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Oasis Health Partners Acquires Premier Health To Expand Independent Primary Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Oasis Health Partners announced it has acquired Premier Health, a healthcare administrative services organization specializing in revenue cycle management and practice operations, as part of its strategy to build a leading platform for independent primary care.

Veza Manufacturing Acquires Tornik Mexico Facility To Expand Global Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Veza Manufacturing, a manufacturer of wire and cable harnesses and electromechanical assemblies, announced the acquisition of Tornik, LLC’s manufacturing operations in Tijuana, Mexico, marking a strategic expansion of its global footprint.

QHP Capital: $1.1 Billion Continuation Vehicle Raised For Azurity Pharmaceuticals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

QHP Capital has closed a $1.1 billion single-asset continuation vehicle to support its portfolio company Azurity Pharmaceuticals, providing liquidity to existing investors while positioning the business for continued long-term growth.

Hammacher Schlemmer: Acquisition By Stores.com To Revive Legacy Innovation Retail Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Stores.com announced it has acquired Hammacher Schlemmer, a 178-year-old retail brand historically known for introducing innovative consumer products to the U.S. market. The acquisition is led by a leadership team that previously built and operated Woot.com, signaling a renewed focus on product discovery and experiential retail rather than discount-driven commerce.

Treville Capital Group: $500 Million Raised For Inaugural Capital Solutions Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Treville Capital Management announced the final close of its inaugural Capital Solutions Fund, securing more than $500 million in total commitments, including co-investments, from a broad base of institutional investors such as insurance companies, asset managers, foundations, and family offices.

A1R Water: $83.5 Million PIPE Investment Upsized Ahead Of Public Listing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

A1R water and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III announced an increase in their previously disclosed PIPE investment, bringing total commitments to approximately $83.5 million. The financing supports the companies’ planned business combination and reflects growing investor demand tied to A1R water’s early commercial traction in the United States.

Health Universe: $6 Million Raised For AI Agent Platform In Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Health Universe, an enterprise AI platform focused on automating complex healthcare workflows, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $9.5 million. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins and follows a 2023 pre-seed backed by Susa Ventures, Twelve Below, and Oncology Ventures. The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate adoption across academic medical centers, health systems, and life sciences organizations.

Northmarq: $512 Million Freddie Mac Credit Facility Secured For Price Brothers Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Northmarq announced that it has secured a $512 million credit facility from Freddie Mac on behalf of Price Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Price Brothers, to refinance and recapitalize a 13-property multifamily portfolio across the Kansas City and Dallas metro areas.

Verily: $300 Million Raised By Precision Health AI Company To Advance Platform Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Verily announced a $300 million investment round to accelerate its precision health AI strategy, marking a significant step in the company’s evolution as it scales its platform for research and care applications. The funding round was led by Series X Capital, with participation from Alphabet, UCHealth, the University of Colorado Anschutz, and other investors. As part of the transaction, Alphabet will remain a significant minority investor but will no longer hold a controlling stake in the company.

Cloaked: $375 Million Raised For Privacy And Security Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Cloaked, a consumer-first privacy and security company, announced it has secured $375 million in Series B funding and growth financing led by General Catalyst and Liberty City Ventures, with participation from a broad group of investors including Lux Capital, Human Capital, Marquee Ventures, Fifth Growth Fund, NFL Players Association, LG Technology Ventures, Assurant Ventures, and DuckDuckGo. The funding will support the company’s mission to make data privacy the default and accelerate the development of AI-driven protections.

Dentons Adds Energy Lawyer Kristyn Annis To Toronto Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Dentons announced that Kristyn Annis has joined the firm’s Toronto office as a partner in its Corporate and Energy groups, strengthening its capabilities in power and utilities, renewable energy, and energy transition-related matters. The move reflects Dentons’ continued expansion of its national energy practice as demand grows for legal expertise across evolving regulatory frameworks, decarbonization initiatives, and infrastructure development.

Marsh: Acquisition Of AltamarCAM To Expand Private Markets Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Marsh announced that its business Mercer has agreed to acquire AltamarCAM, a private markets asset manager and solutions provider with €20 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Adobe: New AI Capabilities And Custom Models Expand Firefly’s Video And Image Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Adobe has announced a major expansion of its Firefly platform, introducing new AI capabilities, custom model training, and enhanced video and image creation tools aimed at streamlining creative workflows and enabling more personalized content generation.

OpenAI: Astral Acquisition To Expand Python Developer Tools And Codex Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

OpenAI announced that it has agreed to acquire Astral, a company known for building widely used open-source Python developer tools, as part of its strategy to expand its Codex platform into a full software development lifecycle solution.

Chartis Acquires Leap AI To Expand AI Transformation Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Chartis, a healthcare advisory firm, announced it has acquired Leap AI, a company specializing in AI-driven healthcare solutions, in a move aimed at accelerating innovation and technology transformation across the healthcare sector.

Terramed Real Estate Solutions: $9.27 Million Acquisition Of Palm Beach Equine Clinic Property In Florida

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Terramed Real Estate Solutions, a real estate group focused on healthcare properties across veterinary, ophthalmology, and fertility sectors, announced it has completed the $9.27 million acquisition of the Palm Beach Equine Clinic property in Wellington, Florida. The deal adds one of the world’s most prominent sport-horse veterinary hospitals to Terramed’s growing portfolio.

Paw Prosper Acquires Onlinepethealth To Expand Rehabilitation Education And Community

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Paw Prosper, an animal health and wellness platform focused on supporting pets through injury, recovery, and aging, announced it has acquired Onlinepethealth, a global continuing education and professional development platform for veterinary rehabilitation professionals.

AppViewX Acquires Eos To Expand Machine And AI Agent Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

AppViewX announced that it has acquired Eos, an AI-native identity control platform focused on securing AI agents and autonomous workloads, as part of its strategy to expand leadership in machine and AI identity security. The deal strengthens AppViewX’s capabilities by combining its certificate lifecycle management and public key infrastructure solutions with Eos’s governance and privileged access controls for AI-driven environments.

PADO: $6 Million Raised For Data Center Energy And Workload Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

PADO AI Orchestration, an energy orchestration SaaS platform backed by LG NOVA, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered solutions for data centers. The round was led by NovaWave Capital, an LG NOVA-supported fund, and will support product development and global market expansion, particularly targeting mid-market colocation data centers.

Cyber Advisors: Sterling Investment Partners Acquires Cybersecurity And IT Services Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Sterling Investment Partners announced that it has acquired Cyber Advisors, a provider of cybersecurity and managed IT services. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, Cyber Advisors delivers managed security services, cybersecurity consulting, and technology solutions to a broad range of small, mid-sized, and enterprise clients. The company is led by Founder and CEO Shane Vinup and employs more than 330 professionals supporting over 1,800 customers nationwide.

Genstore: Interview With Co-Founder & President Junwei Huang About The Conversational E-Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Genstore is an AI-native, conversational e-commerce platform that allows users to instantly create, manage, and scale online stores through specialized AI agents, reducing the need for technical skills, manual setup, and multiple third-party tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Genstore co-founder and President Junwei Huang to learn more.

Horizon Quantum: $120 Million SPAC Merger With dMY Squared To List On Nasdaq

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd., a developer of software infrastructure for quantum applications, has completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company dMY Squared Technology Group, Inc., securing approximately $120 million in gross proceeds and setting the stage for its public market debut.

Parallel: $20 Million Raised For AI Agents Automating Hospital Administration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Parallel, a Paris-based startup building AI agents for hospitals, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to accelerate the deployment of its technology across healthcare systems. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Frst, YC, Hexa, and angel investors including Arthur Mensch of Mistral, Felix Blossier, and Quentin de Metz of Pennylane. The funding comes less than a year after the company’s $3.5 million seed round, highlighting rapid investor confidence in its approach to automating hospital workflows.

Cape: $100 Million Raised For Privacy-First Mobile Carrier Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Cape, a privacy-focused mobile carrier, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and IVP, with participation from 01 Advisors, 137 Ventures, Definition, and Fifth Down Capital. The new funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $191 million as it looks to expand its secure mobile connectivity platform across government, enterprise, and consumer markets.

Electronic Transactions Association: Acquisition Of American Transaction Processors Coalition Strengthens Payments Industry Leadership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), a leading trade association representing the digital payments industry, announced it has acquired the American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC), a move designed to strengthen its role as a central voice for the payments ecosystem.

Inszone Insurance Services Acquires Streeter Brothers Insurance To Expand Montana Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Inszone Insurance Services, a national insurance brokerage headquartered in Sacramento, California, has acquired Streeter Brothers Insurance, a long-standing agency based in Billings, Montana, further expanding its footprint in the state.

Reson8: €5 Million Raised For Europe-Focused Speech AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Reson8, an Amsterdam-based speech technology company, announced it has raised €5 million in a pre-seed funding round to advance its customizable automatic speech recognition platform designed for European languages. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from NP Hard.

Deeptune: $43 Million Raised For AI Simulation Platform In Series A Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Deeptune, a New York City–based developer of high-fidelity simulation environments for AI agents, has raised $43 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 776, Abstract Ventures, Inspired Capital, and a group of prominent angel investors.

ANV Group: Acquisition Of Insurance Broker Iris To Expand UK Distribution And MGA Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

ANV Group Holdings Ltd., a global insurance intermediary platform, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iris Insurance Brokers Ltd., subject to regulatory approval, with the transaction expected to close in Q2 2026.

Google Labs: Stitch AI Design Platform Introduces Vibe Design For High Fidelity UI Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Google Labs has unveiled a major evolution of Stitch, positioning it as an AI native software design canvas that enables users to create, iterate, and collaborate on high-fidelity user interfaces using natural language. The update introduces what the company calls “vibe design,” a new approach that emphasizes starting with intent, emotions, and outcomes rather than traditional wireframes.