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Factor4 Announces Strategic Partnership with EVOSUS

Factor4 has partnered with Evosus to improve gift card and loyalty services for businesses in the pool, spa, and hearth industries. The partnership allows merchants to sell, redeem, and manage physical and digital gift cards directly through their PAX Aries payment devices, while providing customers with a smooth and consistent experience across in-store and online […]

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Illinois-Based Cameo Names Mackenzie O’Connor Chief Operating Officer

Cameo, the leading marketplace connecting fans and brands with famous faces on demand, has promoted Mackenzie O’Connor to Chief Operating Officer. O’Connor first joined Cameo as a college intern in 2017. Since then, she has held leadership roles in customer service, product management, talent operations, Cameo for Business, and corporate strategy. As Chief Operating Officer, […]

July 31, 2026
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Climate Tech Startup Lydian Scores $43M in Series A Funding

Lydian, a Boston, MA-based provider of synthetic aviation fuel production solutions, raised $43M in a Series A funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The round also saw participation from AP Ventures, Builders Vision, Congruent Ventures, Galvanize, Grok Ventures, Overture, Union Square Ventures, and Voyager Ventures. The company will use the fresh capital to launch […]

July 31, 2026
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Construction-Based Buildforce Scores $10M in Series A Funding

Buildforce, a Houston, TX-based provider of a tech-enabled electrician staffing marketplace platform, raised $10M in Series A financing led by Saepio Capital. The round also saw participation from Blue Heron Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, S3 Ventures, and Chicago Ventures. The company intends to use the funding to support the company’s national […]

July 31, 2026
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Hari Mulackal Co-Founded Cantina Scores $8M in Funding

Cantina, a Miami, FL-based provider of a community-powered agentic security platform, raised $8M in a funding round led by Framework Ventures, bringing the total amount to $16.5 million. The company plans to use this funding to scale its autonomous security technology, enabling organizations to automate security operations from threat discovery to remediation. Funding Snapshot Metric […]

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Texas-based DataBahn Scores $40M in Series B Funding Round

DataBahn, a Dallas, Texas-based provider of an agentic data control plane platform, raised $40M in Series B financing led by Insight Partners, bringing the total to $ 59 million. The round also saw participation from Forgepoint, GTM Capital and S3 Ventures. The company plans to strengthen its platform capabilities as enterprises increasingly seek secure, cost-efficient […]

July 31, 2026
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Defense-Based K2 Space Raises $500M in Series D Funding Round

K2 Space, a Torrance, CA-based company manufacturing satellites, has raised $500M in a Series D funding round led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ at a $6.8B valuation, bringing the total to over $ 1 billion. The round also saw participation from CapitalG, Lightspeed, Altimeter, Spark Capital, Sands Capital, ARK Invest, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., […]

July 31, 2026
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Vermont-Based The Farmer Companies Appoints Randy Johnson as Chief Executive Officer

The Farmer Companies has appointed Randy Johnson as its Chief Executive Officer. Johnson succeeds founder Adam Farmer, who will continue to support the company as Chairman. The Farmer Companies is expanding its goal of becoming North America’s leading cheese snack company through its ownership of WHISPS® and its exclusive licensing partnership with Cabot Creamery®. Before […]

July 31, 2026
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Vermont-Based The Farmer Companies Scores $17M in Series A Funding

The Farmer Companies, a Burlington, VT-based provider of a cheese snack platform, has raised $17M in a Series A financing round led by Raff Ventures. The round also saw participation from AJAX Capital Partners. The capital will be used to expand national distribution, strengthen manufacturing partnerships, pursue strategic acquisitions, and scale its operations across North […]

July 31, 2026
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New York-Based Dili Scores $15M in Series A Funding

Dili, an NYC-based provider of an AI-native compliance platform for the industries powering America’s infrastructure buildout, has raised $15m in a Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures, bringing total funding to date to $21.7 million. The round also saw participation from Y Combinator, Allianz, Brick and Mortar Ventures, and Rebel Fund. The company […]

July 31, 2026
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