Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions

Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.

CATL and Quinbrook Start Supernode Phase 2 Operations and Secure Phase 3 Financing

CATL and Quinbrook said Phase 2 of the Supernode battery energy storage project in Queensland has begun commercial operation, while Phase 3 reached financial close on AUD 469 million in debt financing.

August 19, 2026

WhiteFiber Plans $250 Million Notes Offering for AI Data Centers

WhiteFiber plans a $250.0 million private placement of convertible senior notes due 2032. The company intends to use proceeds for data center expansion, GPU servers, potential transactions, working capital, and an exchange of some existing notes.

August 19, 2026

Queen One Raises $25 Million for Commerce CRM and Ad Business

Queen One raised $25 million to expand its commerce CRM platform, grow its sales teams, and launch an advertising business.

August 19, 2026

Ours Privacy Raises $15M for Healthcare Marketing Data Platform

Ours Privacy raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Lightbank and Health Velocity Capital. The company offers a customer data platform for healthcare marketers that is compliant with HIPAA.

August 19, 2026

TopHat Security Raises Series A for OT and AI Infrastructure Security

TopHat Security raised Series A financing led by Landolt Securities to support its cybersecurity products for operational technology, critical infrastructure, government, and AI environments.

August 19, 2026

Aprio Launches Venture Program for AI and Automation Investments

Aprio has launched Aprio Ventures, a strategic investment program focused on AI, automation, and enterprise software for professional services.

August 19, 2026

Relativity Networks Raises $22M and Secures $40M Hyperscaler Order

Relativity Networks raised $22 million through a SAFE investment and secured a $40 million hyperscaler order for its ChronoCore optical networking technology.

August 19, 2026

Etched Raises $700 Million at $21 Billion Valuation

Etched has raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, with Jane Street leading the round after testing and buying its AI hardware.

August 19, 2026

trutility Launches Grid Infrastructure Platform Backed by Distributed Sun

trutility has launched as a grid infrastructure platform for battery storage, community solar, distributed generation, and microgrids, backed by Distributed Sun assets and capital investment.

August 19, 2026

Curavit Acquires Lindus Health CRO Assets

Curavit Clinical Research has acquired the CRO assets of Lindus Health, expanding its clinical trial operations across the U.S. and Europe.

August 19, 2026

Oakley Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Graphwise

Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in Graphwise through Fund VI. The companies did not disclose financial terms.

August 19, 2026

Codio Launches AI Literacy Course and Raises $5 Million

Codio has launched an AI Literacy offering for higher education and completed a $5 million strategic growth financing led by Armada Investment.

August 18, 2026

Checkr Acquires Truv for Mortgage and Government Verification

Checkr acquired Truv to add income, employment, and asset verification capabilities, expanding its mortgage business and entering government benefits eligibility verification.

August 18, 2026

Hopscotch Primary Care Raises $53 Million for Rural Health Care Expansion

Hopscotch Primary Care raised $53 million in Series D financing to expand its rural primary care model and scale its technology powered operations.

August 18, 2026

Stigg Acquires Received.ai for Usage Billing and Contract Management

Stigg acquired Received.ai to add contract management and usage based invoicing to its pricing and entitlements platform. The new capabilities are now in public beta, with general availability planned through 2026.

August 18, 2026

GrubMarket Acquires JR Holland in UK Expansion

GrubMarket has acquired JR Holland, a fresh produce and foodservice distributor serving North East England and Scotland. JR Holland will keep its brand and leadership team and gain access to GrubMarket software tools.

August 18, 2026

Happy Health Raises $75 Million for Home Healthcare

Happy Health has raised $75 million for its home healthcare business. The company says its FDA cleared smart ring can diagnose sleep apnea in as few as three nights.

August 18, 2026

Smack Technologies Raises $61 Million to Build Tactical AI Hardware

Smack Technologies raised a $61 million Series B round led by Costanoa Ventures and First In to expand its national security AI platforms and build hardware for tactical edge deployments.

August 18, 2026

Fractal Analytics Wins $17 Million AI Data Deal With U.S. Healthcare Enterprise

Fractal Analytics has secured a more than $17 million agreement with a U.S. healthcare organization to modernize its data and AI foundation on Databricks.

August 18, 2026

FORT Robotics to Go Public Through Newbury Street II Deal

FORT Robotics plans to go public through a business combination with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. The deal values the combined company at $556.6 million and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

August 18, 2026

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