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SoftBank Invests $2 Billion In Intel To Support U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

SoftBank Group entered into a definitive agreement to invest $2 billion in Intel common stock as the companies expanded their commitments to U.S. semiconductor innovation and advanced technology.

NavVis Raises $85 Million Series D To Build Spatial Data Foundation For Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

NavVis has raised $85 million in Series D funding to expand its spatial data platform and accelerate the development of AI products for industrial facilities, construction sites and other physical environments. The round was led by U.S. private equity firm The Jordan Company, with participation from existing investors Yttrium and its consortium of industrial family offices, KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING and Cipio Partners.

Omilia Raises $67 Million Series B To Expand Agentic Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Omilia has raised $67 million in Series B funding to accelerate the international expansion of its self-learning agentic customer experience platform. The round was led by Expedition Growth Capital, a transatlantic investment firm specializing in software and artificial intelligence companies.

easyJet: Apollo To Acquire Airline For £5.7 Billion In Recommended Cash Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to acquire easyJet in a recommended transaction valuing the European airline at approximately £5.7 billion. The acquisition will be completed through Eagle Bidco, a company indirectly owned by funds managed by Apollo affiliates. Under the cash offer, easyJet shareholders will receive £7.15 for each share they own.

UWM: Oaktree And Ishbia Family Commit $2.05 Billion As Company Suspends Dividend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

UWM Holdings announced a $2.05 billion equity capital investment from Oaktree Capital Management and an investment vehicle owned by the Ishbia family as the mortgage lender moves to strengthen liquidity and reduce balance-sheet pressure.

P&G To Acquire Thorne For $3.8 Billion To Expand Science-Backed Health And Wellness Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Procter & Gamble has announced plans to acquire Thorne, a science-driven wellness company known for dietary supplements and personalized health solutions supported by healthcare practitioners, for $3.8 billion in cash.

Nextalia: Private Equity II Reaches Over €1.1 Billion First Close From More Than 200 Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Nextalia has completed the first close of Nextalia Private Equity II at more than €1.1 billion, securing commitments from over 200 investors within five months.

Paycom: Stronger-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings Lift Adjusted EBITDA To $235 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Paycom Software delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2026 earnings as recurring revenue growth, margin expansion, lower research spending, and a substantially reduced share count supported higher profitability.

Proxy Foods AI Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Expand AI-Native Food R&D Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Proxy Foods AI has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for food and beverage research and development. The round was led by Ted Leonsis, founder, chairman, managing partner and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, with lead participation from Robert G. Hisaoka and SWaN & Legend Venture Partners.

LifeMine Therapeutics Raises $263 Million To Advance LIFE-001 For Organ Transplantation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

LifeMine Therapeutics has secured $263 million in financing to accelerate the clinical development of LIFE-001 and advance its broader pipeline of transplantation and immunology therapies. The financing includes an oversubscribed $188 million Series E round led by Milky Way Investments. New investors included Bezos Expeditions, Gates Frontier and RA Capital Management, while GV, LoLa Capital Partners, GlaxoSmithKline, Invus and ARCH Venture Partners continued their support.

Vedanta Biosciences Raises $60 Million To Advance Phase 3 VE303 Study

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Vedanta Biosciences has secured $60 million in funding to advance its pivotal Phase 3 RESTORATiVE303 study evaluating VE303 for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. The financing includes a $40 million investment round led by existing investors AMR Action Fund and BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts. Vedanta received approximately $18 million during the first quarter and another $22 million during the second quarter.

Sapiom Raises $35 Million Series A To Scale AI Agent Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Sapiom has raised $35 million in Series A funding to expand its infrastructure platform for deploying, operating and scaling artificial intelligence agents.

Opal Therapeutics Secures $1.25 Million NSF Award To Expand Uterine Organoid Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Opal Therapeutics has secured a $1.25 million Phase II award through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program.

Yellow Card Raises $40 Million To Expand Global USD Accounts And Stablecoin Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Yellow Card has raised $40 million in strategic equity funding to expand its stablecoin infrastructure and Global USD Accounts platform. The round included investments from SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital and additional strategic investors. The financing brings Yellow Card’s total equity funding to more than $120 million.

SkinBit Raises $6 Million Pre-Seed To Expand Full-Body Skin Cancer Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

SkinBit has raised $6 million in pre-seed funding to develop and deploy its full-body skin imaging system for skin cancer screening. Boost VC, Cleo Capital, Manna Ventures and Profluent Capital participated in the round. The investor group also included Lyft co-founder Logan Green and nine board-certified dermatologists.

Aurelius Systems Raises $40 Million Series A To Scale Archimedes Counter-Drone Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Aurelius Systems has raised $40 million in Series A funding to advance its Archimedes autonomous counter-drone platform and expand manufacturing operations. Draper Associates and KAS Venture Partners co-led the round. Other participants included General Catalyst, Hanwha Asset Management Venture Fund, Outlander, Alumni Ventures, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Detroit Venture Partners and Decisive Point.

Glucotrack Secures $5.5 Million Financing Through Equity And Convertible Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Glucotrack has entered into definitive agreements for approximately $5.5 million in financing from institutional investors. The deal consists of a $2 million equity financing and a $3.5 million follow-on investment in the form of convertible debt.

Verda Appoints Former Morgan Stanley Banker Mikko Einiö As CFO After Reaching $120 Million Revenue Run Rate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Verda has appointed Mikko Einiö as Chief Financial Officer as the European AI cloud provider expands its infrastructure platform across Europe, the United States and Asia.

Cross-Border Impact Ventures: Women’s And Children’s Health Technology Fund II Reaches $58 Million First Close Toward $125 Million Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2026

Cross-Border Impact Ventures has completed a $58 million first close for its second women’s and children’s health-focused investment fund. The Women’s and Children’s Health Technology Fund II is targeting a total fund size of $125 million. Cross-Border Impact Ventures expects to complete the final close in 2027.

Shelfmark Raises $3.5 Million Seed Round To Advance Physical AI For Continuous-Flow Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Shelfmark has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to expand its Physical AI platform for continuous-flow manufacturing and move beyond real-time defect detection toward more autonomous, self-optimizing production. Armory Square Ventures led the round, with participation from Grand Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, Argon Ventures and Cultivation Capital. The financing brings Shelfmark’s total capital raised to approximately $5 million.

BillingPlatform Expands Executive Team With New CFO, CPO And CCO To Accelerate AI-Native Growth Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

BillingPlatform has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Steven Springsteel as Chief Financial Officer, Rob Zwiebach as Chief Product Officer and Chris King as Chief Customer Officer.

Pinegap Raises $8 Million Series A To Build Custom AI Agents For Institutional Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Pinegap has raised $8 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered equity research platform for institutional investors. Stellaris Venture Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors Inventus, Silicon Valley Quad and DeVC.

Mitti Labs Raises $9.5 Million Series A To Expand GeoAI Platform Across Asia’s Rice Fields

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Mitti Labs has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding to expand its satellite- and AI-powered platform for improving water efficiency and reducing methane emissions across Asia’s rice fields. Aramco Ventures led the round, with participation from Lightspeed India, Godrej Industries Group, Cisco Foundation, Francis Family Fund and Volta Circle. The financing brings Mitti Labs’ total funding to $12.5 million since the company launched in 2023.

Keepit Appoints Thomas McCrory As VP Of Sales For Americas To Accelerate Regional Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Keepit has appointed Thomas McCrory as Vice President of Sales for the Americas as the cloud data protection company seeks to accelerate its regional expansion. McCrory will lead Keepit’s sales growth across the Americas and help organizations understand the role that protected, recoverable data can play in supporting artificial intelligence strategies. He joined the company on August 3 and is based in California.

Klaviyo: Agency Deal Accelerates AI Agent Strategy As Revenue Grows 26% To $370.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Klaviyo reported strong second-quarter growth while agreeing to acquire the team and technology of Agency, an AI-native customer-success company, to accelerate the development of its autonomous B2C customer relationship management platform.

Multiverse Computing And Qualcomm Collaborate To Optimize AI Models For Dragonfly AI200 And AI250 Accelerators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Multiverse Computing has announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to bring more efficient artificial intelligence models to data centers worldwide. Under the collaboration, Multiverse Computing will optimize its AI models for Qualcomm Dragonfly AI200 and AI250 accelerators. The companies aim to help data center operators improve AI workload performance while reducing memory requirements, power consumption and infrastructure costs.

Mercurius Media Capital: Interview With Founding Partner Piyush Puri About Media-For-Equity Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Mercurius Media Capital (MMC) is a growth platform that began as the first dedicated media-for-equity fund in the United States and has since evolved into a services-for-equity model, treating media, capital, and execution as long-term strategic assets. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mercurius Media Capital Founding Partner Piyush Puri to learn more.

t54 Labs: Interview With Founder Chandler Fang About The Financial Infrastructure Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

t54 Labs is a financial infrastructure company that builds tools allowing autonomous AI agents to securely execute and manage transactions across both fiat and cryptocurrency platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed t54 Labs founder Chandler Fang to learn more.

Ivalua: Interview With CMO Alex Saric About Its AI-Powered Source-To-Pay Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

Ivalua provides a unified Source-to-Pay platform that connects sourcing, supplier management, contracts, procurement, invoicing, analytics, and AI capabilities through a single data model. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ivalua CMO Alex Saric to learn more.

interos.ai: Interview With CEO And Board Director Ted Krantz About AI-Driven Supply Chain Risk Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2026

interos.ai provides an AI-driven supply chain risk intelligence platform that continuously maps supplier networks, monitors risks across six domains, and helps organizations identify and mitigate potential disruptions. The company serves Fortune 1000 customers and U.S. federal agencies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed interos.ai CEO and Board Director Ted Krantz to learn more.