Veteran investor brings more than 30 years of experience across growth lending, private credit, and technology to the firm’s leadership alongside founder David Spreng.

MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 7, 2026 — Runway Growth Capital LLC (“Runway”), a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture-backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, today announced the appointment of Michael Rovner as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Rovner shares both titles with founder David Spreng, and together they will guide Runway’s investment strategy and its continued expansion. Runway serves as the investment adviser to Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY) and to private investment funds.

Mr. Rovner joins Runway from BC Partners, where he served as a Managing Director following the firm’s 2023 acquisition of Ovation Partners, the asset-backed lending and growth capital business he co-founded and led as Chief Executive Officer. His appointment adds proven leadership as Runway scales its platform and broadens the financing solutions it offers growth-stage companies, and it deepens the alignment between Runway and BC Partners Credit, which acquired the firm in January 2025.

“Mike is one of the most accomplished investors in growth lending, and he shares the credit-first discipline that has defined Runway since our founding,” said David Spreng, Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Runway Growth Capital. “He has spent three decades building and leading successful lending platforms, and he knows how to deliver creative capital solutions without compromising underwriting standards. I am confident that our partnership will make Runway an even stronger firm for our borrowers and our shareholders.”

Mr. Rovner brings more than 30 years of experience spanning early and growth stage technology companies, private equity, private credit, and growth-debt lending. Before joining BC Partners, he co-founded Ovation Partners in 2012 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and head of its Investment Committee, building the firm into a provider of asset-backed lending solutions and growth capital for established companies. During that period, he also served as a board member of Vida Capital, which he co-founded in 2009 as a vertically integrated manager of insurance-related and longevity contingent assets.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Rovner was a Partner and head of the financial services practice at Austin Ventures, a firm that focused on early-stage and growth equity investments in the financial services, technology, digital media, and technology-enabled services markets. He began his career in early-stage technology businesses, including Empart Technology, acquired by ARI Networks; Stanford Technology Group, acquired by Informix Software; and Mission Critical Software, which completed a NASDAQ IPO and was subsequently acquired by NetIQ Corporation.

“Runway has built one of the premier platforms in growth lending, and the quality of its team and portfolio reflects the discipline David has instilled from day one,” said Mr. Rovner. “I have spent my career providing capital to growing companies, and I am honored to partner with David and the entire Runway team as we expand what this platform can do for our borrowers and investors.”

About Runway Growth Capital LLC
Runway Growth Capital LLC is the investment adviser to investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY), a business development company, and other private funds, which are lenders of growth capital to companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Led by industry veteran David Spreng, these funds provide senior term loans of a target of $10 million to $150 million to fast-growing companies largely based in the United States and Canada. For more information on Runway Growth Capital LLC and its platform, please visit www.runwaygrowth.com.

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Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance, condition, or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by Runway and Runway’s affiliated funds. Neither Runway nor Runway’s affiliated funds undertake a duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

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DUBAI, VAE, 7. August 2026 — Flytxt, ein führender Anbieter von KI-Lösungen zur Optimierung von Unternehmensmarktplätzen, gab heute bekannt, dass IIFL Capital Services Limited, ein Full-Service-Unternehmen für Investment und Vermögensverwaltung, seine preisgekrönte KI-Lösung einsetzt, um die Anlegerbindung zu stärken und das Wachstum des verwalteten Vermögens (AUM) durch intelligente Anlageempfehlungen zu beschleunigen.

Mit über 15 Jahren Erfahrung im Bereich KI-Innovation betreut Flytxt derzeit mehr als 80 Unternehmenskunden in 50 Ländern und unterstützt sie dabei, Kundendaten in verwertbare Erkenntnisse umzuwandeln sowie messbare Geschäftsergebnisse zu erzielen.

Da sich die Erwartungen der Anleger ständig weiterentwickeln, stehen Finanzdienstleister unter zunehmendem Druck, hochrelevante und zeitnahe Anlageberatung anzubieten. Durch den Einsatz der KI-Plattform von Flytxt kann IIFL Capital das Anlegerverhalten besser verstehen, sich abzeichnende Anlagechancen erkennen und Kunden mit Empfehlungen ansprechen, die auf ihre finanziellen Ziele und Anlagepräferenzen abgestimmt sind.

„Der Einsatz neuer Technologien war schon immer ein zentraler Faktor für die Innovationskraft bei IIFL Capital. Unsere Zusammenarbeit mit Flytxt spiegelt unser Bestreben wider, KI zu nutzen, um die Anlegerbindung zu stärken und einen größeren Mehrwert für unsere Anleger zu schaffen”, sagte Frau Jyotsna Solanki, Leiterin des Bereichs Business Intelligence und Wachstum bei IIFL Capital.

„KI erzielt nur dann eine spürbare Wirkung in der Praxis, wenn sie vertrauenswürdig, transparent und benutzerfreundlich ist. Genau das zeigt unsere Partnerschaft mit IIFL Capital. Unsere auf kausaler Intelligenz basierenden agentengestützten KI-Lösungen unterstützen Unternehmen dabei, mit größerer Autonomie Schlussfolgerungen zu ziehen, Entscheidungen zu treffen und zu handeln, um messbare Geschäftsergebnisse zu erzielen”, sagte Dr. Vinod Vasudevan, Geschäftsführer von Flytxt.

Diese Partnerschaft spiegelt die wachsende Präsenz von Flytxt im Finanzdienstleistungssektor wider, in dem weltweit führende NBFCs, Fintech-Unternehmen, Versicherungsgesellschaften sowie Privatkundenbanken die KI-Fähigkeiten des Unternehmens nutzen, um das Kundenwachstum zu beschleunigen, die Produktinnovation zu fördern, den Kundenservice zu optimieren und eine stärkere Kundenbindung zu erreichen.

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Funding follows successful results in U.S. clinical study and advances FDA regulatory activities for VxWave, an AI-powered robotic ultrasound platform designed to expand access to standardized vascular imaging.

SYDNEY, Aug. 6, 2026 — Australian medical robotics company Vexev today announced it has raised $6 million in new funding to accelerate the path to FDA 510(k) clearance and U.S. commercialization of VxWave, its robotic tomographic ultrasound platform, designed to improve access to standardized vascular imaging. The raise brings Vexev’s total funding to date to $19 million.

Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death, claiming nearly 20 million lives each year.¹ Yet access to high-quality vascular imaging remains constrained by specialist availability and inconsistent image acquisition. Vexev is developing autonomous robotic imaging technology designed to help address that challenge.

VxWave combines robotics, artificial intelligence and ultrasound imaging to automate vascular ultrasound acquisition. The platform is being developed for upper-limb imaging, with dialysis vascular access as its initial application, where patients require frequent vascular monitoring and healthcare providers face increasing demand for efficient, standardized imaging.

The announcement follows successful results in multi-site clinical study with U.S. Renal Care, one of the nation’s largest dialysis providers, showing early clinical validation of VxWave in routine dialysis clinic workflows. During the multi-site study, the VxWave demonstrated a 94% scanning success rate for autonomous vascular imaging by non-specialist clinical staff, with the potential ability to standardize vascular imaging designed to improve consistency and potentially decreasing time to diagnosis and treatment.

“We believe high-quality vascular imaging should be available wherever patients receive care, not only when a specialist is available,” said John Carroll, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Vexev. “We are starting with dialysis patients because the clinical need is clear, but our vision is much broader: to build an autonomous imaging platform that helps clinicians make faster, more consistent and more informed decisions across vascular disease.”

Beyond dialysis vascular access, Vexev intends to expand its autonomous imaging platform into additional vascular disease applications like cardiovascular and peripheral artery disease, while building the clinical evidence needed to support future AI-enabled decisions.

The fundraise round included participation from existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Startmate and Horizon, together with new investors TreeArc Investment Group, TEN13, Bioshore Ventures and Alumni Ventures. Funding will support regulatory activities, manufacturing scale-up and commercialization.

“Having worked closely with Vexev for several years, I have seen the development of its impressive robot- and AI-based techniques for vascular imaging,” said Anupam Agarwal, MD, Senior Vice President for Medicine and Dean of the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and past president of the American Society of Nephrology. “The company’s initial focus on dialysis vascular access addresses an important challenge for patients and providers, and I believe this technology has the potential to bring meaningful innovation to dialysis patients with vascular access challenges.”

About Vexev
Vexev is an Australian medical robotics company that develops advanced vascular imaging technology designed to make high-quality scanning more accessible, consistent and scalable. Built by experts in vascular fluid dynamics and computational imaging, Vexev’s mission is to improve vascular care by building the next generation of imaging and intelligence tools for clinicians and healthcare providers. Its lead product, VxWave, is being developed as an upper limb vascular imaging platform, with dialysis vascular access serving as its initial application as the company advances toward U.S. commercialization. Learn more at www.vexev.com.

Regulatory Statement
VxWave Ultrasound Imaging System is an investigational device and has not been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for commercial sale in the United States or by any other regulatory authority for commercial distribution.

Source:

1. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)

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• Bedrock Ocean Exploration y First Marine Solutions anuncian una alianza estratégica para ampliar sus capacidades de prospección submarina autónoma en el Reino Unido y Europa

Este acuerdo integra la tecnología autónoma de Bedrock en la base de FMS en el Mar del Norte, combinando la inteligencia oceanográfica autónoma con la infraestructura offshore de FMS

RICHMOND, California, 6 de agosto de 2026 — Bedrock Ocean Exploration (“Bedrock”), la infraestructura de inteligencia que impulsa la economía oceánica, ha dado a conocer hoy una alianza estratégica plurianual junto a First Marine Solutions (“FMS”), líder consolidado en servicios de prospección y posicionamiento para el sector energético offshore. Esta alianza sirve para establecer un centro operativo en el Reino Unido y Europa para la tecnología autónoma de inteligencia oceánica de Bedrock en la sede de FMS en Aberdeen, creando una oferta integrada que combina la plataforma de inteligencia de Bedrock con la experiencia offshore, la presencia regional y los servicios de consultoría de FMS.

En virtud del acuerdo, Bedrock instalará un kit completo de sus vehículos submarinos autónomos en las instalaciones de FMS en Aberdeen, situadas de forma estratégica para dar soporte a las operaciones en el Reino Unido y Europa. Bedrock proporcionará experiencia en procesamiento de datos y formación integral al personal de FMS, lo que permitirá a FMS realizar la mayor parte de las operaciones y el mantenimiento localmente, sin necesidad de enviar el equipo a Estados Unidos.

Por su parte, FMS proporcionará la infraestructura operativa para desplegar y prestar servicios a gran escala, incluyendo instalaciones exclusivas para Bedrock, apoyo logístico, servicios de consultoría marítima y un equipo especializado de ingenieros topográficos formados en colaboración con Bedrock.

La oferta combinada está diseñada para proporcionar a los clientes de energía marina e infraestructura submarina una solución integrada verticalmente. Esta alianza aúna la adquisición autónoma de datos, el soporte operativo regional y décadas de experiencia líder en el sector en investigación, procesamiento y generación de informes.

“FMS se ha forjado una reputación en el Mar del Norte y más allá por ser el tipo de socio en el que confía el sector energético marino: experimentado, adaptable y con una excelencia operativa”, afirmó Matthew Tirman, consejero delegado de Bedrock. “La combinación de nuestra tecnología autónoma con la infraestructura y el personal regional de FMS nos permite ofrecer datos de la calidad de Bedrock a clientes en todo el Reino Unido y Europa con la rapidez y el coste que exige el mercado. Esta alianza representa un paso fundamental en cómo acercamos el futuro de la información submarina a los operadores que construyen infraestructura energética marina para el próximo siglo de la economía oceánica”.

“Bedrock representa un cambio radical en la forma en que se recopilan, procesan y presentan los datos submarinos como información valiosa, a un ritmo sin precedentes en la industria. Nos complace ofrecer esta capacidad a nuestros clientes, complementando los servicios de prospección y consultoría por los que somos reconocidos en el sector offshore”, declaró Steven Brown, consejero delegado de First Marine Solutions. “Albergar los sistemas AUV de Bedrock en Aberdeen, con nuestro equipo capacitado para operarlos y mantenerlos, permitirá tiempos de respuesta más rápidos, mayor flexibilidad y la oportunidad de ofrecer al sector energético offshore un servicio verdaderamente diferenciado”.

Más allá de las operaciones de campo, ambas compañías colaborarán para dar a conocer las nuevas capacidades disponibles para los clientes y cómo estas transformarán las industrias marítimas en los próximos años. Según la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), la economía oceánica habría sido la quinta economía más grande del mundo si se la considerara un país en el año 2019. El mismo informe prevé que la economía oceánica cuadruplicará su tamaño entre 1995 y 2050, impulsada en parte por la digitalización y las tecnologías autónomas.

Gracias a la presencia en el Mar del Norte, la alianza entre Bedrock y FMS demuestra una vez más el valor de la inteligencia oceánica autónoma para el continuo crecimiento de la economía oceánica, incluso en los entornos más exigentes del planeta.

Acerca de Bedrock Ocean Exploration

Bedrock es la infraestructura de inteligencia que impulsa la economía oceánica. Desbloqueamos información oceánica a una velocidad sin precedentes.

Bedrock desarrolla soluciones de inteligencia oceánica persistentes que permitirán a la economía marítima resolver los desafíos más apremiantes del mundo en materia de seguridad marítima, infraestructura, energía y clima. Nuestra arquitectura modular ofrece capacidades de inteligencia totalmente nuevas para socios gubernamentales y comerciales. Gracias a nuestro enfoque optimizado de “despliegue inmediato”, las misiones pueden movilizarse desde cualquier embarcación disponible en tan solo 24 a 72 horas.

Nuestro sistema automatizado de inteligencia proporciona información completa en horas, no en semanas. Al eliminar por completo la logística de las soluciones tradicionales, permitimos a nuestros clientes tomar decisiones críticas dentro de su ventana operativa, reduciendo costes y manteniendo la seguridad de las tripulaciones en tierra.

Bedrock se fundó en 2020 y tiene su sede en Richmond, California. Para obtener más información, visite www.bedrockocean.com.

Acerca de First Marine Solutions

Desde 2009, First Marine Solutions (FMS) se ha consolidado como proveedor líder de soluciones integradas de amarre para el sector energético global. Ofreciendo un servicio integral de principio a fin, FMS apoya a sus clientes en cada etapa del ciclo de vida de un proyecto: desde el diseño y la ingeniería del sistema hasta el estudio y la instalación, el suministro de equipos y personal para plataformas marinas y el desmantelamiento final. Este enfoque integral permite a FMS ofrecer una solución verdaderamente holística, proporcionando experiencia técnica, excelencia operativa y una ejecución de proyectos fiable en todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite www.firstmarinesolutions.com.

Cet accord prévoit l’installation de la technologie autonome de Bedrock dans le site de FMS en mer du Nord, associant ainsi l’intelligence océanique autonome à l’infrastructure offshore de FMS

RICHMOND, Californie, 6 août 2026 — Bedrock Ocean Exploration (« Bedrock »), l’infrastructure de renseignements au service de l’économie océanique, a annoncé aujourd’hui un partenariat stratégique pluriannuel avec First Marine Solutions (« FMS »), un leader reconnu dans le domaine des services de levés et de positionnement destinés au secteur de l’énergie offshore. Ce partenariat met en place un pôle opérationnel britannique et européen dédié à la technologie d’intelligence océanique autonome de Bedrock au siège de FMS à Aberdeen, créant ainsi une offre intégrée associant la plateforme d’intelligence de Bedrock à l’expertise offshore, à la présence régionale et aux services de conseil de FMS.

En vertu de cet accord, Bedrock déploiera un ensemble complet de ses véhicules sous-marins autonomes sur le site de FMS à Aberdeen, stratégiquement situé pour soutenir les opérations au Royaume-Uni et en Europe. Bedrock contribuera son expertise en matière de traitement des données et dispensera une formation complète au personnel de FMS, afin de lui permettre d’effectuer la plupart des opérations et des interventions de maintenance sur place, sans avoir à renvoyer le matériel aux États-Unis.

De son côté, FMS fournira l’infrastructure opérationnelle nécessaire au déploiement et à la fourniture de services à grande échelle, notamment des installations exclusives à Bedrock, un soutien logistique, des services de conseil en génie maritime, ainsi qu’une équipe dédiée d’ingénieurs en levés formés en collaboration avec Bedrock.

Cette offre combinée est conçue pour proposer aux clients des secteurs de l’énergie offshore et des infrastructures sous-marines une solution intégrée verticalement. Ce partenariat associe une acquisition autonome de données, un soutien opérationnel sur le terrain et plusieurs décennies d’expertise de pointe en matière de levés, de traitement des données et d’établissement de rapports.

« FMS a acquis une réputation en mer du Nord et au-delà en tant que partenaire sur lequel le secteur de l’énergie offshore peut compter ; expérimenté, capable de s’adapter et possédant une excellence opérationnelle », a déclaré Matthew Tirman, directeur général de Bedrock. « En associant notre technologie autonome à l’infrastructure régionale et au personnel de FMS, nous pourrons fournir à nos clients du Royaume-Uni et d’Europe des données de qualité Bedrock, avec la rapidité et au coût exigés par le marché. Ce partenariat représente une avancée majeure dans la manière dont nous concrétisons l’avenir des analyses sous-marines pour les opérateurs qui construisent les infrastructures énergétiques offshore pour le prochain siècle de l’économie océanique. »

« Bedrock marque un tournant décisif dans la manière dont les données sous-marines sont recueillies, traitées et transformées en informations exploitables, à un rythme sans précédent dans le secteur. Nous sommes ravis de proposer cette offre à nos clients, qui complète les services d’expertise et de conseil qui font notre réputation dans le secteur offshore », a déclaré Steven Brown, PDG de First Marine Solutions. « L’hébergement des systèmes de véhicules sous-marins autonomes de Bedrock à Aberdeen, grâce à notre équipe formée à leur utilisation et à leur entretien, permettra de réduire les délais d’intervention, d’accroître la flexibilité et d’offrir au secteur de l’énergie offshore un service véritablement différencié. »

Au-delà des opérations sur le terrain, les deux entreprises vont collaborer pour faire connaître les nouvelles fonctionnalités mises à la disposition des clients et expliquer comment celles-ci vont façonner les secteurs maritimes dans les années à venir. D’après l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE), l’économie océanique aurait été la cinquième économie mondiale si elle avait été considérée comme un pays en 2019. Ce même rapport prévoit que la taille de l’économie océanique aura quadruplé entre 1995 et 2050, en partie grâce à la numérisation et aux technologies autonomes.

Grâce à sa présence en mer du Nord, le partenariat entre Bedrock et FMS démontre une nouvelle fois l’importance de l’intelligence océanique autonome pour la croissance continue de l’économie océanique, même dans les environnements les plus difficiles de la planète.

À propos de Bedrock Ocean Exploration

Bedrock est l’infrastructure intelligente qui est au cœur de l’économie maritime. Nous découvrons des informations sur les océans à une vitesse sans précédent.

Bedrock développe des solutions d’intelligence océanique durables permettant à l’économie maritime de relever les défis les plus urgents auxquels le monde est confronté en matière de sécurité maritime, d’infrastructures, d’énergie et de climat. Notre architecture modulaire offre des capacités de renseignement inédites à nos partenaires gouvernementaux et commerciaux. Grâce à notre approche simplifiée « fly-and-deploy », les missions peuvent être mises en place à partir de n’importe quel navire disponible dans un délai de seulement 24 à 72 heures.

Notre pipeline d’intelligence automatisé fournit des analyses complètes en quelques heures et non pas en quelques semaines. En supprimant totalement les contraintes logistiques liées aux solutions traditionnelles, nous permettons à nos clients de prendre des décisions cruciales pendant leur fenêtre opérationnelle, tout en réduisant les coûts et en assurant la sécurité des équipes restées à terre.

La société Bedrock a été fondée en 2020 et son siège social est situé à Richmond, en Californie. Pour plus d’informations, Veuillez consulter www.bedrockocean.comt.

À propos de First Marine Solutions

Depuis 2009, First Marine Solutions (FMS) s’est imposée comme l’un des principaux fournisseurs de solutions d’amarrage intégrées pour le secteur énergétique mondial. Proposant un service complet de bout en bout, FMS accompagne ses clients à chaque étape du cycle de vie d’un projet : de la conception et de l’ingénierie du système aux levés et à l’installation, en passant par la mise à disposition d’équipements et de personnel offshore, jusqu’au démantèlement final. Cette approche complète permet à FMS de proposer une véritable solution globale, alliant expertise technique, excellence opérationnelle et exécution fiable des projets à l’échelle mondiale. Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter www.firstmarinesolutions.com.

Die Vereinbarung sieht den Einsatz der autonomen Technologie von Bedrock am FMS-Standort in der Nordsee vor und verbindet damit autonome Meeresdaten mit der Offshore-Infrastruktur von FMS

RICHMOND, Kalifornien, 6. August 2026 — Bedrock Ocean Exploration („Bedrock”), der Dateninfrastrukturanbieter für die Meereswirtschaft, gab heute eine mehrjährige strategische Partnerschaft mit First Marine Solutions („FMS”) bekannt, einem etablierten Marktführer für Vermessungs- und Ortungsdienstleistungen im Offshore-Energiesektor. Im Rahmen der Partnerschaft wird am FMS-Hauptsitz in Aberdeen ein britischer und europäischer Betriebsstandort für die autonome Meeresüberwachungstechnologie von Bedrock eingerichtet. Damit entsteht ein integriertes Angebot, das die Technologieplattform von Bedrock mit der Offshore-Erfahrung, der regionalen Präsenz und den Beratungsdienstleistungen von FMS verbindet.

Im Rahmen der Vereinbarung wird Bedrock einen kompletten Satz seiner autonomen Unterwasserfahrzeuge in der FMS-Niederlassung in Aberdeen stationieren, die strategisch günstig gelegen ist, um den Betrieb in Großbritannien und Europa zu unterstützen. Bedrock wird Fachwissen im Bereich der Datenverarbeitung sowie umfassende Schulungen für das FMS-Personal bereitstellen, sodass FMS den Großteil der Betriebs- und Wartungsarbeiten vor Ort durchführen kann, ohne dass Geräte in die Vereinigten Staaten zurückgeschickt werden müssen.

FMS wiederum wird die operative Infrastruktur bereitstellen, um Dienstleistungen in großem Maßstab zu liefern, darunter spezielle Einrichtungen für Bedrock, logistische Unterstützung, maritime Beratungsdienstleistungen sowie ein engagiertes Team von Vermessungsingenieuren, die in Zusammenarbeit mit Bedrock geschult wurden.

Das kombinierte Angebot ist darauf ausgelegt, Kunden aus den Bereichen Offshore-Energie und Unterwasserinfrastruktur eine vertikal integrierte Lösung zu bieten. Die Partnerschaft vereint autonome Datenerfassung, operative Unterstützung vor Ort sowie jahrzehntelange, branchenführende Kompetenzen in den Bereichen Vermessung, Datenverarbeitung und Berichterstellung.

„FMS hat sich in der Nordsee und darüber hinaus den Ruf erarbeitet, genau die Art von Partner zu sein, auf den sich der Offshore-Energiesektor verlässt: erfahren, anpassungsfähig und operativ hervorragend”, sagte Matthew Tirman, Chief Executive Officer von Bedrock. „Durch die Kombination unserer autonomen Technologie mit der regionalen Infrastruktur und dem Personal von FMS können wir Kunden in ganz Großbritannien und Europa Daten in Bedrock-Qualität mit der Geschwindigkeit und zu den Kosten liefern, die der Markt benötigt. Diese Partnerschaft ist ein wichtiger Schritt, um den Betreibern, die die Offshore-Energieinfrastruktur für das nächste Jahrhundert der Meereswirtschaft aufbauen, Einblicke in die Zukunft der Unterwasserwelt zu ermöglichen.”

„Bedrock stellt einen Quantensprung dar, wie Unterwasserdaten erfasst, verarbeitet und in Form von Erkenntnissen in einem Tempo bereitgestellt werden, das die Branche bisher noch nicht gesehen hat. Wir freuen uns, unseren Kunden diese Fähigkeit zur Verfügung zu stellen und damit die Vermessungs- und Beratungsdienstleistungen zu ergänzen, für die wir in der gesamten Offshore-Branche bekannt sind”, sagte Steven Brown, CEO von First Marine Solutions. „Die Unterbringung der AUV-Systeme von Bedrock in Aberdeen, zusammen mit unserem für deren Betrieb und Wartung geschulten Team, wird zu schnelleren Reaktionszeiten, erhöhter Flexibilität und der Möglichkeit führen, dem Offshore-Energiesektor einen wirklich differenzierten Service anzubieten.”

Über den Feldbetrieb hinaus werden die beiden Unternehmen zusammenarbeiten, um das Bewusstsein für die neuen Möglichkeiten zu schärfen, die den Kunden zur Verfügung stehen, und darüber, wie diese die maritimen Branchen in den kommenden Jahren prägen werden. Nach Angaben der Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) wäre die Meereswirtschaft im Jahr 2019 die fünftgrößte Volkswirtschaft der Welt gewesen, wenn man sie als eigenständiges Land betrachtet hätte. Derselbe Bericht prognostiziert, dass sich die Größe der Meereswirtschaft zwischen 1995 und 2050 vervierfachen wird, was zum Teil auf die Digitalisierung und autonome Technologien zurückzuführen ist.

Mit ihrer Präsenz in der Nordsee unterstreicht die Partnerschaft zwischen Bedrock und FMS einmal mehr den Wert autonomer Meeresintelligenz für das anhaltende Wachstum der Meereswirtschaft – selbst in den anspruchsvollsten Umgebungen der Erde.

Informationen zu Bedrock Ocean Exploration

Bedrock ist die Intelligenz-Infrastruktur, die die Meereswirtschaft antreibt. Wir erschließen Erkenntnisse über die Ozeane in beispielloser Geschwindigkeit.

Bedrock entwickelt beständige Lösungen für Meeresintelligenz, die es der Meereswirtschaft ermöglichen werden, die drängendsten Herausforderungen der Welt in den Bereichen maritime Sicherheit, Infrastruktur, Energie und Klima zu bewältigen. Unsere modulare Architektur bietet völlig neue Informationsfähigkeiten für staatliche und kommerzielle Partner. Dank unseres optimierten „Fly-and-Deploy”-Ansatzes können Einsätze von jedem verfügbaren Schiff aus innerhalb von nur 24 bis 72 Stunden mobilisiert werden.

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Bedrock wurde 2020 gegründet und hat seinen Hauptsitz in Richmond, Kalifornien. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.bedrockocean.com.

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Seit 2009 hat sich First Marine Solutions (FMS) als führender Anbieter integrierter Verankerungslösungen für den globalen Energiesektor etabliert. Mit einem kompletten End-to-End-Service unterstützt FMS seine Kunden in jeder Phase des Projektlebenszyklus – vom Systemdesign und der technischen Planung über Vermessung und Installation bis hin zur Bereitstellung von Offshore-Ausrüstung und -Personal sowie der späteren Stilllegung. Dieser umfassende Ansatz ermöglicht es FMS, eine wirklich ganzheitliche Lösung anzubieten und weltweit technisches Fachwissen, operative Exzellenz sowie eine zuverlässige Projektabwicklung zu gewährleisten. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.firstmarinesolutions.com.

SiteVue AI Customers Typically See Profit Margins Increase By 3% Under 3 Months

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2026 — SiteVue AI today announced a $7.5 million seed round to bring AI-powered vision to the frontlines of manufacturing. The round was co-led by Penny Jar Capital and Overture, with participation from Silence, Spring Bank, Mana Ventures, Outset Capital, WaterStone, and Untapped Ventures.

SiteVue AI manufactures AI-powered video cameras with technology that transforms production operations into actionable data. Custom-trained models actively analyze camera footage in real time for process bottlenecks, cycle times, product defects, machine health, labor time, labor movement, machine movement, mispacks, mislabels, near-misses, injuries, and PPE compliance. Performance data is presented on a customized dashboard with the ability to run simulations based on real data. The subscription-based system installs in days and does not require infrastructure changes or workflow disruptions.

According to the BLS establishment survey, as of 2026, there are around 12.6 million frontline manufacturing workers in the US. Many of these individuals have products moving past them at high speeds, making it difficult to clearly identify product defects or risk stopping production. SiteVue passively observes the product, the process or the person.

“Our combination of hardware, software, and AI models provide real-time analysis on the line, all the time. When we detect an issue, we can instantly alert the worker or supervisor, and even stop the line – whatever is necessary to solve the problem with minimal human intervention”, said Andrew Jebasingh, Founder and CEO of SiteVue AI. “SiteVue AI reduces waste, cost, and carbon.”

Turning Vision Into Profit
Facilities using SiteVue AI typically see +3% profit margin growth in under 3 months, including a 10–20% improvement in floor efficiency, 5–10% increase in product quality, 5-10% recovery of labor hours, and a 90% decrease in safety incidents. Some customers are seeing a 10x return on investment.

“SiteVue enabled my team to know exactly what was happening on the line – all the time. Instead of pad, pen and watch, we can now look at the bigger picture and improve safety and productivity for our lines using streamline technology at our fingertips,” said Tim Romero, Plant Manager, Foster Farms.

Full Traceability: From Defect to Cause
SiteVue cameras provide end-to-end traceability, complete with a timestamped visual record of every product, workstation, and line. “When a quality issue surfaces, operations can trace it back to its origin in minutes: the specific station, shift, or cycle where it began,” says Jebasingh.

This level of visibility dramatically compresses root cause analysis from days to minutes, enabling faster corrective action and reducing the risk of recalls, rework, and scrap. It also provides manufacturers with defensible documentation for audits, regulatory compliance, and liability management.

“SiteVue unlocks productivity gains beyond traditional methods by identifying value-add steps and waste like travel or waiting,” said Mike Vann, Executive Director, XOS Trucks.

Built in Tennessee, Scaled for the World
SiteVue AI designs and manufactures its own cameras and trains the AI models at its Nashville, Tennessee, headquarters. The company currently employs 37 people and serves customers across the US. The startup is initially focused on automotive manufacturing and food production and is quickly expanding into retail, construction, chemical, oil, and gas industries, both domestically and internationally.

“Industrial leaders are tired of being sold one-size-fits-all technology,” said Rich Scudellari, Partner, Penny Jar Capital. “Andrew and his team partner with customers to deliver a solution for their specific business problems. And, importantly, SiteVue ensures minimal disruption during deployment. The team’s mix of technical and industry experience, and sense of urgency is why industries trust SiteVue.”

“At Meta, Andrew learned how to make complicated hardware feel effortless, then spent years building software solutions for enterprises. SiteVue combines both: easy-to-use cameras that give manufacturers real-time feedback to boost productivity and safety while cutting waste. We couldn’t be more excited to back Andrew and the team,” said Leila Pirbay, Partner, Overture.

About SiteVue AI
SiteVue AI is a Nashville-based AI technology company founded in August 2025. The company designs proprietary fixed-mounted and wearable cameras paired with AI-powered video analytics, transforming production operations into visible, actionable data. The platform is configurable across all aspects of operations: cycle times, quality control, bottleneck identification, and defect detection, giving operations leaders objective visibility without disrupting existing workflows. Facilities using SiteVue AI typically see more than 3% growth in profit margin in under three months. For more information, visit sitevue.ai.

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DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 6, 2026 — Flytxt, a leading provider of Enterprise AI solutions for Marketplace Optimisation, today announced that IIFL Capital Services Limited, a full-service investment and wealth management firm, has adopted its award winning AI to strengthen investor engagement and accelerate Assets Under Management (AUM) growth through intelligent investment recommendations.

With over 15 years of AI innovation, Flytxt currently serves more than 80 enterprise customers across 50 countries, helping them transform customer data into actionable intelligence and driving measurable business outcomes.

As investor expectations continue to evolve, financial service providers are under increasing pressure to deliver highly relevant and timely investment guidance. By leveraging Flytxt’s AI platform, IIFL Capital can better understand investor behavior, identify emerging investment opportunities, and engage customers with recommendations aligned to their financial goals and investment preferences.

“Technology adoption has always been central to driving innovation at IIFL Capital. Our collaboration with Flytxt reflects our commitment to leveraging AI to deepen investor engagement and create greater value for our investors,” said Mrs. Jyotsna Solanki, Head Business Intelligence & Growth, IIFL Capital.

“AI delivers real-world impact only when it is trusted, transparent, and easy to use. That’s exactly what our partnership with IIFL Capital demonstrates. Powered by causal intelligence, our Agentic AI solutions enable enterprises to reason, decide, and act with greater autonomy to deliver measurable business outcomes,” said Dr Vinod Vasudevan, CEO, Flytxt.

This partnership reflects Flytxt’s growing presence in the financial services sector, where leading NBFCs, fintech firms, insurance companies, and retail banks globally are leveraging its AI capabilities to accelerate customer growth, enhance product innovation, streamline customer service and drive deeper customer engagement.

About IIFL Capital

IIFL Capital Services Limited (formerly IIFL Securities Limited) is a full-service broking and investment services firm operating in India. IIFL Capital offers broking services, wealth management, financial products distribution, institutional broking, research and investment banking services.

For more information, visit https://flytxt.ai/

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• New Senior Secured Facility Validates Company’s Category Leadership and Fuels Next Phase of AI Innovation and Enterprise Growth

MIAMI, Aug. 6, 2026 — HealthSnap, the pioneer and category leader in AI-powered virtual care management, today announced it has secured a $25 million senior secured growth financing facility led by Eastward Capital Partners, LLC. The new facility strengthens the company’s balance sheet, refinances existing debt, and provides significant additional capital to accelerate artificial intelligence innovation, expand commercial operations, and scale deployment of its Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) platform across the nation’s leading health systems.

The financing follows a period of exceptional growth and market momentum for HealthSnap as healthcare organizations increasingly adopt AI-enabled solutions that improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, strengthen clinical efficiency, and extend care beyond the traditional clinical setting.

HealthSnap has helped define the rapidly emerging virtual care management category by bringing together Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Chronic Care Management (CCM), Principal Care Management (PCM), Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM), AI-powered clinical workflows, enterprise analytics, reimbursement optimization, and care coordination into a single, EMR-Integrated, intelligent platform that enables healthcare organizations to proactively manage patients at scale – unlocking capacity without adding headcount.

Today, HealthSnap supports more than 80,000 active patient programs across 200 health systems and physician organizations, with the company projecting more than 100,000 active patient programs by the end of 2026. HealthSnap’s platform currently ingests 2 patient measurements every second and patients enrolled in HealthSnap’s programs see a 97% reduction in alert frequency by their twelfth month, demonstrating remote patient management at scale.

HealthSnap partners with many of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, including Prisma Health, AdventHealth, Ascension Health, Sentara Health, Tampa General Hospital, UnityPoint Health, Baptist Health South Florida, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and University Hospitals. Even more importantly, several of these organizations, including Sentara Health, Tampa General Hospital, and UnityPoint Health, have chosen to invest strategically in HealthSnap, reflecting their confidence in the company’s technology, leadership, and long-term vision.

“When we founded HealthSnap, we believed healthcare was moving toward a future where continuous, intelligent care would become the standard, not the exception,” said Samson Magid, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HealthSnap. “Today, we are helping many of the nation’s leading health systems make that vision a reality. This financing represents much more than additional capital. It validates the platform we have built, the outcomes we are delivering, and the category leadership we have established. It enables us to expand the real-world application of AI across every aspect of virtual care management, from clinical decision support and workforce enablement to patient engagement and Advanced Primary Care Management. Our vision has always been to use AI to amplify clinicians, not replace them, helping health systems improve outcomes, strengthen operational performance, and lower the total cost of care.”

Earlier this year, HealthSnap launched its AI-augmented Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) solution, representing the next evolution of virtual care management by combining agentic AI with clinical workflows to help care teams manage larger patient populations more efficiently while delivering more personalized patient care.

Today, HealthSnap is embedding artificial intelligence across every stage of care delivery to improve clinical quality, accelerate workforce readiness, and enhance patient engagement at scale. Every AI-driven recommendation operates within clinician-defined protocols and safety guardrails, with physicians and care teams retaining final clinical judgment.

In 2025 alone, the company’s AI platform reviewed over 3 million progress notes, dramatically expanding quality assurance compared to the traditional one to two percent manual audit sample. HealthSnap also uses AI powered patient simulations to prepare newly hired nurses before they ever interact with patients, while AI generated clinical summaries transform complex care data into concise, actionable insights that help clinicians make faster, more informed decisions; all of which has led to a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 72, setting an industry standard.

The company is also expanding the use of AI agents to support routine patient interactions, including enrollment, device troubleshooting, and compliance outreach, allowing care teams to focus their time and expertise where they matter most. Across every application, HealthSnap’s approach is guided by a simple principle: AI should empower clinicians, strengthen care delivery, and improve the patient experience, never replace the people at the heart of care.

The new financing will accelerate deployment of these next-generation AI capabilities while supporting continued investment in product innovation, engineering, commercial expansion, customer success, and enterprise growth.

Ed Dresner, Investment Partner, Eastward Capital Partners said, “Healthcare is entering a new era where artificial intelligence, automation, and continuous patient engagement will fundamentally reshape care delivery. We believe HealthSnap has established itself as the clear leader in this emerging category through exceptional execution, enterprise customer adoption, measurable outcomes, and a highly differentiated platform. Just as importantly, the company has demonstrated disciplined financial performance while serving some of the country’s most sophisticated health systems. We’re excited to partner with Samson and the entire HealthSnap team as they continue building one of healthcare’s most important growth companies.”

Market Momentum

HealthSnap’s rapid growth has been fueled by strong customer adoption, measurable clinical outcomes, and accelerating financial performance. Over the past three years, the company has grown revenue more than fivefold, representing more than 400% growth since June 2023, while delivering 40% year-over-year revenue growth and 47% year-over-year EBITDA improvement.

The company has also earned significant industry recognition, including being named the No. 17 Fastest Growing Healthcare & Medical Company and No. 165 Overall on the 2025 Inc. 5000, receiving the 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Award for Best Clinical Efficiency Solution, and maintaining HITRUST Certification for four consecutive years, reinforcing its commitment to enterprise-grade security and compliance.

Delivering Measurable Outcomes

HealthSnap’s foundation is rooted in clinical research, and measurable patient outcomes continue to drive the company’s growth, innovation, and market leadership. Across its customer base, HealthSnap powered programs have been associated with meaningful improvements in blood pressure control, chronic disease management, and total cost of care.

In a published cohort study of more than 6,500 patients, remote monitoring was associated with an average 7.3 mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure, increasing to 16.7 mmHg among Stage 2 hypertensive patients (Smith et al., Healthcare, 2024). In a separate retrospective cohort study accepted for publication in the Journal of Telemedicine and eHealth, HealthSnap powered monitoring was associated with a median annual reduction of $10,932 in total cost of care, along with 40.9% fewer hospitalizations and 19.9% fewer emergency department visits among high acuity Medicare beneficiaries. These findings, along with additional clinical research, have been published in peer reviewed journals and presented at leading scientific conferences.

The financing will support continued investment in artificial intelligence, product innovation, commercial expansion, customer success, and strategic growth initiatives as HealthSnap continues advancing its leadership position in AI-powered virtual care management.

HealthSnap was advised by Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, which served as the company’s exclusive financial advisor in connection with this growth financing.

About HealthSnap

HealthSnap is the leading AI-powered virtual care management platform helping healthcare organizations transform chronic disease management through continuous, connected care. Its intelligent enterprise platform combines Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Chronic Care Management (CCM), Principal Care Management (PCM), Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM), AI-powered clinical workflows, enterprise analytics, reimbursement optimization, and care coordination into a unified, EMR-Integrated solution that improves patient outcomes while lowering the total cost of care. HealthSnap partners with more than 200 health systems and physician organizations across the United States, including many of the nation’s leading integrated delivery networks to help providers deliver more proactive, personalized, and financially sustainable care.

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