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Gamorax Capital has introduced an AI-enhanced investment intelligence platform that combines sentiment analysis of global events and financial-market information with the company’s volatility-aware trading algorithms.

Sapphiros announced it has been awarded a multi-year project agreement through the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle, a consortium funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to advance rapid, portable, connected molecular diagnostic platforms for detection of biothreats and emerging infectious diseases.

eCapital, an AI-powered specialty finance and fintech company, has appointed Rosario Ingargiola as Chief Digital Assets Officer, a newly created executive position. Ingargiola will report directly to CEO Marius Silvasan and lead efforts to modernize how eCapital originates, manages, and distributes assets, with a focus on improving efficiency, transparency, and scalability across the platform.

Highline Warren plans to invest $170 million in a new logistics and operations center in McDonough, Georgia, creating 160 jobs in Henry County through a multi-year development project.

Pact Labs announced its Series A financing, anchored by a strategic investment from Tether, the world's largest company in the digital asset ecosystem, with participation from Blockchange Ventures and Lasagna. The $7 million round will accelerate the buildout of infrastructure bringing USA₮, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. that Tether has collaborated to launch, to payroll, earned wage access, credit, and payments for millions of American workers.

Hexivon, a Dallas-based water technology company, has received a strategic investment from Hillwood, a Perot company with an extensive infrastructure development portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to accelerate the commercial rollout of Hexivon's technology, which destroys polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly known as PFAS or "forever chemicals" — in water at the molecular level rather than filtering and relocating them.

Starlight Engine has raised JPY 6.06 billion, equivalent to approximately $37.4 million, in its first external financing round to accelerate the development of its Fusion by Advanced Superconducting Tokamak project.

Gauntlet Networks, a New York-based digital asset risk and optimization firm, has closed a $125 million Series C financing led by SBI Holdings through its U.S. subsidiary, SBI Holdings USA. 

Augmodo has raised an additional $21 million in financing at a $350 million valuation to expand its artificial intelligence assistants for workers operating in retail, manufacturing, automotive, logistics and other physical environments. Existing investor TQ Ventures led the financing after approaching Augmodo to increase its investment in light of the company’s recent growth and customer adoption.

Dan Ye is an entrepreneur and technology executive best known as the co-founder and CEO of CollegeNode, an online platform that provides college admissions guidance and educational technologies. He is a prominent commentator on how artificial intelligence is transforming education and actively advocates integrating AI into traditional learning systems. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ye to learn more.

Rime has raised $24 million in Series A funding to expand its enterprise voice AI platform and support the development of speech-to-speech models designed for complex and regulated environments. The round was led by M13, with participation from Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, Unusual Ventures and other existing investors. Morgan Blumberg, a partner at M13, will join Rime’s board of directors in connection with the financing.

Float has raised €4.5 million in Series A funding to expand its revenue-based financing business and develop an AI-native financial platform for European technology companies. The round was led by Hamburg-based CHAPTERS Group AG.

LPL Financial announced that the financial advisors of Buell Wealth Management have joined its broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform. The team reported serving approximately $370 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joins from Buell Securities Corporation.

Sagard has announced the first close of Sagard Credit Partners III (SCP III), securing more than $1 billion in initial commitments toward the private credit fund’s $2 billion target.

Pivot Point Consulting is a healthcare-focused IT services and consulting firm that provides managed services, strategic advisory, and talent solutions to help providers, payers, and life sciences organizations navigate digital transformation and optimize their technology systems. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pivot Point Consulting VP of Managed Services Molly Kalinowski to learn more.

Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment firm, announced the acquisition of two properties totaling approximately $42.1 million for its perpetual-life investment vehicle, Tempus Evergreen. The acquisitions include five buildings spanning 336,242 square feet across roughly 22.5 acres in North Little Rock and Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Apollo has completed the acquisitions of Emerald Holding (NYSE: EEX) and Questex through Apollo-managed funds, combining the two businesses into a single scaled B2B experiential events and media platform. Emerald stockholders received $5.03 per share in cash. Emerald's common stock has ceased trading and been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Financial terms of the Questex acquisition were not disclosed.

Thomson Reuters has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Global Print business to KKR for approximately $500 million, creating a new joint venture focused on distributing legal and tax information through print and digital books.

Google has broken ground on the Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, Arkansas, a solar and battery storage facility that will be the largest of its kind in the United States upon completion. The project is being developed in partnership with Cypress Creek Energy. Google is participating as both an anchor investor and an energy offtaker.

Frontier Airlines has announced an agreement to equip its aircraft with Starlink, SpaceX's low-Earth orbit satellite broadband service, with the first Starlink-equipped flight planned for early 2027. The deal is part of a broader commitment by Indigo Partners — Frontier's private equity owner — to deploy Starlink across more than 1,000 aircraft operated by its portfolio airlines worldwide.

Domino's Pizza has appointed Michael C. Creedon Jr. and Anneliese Olson as independent members of its Board of Directors and elected Corie Barry as Lead Independent Director.

StartUpNV is a non-profit business incubator and accelerator that supports early-stage and growing startups in Nevada by providing expert mentorship, structured business programs, and access to a network of affiliated venture capital funds. Pulse 2.0 interviewed StartUpNV Executive Director Jeff Saling to learn more.

AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing targeted alpha therapies for cancer, announced the closing of an oversubscribed and upsized $315 million Series D financing. The round was led by Ally Bridge Group and co-led by Alpha Wave, alongside new investors Bain Capital Life Sciences, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., a leading sovereign wealth fund, Eventide Asset Management, and Velosity Capital, with existing investors including Morningside, Eli Lilly and Company, SV Health Investors, Sanofi Ventures, Abingworth, SymBiosis, Tenmile, Brandon Capital, Piper Heartland, Catalio Capital Management, Proto Axiom, and Time BioVentures also participating.

LionLight Capital, a Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based growth-oriented private equity firm, has closed its inaugural fund, LionLight Capital Fund I, at its hard cap of $215 million in capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed and reached the hard cap in ten weeks. Pacenote Capital served as exclusive placement agent, and Cooley provided legal counsel.

SkyAlyne and PAL Aerospace have reached an agreement for an approximately C$750 million contract covering aircraft modification, training and in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training program.

HB Wealth, an Atlanta-based independent fee-only registered investment adviser managing more than $32 billion in assets, has launched a dedicated Institutional Advisory and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) practice. The new business segment formalizes and expands the firm's longstanding service relationships with nonprofit organizations, foundations, endowments, and corporate clients into a purpose-built advisory offering with dedicated personnel and infrastructure.

Oral Biolife has appointed Thomas J. Corrigan, CPA, as Vice President of Finance to strengthen its financial strategy and support the biotechnology company’s next phase of growth.

Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering USA (ICE USA), a transportation-focused engineering and consulting platform backed by lower middle-market private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management, has acquired Southeastern Land Company (SLC), a right-of-way and easement acquisition firm serving public infrastructure and utility clients across North and South Carolina. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is the fourth add-on acquisition under the ICE USA platform. 

Aligned Climate Capital has acquired Armoracia, a 7.3 MW DC community solar project in Collinsville Township, Illinois, through its Aligned Solar Partners strategy. The project will deploy Planted Solar's power deployment platform across a 16-acre site, serving subscribers through the Illinois Adjustable Block Program on the Ameren Illinois grid, with commercial operation expected later this year.