« Plus de 1 000 clients, dont les plus grandes villes et entreprises de services publics, tirent parti de nos solutions de réseau intelligent, d’éclairage intelligent et de sécurité et de sûreté basées sur l’IA. Notre taille et nos partenariats rendent Ubicquia attrayante pour les investisseurs axés sur la croissance », a déclaré Ian Aaron, PDG d’Ubicquia. « En raison de la demande croissante sur le réseau et de la nécessité de rendre nos communautés plus sûres, cet investissement nous permet de développer davantage nos activités et d’apporter nos solutions aux services publics et aux villes de toutes tailles. Nous sommes ravis d’ajouter ces nouveaux partenaires financiers à notre réseau d’investisseurs de premier plan afin d’aider Ubicquia à mener la transition mondiale vers les infrastructures intelligentes. »

Ubicquia étend rapidement sa présence dans les secteurs commerciaux et industriels mondiaux, au service des détaillants, des réseaux de soins de santé, des universités et des grands campus d’entreprise. En associant des analyses pilotées par l’IA à des offres de services robustes, Ubicquia accélère sa croissance grâce à des modèles d’infrastructure en tant que service qui génèrent des revenus récurrents prévisibles. Les plateformes d’Ubicquia exploitent désormais des milliards d’ensembles de données par jour, ce qui permet aux clients d’avoir une vision en temps réel de la qualité de l’alimentation électrique, de la performance de l’éclairage et de la fiabilité opérationnelle. Aujourd’hui, Ubicquia accompagne des clients aux États-Unis, en Amérique latine, en Europe et dans la région MENA, et étend activement la portée de ses produits intelligents, de ses solutions et de ses services gérés à des communautés de toutes tailles dans le monde entier.

« Nous sommes ravis de mener ce tour de table et de soutenir la vision transformatrice d’Ubicquia, qui consiste à tirer parti de l’IA pour surveiller et numériser les infrastructures critiques », a déclaré Cort Ahl, associé chez 67 Capital. « Ubicquia se distingue par sa capacité à transformer les infrastructures urbaines et de services publics existantes en réseaux basés sur l’IA qui apportent une valeur opérationnelle et financière immédiate. Son adoption par les services publics, les municipalités et les clients commerciaux démontre qu’elle façonne la prochaine génération d’infrastructures intelligentes, et nous pensons que la société est bien positionnée pour devenir le leader mondial de cette catégorie. »

« Nous sommes fiers de nous associer à Ubicquia. La numérisation des actifs existants, tels que les lampadaires et les transformateurs, est l’un des moyens les plus rapides et les plus économiques pour renforcer les réseaux alors que les services publics cherchent à réduire les coûts de maintenance et à améliorer la résilience des réseaux », a déclaré Ichiro Miyoshi, PDG/directeur informatique de MIP. « La technologie prête à l’emploi d’Ubicquia s’inscrit parfaitement dans notre mission de soutien à la transition énergétique mondiale, et nous nous réjouissons d’accompagner sa croissance continue et son expansion internationale. »

Croissance des solutions d’infrastructure intelligente alimentées par l’IA

UbiVu^®, la plateforme de gestion intelligente des actifs d’Ubicquia, devient rapidement la solution de planification des ressources d’entreprise pour les infrastructures critiques. Ubicquia développe les capacités d’IA d’UbiVu pour aider les services publics et les villes à réduire les dépenses d’exploitation et de maintenance, à améliorer les flux de travail et à transformer des quantités massives de données en informations exploitables. De l’amélioration de la gestion et de la visibilité des actifs à la répartition intelligente et à la résolution des problèmes, la plateforme UbiVu permet aux propriétaires d’infrastructures de fonctionner plus efficacement, de répondre de manière proactive aux problèmes et d’aider à prolonger la durée de vie des actifs critiques.

Ubicquia a récemment élargi son écosystème d’éclairage public intelligent en lançant une série de solutions conçues pour permettre aux services publics et aux municipalités de moderniser leurs réseaux d’éclairage. Ces solutions comprennent le contrôleur universel d’éclairage public UbiCell^® Micro, l’amélioration de la qualité de l’alimentation électrique et d’autres fonctionnalités de visibilité basées sur l’IA offertes par la plateforme de gestion intelligente des actifs UbiVu^®, et UbiScout^™, un accessoire de caméra intelligente conforme à la norme Zhaga Book 18 qui apporte à l’infrastructure existante un éclairage adaptatif, des informations sur la circulation et une analyse des données de voirie alimentée par l’IA. Ensemble, ces technologies aident les villes à réduire leur consommation d’énergie, à optimiser la maintenance et à améliorer la sécurité routière sans devoir procéder à des révisions coûteuses des systèmes.

Le service Power Monitoring d’Ubicquia permet aux services publics et aux clients commerciaux/industriels d’avoir une visibilité en temps réel de la fiabilité de l’alimentation électrique au niveau des transformateurs, grâce à une équipe dédiée d’experts en services publics et en science des données. Le service déploie l’UbiGrid^® DTM+ sur chaque transformateur de distribution et l’associe à la plateforme UbiVu, qui utilise l’apprentissage automatique pour détecter les anomalies, diagnostiquer les perturbations de l’alimentation et fournir des informations exploitables. Proposé sous la forme d’un service entièrement géré, en marque blanche, basé sur un abonnement et sans coûts matériels initiaux, Power Monitoring aide les entreprises à améliorer les performances des réseaux. Ce modèle axé sur les services continue d’être un moteur essentiel de la croissance des revenus récurrents d’Ubicquia.

Ubicquia construit également un écosystème de sécurité publique connecté et en temps réel qui améliore la connaissance situationnelle et la sécurité des communautés. Ubicquia propose une solution de sécurité publique de nouvelle génération, la plateforme de traitement en périphérie UbiHub^®, qui permet la reconnaissance avancée des plaques d’immatriculation, le livestreaming et des renseignements sur les véhicules en utilisant l’infrastructure d’éclairage public existante. En tirant parti d’actifs déjà déployés dans chaque ville, la plateforme UbiHub sert de multiplicateur de force pour les services d’application de la loi aux ressources financières restreintes qui s’efforcent de répondre aux besoins de leurs communautés en matière de sécurité publique.

À propos d’Ubicquia, Inc.
Les plateformes basées sur l’IA d’Ubicquia rendent les infrastructures critiques existantes intelligentes, afin d’accroître la résilience des réseaux, de réduire la consommation d’énergie et d’améliorer l’efficacité opérationnelle pour les services publics, les municipalités et les entreprises commerciales. La plateforme d’analyse d’Ubicquia exploite plus de 3,5 milliards d’ensembles de données par jour pour fournir des informations exploitables dans les domaines de l’éclairage intelligent, de la surveillance des réseaux et de la sécurité publique. Les produits et solutions d’Ubicquia, qui comprennent des capteurs, des logiciels et une connectivité, sont compatibles avec plus de 450 millions de lampadaires, 500 millions de transformateurs et 1 milliard de poteaux électriques dans le monde. Les plateformes d’Ubicquia sont déployées dans plus de 1 000 services publics et municipalités et sont intégrées sur une base OEM avec les principaux fabricants de transformateurs, de lampadaires et de solutions de sécurité publique. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site www.ubicquia.com.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2026 — Gracie Point Holdings, LLC (“Gracie Point”), a holding company that builds industry-leading specialty finance companies, today announced it has secured a $250 million warehouse facility from Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

The facility enhances Gracie Point’s funding flexibility and further strengthens its capital markets infrastructure to address growing global demand for bespoke life insurance premium financing solutions. The warehouse line will support continued growth and expansion of Gracie Point’s life insurance premium financing platform, GP Affluent Markets, which provides insurance premium financing solutions to high‑net‑worth clients who want access to liquidity through insurance premium financing. The global life insurance premium finance market is sizable, and GP Affluent Markets is well-positioned to lead the industry given its first-mover advantage, deep expertise and longstanding broker and advisor relationships around the world.

Harsh Varma, Head of Capital Markets at Gracie Point, said, “This warehouse facility is an important strategic milestone for Gracie Point that both diversifies and increases our capacity to deliver innovative, life insurance premium finance loans at scale, and we appreciate Goldman Sachs’ support. This follows our successful $272 million life insurance premium loan securitization last August, our ninth publicly rated, broadly syndicated securitization. Together, these transactions underscore our ability to access diverse, cost‑effective capital to support growth.”

Howard Levkowitz, recently appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Gracie Point, said, “This warehouse facility strengthens Gracie Point’s capital markets infrastructure and directly supports the continued growth of our life insurance platform, GP Affluent Markets. Supporting the growth of platforms is central to Gracie Point’s strategy, and this transaction is a clear example of how we are putting that approach to work as we scale GP Affluent Markets to meet growing demand for bespoke premium financing solutions.”

Vikas Singhal, Partner at Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., affiliates of which are lead investors in Gracie Point, added, “We have been long-standing supporters of Gracie Point and are pleased to see the company achieve this important milestone. We value the partnership with Goldman Sachs and view this transaction as a significant step in the continued development of life insurance premium finance as a major institutional asset class.”

Andrew Frey, Partner at Searchlight Capital, said, “As long-time supporters and investors in Gracie Point, we are excited to see the company build on its financing flexibility with this new warehouse facility to further accelerate the global expansion of its industry-leading life insurance premium finance platform.”

Faisal Kassam, Head of Platform Investing and Asset-Based Finance at Kuvare Strategic Investments and Board Member of Gracie Point Holdings, said, “This transaction is a significant milestone in the evolution of Gracie Point’s funding platform and positions the company well for continued growth.”

About Gracie Point Holdings, LLC

Gracie Point Holdings builds specialty finance companies, predominantly in insurance, into industry leaders through strategic, operational and capital markets support. The firm is led by a seasoned team from premier financial institutions with deep expertise in insurance, specialty finance, and capital markets. Gracie Point is backed by leading investors and committed to creating long-term value for its stakeholders. For more information, please visit: www.graciepoint.com.

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“More than 1,000 customers, including the largest cities and utilities, are leveraging our AI driven smart grid, intelligent lighting and security and safety solutions. Our scale and partnerships make Ubicquia attractive for growth investors,” said Ian Aaron, CEO of Ubicquia. “With the growing demand on the grid, and the need to make our communities safer, this investment allows us to further scale our business and bring our solutions to utilities and cities of all sizes. We’re excited to add these new capital partners to our marquee investor network to help Ubicquia lead the global shift to intelligent infrastructure.”

Ubicquia is rapidly scaling its presence across global commercial and industrial sectors, serving retailers, healthcare networks, universities, and large enterprise campuses. By pairing AI-driven analytics with robust service offerings, Ubicquia is accelerating growth through infrastructure-as-a-service models that deliver predictable recurring revenue. Ubicquia’s platforms now process billions of data sets per day, giving customers real-time insight into power quality, lighting performance, and operational reliability. Today, Ubicquia supports customers across the U.S., LATAM, Europe, and MENA, and is actively expanding the reach of its intelligent products, solutions, and managed services to communities of all sizes worldwide.

“We are thrilled to lead this round and support Ubicquia’s transformative vision for leveraging AI to monitor and digitize critical infrastructure,” said Cort Ahl, Partner at 67 Capital. “Ubicquia stands out for its ability to turn existing urban and utility infrastructure into AI-enabled networks that deliver immediate operational and financial value. Their traction with utilities, municipalities, and commercial customers demonstrates they are defining the next generation of intelligent infrastructure, and we believe they are positioned to become the category leader globally.”

“We are proud to partner with Ubicquia. Digitizing legacy assets such as streetlights and transformers is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to strengthen grids as utilities seek to reduce maintenance cost and improve grid resilience,” said Ichiro Miyoshi, MIP CEO/CIO. “Ubicquia’s plug-and-play technology is fully consistent with our mission of supporting the global energy transition, and we look forward to supporting their further growth and global expansion.”

Growth in AI-Powered Intelligent Infrastructure Solutions

The UbiVu^® platform, Ubicquia’s intelligent asset management platform, is quickly becoming the Enterprise Resource Planning solution for critical infrastructure. Ubicquia is expanding UbiVu’s AI capabilities to help utilities and cities reduce operational and maintenance expenses; improve workflows and turn massive amounts of data into actionable insights. From improved asset management and visibility to intelligent dispatch and trouble resolution, the UbiVu platform enables infrastructure owners to operate more efficiently, respond proactively to issues, and help extend the lifespan of critical assets.

Ubicquia recently expanded its intelligent streetlighting ecosystem, launching a suite of solutions designed to enable utilities and municipalities to modernize their lighting networks. These solutions include the UbiCell^® Micro model universal streetlight controller, enhancement of power quality and other AI visibility provided through the UbiVu^® intelligent asset management platform, and UbiScout^™, a Zhaga Book 18 compliant smart camera accessory that brings adaptive lighting, traffic intelligence, and AI-powered curb analytics to existing infrastructure. Together, these technologies help cities reduce energy consumption, optimize maintenance, and improve roadway safety without costly system overhauls.

Ubicquia’s Power Monitoring service gives utilities and commercial/industrial customers real-time, transformer-level visibility into power reliability, delivered by a dedicated team of utility and data-science experts. The service deploys the UbiGrid^® DTM+ on each distribution transformer and pairs it with the UbiVu platform, which applies machine learning to detect anomalies, diagnose power disturbances, and deliver actionable insights. Offered as a fully managed, white-label, subscription-based service with no upfront hardware costs, Power Monitoring helps organizations improve grid performance. This service-led model continues to be a key driver of Ubicquia’s recurring revenue growth.

Ubicquia is also building a connected, real-time public safety ecosystem that enhances situational awareness and community safety. Ubicquia offers a next-generation public safety solution—the UbiHub^® edge processing platform—which enables advanced license plate recognition, livestreaming, and vehicle intelligence capabilities using existing streetlight infrastructure. By leveraging assets already deployed across every city, the UbiHub platform serves as a force multiplier for budget constrained law enforcement departments dedicated to meeting the public safety needs of their communities.

About Ubicquia, Inc.
Ubicquia’s AI-driven platforms make existing critical infrastructure intelligent to increase grid resiliency, reduce energy consumption, and enhance operational efficiencies for utilities, municipalities, and commercial enterprises. Ubicquia’s analytics platform processes more than 3.5 billion data sets per day to deliver actionable insights across smart lighting, grid monitoring, and public safety. Ubicquia’s products and solutions, which include sensors, software, and connectivity, are compatible with more than 450 million streetlights, 500 million transformers, and 1 billion utility poles worldwide. Ubicquia’s platforms are deployed in more than 1,000 utilities and municipalities and are integrated on an OEM basis with leading manufacturers of transformers, streetlights, and public safety solutions. For more information, visit www.ubicquia.com.

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New funding to accelerate the rollout of AI-native loan servicing, building the operational backbone for the next era of private credit

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 23, 2026 — Hypercore, a loan management platform for private credit funds, today announced $13.5 million in Series A funding led by global software investor Insight Partners. The investment will fuel the launch of Hypercore’s AI Admin Agent – a new category of loan servicing that combines the company’s proven loan management technology with AI agents to deliver end-to-end operational infrastructure for private credit funds.

Private credit has grown into a $3 trillion market, with funds facing mounting pressure to scale operations while managing increasingly complex portfolios. Traditional third-party admin agents can be highly manual and error-prone, with slow turnaround times and limited transparency.

“Admin agents aren’t going away, but the way they operate must change,” said Daniel Liechtenstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Hypercore. “By combining AI, automation, and human expertise on top of our platform, we can deliver speed, accuracy, and transparency to the industry. This funding allows us to bring that vision to market.”

Hypercore’s platform already manages over $20 billion in assets under management across more than 10,000 loans. In 2025, the company grew CARR 3.5x year-over-year as demand for modern loan infrastructure accelerated.

Combining the scalability of software with robust agentic AI capabilities, Hypercore is introducing a new category for the industry – one that shifts private credit operations from tools to outcomes.

At its core is a unified operational layer that connects borrowers, lenders, and LPs through a single, continuous interface. AI agents power workflows traditionally managed across fragmented systems, and Hypercore’s experts ensure accuracy and accountability at every step. The result is finished work: loan administration delivered as an outcome, not a process to manage.

With Insight’s investment, Hagi Schwartz, Managing Director at Insight Partners, will join Hypercore’s board of directors, which includes Nadav Eylath, Managing Director from Atinc.

Atinc, which led the Seed round in 2023, remains deeply committed to the company and continues to support the company as a significant shareholder investor alongside Insight Partners.

“From day one, Daniel and the Hypercore team have been deeply committed to building what the private credit market needs to scale in the AI era, without sacrificing accuracy or quality,” said Nadav Eylath, founder and Managing Partner of Atinc. “Their execution has been exceptional, and the strength of the company’s customer outcomes and testimonials speaks for itself.”

With previous investments including Wiz, Monday.com, and CrewAI, Insight Partners brings deep expertise in vertical software, artificial intelligence, and fintech. Beyond capital, Insight will provide operational support in areas including product development, go-to-market strategy, and scaling operations.

“Hypercore has built what the private credit market needs: a modern operational backbone that combines comprehensive loan management technology with AI to deliver real outcomes,” said Hagi Schwartz, Managing Director at Insight Partners. “The company’s strong customer relationships and rapid growth position them well to grow the AI Admin Agent category, and we’re eager to support the team as they scale.”

About Hypercore

Hypercore leads the private credit industry with innovative loan management software and AI-powered administration services. Their end-to-end platform streamlines the entire loan lifecycle from origination to maturity, combining funding source management and client data in a single, integrated system. With the launch of their AI Admin Agent, Hypercore is redefining servicing as a service – powered by AI for unprecedented speed, accuracy, and transparency. Their AI-driven approach provides lenders with the complete operational toolkit needed to scale efficiently in today’s competitive market. To learn more, visit hypercore.ai. 

About Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of June 30, 2025, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 875 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has a global presence with leadership in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.

About Atinc

Atinc is a boutique venture capital firm that partners with early-stage founders and investors to turn visionary ideas into enduring companies. Since its founding in 2015, Atinc has focused on providing both capital and hands-on strategic support to startups across the technology landscape, emphasizing deep founder alignment from inception through growth. With a track record of backing transformative ventures, including multiple unicorns and notable exits, the firm combines its Silicon Valley and global perspective to help ambitious teams scale with conviction and clarity. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Atinc’s mission is to guide founders through the venture journey with empathy, insight, and long-term commitment. For more information, visit atinc.vc.

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LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2026 — The LANY Group (LANY), a bicoastal strategic firm, today announced its total operational pivot to Authority Infrastructure with the launch of its Sovereign Omni suite. This comprehensive solution is designed to bridge the “Invisibility Gap” for elite brands, integrating Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) with high-stakes PR and technical entity architecture.

“In 2026, being found isn’t enough; you must be cited,” says Erin James Murphy, Founder of The LANY Group. “Whether it is a clinical protocol for a bio-hacking brand or the IRR of a Hedge Fund, accuracy is a terminal value. We are the only firm synthesizing LA’s narrative prestige with NY’s technical rigor to build a deterministic digital footprint that the machines—and the markets—trust.”

As the traditional search landscape transitions into an era of Answer Engines, 9-figure brands face a critical “Invisibility Gap.” The LANY Group’s new framework addresses the rising threat of AI hallucinations and the dilution of founder authority by hard-coding human genius into the global Knowledge Graph.

“Search is no longer about clicks; it’s about citations,” says Murphy. “In 2026, if an AI agent cannot verify your data as a deterministic fact, your brand effectively ceases to exist for the high-net-worth consumer. We are bridging the gap between LA’s narrative prestige and NY’s technical rigor to ensure our clients remain the definitive Source of Truth.”

The Four Pillars of Sovereignty

LANY’s strategic approach provides a unified defense and growth strategy for the Generative era:

1. AEO & GEO Architecture (The Machine Layer): Deploying proprietary Schema 3.0 and JSON-LD entity mapping to ensure brand data is technically optimized for Answer Engines. This creates a “Machine-Readable” identity that forces AI agents to verify and recommend the brand as a definitive authority.
2. Authoritative Asset Development (The Intelligence Layer): The engineering of high-stakes “Original Source” assets—including Articles, White Papers, Clinical Protocols, and Institutional Reports. These serve as the primary data points used to train Large Language Models (LLMs) and secure “Source of Truth” status.
3. High-Stakes PR & Validation Nodes (The Trust Layer): Securing placements in Tier-1 global media and podcasts to serve as high-authority “Validation Nodes.” These third-party citations feed AI trust-loops, ensuring innovations are cited as facts rather than hallucinations.
4. Sovereign Web Design & Data Sovereignty (The Infrastructure Layer): Developing cinematic, minimalist digital environments that serve as the technical “Source Code” for a brand’s entity. We ensure Data Sovereignty by structuring proprietary intelligence so it remains ownable by the client while remaining 100% accessible to the agentic web.

Quantifying Sovereignty with ASoV

Central to the new strategy is the introduction of AI Share of Voice (ASoV), a metric that replaces legacy traffic data with authority-based tracking. The firm utilizes technical logic to measure category dominance:

ASoV=(∑Total Category Answers/∑Verified Citations)×100

Targeting High-Stakes Verticals

LANY focuses exclusively on verticals where data accuracy is a terminal value:

• Pioneering Wellness and Health-Tech: Protecting clinical sovereignty for global wellness brands, longevity pioneers, and bio-hacking firms. We ensure proprietary protocols and research-backed innovations are cited accurately across the generative landscape.
• Global Wealth & Finance: Securing entity integrity for FinTech, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and Wealth Management firms. An AI hallucination about your product, AUM, IRR, or investment thesis is not a marketing inconvenience—it is a fiduciary liability.

About The LANY Group

The LANY Group is an Authority Infrastructure firm with a presence in Los Angeles and New York. By synthesizing bicoastal expertise in prestige storytelling and technical data architecture, LANY ensures that high-stakes, 9+ figure brands in health and finance achieve total Answer Dominance in the generative era.

Authority Infrastructure Services include: GEO, AEO, Entity Governance, Algorithmic Brand Governance, AI Hallucination Defense, Agentic Readiness, Authority PR, LLM Entity Association, First-Party Signal Engineering, and Web Architecture.

Visit thelanygroup.com to learn more or thelanygroup.com/diagnostic to apply for a diagnostic.

Media Contact:

Erin James Murphy, Founder + CEO, [email protected]

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Funding led by Haymaker Ventures supports expansion across major U.S. markets

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2026 — Coral Care, the platform expanding access to in-home pediatric speech, occupational, and physical therapy, today announced it has raised a $13 million Series A round led by Haymaker Ventures, with participation from FCA Ventures and Peterson Ventures.

Additional investors include Alleycorp, Reach Capital, Jefferson River Capital, Greymatter Capital, Mother Ventures, and Charge Ventures.

The funding will accelerate Coral Care’s national expansion, including newly launched markets in Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. With this growth, Coral Care now operates across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Texas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, bringing in-home, insurance-covered pediatric therapy to families across its growing footprint nationwide.

Coral Care’s clinician network has grown to more than 400 licensed providers across its markets, reflecting the rising demand from both families seeking accessible care and therapists pursuing more flexible, sustainable practice models. Families receiving therapy in the home remain in care longer, with more than 75% continuing services beyond four months, while Coral Care’s technology platform reduces administrative workload for clinicians by up to 15 hours per week, enabling more time for direct patient care.

Today, Coral Care connects families with licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), and Physical Therapists (PTs) who deliver care directly in children’s homes, supporting needs ranging from speech and language development and feeding support to motor coordination, sensory processing, and functional development. By embedding therapy within children’s natural environments, Coral Care helps clinicians deliver more contextual, real-world care while improving access and continuity for families.

Founded in 2023 by Jen Wirt, Coral Care was born from her firsthand experience navigating therapy services for her own daughter. After encountering long waitlists, complex insurance requirements, and limited in-network availability, Wirt set out to address the systemic barriers families face when seeking developmental care. She built Coral Care to make therapy easier to find, easier to access, and more sustainable over time.

“We’re building the care infrastructure that allows pediatric therapy to scale without losing its humanity,” said Jen Wirt, Founder and CEO of Coral Care. “By investing in clinicians and enabling in-home delivery, we’re expanding access while strengthening the workforce behind it.”

“Coral Care represents the modern approach to care delivery—one that is affordable, localized, and customized to meet patient needs. It allows providers to focus on patients rather than operational overhead,” said Olivia Baribeau, Principal at Haymaker Ventures.

At a time when technology is reshaping healthcare delivery, Coral Care is building a modern care infrastructure powered by proprietary software that enables high-quality, in-person therapy at scale. The company’s platform streamlines scheduling, documentation, billing, and credentialing, allowing therapists to focus on care delivery while building independent, community-based practices.

With new capital and expanding geographic reach, Coral Care plans to continue scaling its clinician network, launching additional markets, and investing in the technology infrastructure that powers its in-home care model.

About Coral Care
Coral Care is a pediatric therapy platform building the infrastructure layer for in-home developmental care. The company connects families with licensed speech, occupational, and physical therapists who deliver insurance-covered services in the home, while supporting clinicians in building flexible private practices through integrated infrastructure spanning credentialing, scheduling, documentation, and billing. This dual-sided model increases provider supply while making therapy more accessible to families nationwide. By modernizing the workforce and care delivery model, Coral Care is transforming how developmental therapy is accessed and delivered across the United States. With a rapidly growing national provider network, Coral Care is building the leading platform for in-home pediatric therapy. The company operates across multiple U.S. markets and continues to expand nationally. Learn more at www.joincoralcare.com.

About Haymaker Ventures
Haymaker Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in fintech and fintech-adjacent companies. We partner with founders tackling structural problems in financial services — building platforms that unlock economic opportunity, replace legacy infrastructure, and power new ways of working. Learn more at haymaker.com.

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Megan Botta
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HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2026 — Green Heron Partners (Green Heron), an operationally focused lower middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce its strategic investment in Regency Plumbing Contractors (Regency or the Company), a leading commercial plumbing contractor serving the Greater Houston area.

Founded in 1984, Regency has built a reputation for commercial and industrial plumbing excellence, delivering high-quality, reliable services across new construction, tenant improvement, and large-scale buildouts throughout the Houston metro region. With over 40 years of experience, the company has become synonymous with craftsmanship, precision, and customer-focused execution in projects ranging from industrial facilities and office buildings to medical and community structures. Regency’s executive team will continue to lead the business and retain a significant ownership position in the Company.

“We are thrilled to partner with the Regency Plumbing team,” said Houston Johnson, Managing Partner of Green Heron. “Regency’s deep expertise in commercial plumbing, strong customer relationships, and track record of operational excellence make it an ideal foundation for a facility services platform. We look forward to supporting the Company’s continued growth as it expands geographically and enhances its service capabilities.”

Tracy Stephens, Chief Executive Officer of Regency, added:

“Green Heron’s operational focus and long-term investment philosophy align perfectly with our culture and values. This partnership provides us with additional resources and strategic support to invest in our people, systems, and operational infrastructure, further enhancing our ability to pursue growth opportunities while continuing to deliver the quality and reliability our customers expect.”

About Regency Plumbing Contractors

Regency Plumbing is a commercial plumbing contractor based in Houston, Texas. The Company provides comprehensive plumbing services for commercial and industrial construction projects and is recognized for its commitment to safety, quality workmanship, and customer satisfaction.

About Green Heron Partners

Founded in 2023, Green Heron Partners is an operationally focused lower middle market private equity firm based in Houston, TX. The firm provides capital and partnership to founder- and family-owned businesses to drive long-term value creation. For additional information, please visit www.greenheronpartners.com.

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MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23, 2026 — 7Rivers, a pioneering technology services company that helps customers harness the power of data and AI to deliver real business value, today announced a $5 million Series A investment led by Inoca Capital Partners who took a minority position in the company. A certified Snowflake Elite Partner, 7Rivers guides enterprises through the currents of digital transformation by leveraging the Snowflake AI Data Cloud as the foundation for scalable modernization and AI innovation. This investment marks the next wave in the company’s journey, fueling its mission to help clients become Data Native^® and AI-enabled enterprises.

“7Rivers’ mission is to help people and organizations unlock their next level of potential through data and AI,” said Paul Stillmank, Founder of 7Rivers. “We believe the future enterprise is an augmented enterprise where human insight and AI innovation work in harmony to drive meaningful business outcomes. This new capital gives us the ability to scale that mission, investing in the talent, solutions, and accelerators that help our clients transform faster. Snowflake serves as a platform providing the ideal foundation for this vision, giving us the scalability, intelligence, and trust our clients need to bring it to life.”

7Rivers has quickly emerged as a trusted Snowflake expert, recently earning industry competencies in financial services, manufacturing, technology, media and communications, and retail. Its Data Native^® model and Snowflake-aligned accelerators help organizations clear technical bottlenecks, streamline data flows, and unlock real value with speed and with purpose.

“Inoca Capital backs companies led by people who embrace change and enable organizational growth,” said Chris Sheffert, Managing Director at Inoca Capital Partners. “7Rivers’ deep consulting expertise, combined with a sharp focus on business outcomes, makes it one of the most capable partners in the Snowflake ecosystem. We’re thrilled to be part of the next wave of their growth.”

7Rivers brings a differentiated value proposition to the Snowflake partner ecosystem:

• Snowflake-certified data engineers and architects
• Strategic accelerators that reduce time-to-insight and operational costs
• Proven success implementing Data Vault 2.0 and AI/ML solutions within Snowflake
• Custom GenAI applications that run securely and natively on Snowflake’s AI/ML stack

With this funding, 7Rivers will:

• Expand Snowflake-focused delivery and product teams
• Scale GenAI solutions in and out of the Snowflake Marketplace
• Invest in industry-specific Snowflake solution templates and use case libraries
• Grow sales, marketing, and partner enablement efforts to both its expand existing markets and to reach new markets

“This partnership with Snowflake is more than technology alignment, it’s a shared belief in the future of intelligent, AI-powered business,” said Ben Kerford, President of 7Rivers. “With Inoca’s backing, we’re prepared to navigate the next phase of innovation and guide clients upstream toward new sources of business value. This investment allows us to expand our reach and deepen our partnership with Snowflake through an accelerated build of high value Data Native^® Applications and increase our Go-to-market scale alongside Snowflake.”

To explore 7Rivers’ Snowflake-powered solutions and discover how we help clients streamline operations and ride the currents of transformation, visit www.7riversinc.com

About 7Rivers
7Rivers’ mission is to empower businesses to unlock the transformative potential of data and AI, driving unprecedented success for organizations and their teams. We support business leaders in realizing the full potential of their data through cutting-edge data modernization, advanced data science, and state-of-the-art AI solutions.

As a proud Snowflake Elite Partner, we specialize in turning raw data into actionable insights that deliver tangible impact. From establishing an AI-powered data foundation to identifying high-value use cases and deploying Enterprise LLM solutions and Data Native^® applications, 7Rivers is dedicated to guiding organizations through the complexities of today’s dynamic landscape and helping them evolve into augmented enterprises.

Discover how 7Rivers can elevate your data strategy and deliver business outcomes at 7riversinc.com.

About Inoca Capital Partners
Inoca Capital Partners is a growth-focused investment firm backing the next generation of intelligent enterprise platforms. With a focus on AI, data infrastructure, and digital transformation, Inoca partners with high-growth companies to scale innovation and deliver meaningful market impact.

Media Contact:
Jessica Emhoff
VP, Marketing
7Rivers Inc.
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE 7Rivers Inc.

Seed-financieringsronde geleid door blockchain-VC-bedrijf Blockchange Ventures. Het Unicity Protocol stelt AI-agenten in staat om peer-to-peer, vertrouwensloze marktplaatsen te vormen op machinesnelheid.

ZUG, Zwitserland, 20 februari 2026 — Unicity Labs, een protocolontwikkelaar die bouwt aan het autonome agentgestuurde internet, heeft met succes drie miljoen dollar opgehaald in een seed-financieringsronde. De financieringsronde werd geleid door Blockchange Ventures, met deelname van Tawasal, een in het Midden-Oosten gevestigde communicatie-superapp, en Outlier Ventures, een toonaangevende Web3-investeerder in een vroeg stadium.

De timing van deze kapitaalronde valt samen met de snelle evolutie van AI-agenten — software-entiteiten die zelfstandig diensten kunnen ontdekken, voorwaarden onderhandelen en transacties uitvoeren — van conceptuele hulpmiddelen naar volwaardige economische actoren. De wereldwijde markt voor agentgestuurde AI zal naar verwachting tegen 2032 de honderd miljard dollar overschrijden. In lijn met deze ontwikkeling heeft Unicity Labs het Unicity Protocol ontwikkeld: een peer-to-peer cryptografische architectuur die autonome AI-agenten in staat stelt om diensten te ontdekken, tegenpartijen te verifiëren en transacties af te wikkelen tegen machinesnelheid, zonder tussenpersonen of gedeelde grootboeken.

Het team van Unicity Labs, dat eerder Guardtime opbouwde en succesvol verkocht, bestaat uit promovendi en onderzoekers op het gebied van gedistribueerde systemen, cryptografie en machinaal leren. Het bedrijf heeft recent de Unicity Foundation in Zwitserland opgericht, die verantwoordelijk is voor protocolgovernance, subsidieverlening en open-sourceontwikkeling.

Naarmate AI-agenten autonomer worden, zullen ze continu en op grote schaal diensten moeten ontdekken, voorwaarden onderhandelen en transacties afrekenen, zonder menselijke tussenkomst. De huidige infrastructuur dwingt daarbij een keuze af: centralisatie via big tech, met opoffering van vertrouwensloze eigenschappen, of gebruik van traditionele blockchains, met opstoppingen wanneer miljoenen agenten gelijktijdig transacties uitvoeren.

“Satoshi’s whitepaper droeg de titel ‘Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash’. Zeventien jaar later beschikken we nog steeds niet over echte peer-to-peer of elektronische cash. Elke transactie verloopt nog steeds via gedeelde grootboeken, wat onnodige opstoppingen creëert,” aldus Mike Gault, CEO van Unicity Labs. “Unicity verandert dat. Wij bouwen geen nieuwe marktplaats of handelsplatform, maar de onderliggende infrastructuur. Unicity biedt de plek en de rails waarmee agenten elkaar kunnen vinden en direct, frictieloos en peer-to-peer kunnen afrekenen — op de schaal en snelheid die de agentgestuurde economie vereist.”

“Het gedeelde-grootboekmodel dat het afgelopen decennium domineerde, werd ontworpen vóór de AI-gedreven wereld waarin we nu terechtkomen,” zegt Matt Immerso, General Partner bij Blockchange Ventures. “Unicity heeft het oude systeem niet aangepast, maar een opvolger gebouwd door transacties te scheiden van validatie. Door het netwerk enkel de uniciteit van een activum te laten bevestigen, in plaats van de volledige context te verwerken, heeft Unicity doorbraken gerealiseerd in snelheid, schaalbaarheid en kosten, essentiële voorwaarden voor een toekomst aangedreven door autonome agenten.”

Tawasal, een toonaangevende communicatie-superapp in het Midden-Oosten met meer dan vijf miljoen gebruikers, nam als strategische investeerder deel aan de ronde.

“Tegenwoordig geven handelaren enorme bedragen uit aan klantwerving – advertenties kopen, concurreren om aandacht, hopen op conversies,” aldus Eric Leandri, CEO van Tawasal. “In een agentgestuurde economie richten handelaren zich niet langer op mensen. Ze verkopen aan agenten – agenten die exact weten wat hun gebruikers willen en klaarstaan om transacties uit te voeren. Unicity’s infrastructuur maakt dit mogelijk en zal de economische dynamiek van handel fundamenteel veranderen.”

“De sector heeft een decennium besteed aan het optimaliseren van gedeelde grootboeken. Unicity stelde echter een fundamenteel andere vraag: wat als agenten helemaal geen gedeeld grootboek nodig hebben?” zei Dimitrios Chatzianagnostou, CIO van Outlier Ventures. “Die architecturale verschuiving maakt grootschalige agent-tot-agent-handel daadwerkelijk mogelijk.”

De whitepaper van Unicity is hier beschikbaar: https://github.com/unicitynetwork/whitepaper/releases/tag/latest

Mike Gault, oprichter van Unicity Labs, en Matt Immerso, partner bij Blockchange Ventures, zijn beschikbaar voor interviews.

Over Unicity Labs

Unicity Labs bouwt de infrastructuur voor het autonome agentgestuurde internet. Het Unicity Protocol vervangt gedeelde grootboeken door peer-to-peer cryptografische objecten, waardoor AI-agenten zelfstandig kunnen ontdekken, transacties uitvoeren en afrekenen. Unicity is opgericht door ervaren specialisten op het gebied van blockchain en cryptografie en wordt ondersteund door Blockchange Ventures, Outlier Ventures en Tawasal. De in Zwitserland gevestigde Unicity Foundation ziet toe op protocolontwikkeling en community governance. Meer informatie is te vinden op unicity.ai , https://x.com/unicity_labs , https://sphere.unicity.network

Over Blockchange Ventures

Blockchange Ventures is een in New York gevestigd durfkapitaalbedrijf dat uitsluitend investeert in blockchainbedrijven, -protocollen en -toepassingen in een vroeg stadium. Het bedrijf werd opgericht in 2017 en ondersteunt buitengewone oprichters die bouwen aan de infrastructuur van de gedecentraliseerde economie.

Over Tawasal

Tawasal SuperApp is een in de VAE gevestigd beveiligd berichten- en digitaal lifestyleplatform met meer dan vijf miljoen gebruikers in het Midden-Oosten. Sinds de lancering in 2019 in Abu Dhabi biedt Tawasal messaging, videoconferencing, handels- en lifestylediensten, met een sterke focus op datasoevereiniteit en regionale infrastructuurontwikkeling.

Over Outlier Ventures

Outlier Ventures, opgericht in 2014, geldt als ‘s werelds toonaangevende Web3-investeerder in een vroeg stadium en staat bekend als de referentie bij uitstek voor Web3-oprichters, investeerders en partners. Met een portefeuille van meer dan 370 internationale investeringen heeft Outlier Ventures geholpen bij het ophalen van één miljard dollar aan seed-financiering.

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