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Anaergia: $20 Million Revolving Credit Facility Secured With National Bank Of Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Anaergia announced it entered into a credit agreement with National Bank of Canada for a revolving credit facility with a maximum principal amount of C$20 million, with an option to increase the facility by up to an additional C$10 million subject to certain conditions and the bank’s discretion.

LTZ Therapeutics: $38 Million Financing Raised To Advance Myeloid Engager Immunotherapy Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

LTZ Therapeutics announced the completion of an oversubscribed $38 million financing round to accelerate development of its Universal Myeloid Cell Engager immunotherapy platform and pipeline. The financing round was led by GL Ventures with additional participation from a sovereign wealth fund and existing shareholders.

SageOx: $15 Million Seed Round Raised For Human And AI Agent Collaboration Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

SageOx announced it raised a $15 million seed financing round led by Canaan Partners, with participation from A.Capital, Pioneer Square Labs, and Founders’ Co-op.

Tessera Labs: $60 Million Funding Raised For AI-Powered ERP Modernization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Tessera Labs announced it raised $60 million in oversubscribed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to accelerate development of its AI-native enterprise transformation platform. Foundation Capital, Myriad Venture Partners, and Osage University Partners also participated in the financing round.

District: $14.7 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

District announced it raised $14.7 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kindred Ventures, with participation from Greylock Partners and a group of angel investors and operators from the technology and commerce sectors.

XBOW: $35 Million Added To Series C To Expand Autonomous Offensive Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

XBOW announced an additional $35 million in Series C financing from strategic investors including Accenture Ventures, DNX Ventures, Liberty Global Tech Ventures, NVentures, Samsung Ventures, and SentinelOne S Ventures. The funding extends the company’s previously announced $120 million Series C round.

Astranis: $450 Million Raised To Expand High-Orbit Satellite Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Astranis announced it raised $450 million in new capital to accelerate production of its high-orbit spacecraft and expand support for commercial and U.S. government satellite programs. The financing brings the company’s total funding to more than $1.2 billion.

Kanvas Biosciences: $48 Million Series A Raised For Microbiome Cancer Therapeutics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Kanvas Biosciences announced it raised a $48 million Series A financing round to advance microbiome therapeutics designed to improve immunotherapy outcomes for cancer patients. The financing was co-led by existing investors DCVC and Lions Capital LLC, with participation from Gates Foundation, ATHOS KG, Germin8, Ki Tua Fund, Pangaea Ventures, and additional investors.

CellCentric: $220 Million Series D Raised To Advance Inobrodib Trials For Multiple Myeloma

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

CellCentric announced the completion of an oversubscribed $220 million Series D financing to support pivotal clinical trials of inobrodib, the company’s first-in-class oral p300/CBP inhibitor for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Solar Landscape: $600 Million Debt Facility To Expand Distributed Energy Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Solar Landscape announced the closing of a $600 million committed and green-labeled senior debt warehouse facility designed to support the company’s distributed energy deployment pipeline across the United States.

Apollo: $6.5 Billion Raised For Hybrid Value Fund III

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Apollo announced the final close of Apollo Hybrid Value Fund III, raising approximately $6.5 billion in total commitments from a global group of institutional and wealth investors. The investor base included pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, and other institutional investors.

Signadori Bio: €11.1 Million Seed Round Raised For Monocyte Immunotherapy Platform Targeting Solid Tumors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Signadori Bio announced the completion of a seed extension financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to €11.1 million. The latest investment included participation from Taiho Ventures along with existing investors Sofinnova Partners and Invivo Partners.

Gi21 Capital: Interview With Founder Damir Špoljarič About The Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Gi21 Capital is a Prague-based, entrepreneur-led investment firm that provides capital and strategic support to high-growth, technical startups, with a specialized focus on AI infrastructure, B2B software, robotics, and DeepTech across Europe and the US. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gi21 Capital founder Damir Špoljarič to learn more.

Buyerlink Secures $40 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility With California Bank & Trust

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Buyerlink, a leading online auction marketplace for performance-based marketing, has secured a $40 million senior secured credit facility with Zions Bancorporation, doing business as California Bank & Trust. The new facility enhances Buyerlink's financial flexibility and strengthens its capital structure to support continued growth.

Pretium Surpasses $3 Billion In Financing To Homebuilders And Multifamily Developers

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Pretium, a specialized investment firm with over $60 billion in assets under management, has surpassed $3 billion in residential lending to homebuilders and multifamily developers since launching its residential debt platform in December 2024. In partnership with Anchor Loans, the capital has supported the construction of more than 13,000 housing units to date.

Gemcorp Capital Appoints Bradshaw McKee As Senior Portfolio Manager And Head Of Private Credit

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Gemcorp Capital has appointed Brad McKee as Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Private Credit, based in its New York office. McKee joins to deepen the firm's expertise and broaden the geographical coverage of its emerging markets private credit platform, with particular focus on Latin America.

IPA Capital Arranges $116.5 Million Construction Financing For Pacific Northwest Industrial Property

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $116,525,065 in financing for the development of a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial property in the Pacific Northwest. The deal was secured by Gary Mozer, executive managing director, and Lee Norman, senior managing director, both out of the firm's Los Angeles office.

4D Path Announces Strategic Financing And Two New Board Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

4D Path, a company personalizing cancer care through a physics-informed approach to predict tumor response to therapy, has announced the first close of a strategic financing round alongside the appointment of two seasoned healthcare executives to its board of directors. Katherine Vega Stultz will serve as Board Chair, and Robert J. Hombach joins as a director.

Mercer Advisors Acquires $100 Million Firm Eagleson Arndt Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Mercer Global Advisors has acquired Eagleson Arndt Financial Advisors, a Thousand Oaks, California-based women-led wealth management firm with approximately $100 million in assets under management. The acquisition expands Mercer Advisors' presence in Ventura County and the broader Greater Los Angeles region.

Ballad Health Invests $15 Million To Expand Robotic-Assisted Surgery And Earns National Accreditation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Ballad Health has been awarded Network of Excellence accreditation in robotic surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation, recognizing systemwide excellence in patient safety, surgical outcomes, and clinical consistency. The national recognition coincides with a $15 million investment to expand robotic-assisted surgery across the region, bringing the program to additional rural hospitals in the Appalachian Highlands.

Bridge Growth Partners Closes $790 Million Continuation Vehicle For Solace

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Bridge Growth Partners has successfully closed a single-asset continuation vehicle with $790 million in commitments for Solace, the real-time data and agentic AI platform built for enterprise AI. The transaction was co-led by Apogem Capital, Golub Capital, HSBC Asset Management and Schroders Capital, with additional participation from Bridge Growth Partners III.

Pacific Hybreed Closes $1 Million Round With Hawaiʻi Angels And Blue Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Pacific Hybreed, a Big Island-based aquaculture biotechnology company, has closed a $1 million funding round with participation from Hawaiʻi Angels and Blue Startups. The investment will support expansion of commercial-scale hatchery operations to meet growing demand from shellfish farmers across Hawaiʻi, the West Coast and beyond.

Willdan Group: Commercial Energy Expansion Accelerates With Burton Energy Group Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Willdan Group announced the acquisition of Burton Energy Group, an energy management consulting and solutions provider headquartered near Atlanta, significantly expanding Willdan’s commercial energy capabilities and strengthening its presence across the Southeast and Midwest.

Lumen Technologies: $475 Million Alkira Acquisition Advances AI-Era Networking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Lumen Technologies announced an agreement to acquire Alkira for $475 million in cash, a move designed to accelerate the company’s digital platform strategy and expand its cloud-native networking capabilities for enterprise customers operating in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Plug And Play Japan: ¥6.15 Billion Fund Closed To Connect Japanese Startups To Global Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Plug and Play Japan announced the final closing of its inaugural investment vehicle, Plug and Play Japan Fund I, surpassing its original fundraising target with more than ¥6 billion in commitments. The Tokyo-based fund is designed to support seed and early-stage startups in Japan while helping domestic companies expand globally through Plug and Play’s international network.

Prosperity Capital Advisors Unveils Unified Vision To Deliver Premier Wealth Management Experience

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Prosperity Capital Advisors, an SEC-registered investment advisor, has unveiled a unified vision for its next chapter, bringing five firms together under one brand to deliver a more seamless, technology-forward, and personalized wealth management experience for clients across the U.S.

PLP Acquires Delta Star Conetores Elétricos To Expand Global Substation Portfolio In Brazil

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Preformed Line Products Company has acquired Delta Star Conetores Eletricos Ltda., a Brazil-based manufacturer of high-voltage and extra-high-voltage substation connectors. The acquisition strengthens PLP's global leadership in substation hardware and components and expands its footprint in the Americas.

Aramco And IBM Announce Collaboration To Advance AI And Innovation Across Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

Aramco and IBM have announced an intended collaboration to advance artificial intelligence, agentic AI, automation and material science across the industrial sector in Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made at THINK Boston, IBM's global flagship event, in the presence of IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna and Aramco Senior Vice President of Digital & Information Technology Sami Al Ajmi.

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.5 Instant As New Default Model With Improved Accuracy And Personalization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

OpenAI has updated ChatGPT's default model to GPT-5.5 Instant, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant for all users. The update delivers stronger factual accuracy, more concise responses and improved personalization by making better use of context users have already shared across conversations.

IBM Db2 Genius Hub Expands AI Inferencing Support To Google Vertex AI And Intel Gaudi

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2026

IBM has announced that its Db2 Genius Hub now supports Google Vertex AI and Intel Gaudi AI accelerators, expanding the platform's options for AI inferencing beyond its existing support for Amazon Bedrock, AMD Instinct accelerators and NVIDIA H100 GPUs. The update gives enterprise customers greater flexibility in building and scaling AI inferencing workloads.