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XCath: $30 Million Raised For Neuro-Endovascular Surgical Robotics Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

XCath, a medical device company developing robotic technology for neuro-endovascular procedures, has secured $30 million in Series C funding to advance development and commercialization of its endovascular surgical robot. The round was co-led by Crescent Enterprises and Dr. Fred Moll, chairman of the company’s board of directors.

Build-A-Bear Workshop: Chris Hurt Named CEO As Sharon Price John Plans Retirement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Build-A-Bear Workshop announced a leadership transition as longtime President and Chief Executive Officer Sharon Price John plans to retire from the role effective June 11, 2026, following the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting. The company’s board of directors has appointed Chris Hurt, currently Chief Operations and Experience Officer, to succeed Price John as chief executive officer as part of a multi-year succession planning process.

First Quantum Minerals: $340 Million Sale Of Çayeli Mine To Cengiz Insaat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

First Quantum Minerals announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell the Çayeli mine in Türkiye to Cengiz Insaat, a company controlled by Cengiz Holding, for $340 million in cash.

Alternative Wealth Partners Announces Strategic Evolution And Visual Rebrand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Alternative Wealth Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm founded by capital strategist and fund manager Kelly Ann Winget, announced a strategic evolution of its platform alongside a comprehensive visual rebrand as the firm expands its role within the private wealth ecosystem.

Qurrent: $15 Million Series A Raised For Autonomous Digital Workforce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Qurrent, a San Francisco-based developer of autonomous digital workforce technology, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to expand its platform designed to automate complex back-office operations for enterprises.

Mantis Space: $10 Million Raised For Orbital Energy Infrastructure To Deliver Sunlight Anywhere In Orbit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Mantis Space, a space and advanced energy startup based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed seed round of more than $10 million to build orbital energy infrastructure designed to remove one of the most fundamental constraints in satellite operations: Earth’s shadow.

Peak Rock Capital: Agreement For Affiliate To Sell Spatial Business Systems To Enverus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital has signed a definitive agreement to sell Spatial Business Systems (SBS), an intelligent design automation software provider for utilities and infrastructure, to Enverus, an energy data analytics platform backed by Blackstone.

BackOps: $26 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Operating System For Global Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

BackOps, a software company building an AI-native operating system for supply chain operations, announced it has raised $26 million in a Series A funding round led by Theory Ventures. The round also included participation from Gradient, Construct Capital, and 10VC.

Waiv: $33 Million Financing For AI-Powered Precision Testing Spinout From Owkin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Owkin announced the spinout of Waiv, formerly known as Owkin Dx, alongside $33 million in financing led by OTB Ventures and Alpha Intelligence Capital.

PEAK6 Trials: $100,000 Founder Residency Program Launches To Build Fintech Startups In Austin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

PEAK6, the Austin-based fintech operating company behind multiple billion-dollar businesses, has launched a new founder residency program designed to help entrepreneurs build fintech companies from the ground up.

ORO Labs: $100 Million Raised For AI-Driven Enterprise Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

ORO Labs, a procurement orchestration platform for global enterprises, announced it has raised $100 million in Series C funding to accelerate the adoption of agentic orchestration in enterprise procurement. The funding round was led by Brighton Park Capital and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, B Capital, XYZ Capital, and Felicis.

Ark Labs: $5.2 Million Raised To Build Programmable Finance Infrastructure On Bitcoin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Ark Labs, a developer of programmable financial infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem, announced it has raised $5.2 million in a seed funding round backed by stablecoin issuer Tether and several venture investors. The funding will support the company’s effort to unlock Bitcoin capital and expand the capabilities of its core infrastructure platform, Arkade.

Audeo Ventures: $65 Million Fund II To Back Early-Stage Companies In Underrepresented Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Audeo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on overlooked markets, announced that its second fund has reached $65 million, exceeding its original $50 million target and expected to close later this month.

Monteris Medical: $35 Million Debt Financing From Alternative Asset Manager To Expand Neurosurgical Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Trinity Capital, an international alternative asset manager, announced a commitment of $35 million in growth capital to Monteris Medical, a MedTech company focused on minimally invasive neurosurgical technology.

Nahda Capital Partners: $300 Million Inaugural Private Equity Fund Planned For GCC Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Nahda Capital Partners, a newly established private equity platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has filed for the registration of its inaugural private equity fund as it prepares to begin investment activities across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Heritage Energy: $28.5 Million Debt Financing Raised For Distributed Solar And Battery Storage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Heritage Energy Holdings, a Texas-based solar and energy storage developer, secured $28.5 million in senior secured term loan financing from Eagle Point Credit Management to support the development of a distributed generation platform across Texas.

Qdrant: $50 Million Raised For Composable Vector Search Infrastructure For Production AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine company, announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding to advance its technology for powering large-scale artificial intelligence systems. The round was led by AVP and included participation from Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital, and 42CAP.

Venu Holding: $86.25 Million Raised To Accelerate Expansion Of Premium Live Entertainment Destinations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Venu Holding Corporation, a developer, owner, and operator of luxury live entertainment and hospitality destinations, announced it has closed an $86.25 million capital raise as the company expands its portfolio of venue developments across the United States.

Interview With Ethica VoicePilot CEO Judd Hoffman On How VoicePilot Is Changing Real Estate Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Ethica’s VoicePilot is launching to help the real estate industry complete transactions faster by using AI to replace today’s lengthy, manual processes. This groundbreaking platform will streamline the entire transaction workflow and is set to launch in late March, with the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R) gaining early access before a broader national rollout later this year.

Onyx Security: $40 Million Raised To Build Secure AI Control Plane For Enterprise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Onyx Security announced its launch alongside $40 million in funding as the company seeks to help enterprises safely deploy and manage autonomous AI agents across their organizations. The round was backed by Conviction and Cyberstarts, and the company positions its platform as a centralized security and governance layer for the rapidly emerging “agentic” era of artificial intelligence.

Combat Medical: £2.6 Million Raised To Advance Bladder Cancer Treatment Toward FDA Approval

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Combat Medical, a medical device company focused on improving the delivery and effectiveness of cancer therapeutics, announced it has raised £2.6 million in the first close of a Series A financing round. The investment will support the development and regulatory advancement of the company’s hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy technology for treating BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

StageOne Ventures: $165 Million Fifth Fund Raised To Back Israel’s Next Generation Of AI Infrastructure Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

StageOne Ventures announced the closing of its fifth venture capital fund at $165 million, marking 25 years of investing in Israeli enterprise technology startups at their earliest stages.

Wonderful: $150 Million Series B Raised For Enterprise AI Agent Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Wonderful, an enterprise AI agent platform, has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, IVP, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Vine Ventures. The company said the new capital will support continued development of its agentic platform and accelerate global expansion as enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents across core business workflows.

Blue Mantis: Interview With CEO Josh Dinneen About The Security-First IT Solutions Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Blue Mantis is a national security-first IT solutions and services provider headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that helps mid-market and enterprise organizations modernize their technology. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blue Mantis CEO Josh Dinneen to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Coefficient Capital: $500 Million Raised Across Funds For Consumer Growth Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Coefficient Capital, a growth equity firm focused on consumer and technology-driven brands, announced the closing of Fund II at $290 million and the launch of its previously unannounced Apex Fund with $240 million in committed capital. Together, the two vehicles represent more than $500 million in capital available for new investments.

Xscape Photonics: $37 Million Raised To Advance Multi-Wavelength Photonics For AI Data Center Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Xscape Photonics announced $37 million in new funding, bringing the semiconductor startup’s total Series A investment to $81 million as it accelerates development of photonic technologies designed to support next-generation AI data center infrastructure.

Arycs Technologies: $24 Million Raised To Scale Coherent Optical Connectivity For Distributed AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Arycs Technologies announced its formation as an independent U.S.-based company focused on delivering power-efficient coherent optical connectivity designed to support the growing infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence. The company launched with $24 million in additional funding and has established its headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Velo3D: CEO Converts $5 Million Debt To Equity As Company Cuts Debt 60%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Velo3D, a metal additive manufacturing technology company focused on aerospace and defense supply chains, announced that CEO Dr. Arun Jeldi acquired a $5 million promissory note from an existing debt holder and converted it into shares of common stock at $16.38 per share, a price significantly above the company’s current market value.

EKHO Infrastructure Solutions: North American Operations Unified Under Integrated Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

EKHO Infrastructure Solutions announced that it has unified several previously independent operating companies across North America under a single integrated brand as part of a strategy to deliver coordinated infrastructure solutions for construction projects across the region.

Advanced Cooling Technologies: Blackstone Energy Transition Partners To Acquire Majority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Blackstone and Advanced Cooling Technologies announced that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT), a U.S.-based manufacturer of thermal management and energy efficiency solutions. The company’s executive team will remain in place and continue as significant shareholders following the transaction.