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IDnow Appoints Philippe Morel As CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Digital Identity Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

IDnow has appointed Philippe Morel as Chief Executive Officer as the European digital identity and fraud prevention company expands beyond one-time customer verification into continuous identity, risk and trust management. Morel succeeds Andreas Bodczek, who is stepping down after more than seven years leading IDnow.

Aligned Data Centers Completes $1.18 Billion Asset-Backed Securities Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Aligned Data Centers has completed a $1.183 billion asset-backed securities issuance to fund its development pipeline, refinance upcoming debt maturities, and satisfy reserve account requirements. The deal represents Aligned's first securitization issuance since 2023.

Sumo Logic Appoints Chris Malone As CEO And Conor Burns As CFO To Scale Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Sumo Logic has appointed Chris Malone as Chief Executive Officer and Conor Burns as Chief Financial Officer as the company expands its agentic artificial intelligence platform for cybersecurity and cloud operations teams.

Daybright Financial Appoints Wes Gilbreath As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Daybright Financial has appointed Wes Gilbreath as Chief Financial Officer as the employee benefits and retirement services company continues investing in its next phase of growth.

Crush Security Appoints Jeff Skeldon As Vice President Of Sales To Scale Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Crush Security has appointed Jeff Skeldon as Vice President of Sales as the company expands its national go-to-market organization and prepares to showcase its platform at Black Hat USA 2026.

Visier Appoints Pramukh Jeyathilak As Chief People Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Visier has appointed Pramukh Jeyathilak as Chief People Officer as the workforce intelligence company strengthens its internal people strategy during a period of rapid AI-driven transformation.

Entegrata Appoints Andrew Baker As Chief AI And Data Strategy Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Entegrata has appointed Andrew Baker as Chief AI and Data Strategy Officer to lead the development of its artificial intelligence enablement strategy for law firms.

MGME Acquires Key Meetings & Events, Doubling Revenue And Team Size

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

MGME has acquired Key Meetings & Events, expanding its capabilities across corporate meetings, private equity events, conferences and incentive travel. The deal will double MGME's revenue and team size while adding Key Meetings & Events' sector expertise, client relationships and more than 35 years of operating experience.

Nozomi Networks Appoints Co-Founder Andrea Carcano As CEO Following $1 Billion Mitsubishi Electric Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Nozomi Networks has appointed co-founder Andrea Carcano as Chief Executive Officer as the cybersecurity company enters its next phase of growth following its $1 billion acquisition by Mitsubishi Electric.

Lorikeet Appoints Jerry Brooner As Chief Revenue Officer To Expand AI Concierge Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Lorikeet has appointed Jerry Brooner as Chief Revenue Officer to lead the expansion of its artificial intelligence concierge platform across fintech, healthcare and insurance. Brooner will oversee Lorikeet's sales, marketing, partnerships and forward-deployed engineering teams.

PAXAFE Appoints Mark Talens As Chief Commercial Officer To Scale AI-Powered Cold Chain Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

PAXAFE has appointed Mark Talens as Chief Commercial Officer as the company works to expand adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence and compliance platform for pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chains.

Spur Intelligence Secures $200 Million From Insight Partners To Scale IP Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Spur Intelligence has secured a $200 million investment from Insight Partners to expand its internet protocol intelligence platform as businesses face growing fraud and cybersecurity risks involving VPNs, residential proxies, bots and AI-driven infrastructure.

Emplifi Appoints Omer Sharon As Chief Product And Technology Officer To Advance Autonomous CX Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Emplifi has appointed Omer Sharon as Chief Product and Technology Officer to lead the next phase of development for its autonomous customer experience platform.

AE Industrial: Rear Admiral Leonard “Butch” Dollaga Named As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

AE Industrial Partners has named retired Rear Admiral Leonard "Butch" Dollaga as an Operating Partner, expanding his role at the private investment firm as it supports companies operating across the maritime, aerospace and national security markets.

Countly: Interview With Onur Alp Soner About Building a Privacy-First Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Countly is a self-hosted, privacy-first analytics platform that helps organizations understand user behavior across mobile and web while retaining full ownership of their data. The company is led by Onur Alp Soner. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Countly's Onur Alp Soner to learn more.

Air Appoints Anuj Vohra As General Counsel Amid National Security Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Air has appointed Anuj Vohra as General Counsel as the company expands its artificial intelligence-powered Enterprise Readiness platform across the U.S. national security market.

Throne Science Raises $10 Million Series A For AI-Powered Smart Toilet Sensor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Throne Science has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its team and advance research and development for its smart toilet sensor, which tracks digestive health, hydration, and urinary patterns. The round was led by Will Ventures, with participation from Emerson Collective, Workshop, LEAD VC, Salt VC, Accomplice, Moxxie, Ventures Together, Symphony, Felix Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Offscript, V1.VC and Morrison Seger.

Zafran Security Secures Strategic Investment From Cisco Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Zafran Security has received a strategic investment from Cisco Investments to expand its AI-native Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform.

COR Secures $30 Million Investment From FTV Capital To Expand AI Profitability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

COR has secured a $30 million investment from FTV Capital to scale its artificial intelligence-powered project management and profitability platform for agencies and professional services firms.

Safe Superintelligence And NVIDIA Form Long-Term AI Compute Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Safe Superintelligence and NVIDIA have entered into a long-term strategic partnership intended to accelerate SSI's artificial intelligence research and substantially expand its computing capacity.

Greyparrot Raises $27 Million Series B To Expand AI Waste Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Greyparrot has raised $27 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-powered waste-analysis network and build a larger data platform to measure recoverable materials. The round was led by technology investor Omar Mir and brings Greyparrot's total funding to $60 million.

Philip Morris Opens $1.2 Billion Manufacturing Campus In Colorado

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

NVIDIA Reportedly Behind Hut 8 Texas Data Center Lease Worth Up To $50.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

NVIDIA is reportedly the previously undisclosed tenant behind long-term leases at Hut 8's Beacon Point AI data center campus in Texas, according to the Financial Times.

Saab Receives SEK 10.1 Billion GlobalEye Aircraft Order From Middle Eastern Customer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Saab has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne surveillance aircraft from an undisclosed customer in the Middle East.

Cracker Barrel Appoints Former Bloomin’ Brands CEO David Deno As Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has appointed David Deno as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective August 10, 2026.

LVMH H1 Revenue Reaches €38.6 Billion As Organic Growth Accelerates In Q2

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

LVMH reported first-half 2026 revenue of €38.64 billion, representing a reported decline of 3% from €39.81 billion in the prior-year period.

Mercedes-Benz Q2 EBIT Rises 22% To €1.55 Billion As China Weakness Prompts Lower Sales Outlook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Mercedes-Benz Group reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of €32.06 billion, representing a 3.3% decline from €33.15 billion in the prior-year period. Earnings before interest and taxes increased 21.5% to €1.55 billion, while net profit rose 13.5% to €1.09 billion. Earnings per share increased 20% to €1.14.

ICON And Anthropic Form Multi-Year Collaboration To Bring Claude AI Across Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

ICON has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Anthropic to integrate Claude's artificial intelligence capabilities across the clinical trial lifecycle.

Coca-Cola: Q2 Revenue Rises 7% To $13.4 Billion As Company Raises 2026 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

The Coca-Cola Company reported second-quarter 2026 net revenue of $13.4 billion, representing a 7% increase from the prior-year period, as global beverage volume expanded and the company raised its full-year financial guidance. Organic revenue, which excludes currency movements and structural changes, increased 6%.

Sherwin-Williams: Q2 Sales Rise 7.5% To $6.79 Billion As Company Raises 2026 Outlook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Sherwin-Williams reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $6.79 billion, representing a 7.5% increase from $6.31 billion in the prior-year period, as sales improved across all three of the company's reportable segments.