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Omni Family Of Services: Acquisition Of JusticeWorks YouthCare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Omni Family of Services announced it has acquired JusticeWorks YouthCare, expanding its national footprint in child welfare and behavioral health services while significantly increasing the number of families and communities it serves.

Purchasing Power: $225 Million Asset-Backed Securities Transaction Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Purchasing Power, a subsidiary of PROG Holdings, announced it has closed a $225 million asset-backed securities transaction backed by a diversified pool of consumer receivables generated through the company’s payroll purchase platform.

Breezeway: Strategic Growth Investment To Accelerate AI Innovation And Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Breezeway, a vacation rental operations platform, announced a strategic growth investment led by Resurgens Technology Partners, a software-focused private equity firm. The investment is aimed at accelerating Breezeway’s product development, expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities, and supporting the company’s continued global expansion.

Shift4: Acquisition Of Worldline’s North American Subsidiaries Adds 140,000 Merchants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Shift4 has completed its previously announced acquisition of the North American subsidiaries of Worldline, significantly expanding its merchant base and strengthening its integrated payments ecosystem.

Accenture To Acquire Network Intelligence Company Ookla

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire Ookla, a Seattle-based network intelligence and connectivity analytics company known for products including Speedtest, Downdetector, Ekahau, and RootMetrics. The acquisition is designed to strengthen Accenture’s ability to deliver network intelligence and data-driven insights for enterprises, telecommunications providers, and cloud infrastructure companies.

Seaport Therapeutics: $15 Million ARPA-H Award To Advance GlyphCele Oral Therapeutic For Gut Lymphatic Dysfunction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Seaport Therapeutics announced that it has been awarded up to $15 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to advance GlyphCele, an investigational oral therapeutic designed to restore gut lymphatic function. The funding will support the development of the drug candidate in collaboration with the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS).

KDG: Acquisition Of Square Foot Consultants Expands ERP, AI, And Manufacturing Advisory Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

KDG, a professional services firm specializing in business advisory, technology, accounting, and artificial intelligence services, announced it has acquired Square Foot Consultants, a Pennsylvania-based provider of business advisory, technology, and ERP consulting services focused on mid-market manufacturers.

Triumvirate Environmental Acquires Environmental Waste Minimization To Expand National Field Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Triumvirate Environmental, a provider of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) services, announced it has acquired Environmental Waste Minimization LLC (EWMI), a full-service environmental management company with operations in Northampton, Pennsylvania, and Bakersfield, California.

KCIC Acquired By Lee Equity Partners To Expand Insurance Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Lee Equity Partners announced the acquisition of KCIC, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm that helps corporate clients manage complex litigation liabilities, insurance assets and risk-related data challenges.

Minit Games: $2 Million Raised For Feed-First Short-Form Gaming Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Hamburg-based mobile gaming startup Minit Games has emerged from stealth with $2 million in pre-seed funding to develop a feed-first platform for short-form gaming. The round was led by LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, with participation from industry angels Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting.

RIFT: €114 Million Raised To Scale Iron Fuel Technology For Industrial Decarbonization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

RIFT, a Netherlands-based cleantech company developing iron fuel technology, announced it has secured €113.8 million in financing to scale its circular iron fuel system and advance toward commercial deployment for industrial heat applications.

Verdant Capital Partners: Agreement To Acquire Native Roots Retail Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Verdant Capital Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the retail operations of Native Roots, one of the longest-operating cannabis dispensary operators in the United States.

Patient Advocate Foundation: PAN Foundation Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Nonprofit Patient Support Organization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Patient Advocate Foundation and the PAN Foundation announced a strategic merger to form what they describe as the nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit organization dedicated to helping patients navigate, access, and afford healthcare.

Delphyr: €1.75 Million Raised For AI Platform Reducing Healthcare Administrative Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Amsterdam-based Delphyr has raised €1.75 million to accelerate development of its AI platform designed to reduce administrative workloads for healthcare professionals. The investment came from multiple backers, including the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO.

Mycoverse: €2.4 Million Raised For Fungal-Based Biological Crop Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Mycoverse, a Denmark-based agri-tech startup developing fungal-based biological crop protection, announced that it has raised €2.4 million in pre-seed equity funding to accelerate development of solutions targeting potato late blight, one of Europe’s most destructive crop diseases.

LUMO Labs: €6 Million Investment From SETT To Support Deeptech Startups Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

LUMO Labs announced that its LUMO Fund has received a €6 million investment from Spain’s Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), a public entity under the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service. The capital will be used to invest in startups across Spain and other European countries, with a focus on early-stage companies building digital deeptech technologies.

baCta: €7 Million Raised To Use Microorganisms As Programmable Molecular Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Paris-based biotechnology company baCta announced it has raised €7 million in seed funding to advance its approach to producing industrial ingredients using engineered microorganisms. The round was led by LocalGlobe and Daphni, with participation from OVNI Capital and several business angels including founders of Phagos, Genomines, and MistralAI.

Bitcoin Depot: Acquisition Of Social Betting Platform Kutt Expands Fintech Product Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Bitcoin Depot announced that it has acquired Kutt, a peer-to-peer social betting platform, marking the company’s first entry into the P2P social betting market as part of a broader strategy to diversify beyond its core Bitcoin ATM business.

Moeve: €1 Billion Green Hydrogen Project To Launch Southern Europe’s Largest Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Moeve has reached the final investment decision to begin construction of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, a project expected to involve more than €1 billion in investment and establish the largest green hydrogen facility in Southern Europe.

Marathon Asset Management: $615 Million Aircraft Securitization Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Marathon Asset Management announced the closing of MAST 2026-1, a $615 million aircraft securitization backed by a diversified portfolio of commercial aircraft leased to airlines around the world.

Portfolio BI: Multi-Million-Dollar Growth Investment To Advance AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Portfolio BI, a New York City-based provider of data solutions for alternative investment managers, has secured a multi-million-dollar growth investment from Decathlon Capital Partners to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence capabilities within its platform and expand customer support operations.

Smack Technologies: $32 Million Raised For Frontier AI Lab Focused On U.S. National Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Smack Technologies, a frontier artificial intelligence lab focused on national security, announced that it has raised $32 million through a seed and Series A funding round to develop AI systems designed to support decision-making for the U.S. military and allied defense organizations.

Five Bells: Seed Financing Raised To Expand Digital Asset Post-Trade Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Five Bells, a digital asset post-trade infrastructure company, announced that it has closed a seed financing round led by Ego Death Capital, with participation from Timechain, Epoch, and Fulgur Ventures. The funding will support the expansion of the company’s software platform designed to automate trade confirmation, clearing workflows, settlement coordination, and risk mitigation processes across digital asset spot and derivatives markets.

Colliers: Acquisition Of Progedil Expands Residential Advisory And Urban Regeneration Capabilities In Italy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Colliers, a global professional services and investment management company focused on real estate, announced it has acquired Progedil, a Rome-based residential asset advisor, strengthening its presence in Italy’s residential development and urban regeneration market.

Arizona State University: Gaming Education Partnership With Gen.G Launches Talent Pipeline And Summer Career Camp

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Arizona State University announced a new partnership with global esports and gaming organization Gen.G to create a direct pathway for young people to pursue careers in the gaming and creative technology industries in Los Angeles.

Keebo: Eric Shoemaker Appointed CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Keebo, a company focused on autonomous cloud data warehouse optimization, announced the appointment of Eric Shoemaker as chief executive officer. The leadership change marks the beginning of the company’s next growth phase as demand rises for technologies that help enterprises optimize performance and manage cloud data infrastructure costs.

GetReal Security Appoints Mark Priebe As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

GetReal Security, a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and mitigating threats from deepfakes and AI-driven identity manipulation, has appointed Mark Priebe as chief revenue officer. The company said the move comes as enterprises face a surge in AI-powered impersonation attacks and synthetic identity threats.

Ericsson: AI-Native 6G Collaboration With Intel Aims To Accelerate Commercial Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Ericsson announced a collaboration with Intel to help accelerate the transition from 6G research to commercial deployment by advancing AI-native network infrastructure across the telecommunications ecosystem. The partnership, unveiled at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, expands a long-standing relationship between the two companies and focuses on integrating compute, connectivity, and cloud technologies across next-generation mobile networks.

Palo Alto Networks: Secure AI Factories Initiative Announced With Nokia, U Mobile, Aeris, And Celerway

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Palo Alto Networks announced a new ecosystem of partnerships aimed at securing the emerging infrastructure behind large-scale artificial intelligence deployments, which the company describes as “AI Factories.” The initiative, unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, brings together collaborations with Nokia, U Mobile, Aeris, and Celerway to help enterprises and telecom providers scale sovereign AI and protect increasingly distributed AI-driven networks.

Temple: $54 Million Raised For Elite Athlete Wearable Startup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Temple, a wearable technology startup founded by entrepreneur Deepinder Goyal, has raised $54 million in its first funding round, according to a post by Goyal. The round was structured as a friends and family investment and values the company at approximately $190 million post-money.