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Poppulo: Interview With CEO Ruth Fornell About The Communications And Digital Signage Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Poppulo provides an omnichannel employee experience and digital signage platform that helps large organizations personalize communications, boost employee engagement, and manage workplace environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Poppulo CEO Ruth Fornell to learn more.

Venice Security: $33 Million Funding Raised For Adaptive Privileged Access Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Venice Security, formerly known as Valkyrie, has officially launched with $33 million in total funding, including a $25 million Series A round, as it aims to modernize privileged access management for enterprises navigating increasingly complex, AI-driven environments.

Heron Power: $140 Million Series B Raised For Building Next-Generation Power Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Heron Power announced it has closed $140 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its solid-state transformer technology and expand U.S.-based manufacturing. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz through its American Dynamism Fund and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with participation from existing investors Capricorn Investment Group, Energy Impact Partners, Valor Atreides AI Fund, and Gigascale Capital.

SpatialChat Acquires Teemyco To Accelerate AI-Powered Cloud HQ Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

San Francisco-based video collaboration platform SpatialChat has acquired Teemyco, a European virtual collaboration company, as it looks to accelerate the development of its AI-powered Cloud HQ and expand its footprint in the distributed work market.

Morningstar: Scott Brown Named As President Of Direct Platform Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Morningstar has appointed Scott Brown as President of its Direct Platform business, effective March 2, 2026. In this role, Brown will lead the company’s largest business segment and a central growth engine that includes flagship offerings such as Morningstar Direct, Morningstar Data, and Direct Advisory Suite, the latest evolution of Advisor Workstation, along with embedded manager research and ratings capabilities.

Ubicquia: $106 Million Series D Raised To Accelerate Intelligent Infrastructure Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Ubicquia, a leader in AI-driven intelligent infrastructure solutions, announced the close of its $106 million Series D funding round. The investment was led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners, with participation from existing investors Hamilton Lane, ClearSky, GMS, and strategic partner Sercomm.

Gracie Point Secures $250 Million Warehouse Credit Facility From Goldman Sachs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Gracie Point Holdings, a specialty finance holding company focused primarily on insurance, announced that it has secured a $250 million warehouse credit facility from Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

Hypercore: $13.5 Million Series A Raised For Loan Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Hypercore, a loan management platform for private credit funds, announced it has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners. The capital will support the launch of the company’s AI Admin Agent, a new approach to loan servicing that integrates Hypercore’s loan management software with AI-driven agents to deliver end-to-end operational infrastructure for private credit funds.

Complete Genomics To Be Acquired By Swiss Rockets AG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Complete Genomics announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Swiss Rockets AG, a Switzerland-based life sciences group, in a transaction subject to customary closing conditions and approval by MGI shareholders.

Sela Merges With 2bcloud To Build AI-Era Cloud Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Sela and 2bcloud announced a merger that creates one of the region’s largest multi-cloud engineering organizations, reflecting accelerating demand for cloud-native, data-driven, and AI-powered transformation.

Beacon Financial Debuts Beacon Bank Following Merger Of Equals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Beacon Financial Corporation announced the debut of Beacon Bank, marking the successful combination of four longstanding financial institutions under a single new brand. The newly unified bank is now one of the 100 largest banks in the United States, with more than $23.2 billion in assets and over 145 branches and commercial centers across New England and New York.

Pure Storage Rebrands To Everpure And Announces Intent To Acquire 1touch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Pure Storage, the storage and data management company, announced it is changing its name to Everpure as it expands its focus from all-flash storage to broader data management for the AI era. The company also entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 1touch, a data intelligence and orchestration innovator that delivers a unified view of enterprise information across environments.

GameSquare To Acquire Creator Platform TubeBuddy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

GameSquare Holdings, a next-generation media, entertainment and technology company, announced it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with BENlabs to acquire TubeBuddy, an AI-enabled software and workflow platform focused on helping creators and brands optimize YouTube channel performance and audience growth.

Veris Residential To Be Acquired For $3.4 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Veris Residential has agreed to be acquired by an investor consortium led by Affinius Capital, in partnership with Vista Hill Partners, in an all-cash transaction with an implied enterprise value of $3.4 billion.

The Vistria Group Acquires Specialty MGA Lumen Holdings To Expand Financial Services Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

The Vistria Group has acquired Lumen Holdings, a technology-enabled managing general agent headquartered in Dallas, establishing Lumen as a new platform investment within Vistria’s Financial Services strategy.

Nexxa.ai: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Philipp Wehn About Bringing AI To Heavy Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Nexxa.ai is a company that builds specialized AI agents that integrate with legacy engineering systems to automate workflows and enhance productivity for heavy industries, including rail, construction, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nexxa.ai co-founder and CEO Philipp Wehn to learn more.

Ladder Capital Closes $675 Million In Unsecured Capital Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Ladder Capital, an investment grade-rated commercial real estate finance REIT, announced it has secured $675 million in new unsecured capital commitments, including an expansion of its revolving credit facility and a new delayed draw term loan facility.

Sirion Completes Majority Investment From Haveli Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Sirion announced the completion of a majority investment from Haveli Investments, marking a new phase of growth for the AI-native contract lifecycle management provider. The transaction had been previously announced in January.

Aalyria: $100 Million Series B At $1.3 Billion Valuation Raised For Aerospace Communications Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Aalyria announced it has closed a $100 million Series B financing round, valuing the company at $1.3 billion, as it looks to expand its next-generation communications infrastructure for space-based and high-mobility networks. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors.

Humand: $66 Million Series A Raised For AI Workforce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Humand has raised $66 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered operating system designed for the world’s 2.7 billion deskless workers. The round was co-led by Kaszek and Goodwater Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and notable technology founders including Arash Ferdowsi, Guillermo Rauch, Martin Varsavsky, and Rajat Suri.

Gilead Sciences To Acquire Arcellx In $7.8 Billion Deal To Strengthen Cell Therapy Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Gilead Sciences announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arcellx, Inc. for $115 per share in cash plus one contingent value right of $5 per share, representing an implied equity value of $7.8 billion payable at closing.

Hudson Sustainable Group Secures $28.5 Million Strategic Financing For Heritage Energy Holdings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Hudson Sustainable Group has closed a $28.5 million senior secured financing for Heritage Energy Holdings, advancing a partnership to scale a distributed generation platform across the Texas ERCOT market.

Eldridge Capital Management Closes $350 Million Lease Facility With ProPetro Subsidiary PROPWR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Eldridge Capital Management has closed a $350 million lease facility with PROPWR, the power generation solutions division of ProPetro Holding. PROPWR, formally known as ProPetro Energy Solutions, LLC, will use the facility to access growth capital for the acquisition of new power generation equipment supporting its commercial pipeline across oilfield, industrial, and datacenter sectors.

HubSpot Acquires Entrepreneur Media Brand Starter Story

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

HubSpot, the publicly traded CRM and marketing automation platform, has acquired Starter Story, the bootstrapped media company founded by Pat Walls, in a deal that brings the fast-growing entrepreneur-focused brand into HubSpot Media.

Acore Capital Closes $1.1 Billion CRE CLO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

ACORE CAPITAL announced the closing of ACORE 2026-FL1, a $1.1 billion managed commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation, marking a significant financing transaction for the firm.

Simple: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Mike Prytkov About The AI-Based Health And Wellness Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Simple is an AI-powered health and wellness company that provides an app designed for sustainable weight loss, mindful eating, and habit tracking, rather than strict dieting. It uses AI, specifically a coach named "Avo," to offer personalized, real-time guidance on nutrition, fitness, and, often, intermittent fasting to help users build healthier, lasting routines. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Simple co-founder and CEO Mike Prytkov to learn more.

Orion Properties Secures $215 Million Revolver And Extends $355 Million CMBS Loan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Orion Properties announced that it has entered into a new $215 million senior secured revolving credit facility and extended its existing $355 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan, moves designed to meaningfully extend the company’s debt maturity profile and preserve liquidity.

CUBE Acquires 4CRisk To Expand AI-Driven Compliance And Risk Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

CUBE, a global provider of Automated Regulatory Intelligence and Regulatory Change Management solutions, announced it has acquired Silicon Valley-based RegTech company 4CRisk.ai in a move aimed at advancing next-generation compliance and risk mapping automation. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Qatar Investment Authority And 5C Investment Partners Announce Strategic Private Credit Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority and 5C Investment Partners announced a multifaceted strategic partnership to accelerate 5C’s growth as a financing solutions provider in the private credit market.

Blackstone Life Sciences Partners With Johnson & Johnson To Advance Bleximenib For Acute Myeloid Leukemia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Blackstone Life Sciences announced a research and development funding agreement with Johnson & Johnson to advance the clinical development of bleximenib (JNJ-75276617), an investigational oral menin inhibitor, for acute myeloid leukemia. The agreement marks the first time the two organizations have entered into a co-funding partnership.