The sellers are Greyrock and Hermitage Equity Partners. The post Avista acquires Bentech Medical appeared first on PE Hub.

Avista acquires Bentech Medical

Headquartered in Solana Beach, California, Aevex is a provider of drones. The post Madison Dearborn-backed Aevex sets IPO pricing terms appeared first on PE Hub.

Madison Dearborn-backed Aevex sets IPO pricing terms

Caylent is an Amazon Web Services partner. The post Gryphon-backed Caylent acquires tech firm Pronetx appeared first on PE Hub.

Gryphon-backed Caylent acquires tech firm Pronetx

Zentiva is a European generics pharmaceutical company. The post GTCR completes acquisition of Zentiva from Advent appeared first on PE Hub.

GTCR completes acquisition of Zentiva from Advent

Energy Capital Partners' deal for EnergySolutions is the second time the firm has acquired the nuclear waste handler. The post CMEP said to be lining up GracoRoberts for sale; ECP reacquires nuclear waste management company appeared first on PE Hub.

CMEP said to be lining up GracoRoberts for sale; ECP reacquires nuclear waste management company

Startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.03 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the three-month period ending March 31 — up year over year, but down from Q4 2025.

Global Investors Help Boost Latin America’s Late-Stage Funding Boom In Q1

The investors backing the highest number of startup rounds in a record-setting Q1 were mostly not the ones writing the biggest checks. And the ones funding the largest deals were not the most prolific dealmakers. To see who ranked high for deal counts and totals, we looked at active investors acr...

Most Active And Highest-Spending Startup Investors Diverged In Q1

In a quarter when nearly two-thirds of global venture capital went to just four companies, it’s easy to lose track of the many other companies getting funding to tackle interesting problems. We spotted five companies in just the past month working on issues from cleaner ferries and trains to foun...

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: A Credit Card Backed By Mineral Rights, Flying Ferries, And A Foundation AI Model For Plants

Startup investors kept up the busy dealmaking pace this week with a number of big rounds. Top among them was a $1.75 billion Series D for Austin-based Saronic, developer of autonomous vessels.

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Largest Financings Went To Defense, Wearables, Energy And Security

An unlikely group, including Mr Beast and Bench acquirer Employer.com, has submitted a bid to buy TikTok.

MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok

One of India’s largest startups, budget hotel company Oyo, has reached a deal to acquire G6 Hospitality, which operates Motel 6. Oyo says it will pay Blackstone Real Estate $525 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition also includes the Studio 6 extended-stay brand and is expected to c...

India’s Oyo acquires Motel 6 for $525M

Bending Spoons said that it will continue reserving 30% of WeTransfer’s advertising space to give back campaigns and editorial content.

Bending Spoons acquires file transfer service WeTransfer

Autodesk — the 3D tools behemoth — has acquired Wonder Dynamics, a startup that lets creators quickly and easily make complex characters and visual effects using AI-powered image analysis. The two companies have worked closely together for years but are making it official today. Wonder Dynamics, ...

Autodesk acquires AI-powered VFX startup Wonder Dynamics

Freshworks, the publicly listed SaaS firm, is acquiring U.S.-based startup Device42 for $230 million, the company disclosed in an SEC filing. Alongside the acquisition disclosure, Freshworks revealed that founder Girish Mathrubootham has stepped down as CEO. Dennis Woodside, who joined Freshworks...

Freshworks acquires Device42 for $230M, appoints Dennis Woodside as new CEO

Media startup Dailyhunt is in advanced stages of talks to acquire the Bengaluru-headquartered social network Koo, two sources familiar with the matter told me. The potential deal under discussion involves a share-swap agreement and could be finalized within weeks, the sources added, requesting an...

Dailyhunt in talks to acquire social network startup Koo

April 2026 exit tape shows PE platform builds and selective strategic buys. Here’s what the latest acquisitions and IPO prep signal for early investors.

Startup Acquisitions 2026: PE Ramps Up, Oyo’s $525M Exit Signal

Building taxi dispatch systems for the future

Wewo is a leading, global provider of innovative performance marketing solutions, HQ in Poland. The company offers a wide range of performance marketing services, traffic, and media buying services. Wewo lists measurability, transparency and fairness at the top of its priorities, working in 100+ GEOs with more than 3K advertisers and +10K active publishers. Wewo Media has offices in 5 countries, including the UAE, Poland, Norway, USA and India.

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Kaveat is an AI-powered contract management platform that simplifies and automates the contract lifecycle, focusing on the media and entertainment industries. It helps users, including influencers, creatives, freelancers, and businesses, manage contracts more efficiently. The platform provides data-driven insights, industry benchmarks, and actionable recommendations to enhance deal-making and reduce the need for costly legal services.

Founded by a team with extensive legal and technical backgrounds, Kaveat offers a user-friendly web-based platform. Key features include contract upload and analysis, automatic redlining and editing, and centralized dashboard management for tracking contracts and collaboration across teams. The platform is designed to save time and money, improve transparency, and mitigate risks, making contract intelligence accessible to non-lawyers. Kaveat's business model includes tailored solutions for various workflows in the media and entertainment sector.

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UI Playground is an innovative app designed for designers, developers, and product owners to explore and customize native iOS user interface components directly on an iPhone. The app allows users to interact with UI components as they would appear in a real app, providing a hands-on experience that aligns with Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. Key features include the ability to preview live components within the context of an app by adding a screenshot image, exporting SwiftUI code for seamless sharing with developers, and customizing all possible interactions to understand design possibilities. For designers, it offers a way to explore UI components on-device, ensuring designs adhere to native patterns. Developers can learn SwiftUI by interacting with components first and then applying the code, while product owners can quickly convey ideas without full implementation. The app supports auto-save, multiple drafts, semantic colors, SF symbols, and iCloud synchronization for a seamless workflow across devices.

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FIBRO, Inc. was founded in 1983 in Rockford, Illinois from where we provide sales and service to FIBRO customers in the north American market (USA, Canada and Mexico). FIBRO Inc. as well as FIBRO GmbH in Germany have been part of the LAEPPLE Group since 1974. 

FIBRO is a also a global supplier providing standard parts for products that are used in the tool and die, mold making, and machine building trades. The company's wide product range includes die sets; guide elements; precision punches and matrixes; ejectors; steel springs; gas springs; FibroFlex elastomers; tool slides/cams with spline, roller, or hydraulic drives; lifting and clamping devices; and peripheral equipment. We offer over 60,000 Standard Parts.

Virly writes viral LinkedIn posts in your voice to attract new customers for your product and delivers a 30-day content plan with scheduled daily posts. With Virly, you get 30 viral posts written in your voice, ready to publish, automated scheduling and email reminders, content that drives real leads and sales, and complete autopilot mode after 5-minute setup. Virly analyzes your writing style and business in under 2 minutes, creates your plan with 30 viral posts written in your voice, including launches, stories, lessons learned, and growth content, and allows you to grow on autopilot with email reminders and ready posts.

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SEDY STUDIOS® was established in 2014 in the magnificent city of Istanbul, Türkiye, as a sustainable garment design and manufacturing company committed to exceptional quality. 
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Mxpert is an AI-powered service advisor platform tailored for auto repair businesses. It enhances customer service with intelligent automation, offering 24/7 availability and seamless integration into existing operations. The platform uses advanced AI technologies to facilitate human-like conversations, efficiently handle inquiries, and provide personalized service.

Key features of Mxpert include human-sounding interactions, AI-powered text messaging, real-time appointment scheduling, and caller recognition for personalized greetings. It also offers advanced analytics for performance tracking and customer insights, ensuring efficiency and satisfaction. Mxpert integrates smoothly with existing workflow tools and generates call logs and reports to help auto repair shops understand customer needs better. The platform supports various customer engagement strategies, including two-way messaging and preventative maintenance reminders.

HireBOB.ai is an AI solutions provider focused on the fitness and health club industry. The company specializes in agentic AI, allowing operators to create customizable AI "employees" that replicate top team members for continuous sales, service, and member engagement. Their technology enhances fitness operations through intelligent automation, improving processes, member retention, and revenue.

The company offers trainable AI agents tailored to a brand's voice and member psychology. These include a Sales Agent that manages inquiries and converts leads, a Service Agent that provides support and guidance, and an Engagement Agent that fosters community interactions. HireBOB.ai's solutions integrate easily into existing systems, require no developers, and deliver measurable ROI. The company has secured significant funding and has established partnerships with various fitness operators, showcasing successful implementations that have improved sales and service metrics.

UndercoverDevs provides an intelligent tool for students and researchers. It simplifies complex topics, creates study notes, generates question papers, translates and simplifies PDFs, and generates quizzes and flashcards. The platform offers various features such as unlimited access, cancel-anytime policy, pay monthly or yearly options, and priority customer support. With UndercoverDevs, users can ask anything to the AI tutor, take notes, highlight important points, elevate their notes with AI assistance, generate quizzes, create flashcards, produce mnemonics, simplify and translate PDF files, and generate question papers for exams and assignments. The platform also includes a revenue partner program and has implemented measures to protect user privacy and adhere to service terms.

Billed as $0/year ($0/month). Includes 20 AI Tutor generations/month, 20 Notes Auto-Completion/month, 3 Flashcards Generations/month, 3 Quizzes Generations/month, 3 Mnemonics Generations/month, 3 Question Paper Generations/month, 10 Page Limit for Translations & Simplifications of PDF files.

Billed as $144/year ($12/month). Includes unlimited AI Tutor generations, unlimited Notes AI-Completion, unlimited AI Flashcards, unlimited AI Quizzes, unlimited Mnemonics Generation, unlimited Translations & Simplifications of PDF files, unlimited Question Paper Generation, access to premium models (OpenAI, Gemini 2.0, Anthropic), priority customer support.

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Founded in 2018, EzyEntry is a standalone cloud-based Data automation SAAS. A software that companies use in house, that with the click of a button completely automates the Data Entry process.

Our Versatile Algorithm Allows EzyEntry To Take Your Extracted Data And Output It Into Any System Or Program You Require. Simple To Configure To Any Desktop, Web Or Even Remote Systems.

Our innovative software saves millions of dollars per year in costs by decreasing the number of operators needed. It also saves companies thousands of hours of processing time, allowing them to handle larger workloads more efficiently.

EarlyFinder analyzed 31,000+ startups to surface the leading indicators investors can act on before funding. Here are the sectors, signal thresholds, and pre-funding companies showing breakout patterns now.

Startup Market Trends April 2026: Signals Before Funding

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow.

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

For more than two decades, digital discovery has operated on a simple model: search, scan, click, decide. That worked when humans were the ones doing the web searching; but with the advent of AI agents, the primary consumer of information is no longer always human. This is giving rise to a new pa...

LLM-referred traffic converts at 30-40% — and most enterprises aren't optimizing for it

Block today unveiled Managerbot, a new AI agent embedded in the Square platform that proactively monitors a seller's business, identifies emerging problems, and proposes actionable solutions — without the seller ever having to ask a question. The product marks the most tangible manifestation of C...

Block introduces Managerbot, a proactive Square AI agent and the clearest proof point yet for Jack Dorsey’s AI bet

AI agents run on file systems using standard tools to navigate directories and read file paths. The challenge, however, is that there is a lot of enterprise data in object storage systems, notably Amazon S3. Object stores serve data through API calls, not file paths. Bridging that gap has require...

Amazon S3 Files gives AI agents a native file system workspace, ending the object-file split that breaks multi-agent pipelines

Anthropic on Tuesday announced Project Glasswing, a sweeping cybersecurity initiative that pairs an unreleased frontier AI model — Claude Mythos Preview — with a coalition of twelve major technology and finance companies in an effort to find and patch software vulnerabilities across the world's m...

Anthropic says its most powerful AI cyber model is too dangerous to release publicly — so it built Project Glasswing

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.

I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

Is China picking back up the open source AI baton? Z.ai, also known as Zhupai AI, a Chinese AI startup best known for its powerful, open source GLM family of models, has unveiled GLM-5.1 today under a permissive MIT License, allowing for enterprises to download, customize and use it for commercia...

AI joins the 8-hour work day as GLM ships 5.1 open source LLM, beating Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4 on SWE-Bench Pro

Google puts a disclaimer under every AI-generated search response: "AI responses may include mistakes." But just how often those mistakes actually happen has remained largely unstudied. The article Google's AI Overviews are correct nine out of ten times, study finds appeared first on The Decoder.

Google's AI Overviews are correct nine out of ten times, study finds

Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months.

Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation

Enterprise AI programs rarely fail because of bad ideas. More often, they get stuck in ungoverned pilot mode and never reach production. At a recent VentureBeat event, technology leaders from MassMutual and Mass General Brigham explained how they avoided that trap — and what the results look like...

How MassMutual and Mass General Brigham turned AI pilot sprawl into production results

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.

Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.

Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Microsoft's Bing team open-sources Harrier, an embedding model that tops the multilingual MTEB v2 benchmark and supports more than 100 languages. The article Microsoft's Bing team open-sources "Harrier" embedding model appeared first on The Decoder.

Microsoft's Bing team open-sources "Harrier" embedding model

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.

Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Google is rolling out new features to make it easier for users to contribute local knowledge to Maps. Most notably, Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video about a place.

Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

This week’s signals: proactive AI agents move into core workflows, open-source models accelerate, and “offline-first” becomes a wedge. What to track early.

AI startup news 2026: agents, open models, and offline UX shifts

Isocom Components 2004 is a trusted leader in the supply of infrared optoelectronic devices, with over 40 years of industry expertise. Our extensive portfolio features over 3,500 part types, supported by a streamlined manufacturing and supply chain model that delivers the fastest lead times in the industry, consistently two weeks or less for core products. 

We pride ourselves on offering a wide range of high-quality, high-specification components, including both branded and custom solutions. Our competitive pricing and seamless drop-in replacements for recognized industry-standard parts make us a reliable partner for all your optoelectronic needs. 

With a strong global network of distributors, we also offer free samples for new projects or cross-reference opportunities to help bring your ideas to life.

Curana is worldwide trendsetter and manufacturer of extraordinary bike equipment and bike accessories, for an outstanding biking experience.

Supertracker was established in 1987 and since then has grown to be the leading wheel alignment equipment manufacturer in the UK. Supertracker is now under new ownership; Straightset the garage equipment experts purchased Supertracker from the Administrators on 11th April 2022. 

Contact Straightset for new equipment sales or aftercare servicing on 01909 480055.

CM Industries is a true American manufacturer of high quality Robotic Torches & Peripherals, MIG Guns & MIG Parts, Smoke Extractor MIG Guns & Fume Extractor MIG Guns, TIG Torches & Consumables, Torch Cleaning Stations, Nozzle Cleaning Stations, Reamer Blades, Push Pull MIG Guns, Automatic MIG Guns & Water-Cooled MIG Guns. 

CM Industries is here to help you for all of your welding needs.

The Adventure People is a UK-based travel company founded in 2016, specializing in curated small group adventure holidays. Based in London, the company focuses on providing immersive experiences that highlight authentic local connections, culture, and adrenaline activities for solo travelers, families, and groups. 

The Adventure People offers a platform that aggregates independent adventure holiday providers, allowing customers to book guided small group tours filled with activities. Their core offerings include customizable itineraries for hiking, cycling, rock climbing, and more, across various destinations such as Central America, South America, Africa, Europe, and South Asia. Tours are designed to promote personal growth and cultural encounters while emphasizing responsible tourism and support for local communities. The company is committed to ethical practices, transparency, and exceptional customer service, ensuring a memorable travel experience.

Founded in 2019, ParcelPath empowers small businesses to thrive by offering door-to-door package delivery that's not only simple and reliable but also significantly more affordable. With up to 89% off on UPS and USPS shipments—no subscription fees required—ParcelPath is reshaping the way businesses approach logistics. Our customers are our driving force, the entrepreneurial heart and soul of the American economy, and we dedicate ourselves to listening and innovating on their behalf.

Through cutting-edge technology, user-focused design, and dedicated service, we're committed to building tools that truly make a difference. Our mobile barcode feature lets you drop by any of the 3,500 UPS stores for free label printing, streamlining shipping like never before. And with ongoing partnerships across the shipping industry, we're continuously expanding and enhancing our offerings to serve you better. ParcelPath isn't just a shipping platform; it's a partner in helping your business reach new heights.

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Since our inception in 1988, AusGrape's journey has been one of unwavering reliability. For over three decades, we've proudly supplied grape-derived products to the winemaking and food & beverage manufacturing industries. As an integral part of the Australian Vintage family, we enjoy access to Buronga Hill, one of Australia's largest commercial wineries nestled in the famous Sunraysia region. Our commitment to quality, consistency and precision has seen constant upgrades to our state-of-the-art facility, ensuring we have the industry's most advanced technology and elevating AusGrape to be Australia's leading producer of grape derived raw materials.

Have you ever wanted to automate your life? Magic Loops allows you to do just that.
   
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YOND is a gym operating system platform based in Wiesbaden, Germany, founded in 2022. The company specializes in software solutions tailored for the fitness industry, aiming to automate business operations for enterprises, gym chains, and franchises. YOND's cloud-based platform enhances operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including member management, payment processing, financial reporting, and scheduling tools. This all-in-one system is designed to centralize operations and support scalability for gym chains, making it easier for fitness businesses to manage their activities across multiple locations. YOND collaborates with industry partners to integrate various devices, systems, and platforms, further enhancing its service offerings.

Embrace is a French software company founded in 2015, specializing in automation, orchestration, and collaboration tools for the media and entertainment industry. The company focuses on enhancing content creation workflows, particularly in video and graphics supply chains. Embrace develops low-code platforms that streamline processes, connect teams, and boost productivity, enabling the delivery of over 1.2 million promos across more than 50 TV brands.

The company offers modular, enterprise-grade software solutions, including Automate-IT and Pulse-IT. Automate-IT is a leading platform for automated content generation and delivery, built on Adobe After Effects. Pulse-IT serves as a media-oriented business process management tool that optimizes and monitors broadcast and digital processes. Embrace's tools support integration with popular software like Adobe Premiere Pro and Frame.io, and they leverage AI for tasks such as transcription and asset management, promoting a unified media supply chain for efficient operations.

Don Cicleto is a Madrid-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in designing, developing, and managing secure bicycle and scooter parking networks. The company focuses on enhancing urban mobility through innovative parking solutions tailored to various environments. With a team of approximately 8 employees, Don Cicleto operates as a tech partner for manufacturers of bike parking, charging stations, and urban furniture, helping them digitize their infrastructure into scalable digital services.

The company offers a range of intelligent parking systems featuring IoT-based services for real-time data collection and monitoring. Key products include an access control SaaS solution that digitizes management for cycling infrastructure, an admin dashboard for real-time user and resource management, and real-time infrastructure mapping to visualize cycling facilities across cities. These solutions enable efficient network operations and support partners in adopting digital pay-per-use models.

VaVersa is a subscription service for greens (Herbs, Microgreens and Salads) through Ultra-Local Indoor Gardens. Our solution is designed for Food Service Providers (restaurants, catering, hotels..).

VaVersa sees a future in which every cook can grow its own greens next to where they are being consumed. Doing so allows cooks to prepare fresher, tastier and healthier food, while severely reducing the impact of the food on our planet.

VaVersa was founded in 2017 and is currently taking steps to grow the team, the organization and the solution further. VaVersa is currently running a client program and is present at several locations in the Netherlands.

InfoTiles Digital Water is a Norwegian technology company founded in 2016 and based in Stavanger. The company specializes in AI-powered analytics platforms designed for sustainable water and wastewater management throughout the water value chain. InfoTiles offers Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions that automate data consolidation and apply real-time analytics and machine learning. These tools help water utilities, cities, and industrial users enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and promote sustainability.

The core platform includes features like PipeFusion, which automates network data cleansing for high accuracy, and operational optimization tools that detect leaks and manage non-revenue water. It also provides visualization and query tools for asset mapping and advanced analytics for emergency response and regulatory compliance. InfoTiles targets markets in Germany, the Nordics, and the UK, and has established partnerships with tech providers to ensure fast, secure cloud deployment. The company has received several awards, including recognition as Microsoft Norway Sustainability Partner of the Year.

TruckMap is a mobile app for truck drivers that provides drivers with updates on parking availability, access to local truck services, and truck-optimized GPS routing.

Link My Ride is a social cycling app and platform that connects cyclists around the world. Founded in 2021, the company aims to enhance community engagement by helping users discover, plan, organize, and share group rides. It provides a dedicated networking tool to address the challenges cyclists face in finding and participating in community rides.

The platform features a mobile app and a web portal designed for both individuals and organizations. Users can explore activities and clubs through an interactive map, connect with fellow cyclists, create and import routes, and share ride details. Additionally, Link My Ride offers a ticketing solution for events and a Local Ambassador Programme that rewards community builders with exclusive merchandise and opportunities to meet fellow enthusiasts. The company is supported by investment from the Dutch Sport Tech Fund and operates with a focus on fostering cycling culture and participation.

A data-driven startup funding roundup April 2026 using EarlyFinder tracking. 15 recently funded startups 2026 with traffic traction signals and sector takeaways.

Startup Funding Roundup April 2026: 15 Funded Companies

Biharimotions is a content agency that helps brands and creators produce high-quality content through editing, ideation, packaging, and more. They use a five-step process to achieve results, including discovery, strategy and planning, execution, review and delivery, and refining their approach. Their team consists of experienced designers and editors who have worked with over 100 clients across various niches. They pride themselves on providing transparent pricing options and ensuring that each client receives the best possible service, regardless of their budget.

The100kDatabase delivers a complete blueprint for starting, building, scaling and sustaining a profitable data as a service (DAAS) product.

Paper is a true no-code app builder that packs everything you need to create and publish beautiful, responsive mobile apps. It offers an intuitive drag-and-drop builder, live app preview, theme support, one-click publishing to app stores, tablet overrides, personal branding options, and more.

Storypitch.ai is an AI + Human storytelling platform that helps you clarify and craft all your content such as your pitch, pitch deck copy, social posts and more. Using AI and 15 years of storytelling agency expertise, storypitch generates your unique narrative based on your inputs.

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By the time a startup trends on TechCrunch, the best entry price is gone. Here are 5 founders using social distribution as a moat—plus the signals we track to spot them early.

Founder-Led Growth in 2026: 5 Builders With Built-In Distribution

Why did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?

Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars

The deal expands Lupin's presence in Europe, accelerate the buildout of its specialty franchise and is immediately accretive. The post GHO Capital sells specialty pharmaceutical provider VISUfarma to Lupin Limited appeared first on PE Hub.

GHO Capital sells specialty pharmaceutical provider VISUfarma to Lupin Limited

High fragmentation and recession resilience are among the attributes attracting PE firms such as Carlyle, HIG, LLR and Main Capital to invest across the caregiver services market. The post Permira’s Silvia Oteri and MiddleGround’s Christen Paras named PE Hub and Buyouts’ Women in PE; Carlyle, HIG...

Permira’s Silvia Oteri and MiddleGround’s Christen Paras named PE Hub and Buyouts’ Women in PE; Carlyle, HIG, LLR, Main Capital target caregiver services

EagleTree is looking to grow Opus by accelerating growth via multiple organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions. The post EagleTree Capital picks up The Opus Group from Growth Catalyst Partners appeared first on PE Hub.

EagleTree Capital picks up The Opus Group from Growth Catalyst Partners

Office Ally will integrate automation, interoperability and straight-through electronic processing to modernize healthcare administrative and financial workflows. The post New Mountain- and Francisco Partners-backed Office Ally acquires Jopari Solutions from WestView Capital appeared first on PE ...

New Mountain- and Francisco Partners-backed Office Ally acquires Jopari Solutions from WestView Capital

Gateway Capital, the Milwaukee-based venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, can now begin investment operations for its $25M Fund II.

Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund II

Frazier has invested in over 200 companies and raised over $11 billion of capital for private funds and co-investment opportunities. The post Frazier Healthcare promotes Ryan Lucero and Christina Reszka to general partner appeared first on PE Hub.

Frazier Healthcare promotes Ryan Lucero and Christina Reszka to general partner

Miravoice, a startup using AI voice agents to conduct long-form phone surveys, has raised $6.3 million in a seed funding round, the company tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

Exclusive: Miravoice, Builder Of An AI ‘Interviewer’ To Conduct Phone Surveys, Raises $6.3M

Anvil Robotics, an eight-month-old startup that aims to be the “Legos for robots,” has raised $5.5 million in a seed funding round, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

Exclusive: Anvil Robotics Raises $5.5M to Build ‘Legos for Robots’ Platform For Physical AI Teams

As of March 31, foundational AI startups had raised $178 billion across 24 deals, compared with $88.9 billion across 66 deals in all of 2025 in a 100% increase. That’s also significantly higher — 466.9% higher to be exact — than the $31.4 billion raised across 52 deals in 2024.

Sector Snapshot: Venture Funding To Foundational AI Startups In Q1 Was Double All Of 2025

The record quarterly fundraise largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market.

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

The firm says it can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half.

Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass.

Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

The first quarter of 2026 was unlike any other for venture investment, driven by unprecedented spending on AI compute and frontier labs. Crunchbase data shows investors poured $300 billion into 6,000 startups globally in the quarter, up over 150% quarter over quarter and year over year, marking a...

Q1 2026 Shatters Venture Funding Records As AI Boom Pushes Startup Investment To $300B

Q1 2026 hit $300B in venture funding, driven by frontier AI mega-deals. Here’s what LPs, GPs, and early-stage investors should do next.

Venture Capital News 2026: AI Mega-Deals Rewire the Market

A majority of top seed funding recipients in the past six months operate at the intersection of AI and the physical world. Using Crunchbase data, we take a look at some of the sector's biggest seed rounds in recent months.

The Largest Recent Seed Rounds Are All For AI Companies

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETHDenver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. Policy shifts are rippling through the market as Tether and stablecoins face scrutiny, players like Stripe re-enter the conversation, and startups eithe...

Welcome to the post-hype crypto market

Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETH Denver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. Policy shifts are rippling through the market as Tether and stablecoins face scrutiny, players like Stripe re-enter the conversation, and startups eith...

Is crypto growing up? Tether risk, Stripe’s stablecoin play, and the GENIUS Act explained

Apple complies with new age-assurance laws in the U.S. and abroad, including those that block users from downloading apps aimed at adults.

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws

The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.

UK designates Apple and Google as having ‘strategic market status,’ opening door for more regulation

A change requiring app developers to disclose their address, phone number, and email information to consumers has gone live on the App Store within the European Union. Apple on Tuesday announced it has removed any EU apps that haven’t yet complied with the Digital Services Act (DSA), a regulation...

Apple purges apps without contact info from EU app store, as DSA deadline hits

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken steps to place Google under formal federal supervision, a move that could subject the company to the same inspections the government imposes on major banks. According to The Washington Post, the CFPB has been in talks with Google for month...

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moves to place Google under supervision

Can the U.S. meaningfully regulate AI? It’s not at all clear yet. Policymakers have achieved progress in recent months, but they’ve also had setbacks, illustrating the challenging nature of laws imposing guardrails on the technology. In March, Tennessee became the first state to protect voice art...

US laws regulating AI prove elusive, but there may be hope

A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn’t really feature a lot of surprises for anyone who’s followed the space. It’s more helpful to consider this part of a paper trail the agency is laying down in order to justify new regulat...

FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations

April 2026 policy signals are reshaping AI infrastructure, app distribution, and crypto. Here’s how investors can spot startups that benefit before rounds get crowded.

Startup Regulations 2026: AI, App Stores, Crypto & Policy Risk

The deal allows Majestic to scale its geographic footprint and broaden its capabilities. The post 5CP-backed Radon acquires Majestic Medical Solutions appeared first on PE Hub.

5CP-backed Radon acquires Majestic Medical Solutions

Sapphire is a provider of liquified natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) services. The post Antin acquires LNG service provider Sapphire Gas Solutions from Apollo appeared first on PE Hub.

Antin acquires LNG service provider Sapphire Gas Solutions from Apollo

The deal brings together PK's IntelliSPEC and Pro-Surve's ProVision technology platforms. The post DC Partners-backed PK Cos. scoops up Pro-Surve Technical Services appeared first on PE Hub.

DC Partners-backed PK Cos. scoops up Pro-Surve Technical Services

Carlyle, HIG Capital, LLR Partners and Main Capital are among the PE firms transacting in caregiver services. The post PE bets on caregiver services: 6 deals appeared first on PE Hub.

PE bets on caregiver services: 6 deals

The pace of large-scale dealmaking picked up some this week, led by OpenAI’s disclosure that it raised another $10 billion. Other big financings went to startups and growth-stage companies in sectors including defense tech, enterprise AI, autonomy and even laundry.

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Varied Week For Big Deals, Led By AI And Defense

Among U.S. seed funding deals, it’s only the upper bands of larger and outlier seed rounds — those $10 million and above — that grew in 2025, Crunchbase data shows.

Seed Funding Hasn’t Stalled, But It’s Skewing Larger And Is More Competitive Than Ever, Crunchbase Data Shows

April 2026 deal flow shows PE and strategics buying workflow software and healthcare services. Here’s what the exit tape signals for early investors.

Startup acquisitions 2026: PE stacks healthcare & SaaS exits

EarlyFinder analyzed 31,000+ startups in April 2026 to identify the leading indicators that predict funding and breakouts—before headlines. Here’s how to source pre-seed opportunities earlier using traffic and hiring signals.

Attackers stole a long-lived npm access token belonging to the lead maintainer of axios, the most popular HTTP client library in JavaScript, and used it to publish two poisoned versions that install a cross-platform remote access trojan. The malicious releases target macOS, Windows, and Linux. Th...

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Deploying AI agents for repository-scale tasks like bug detection, patch verification, and code review requires overcoming significant technical hurdles. One major bottleneck: the need to set up dynamic execution sandboxes for every repository, which are expensive and computationally heavy. Using...

Meta's new structured prompting technique makes LLMs significantly better at code review — boosting accuracy to 93% in some cases

The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.

Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project

A human really borks things at Anthropic for the second time this week.

Anthropic is having a month

Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features

OpenAI's latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.

OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise

Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.

Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon

Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs to fund its massive AI data center buildout. With the stock down 25 percent and debt mounting, the company is banking on billions in guaranteed revenue, including a $455 billion order from OpenAI. But whether that money will actually materialize is far from cer...

Oracle reportedly lays off thousands of employees to bankroll its massive AI infrastructure bet

Anthropic can't catch a break: Following the recent leak of internal blog posts on its new Mythos AI model, parts of the source code for its AI coding tool Claude Code have now been made public. The article Anthropic accidentally publishes Claude Code source code for anyone to find appeared first...

Anthropic accidentally publishes Claude Code source code for anyone to find

“Your AI? It’s my AI now.” The line came from Etay Maor, VP of Threat Intelligence at Cato Networks, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat at RSAC 2026 — and it describes exactly what happened to a U.K. CEO whose OpenClaw instance ended up for sale on BreachForums. Maor's argument is that th...

OpenClaw has 500,000 instances and no enterprise kill switch

Google makes AI video generation cheaper: Veo 3.1 Lite costs less than half the price of its next cheapest model while matching its speed. The article Google's Veo 3.1 Lite cuts video generation costs by more than half appeared first on The Decoder.

Google's Veo 3.1 Lite cuts video generation costs by more than half

April 2026 signals: open-source supply-chain risk is now an AI company risk, video generation costs just halved, and mega-rounds are warping the stack.

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