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Space Raises $2.4 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI-Native Distributed Filesystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Space has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to build a distributed filesystem that gives humans and AI agents immediate access to cloud-hosted data without downloading or duplicating entire files locally. The round was led by a16z Speedrun, with participation from Golden Ventures, Northside Ventures and approximately a dozen angel investors with backgrounds across companies including Parsec, Sentry, Stan, Superwhisper and Modem.

Princeton Critical Minerals Raises $16 Million To Scale Lithium Production Platform Across U.S. And South America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Princeton Critical Minerals has raised $16 million in combined equity and non-dilutive funding to scale technologies designed to improve lithium production from brine resources. The financing includes an $11 million Series A round led by SOSV, with participation from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Prospect Innovation, ASTOR Management AG, Black Forest Ventures and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund.

Pitney Bowes Launches Tender Offers For Up To $50 Million Of 2037 And 2043 Notes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Pitney Bowes has commenced cash tender offers to purchase up to $50 million in aggregate principal amount of two outstanding debt securities as the company looks to retire a portion of its longer-dated obligations using cash on hand. The tender offers cover Pitney Bowes' 6.70% Notes due 2043 and its 5.250% Medium-Term Notes due 2037.

Wingspire Equipment Finance Provides $140 Million Financing For High-Performance AI Compute Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Wingspire Equipment Finance has closed a $140 million equipment financing transaction with a private equity-backed company providing GPU cloud computing capacity to AI labs, enterprises and public-sector organizations.

ScanSource To Acquire MicroAge For $220.5 Million To Expand Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Center And AI Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

ScanSource has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MicroAge for $220.5 million in cash, expanding its capabilities across cloud, cybersecurity, data center infrastructure, artificial intelligence and managed IT services.

Makers Fund Closes $250 Million Fund IV, Bringing AUM To $1.5 Billion After Top 1% Fund I Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Makers Fund has closed its $250 million Fund IV, bringing the interactive entertainment venture capital firm's total assets under management to approximately $1.5 billion. The new fund will invest in founders building the next generation of games, interactive entertainment, consumer applications, entertainment platforms and creation tools.

TPG Mortgage Investment Trust To Acquire Cherry Hill For $117.5 Million At 29% Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

TPG Mortgage Investment Trust has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation in a transaction with an implied value of approximately $117.5 million, creating a larger residential mortgage REIT with a combined investment portfolio of approximately $9 billion.

Essity To Acquire Kenvue’s Brazil Feminine Care Business For $284 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Essity has entered into an agreement to acquire Kenvue’s feminine care business in Brazil for $284 million, strengthening the hygiene and health company’s position in one of the world’s largest feminine care markets.

HBT Financial To Acquire Tri-County Financial For $204.6 Million, Creating $8.3 Billion-Asset Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

HBT Financial has agreed to acquire Tri-County Financial Group in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $204.6 million, expanding Heartland Bank and Trust Company's presence across central and northern Illinois and the Chicago metropolitan area.

EnableComp Acquires Helix Advisory As Platform Recovers About $3 Billion Annually For 1,000+ Hospitals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

EnableComp has acquired Helix Advisory, a Cincinnati-based healthcare revenue recovery company whose technology is designed to identify hospital underpayments that conventional rules-based audit systems can miss. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Navi Raises $100 Million From Prosus In First Institutional Funding Round As Lending AUM Tops ₹130 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Navi Limited has secured a proposed $100 million investment from Prosus, marking the Indian digital financial services company's first institutional capital raise.

Paradium.AI Acquires InfoSentience To Scale Automated Data-Driven Content Across Finance And Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

The Arena Group Holdings, doing business as Paradium.AI, has acquired InfoSentience, a developer of automated, data-driven natural language generation technology, as it expands its technology infrastructure and data-driven content capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

H&R REIT To Be Acquired In C$6.7 Billion Deal By GO Residential REIT And Consortium Including Blackstone, Crestpoint And PSP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into an agreement to be acquired in a transaction valued at approximately C$6.7 billion, including assumed debt, by GO Residential REIT and a consortium that includes Blackstone Real Estate, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, PSP Investments and a company controlled by members of H&R Executive Chairman and CEO Tom Hofstedter's family.

Coastline Wealth Management Secures Up To $100 Million From Brightwood And Completes 12 Acquisitions, Surpassing $6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Coastline Wealth Management has secured up to $100 million in financing from Brightwood Capital Advisors while simultaneously completing 12 acquisitions, pushing the independent wealth management platform above $6 billion in assets under management and administration.

Nasdaq To Acquire LeveL Markets, Adding Third-Largest U.S. ATS To Always-On Markets Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Nasdaq has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LeveL Markets, one of the largest alternative trading systems in the U.S., as it expands its strategy around always-on markets and institutional liquidity infrastructure.

Castelion Raises $1 Billion Series C At $13 Billion Valuation As U.S. Military Contracts Top $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Castelion has raised a $1 billion Series C financing at a $13 billion valuation to scale production of its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile and accelerate development of longer-range strike weapons and defensive systems. The financing includes $800 million in equity and $250 million of committed financing for a revolving credit facility. The equity portion was co-led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz and funds managed by Carlyle. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lavrock Ventures, Altimeter, General Catalyst and Interlagos also participated alongside new investor T. Rowe Price Associates.

Motorola Solutions Completes $1.5 Billion Acquisition Of Counter-Drone Company D-Fend Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Motorola Solutions has completed its acquisition of counter-drone technology company D-Fend Solutions for $1.5 billion, expanding its public safety and critical infrastructure portfolio with technology designed to safely neutralize unauthorized drones.

Queen One Raises $25 Million To Scale AI Commerce Platform, Launch Advertising Business And Fund Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Queen One has raised $25 million in new financing to scale its AI-powered commerce technology platform, expand its commercial organization, launch an advertising business, and pursue potential acquisitions across commerce and marketing technology. Investors include Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, Inspired Capital, and existing investors.

Renata Medical Raises $25 Million Series D To Scale Pediatric Heart Stent As U.S. Adoption Exceeds Expectations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Renata Medical has raised $25 million in Series D financing to expand commercialization of its Minima Stent System and advance a broader pipeline of cardiovascular devices designed specifically for children. The financing was led by healthcare investment firm ARCHIMED, with participation from existing investors.

Birdsview Raises €3.7 Million As AI Concrete Scanning Platform Expands Across 8 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Birdsview has raised €3.7 million to expand its non-destructive concrete scanning technology internationally after customers across eight countries adopted the platform.

Charter Completes Cox And Liberty Broadband Transactions, Giving Cox Enterprises 26% Stake And Expanding Spectrum To 45 States

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

DHL Supply Chain Expands Data Center Logistics Network To 150+ Locations With Four-Hour Critical Parts Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

DHL Supply Chain has expanded its service logistics network to more than 150 locations across the U.S. and Canada to accelerate delivery of mission-critical data center installation and replacement parts.

Stevens Capital Partners Surpasses $800 Million AUM After 65% Growth And Acquires Dallas Tax Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Stevens Capital Partners has surpassed $800 million in assets under management less than six years after its founding while acquiring a long-established Dallas-based CPA tax practice to expand its integrated wealth management capabilities.

LPL Brings In $190 Million Firm McCutchen Wesson Wealth Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

LPL Financial has added McCutchen Wesson Wealth Advisors, a Marion, Arkansas-based advisory team serving approximately $190 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets. The practice is led by financial advisors Paul McCutchen and Jarod Wesson, AAMS, and joins LPL Financial from Edward Jones.

BairesDev Names Darren Shimkus CEO As Co-Founder Nacho De Marco Becomes Chairman Amid AI-First Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

BairesDev has named Darren Shimkus Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, as co-founder Nacho De Marco transitions to Chairman of the Board and the software development company accelerates its shift toward an AI-first services model.

Beldex Raises $8 Million To Build Privacy Layer For Web3 And AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Beldex has raised $8 million in new funding to accelerate the development of privacy-focused blockchain infrastructure for Web3 applications and artificial intelligence, bringing the company's total capital raised to $36 million. The round was backed by Sigma Capital, NTC, Nxgen, Digital Consensus Fund and EAK Ventures. The financing follows earlier investments from DWF Labs and Block Alpha.

Astromech Raises $20 Million At $3.8 Billion Valuation To Advance Predictive AI Models Of Biological Evolutionary Change

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Astromech, an evolutionary biology AI company developing predictive models of biological change using evolutionary and multispecies genomic data, has raised $20 million in new funding at a $3.8 billion valuation. Biotech investor Bob Nelsen led the round, with participation from Peak 6, NeoGenesis Capital, Builders VC, and CAZ Investments. The financing brings Astromech's total capital raised to $60 million.

Zayo Expands Corning Fiber Supply Deal To Support 15,000-Route-Mile AI Network Buildout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Zayo has expanded its strategic supply agreement with Corning to secure a significant portion of the fiber optic cable it expects to need through the remainder of the decade as artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates demand for new network capacity. The agreement is designed to give Zayo greater supply certainty as it executes one of the largest network expansions in its history.

Osaic Adds $367 Million Firm IronGate Services Through Carlson Advisor Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Osaic has added IronGate Services, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based advisory firm overseeing approximately $367 million in client assets, through Carlson Advisor Networks.

ACMI Launches $3 Million Horizon Manufacturing Cup With $1 Million Grand Prize For Hardware Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation has launched the Horizon Manufacturing Cup, a fast-pitch competition offering a total of $3 million in funding to five manufacturing and hardware startups, including a $1 million grand prize.