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Franklin Templeton Expands Canvas Platform With Tax Overlay Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Franklin Templeton announced the launch of its Preferred Partner Program, also known as Canvas P3, an expansion of its Canvas platform that enables third-party asset managers to offer tax-managed versions of their proprietary investment strategies.

Blackstone Launches SablePointe Credit Strategies To Expand Asset-Based Lending Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Blackstone Credit & Insurance announced the launch of SablePointe Credit Strategies, a new platform supporting origination, underwriting, and portfolio management in asset-based lending.

June Health Raises C$2.4 Million To Expand Women’s Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

June Health announced the closing of an oversubscribed CAD$2.4 million financing round. Securian Canada participated significantly in the round as a strategic institutional investor. The round also included participation from AgeTech Capital and Canadian technology founders Dave and Mike Wessinger of PointClickCare and Michael Garrity of Financeit, among others.

Portal Biotechnologies Raises $9 Million To Expand Cell Engineering Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Portal Biotechnologies announced the closing of an oversubscribed $9 million financing round. The round was led by NFX, with participation from existing investors including IA Ventures, Pear VC, Undeterred Ventures, IKJ Capital, and TechU Ventures.

Architect Labs Raises $24 Million Seed Round To Democratize Custom Chip Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Architect Labs announced that it has emerged from stealth with $24 million in seed funding. The round was led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from TQ Ventures, Race Capital, Together Fund, and several investors and executives across modern computing and AI. Kindred Ventures founder and managing partner Steve Jang has joined Architect Labs’ board.

HyperLight Raises $80 Million Series C To Accelerate TFLN Deployment For AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

HyperLight announced the closing of an $80 million Series C financing round. The round was led by MediaTek and included participation from UMC Capital, Jabil, Foxconn, EDBI, CDIB-TEN Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, and strategic investors from silicon IC and networking companies. Existing investors Summit Partners, The Engine, Foothill Ventures, and Xora Innovation also continued supporting the company.

EigenQ To Go Public Through $3 Billion Business Combination With Silicon Valley Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that is expected to result in EigenQ becoming a publicly traded quantum technology company.

Twenty Raises $100 Million Series B At $1 Billion Valuation To Build Offensive Cyber Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Twenty announced that it has raised a $100 million Series B funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Friends & Family Capital, Point72 Ventures, and Caffeinated Capital. The new funding brings Twenty’s total funding to $138 million.

Pramaana Labs Raises $27 Million Follow-On Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Pramaana Labs has raised a $27 million follow-on seed round from Khosla Ventures. The round was backed by Vinod Khosla, Kanu Gulati, and Khosla Ventures. Pramaana Labs is also a portfolio company of BoldCap.

XDOF Raises $70 Million To Build Infrastructure For Robot Foundation Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

XDOF has emerged from stealth with $70 million in fundraising to build core infrastructure for robot foundation models.

Chevrolet Introduces 2027 Silverado 1500 With Next-Generation V8 Engines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Chevrolet introduced the next-generation 2027 Silverado 1500, which it describes as the most powerful and advanced Silverado ever.

Clario Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Eliminate Enterprise Data ROT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Clario announced that it has launched from stealth with $6 million in seed funding to help enterprises eliminate redundant, obsolete, and trivial data.

Behavox Raises $175 Million From HPS Investment Partners To Accelerate Global Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Behavox announced that it has received a $175 million preferred equity investment from investment funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners, a global credit investment firm and part of BlackRock.

Telepatia Raises $42 Million To Expand AI Doctor Platform Across Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Telepatia AI announced that it has raised $42 million in funding, including a $33 million Series A round led by a16z. The round included participation from Shyam Sankar of Palantir, David Vélez of Nubank, and Simón Borrero of Rappi. Existing investors A-Star, Abstract, Canary, Picus, and SV Angel also participated.

Comand AI Raises €32 Million Series A To Accelerate NATO Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Comand AI announced that it has raised €32 million in Series A funding to expand its next-generation command-and-control platform for allied defense forces.

Rune Technologies Wins $99 Million U.S. Army Contract For AI-Powered Predictive Logistics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Rune Technologies announced that it has received a five-year, $99 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract from the U.S. Army.

Osaic: $300 Million Firm Signature Private Wealth Management Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Osaic announced that Signature Private Wealth Management has joined its network of independent advisors.

Afiniti: Interview With CEO Jerome Kapelus About The Behavioral Analytics Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Afiniti uses applied artificial intelligence and behavioral analytics to pair enterprise customers with the most compatible contact center agents. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Afiniti CEO Jerome Kapelus to learn more.

GitHits Raises $1.75 Million Pre-Seed To Build Code Search For AI Coding Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Crestone Air Partners Completes Acquisition Of Arena Aviation Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Air T announced that its majority-owned business Crestone Air Partners has completed its acquisition of Arena Aviation Capital, an aviation asset manager with a diversified portfolio and established airline relationships.

Momentum Real Estate Partners Acquires University Hill In Durham

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Momentum Real Estate Partners announced that it has acquired University Hill Apartments, a 269-unit Class A multifamily community in Durham, North Carolina.

Gate2Brain: Shilpa Biocare Invests €7 Million To Advance Brain Cancer Therapeutic Candidate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Gate2Brain announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Shilpa Biocare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shilpa Medicare.

HR HealthCare Acquires SteriGear And Fig Leaf Brand To Expand Urology Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

HR HealthCare announced that it has acquired SteriGear, including the Fig Leaf brand of urinary drainage devices and SteriGear’s portfolio of covers and drapes.

Principal Mineral Acquires Isola And Secures $280 Million In New Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Principal Mineral announced that it has acquired Isola Group, a manufacturer of copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs used in printed circuit boards.

Jetstream Venture Fund Invests In Rejuvenate Bio Alongside Merck

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Jetstream Venture Fund announced that it has established an investment interest in Rejuvenate Bio, a biotechnology company focused on gene therapy-based treatments for chronic and age-related diseases.

DelCam Capital Expands Space Age Electronics Platform With SprinkGuard Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

DelCam Capital announced that its portfolio company Space Age Electronics has acquired SprinkGuard, a manufacturer of specialty fire sprinkler protection products.

Flatirons Solutions Acquires Scope AR To Expand Industrial AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

TELEO Capital Management announced that its portfolio company Flatirons Solutions has acquired Scope AR.

Assertio Completes Merger With Zydus Lifesciences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Assertio announced that it has completed its previously announced merger with Zydus Lifesciences. Under the terms of the transaction, Assertio will continue operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences. Assertio common stock has been delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, effective today.

Modera Wealth Management Onboards $312 Million Firm Northstar

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Modera Wealth Management announced that it has completed a transaction with Northstar Financial Planners, a registered investment adviser based in Plantation, Florida. The transaction adds $311.6 million in assets under management to Modera and expands the firm’s presence in Florida.

Keysight Completes Acquisition Of VPIphotonics To Expand Photonic Design Automation Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Keysight Technologies announced that it has completed the acquisition of VPIphotonics, adding system-level simulation capabilities to its photonic design automation portfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.