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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.

TAR Raises $120 Million Series A At $1 Billion Valuation To Build Off-Grid Power For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

TAR has raised $120 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion post-money valuation, with the round led by Spark Capital, to expand its off-grid power systems designed for AI data centers.

Euno Raises $23 Million Series A To Build AI Context Brain For Enterprise Data And Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Euno has raised $23 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native enterprise context platform, bringing total funding to $29 million as the company helps large organizations move AI agents from pilot projects into production. The round was led by N47, with participation from existing investor 10D and technology founders including Wiz Co-Founder Yinon Kostika, Cyera Co-Founder and CEO Yotam Segev, Eon Founder and CEO Ofir Ehrlich, Tavily Founder Rotem Weiss and former Tableau CEO and President Mark Nelson.

Latitude Raises $35 Million Series A To Connect Stablecoins With Local Payment Rails Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Latitude has raised $35 million in Series A funding to expand its global payments infrastructure connecting stablecoins with local currency payment rails, bringing the company's total funding to $43 million. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from NEA, Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, OpenFX and Wilson Sonsini. The financing follows an $8 million seed round completed earlier in 2026.

Perry Weather Secures $110 Million Growth Investment To Expand AI Weather Safety Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Perry Weather has secured a $110 million growth investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners, with participation from existing investor Arthur Ventures, to accelerate development of its AI-powered weather safety and operations platform.

Overroute Raises $5.5 Million To Scale AI Freight Execution Platform Used By J.B. Hunt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Overroute has raised $5.5 million in funding to expand its AI-native freight execution platform for large carriers and enterprise fleets. The round was led by UP.Partners, with participation from EIC Rose Rock, 1834 Ventures, Tulane Ventures and other investors.

Savvy Wealth Raises $100 Million Series C As AUM Reaches $9 Billion And ARR Nears $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Savvy Wealth has raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series C, bringing total funding for the AI-native registered investment advisor to more than $200 million as it scales a platform supporting independent financial advisors. The round was led by Halo Fund, the growth-stage venture firm co-founded by Qualtrics founder and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith and longtime Accel General Partner Ryan Sweeney. Existing investors participating included Thrive Capital, Industry Ventures from Goldman Sachs, Canvas Prime, Index Ventures, House Fund, Euclidean Capital, Alumni Ventures and Vestigo Ventures.

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT For Financial Services With GPT-6 Astra And Built-In Premium Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT for Financial Services, a specialized ChatGPT Work experience that combines GPT-6 Astra with built-in financial data, research tools, financial modeling capabilities, and tools for creating customized client materials. The product was developed with design input from Morgan Stanley and Evercore.

DermaSensor Raises $5 Million To Expand AI Skin Cancer Detection Platform And U.S. Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DermaSensor has raised more than $5 million in new financing, including a $4 million Series B extension from institutional and strategic investors and more than $1 million raised through a community investment round on Wefunder.

Carputty Raises Series B As Total Funding Tops $40 Million To Scale AI-Powered Auto Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Carputty has closed a Series B financing round to expand its embedded finance infrastructure across the automotive industry, bringing the total capital invested in the company to more than $40 million. The round included a new investment from an unnamed global online vehicle technology company, alongside continued backing from existing investors TTV Capital, Fontinalis Partners and Kickstart Fund. The Presidio Group served as Carputty's exclusive financial advisor for the financing.

Mastercard Launches Wallet Pay To Expand Digital Wallet Interoperability Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Mastercard announced the launch of Mastercard Wallet Pay, a global portfolio of payment solutions designed to improve interoperability for digital wallets across contactless payments, QR codes, and online commerce. The launch comes as digital wallets serve more than 4.3 billion users worldwide, with global usage projected to surpass 6 billion users by 2030.