Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Acquires Eagle Rock Distributing, Shuts Down Colorado Operations
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has completed the acquisition of Eagle Rock Distributing Company’s Colorado business. Following the deal, Eagle Rock will shut down all Colorado operations, laying off 514 employees effective June 5, 2026. The asset sale marks a significant consolidation in the state’s alcohol distribution market.
Unilever Ventures Leads $4.1M Series A Funding for Indian Skincare Brand Clayco
Mumbai‑based skincare brand Clayco raised $4.1 million in a Series A round led by Unilever Ventures, with participation from ICMG Global Ventures II Pte. Ltd. The funding will support new product launches, retail expansion and supply‑chain scaling. Clayco’s revenues have grown to...
NFP Acquires Sherman Insurance Agency
NFP, an Aon company and leading P&C broker, announced the acquisition of Sherman Insurance Agency, a Minnesota-based full‑service agency specializing in trucking and commercial insurance. The deal expands NFP’s presence in the Upper Midwest and strengthens its Transportation and Logistics...
White Pearl Technology Group Acquires CreateX and Native Digital in Europe’s First AI-Native M&A Deal
Swedish listed White Pearl Technology Group acquired Central and Eastern European digital marketing agencies CreateX and Native Digital, marking Europe’s first AI-native M&A deal. The transaction was advised by AI-native advisory firm Eilla AI, which used its proprietary AI technology...
RoshAi Raises $2.4M in Funding Round Led by IAN Group
Deeptech startup RoshAi announced it has raised ₹22 Cr (≈$2.4 M) in a funding round led by IAN Group. The capital will be used to strengthen its autonomous vehicle technology, expand deployments, and scale operations in industrial environments and international markets. This...
Life Biosciences Raises $80M to Fund Anti‑aging Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Life Biosciences, a startup co‑founded by Harvard biologist David Sinclair, announced it has raised $80 million to support a clinical test of its anti‑aging gene therapy. The funding will be used to develop a one‑time treatment aimed at rewinding cellular aging,...
Vast Raises $500M in Private Funding to Accelerate Haven-1 Space Station
California-based startup Vast, founded by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Jed McCaleb, announced a $500 million private funding round in early 2026 to accelerate production of its Haven-1 and Haven-2 space stations. The capital will support hardware development, testing, and upcoming launch bookings,...
Merit Financial Advisors Acquires Strategic Retirement Plans to Expand Into Wyoming
Merit Financial Advisors announced the acquisition of Strategic Retirement Plans, a former Commonwealth practice, marking its first expansion into Wyoming. The deal aims to capture wealthy clients migrating from Washington ahead of the state's new 9.9% millionaire tax set to...
New American Funding Adds One Goal Mortgage Branch in Nebraska
New American Funding announced the launch of One Goal Mortgage Powered by New American Funding, a new branch serving the Omaha, Nebraska metro area and Southwest Iowa. The team, which joined the lender in January, expands New American’s Midwest presence...
Sora Fuel Closes $14.6M Funding Round
Boston-based climate tech startup Sora Fuel announced the closing of a $14.6 million funding round. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, with additional pro‑rata investments from Engine Ventures and Wireframe Ventures. The capital will support the...
Vintage Completes Acquisition of FMIFA
Söderberg‑backed wealth manager Vintage has completed the acquisition of Financial Management Independent Financial Advice (FMIFA), adding £400 million of assets under advice and bringing the combined firm to £2.14 billion in client assets. The deal expands Vintage’s wealth management, asset management, employee...
ENGIE Acquires 278 MW of Battery Storage Projects in Spain
ENGIE announced the acquisition of two large‑scale battery storage projects in Spain – the 200 MW Palmosilla and 28 MW Cerrillo – from Rolwind Renewables. The projects, valued at over €240 million, will begin construction in 2027 and support grid stability and renewable...
Fashinza Acquires Qckin to Strengthen Technology‑Led Manufacturing Capabilities
Fashion supply‑chain platform Fashinza announced it has acquired manufacturing‑focused start‑up Qckin. The deal integrates Qckin’s design‑to‑delivery expertise with Fashinza’s technology‑led sourcing, expanding specialised manufacturing in India and Bangladesh for global brands. The acquisition aims to boost speed, transparency and resilience...
Atlas Raises $6M Seed Round Co-Led by Accel and Stellaris Venture Partners
Atlas, an AI-led platform for accounting firms, announced a $6 million seed funding round co‑led by Accel and Stellaris Venture Partners. The capital will be used to expand its AI platform, grow its partner network in North America, and scale go‑to‑market...
Bosch Ltd to Acquire Bosch Chassis Systems India to Strengthen Automotive Safety Portfolio
Bosch Ltd announced it will acquire 100% of Bosch Chassis Systems India through a cash and equity deal. The boards have approved the transaction, which will make the target a wholly‑owned subsidiary pending shareholder approval, enhancing Bosch’s vehicle‑motion and safety...
Patlytics Raises $40M Series B Funding Led by SignalFire
Patlytics, an AI platform for the full patent lifecycle, announced a $40 million Series B round led by SignalFire. The round also included participation from N47, Myriad Venture Partners, Relativity, Alumni Ventures, Antiportfolio Ventures, and BAM Corner Point, bringing total...
Soltis Acquires GDM Private Financial Solutions to Expand Wealth and Tax Advisory Services
Registered investment advisor Soltis announced the acquisition of Bellevue-based accounting firm GDM Private Financial Solutions, adding 11 employees and expanding its integrated wealth and tax advisory capabilities. Terms were undisclosed, and GDM head Alan Dance will join Soltis as director...
Exotel Acqui‑hires Dubverse Core Team
Exotel has completed an acqui‑hire of the core team of voice AI startup Dubverse, including co‑founders Anuja Dhawan and Varshul Gupta. The move aims to bolster Exotel’s AI‑driven conversational intelligence capabilities for enterprise customers. The financial terms of the transaction...
Apax Digital Funds Injects $60M Into MillTech, Valuing the Fintech at $325M
Apax Digital Funds, the growth equity arm of Apax Partners, completed a $60 million minority investment in MillTech, a risk management platform for FX hedging, valuing the company at $325 million. The funding will support MillTech’s North American expansion and...
Intermedia Acquired by Private Equity Firm 26North in Undisclosed Deal
Intermedia, a cloud communications specialist, has been acquired by New York City‑based private‑equity firm 26North. The acquisition, announced on April 8, 2026, is expected to close in Q2 2026, with financial terms undisclosed. The deal will bring fresh capital while preserving Intermedia's reseller‑first...
ReAlta Life Sciences Secures $40M in Oversubscribed Financing
ReAlta Life Sciences Inc., a clinical-stage biopharma focused on neutrophil and complement system therapies, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $40 million financing, bringing its total capital raised to over $150 million. The round was completed on April 8, 2026, marking a significant funding...
SiMa.ai Secures Strategic Investment From Micron Technology
San Jose‑based SiMa.ai, a leader in Physical AI, announced a strategic investment from Micron Technology. The funding will help SiMa.ai scale production‑ready, high‑performance AI solutions for edge applications such as robotics, autonomous systems, and industrial automation. The deal value was...
VION Biosciences Closes Acquisition of Cellular Technology Limited (CTL)
VION Biosciences announced the closing of its acquisition of Cellular Technology Limited (CTL), a provider of functional immune‑monitoring analyzers, software, consumables, and services. The deal expands VION’s capabilities in immune‑medicine, adding CTL’s ELISPOT and FluoroSpot platforms and recurring consumables, strengthening...
Nutanix Lands $150 M AMD AI Alliance
Nutanix announced a $150 million strategic AI alliance with AMD, marking a corporate investment to accelerate its agentic AI and GPU‑accelerated workloads. The partnership was disclosed at Nutanix’s .NEXT 2026 conference, with AMD committing the capital to support Nutanix’s AI infrastructure offerings....
Better Home & Finance Raises $69M in Public Stock Offering
Better Home & Finance announced a $60 million public stock offering, with an additional $9 million in over‑allotments, priced on April 7 at a 3.9% discount to its 30‑day VWAP. The proceeds will shore up capital, reduce costs, and simplify its international footprint,...
Fieldwork Robotics Secures $3.8M for Farm Trials
Fieldwork Robotics, a Cambridge-based autonomous agricultural robot startup, announced it has raised $3.8M in funding led by existing investor Elbow Beach Capital to support farm trials and commercial deployment of its berry-picking robots. The funding will enable the company to...
Diversified UK & Europe Acquires Workspace Design Show
Diversified UK & Europe announced the acquisition of the Workspace Design Show, a leading B2B event for workspace design held in London and Amsterdam. The deal adds the event to Diversified’s portfolio of sector‑specific trade shows, expanding its presence in...
Stonepeak to Lead GFiber-Astound Merger as Majority Owner
GFiber, the former Google Fiber, announced a merger with Astound Broadband, creating a combined ISP with 7.1 million passings and 2 million customers. Private equity firm Stonepeak will hold a majority stake in the new entity, with GFiber’s parent retaining...
SimpliFed Raises $10.8M Series A Led by Morningside and Hesperia Capital
SimpliFed, a virtual maternal health platform, secured $10.8M in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Morningside and Hesperia Capital. The funding will be used to expand its virtual OB model and develop a Maternal Health Operating System. The round...
Modus Raises $85M in Seed and Series A Funding to Advance AI Audit Technology
Modus announced it has closed an $85 million financing that combines a seed round and a Series A round, led by an undisclosed major venture investor. The funding will be used to expand its AI‑native audit platform, support acquisitions of advisory entities,...
Seat Unique Completes Acquisition of P1 Travel, Expanding Premium Live Experience Platform
Seat Unique has completed the acquisition of P1 Travel, combining its ticketing technology with P1 Travel’s sports hospitality expertise. The deal expands Seat Unique’s reach to over 500,000 hospitality packages across 150 countries and strengthens its position as Europe’s leading...
Lucky Raises $23M Series B to Expand Credit and Neo‑banking in North Africa
Egyptian fintech Lucky closed a $23 million Series B round, led by Disruptech Ventures, DPI Venture Capital, Suez Canal Bank and OneStop. The funding will be used to scale its consumer credit offering, expand into North Africa and develop a neo‑banking platform....
Mappedin Raises $24.5M Growth Equity to Expand Indoor Mapping Platform
Mappedin announced a $24.5 million growth equity round to accelerate its AI-driven indoor mapping platform. The funding will support scaling from building-level maps to city-scale deployments across public venues such as airports, malls, and stadiums. The capital will be used...
Sonibel Raises $1.6M Pre‑seed Funding Led by Maple VC
Sonibel, a startup that uses acoustic sensors and machine‑learning to detect welding errors, announced a $1.6 million USD pre‑seed round. The round was led by Maple VC with participation from Champion Hill Ventures and Dorm Room Fund, along with undisclosed strategic...
Kimia Raises $7M Seed Round to Launch AI Knowledge Platform for Chemical Industry
Australian AI startup Kimia announced a $7 million seed round led by Airtree Ventures, with Blackbird Ventures and Skip Capital also participating. The funding will accelerate the launch of its AI-driven knowledge platform that helps chemical companies access and apply...
NOVA Infrastructure Closes $1.45B Fund II for North American Infrastructure Investments
NOVA Infrastructure announced the final close of its second fund, NOVA Fund II, securing $1.45 billion from global investors, exceeding its target by over 30%. The fund will target middle‑market infrastructure assets in energy, digital infrastructure, transportation and environmental services across...
Xcel Brands Secures $1M Liquidity Reserve via Credit Facility Amendment
Xcel Brands Inc announced a credit facility amendment with First Eagle that releases a $1 million liquidity reserve and modifies repayment terms for its $2.2 million term A loan, providing additional financial flexibility. The amendment was disclosed in its Q3...
Bulgarian Startup nFuse Secures $1.85M Funding Round From Eleven Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures
Bulgarian AI‑powered B2B ordering platform nFuse announced a $1.85 M funding round led by Eleven Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures. The early‑stage round will fund expansion across Europe, EMEA and the Americas and accelerate product development in payments and predictive intelligence. The...
Two Boxes Secures $3.2M Funding Led by Assembly Ventures
Two Boxes announced the closing of a $3.2 million venture round led by Assembly Ventures, with participation from existing investors Peterson Ventures and Matchstick Ventures, bringing its total funding to $13 million. The capital will be used to expand its AI‑powered returns...
Hermeus Secures $350M Series C Funding Led by Khosla Ventures
Defense aviation startup Hermeus announced a $350 million Series C round, comprising $200 million in equity and $150 million in debt. The equity portion was led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, RTX Ventures, In‑Q‑Tel, Bling Capital, Cox Enterprises, Destiny...
WholeSum Raises $335K Pre‑seed Top‑up From Love Ventures, Beamline and Angels
UK analytics startup WholeSum announced a $335,000 pre‑seed top‑up, bringing its total pre‑seed funding to $1.3 million. The new investment came from Love Ventures, Beamline and strategic angels, following a $965K raise earlier in the year. The funds will support R&D,...
Satellite Energy Startup Secures $10M Seed Funding
A stealth-mode satellite energy transmission startup announced an oversubscribed seed round of $10 million, marking its emergence in the space and energy sectors. The funding will support the development of satellite-based energy transmission technologies.
Overland AI Secures $100M Funding Round Led by 8VC
Overland AI announced a $100 million funding round led by venture firm 8VC, with continued participation from Point72 Ventures. The round was closed recently, as discussed on The Road to Autonomy podcast, and will support the company's autonomous vehicle development for...
Ekuinas Invests RM1bn for Minority Stake in Malaysian Pharma Maker Ain Medicare
Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) announced a strategic investment through its RM1 billion Tranche IV fund, acquiring a minority stake in Ain Medicare Sdn Bhd, a Bumiputera-owned sterile parenteral pharmaceutical manufacturer. The deal supports Ekuinas' mandate to grow Bumiputera enterprises in strategic sectors...
Natter Raises $23M in Funding Round Led by Renegade Partners
Natter, a New York‑based AI conversation platform for enterprise insights, announced a $23 million funding round led by Renegade Partners with participation from Kindred Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Rackhouse Ventures, Village Global and Asymmetric Capital Partners. The capital will fund international expansion,...
Mercer Acquires AltamarCAM in Strategic Consolidation of Alternatives
Mercer announced the acquisition of AltamarCAM, a $22 billion private‑markets specialist, to expand its outsourced investment solutions platform. The deal, disclosed on April 7 2026, creates a larger integrated alternative‑investment platform for institutional clients. Deal value was not disclosed.
ESO Solutions Acquires D2i to Build End-to-End Emergency Intelligence Platform
Data services firm ESO Solutions, Inc. announced the acquisition of healthcare performance improvement company d2i. The deal, terms undisclosed, will enable ESO to create an unbroken data pipeline from 911 dispatch through post‑acute hospital care, leveraging d2i’s analytics platform that...
Alstom Acquires Cummins’ Hydrogen Technology Division
Alstom announced the acquisition of Cummins’ hydrogen technology division, taking over its hydrogen fuel‑cell operations for the rail sector. The deal brings engineering, product development, and support capabilities into Alstom’s portfolio, strengthening its position in hydrogen‑powered trains for non‑electrified lines.
Sysco to Acquire Restaurant Depot in $29.1B Deal
U.S. foodservice distributor Sysco announced it will acquire wholesale firm Restaurant Depot in a transaction valued at roughly $29.1 billion, comprising $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million Sysco shares. The deal, pending regulatory approval, aims to combine Sysco’s high‑volume delivery model with...
Agentic AI Startup NeuBird Raises $19.3M in Funding Led by Xora Innovation
NeuBird Inc., an agentic AI startup for site reliability engineering, closed a $19.3M funding round led by Xora Innovation with participation from Mayfield, Microsoft M12, StepStone Group and Prosperity7 Ventures. The capital will be used to expand its autonomous production...