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Global Electronics Association Acquires EMS Market Intelligence Program From New Venture Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

The Global Electronics Association announced that it has acquired the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) market intelligence program of New Venture Research (NVR), expanding its Industry Intelligence platform and strengthening its data and research capabilities for the global electronics sector.

Caldwell Adds Alex Langridge As Partner In Financial Services Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Caldwell announced the addition of Alex Langridge as a Partner in the firm's Financial Services Practice, further expanding its leadership advisory and executive search capabilities across the financial services and fintech sectors. Based in London, Langridge will advise clients on senior executive and board appointments, succession planning, organizational design, and transformational leadership hiring.

Novi Labs Acquires RBN Energy to Unite Upstream and Midstream Intelligence Across North American Energy Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Novi Labs, an AI-driven energy intelligence company, announced the acquisition of RBN Energy, a Houston-based energy market intelligence, analytics, consulting, and education firm. The deal is designed to create a unified decision-making platform that combines upstream asset analytics with commodity market and midstream intelligence across North American energy markets.

Unilever Invests $270 Million In New Haven Global Innovation Center To Accelerate Beauty And Wellbeing Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Unilever announced plans to invest $270 million in a new Global Innovation Center in New Haven, Connecticut, with the facility expected to open by spring 2029. The center will serve as a major research and development hub for the company’s personal care, beauty, and wellbeing businesses in both the United States and international markets.

Trajectory Raises $15 Million To Build A Platform For Continual Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Trajectory, a research lab and product company focused on continual learning, announced that it has raised $15 million in funding to develop a platform that enables companies to continuously train large-scale agentic models using signals generated from product usage.

Puget Collision Acquires Six Fix Auto USA Locations And Expands Network To 72 Collision Repair Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Puget Collision announced the acquisition of a six-location Fix Auto USA franchise group operated by Richard Fish across San Diego and Orange Counties, California. The transaction expands Puget Collision's footprint to 72 collision repair locations across the United States and strengthens its presence in key Southern California markets.

allO Raises $14 Million Series A To Build AI-Native Operating System For Restaurants

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

allO announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Zigg Capital, with participation from LifeX Ventures, Aperture Capital, Wecken & Cie. - Care4 AG, and angel investors Fabian Siegel, Mark Ransford, and Ludwig A. Fuchs. Existing investors 20VC and Keen Venture Partners also participated in the round.

Pharmacity Raises Growth Capital From LeapFrog Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Pharmacity, one of Vietnam’s largest pharmacy retail chains and a portfolio company of TR Capital, has secured growth capital from LeapFrog Investments, a global private equity firm focused on healthcare and financial services in emerging markets.

Volt Harbor Raises $2 Million Seed Funding To Scale Software-Defined Energy Storage For Data Centers And The Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Volt Harbor announced the closing of a $2 million seed financing round led by MFV Partners as the company emerges from stealth mode and accelerates commercialization of its patented MAC-BESS technology. The Ann Arbor-based company plans to use the funding to move from pilot projects to broader commercial deployments targeting both data center power infrastructure and grid-scale energy storage applications.

NALA Secures $50 Million Credit Facility To Scale Global Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

NALA announced that it has secured a $50 million credit facility from LIQUIDITY and MUFG-backed Mars Growth Capital, providing the company with additional capital to accelerate the expansion of its global stablecoin payments infrastructure.

Utilidata Raises $40 Million Extension To Complete $100 Million Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Utilidata, a leader in embedded AI for power infrastructure, announced that it has secured an additional $40 million in Series C funding, completing a $100 million Series C round. The extension was led by existing investor Renown Capital Partners with participation from Keyframe Capital. The financing follows Utilidata’s initial $60.3 million Series C round announced in April 2025, which also included participation from Keyframe Capital, Quanta Services, and NVIDIA.

Canals Secures $35 Million To Eliminate Friction From The Industrial Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Canals, a company focused on applying artificial intelligence to wholesale distribution, announced it has raised $35 million in funding led by Base10 Partners. The investment will support the company’s efforts to streamline interactions between distributors, customers, and suppliers while accelerating product development for the wholesale distribution market.

Cognition Raises Over $1 Billion At A $26 Billion Valuation As Devin Adoption Accelerates Across Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Cognition announced that it has raised more than $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation in a funding round led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC. Existing investors participating in the round include Founders Fund, Elad Gil, Alpha Wave, Definition Capital, Positive Sum, Avenir, Vitruvian, Bain Capital Ventures, Conversion Capital, 137 Ventures, Soma Capital, and Omri Casspi. New investors include Ribbit Capital, Atreides, and Layer Global.

Geordie AI: $30 Million Series A Raised To Help Enterprises Govern Autonomous AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Geordie AI announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst and Ten Eleven Ventures, as well as new investor Crosspoint Capital.

REMspace: Interview With CEO Michael Raduga About The Sleep Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

REMspace is a California-based sleep technology company that develops hardware and software to facilitate lucid dreaming, pioneering research and technology for two-way communication between people while they are dreaming. They focus on enabling users to control virtual environments and exchange messages, such as words or melodies, during REM sleep. Pulse 2.0 interviewed REMspace CEO Michael Raduga.