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Shatterdome Energy Raises $3.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Build AI-Powered Energy Trading Platform

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shatterdome Energy, an AI-driven energy trading and intelligence startup, today emerged from stealth with $3.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop a platform designed to help renewable energy operators, utilities, and large power consumers navigate volatile electricity markets. The round was led by Crucible Capital, with participation from Transpose Platform and Entrepreneurs First. The funding comes amid significant strain on U.S. electricity infrastructure....
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Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Community Turn Out for Irvine Tech Day

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first annual Irvine Tech Day, on May 8, 2026, was an overwhelming success, packing Irvine City Hall for a series of talks and panels, welcoming over 30 tech companies at Pop-Up Irvine, watching pitches from 16 cutting-edge startups at Pitch Irvine, and hosting more than 1,200 runners for the Irvine Dream Run on May 9, 2026 at the Great Park. Produced by Sunstone Investment Group with American Lending Center, the City of Irvine’s Councilmember William Go (Dis...
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Supra Joins the U.S. Department of War’s Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC)

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Supra Elemental Recovery, Inc. (“Supra”), a U.S. technology startup developing a proprietary critical minerals recovery platform, today announced that it has joined the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (“DIBC”), a collaborative initiative focused on advancing secure, innovative, and resilient solutions for the nation’s defense industrial base. As a member, Supra looks forward to working with other DIBC partners to share best practices, contribute to research, a...
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DealStream’s Q2 2026 Member Survey Reveals Robust Buyer Interest Amid Economic Uncertainty

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The results of DealStream’s Q2 2026 Member Confidence Survey indicate increased deal activity is expected in sectors typically viewed as safe havens during periods of economic uncertainty. Energy & Utilities (37.8%), Business Services (37.4%), and Construction & Contractors (35.6%) are the hottest sectors in the view of the survey’s respondents over the next six months. “The turmoil of the Iran war and the resulting spike in energy costs has started to...
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Portal Innovations and New Brunswick Development Corporation Collaborate with Johnson & Johnson to Name the Johnson & Johnson Exchange at the New Jersey Innovation Hub in HELIX, Advancing the State’s Life Sciences Leadership

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Portal Innovations, in partnership with the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) and HELIX, today announced that Johnson & Johnson has secured naming rights to the Johnson & Johnson Exchange at the New Jersey Innovation Hub (NJIH), Powered by Portal Innovations. The collaboration reinforces Johnson & Johnson’s longstanding leadership in advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, and the life sciences sector in New Jersey, one of the nation...
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SkyBeam Venture Partners Launches Early-Stage Platform Aimed at Israel’s Next Wave of Technology Leaders

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyBeam Venture Partners today announced the launch of its inaugural $250 million early-stage fund, designed to support Israel’s next generation of venture managers and technology founders amid significant shifts in the global technology market. The firm invests in funds that are targeting pre-seed and seed-stage startups while also making later-stage investments in breakout companies emerging from these funds. SkyBeam offers institutional investors a differentiated a...
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Origin Lab Raises $8M Seed Led by Lightspeed to Build the Platform Turning Video Game Worlds Into Training Data for AI

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Origin Lab, the technology platform turning licensed game worlds into structured training data for world models and multimodal AI, today announced an $8M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The financing will accelerate Origin Lab’s software, capture, enrichment, QA, search, and delivery systems, while expanding its applied research work in world understanding, dataset intelligence, and interactive simulation. SV Angel, Eniac, Seven Stars, FPV and ange...
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Avaya Infinity® Pairs with avatarin Robots to Create Customer Experiences that Unite Agentic AI, Physical AI and Humans Across Channels

MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avaya Infinity® pairs with avatarin robots to create customer experiences that unite agentic AI, physical AI and humans across channels....
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Tidalwave Named to 2026 CB Insights AI 100, Selected From 40,000+ Companies

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidalwave, the agentic AI platform automating the full U.S. mortgage lifecycle, has been named to the 2026 CB Insights AI 100, the 10th annual ranking of the world's most promising private AI companies. Tidalwave was selected from a pool of more than 40,000 applicants and is one of just nine companies recognized in financial services. The CB Insights AI 100 is used by institutional investors, corporate development teams, and analysts to track high-growth private AI co...
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QuSecure Named 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Innovation Showcase Finalist

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QuSecure to present QuProtect R3, its crypto-agile platform for post-quantum cryptography migration, as one of 10 startups selected for top CIO event....