Go Red for Women Venture Fund, part of American Heart Association Ventures, and Solas BioVentures. BJC Health and Kaleida Capital also participated.

Credible Data Raises $10 Million Seed Round To Bring Governed Business Context To Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Credible Data has raised $10 million in seed funding to expand a platform that provides AI agents and applications with governed definitions and business context for structured enterprise data. The round included Gradient, SignalFire, and K5 Global. Angel investors included G2 co-founder and CEO Godard Abel, pandas creator and Composed Ventures General Partner Wes McKinney, Snowplow Analytics co-founder and CEO Alex Dean, SV Angel and others.

Alpen Raises Initial $6 Million Of Planned $10 Million Series B To Scale High-Efficiency Windows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Alpen High Performance Products has completed the initial $6 million closing of a planned $10 million Series B round to expand manufacturing and meet demand for its high-efficiency windows and architectural glass products.

CORE Biomedicine Raises $21 Million Series A And Receives AMED Grant For Cancer Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

CORE Biomedicine has raised $21 million in Series A financing and received a grant from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development to advance precision oncology programs based on cancer cell lineage.

Torrey Pines Medicine Raises Funding For Ultra-Long-Acting Metabolic Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Torrey Pines Medicine has raised tens of millions of renminbi in an angel financing round to advance ultra-long-acting peptide medicines for obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The round was led by Lotus Lake Ventures, with participation from Stars Capital, Tainuo Capital, Blue Ocean Capital and entrepreneur Yousheng Shen. The company will use the proceeds to support corporate development, prepare its TPM004 program for an investigational new drug submission and Phase 1 clinical testing, and expand its PepTetris peptide discovery platform.

Act Security Launches With $60 Million To Reduce Cloud Access Attack Paths

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Act Security has emerged from stealth with $60 million in funding and a cloud security platform designed to reduce the access paths that allow attackers to move through corporate infrastructure. The company raised a $20 million seed round led by Team8 and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Hetz Ventures and Claltech. It subsequently raised a $40 million Series A led by Notable Capital, with participation from Startpoint Capital and SVCI.

All Star Healthcare Solutions Acquires Cross Country Healthcare’s Locums Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

All Star Healthcare Solutions has acquired the locum tenens division of Cross Country Healthcare, expanding its physician and advanced practitioner staffing platform. The transaction was completed in connection with Knox Lane's acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare. All Star is also a Knox Lane portfolio company.

Hush Security Raises $30 Million Series A To Govern Enterprise AI Agent Identities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Hush Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its identity security platform for AI agents and other non-human users of enterprise systems. Akamai Technologies joined the round as a strategic investor alongside existing investors Battery Ventures and YL Ventures.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Avove To Expand UK Water And Power Infrastructure Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

H.I.G. Capital has completed the acquisition of Avove, a UK infrastructure services and engineering company focused on regulated water, wastewater and power markets. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Avove's management team will reinvest alongside H.I.G. while remaining in place to lead the business.

Palico Updates Pricing And Digital Tools For Larger LP-Led Secondary Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Palico has introduced a new pricing model, expanded transaction capabilities and refreshed digital tools as it prepares to support larger limited partner-led secondary transactions. The regulated Alternative Trading System connects buyers and sellers of interests in private equity and other private funds through a fully digital marketplace.

THE TEAM Raises Additional Investment To Expand Global Sports, Music And Entertainment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Providence Equity Partners has made an additional investment in THE TEAM to finance the acquisition of founder Casey Wasserman's remaining ownership interest. The transaction follows a competitive sale process involving several rounds of bids from prospective buyers and investors.

Claros Technologies Raises $55 Million Series B To Commercialize PFAS Destruction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

Claros Technologies has raised $55 million in Series B financing to accelerate the global commercialization of its ClarosTechUV system for permanently destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or forever chemicals. The total includes the company's previously announced convertible note financing.

SoftVest And Blackbeard Sign Deal For $2.2 Billion Combination Of Permian Basin Royalty Trust And US Land Guild

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2026

SoftVest and Blackbeard Holdings announced the execution of a definitive agreement to combine Permian Basin Royalty Trust with oil and gas mineral interests and land operations owned by Blackbeard and its affiliates, known as US Land Guild. The proposed combination is valued at approximately $2.24 billion.