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DLA Piper Adds Venture Capital Partner Brittany Turner In San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DLA Piper has added Brittany Turner as a Partner in its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice in San Francisco, expanding the firm's capabilities in one of the world's largest technology and venture investment markets.

CME Group Names Jack Tobin As CFO, John Marchese As General Counsel And Matthew Render As Chief Accounting Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

CME Group has announced several senior leadership changes across its finance and legal organizations as the derivatives marketplace prepares for previously announced CEO succession.

Alterome Therapeutics Names Former Poseida CFO Johanna Mylet As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Alterome Therapeutics has appointed Johanna Mylet, CPA, Chief Financial Officer as the clinical-stage precision oncology company advances its pipeline of KRAS-targeting cancer therapies.

Callio Therapeutics Names Zachary Hornby As CEO To Advance Dual-Payload Cancer Drug Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Callio Therapeutics has appointed Zachary "Zach" Hornby Chief Executive Officer as the clinical-stage biotechnology company advances multiple dual-payload antibody-drug conjugates for cancer.

Cytospire Therapeutics Names Sumeet Ambarkhane As Chief Medical Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Cytospire Therapeutics has appointed Sumeet Ambarkhane, M.D., Chief Medical Officer as the biotechnology company prepares its lead immune cell engager program, CYT X300, for first-in-human clinical studies.

TSMC: August Revenue Jumps 53.3% Year Over Year To NT$514.81 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced that consolidated net revenue for August 2026 reached approximately NT$514.81 billion, representing substantial growth on both a sequential and year-over-year basis.

Whatfix Names Co-Founder Vara Kumar As CEO Following Passing Of Khadim Batti

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Whatfix has appointed Co-Founder Vara Kumar as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, following the sudden passing of Co-Founder and CEO Khadim Batti on September 1, 2026.

British Fashion Council Names Pavita Cooper Chair And Caroline Issa Deputy Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

The British Fashion Council has appointed Pavita Cooper as Chair, effective October 1, 2026, as the organization strengthens its leadership around government engagement, fundraising and the role of fashion in the UK economy.

DeepCtrls Raises Series B+ Led By CATL With Aramco Ventures Backing To Scale Physical AI For Energy Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DeepCtrls has completed a Series B+ financing round led by CATL, with strategic investment from Aramco Ventures as the company expands its Physical AI technology across energy systems, advanced manufacturing and AI infrastructure.

Sparkle Grooming Secures $6 Million Growth Financing To Expand Dog Grooming Franchise Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Sparkle Grooming has secured $6 million in strategic growth financing to expand its membership-driven dog grooming franchise nationwide after surpassing 600 franchise licenses awarded in 24 months.

Lightfield Raises $47 Million Series A To Build AI-Native CRM For Companies Using Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Lightfield has raised $47 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale a CRM platform designed from the ground up for companies using AI agents to prospect, manage deals and work with customers. The round also included participation from Maverick Capital, Coatue, Audacious, Alumni Ventures, Greylock and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Onix Raises $5 Million Pre-Seed To Build Expert-Governed Personal Intelligence AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Onix has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding, equivalent to approximately C$7 million, to expand its Personal Intelligence platform, an approach to AI built from licensed expert knowledge rather than information broadly collected from the internet.

Neurent Medical Secures €25 Million Growth Debt Facility From Claret Capital Partners To Expand NEUROMARK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Neurent Medical has secured a €25 million growth debt facility from Claret Capital Partners to accelerate commercialization of its NEUROMARK System for treating chronic rhinitis.

Heron Power Secures $60 Million Credit Facility From J.P. Morgan And TriplePoint Capital, Adds Zach Kirkhorn To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Heron Power has secured a $60 million credit facility from J.P. Morgan and TriplePoint Capital as the advanced power electronics manufacturer prepares to move from engineering into large-scale production.

Graph AI Raises $13.3 Million Series A To Scale AI-Native Patient Safety Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Graph AI has raised $13.3 million in Series A funding to expand Graph Safety, its AI-native platform for automating pharmacovigilance and patient safety workflows for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Linklaters Adds Wachtell Dealmaker Mark Gordon As Americas Managing Partner And Global M&A Co-Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Linklaters has hired Mark Gordon from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as Managing Partner of the Americas and Co-Chair of Global M&A, marking another major senior appointment as the law firm accelerates its expansion in the U.S.

Harrison Street Expands $110 Billion Platform With Global Investor Solutions Leadership Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Harrison Street Asset Management has expanded its Investor Solutions Group with several senior leadership appointments across North America, Europe and Asia as the alternative investment firm continues scaling its $110 billion asset management platform.

NVIDIA And Palantir Launch Sovereign AI Stack For Critical Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

NVIDIA and Palantir Technologies announced a collaboration to bring sovereign AI capabilities to critical supply chains, beginning with NVIDIA's own global operations.

Frazier Healthcare Partners Adds Former McKesson Strategy Chief Tom Rodgers As Senior Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Frazier Healthcare Partners has named Tom Rodgers Senior Partner, effective October 2026, adding an executive with more than 35 years of experience across healthcare strategy, corporate development and venture investing.

Latham & Watkins Buys Nvidia GPU Servers To Build In-House AI Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Latham & Watkins has purchased Nvidia GPU servers and begun developing its own in-house artificial intelligence systems, giving the law firm greater control over sensitive client data while reducing its dependence on external AI and cloud providers.

Accenture And Google Cloud Form Gemini Enterprise Business Group To Scale Agentic AI Deployments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Accenture and Google Cloud announced the formation of the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group, a new joint initiative designed to help enterprises move from AI experimentation to large-scale deployment of Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI technologies.

Ayar Labs Raises Additional $150 Million, Bringing 2026 Funding To $650 Million, To Scale AI Co-Packaged Optics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Ayar Labs has secured an additional $150 million in funding, bringing the company's total primary capital raised in 2026 to $650 million, as it moves its co-packaged optics technology toward high-volume manufacturing for AI infrastructure.

Microsoft Launches Dynamics 365 Activate To Accelerate AI-Powered CRM And ERP Migrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Microsoft announced the launch of Dynamics 365 Activate, an AI-powered implementation and migration tool designed to help customers and partners move to Dynamics 365 faster while reducing manual work and migration risk.

Luminary Raises $22 Million Series A To Expand AI-Powered Wealth Transfer Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Luminary has raised $22 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native wealth transfer and administration platform, bringing the company's total funding to nearly $32 million. The round was led by fintech-focused growth equity firm Ten Coves Capital. BNY became a strategic investor, while 8VC also participated alongside existing investors Fin Capital, Focus Financial Partners, Rockefeller Capital Management's FinTech Innovation Fund and several family offices.

Navion Neurosciences Raises $10.8 Million Seed To Develop Precision Medicines For Epilepsy And Neuropathic Pain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Navion Neurosciences has completed a $10.8 million first closing of its seed financing to advance precision sodium-channel medicines for genetic epilepsy and chronic neuropathic pain. The financing was led by the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund, with participation from 3B Future Health Fund, UVA LVG Seed Fund, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, VTC Innovation Fund and Navion management.

AEVEX Secures $20.5 Million In U.S. Government Awards For One-Way Attack Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

AEVEX has secured $20.5 million in new awards from U.S. government customers to deliver and further develop one-way attack, or OWA, systems and related autonomous capabilities.

Highstock Raises $30 Million Series A Led By a16z For AI-Powered Excess Inventory Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Highstock has raised a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, to expand its AI-powered B2B marketplace that helps consumer brands sell excess inventory to vetted wholesale buyers without relying on traditional liquidation channels.

Hyundai: Q1 U.S. Sales Reach Record 205,388 As Hybrid Sales Jump 61%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Hyundai Motor America recorded its strongest first quarter in company history, selling 205,388 vehicles during Q1 2026, up 1% from 203,554 vehicles in the prior-year period as strong demand for SUVs and electrified vehicles supported growth.

FMG Suite Launches FMG Connect To Unify AI, Data And Workflows For Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

FMG Suite has launched FMG Connect, a new integration and orchestration layer designed to connect financial advisors' technology tools, data and workflows so tasks that previously required manual handoffs can be automated across a single operating environment.

Positive Development Names Greg Fuller As COO To Support Nationwide Autism Care Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Positive Development has named Greg Fuller Chief Operating Officer, adding a healthcare operations executive with 25 years of experience as the developmental therapy provider works toward expanding its autism care model nationally.