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Trinity Capital Acquires Equipment Leasing Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2026

Trinity Capital announced that it has acquired Equipment Leasing Services (ELS), a provider of flexible equipment finance solutions serving businesses across the Southwest in industries including manufacturing, transportation, construction, and aerospace.

CPRO: $326 Million SPAC Deal To Bring Physical AI Security Company Public Through Lakeshore Acquisition III Corp.

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2026

CPRO, a South Korea-based physical artificial intelligence security company, announced it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company Lakeshore Acquisition III Corp. in a deal that is expected to take the company public on a U.S. national securities exchange.

Terra Quantum: $3.5 Billion SPAC Deal Will Take Quantum Technology Company Public On Nasdaq

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2026

Terra Quantum announced a definitive business combination agreement with Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp 1 that will take the quantum technology company public at an implied equity valuation of approximately $3.5 billion.

OpenRouter: $113 Million Raised For AI Model Exchange Platform As Weekly Volume Reaches 25 Trillion Tokens

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

OpenRouter announced it has raised $113 million in Series B funding, led by CapitalG, with participation from NVentures, ServiceNow Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Databricks Ventures, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures.

CasaPerks Technologies Secures $15.8 Million In Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

CasaPerks Technologies announced it has closed a $15.8 million seed funding round to accelerate expansion across real estate and workplace rewards while scaling its consumer loyalty platform. The company said the round was backed by Longevity Equity, alongside institutional investors and leading real estate operators.

Adenocyte: $10 Million Financing Raised To Advance Early Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Adenocyte announced that iGan Partners led the first close of the company’s $10 million financing round to support the expansion of its pancreatic cancer early detection platform, LINFU. The funding will be used to accelerate clinical and commercial growth while advancing the company’s proprietary cytological sampling technology across pancreatic, breast, and prostate cancer applications.

Phytolon: $23.6 Million Series B Closed To Commercialize Natural Food Colors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Phytolon announced it has closed a $23.6 million Series B financing round to support the commercialization of its fermentation-based natural food colors in the U.S. The company said the three-stage financing round was led by an undisclosed strategic investor as demand for sustainable and high-performing natural food color alternatives continues to rise globally.

GEEIQ: $6.8 Million Raised To Expand Gaming And Virtual Worlds Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

GEEIQ announced it has raised $6.8 million in new funding led by YFM Equity Partners, with participation from GFR Fund, Haymarket Ventures, and existing angel investors. The company said the funding will support the next phase of growth for its analytics and measurement platform focused on gaming and virtual worlds.

LSPedia: Strategic Investment Secured From Bregal Sagemount To Advance Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

LSPedia, a provider of compliance, traceability, and supply chain software for the pharmaceutical industry, announced a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount through its Basecamp fund. The investment will support LSPedia’s ongoing product innovation, customer expansion, and global growth initiatives.

v4c.ai: Databricks Ventures Invests In Data And AI Services Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

v4c.ai, a strategic boutique pure-play Databricks services partner, announced a Series A investment from Databricks Ventures and Tquila. The investment positions v4c.ai within the Databricks Ventures portfolio and strengthens the relationship between the companies as demand for enterprise data and AI modernization continues to accelerate.

Stord: $250 Million Series F Raised At $3 Billion Valuation To Advance Physical Intelligence Layer For Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Stord announced a $250 million Series F funding round at a $3 billion valuation as the company accelerates its investment in AI, robotics, and fulfillment infrastructure for commerce brands. The round was led by existing investors and included participation from Strike Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Franklin Templeton, Baillie Gifford, G Squared, Bond, and Lux, among others.

P2 Science Raises $23 Million To Expand Green Chemistry Platform Into New Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

P2 Science announced it has closed an oversubscribed $23 million funding round led by Sofinnova Partners to accelerate commercial growth and expand its green chemistry platform into new markets. The company said the financing will support the continued expansion of its beauty and personal care ingredients business while also driving growth into aroma technologies, performance polymers, home care, coatings, and crop care.

I Squared Capital Commits $1 Billion For AI Inference And Edge Colocation Data Center Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

I Squared Capital announced it is launching a new U.S. AI inference and edge colocation data center platform backed by a commitment of up to $1 billion. The launch begins with a $225 million acquisition of ten data center facilities from Cogent Communications Holdings subsidiary Cogent Fiber.

Lucis Raises $20 Million In Series A To Expand Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Lucis announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Singular, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and angel investors including Céline Lazorthes and Manu Lecomte. The company said the funding will support the expansion of its AI-powered preventive health platform across Europe and further development of its health companion application.

Pony AI: Robotaxi Revenue Has Quintupled And Target Increases To Over 3,500 Vehicles Globally By EOY

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Pony.ai announced that its robotaxi revenue nearly quintupled in the first quarter of 2026, helping drive its stock higher as investors reacted positively to the company’s accelerating commercialization efforts in autonomous driving.

Marathon Health: Interview With Former CEO And Board Member Dr. Jeff Wells About The Advanced Primary Care Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Marathon Health partners with employers and unions to provide advanced primary care, mental health services, and occupational health through onsite, near-site, and virtual health centers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marathon Health’s former CEO turned board member Dr. Jeff Wells to learn more.

Quanscient Raises €10 Million To Advance Quantum- And AI-Native Hardware Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Quanscient announced it has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion and strengthen its position in multiphysics simulations, quantum algorithms, and AI-native hardware engineering.

Tequipy: €3.06 Million Raised For Global IT Operations Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Tequipy announced it has raised €3.06 million in funding led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and Unfold.vc. The company said the funding will support its next phase of growth as it continues scaling automation tools for global IT operations and distributed workforce management.

NanoCo: $12 Million Raised For Enterprise AI Assistant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

NanoCo, the enterprise offering from the team behind NanoClaw, announced that it raised a $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners, with participation from Docker, Vercel, monday.com, and Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, among other investors.

Avrea: $4.7 Million Raised For Next-Generation CI/CD Platform Built For The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Avrea, a next-generation Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platform built for the emerging agentic AI era, has officially launched from stealth after raising $4.7 million in pre-seed funding led by EarlyBird.

Certo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Consumer Goods Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Daphni announced that it led a $4 million seed round in Certo, a company building AI agents for regulatory compliance across the beauty and consumer goods industries.

Ferrari: €550,000 Luce EV Debuts As Automaker Enters Electric Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Ferrari has unveiled the Luce, the company’s first fully electric production vehicle, marking a historic moment for the luxury performance automaker as it formally enters the EV market.

Fidelity Collective Acquires Westone Audio And Etymotic

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Fidelity Collective has acquired Westone Audio and Etymotic, bringing two of the personal audio industry’s most respected brands under new ownership and leadership. The acquisition closed on May 15, 2026, with both companies now operating under the leadership of Sam Roney as CEO and Tal Kocen as COO.

Curewise: Interview With Founder & CEO Steve Brown About The AI-Based Precision Medicine Insights Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

CureWise is an AI-powered platform that empowers cancer patients to navigate their diagnosis by connecting medical records, explaining complex clinical data, and identifying personalized treatment options and clinical trials. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CureWise founder and CEO Steve Brown to learn more.

Poppulo Acquires Sociabble To Expand AI-Powered Employee Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Poppulo announced the acquisition of Sociabble, a Paris-based employee engagement platform, in a move designed to strengthen its AI-powered employee communications and engagement capabilities across the enterprise workforce.

Pop’s Beef: Interview With VP Of Operations Kacie Radochonski About The Fast-Casual Restaurant Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Pop’s Beef is a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves Chicago-style Italian beef and sausage sandwiches along with other classics like hot dogs and burgers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pop’s Beef VP of Operations Kacie Radochonski to learn more.

Texas Precious Metals: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Tarek Saab About The Gold And Silver Dealer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Texas Precious Metals is a premier gold and silver dealer that allows customers to buy, sell, and securely store physical bullion and commemorative coins. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Texas Precious Metals co-founder and CEO Tarek Saab to learn more.

Blue Star Gold: $2 Million Private Placement Announced For Nunavut Exploration Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Blue Star Gold Corp. announced plans for a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $2 million through the issuance of as many as 7,692,307 flow-through shares priced at $0.26 per share, subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.

Kayne Anderson Real Estate: $5.12 Billion Raised For Oversubscribed Opportunistic Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Kayne Anderson Real Estate announced the final close of Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII, L.P. (KAREP VII), raising $5.12 billion in capital commitments and making it the largest opportunistic equity fund in the firm’s history. The fund significantly surpassed its initial $3 billion target following strong investor demand.

NOG: CA$350 Million Duvernay Acquisition Marks Strategic Entry Into Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Northern Oil and Gas announced that it has agreed to acquire a 25% undivided non-operated interest in light-oil producing assets in Alberta’s Duvernay East Shale Basin from Parallax Energy Operating Inc. for an initial unadjusted purchase price of CA$350 million, approximately US$259 million.