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Presence: Acquisition Of Education Modified Expands Special Education Workflow Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Presence announced it has acquired Education Modified, a special education technology platform designed to streamline workflows and improve coordination across school support teams.

Local Boy Outfitters: Boyne Capital Investment Supports Growth And Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Boyne Capital announced that one of its affiliates has made an investment in Local Boy Outfitters, a consumer apparel and lifestyle brand focused on outdoor enthusiasts and Southern culture.

Beacon Pointe Onboards $360 Million Firm Financially In Tune

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Beacon Pointe Advisors announced that female-founded wealth management firm Financially In Tune has joined its platform, further expanding the company’s East Coast presence and strengthening its New England footprint.

Hudson Valley Property Group: $83.6 Million Acquisition Of Mosa Apartment Homes In California

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Hudson Valley Property Group announced the acquisition of Mosa Apartment Homes, a 387-unit affordable multifamily rental community located in Elk Grove, California, in an approximately $83.6 million transaction.

Hull Street Energy: FirstLight U.S. Generation Fleet Acquisition Expands Hydro Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Hull Street Energy announced it has signed an agreement to acquire FirstLight USA from the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The transaction includes a portfolio of nearly 1,400 MW of clean energy generation assets in the Northeast, including the 1,168 MW Northfield Mountain pumped storage hydro facility in Massachusetts, which is the largest energy storage facility in New England.

Global Alternative Investment Management: Robert C. Riedl Joins As Managing Director, Head Of Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Global Alternative Investment Management announced that Robert C. Riedl has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of Private Capital.

BRAMI: $33 Million Series B Raised To Scale Italian Protein Pasta

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

BRAMI announced it has raised $33 million in Series B funding led by VMG Partners to expand manufacturing capacity, strengthen its supply chain, and accelerate national growth for its protein pasta business. Existing investors including La Molisana, Pentland Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and Gather Ventures also participated in the round.

Rasa Legal: $1 Million Investment From NextLadder Ventures Added To $5 Million Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Rasa Legal announced a $1 million investment from NextLadder Ventures as part of the company’s previously announced $5 million late seed funding round.

Advent International: Patricia Cross Appointed Operating Partner For Australia And New Zealand

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Advent International announced the appointment of Patricia Cross as an Operating Partner in Australia and New Zealand.

bQuest: Advisor Accelerator Helps RIAs Boost Organic Growth Through Longevity Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

bQuest announced the launch of the bQuest Advisor Accelerator, a new organic growth program designed to help registered investment advisors differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive market. The company said the Accelerator is available to all bQuest financial partners and is intended to help advisors drive client acquisition through aging care coordination and longevity planning conversations.

Hammerhead AI: Interview With Founder & CEO Rahul Kar About Data Center Power Infrastructure Optimization Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Hammerhead AI uses reinforcement learning agents to optimize data center power infrastructure, enabling operators to increase AI token production by up to 30% within existing power limits. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hammerhead AI founder and CEO Rahul Kar to learn more.

Eris Innovations: SOFR Futures Open Interest Triples Ahead Of Eris Options Launch And New Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Eris Innovations announced a new investment round backed by leading trading firms as institutional adoption of its Eris SOFR Swap futures accelerated ahead of the June launch of Eris Options.

Stonepeak: Chicago Parking Meter System Acquisition Pending City Council Approval

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Stonepeak is set to acquire Chicago’s parking meter system from Chicago Parking Meters, LLC, according to reports from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office via FOX Chicago. The proposed transaction remains subject to approval by the Chicago City Council.

Accenture: Investment In Aera Technology To Fuel AI-Enabled Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Accenture announced that it has invested in Aera Technology through Accenture Ventures, a company specializing in agentic decision intelligence for enterprises. The companies are combining Aera’s decision intelligence platform with Accenture’s AI-enabled supply chain capabilities to develop AI-led, real-time decision-making solutions for complex global supply chains across industries, including consumer goods, high-tech, life sciences, mining, and oil and gas.

Pitney Bowes: Credit Facility Extended To 2031 As Fitch Assigns BB- Rating

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Pitney Bowes announced that it amended its revolving credit facility and Term Loan A, extending their maturities to May 2031 while keeping the facility sizes unchanged at $450 million for the revolving credit facility and $152 million for the Term Loan A.

Prairie Wealth Advisors: The McEwen Group Merger Creates Billion-Dollar RIA

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Prairie Wealth Advisors announced a strategic merger with The McEwen Group, forming a registered investment advisor managing more than $1 billion in client assets. The combined firm will serve mass affluent, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth families while expanding its investment management and financial planning capabilities.

OMMAX And Singulier Combine To Build AI Management Consulting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

OMMAX and Singulier announced they are joining forces to create a pan-European AI management consulting platform focused on helping companies scale artificial intelligence initiatives and generate measurable business impact. Founded in Munich and Paris, respectively, the firms said the combined organization will support enterprises as AI adoption shifts from experimentation toward enterprise-wide implementation.

Rocket Lawyer: Interview With VP Of AI Tyler Foreman About The Legal Technology Company Blending AI Insights With Human Expertise

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Rocket Lawyer is a legal technology company that provides legal information, legal documents, business incorporation services, and access to a network of attorneys for individuals and small-to-medium-sized businesses at an affordable price. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rocket Lawyer VP of AI Tyler Foreman to learn more.

Vinci: Interview With Founder & CEO Hardik Kabaria On The Future of Physics Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Vinci is a frontier lab building the foundation model for the physical world, developing deterministic, solver-grounded systems that make physics continuously computable and shift engineering from episodic simulation to continuous physics infrastructure. As the company's co-founder and CEO, Hardik Kabaria leads the strategic and technical vision to transform how engineers simulate physical realities like heat and stress. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kabaria to learn more.

Seyfarth Shaw: Commercial Litigator Mhare Mouradian Joins Los Angeles Office As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Seyfarth Shaw announced that Mhare Mouradian has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles Downtown office, expanding the firm’s commercial litigation capabilities on the West Coast. Mouradian joins Seyfarth from Husch Blackwell, where he helped grow the firm’s Los Angeles presence over the past five years.

Bluespring Wealth: Acquisition Of $1.1 Billion Firm Synthesis Wealth Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2026

Bluespring Wealth announced the acquisition of Synthesis Wealth Planning, a Kestra Financial-affiliated firm headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Fellow Kestra-affiliated firm IFG Wealth Strategies, which had previously been acquired by Synthesis, brings the combined practice to approximately $1.1 billion in overseen assets. The combined business expands Bluespring’s footprint with offices across New Jersey and Jupiter, Florida.

Hamamatsu: Digital Pathology Collaboration With Keck School Of Medicine Of USC Focused On Workflow Improvement

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Hamamatsu Corporation announced a new collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine at USC to improve real-world digital pathology workflows. As part of the initiative, multiple Hamamatsu NanoZoomer slide scanning systems will be installed to support practice-based pathology workflow research led by W. Dean Wallace.

Ocean: $28 Million Raised For Agentic Email Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Ocean announced its launch from stealth with $28 million in total funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Picture Capital and Cerca Partners. Additional angel investors include Assaf Rappaport, Wiz founders Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael, along with Dor Knafo.

FaceUp: $5 Million Series A Raised For Ethics And Compliance Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

FaceUp, an ethics and compliance software platform focused on proactive workplace risk prevention, announced a $5 million Series A funding round led by Fil Rouge Capital.

Synapse Health: Interview With President Mandira Singh About The Durable Medical Equipment Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Synapse Health is a technology-enabled platform that streamlines the durable medical equipment (DME) industry by connecting patients, providers, and payers through a digital-first system that handles the end-to-end ordering, verification, and delivery of medical supplies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Synapse Health President Mandira Singh to learn more.

Procurement Sciences: Interview With Founder & CEO Christian Ferreira About The Government Contracting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Procurement Sciences is an AI-powered platform that helps government contractors and businesses streamline the bidding and proposal process, allowing them to find, win, and deliver contracts more efficiently. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Procurement Sciences founder and CEO Christian Ferreira to learn more.

Two Dice: Strategic Investment Raised From Oak View Group To Scale IP Driven Event Franchises

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Two Dice announced a Series A strategic investment from Oak View Group, a move designed to accelerate the company’s development of scalable, IP driven live experience franchises across sports, music, and culture.

Splitero: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Michael Gifford About The Fintech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Splitero is a financial technology company that provides homeowners better options to access their home equity with no monthly payments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Splitero co-founder and CEO Michael Gifford to learn more.

Clone Labs: AI Startup Developing ‘User Models’ Raises Investment From NAVER D2SF

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

NAVER subsidiary NAVER D2SF announced an investment in Clone Labs, a startup focused on building AI systems that understand user intent and context. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Eisen: $18.5 Million Raised For Compliance Operations Infrastructure For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Eisen announced $18.5 million in funding, including a $10 million Series A led by MissionOG and a previously unannounced $8.5 million seed round led by Index Ventures. Additional participation came from Cowboy Ventures, First Round Capital, Homebrew, and Restive Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to expand its compliance coverage and grow its team serving fintechs, financial institutions, and digital asset companies.