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Jesse & Ben’s Raises $10 Million Series A As Clean-Label Fry Brand Expands Nationally

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Jesse & Ben’s announced the close of an oversubscribed $10 million Series A financing round led by Greycroft as the frozen french fry brand accelerates national retail expansion. The round included participation from Rich Products Ventures along with existing investors Willow Growth Partners, Sling Ventures, Midnight Venture Partners, and grt sht ventures. Additional investors included consumer founders and operators from brands including Orgain, Freshly, Poppi, Sweetgreen, and Hu Chocolate.

Zillow And Realtor.com: Partnership Expands Pre-Market Home Listings Across Both Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Zillow and Realtor.com announced a collaboration to expand access to pre-market residential real estate listings by making Zillow Preview listings available as Realtor.com Preview listings beginning this summer.

CodeWords: $9 Million Seed Round Raised For Conversational AI Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

CodeWords announced a $9 million seed financing round led by Visionaries, with participation from firstminute capital, Sequel, Illusian, and a group of angel investors including executives and founders from companies such as ElevenLabs, Personio, Miro, Supercell, HubSpot, and others.

Spyne: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Sanjay Varnwal About Building AI To Help Dealers Sell Cars Faster

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2026

Spyne is building an AI-native operating layer for automotive retail, designed around one core outcome: helping dealerships move inventory faster. While the company began by solving visual merchandising bottlenecks, its broader focus today is on accelerating the full retail cycle — from getting vehicles acquisition-ready and live online faster, to improving customer response times, reducing missed opportunities, and ultimately helping dealers lower holding costs. With Studio AI and Vini, Spyne is building connected systems that support faster listing, better engagement, and more efficient sales and service workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Spyne co-founder and CEO Sanjay Varnwal to learn more.

Arax Advisory Partners: $1.5 Billion Hudson Valley Wealth Team The Oak Group Joins Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Arax Advisory Partners announced that The Oak Group, a Hudson Valley-based wealth management practice overseeing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets, has joined the firm from Wells Fargo Advisors.

Colorado Premium: Old Hickory Smokehouse Acquisition Expands Smoked Protein Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Colorado Premium announced the acquisition of Old Hickory Smokehouse, a founder-owned producer of smoked and cooked protein products. The acquisition expands Colorado Premium’s portfolio beyond its traditional sous vide cooking operations by adding naturally smoked protein capabilities.

Chiron Real Estate: $425 Million Seniors Housing Acquisition Expands Into SHOP Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Chiron Real Estate announced agreements to acquire three seniors housing communities from affiliates of Silverstone Senior Living for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $425 million. The acquisitions mark Chiron’s entry into the seniors housing operating property sector.

InMobi: Acquisition Of MobileAction Expands AI-Powered iOS Advertising And App Growth Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

InMobi announced the acquisition of MobileAction, an AI-powered app growth and analytics platform focused on helping developers and marketers grow applications across the iOS ecosystem. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Savant Wealth Management: $223 Million North Ridge Wealth Advisors Partnership Expands Oregon Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Savant Wealth Management announced a partnership with North Ridge Wealth Advisors, a Beaverton, Oregon-based wealth management firm overseeing approximately $223 million in assets under management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Fifth Third: Fannie Mae DUS Business Acquisition Expands Multifamily Lending Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp announced the closing of its acquisition of Mechanics Bank’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing business line, including an experienced multifamily lending team and a servicing portfolio with approximately $1.8 billion in unpaid principal balance.

MikeWorldWide: HudsonLake Acquisition Expands Workforce Communications And Change Management Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

MikeWorldWide announced the acquisition of HudsonLake, a strategic communications firm specializing in organizational transformation, employee experience, and workforce communications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Infinite: Acquisition Of Dukas Linden Public Relations Expands Financial Services Communications Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Infinite announced the acquisition of Dukas Linden Public Relations, a New York-based financial communications agency focused on asset management, capital markets, fintech, blockchain, crypto, and professional services clients. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Middleburg: Mark Franceski Appointed Chief Strategist

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Middleburg announced the appointment of Mark Franceski as Chief Strategist, where he will lead the firm’s research and strategy initiatives across its real estate investment and development platform.

BridgePort Financial Solutions: Clara Sierra Appointed Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

BridgePort Financial Solutions announced the appointment of financial services executive Clara Sierra as Managing Director, where she will oversee strategy, growth, operational performance, and leadership of the firm’s wealth management platform.

Public: Treasury App Acquisition Expands AI-Driven Investing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Public announced the acquisition of Treasury App, an investing education platform focused on long-term investing and financial education communities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Chiron Real Estate: $100 Million Preferred Equity Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Chiron Real Estate announced an agreement for up to a $100 million delayed-draw convertible perpetual preferred equity investment led by Maewyn Capital Partners.

Cartography Biosciences: Strategic Investment From Samsung Ventures To Advance Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Cartography Biosciences and Samsung Ventures announced a strategic investment designed to support advancement of Cartography’s oncology pipeline and expansion of its proprietary drug discovery platform.

Apis Partners: $1.23 Billion Raised For Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Apis Partners announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III with combined commitments totaling $1.23 billion excluding co-investments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor fund, which closed at $563 million.

Craft: Tailwind Exchange Fund Launches To Convert Concentrated Stock Holdings Into Income-Producing Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Craft announced the launch of Tailwind, described as the world’s first exchange fund designed to convert concentrated stock holdings into diversified, income-generating assets with real-world redemption options.

MOSH: $13 Million Series A Raised To Expand Brain Health Nutrition Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

MOSH announced it raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Main Street Advisors to support national grocery expansion, new product launches, and continued growth of its brain health nutrition platform. The round included participation from Great Circle Ventures, Rogers Healy and Morrison Seger, PCG, and Tonic Ventures. The company said the financing will support an upcoming nationwide Target rollout, expansion across national grocery retailers, and launch of MOSH High Protein, a new protein bar featuring 20 grams of protein, creatine, and the company’s MOSH Signature Brain Blend.

Brookfield And Alshaya Group: Joint Venture Launched For 480,000-Square-Foot Dubai Hills Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Brookfield and Alshaya Group announced a joint venture to develop a 480,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Dubai Hills, featuring office, retail, and build-to-rent residential space.

Boost Security: Acquisitions Of SecureIQx And Korbit.ai Expand AI-Native Application Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Boost Security announced the acquisitions of SecureIQx and Korbit.ai alongside an additional $4 million in funding from White Star Capital, Amiral Ventures, Accelia Capital, and Sorensen Capital.

Modicus Prime: $8 Million Raised To Expand AI Compliance Infrastructure For Pharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Modicus Prime announced it raised a total of $8 million in funding following an additional $4.5 million investment led by Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from Silverton Partners and Oncology Ventures.

Jetty: Over $2 Million Raised For Agentic AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Jetty announced it raised more than $2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of infrastructure designed to support reliable deployment of autonomous AI agents in production environments. The financing round was led by AQC Capital and Hidden Layers Capital, with participation from Mila Ventures, Akinox, and angel investors with experience scaling AI systems at companies including Google and Meta AI.

Corgi: $160 Million Series B Raised To Expand AI-Native Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Corgi announced it raised $160 million in Series B financing at a $1.3 billion valuation to support the expansion of its AI-native, full-stack insurance platform into additional industry verticals. The financing round was led by TCV and included participation from existing and new investors, including Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Kindred Ventures, Repeat VC, Zone 2 Ventures, Audeo Ventures, Quadri Ventures, First Order Fund, Vocal Ventures, Maiora Ventures, Nordstar, Seven Stars Ventures, Hexa Capital, Alpha Square Group, GSBackers, OurCrowd, Alumni Ventures, Global Growth Fund, and other strategic investors.

BlackRock: $30 Million Texas Workforce Initiative Launched To Expand Electrical Trades Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

BlackRock announced a $30 million philanthropic investment in Texas through BlackRock Future Builders, a national initiative funded by The BlackRock Foundation focused on strengthening skilled trades workforce pipelines across the United States.

FotoNation: Pre-A Funding Raised To Advance TriSilica AI Chip Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

FotoNation announced the completion of a Pre-A financing round led by Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Gardens to support development of its TriSilica ultra-low-power perception AI chip platform. The financing round also included participation from additional angel investors. The company said the new capital will accelerate development of its TriSilica product line and fund completion of its MPW prototype chip, TS-210.

Jurisphere Raises $2.2 Million To Build Outcome-Based Legal AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Jurisphere.ai announced it has raised $2.2 million in funding from institutional investors, including InfoEdge Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Antler, and 8i Ventures, as the company expands its AI-powered legal services platform.

Microsoft: 2026 Work Trend Index Highlights Expanding Role Of AI Agents In Enterprise Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Microsoft released findings from its 2026 Work Trend Index report outlining how AI agents and Microsoft 365 Copilot are reshaping organizational workflows, employee productivity, and enterprise operating models.

Lunar Outpost Raises $30 Million Series B To Scale Space Mobility And Infrastructure Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Lunar Outpost announced the closing of a $30 million oversubscribed Series B financing round led by Industrious Ventures, with participation from Type One Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Promus Ventures, Reliable Equity, and other investors.