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York Space Systems: Acquisition Of Solestial Strengthens U.S.-Based Space Solar Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

York Space Systems announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solestial, a provider of next-generation space solar technology, in a move designed to strengthen York’s supply chain and secure critical U.S.-based solar manufacturing capabilities for space applications.

3V Infrastructure Appoints Nicole Johnson As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

3V Infrastructure, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure investor, owner, and operator backed by GDEV Management, announced the appointment of Nicole Johnson as Chief Financial Officer as the company continues expanding its EV charging footprint across multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, and other long-dwell property categories.

RXO: Truckload Spot Rates Surge 16.5% As Brokerage Outlook Improves Amid Tightening Market Conditions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

RXO, a provider of asset-light transportation solutions, announced that its truckload brokerage business is outperforming prior expectations as tightening market conditions and rising spot rates create new opportunities for the company.

OwlTing Group: AI Agent Hospitality Booking Engine Launches for End-to-End Travel Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

OwlTing Group announced the upcoming launch of OwlPay Booking Engine for Agent Checkout, a hospitality booking infrastructure platform designed to support AI agent-initiated hotel reservations, payments, confirmation workflows, and cross-border settlement. The company said the service is expected to launch in June 2026 and will initially roll out across the more than 2,800 hotel and accommodation clients currently using its OwlNest property management system.

Automation Anywhere: EnterpriseClaw Launches To Run AI Agents Across Enterprise Systems With Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, And OpenAI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Automation Anywhere announced EnterpriseClaw, a new capability developed in collaboration with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI that is designed to bring claw-style AI agents into enterprise operations. The company said EnterpriseClaw enables organizations to deploy autonomous AI agents across cloud platforms, desktops, on-premises systems, and secure enterprise networks while maintaining centralized orchestration, governance, observability, and control.

Anaergia: C$58 Million Contract With Neogenyx Fuels Expands RNG Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Anaergia announced that its subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, secured a C$58 million contract with Neogenyx Fuels to deploy proprietary anaerobic digestion technology at a large-scale agricultural facility in the United States.

Global Millennial Capital: $100 Million IPO Opportunities Fund Targets AI, Decentralized Finance Infrastructure, And Climate Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Global Millennial Capital (GMCL) announced the final closing of its inaugural IPO Opportunities Fund at $100 million. The fund was raised through a private placement with institutional and professional investors and is focused on late-stage and special opportunities investments across mid-cap technology companies operating in sectors including artificial intelligence, decentralized finance infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, enterprise software, and climate technologies.

BellaMia Technologies: $200 Million Merger With Dominion Aesthetic Technologies Creates New Medical Aesthetics Laser Device Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

BellaMia Technologies and Dominion Aesthetic Technologies announced the completion of a strategic merger valued at $200 million, combining two companies focused on advanced laser and robotic technologies for the medical aesthetics industry. The merged company will operate under the BellaMia Technologies name and aims to strengthen its position across body contouring and skin rejuvenation markets.

Blackstone: $5 Billion Commitment To Launch TPU Cloud Joint Venture With Google

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Blackstone announced a joint venture with Google to create a new U.S.-based company focused on delivering AI infrastructure and cloud-based access to Google Cloud’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) as a compute-as-a-service offering.

Amtech Software: Vista-Backed Packaging Software Company Opens Bengaluru Innovation Hub

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Amtech Software, a Vista Equity Partners-backed provider of ERP, MES, and CRM software solutions for the packaging and labels industry, announced the opening of a new technology and innovation hub in Bengaluru, India. The company said the investment is designed to accelerate the development of practical AI, cloud, and integrated technologies for packaging manufacturers worldwide.

3P Processing Appoints Ben Murrell As Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

3P Processing, a provider of metal processing and finishing solutions for the aerospace industry, announced the appointment of Ben Murrell as chief executive officer. Murrell will lead the company’s next phase of growth and customer-focused innovation following 3P Processing’s acquisition by Littlejohn Capital last year.

Installed Building Products: Acquisition Of Diamond Energy Systems Adds $12 Million In Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Installed Building Products announced the acquisition of Diamond Energy Systems, Inc. (DESI), a Minnesota-based company specializing in mechanical insulation services for industrial and commercial retrofit applications. Headquartered in St. Joseph, Minnesota, DESI generates approximately $12 million in annual revenue and strengthens Installed Building Products’ presence and mechanical insulation capabilities throughout the Upper Midwest region.

Leadbay: $4.3 Million Raised To Qualify ‘Digitally Scarce’ SMB Leads

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Leadbay, a startup focused on qualifying digitally scarce SMB leads, announced that it raised a $4.3 million seed round. The company said it is building systems designed to identify and qualify businesses that are often missed by traditional sales intelligence and prospecting platforms.

Betr Acquires Ascent Capital Management To Accelerate Prediction Markets Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Betr announced it has acquired Ascent Capital Management, securing National Futures Association (NFA) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) registration as the company accelerates the launch of prediction markets within its gaming super app.

Tailor Brands: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Yali Saar About The Business Builder Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Tailor Brands is an all-in-one, AI-driven platform that helps entrepreneurs start, manage, and grow their businesses by offering services such as LLC formation, legal compliance, banking, and branding tools. The platform provides more than 24 essential services to streamline business management. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tailor Brands co-founder and CEO Yali Saar to learn more.

Atreon Orthopedics: Merger With RenovoDerm To Expand Synthetic Biomaterials Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Atreon Orthopedics announced a merger with RenovoDerm, bringing together two companies focused on synthetic biomaterials for tissue repair and remodeling. The combined organization, Atreon Orthopedics, Inc., aims to expand its Autobiologic™ platform technology across orthopedic, trauma, sports medicine, reconstructive, foot and ankle, and complex wound applications.

Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis: $25 Billion Transactional History Powers Capital Markets And M&A Intelligence Platform Relaunch

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC, announced the relaunch and expansion of its digital intelligence platform, designed to provide C-suite executives and international boards with detailed guidance for navigating capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. The firm said the platform incorporates insights derived from more than $25 billion in completed transactions over the past two decades.

Sands Point Risk: Launch Environmental Underwriters Acquisition Expands Specialty Insurance Platform Beyond $250 Million In GWP

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Sands Point Risk announced the acquisition of Launch Environmental Underwriters, a specialized provider of environmental general liability insurance solutions focused on complex risks across the energy, infrastructure, construction, chemical, M&A, and industrial sectors. The acquisition marks the largest transaction in Sands Point’s history and advances the company’s strategy of building a diversified managing general agent (MGA) platform in high-growth specialty insurance markets.

Unframe: $50 Million Raised As Enterprise AI Company Surpasses $100 Million TCV

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Unframe announced it has raised an additional $50 million in funding led by Highland Europe, bringing the company’s total funding to $100 million. Existing investors participating in the company include Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, TLV Partners, Third Point Ventures, Cerca Partners, and Vintage Investment Partners.

NEX Health Intelligence: Imperial College London Startup Raises €1 Million For AI Infection Prediction Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

NEX Health Intelligence, a healthcare AI startup created at Imperial College London, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding to further develop its artificial intelligence platform designed to predict the appearance and spread of infections within hospitals.

Mouro Capital: $400 Million Closed For Latest Fintech Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Mouro Capital announced the close of its third fund at $400 million, backed by longstanding partner Banco Santander. The venture capital firm said the new fund brings its total commitments since launching in 2015 to more than $1 billion as it continues investing in financial services technology companies across Europe, North America, and Latin America.

Mentari Therapeutics: $290 Million Private Placement Supports Merger With InMed Pharmaceuticals To Advance Migraine Prevention Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Mentari Therapeutics and InMed Pharmaceuticals announced a definitive merger agreement in an all-stock transaction designed to accelerate the development of next-generation migraine prevention therapies. The combined company will operate as Mentari Therapeutics and trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under a new ticker symbol following the close of the transaction.

Zoovu: AI-Native Ecommerce Product Discovery Engine Expanded Through XGEN AI Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Zoovu announced the acquisition of XGEN AI to create a unified AI-native engine for e-commerce product discovery. The combined platform brings together search, recommendations, personalization, guided selling, bundling, and conversational AI into a single system designed for enterprise B2C and B2B ecommerce teams.

Auxia: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Sandeep Menon About The Agentic AI Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Auxia is an agentic marketing platform that autonomously determines the best experience for every customer, orchestrating cross-channel, real-time journeys across web, app, email, and SMS while optimizing for business goals like activation, retention, cross-sell, and lifetime value. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Auxia co-founder and CEO Sandeep Menon to learn more.

Vital Signals: $15 Million Raised To Transform Blood Pressure Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Vital Signals announced it has raised more than $15 million in funding to support its mission of improving how people understand, engage with, and manage blood pressure and long-term heart health. The investment round was led by XYZ Ventures.

Armada: $230 Million Series B Raised To Scale Modular AI Infrastructure And U.S. AI Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Armada announced a $230 million oversubscribed Series B round at a $2 billion pre-money valuation to accelerate deployment of modular AI infrastructure and expand domestic manufacturing capacity for sovereign AI systems. The funding round was co-led by BlackRock, Overmatch, and 8090 Industries, and included participation from strategic investors including Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, and Singtel Innov8.

Bunch: $35 Million Series B Raised By Private Markets Infrastructure Platform In Series B Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Bunch, a private markets infrastructure platform, has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Portage, part of Sagard, with participation from Illuminate Financial.

Thalo Labs: AI-Based HVAC Technology Company Raises Investment From Suffolk Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Thalo Labs announced an investment from Suffolk Technologies, the venture capital affiliate of Suffolk Construction, along with a strategic partnership between the companies. The investment reflects Suffolk Technologies’ belief that the HVAC industry is shifting toward more intelligent and proactive service models powered by AI and real-time diagnostics.

Laminar: Sanjay Rajan Named Chief Revenue Officer At Manufacturing AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Laminar announced that Sanjay Rajan has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer. Rajan previously served as Head of Go-to-Market at the company and will now oversee Laminar’s sales, go-to-market, partner, and marketing strategy as the company continues expanding globally.

Relay: $50 Million Financing Raised To Build Small Business Financial Command Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Relay announced a $50 million growth investment from General Catalyst through its Customer Value Fund. The financing is designed to help Relay accelerate customer acquisition while continuing to invest in product innovation.