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Honeywell: $1.4 Billion Sale Of Productivity Solutions And Services To Brady Advances Portfolio Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Honeywell announced it has agreed to sell its Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) business to Brady Corporation for $1.4 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Ultralight: $9.3 Million Raised For AI-Native Platform Powering Personalized Medicine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Ultralight, an AI-native software platform designed for modern medical practices, announced it has raised $9.3 million in seed funding to support clinicians delivering personalized, preventive care.

Zenskar: $15 Million Series A Expands Agentic Billing Platform For B2B Revenue Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Zenskar announced it has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Shine Capital, and Rho, with participation from Rocketship, J-Ventures, Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company, and Converge.

Kaspi.kz: Tencent Investment And Insider Participation Strengthen Shareholder Base And Growth Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Kaspi.kz announced that Tencent, alongside CEO and Co-Founder Mikheil Lomtadze, senior management, and long-term institutional investors, has completed the purchase of 6.0 million American Depositary Shares from Baring Fintech Venture Funds.

Tigerless Health: $280 Million SPAC Deal With Piermont Valley Acquisition Corp. To Go Public As AI Insurance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Tigerless Health announced it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Piermont Valley Acquisition Corp. that will result in the company becoming publicly listed on Nasdaq.

Ropes & Gray: Expands European Private Capital Platform With Key Partner Hires In Milan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Ropes & Gray announced the addition of Fabrizio Scaparro as partner and Paola Pagani as counsel in its Milan office, strengthening the firm’s private equity and M&A capabilities across Europe.

Google Cloud: $750 Million Innovation Fund Expands Partner Ecosystem For Agentic Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Google Cloud announced a $750 million innovation fund alongside a broad set of partner ecosystem initiatives aimed at accelerating the rise of the “agentic enterprise,” where AI agents autonomously execute workflows across organizations.

DLA Piper Hires Robert Fettman In New York To Strengthen Structured Finance And Insurance Regulatory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

DLA Piper announced that Robert Fettman has joined the firm as a partner in its Structured Finance practice, expanding its capabilities in complex financial transactions and insurance regulatory matters.

Dentons Appoints Vincent Avallone As Employment And Labor Partner To Strengthen Nationwide Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Dentons announced that Vincent Avallone has joined its Employment and Labor practice as a partner, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in handling complex workplace and regulatory matters across the United States.

Realm: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform Enterprise Sales With AI Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Realm Technologies Oy announced it has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate enterprise sales workflows through AI-driven automation.

Baker McKenzie Adds Christian Zinser As Partner To Strengthen Mexico Disputes Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Baker McKenzie announced the addition of Christian Zinser as a partner in its Mexico City office, further strengthening its Dispute Resolution Practice in the region.

Mosaic: $18 Million Series A Funds Expansion Of AI Deal Modeling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Mosaic announced it has raised $18 million in a Series A round led by Radical Ventures to expand its AI-driven platform across private markets workflows and adjacent sectors.

Amperos Health: $16 Million Series A Funds AI-Driven Denial Management Platform Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Amperos Health announced it has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Uncork Capital and Neo, alongside the launch of its AI-native denial management and revenue recovery platform.

Connecticut Innovations: $6 Million Invested Across Early-Stage Companies And Funds In Q3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Connecticut Innovations announced it invested approximately $6 million across 15 companies and venture funds during the third quarter of its fiscal year, while helping attract $295.3 million in additional outside capital.

Ralio: $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Launches Agentic Payments Platform In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Ralio announced it has raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed funding round, marking what the company describes as the largest agentic payments round in Europe to date. The round was led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from SEED X Liechtenstein, Love Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, rule30, Adeline Arts and Science, Endurance Ventures, Campus Fund, fintech investor Alan Morgan, and continued backing from Antler.

Vena Solutions: Expanded Credit Facility Led By CIBC Innovation Banking Supports Acterys Acquisition And Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

CIBC Innovation Banking announced it served as Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent for an expanded credit facility supporting Vena Solutions, enabling the company’s acquisition of Acterys.

Modern Relay: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build AI-Native Knowledge Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Modern Relay announced it has emerged from stealth with $3 million in funding to build a new platform designed to structure and govern organizational knowledge in the age of AI agents. The round was backed by Point Nine, Emerge VC, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and Masia, alongside a group of angel investors including Charlie Songhurst, Michael Boehler, and Thomas Clozel.

Onfolio Holdings: $100 Million Equity Facility Supports AI-Driven Acquisition Strategy And Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Onfolio Holdings Inc. announced it has secured a $100 million equity facility with an institutional investor to support its acquisition strategy and expand its portfolio of cash-generative online businesses.

IBM Expands Discovery Accelerator Institute With University Of Illinois To Advance AI And Quantum Supercomputing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

IBM and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced an expansion of the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute to advance research in artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

Autodesk: $1.95 Million Donation Expands Howard University Partnership And Launches AI Makerspace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Autodesk announced a $1.95 million donation to Howard University to support the development of a new construction engineering and management program, alongside the opening of a new makerspace within the university’s College of Engineering and Architecture.

Beacon Software: Acquisition Of E2E Soccer Creates Canada’s First Full-Stack Soccer Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Beacon Software announced it has acquired E2E Soccer Limited, expanding its footprint in sports technology and creating an integrated platform for soccer leagues and clubs across Canada.

Payward: $550 Million Acquisition Of Bitnomial Builds Fully CFTC-Licensed U.S. Crypto Derivatives Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Payward announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock, in a transaction that values Payward’s equity at $20 billion.

Topspin Consumer Partners: $328 Million Raised For Oversubscribed Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Topspin Consumer Partners, an operationally driven private equity firm focused on the consumer sector, announced the final closing of Topspin Consumer Partners III, securing $328 million in capital commitments and exceeding its original hard cap in an oversubscribed raise.

Vesper Infrastructure Partners: €1 Billion Final Close For Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Vesper Infrastructure Partners announced that its Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I has reached a final close with total assets under management exceeding €1 billion, surpassing its initial €800 million target.

Mighty Capital: $91 Million Fund III Closes, Tripling Prior Fund On Product-Led Investing Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Mighty Capital announced the close of its $91 million Fund III, tripling the size of its previous fund and reflecting strong support from existing and new institutional investors.

Amberd.ai: Partnership With Procon Analytics To Deliver Real-Time Executive Decision Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Amberd.ai, an AI platform built for data-intensive organizations, announced that Procon Analytics has selected its technology to power faster, AI-driven insights for its executive team.

Best Buy: CEO Succession Plan Names Jason Bonfig To Succeed Corie Barry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Best Buy announced a CEO succession plan that will see Corie Barry step down and longtime executive Jason Bonfig assume the role, marking a leadership transition aimed at driving the company’s next phase of growth.

Crescendo: $100 Million ARR AI-Native CX Platform Expands Into UK And Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

Crescendo, an AI-native customer experience platform backed by General Catalyst, announced its expansion into the UK and Europe as it looks to establish a new category in customer experience technology. The company, which has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue in under two years, is bringing its unified AI-driven CX platform to a region facing increasing operational complexity and regulatory demands.

DOJO AI: $6 Million Raised For Agentic Marketing Platform Driving Autonomous Decision-Making

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

DOJO AI, an intelligent marketing system built on a new class of agentic AI, announced a $6 million seed round at a $30 million valuation, led by Armilar with participation from Heartfelt VC.

BABs: Interview With Founder & CEO Catie Romero-Finger About The Marketing Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2026

BABs is an agency that specializes in providing marketing, strategy, and community-building solutions for Web3 projects, with a focus on creating a more diverse and inclusive ecosystem. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BABS founder and CEO Catie Romero-Finger to learn more.