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One Rock Capital Partners added Damon Anderson to its Operating Partner team to focus on supply chain and procurement initiatives across portfolio companies.

Salt Creek Capital acquired MK Plastics, a manufacturer of corrosion-resistant industrial and commercial ventilation equipment. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Montreal, MK Plastics manufactures fiberglass-reinforced polymer fans, blowers, dampers, louvers, and related ventilation products.

Yazen secured new funding led by European growth investor Verdane, with participation from previous lead investor Evli Growth Partners.

Ambienta expanded its senior leadership, investment, portfolio operations, investor relations, and corporate functions with 23 appointments over the past year as the European investment manager continues scaling its platform.

HyLight raised €13 million in funding to expand its fleet of autonomous hydrogen-powered airships and accelerate the development of its AI-powered infrastructure inspection platform. The round was backed by Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW, and Teampact Ventures, with participation from existing investors Y Combinator and Ring Capital.

Volteum is a fleet management platform built for electric and mixed vehicle fleets, giving operators a unified view of vehicle performance, charging, maintenance, costs, and electrification planning. The company connects directly to vehicle manufacturer data without requiring aftermarket hardware, enabling fleets to onboard without installation downtime. Its platform draws on more than 3 billion operational fleet data points to support capabilities including predictive maintenance, charging management, vehicle-level cost reporting, and electrification recommendations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Volteum Co-Founder and CEO Zsófia Tóth to learn more about the company’s origins, technology, customer deployments, and vision for the future of fleet operations. 

Dentons appointed Jack Brumpton as a Partner, strengthening the firm’s national projects practice and its energy and infrastructure capabilities across Australia.

Eightfold AI is an AI-native talent intelligence platform that helps organizations make skills-based decisions across hiring, employee development, internal mobility, and workforce planning. The company is expanding its platform with agentic AI capabilities, including AI-powered interviewing, workforce readiness assessment, and tools for building custom talent applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eightfold AI Chief Product Officer Sachit Kamat to learn more about the company's product strategy, its approach to enterprise AI, and how agentic technology is changing the future of talent management.

Polaryx Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a multimodal pipeline of small-molecule and gene therapies for rare pediatric lysosomal storage disorders. Its lead program, PLX-200, is a proprietary oral small molecule being advanced through the SOTERIA Phase 2 basket trial across multiple indications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Polaryx Therapeutics CEO Alex Yang to learn more. 

Audoo is a music technology company focused on improving the accuracy of public performance royalty data. Its flagship Audio Meter is a plug-in device installed in public venues such as bars, gyms, retailers, schools, and concert venues to identify music played in real time and provide verified usage data to Performing Rights Organizations. Founder and CEO Ryan Edwards created Audoo after his own experience as a musician exposed a gap in understanding whether artists were being accurately compensated when their music was played publicly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Edwards to learn more about Audoo's origins, its Audio Meter technology, the impact of AI-generated music, and the company's goal of making accurate public performance data a global standard. 

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) provides healthcare services to patients across rural Appalachia, where limited connectivity, workforce shortages, rising costs, and geographic barriers can complicate access to care. The organization uses technologies including eClinicalWorks and Luma to support patient communications, online self-scheduling, virtual check-in, digital forms, appointment reminders, and targeted outreach. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems COO Chad Brown to learn more about his background and how technology is helping the organization improve patient engagement, workforce efficiency, and access to care in rural communities. 

Officine Maccaferri acquired Iterchimica and Surface Tech, creating a new High-Performance Materials vertical focused on lower-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure.

Apheon acquired a majority stake in Hager & Meisinger Group, a global provider of premium dental instruments and workflow solutions.

Verlinvest and Family Trust Investor partnered with five European bouldering brands to create the International Bouldering Alliance, which the investors describe as the world's largest bouldering platform by number of locations.

Sojourner Consumer Partners completed a $279 million merger between portfolio company Lornamead Products and AMG Brands, creating a combined consumer products company called LPNA Group.

Sightline Wealth Management appointed Oded Orgil as Chief Executive Officer and Mark Goodman as Chairman of the Board, strengthening its leadership team as the firm focuses on growth and execution.

Arc Mineral Royalties appointed Integral Wealth Securities to provide market-making services for the company's common shares, with the engagement designed to support orderly trading and enhance liquidity.

Partners Group launched a global multi-sector private credit income strategy designed for institutional and private wealth investors.

Gogoro announced approximately $61.8 million in new equity investments from entities controlled by director Chung-Yao Yin and additional strategic investors, providing the electric mobility company with additional capital to support its balance sheet and long-term growth plans.

Walker & Dunlop arranged $86.5 million in bridge financing for Chasen, a newly completed 352-unit multifamily community in Richmond, Virginia.

Resouro Strategic Metals appointed Daniel Kuhl as an independent non-executive director.

Hightouch acquired Strata, an AI platform that connects marketing technologies without requiring code.

Carnegie Learning acquired Ethiqly, an AI-powered writing platform, from Owl Ventures and Ethiqly management.

Absolute Security acquired FirmGuard from Phoenix Technologies, expanding its firmware security and cyber resilience capabilities.

LAUNCHub Ventures reached a €65 million first close for Fund III as the early-stage venture capital firm works toward a final target of more than €75 million.

The British Business Bank committed £10 million to Fuel Ventures through its Regional Angels Programme, providing additional capital to support early-stage technology companies across the U.K.

Energy Capital Partners closed an $834 million single-asset continuation vehicle for Next Wave Energy Partners.

Forbion raised €2.3 billion ($2.6 billion) across two new investment funds, marking the largest fundraising in the life sciences venture capital firm's history.

Octagon Credit Investors appointed John Zilko as Head of Investor Solutions and Head of Business Development.

IPA Capital Markets arranged $50 million in financing for an 18-property industrial portfolio located across Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia.