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Pony AI: Robotaxi Revenue Has Quintupled And Target Increases To Over 3,500 Vehicles Globally By EOY

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Pony.ai announced that its robotaxi revenue nearly quintupled in the first quarter of 2026, helping drive its stock higher as investors reacted positively to the company’s accelerating commercialization efforts in autonomous driving.

Marathon Health: Interview With Former CEO And Board Member Dr. Jeff Wells About The Advanced Primary Care Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Marathon Health partners with employers and unions to provide advanced primary care, mental health services, and occupational health through onsite, near-site, and virtual health centers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marathon Health’s former CEO turned board member Dr. Jeff Wells to learn more.

Quanscient Raises €10 Million To Advance Quantum- And AI-Native Hardware Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Quanscient announced it has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion and strengthen its position in multiphysics simulations, quantum algorithms, and AI-native hardware engineering.

Tequipy: €3.06 Million Raised For Global IT Operations Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Tequipy announced it has raised €3.06 million in funding led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and Unfold.vc. The company said the funding will support its next phase of growth as it continues scaling automation tools for global IT operations and distributed workforce management.

NanoCo: $12 Million Raised For Enterprise AI Assistant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

NanoCo, the enterprise offering from the team behind NanoClaw, announced that it raised a $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners, with participation from Docker, Vercel, monday.com, and Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, among other investors.

Avrea: $4.7 Million Raised For Next-Generation CI/CD Platform Built For The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Avrea, a next-generation Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platform built for the emerging agentic AI era, has officially launched from stealth after raising $4.7 million in pre-seed funding led by EarlyBird.

Certo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Consumer Goods Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Daphni announced that it led a $4 million seed round in Certo, a company building AI agents for regulatory compliance across the beauty and consumer goods industries.

Ferrari: €550,000 Luce EV Debuts As Automaker Enters Electric Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Ferrari has unveiled the Luce, the company’s first fully electric production vehicle, marking a historic moment for the luxury performance automaker as it formally enters the EV market.

Fidelity Collective Acquires Westone Audio And Etymotic

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Fidelity Collective has acquired Westone Audio and Etymotic, bringing two of the personal audio industry’s most respected brands under new ownership and leadership. The acquisition closed on May 15, 2026, with both companies now operating under the leadership of Sam Roney as CEO and Tal Kocen as COO.

Curewise: Interview With Founder & CEO Steve Brown About The AI-Based Precision Medicine Insights Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

CureWise is an AI-powered platform that empowers cancer patients to navigate their diagnosis by connecting medical records, explaining complex clinical data, and identifying personalized treatment options and clinical trials. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CureWise founder and CEO Steve Brown to learn more.

Poppulo Acquires Sociabble To Expand AI-Powered Employee Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Poppulo announced the acquisition of Sociabble, a Paris-based employee engagement platform, in a move designed to strengthen its AI-powered employee communications and engagement capabilities across the enterprise workforce.

Pop’s Beef: Interview With VP Of Operations Kacie Radochonski About The Fast-Casual Restaurant Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Pop’s Beef is a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves Chicago-style Italian beef and sausage sandwiches along with other classics like hot dogs and burgers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pop’s Beef VP of Operations Kacie Radochonski to learn more.

Texas Precious Metals: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Tarek Saab About The Gold And Silver Dealer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Texas Precious Metals is a premier gold and silver dealer that allows customers to buy, sell, and securely store physical bullion and commemorative coins. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Texas Precious Metals co-founder and CEO Tarek Saab to learn more.

Blue Star Gold: $2 Million Private Placement Announced For Nunavut Exploration Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Blue Star Gold Corp. announced plans for a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $2 million through the issuance of as many as 7,692,307 flow-through shares priced at $0.26 per share, subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.

Kayne Anderson Real Estate: $5.12 Billion Raised For Oversubscribed Opportunistic Equity Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Kayne Anderson Real Estate announced the final close of Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII, L.P. (KAREP VII), raising $5.12 billion in capital commitments and making it the largest opportunistic equity fund in the firm’s history. The fund significantly surpassed its initial $3 billion target following strong investor demand.

NOG: CA$350 Million Duvernay Acquisition Marks Strategic Entry Into Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Northern Oil and Gas announced that it has agreed to acquire a 25% undivided non-operated interest in light-oil producing assets in Alberta’s Duvernay East Shale Basin from Parallax Energy Operating Inc. for an initial unadjusted purchase price of CA$350 million, approximately US$259 million.

Champion Homes: Acquisition Of Homes Direct Retail Locations Expands Western U.S. Footprint

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Champion Homes announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Homes Direct, representing 11 retail locations across key Western U.S. markets including Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon.

Lilly: Up To $780 Million Acquisition Of LimmaTech Biologics Advances Next-Generation Bacterial Vaccines

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

LimmaTech Biologics AG announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Eli Lilly and Company in a deal valued at up to $780 million in cash, including an upfront payment and additional milestone-based payments tied to clinical and regulatory achievements.

Walker & Dunlop: $101.6 Million HUD Loan Arranged For Enclave Heritage Flats Multifamily Community In Chula Vista

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Walker & Dunlop announced that it arranged a $101.6 million loan to refinance Enclave Heritage Flats, a 312-unit multifamily community located in Chula Vista, California.

Ares Capital Announces Expanded Revolving Credit Facilities Extended To 2031 With Lower Borrowing Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Ares Capital Corporation and Ares Strategic Income Fund announced renewals, commitment increases, and enhanced terms for their respective bank-led revolving credit facilities, including extended maturities through May 2031 and reduced funded borrowing costs.

Sennheiser: MOMENTUM 5 Wireless Launches With Spatial Audio, Up To 57 Hours Of Battery Life

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Sennheiser announced the launch of the new MOMENTUM 5 Wireless, the latest generation of its flagship wireless headphone lineup featuring upgraded active noise cancellation, spatial audio with head-tracking, and a user-replaceable battery design.

Dentons: Sunil Joneja, Alexandra Fox, And Scott McLeman Join Banking And Finance Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Dentons announced that it has added partners Sunil Joneja, Alexandra Fox, and Scott McLeman to its Banking and Finance group in Calgary, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in corporate lending, real estate finance, specialty finance, and cross-border transactions.

Persistent And Kong: Strategic Partnership Announced To Help Enterprises Securely Scale AI Into Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Persistent Systems and Kong announced a strategic partnership focused on helping enterprises securely move artificial intelligence initiatives from experimentation into full-scale production environments. The collaboration is designed to establish a new enterprise architecture for governing APIs, data, and AI systems across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures.

First Atlas: C$2 Million LIFE Offering Announced To Advance Natural Hydrogen Exploration

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

First Atlas Resources Corp. announced a bought deal private placement offering under the listed issuer financing exemption (LIFE) for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$2 million.

Keen Alignment: Interview With CEO & Founder Margaret Graziano About Transforming Workplace Culture

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Keen Alignment partners with mission-driven organizations to transform workplace culture and elevate leadership capacity by blending behavioral science, organizational architecture, and experiential learning to align people, purpose, and strategy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Keen Alignment founder and CEO Margaret Graziano to learn more.

1291 Group Acquires International Planning Group To Expand Americas Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Swiss-founded wealth protection and life insurance advisory firm 1291 Group announced that it has acquired International Planning Group (IPG), strengthening the company’s position across the Americas and expanding its access to the U.S. life insurance market.

GSR Ventures: $350 Million Fund Reportedly Planned By RedNote Backer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

GSR Ventures Management Co., an early investor in the Chinese social commerce platform Xiaohongshu, also known internationally as RedNote, is reportedly seeking to raise a new $350 million venture capital fund focused on investments in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. The fundraising effort comes at a time when global investors continue to pour capital into AI-focused startups despite a broader slowdown in venture funding across several sectors.

Bodycote: $2.04 Billion Apollo Buyout Proposal Confirmed

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Bodycote confirmed that it received a conditional takeover proposal from private equity giant Apollo Global Management valuing the UK-based thermal processing company at approximately £1.52 billion, or about $2.04 billion. The proposal represents one of the latest major private equity approaches targeting British industrial companies as international investors continue seeking opportunities in the UK market.

Double Good: Interview With Founder & CEO Tim Heitmann About The Fundraising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Double Good is a tech-powered fundraising platform that allows youth organizations and schools to raise money by selling gourmet popcorn. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Double Good founder and CEO Tim Heitmann to learn more.

Stilta Closes $10.5 Million For Agentic AI Patent Litigation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Stilta, an AI company focused on patent litigation and intelligence, announced $10.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator and founders and operators from leading AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable, and Listen Labs.