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Empirical Security Raises $25 Million Series A To Expand Predictive Exposure Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Empirical Security has raised $25 million in Series A funding to expand its predictive cybersecurity platform for exposure and vulnerability management. Brightmind Partners led the round, bringing the company’s total funding to $37 million following earlier backing from Costanoa Ventures, Hyde Park Angels and other investors.

RBC Wealth Management Adds $1.6 Billion Firm KPM Wealth Advisory Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

RBC Wealth Management has added the KPM Wealth Advisory Group to its Dallas office. The team manages approximately $1.6 billion in assets.

Tracksuit Acquires Hall To Add AI Visibility To Brand Tracking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Tracksuit has acquired Hall, a Sydney-based startup that measures how brands appear across artificial intelligence platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Nagarro: Interview With Head Of North America Steve Hochman About The Technology Consulting Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Nagarro is a global digital engineering and technology consulting company that specializes in custom software development, AI transformation, and IT consulting to help enterprises solve complex business challenges. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nagarro Head of North America Steve Hochman to learn more.

IREN Signs $2.8 Billion In AI Cloud Contracts And Raises 2026 ARR Target To Over $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

IREN Limited announced $2.8 billion in new multiyear cloud services contracts with leading artificial intelligence developers and increased its year-end 2026 AI Cloud annualized run-rate revenue target from $3.7 billion to more than $4 billion.

Alkira: Interview With Founder & CTO Atif Khan About The Network Infrastructure-As-A-Service Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Alkira provides Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS), allowing enterprises to build and scale secure, unified, and cloud-native networks across multiple cloud environments, data centers, and remote sites. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Alkira founder and CTO Atif Khan to learn more.

EVI Industries To Acquire Sudsies And Launch Consumer Garment Care Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

EVI Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sudsies, a Miami-based luxury garment care company. The transaction will establish the foundation of EVI’s new consumer garment care services division and mark its first dedicated expansion beyond commercial laundry distribution and services since launching its current growth strategy in 2016.

Andreessen Horowitz Names Connor Love General Partner On American Dynamism Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Andreessen Horowitz has named Connor Love as a general partner on its American Dynamism investment team. Love will focus on companies operating across defense, space, advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems and other technologies connected to U.S. national interests.

Genki Acquires Wave Claims And Claim OS To Bring AI Claims Technology In-House

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Genki has acquired Cologne-based insurtech startup Wave Claims and its Claim OS software. The transaction represents Genki’s first acquisition and brings specialized artificial intelligence and insurance claims expertise directly into the company.

Examinetics Acquires Progressive Safety And Jurgiel & Associates To Expand Safety Consulting Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Examinetics, a portfolio company of Coalesce Capital, has acquired Progressive Safety and Jurgiel & Associates. The transactions represent Examinetics’ fourth and fifth safety consulting acquisitions within the past 18 months.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires BrightTree Studios To Expand Architecture And Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired BrightTree Studios, a technology design and consulting firm specializing in audiovisual, IT and telecommunications, security, and acoustics. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GE Aerospace And NASA Demonstrate Megawatt-Class Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Above 30,000 Feet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

NASA and GE Aerospace have completed a public flight demonstration of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric propulsion system designed to inform the development of more fuel-efficient aircraft. The system was installed on a Saab 340B aircraft and flown during the Farnborough International Air Show in the United Kingdom.

Nextpower Completes Prevalon Acquisition, Adds 6 GWh Energy Storage Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Nextpower has completed its acquisition of Prevalon Energy, a U.S.-based provider of large-scale battery energy storage systems, power stabilization technology and lifecycle services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Google Threat Intelligence Makes Agentic AI Capabilities Generally Available

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Google Threat Intelligence has moved its agentic AI capabilities from public preview to general availability for Enterprise and Enterprise+ customers. The release is designed to help security teams automate complex cyber defense workflows and use specialized threat intelligence more efficiently.

Neo Raises $100 Million To Secure Agentic AI Software Across Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Neo has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding to build security and control infrastructure for agentic software. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners led the investment, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures.

Reformation Launches IPO For Up To $239.1 Million At $15 To $17 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Reformation has launched the roadshow for its initial public offering of 14,062,500 shares of common stock. The sustainable womenswear company expects the IPO to price between $15 and $17 per share, implying gross proceeds of approximately $210.9 million to $239.1 million before underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses.

AMD Adds FastFlowLM Team To Advance On-Device AI Inference

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

AMD has added the FastFlowLM team to its Artificial Intelligence Group as part of a broader effort to improve AI performance and efficiency across its hardware and software stack. Financial terms and the structure of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bain Capital Acquires SupplyOn To Expand European Supply Chain Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire SupplyOn, a European supply chain collaboration platform serving automotive, aerospace, defense and other advanced manufacturing industries. The company is being acquired from shareholders AUMOVIO, Bosch, Schaeffler and ZF.

JLL Arranges $67.7 Million Sale Of Lakeland Commerce Center To MDH Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $67.7 million sale of Lakeland Commerce Center Buildings 100-300, a three-building industrial portfolio in Lakeland, Florida. MDH Partners acquired the property from Stonemont.

Stakpak Joins Vercel To Build Agentic Infrastructure And Self-Driving DevOps Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Stakpak is joining Vercel to help develop infrastructure designed for deploying, operating and managing AI agents. Financial terms and the structure of the transaction were not disclosed.

General Motors Names Allyson Witherspoon Chief Marketing Officer For Buick And GMC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

General Motors has named Allyson Witherspoon as chief marketing officer for Buick and GMC. She will work with the automaker’s leadership team and dealer network to guide the marketing strategies of both brands.

Contents Acquires Balio As Sixth Deal To Expand European Enterprise Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Contents has acquired Balio, a Barcelona-based enterprise financial wellbeing platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

WFW Adds Xuan Jin To Strengthen APAC Finance And Capital Markets Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Watson Farley & Williams has added finance and capital markets lawyer Xuan Jin in Hong Kong. His arrival expands the firm’s financing capabilities across Asia-Pacific, particularly within the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors.

Winnow Acquires Lumitics To Expand Food Waste Technology Across Asia-Pacific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Winnow has acquired Lumitics, a food waste technology company with deployments across more than 20 countries in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Delen Private Bank To Acquire Van Lawick & Co., Bringing Dutch AUM Above €5.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Delen Private Bank has agreed to acquire 100% of Van Lawick & Co., a wealth management firm based in The Hague. The transaction supports Delen’s strategy of expanding its position in the Dutch wealth management market. The transaction is expected to close later in 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Mac Marshall As Partner In Houston Energy Transactional Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Mac Marshall as a partner in its Energy Transactional Practice Group. Based in Houston, Marshall brings approximately two decades of experience advising on upstream, midstream and international energy transactions collectively valued at more than $17 billion.

o9 Solutions: Interview With CTO Dr. Ashwin Rao About The Supply Chain Optimization Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

o9 Solutions provides an AI-powered, cloud-native platform called the Digital Brain that helps large enterprises unify and optimize their supply chain, commercial, and financial planning. Pulse 2.0 interviewed o9 Solutions Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ashwin Rao to learn more.

Members Mobile CUSO Secures Investment From Four Credit Union Investors To Expand Nationwide Mobile Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Members Mobile CUSO has secured a strategic investment from four credit union investors, including The Reseda Group, the wholly owned credit union service organization of MSU Federal Credit Union. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Bosch Secures Up To $225 Million In CHIPS Funding For $2 Billion Roseville Semiconductor Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bosch has finalized an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $225 million in direct funding to support its semiconductor manufacturing expansion in Roseville, California. The federal funding is part of Bosch’s planned investment of up to $2 billion to transform the facility for silicon carbide semiconductor production.

Eva Live Proposes To Acquire 51% Of Airbeam Wireless Technologies At $16 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Eva Live has signed a letter of intent to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Airbeam Wireless Technologies. The proposed transaction values Airbeam at approximately $16 million and gives Eva Live an option to acquire the remaining 49%.