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Clark Street Associates And Finalis Launch Federal Equity Advisory Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Clark Street Associates, an advisory firm focused on securing government grants, loans, and strategic partnerships for hard tech companies, and Finalis, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and deal infrastructure platform, announced they have formed a partnership to help companies evaluate and pursue a growing set of U.S. government funding tools, including direct equity investments.

Titl: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Automate Title Search And Property Verification

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Titl, a Miami-based real estate technology startup, has raised a $2.5 million seed round to expand its AI- and blockchain-driven platform for title search, monitoring, and property verification as the company targets a faster, more transparent alternative to a process that remains heavily manual in many U.S. jurisdictions.

Osaic Expands Advisor Training Programs With ActiFi And Greene Consulting Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Osaic announced it has enhanced two of its advisor development offerings, its Wealth Advisor Academy and Financial Planning Jump Start programs, through partnerships with ActiFi and Greene Consulting, as the firm looks to deepen support for advisors delivering holistic financial planning and scalable wealth management.

Integrated Adds $300 Million Pisces Wealth Team As Advisor Recruiting Push Continues

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Integrated Partners, a national financial planning and registered investment advisory (RIA) firm, said Pisces Wealth has joined its platform, adding approximately $300 million in assets under management as Integrated continues to build recruiting momentum.

VoiceRun: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Raised And Full-Stack Enterprise Voice AI Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

VoiceRun, an enterprise platform for building and deploying Voice AI, has raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from RRE Ventures and Link Ventures. The company said it will use the funding to expand its product and go-to-market efforts as more enterprises push voice agents from pilots into production deployments.

Functionize: Interview With Founder & CEO Tamas Cser About The Test Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Functionize is an AI-native, cloud-based test automation platform that uses autonomous, self-healing agents (digital workers) to create, run, and maintain end-to-end software QA workflows across applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Functionize founder and CEO Tamas Cser to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Oramed And Lifeward Reveal Strategic Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Oramed Pharmaceuticals and Lifeward said they have signed binding agreements for a strategic transaction that will move Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery platform (POD technology) to Lifeward while positioning Oramed as a major shareholder in the medical robotics company.

PrimeSource Brands Expands Outdoor Living Platform With Advantage Industries Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

PrimeSource Brands, a North American provider of specialty branded building products backed by Clearlake Capital Group, announced it has acquired Advantage Industries, a Florida-based maker of gate and fence hardware focused on safety-oriented residential applications.

Valor Exterior Partners Acquires Landmark Exteriors, Expanding Into Connecticut And New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Valor Exterior Partners, an exterior home services platform backed by Osceola Capital, has acquired Landmark Exteriors, a Norwalk, Connecticut-based provider of roofing, siding and related residential services across Connecticut and New York.