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Daloopa: $47 Million Series C Raised To Power The Data Layer Behind AI-Driven Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Daloopa, a company providing data infrastructure for AI and agentic workflows in finance, announced it has raised $47 million in Series C funding led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from Squarepoint Capital, Touring Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners.

‘Ôrəbella: Series A Investment And Anish Agarwal Named CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

'Ôrəbella, the fragrance brand founded by Bella Hadid, announced the closing of a Series A financing round led by Silas Capital, with participation from existing investor Celebrands. The company said the financing will support accelerated growth initiatives, including product innovation, international retail expansion, and broader global distribution.

Metis MedTech: John Slump Launches Medtech Investment And Advisory Platform Following Atraverse Medical Exit

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

John Slump, the co-founder and former president and CEO of Atraverse Medical, announced the launch of Metis MedTech, a new investment and strategic advisory platform focused on helping medical device founders build, fund, and scale their companies.

Architect Financial Technologies: U.S. Futures Exchange For AI Commodities Launches Following DCM Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Architect Financial Technologies announced it has acquired IMX Health, a U.S. Designated Contract Market (DCM), and plans to launch the American Innovation Exchange, described as the first CFTC-regulated U.S. derivatives exchange purpose-built for the artificial intelligence economy.

Reactor: $59 Million Raised To Build Platform For Real-Time AI Worlds

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Reactor, a developer platform for real-time generative video, emerged from stealth with $59 million in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from WndrCo, Amplify Partners, Sky9 Capital, FPV Ventures, and additional investors.

Opto Investments: AI Fund Closed To Back Next-Generation Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Opto Investments announced the close of its AI-focused venture fund, designed to provide RIAs and family offices with differentiated access to private market opportunities tied to next-generation artificial intelligence innovation. The fund uses a multi-strategy approach focused on foundational AI technologies, including infrastructure, developer tools, specialized frameworks, energy systems, and enterprise applications.

Apogee Therapeutics: $1.3 Billion Blackstone Financing To Advance Zumilokibart Phase 3 Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Apogee Therapeutics announced a strategic financing collaboration with Blackstone Life Sciences worth up to $1.3 billion to support the Phase 3 development and potential commercialization of zumilokibart, the company’s lead treatment candidate for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and other inflammatory and immunology indications.

Median Technologies: €40 Million Capital Increase Launched To Support eyonis LCS Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Median Technologies announced the launch of a €40 million capital increase, with the potential to increase to €50 million, to support the commercial deployment of its AI-powered eyonis LCS lung cancer screening platform in the United States and Europe while advancing additional cancer indications across its eyonis portfolio.

Rightsline: $500 Million Strategic Growth Investment From Hg

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Rightsline announced a $500 million strategic growth investment from Hg to accelerate the company’s AI innovation initiatives and international expansion efforts.

Field: Wealth Management Technology Platform Launches To Unify Advisory Firm Data And Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Field officially launched as a wealth management technology company focused on building foundational infrastructure for the advisory industry. The company is led by Bill Crager, the co-founder and former CEO of Envestnet and a founding partner of iAltA.

Periscope Equity: Strategic Investment Made In Amusement Connect

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Periscope Equity announced a strategic investment in Amusement Connect, a Kansas City-based specialty payments platform focused on the amusement industry. The deal marks the first platform investment from Periscope Equity’s third fund, which closed last year.

Cato Networks Appoints Tristan Elder As Vice President Of EMEA Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Cato Networks announced the appointment of Tristan Elder as Vice President of EMEA Channel, reinforcing the company’s commitment to expanding its partner ecosystem across the region amid growing enterprise demand for AI security solutions.

Focused Energy: $240 Million Raised For Laser Fusion Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Focused Energy, a laser fusion company focused on developing clean fusion energy systems, announced it has raised $240 million in Series A financing. The company said the round is the largest fully secured Series A financing in the global fusion industry to date.

Go Swag: $5 Million Raised For Corporate Gifting Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Go Swag announced that it has raised $5 million in funding as the company looks to expand its corporate gifting platform globally.

Saris: $28.8 Million Raised To Scale Agentic Workflow Automation For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Saris, an AI-powered workflow automation platform built for banks and credit unions, announced it has raised $28.8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by 8VC, with participation from Audacious Ventures, Homebrew, Btech Consortium, and Service Ventures.

Goshe Energy Storage: $40 Million Financing Facility Secured From S2G Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Goshe Energy Storage announced it secured a strategic HoldCo debt facility of up to $40 million from S2G Investments to accelerate the acquisition and construction of late-stage battery energy storage projects across U.S. markets.

NavigateAI: $25 Million Raised To Build AI Copilot For The Physical World

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

NavigateAI officially launched with $25 million in seed funding to build AI copilots for field workers, aiming to improve how physical spaces are built and maintained. The company was founded by former Eric Wu co-founder Eric Wu and is focused on helping reskill and upskill workers across the trillion-dollar trades economy.

OpenAI: Colin Fleming Joins As Chief Marketing Officer, Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Colin Fleming announced that he is joining OpenAI as Chief Marketing Officer, Business, following what he described as “the most meaningful chapter” of his career at ServiceNow.

Reimagine Care: Interview With Chief Growth Officer John Elliott About The At-Home Cancer Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Reimagine Care partners with health systems and oncology providers to deliver tech-enabled, at-home cancer care by combining an AI-powered virtual assistant with a 24/7 team of clinical experts. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Reimagine Care chief growth officer John Elliott to learn more.

Perceptic: $12 Million Raised For AI Operating System For Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Perceptic, an AI-first operating system for biopharma, officially emerged from stealth and announced $12 million in funding backed by investors including Accel, Air Street Capital, and Elder Gull, as reported by Fortune.

CERo Therapeutics: Interview With CEO Chris Ehrlich About The Immunotherapy Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

CERo Therapeutics is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing next-generation engineered T cell therapies (CER-T) that combine innate and adaptive immunity to enhance the body's ability to eliminate solid and hematological tumors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CERo Therapeutics CEO Chris Ehrlich to learn more.

TIFIN Australia: AI Wealth Platform Launches To Expand Financial Advisory Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

TIFIN.AI announced the launch of TIFIN Australia, marking a major step in the company’s international expansion strategy and its mission to use artificial intelligence to improve financial outcomes globally.

JFFVentures: Interview With Managing Partner Sabari Raja About The Leading Impact Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

JFFVentures is an impact investment fund that provides early-stage capital to technology companies developing education, HR, and workforce solutions designed to improve economic mobility for low- and middle-wage workers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed JFFVentures Managing Partner Sabari Raja to learn more.

South Street Partners: Solé Miami Acquisition Expands South Florida Hospitality Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

South Street Partners, a private equity real estate investment and development firm headquartered in Charlotte and Charleston, announced the acquisition of Solé Miami, an oceanfront boutique resort located in Sunny Isles Beach. The acquisition expands South Street’s hospitality footprint in South Florida and strengthens its presence in high-growth coastal resort markets.

Carson Group Launches Estate Planning Capability

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Carson Group, a wealth advisory firm with more than $58 billion in assets under management, announced the launch of a new estate planning capability designed to help financial advisors strengthen client retention, build multi-generational relationships, and support long-term business growth during the ongoing generational wealth transfer.

JobGet Acquires RippleMatch To Expand Into Early-Career Recruiting

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

JobGet announced the acquisition of RippleMatch, an AI-powered early-career recruiting platform, as the company continues building a unified hiring ecosystem across hourly, frontline, and entry-level talent categories. The deal marks JobGet’s sixth acquisition and expands its strategy of consolidating the fragmented hiring technology market through AI-powered infrastructure.

Cognia: EL Education Merger Creates Unified School Improvement Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Cognia announced a merger with EL Education aimed at creating a more unified and coherent ecosystem for school improvement across K-12 education.

Apex Service Partners: Apollo Funds Makes Strategic Minority Investment In Residential Home Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Apex Service Partners, the nation’s largest residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services business, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, under which Apollo Funds will acquire a minority interest in Apex. Existing investor Alpine Investors is also making an additional investment in Apex to support the company’s continued growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Countable Labs Raises $26 Million To Accelerate Countable PCR Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

Countable Labs announced it has raised $26 million in an oversubscribed financing round to accelerate clinical product development and global commercialization of its Countable PCR technology.

AirMDR: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Kumar Saurabh About The Managed Detection And Response Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2026

AirMDR is a company that provides an AI-powered Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service that uses autonomous virtual analysts to handle 80–90% of security operations center (SOC) tasks—such as triaging, investigating, and responding to threats—enabling 24/7, enterprise-grade cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AirMDR co-founder and CEO Kumar Saurabh to learn more.