Luxor extends the energy, hardware, software, compute trading, and data stack it built for Bitcoin mining into the AI infrastructure market, and opens an office in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2026 — Luxor Technology, the company behind the leading Bitcoin mining software and services platform, today announced Luxor AI, a new business segment serving the AI and high-performance computing market.

Luxor AI spans the full lifecycle of an AI data center: supplying the energy to power the data center, sourcing GPUs and AI hardware, monetizing spot compute, trading compute offtake contracts, agentic cloud through Tenki Cloud, and a data and research division.

Luxor AI Full-Stack Platform:

1. Agentic Cloud. Tenki Cloud was purpose-built for the agentic era. Its usage has reached 1.8M workloads year to date. Tenki Cloud is three developer products, built inside Luxor on bare metal Luxor owns: drop-in GitHub Actions runners, an AI code reviewer that comments on every pull request, and sandbox sessions for agentic software development.
2. AI Hardware. Luxor’s hardware brokerage desk has traded $1bn of ASIC hardware for Bitcoin mining, and now sources GPUs and AI servers through a tiered network of partners. Luxor is a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) to the major OEMs. Luxor is also a licensed freight forwarder and Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, helping clients move hardware domestically and globally.
3. AI Energy. Luxor Energy, through its Retail Electric Provider (REP) license, supplies power to data centers. Through the Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE), Luxor sends signals to data centers to respond to grid programs and participate in demand response and ancillary services programs. Luxor Energy operates in ERCOT and SPP.
4. AI Compute. Luxor AI orchestrates physical compute contracts between operators with installed GPU capacity and enterprise buyers. Luxor also operates its own internal compute trading fund.
5. AI Derivatives. Luxor offers an over-the-counter (OTC) platform to trade cash-settled instruments that settle on various compute-rental indexes, including options, forwards, and backstops.
6. AI Data & Research. A suite of AI data sets, including hardware and compute price tracking, and a dedicated AI research division.

“We have been at the forefront of innovation in the compute commodities space for almost a decade. Creating novel financial instruments, helping data centers respond to energy signals, operating in application-specific and general-purpose hardware markets, and more. We are bringing our expertise and systems to the next form of compute: AI,” says Nick Hansen, CEO of Luxor.

Energy is one of the most important inputs for AI factories. The US and global market is seeing an unprecedented amount of electricity demand. To service the next wave of 100 GW+ of data center demand, operators and grids must be creative in structuring contracts. Luxor has successfully proven AI workload flexibility through ERCOT’s 4CP and soon ERS programs. Luxor Energy currently services over 75 MW of load. Luxor also helps its partners source unique power opportunities globally.

Global supply chains for GPUs and chips are becoming increasingly hard to navigate. Luxor has expertise in helping its clients locate the best supply for their needs. Having access to abandoned orders with OEMs, special allocation, and used markets, Luxor provides a unique angle to sourcing hardware. Luxor’s team of solutions architects has dozens of years of combined experience with leading OEMs, and helps clients through scoping their AI factory deployments.

Compute markets are developing at a rapid rate. Luxor facilitates the trade of bare-metal compute offtake contracts, and also operates its own internal compute fund, to trade both short and long-term physical compute contracts. In addition, Luxor offers over-the-counter (OTC) cash-settled compute derivative contracts, including both options and forwards.

Tenki Cloud takes Luxor AI’s abilities and puts them to work as digital infrastructure for software engineering and DevOps teams. From runners and sandboxes to an AI code review tool, Tenki Cloud products are built so teams can take advantage of AI agents quickly and safely.

“We built the go-to platform for Bitcoin data centers and understand that operators value using a full-stack solution to service all of their infrastructure needs. By offering a unified platform, we can execute for our clients at a much higher level. Our Luxor AI stack is following this same principle,” says Ethan Vera, COO of Luxor.

About Luxor Technology Corporation

From Bitcoin mining to AI, Luxor delivers the hardware, software, finance and energy tools that power the world’s compute. Its Bitcoin product suite spans Mining Pool, ASIC Firmware, Hardware Trading, Hashrate Derivatives, Energy Services, and Miner Management Software. Its AI product suite spans Hardware, Compute, Energy, Derivatives and Tenki Cloud: digital infrastructure for code and agents. Across both, Hashrate Index is Luxor’s data and research platform.

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New funding will accelerate development of Axya’s AI-powered procurement platform, expand its geographic reach, and scale its engineering and go-to-market teams

MONTREAL, Sept. 24, 2026 — Axya, the AI-powered procurement platform that automates sourcing and purchasing for manufacturers, announced a $17 million CAD Series A funding round to enhance its platform and AI capabilities as it expands into new markets and scales its team to meet increasing demand. The financing was led by McRock Capital, with participation from Yamaha Motor Ventures. The round was supported by existing shareholders, including the Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, and Real Ventures, reaffirming their confidence in Axya’s growth trajectory. The company also established a new banking relationship with CIBC, which provides financing to support its next phase of expansion.

Axya helps complex manufacturers make their supply chains more predictable, cost-effective, and resilient by combining deep ERP integrations with AI-powered workflows that complement existing procurement teams. The company specializes in three customer sectors: aerospace and defense, custom machinery and vehicles, and natural resources and processing. It helps leading manufacturers such as MDA Space and GE Aerospace modernize their procurement operations across mid-market to enterprise segments.

Axya combines deep expertise in engineering-to-order and procurement operations with robust ERP integrations, working with Infor, Epicor, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and Sage to connect supplier networks and ERP data. Its platform takes a human-in-the-loop approach that keeps procurement teams in control while AI automates the most time-consuming work, including normalizing data, flagging risks early, and identifying savings opportunities, so teams can focus on the most strategic decisions and actions. Axya connects manufacturers with all of their suppliers and integrates deeply with leading ERP systems, enabling buyers and suppliers to collaborate using multiple file formats and channels.

Founder and CEO Félix Bélisle-Dockrill, with a background in mechanical engineering, worked in supplier quality for two of the largest manufacturers in the aerospace industry earlier in his career, where he experienced firsthand the challenges of evaluating and managing suppliers. That experience inspired him to find a better way to share knowledge and information across the supply chain and led him to found Axya. 

“Despite major investments in digital transformation, procurement remains one of the most fragmented functions within manufacturing organizations,” said Bélisle-Dockrill. “Axya’s platform connects the data, suppliers, and workflows that drive purchasing decisions, enabling manufacturers to reduce manual effort, improve supplier responsiveness, and build more resilient supply chains.”

With the new funding, Axya will invest in deepening its AI capabilities for risk detection, optimization, and automated workflows, as well as growing its sales, customer success, and engineering teams to drive faster deployments and better outcomes. In addition, the funding will help the company strengthen its North American presence and expand internationally, while broadening its ERP partnerships and partner programs to accelerate enterprise adoption.

“We see an enormous market opportunity for industrial AI in the everyday work that keeps factories running. Manufacturing procurement is a prime example, where critical decisions still depend on scattered information,” said Udit Bhatnagar, Partner at McRock Capital. “Axya brings AI directly into that workflow, helping manufacturers make better decisions and keep production moving. We led Axya’s Series A because the team understands both the technology and the industrial problem it needs to solve.”

About Axya

Axya is an AI-powered procurement platform that helps manufacturers modernize procurement operations by eliminating manual workflows, reducing late orders, and cutting inventory costs, expedited fees, and late penalties. Unlike procurement tools that require suppliers to adopt a new portal or workflow, Axya integrates with manufacturers’ existing ERP environments and allows suppliers to participate through their current formats and channels. By combining engineering-to-order expertise with AI-powered analysis and streamlined workflows, Axya delivers a 100% supplier adoption rate and gives manufacturers real-time visibility and control over their procurement operations. To learn more, visit www.axya.co.

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Led by Relevance Ventures, the funding will support the completion of Aqua Medical’s ongoing U.S. RESTORE-1 pilot study evaluating its investigational PIMA procedure for Type 2 diabetes while funding operational preparations to initiate a planned U.S. pivotal trial.

PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 24, 2026 — Aqua Medical, Inc., a clinical-stage medical technology company advancing Endoscopic Metabolic Restoration for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, today announced the closing of a Series B financing led by Nashville, TN-based Relevance Ventures. Capital from the financing will support the completion of Aqua Medical’s ongoing U.S. RESTORE-1 pilot study and fund operational preparations to initiate a planned U.S. pivotal trial evaluating its investigational Proximal Intestinal Mucosal Ablation (PIMA) procedure for Type 2 diabetes, subject to regulatory authorization.

For decades, Type 2 diabetes care has centered almost exclusively on daily pharmaceutical management and invasive surgery. However, with diabetes affecting 589 million people globally and driving over $1 trillion in annual healthcare expenditures, including $327 billion in the United States alone, the mounting clinical and financial burden is driving demand for new therapeutic approaches. Endoscopic Metabolic Restoration has emerged to fill this critical gap, offering a minimally invasive, through-the-working-channel-of-the-endoscope alternative designed to target metabolic pathways directly.

The Aqua Medical Radiofrequency Vapor Ablation System is FDA-cleared for ablation in the gastrointestinal tract, including Barrett’s esophagus. The PIMA procedure for type 2 diabetes is investigational and is currently being evaluated under an FDA-approved IDE clinical study. PIMA is delivered seamlessly through the working channel of a standard endoscope to treat targeted mucosa in the proximal small intestine. Aqua Medical is now actively working to advance this technology to benefit patients with Type 2 diabetes. Outside the U.S., Aqua Medical has already treated 66 patients, with prior studies showing that patients may become insulin-free following PIMA treatment. Building on this international success, four patients have already undergone the procedure under an active FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) in the U.S., and this Series B funding will support operationalization and patient recruitment for the company’s larger U.S. RESTORE-1 clinical trial.

“We are pleased to welcome Relevance Ventures as the lead investor in this financing and Dean Newton to our Board of Directors,” said Bob Haggerty, President and CEO of Aqua Medical. “This support will help advance our U.S. clinical program and build the evidence needed for the next stage of Endoscopic Metabolic Restoration for Type 2 Diabetes.”

“Type 2 diabetes remains a massive global health challenge,” said Dean Newton, Chairman, General Partner, and General Counsel of Relevance Ventures. “We are pleased to support Aqua Medical as it evaluates an investigational endoscopic approach that has the potential to transform how this disease is treated.”

With enrollment actively advancing across all trial sites, Aqua Medical remains focused on generating robust clinical data to support its next regulatory milestones. By advancing PIMA through rigorous U.S. trials, the company aims to validate its platform and establish Endoscopic Metabolic Restoration as a practical, scalable option within interdisciplinary diabetes care.

About Aqua Medical

Aqua Medical is a clinical-stage medical technology company advancing a minimally invasive, through-the-working-channel-of-the-scope technology to address Type 2 diabetes. Using its proprietary radiofrequency vapor ablation (RFVA) system for the Proximal Intestinal Mucosal Ablation (PIMA) procedure, the company aims to deliver a scalable, device-based approach intended to address mechanisms associated with Type 2 diabetes and potentially improve metabolic outcomes.

The RFVA system is FDA-cleared for marketing for its indicated use in the gastrointestinal tract. Use of the RFVA system for the PIMA procedure is investigational. The safety and effectiveness of the RFVA system for the PIMA procedure have not yet been established.

Patients interested in learning more about Aqua Medical’s technology and ongoing clinical efforts are encouraged to reach out to the company or consult with their physicians.

About Relevance Ventures

Relevance Ventures is the nation’s first independently owned Native American venture capital firm, based in Nashville, TN. Operating with a prevention-first investment strategy, the firm targets early-growth stage companies across digital health, personal health, community health, and financial health, as well as scalable technologies that address systemic challenges. For more information, visit www.relevanceventures.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Aqua Medical’s investigational technology, clinical development activities, and future expectations. Actual results may differ materially.

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Direct-to-Phase II award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will fund development of automated, plate-based, next-generation EV isolation technology for clinical-scale plasma biomarker studies

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 24, 2026 — Everest Biolabs, a pioneering life sciences company dedicated to elevating extracellular vesicle (EV) research, today announced that it has been awarded a $2.1 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Direct-to-Phase II award, an NIH mechanism for small businesses that have already demonstrated the feasibility of their technology, will support the development of next-generation, automated, plate-based EV isolation technology, aimed at a central problem in clinical proteomics: the proteins that carry the most diagnostic information in blood are buried beneath those that carry the least.

Protein concentrations in blood span more than 12 orders of magnitude, and a few dozen proteins account for most of the protein mass. Mass spectrometers therefore spend most of their measurement capacity on proteins that say little about disease, while the tissue-derived proteins that would signal what is happening in the brain, the heart, or a tumor sit at or below the limit of detection. EVs, nano-sized vesicles released by all cells, offer a way past this. They carry membrane and cytosolic proteins from the tissue that produced them, and because they are particles rather than free protein, they can be physically separated from the abundant plasma proteins that mask those signals. The barrier to EV-based biomarker discovery is the ability to isolate EVs cleanly and identically across the hundreds or thousands of samples that discovery and validation studies require.

The NIGMS-funded project will address this barrier on two fronts. Everest Biolabs will advance its automated, plate-based platform so that laboratories can process large sample cohorts in parallel with minimal hands-on time and the reproducibility required for clinical translation. At the same time, the company will develop next-generation Apex columns engineered to deliver higher-purity EVs from complex biofluids such as plasma, specifically addressing challenges in plasma-based deep proteomic and transcriptomic studies.

“The proteins that tell us the most about disease are the hardest to see in blood, and EVs are how we get to them,” said Tal Gilboa, co-founder and Head of Research at Everest Biolabs and Principal Investigator on the award. “This award lets us take the plate-based approach our team first developed at the Wyss Institute and turn it into a platform any laboratory can run: high-purity EVs from hundreds of plasma samples a day, isolated the same way every time.”

“Being selected for a Direct-to-Phase II award is a strong validation of our technology and the team we have built,” said George Daaboul, CEO and co-founder of Everest Biolabs. “Scalable, standardized EV isolation is the foundation for everything downstream, from biomarker discovery to diagnostics and therapeutics. This funding accelerates our mission to remove the bottlenecks that stand between EV research and the clinic.”

Since coming out of stealth in November 2024, Everest Biolabs has launched the Ascent and Summit instruments for automated EV isolation, the Apex family of SEC columns, and the Atlas ELISA kits for EV quantification and purity assessment. The company continues to equip researchers with precise, scalable, and reliable tools at every step, from foundational isolation to advanced analytics.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R44GM165165. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

About Everest Biolabs

Everest Biolabs, founded on technology from David Walt’s laboratory at the Wyss Institute, is dedicated to excellence in EV research through a relentless focus on high-quality, easy-to-use tools for EV isolation and analytics. Our solutions enhance workflows, from foundational EV isolation to advanced analytics, enabling groundbreaking discoveries. With a vision to unlock the potential of EVs in clinical applications, we keep “science first” while fostering innovation and integrity in everything we do. Based near Boston, MA, we’re here to elevate exosome research at every step.

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ARK’s Venture Strategy Goes Onchain, Bringing Investors Exposure to Leading Private and Public Tech Companies and Advancing ARK Invest’s Partnership with Securitize

MIAMI, Sept. 24, 2026 — “ARK Invest, the disruptive innovation-focused investment manager founded by Cathie Wood, and Securitize Corp. (NYSE: SECZ), the world’s leader in tokenized assets, announce the tokenization of the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) through Securitize.”

This launch brings one of ARK’s flagship investment strategies onchain and marks the next phase of a relationship built around a shared conviction that tokenization can modernize how investment products are accessed, owned, and managed.

The ARK Venture Fund is an actively managed closed-end interval fund that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing across private and public companies aligned with disruptive innovation. Its portfolio includes investments in leading technology and innovation companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks, among others. Through the tokenization of ARKVX, eligible investors accessing the Fund through Securitize can gain exposure to this actively managed portfolio through blockchain-based infrastructure. Fund holdings are subject to change.

“Tokenizing the ARK Venture Fund puts our conviction in the evolution, if not revolution, of capital markets into practice,” said Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest. “Based on our research, tokenization has the potential to reshape fundamentally the way that investors access and participate in both private and public financial markets. Making the ARK Venture Fund available onchain is a natural extension of our mission to democratize access to technologically enabled disruptive innovation. Because it has built the regulated infrastructure to help make that vision a reality, we are excited to partner with Securitize in taking this important step forward.”

Upon release, tokenized ARKVX will be available on Ethereum, with Securitize providing the infrastructure supporting its onchain issuance and investor experience.

“ARK has built its business around identifying transformative technologies early and then acting with conviction,” said Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize. “ARK’s strategic investment in Securitize reflected a shared belief in the potential for tokenization to transform capital markets, and today we are putting that conviction into practice. Bringing ARKVX onchain demonstrates how leading asset managers can use tokenization to move established investment products onto modern capital markets infrastructure.”

ARK Invest’s strategic investment in Securitize, announced in October 2025, laid the groundwork for this expanded collaboration. Through that investment, they committed to advancing institutional adoption of tokenized securities, broadening access to regulated investment products, and strengthening capital markets infrastructure.

Eligible investors can learn more about ARKVX and its availability through Securitize by visiting securitize.io/arkvx.

About ARK Invest
ARK Investment Management LLC is a federally registered investment adviser and privately held firm headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded by Cathie Wood in 2014, ARK focuses solely on disruptive innovation, aiming to identify large-scale investment opportunities across artificial intelligence, robotics, energy storage, multiomic sequencing, blockchain technology, and beyond. 

For more information regarding ARK’s research and advisor services, please visit ark-invest.com. For more information about the ARK Venture Fund, visit ark-funds.com/funds/arkvx. 

About Securitiz
Securitize (NYSE: SECZ), the leading platform for tokenized assets with approximately $5B in AUM (as of August 2026), is bringing the world onchain through tokenized funds in partnership with top-tier asset managers such as Apollo, BlackRock, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, VanEck and others. It is the only company operating regulated digital-securities infrastructure in both the U.S. and EU, and has been named to the Forbes 2026 Fintech 50 and CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 lists.

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The ARK Venture Fund is a non-diversified closed-end interval fund. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund’s shares are not listed on a securities exchange, no secondary market is expected to develop, and shareholders may not be able to sell shares when desired. Liquidity is limited to periodic repurchase offers, which may be oversubscribed. Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information is contained in the Fund’s prospectus, available at assets.ark-funds.com which should be read carefully before investing. Eligibility and other restrictions apply.

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Foundation Capital leitet die Serie-A-Finanzierungsrunde, an der sich Citi und HSBC beteiligen

NEW YORK und SINGAPUR, 24. September 2026 — IPID, das Zahlungsdaten-Unternehmen, das Institutionen dabei unterstützt, zu erkennen, an wen sie Zahlungen leisten, gab eine Serie-A-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 16 Millionen US-Dollar bekannt, die von Foundation Capital angeführt wird und an der sich die strategischen Investoren Citi und HSBC beteiligen. An der Runde sind auch die bestehenden Investoren QED Investors, Monk’s Hill Ventures und Quona Capital beteiligt.

Digitale Zahlungen sind schneller und nahtloser geworden, doch die zu ihrer Bewertung erforderlichen Informationen haben nicht immer Schritt gehalten. Finanzinstitute wissen nach wie vor nicht immer, wer eine Zahlung erhält, oder verfügen nicht über ausreichende Informationen, um das Risiko vor der Überweisung einzuschätzen. Oft liegt es in der Verantwortung des Absenders, den Empfänger zu bestätigen – selbst wenn dieser Absender möglicherweise das Ziel eines Betrugs ist. Laut LSEG werden allein durch Betrug bei autorisierten Push-Zahlungen bis 2027 weltweit Verluste in Höhe von 331 Milliarden US-Dollar erwartet.

IPID ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Bankkontenverifizierung und unterstützt große Finanzinstitute in mehr als 50 Ländern. Das Unternehmen wird seine Plattform in Kürze erweitern, indem es sein Fachwissen über fragmentierte Zahlungsmärkte auf den US-Zahlungsverkehr und digitale Vermögenswerte anwendet und Institutionen so die notwendigen Informationen an die Hand gibt, um die richtige Entscheidung zu treffen, bevor Gelder transferiert werden.

„Jede Zahlung beginnt mit einer Entscheidung, doch Institutionen treffen diese Entscheidung oft auf der Grundlage unvollständiger Informationen”, sagte Damien Dugauquier, Mitbegründer und CEO von IPID. „Wir haben damit begonnen, die Bankkontenüberprüfung weltweit zu lösen. Nun bauen wir die umfassendere Entscheidungsintelligenz auf, die Institutionen benötigen, bevor Gelder transferiert werden – über Länder, Zahlungswege und Wertformen hinweg. Die Zukunft des Zahlungsverkehrs wird nicht einfach dadurch bestimmt, dass Geld schneller bewegt wird. Sie wird dadurch bestimmt, dass bessere Entscheidungen getroffen werden, bevor Geld bewegt wird.”

„IPID hat sich rasch zum globalen Standard für die Verifizierung von Bankkonten und die damit verbundene Informationsgewinnung entwickelt. Es ist eine beachtliche Leistung, dass sich so etwas außerhalb eines Bankenkonsortiums entwickelt hat, und verschafft IPID eine einzigartige Position, um Finanzinstituten und Zahlern weltweit dabei zu helfen, Betrug zu bekämpfen und Zahlungsabläufe zu optimieren”, sagte Zach Noorani, Partner bei Foundation Capital.

Zahlungen werden immer schneller und automatisierter, da Echtzeit-Zahlungen an Bedeutung gewinnen, neue Zahlungswege entstehen und KI-Agenten beginnen, Transaktionen zu initiieren. Doch die Informationen, die Finanzinstitute vor der Ausführung einer Zahlung benötigen, sind nach wie vor über Märkte, Anbieter und Zahlungswege hinweg fragmentiert. IPID schließt diese Lücke, indem es Finanzinstituten hilft, noch vor der endgültigen Ausführung einer Zahlung zu erkennen, wer hinter dem Empfängerkonto steht.

„In einer zunehmend digitalen und vernetzten Finanzlandschaft ist eine sofortige und hochsichere Zahlungsvalidierung von entscheidender Bedeutung. Unsere strategische Ausrichtung auf IPID wird durch unsere Beteiligung an deren Serie-A-Finanzierungsrunde weiter vertieft. Wir sind begeistert von der Fähigkeit von IPID, ein weltweit einheitliches, leistungsstarkes Erlebnis zu bieten, das unseren Kunden hilft, ihre internationalen Abläufe weiterhin mit Zuversicht zu optimieren”, sagte Bis Chatterjee, Global Head, Partnerships and Innovation bei Citi Services.

Tom Simpson, Global Head of Currency Clearing und Regionalleiter für grenzüberschreitende Zahlungen in Nordamerika bei Global Payment Solutions der HSBC, sagte: „Die Vereinbarung der HSBC mit IPID hilft uns, die Begünstigtenprüfung über die lokalen Anforderungen der Zahlungssysteme hinaus auszuweiten und unseren Kunden bei der Durchführung von Zahlungen mehr Informationen zur Verfügung zu stellen. Dies kann dazu beitragen, die Effizienz und Sicherheit in einem zunehmend dynamischen Zahlungsökosystem zu verbessern.”

IPID wird die Mittel dazu nutzen, sein globales Netzwerk für Zahlungsinformationen auszubauen, das Wachstum in den Vereinigten Staaten und Europa zu beschleunigen und neue Funktionen zu entwickeln, die es Instituten ermöglichen, fundiertere Entscheidungen zu treffen und Zahlungsabläufe zu optimieren, bevor Gelder über US-amerikanische Zahlungssysteme, Stablecoins und digitale Vermögenswerte transferiert werden.

Informationen zu IPID

IPID bietet Entscheidungsunterstützung für Banken, Zahlungsdienstleister (PSPs), Plattformen und Unternehmen, die Geldtransfers abwickeln. Über den gesamten Zahlungslebenszyklus hinweg unterstützt IPID sie dabei, Zahlungsempfänger zu verifizieren und Betrugsrisiken einzuschätzen, regulatorische Verpflichtungen zu erfüllen, Risiken zu bewerten, Zahlungen zu monetarisieren und Zahlungsdaten anzureichern. Dies verschafft ihnen Sicherheit, Kontrolle und Schutz – verbunden mit weniger Betrugsfällen, geringeren Betriebskosten und einem besseren Kundenerlebnis.  www.ipid.tech  

Backed by Eclipse and 8VC, the company is building a new approach to natural disaster response, integrating AI, software, hardware, and operations into mission-critical systems, beginning with wildfire suppression.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2026 — Prime Minute, the first company to build a global resilience prime, emerged from stealth today with $15 million in pre-seed funding led by Eclipse, with participation from 8VC. The company’s first offering addresses one of the most urgent challenges facing emergency responders today: rapid initial attack against wildfires, in all conditions, before they escalate out of control.

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent, costly, and operationally complex, placing increasing strain on the systems responsible for protecting our communities and critical infrastructure. Wildfires alone contribute an estimated $424 billion in annual damages across the United States, and the earliest moments of an incident often determine whether a fire is quickly contained or grows into a major disaster. Yet, critical gaps remain in integrating detection, coordination, and wildfire suppression capabilities.

Drawing on technologies and operational approaches historically reserved for national security missions, Prime Minute’s system combines real-time intelligence, AI-assisted mission analysis, and precision aerial suppression capabilities to help responders assess conditions, coordinate resources, and take action earlier, no matter the condition. The technology is designed to enable response when traditional suppression methods are unavailable: During high winds, nighttime incidents, degraded visual environments, and when ground crews cannot access the scene.

“Natural disasters are among the most urgent national security challenges we face today,” said Gabe Sganga, Chief Growth Officer and Prime Minute co-founder. “Yet, we still mobilize most resources after the damage is done. The first hour of an incident often determines its ultimate impact. Prime Minute was built to close that gap, giving responders the tools to detect threats sooner, assess them faster, and act when every second counts.”

Founded by leaders with experience across public service, aerospace, and national security, the team includes former operators and technology leaders from organizations including Palantir, Forterra, and Datorios. Their experience building and deploying systems in complex operational environments requiring rapid decision-making, coordination, and execution shaped Prime Minute’s approach to disaster response. The company focuses on identifying critical operational gaps, building technologies around real-world mission capability gaps, and helping responders act more effectively when minutes determine outcomes.

“Natural disasters are among the greatest threats to our communities, economy, and critical infrastructure,” said Lior Susan, founder and CEO of Eclipse. “Meeting that challenge requires more than another point solution. Prime Minute is building an end-to-end system that brings together technology and operations to help responders act faster and more effectively. Starting with wildfire response, the team is laying the foundation for the future of infrastructure resilience.”

The funding will support continued technology development, building out local manufacturing, team expansion, testing and validation activities, and the advancement of Prime Minute’s broader resilience efforts. The company is working with the State of Colorado to deploy prototypes for field evaluation of its wildfire suppression capability later this year.

To learn more about Prime Minute, visit www.prime-minute.com.

About Prime Minute
Prime Minute is a team of operators and engineers on a mission to help protect humanity by building the global Prime for Public Resilience. We draw from decades of collective experience across science, technology, logistics and defense to deliver creative solutions for complex problems with immediate, real-world consequences. We identify systemic failure points, orchestrate the ecosystem, and deliver uncompromising solutions. Because Public Resilience is a matter of national security.

About Eclipse
With over $12 billion in regulatory assets under management, Eclipse invests in entrepreneurs building the next generation of companies in the physical economy. With deep operating experience across company-building at every stage from idea to growth, Eclipse partners closely with founders to build and scale enduring companies in the industries that drive resilience, competitiveness, and security. For more information, visit www.eclipse.capital.

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New five‑year investment expands copper and fiber manufacturing capacity 

News Summary

• Leviton’s Network Solutions business announces new $100 million, five-year global capital investment to expand manufacturing capacity for copper and fiber networking systems.
• The investment boosts production of Category 6A cabling, connectors and fiber optic assemblies across multiple global facilities to meet surging demand for smart building and AI network infrastructure.
• This investment builds on Leviton’s previous $80 million five-year initiative.

BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 24, 2026 — Leviton, a global leader in electrical, lighting and networking systems, today announced a $100 million global capital investment in its Network Solutions business. This initiative builds on the success of Leviton’s previous five‑year $80M capital program completed in 2025. In response to record demand for Network Solutions products, this five-year investment reinforces the company’s long‑term commitment to global manufacturing for scale, speed, agility and assurance as demand for AI‑driven and smart building network infrastructure accelerates worldwide.

“For 120 years, Leviton has remained relevant by looking beyond today’s demands and investing in what comes next,” said Daryoush Larizadeh, President and CEO of Leviton. “This $100 million commitment to our Network Solutions business underscores our determination to lead through innovation, manufacturing excellence and customer partnership.”

Leviton’s initiative includes significant investments across all Network Solutions factories for fiber optic and copper end-to-end systems. As a result, Category 6A cabling and connector capacity expands significantly to support rising demand for smart building infrastructure. Fiber optic cabling and connectivity manufacturing capacity also expands to support rapidly increasing enterprise and data center bandwidth requirements and accelerating project deployment timelines.

“While many organizations remain cautious amid volatile raw material and energy costs, Leviton believes this is the right time to invest,” said Ross Goldman, COO of Leviton Network Solutions. “The expansion of AI, smart buildings and high-performance networks is happening at an unprecedented pace. With this five-year investment, we’re ensuring our customers have access to the capacity, quality and global scale they need, when they need it most.”

This new investment follows strong results from Leviton’s previous capital program, which expanded global production capacity, doubled the size of its Fuquay-Varina, N.C. facility, strengthened end‑to‑end copper and fiber capabilities and enabled the company to meet extraordinary demand across data center and smart building network applications. This next phase further positions Leviton as a trusted global partner for customers navigating the rapid evolution of intelligent, connected environments.

“Capital investments like these are not just about adding capacity,” Goldman said. “They are about building long‑term capability and service. Our customers are planning infrastructure for decades of AI‑driven growth. We’re matching that vision with the foresight to invest in world‑class manufacturing, even in challenging market conditions.”

As organizations worldwide race to modernize networks to support AI, automation and smarter buildings, Leviton’s continued investment underscores a clear message: strategic growth, global resilience and customer readiness are built by acting early, not waiting for uncertainty to pass.

For more information, visit https://leviton.com/ns/about-ns.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How much is Leviton investing, and over what time period?
A: Leviton is investing $100 million globally in its Network Solutions business over five years, from 2026 through 2030. This builds off an $80 million investment made in the business in 2023.

Q: Which Leviton facilities will receive this investment?
A: Investments span all of Leviton Network Solutions’ global factories, expanding both copper and fiber manufacturing capabilities. With the largest investment at key US factories.

Q: What is Category 6A (Cat 6A) cable used for?
A: Category 6A (Cat 6A) cable is designed to support high-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet data networks at frequencies up to 500 MHz. Leviton Network Solutions provides complete Cat 6A end-to-end infrastructure solutions, such as MILLENNIUM™ Global systems, for a variety of smart buildings.

About Leviton Network Solutions
Leviton Network Solutions is a single-source, carbon neutral manufacturer of global end-to-end copper and fiber cabling systems. Deployed in data centers, smart buildings, and harsh environments around the world, our global systems are engineered to exacting standards and are available globally through our extensive distribution network. Leviton Network Solutions delivers value by providing speedy service, scalable solutions, assured performance, and an agile collaborative process. Leviton was established in 1906 and continues to invest in and grow our business. Together, let’s build what’s next for your network. Learn more at leviton.com/ns or linkedin.com/showcase/levitonns. European customers can visit leviton.com/ns/emea or linkedin.com/company/Leviton-ns-eu.

About Leviton
Every day, Leviton builds what’s next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces to meet the needs of its residential, commercial, and industrial customers globally. From controls, to lighting, to electrical, to networking, Leviton’s relentless innovation for more than a century enables our customers’ lives to be easier, safer, more efficient, productive and sustainable. Driven by its commitment to its customers, the ingenuity of its employees, and the safety and quality of its products and solutions, with Leviton, the FUTURE IS ON. For more information, visit leviton.com, facebook.com/leviton, www.x.com/leviton, or www.youtube.com/leviton.

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Models provide curated crypto access for the hundreds of wealth firms on Vise’s autonomous investing platform, which currently holds more than $140 billion in platform assets.  

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2026 — Bitwise Asset Management, the global crypto asset manager with more than $9 billion in client assets, and Vise, the technology platform designed to build and manage personalized portfolios for all investors, announced today the rollout of diversified crypto model portfolios to the hundreds of wealth firms and 135,000+ accounts on the Vise platform. For Vise’s deep network of RIAs and wealth management firms, with $140B+ in platform assets, the new offering provides a curated framework for accessing the $2.5 trillion digital asset class.

“Crypto only works in a portfolio if it’s treated like a real allocation—sized to the client’s risk, monitored, and brought back to target when it drifts,” said Runik Mehrotra, Co-Founder and Co-Head of Vise. “Bitwise brings the research to decide what belongs in the allocation, and Vise handles everything after that. Advisors shouldn’t have to run crypto as a separate book.”

Crypto has largely reached advisor portfolios as a standalone allocation, managed apart from everything else a client owns. On Vise, the Bitwise models sit inside the same portfolio as the client’s equities, fixed income, and alternatives, allocated according to the household’s goals and risk profile, rebalanced on the same schedule, and subject to the same tax-management discipline Vise applies across the rest of the account.

The rollout marks the latest milestone in Bitwise’s entrance into the model portfolio space. Model portfolios have become an increasingly important tool for financial advisors looking to capitalize on third-party expertise in developing client allocations, providing a seamless and scalable way to invest in emerging themes. From 2023 to 2026, assets tracking third-party model portfolios grew from $400 billion to more than $930 billion, a 135% increase.¹ 

Bitwise’s model portfolios leverage the firm’s research and specialist expertise to select crypto-themed ETPs for different investor profiles and risk preferences. “Core” models offer broad exposure to the crypto ecosystem, while “Thematic” portfolios give investors the ability to fine-tune their positioning by emphasizing specific themes, such as risk-managed exposure or crypto assets beyond bitcoin. The models are monitored and rebalanced systematically to mitigate target portfolio asset-allocation drift.

“Any great new technology, whether autonomous cars or blockchains or AI, should ultimately be about broadening access and opportunity,” said Bitwise Senior Investment Strategist Juan Leon. “It’s been a central principle in crypto from the beginning, and it’s also why Vise’s mission really resonated with us. Bringing cutting-edge personalized investing tools to every investor is what meaningful financial innovation is all about. With the full force of Bitwise’s team of over 150 professionals devoted to the opportunities in crypto, we’re excited to help Vise and their clients gain exposure to one of the most compelling asset classes in a smart, thoughtful way.”

To learn about Bitwise Model Portfolios, visit https://bitwiseinvestments.com/models or contact Jim Machuga, Bitwise’s Head of National Accounts, at [email protected].

About Vise
Vise Technologies, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and technology platform that delivers personalized portfolios at scale across nearly every asset class and strategy. The firm’s mission is to enable financial advisors to deliver better investment outcomes to their clients while scaling their firms to their maximum potential. Leveraged by leading wealth firms, Vise empowers advisors to provide better investment outcomes while saving advisors’ time, reducing costs, and enabling better client relationships. Vise is headquartered in New York. To learn more about how Vise aims to revolutionize the future of wealth management visit www.vise.com.

About Bitwise
Bitwise Asset Management is a global crypto-focused asset manager with $9 billion in client assets and a suite of over 70 investment products spanning ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, hedge fund strategies, and staking. The firm has a nine-year track record and today serves more than 5,500 private wealth teams, RIAs, family offices, and institutional investors, as well as 21 banks and broker-dealers. The Bitwise team of technology and investment professionals is backed by leading institutional investors and has offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.

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Certain of the Bitwise investment products may be subject to the risks associated with investing in crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies and crypto tokens. Because crypto assets are a new technological innovation with a limited history, they are a highly speculative asset. Future regulatory actions or policies may limit the ability to sell, exchange or use a crypto asset. The price of a crypto asset may be impacted by the transactions of a small number of holders of such crypto asset. Crypto assets may decline in popularity, acceptance or use, which may impact their price. The technology relating to crypto assets and blockchain is new and developing. Currently there are a limited number of publicly listed or quoted companies for which crypto assets and blockchain technology represent an attributable and significant revenue stream.

¹ Source: Morningstar, “2026 U.S. Model Portfolio Landscape.”

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