Critical infrastructure investment firm to support Gravity’s power-as-a-service platform delivering energy generation solutions across the United States

HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2026 — Gravity Power & Rental (“Gravity” or the “Company”), a leading provider of critical power generation and equipment rental infrastructure solutions, today announced that the Company has been acquired by Firefly Capital Management (“Firefly”) and its affiliates.

Gravity operates a fleet of more than 2,000 mobile power generation units, together with a complementary portfolio of rental equipment including fluid management, light towers, pumps and heaters. The Company’s more than 275 employees serve thousands of sites across 13 states, delivering power as a service for microgrids and onsite operations across energy, industrial and digital infrastructure end markets.

“We spent the last several months looking for the right owner to continue the momentum in our mobile power and rental business, and Firefly is that partner,” said Rob Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gravity. “Firefly is a long-term owner focused on energy and critical infrastructure. They believe in our people and in our mission: customer focused, reliable, efficient and safe power and rental infrastructure solutions.”

“The Gravity team has built an industry reputation, fleet, safety record and customer relationships that took years in the field to earn,” said Jon Doochin, Partner of Firefly Capital Management. “Our goal with Gravity is to invest in its people for the long term. Demand for reliable onsite power is expanding rapidly, and Gravity has the fleet, the people and the customer track record to continue to be a market leader.”

“Gravity has earned its reputation one deployment at a time,” said Jakob Blomqvist, Partner of Firefly Capital Management. “This team delivers for its customers every day, and we are proud to back them.”

Gravity will continue to operate under its name and brand, led by Rob Rice and the existing management team.

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP served as legal counsel to Firefly. Piper Sandler & Co. served as financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins LLP served as legal counsel to the sellers.

About Gravity

Gravity is a leading provider of critical power generation and equipment rental infrastructure solutions. The Company operates a fleet of more than 2,000 natural gas and diesel power generation units, alongside fluid management and other rental equipment to a wide variety of end markets across the United States. Gravity delivers customer focused, reliable, efficient and safe power and rental solutions for microgrids, onsite operations and the direct power and rental needs of its customers. For more information, visit www.gvty.com.

About Firefly Capital Management

Firefly Capital Management is a private investment firm focused on building and financing companies in critical infrastructure, including energy and healthcare. As a long-term owner, Firefly partners with management teams to build and scale exceptional companies.

Media Contact

Gravity

Heather Heacock, (281) 640-3043
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The investment signals GDEV’s entry into private credit markets and introduces new solutions to advance sustainable infrastructure platforms

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2026 — GDEV Management, an emerging infrastructure investor and private equity platform focused on the middle market, and Liberty Mutual Investments (“LMI”), the investment firm for Liberty Mutual Group, today announced the closing of a corporate credit facility for Telyon, a leading turnkey clean energy development platform specializing in the commercial and industrial solar energy sector.

“As corporates increasingly seek reliable, cost-effective energy solutions to support their operations and sustainability objectives, the need for flexible, solutions-oriented capital to help developers meet that demand has grown significantly,” said Charley Poole, Head of Energy & Infrastructure at Liberty Mutual Investments. “Telyon is well-positioned to capitalize on this market dynamic, with a differentiated platform, strong development capabilities and a clear path to scaling as an IPP. We look forward to leveraging our long-term capital base and integrated platform to support Telyon’s continued growth in partnership with GDEV.”

The Telyon financing serves as a proof point for GDEV’s ability to source compelling middle-market credit opportunities for its institutional partners. GDEV has plans to expand its business of providing capital solutions to middle-market developers, sponsors, and operators across the storage, solar, and other energy infrastructure subsectors, with a focus on transactions of $40-75 million, structured at the corporate or asset level.

“This is a meaningful step for the firm and represents an expansion of the GDEV platform to include credit as a complement to our equity fund program,” said Benjamin Baker, Managing Partner of GDEV Management. “Closing a credit transaction alongside a partner of LMI’s caliber is a strong validation of our investment thesis, our strong portfolio relationships, and demonstrates our team’s ability to execute at the highest level and invest throughout the capital stack.”

LMI’s investment was led by the Energy & Infrastructure team within its Alternative Credit business, emphasizing how LMI’s integrated investment platform can provide holistic solutions across sectors and the full capital stack. LMI invests more than $125 billion of long-term capital globally on behalf of Liberty and leverages a flexible investment approach to partner directly with leading operators and build enduring businesses side-by-side with its partners.

ABOUT GDEV MANAGEMENT

GDEV Management, LLC is a middle-market infrastructure private equity business that invests in high-growth sustainable infrastructure companies across sectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid infrastructure, transport and sustainable fuels. The firm targets operationally complex businesses in infrastructure, clean energy, industrials, and technology-enabled services, partnering with management teams to drive growth, operational improvement, and long-term value creation. GDEV’s institutional platform is structured to support a broad range of private market strategies, including direct investments, co-investments, and structured credit solutions.

ABOUT TELYON

Telyon is a turnkey renewable energy developer within the commercial and industrial sector. Consisting of a team of industry veterans, the company is working with some of the world’s most influential brands and focused on deal origination, project acquisition, EPC and operations and maintenance of solar, battery storage and EV charging projects throughout the United States. For more information, please visit us at www.telyon.com.

ABOUT LIBERTY MUTUAL INVESTMENTS

Liberty Mutual Investments is the investment firm for Liberty Mutual Group, a global insurance and capital solutions partner. With deep expertise in liquid, credit, and alternative strategies, LMI invests more than $125B of capital globally, taking a long-term approach across its integrated platform. LMI has a clear purpose: build enduring businesses side-by-side with our partners, drive economic growth, and generate superior risk-adjusted returns that power Liberty’s strategy and secure its promises.

Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. does business under the name Liberty Mutual Investments. For more information, visit https://www.libertymutualinvestments.com/.

Important Information and Disclosures

This press release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities or interests in any investment fund or vehicle. Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. (d/b/a Liberty Mutual Investments) provides investment advisory and management services only to insurance companies and wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of Liberty. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are as of the date of this press release; actual results may differ materially, and Liberty undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Use of the LMI logo does not imply endorsement. Additional information is available at www.libertymutualgroup.com/investors. 

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Total capital commitments include over $1.3 billion for Fund IV investments, an additional $275 million earmarked for Fund IV co-investment opportunities and $170 million for a single-asset continuation vehicle

GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 4, 2026 — Lotus Infrastructure Partners, LP (“Lotus”) today announced final closings representing approximately $1.8 billion in total capital commitments across Lotus Infrastructure Fund IV (“Fund IV”) investments, future co-investments and a single-asset continuation vehicle.

Fund IV received strong support from a diverse group of existing and new institutional investors, reflecting continued confidence in Lotus’ differentiated approach to infrastructure investing and ability to execute. The fund will pursue opportunities across energy and related sectors, including power generation and transmission, battery storage, biofuels, and other fuels such as ammonia and methanol.

“We are grateful for the continued support of our investors and pleased to have completed this capital raise which is the largest in our firm’s history,” said Himanshu Saxena, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lotus Infrastructure Partners. “We are at a pivotal moment in the energy markets with demand for new energy infrastructure at unprecedented levels, driven by AI and rising industrial consumption. Our 20 years of experience investing in this sector positions us well to deploy Fund IV on behalf of our investors.”

FirstPoint Equity Capital Ltd served as exclusive global placement agent, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as fund counsel.

About Lotus Infrastructure Partners

Lotus specializes in infrastructure investments including renewable power generation, battery storage, renewable and low-carbon fuels, electric transmission, thermal power, and midstream and downstream assets. Lotus has raised more than $4 billion of equity capital and has executed transactions totaling more than $10 billion in enterprise value. The Lotus team brings extensive multi-functional expertise to its investments including development, construction, operations, acquisition and financing. For more information, please visit www.lotusinfrastructure.com. 

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Funding to scale enterprise optimization deployments, advance JIJ’s AI-enabled optimization platform and quantum middleware, and accelerate global expansion

TOKYO, Aug. 4, 2026 — JIJ Inc. (“JIJ”), developer of a quantum- and AI-enabled optimization platform, today announced that it has raised JPY 840 million, approximately US$5.2 million, in equity financing, with Global Brain Corporation (“Global Brain”) serving as the lead investor. The financing was provided through multiple funds managed by Global Brain^[1] and a fund managed by Fujitsu Ventures Limited^[2].

JIJ will use the proceeds to advance its AI-enabled optimization platform, expand enterprise deployments of mathematical optimization, develop technologies for gate-based quantum computing, and accelerate its global growth.

Why JIJ Is Positioned to Scale

JIJ has developed more than 60 use cases across energy, manufacturing, transportation, telecommunications, logistics, and other sectors. Its core strength lies in understanding real-world operational constraints, translating them into computable mathematical models, and implementing solutions for ongoing use in business operations.

Through its JijZept software suite, JIJ supports the optimization lifecycle from problem formulation and development to execution and continuous improvement. Its development tools, solvers, and execution environments help organizations expand the use of optimization across more business functions.

JIJ is building a technology foundation to support optimization across classical and emerging quantum computing environments.

The company also develops open-source technologies, including OpenJij for combinatorial optimization and Qamomile, an open-source quantum programming language. Alongside these efforts, JIJ is developing middleware through a Japanese government-backed research and development program administered by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). JIJ also participates in quantum industry ecosystems including Q-STAR, the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), and UKQuantum.

Use of Proceeds

JIJ will use the proceeds to advance research, engineering, and product development across AI, mathematical optimization, and quantum computing. The funding will also support the expansion of its technical and business development teams as the company scales the adoption of its technologies across industries and global markets.

Advancing JijZept AI

Launched in beta in early 2026, JijZept AI is evolving into a cloud-based AI agent service for mathematical optimization. Its AI-assisted modeling capabilities and dedicated sandbox environment enable AI agents to carry out an iterative process of defining requirements, building mathematical models, and running numerical experiments based on user requests.

JIJ also provides an SDK that gives access to the solvers and file system within JijZept AI, enabling integration with AI agents running in users’ local environments. The service will also support quantum programming. Ahead of its official release, JIJ will continue expanding its capabilities to address current mathematical optimization problems while supporting research and development for future applications of quantum technologies.

Scaling Enterprise Deployment of Mathematical Optimization

Across a wide range of industries, companies need to make high-quality planning, allocation, and control decisions under increasingly complex constraints.

JIJ will strengthen its ability to deploy mathematical optimization solutions across more business functions and organizations. By expanding its support beyond research and development projects, the company aims to accelerate the practical adoption of optimization technologies.

Developing Middleware for Gate-Based Quantum Computing

Building on Qamomile and its broader work in quantum software, JIJ is developing infrastructure for gate-based quantum computing.

Putting quantum computing into practical use will require more than advances in algorithms and hardware. It will also require a software layer that connects quantum computers with high-performance computing environments and classical optimization technologies.

JIJ will continue combining cutting-edge research with implementation expertise, strengthening its work on gate-based quantum computing and advancing practical applications of hybrid quantum-classical computing in industry.

Expanding Globally

JIJ established its UK subsidiary, JIJ Europe Ltd., in 2025 and its German subsidiary, JIJ GmbH, in 2026. The company also began scaling its business activities in the United States in 2026.

In Europe, JIJ is working with local partners and research institutions on both practical applications of optimization technologies and research and development projects in quantum technology. Building on a team with diverse nationalities and areas of expertise, JIJ will accelerate its growth across Europe, the United States, and other international markets.

Strengthening Technical and Business Development Teams

JIJ will expand its research and engineering teams across quantum computing, mathematical optimization, and software engineering. It will also strengthen its business development capabilities to connect advanced technologies with industrial challenges and create new business opportunities.

The company will continue recruiting people who can contribute to both advanced research and practical implementation, strengthening the organization needed to bring quantum and mathematical optimization technologies into wider use.

Comment from Yu Yamashiro, Founder and CEO of JIJ

“Since JIJ was founded, we have worked at the intersection of quantum computing and mathematical optimization to address complex challenges across industries. Technologies developed through our research are now being deployed in day-to-day enterprise operations, and we believe this financing reflects confidence in both our technology and our ability to bring it into practice.

JIJ began with my desire to ‘see the future through computation.’ I believe that making complex challenges computable creates better choices and helps society move forward.

With this financing, we will advance our AI-enabled optimization platform and prepare for integration with gate-based quantum computers. By drawing on both mathematical optimization and hybrid quantum-classical computing, we aim to make a greater contribution to solving complex industrial challenges. By combining cutting-edge research with implementation expertise and bridging academia and industry, we will continue to advance our mission: “Making society computable to unlock humanity’s potential.”

Participating Investors

The following investors participated in the financing:

• GB-VII & GB-VIII Follow-on Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership (Follow-on investment)
• KDDI Open Innovation Fund III (Follow-on investment)
• ME Innovation Fund L.P. (First-time investment)
• ANA Future Frontier Fund L.P. (First-time investment)
• KURONEKO Innovation Fund II L.P. (First-time investment)
• Fujitsu Ventures Fund LLC (Follow-on investment)

KDDI Open Innovation Fund III, ME Innovation Fund L.P., ANA Future Frontier Fund L.P., and KURONEKO Innovation Fund II L.P. are corporate venture capital funds managed by Global Brain. GB-VII & GB-VIII Follow-on Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership is Global Brain’s flagship fund. Fujitsu Ventures Fund LLC is a corporate venture capital fund managed by Fujitsu Ventures Limited.

Investor Comments

Yasuhiko Yurimoto, President & CEO, Global Brain Corporation

“We are deeply honored to lead this round once again, following our previous investment. Since our initial investment in 2023, JIJ has established a strong track record of adoption across a wide range of industries, addressing real-world business challenges. JIJ’s technology has also earned high acclaim globally, and we are truly excited to see them leverage this capital to accelerate their expansion both domestically and internationally. Global Brain remains fully committed to supporting JIJ as they rapidly grow as a leading player in the quantum optimization field.”

Shunpei Tatebayashi, General Manager, KDDI Corporation

Investment through KDDI Open Innovation Fund III

“As international competition in quantum technologies continues to intensify, accelerating commercialization and industrial adoption has become a key policy priority in Japan.

Against this backdrop, JIJ Inc. has steadily expanded its business in the field of mathematical optimization since our initial investment. In 2025, KDDI further strengthened its collaboration with JIJ by entering into a strategic partnership focused on the development and commercialization of quantum computing technologies. Quantum technologies are expected to create value across a wide range of industries in the years ahead. By combining JIJ’s quantum optimization technology with KDDI’s AI and quantum computing platform, we aim to accelerate the industrial application of quantum computing and unlock new value across diverse industries.”

Komi Matsubara, Executive Officer (Vice President, Business Innovation), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Investment through ME Innovation Fund L.P.

“JIJ has many talented people with advanced expertise in using quantum technologies for optimization purposes. It is also providing a development environment that enables diverse users to solve complex, real-world business challenges through mathematical optimization. By combining Mitsubishi Electric’s quantum computing technologies with JIJ’s quantum and mathematical optimization platform, we expect to accelerate the development of even more robust solutions for customers.”

Yoshiaki Tsuda, Executive Vice President, Director of Future Creation, ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Investment through ANA Future Frontier Fund L.P.

“ANA operates approximately 1,000 flights a day, dealing with vast amounts of data across various scenarios in our pursuit of optimal operations. When I was previously in charge of flight scheduling, the optimization model we used took an entire night just to process a single scenario, which made daily operations quite challenging.

We decided to make this investment with high expectations that JIJ’s quantum technology-enabled mathematical optimization platform will be widely implemented in society as solutions for such complex planning tasks. While our collaboration has already begun—including the selection of our joint proposal under the Space Strategic Fund—we aim to mutually enhance the corporate value of both companies through the optimization of airline operations.”

Kenji Mori, Manager, Innovation Promotion, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

Investment through KURONEKO Innovation Fund II L.P.

“We made this investment in recognition of JIJ Inc.’s exceptional technological capabilities as a leader in Japan’s quantum annealing research, as well as their end-to-end support—from strategy to implementation—for complex challenges. We expect their technology to play a major role in optimizing the Yamato Group’s business resources. Going forward, we plan to support their growth by sharing our logistics expertise. At the same time, we look forward to exploring various collaborative opportunities—ranging from enhancing frontline operations to optimizing the entire supply chain—as we jointly unlock the potential of quantum technology in logistics.”

Hideaki Yajima, President & CEO, Fujitsu Ventures Limited

Investment through Fujitsu Ventures Fund LLC

“JIJ combines deep expertise in mathematical optimization and quantum technology with the ability to take advanced computing technologies from foundational research and middleware development through to deployment in industrial settings. This breadth of capability sets JIJ apart, even among companies operating globally in the field.

JIJ also holds a distinctive position at the intersection of academia, industry, and technology ecosystems around the world. We believe the company will play an increasingly important role in turning advanced technologies into practical value for industry.

Mathematical optimization and quantum technology are also closely aligned with the Fujitsu Group’s strategic areas of focus. Since our initial investment, collaboration between JIJ and the Fujitsu Group has continued to expand. Through this follow-on investment, we look forward to deepening that relationship and working together to create new value.”

About JIJ

JIJ Inc. develops a quantum- and AI-enabled optimization platform that helps organizations turn complex planning, allocation, scheduling, and control challenges into computable mathematical models and solutions for real-world operations.

Combining mathematical optimization, AI-assisted modeling, and quantum computing technologies, JIJ supports the full optimization lifecycle, from problem formulation and model development through solution execution, deployment, and continuous improvement.

The company has developed more than 60 use cases across manufacturing, transportation, telecommunications, energy, logistics, materials development, and the public sector.

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, JIJ has teams and entities in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany and is expanding its presence in the United States. The company is also active in global quantum industry ecosystems, including Q-STAR, the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), and UKQuantum.

Website: https://www.j-ij.com/en/

SOURCE JIJ Inc.

The Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026 takes place on August 27-28, 2026, at MGM National Harbor, Washington DC Metro Area under the Patronage of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Asante Kingdom, in partnership with the Millennium Excellence.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2026 — A gathering of investors, business executives, and African government officials will place approximately $4 billion in investment opportunities before global institutional capital, reflecting a growing interest in the continent as investors look beyond traditional developed markets for higher returns, diversification, and long-term growth.

The Summit will open with a royal keynote from the Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and feature institutional investors, private equity and private credit firms, multilateral development institutions, blended finance organizations, development finance institutions, sovereign representatives, policymakers, family offices, and business leaders to explore investment opportunities across infrastructure, mining, natural resources, agriculture, manufacturing, technology, energy, and other strategic sectors.

Other high-level guest includes Ghana’s Vice President, H.E. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, ministers, governors and other senior government representatives from multiple African countries, in addition to business leaders such as Arian Simone, Co-Founder of Fearless Fund and Fred Swaniker, Founder of Sand Technologies.

“The fundamentals have changed,” said Nana Agyeman Prempeh, President of the Millennium Excellence Foundation. “As projects have been de-risked through stronger institutions, blended finance, and policy reforms, Africa’s investment opportunities offer increasingly attractive risk-adjusted returns. The market is only beginning to recognize that shift.”

The Summit reflects a broader shift in global capital allocation as institutional investors seek exposure to Africa’s expanding infrastructure, industrialization, energy transition, technology, and manufacturing sectors. Several projects are expected to benefit from government investment incentives designed to improve project economics, alongside commercial return profiles intended to attract long-term institutional capital.

In addition to plenary discussions, the program features curated deal rooms, sector-focused investment sessions, government roundtables, and private meetings designed to facilitate direct engagement between investors, policymakers, project sponsors, developers, and business leaders. The Africa Business Investment Summit serves as the commerce centerpiece of Millennium Excellence Week, a series of events recognizing leadership while strengthening commercial and investment ties between Africa and the global investment community.

Members of the public can register to attend the Summit and Millennium Excellence week at www.abis-africa.com. Members of the media must register for credentials to attend the Summit and Millennium Excellence Week  HERE.

Backed by Storm Ventures, Canaan Partners, Morado Ventures, and AME Cloud Ventures, the platform gives enterprises one platform to govern, secure, operate, and optimize every AI request

PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 3, 2026 — Actualyze AI emerged from stealth today announcing Actualyze, the foundation for enterprise AI platform, backed with $7 million in seed funding from Storm Ventures, Canaan Partners, Morado Ventures, and Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures.

The AI-native platform sits between an organization’s people, applications, and agents, and every AI model the organization uses, giving enterprises one place to govern, secure, operate, and optimize AI. Built from the ground up, the platform easily integrates with any OpenAI-compatible models, the ecosystem of AI client tools, and 3^rd party platforms, meeting the demanding needs of modern enterprises. The company’s hosted platform is now in Early Access through its Design Partner Program.

The Actualyze platform’s integrated approach, where every request flows through a governed path, allows enterprises to adopt and scale AI. Each inference request is tied to the person, team, and application behind it, then access checked, inspected, charged to the callers’ budget, and recorded before it reaches a model provider. The platform abstracts provider credentials, to provide intelligent routing and ensures the governed path is the only path while maintaining agnostic access to the rapidly changing model provider landscape.

“It’s clear that AI has become a new layer of the enterprise stack,” said Rafi Khardalian, CEO and co-founder of Actualyze AI. “A model call looks like any other API request, a key, an SDK, an invoice at month’s end, but the resemblance is the trap. The systems that govern the rest of an enterprise’s request traffic can authenticate a model call and count it, but not read the prompt inside it, know if data is leaking, know the best place to route it, or charge the call to the team behind it. So anyone with a key can call a model, and all that spend pools into one bucket with no visibility into who spent it or accountability for it. Agents raise the stakes, fanning a single task into dozens of autonomous calls. That’s the problem we built Actualyze to solve”

The platform is organized around four pillars:

• Govern. Access, approvals, budgets, and spend policy for every team and every model, defined once and enforced on every call.
• Secure. Inference scanning, guardrails, and audit trails applied inline, so sensitive data is protected before it leaves the organization.
• Operate. Curate, stage, and deploy every model in the catalog, with visibility into what’s running, where, and how it performs.
• Optimize. Virtual models route each request to the best eligible model by capability, cost, and quality, with automatic failover.

“You bet on a market this big by betting on the people who’ve already tamed one like it,” said Sean Lynch, CTO and co-founder of Actualyze AI. “We built Actualyze because enterprises need one governed path for every AI request, and this is the team that’s spent a career building the infrastructure entire businesses run through. The market is ready, and so are we.”

Khardalian and Lynch previously founded Metacloud, the managed private cloud company acquired by Cisco. They spent the past year in conversations with platform, security, and finance leaders at large enterprises, and built Actualyze around the problems those teams described.

Request access to the Design Partner Program at actualyze.ai/request-access and read the launch essay at actualyze.ai/insights/the-foundation-for-enterprise-ai-is-here.

About Actualyze AI

Actualyze AI is the foundation for enterprise AI: a platform that sits between an organization and every AI model it uses, so enterprises can govern, secure, operate, and optimize all of their AI in one place. Actualyze AI was founded by the team behind Metacloud (acquired by Cisco) and is backed by Storm Ventures, Canaan Partners, Morado Ventures, and AME Cloud Ventures. Learn more at actualyze.ai.

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An operator-led industry group focused on how AI gets deployed, measured, and governed in the contact center

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 3, 2026 — Level AI, the customer intelligence platform for contact centers, today announced the launch of their CX Advisory Board, an operator-led group of senior technology and customer experience leaders shaping how AI is deployed in enterprise customer operations. Mahesh Sogal, former VP and IT leader from Delta Air Lines, AIG, and Bank of America, joins as the founding member.

The board convenes a small group of executives across telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, travel, and other industries running large-scale technical orgs and customer operations. Members meet quarterly to discuss shared frameworks on AI governance, ROI measurement, autonomous resolution, and cross-functional deployment, as well as advise on Level AI’s innovation and product roadmap.

Level AI created this CX Advisory Board because the practitioners running enterprise AI programs carry the clearest signal on what works and what breaks. Vendor narratives, analyst frameworks, and conference keynotes have shaped the industry conversation for the last two years. The people running the deployments have had less voice in shaping it.

Mahesh Sogal brings more than 25 years of enterprise technology and transformation leadership across aviation, banking and insurance. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Technology Transformation and International Technology at Delta Air Lines, where he led enterprise-wide modernization and the development of new global technology capabilities. He established and scaled the Delta Technology Hub in Bengaluru to more than 850 professionals and served on the board of directors of SITA, a global technology provider to the air transport industry. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at AIG, Bank of America and GE Capital. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

“Enterprise AI in the contact center should be shaped by the operators accountable for outcomes—not just vendors and analysts. Level AI gives senior technology and CX leaders a room to compare notes on what’s working, what’s failing, and what the industry needs to standardize.” said Sogal.

Ashish Nagar, founder and CEO of Level AI, added: “The last two years have moved AI in contact centers from experimentation to real deployment, and the practitioners running those programs carry more useful signal than anyone. Level AI’s CX Advisory Board is where we listen to that signal, publish it, and let it shape how the category matures. Bringing Mahesh in first sets the bar for the caliber of operator we want in the room.”

The Advisory Board will grow to about six members over the next quarters, with an emphasis on senior technology and CX leaders from Fortune 500 companies operating large customer contact functions. Additional appointments will be announced later this year.

About Level AI
Level AI is the customer intelligence platform for the contact center. Level AI unifies QA, insights, coaching, automation, and AI agents on the same conversation data, so improvement across people, processes, and technology draws from the same customer truth. The company is based in Mountain View, California, and works with contact centers across financial services, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and other industries.

Media contact:
Phyllis Fang
[email protected] 

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Company signs customers across enterprise financial services, big tech, and other data-sensitive industries; will showcase the agentic DLP at Black Hat

NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2026 — ORION Security, the agentic data loss prevention (DLP) platform, today announced rapid growth and continued momentum in the second quarter of 2026, marked by new enterprise customer wins and deepening partnerships. ORION Security will showcase this momentum at Black Hat USA 2026 this week.

Behind ORION Security’s rapid growth is a fundamentally different approach to data loss prevention: protecting data as it moves through a modern, AI-driven enterprise.

Enterprise Momentum Accelerates

In Q2 2026, ORION Security added a wave of new enterprise customers, extending its footprint across the Fortune 500 and into new verticals, including healthcare, and big tech, building on its existing base across insurance, manufacturing, and enterprise financial services. The momentum reflects increasing enterprise demand for an AI-native DLP platform that can be deployed to generate value and prevent data loss in minutes, not months.

“ORION Security distinguished itself by delivering accurate, meaningful, and actionable insights on day one,” said Matthew Mudry, CISO at Alera Group. “With no need for extensive tuning or onboarding, its clarity and precision instantly elevated our confidence in our data-protection posture.”

“CISOs tell us their data loss risk is exploding as shadow AI permeates their companies,” said Nitay Milner, co-founder and CEO of ORION Security. “Fighting AI-driven risk requires AI-native defense, and that’s exactly what ORION Security delivers. The market is telling us we’ve built something different. We’re closing seven-figure deals because our customers know we’re not just incrementally improving DLP. We’re leading a data protection renaissance built for AI.”

ORION Q2 2026 momentum builds upon the Series A raised in Q1 from Norwest, IBM Ventures, LAMA Partners, and others.

“At IBM Ventures, we invest in technologies that redefine core enterprise capabilities for the next platform shift,” said Emily Fontaine, global head of venture capital at IBM. “In security, that shift is clear: effective protection can no longer be retrofitted onto AI-driven workflows. It must be native to them. That belief underpins our investment in ORION Security, an AI-native DLP platform purpose-built to protect sensitive data across endpoints, SaaS, and cloud environments with far less complexity (and far greater precision) than legacy approaches.”

An AI-Native Approach, Built for Data in Motion

The ORION agentic DLP platform was built to secure data in motion. It analyzes every data movement across an organization in real time, across endpoints, browsers, SaaS applications, email, and AI tools, under a single intelligence model.

Where traditional DLP relies entirely on fragile policies, or uses AI only to improve classification, investigation, or alert triage, ORION uses AI to detect and triage data risk at scale, and to prevent actual data loss. Every movement is evaluated across data lineage, LLM-based classifications, identity, device, destination context, and user intent.

ORION customers see detections within 30 minutes of deployment, with no policy library or pre-classified data environment required. Fortune 500 customers across industries report false-positive rates around 5%, a sharp drop from the 95% common in legacy DLP, with a corresponding drop in operational burden for security teams.

Growing Partner Ecosystem

ORION Security continues to expand its channel partner and strategic alliance network to further extend its impact into the enterprise. Channel partners now include Alacrinet, Brite, Fulcrum, GuidePoint Security, Myriad360, Optiv, and SHI International. ORION also has strategic integrations in place with AWS, Google Cloud, Grip, Microsoft, Sentra, Torq, and Wiz.

ORION Security Takes the Stage at Black Hat USA 2026

ORION Security will showcase its Q2 momentum at Black Hat USA this week, giving cybersecurity leaders a firsthand look at how agentic AI is reshaping data security.

The ORION team will run live demonstrations of the platform detecting AI-driven data exfiltration intent and attempts in real time, with no policies required. ORION researchers will also lead conference sessions on stopping data exfiltration through MCP and an agentic exfiltration model, drawing on original research into how enterprises are encountering and containing AI-driven data loss risk.

Play DLP98 in booth 7708 and help ORION Data Crime Scene Investigation (DCSI) agents identify data exfiltration incidents on a Windows 98 PC confiscated from a bad actor on the IT team. Earn points and win DCSI agent gear by identifying exfiltration events before the evidence is wiped and time runs out.

Meet the ORION team and founders, join us for Donuts & DLP, become a DCSI agent, and get a printed version of the ORION Data Loss Threat Model field guide to help identify modern and traditional data loss risk.

About ORION Security

ORION Security is the agentic data loss prevention platform. Using proprietary AI agents that analyze data in motion and detect indicators of data loss risk, ORION Security delivers context-aware verdicts across every channel, including endpoints, browsers, SaaS, email, and agentic AI workflows, without rules, policies, or manual tuning. The result is dramatically reduced overhead and real incidents stopped before they become data leaks. Security teams get total visibility and control, answers instead of false positives, and data loss prevention (DLP) that continuously learns and evolves with the business. For more information about ORION Security, visit orionsec.io.

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LAKE FOREST, Calif., Aug. 3, 2026 — Sonorous Neurovascular, a pioneering medical device company focused on innovative solutions for cerebral venous diseases and neurovascular interventions, today announced a significant clinical milestone: the first patient enrollment in Canada under its international B-SILENT study (NCT07070089). The enrollment took place at The Ottawa Hospital under principal investigator Dr. Robert Fahed, marking an exciting step forward for the study’s global expansion.

The B-SILENT study is evaluating the investigational use of the BosSTENT™, Sonorous’ braided, self-expanding cerebral venous stent, for the treatment of debilitating pulsatile (pulse-synchronous) tinnitus caused by symptomatic cerebral venous sinus stenosis. The study is designed to generate essential safety and performance data to support a future CE Mark submission.

This Ottawa Hospital enrollment marks the first in Canada under B-SILENT and reflects the study’s growing global momentum. Site engagement across France remains strong, with patient enrollment continuing to progress steadily. Together, these milestones underscore accelerating international interest in B-SILENT and reinforce its trajectory toward supporting a future CE Mark submission.

“Achieving our first enrollment in Ottawa is an important milestone for Sonorous Neurovascular and, most importantly, for patients living with debilitating pulsatile tinnitus,” said Joel Harris, CEO of Sonorous Neurovascular. “With four sites already actively enrolling in France and now our first Canadian enrollment complete, B-SILENT is advancing exactly as planned. We are grateful to Dr. Fahed and the team at The Ottawa Hospital for their partnership, and to our study teams across France and Canada for the continued momentum. This is an exciting step forward for the program and for the patients we aim to serve.”

“As Principal Investigator for the B-SILENT study at The Ottawa Hospital, I’m encouraged by the successful enrollment of our first patient. Pulsatile tinnitus can be a debilitating and often under-recognized condition, and studies like B-SILENT are important steps toward giving physicians new tools to help patients who have limited options today. I look forward to our site’s continued contribution to this study,” said Dr. Robert Fahed, The Ottawa Hospital.

Sonorous Neurovascular continues to advance its clinical programs with strong momentum across both U.S. and international regulatory pathways, building on the company’s recent FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for BosSTENT™ and 510(k) clearance for BosCATH™. Together, these milestones reflect Sonorous’ accelerating progress toward its mission of improving the lives of patients affected by pulsatile tinnitus and other venous outflow disorders through minimally invasive, purpose-built therapies.

About Sonorous Neurovascular

Sonorous Neurovascular is a clinical-stage medical device company headquartered in Lake Forest, California, dedicated to developing transformative technologies for the treatment of cerebral venous diseases. The company’s innovative portfolio, including the BosSTENT™ (recently granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation) and BosCATH™, aims to provide safe, effective, and purpose-built solutions that improve patient outcomes. Sonorous is actively advancing international clinical research, including the B-SILENT study (NCT07070089) evaluating the investigational use of BosSTENT™ for debilitating pulsatile tinnitus at sites in France and Canada to support CE Mark submission. For more information, visit www.sonorousnv.com.

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