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Houston-based Agility Bank Appoints Donette Stubblefield as Chief Executive Officer
Agility Bank, a women-owned and women-led financial institution, has appointed Donette Stubblefield as its new Chief Executive Officer. Stubblefield brings 20 years of executive experience in commercial and private banking, wealth management, and enterprise strategy. She will lead the bank through its next phase of growth. Stubblefield joins Agility Bank with strong leadership experience at […]
July 20, 2026
Market Research NIQ Appoints Irina Stoian as Chief AI Commercial Officer
NIQ has appointed Irina Stoian as its Chief AI Commercial Officer, a newly created role. She will lead the company’s AI commercial strategy and help clients use NIQ’s AI capabilities to drive business growth and improve results. The appointment supports NIQ’s broader AI strategy to become a trusted provider of AI-powered business intelligence. Through its […]
July 20, 2026
Alicia J. Keyes Co-founded Apaluma Scores $5.55M in Seed Funding
Apaluma, an Albuquerque, NM-based company developing solutions that turn fragmented regulatory records into a unified ecosystem, has raised $5.55 million in a Seed funding round led by Crosslink Capital, Kickstart, Haven Ventures and Overwater Ventures, with Orange DAO and NM Vintage Fund as additional investors. The company plans to use the funding to expand its […]
July 20, 2026
Snack Brand Final Boss Sour Scores $4M in Funding Round
Final Boss Sour, a Los Angeles, CA-based gaming-themed snack brand, has raised $4 million in a funding round from Evolution VC Partners, The Angel Group, Mondelez International SnackFutures Ventures, Melitas Ventures, GFR Fund and others. Final Boss Sour will soon be available at Walmart, Kroger, H-E-B, Wegmans, and Hy-Vee. The product is also expected to […]
July 20, 2026
Nuvion Partner with Turnkey Co-founded Bryce Ferguson to Build Secure Embedded Wallet Infrastructure
Nuvion, an AI-powered global banking and cross-border payments platform built on fiat currencies and stablecoins, has partnered with Turnkey to strengthen the wallet and stablecoin infrastructure on its platform. The partnership combines Turnkeys secure wallet technology with Nuvion’s regulated payment network. This will allow businesses to easily launch and manage stablecoin powered financial products without […]
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ReliaQuest, a global leader in agentic AI cybersecurity, announced that it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program. The partnership will help speed up the development and rollout of advanced AI tools that strengthen cybersecurity and improve enterprise cyber defense. Through the program, ReliaQuest will work more closely with OpenAI and gain access to […]
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AI Startup Inspectorio Receives Investment From Apax Digital Funds
Inspectorio, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based production chain management platform, received an investment from Apax Digital Funds. The company did not disclose the investment amount. The company will use this funding to expand its commercial operations, strengthen its leadership team with new hires, and continue developing its platform. Inspectorio is an AI-powered platform that helps global brands, […]
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Blue Energy, a Chevy Chase, Maryland-based company developing prefabricated nuclear power plants, received a strategic investment from Constellation. The company did not disclose the investment amount. The company plans to use this funding to expand its operations and continue developing its nuclear power technology. Blue Energy is working to solve one of the biggest challenges […]
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Women’s Healthcare Startup Juno Bio Raises $3.8M in Funding
Juno Bio, an Oakland, California-based developer of precision multi-omics and vaginal microbiome testing platforms, has raised $3.8 million in a funding round from Ada Ventures, Artesian, Entrepreneur First, and Illumina Accelerator. The company will use the funding to expand its clinical testing capabilities, speed up partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, and increase the capacity of its […]
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Deep Tech Startup Aina Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding
Aina, a San Francisco, CA- and Bengaluru, India-based AI-native consumer hardware startup, has raised $5.5 million in a Seed funding round led by Redstart Labs and 360 ONE Asset. The round also saw participation from MIXI Global Investments, Antler, Blume Founders Fund and angels including Kunal Shah, Tikhon Bernstam, Harshil Mathur, Shashank Kumar, and Vaibhav […]
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