EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — Gallatin AI, Inc., an AI-native logistics company transforming sustainment decision-making for the U.S. military, today announced $50 million in Series A financing. The round was backed by new and existing investors, including 8VC, Silent Ventures, and others.

“I’m grateful to our early partners across the military logistics community for trusting us with some of the world’s most complex sustainment challenges,” said Woody Glier, Gallatin’s CEO. “This Series A is an important milestone. It gives us the resources to double down on what’s working in the field, accelerate our product roadmap, and scale a capability that builds on the investments in data infrastructure the Pentagon has been making at every echelon. That is how we transform the way joint and allied forces see and sustain themselves. We have the tools and ambition to solve the toughest challenges facing military logistics, and are humbled by the opportunity to keep moving forward.”

Gallatin will use the additional capital to expand its engineering team, accelerate product development, and broaden its suite of AI-enabled sustainment capabilities across the Joint Logistics Enterprise. Navigator, Gallatin’s flagship decision-support platform, connects data and workflows across the force to provide a unified view of readiness while orchestrating critical sustainment processes across vehicle readiness, supply, medical, and other mission-support functions. Navigator is built to transform sustainment decision support from the battlefield to the Pentagon, and is already used by Army and Air Force customers across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of military planning. Proven in complex fuel, medical, and munitions supply chains, Gallatin’s solutions will expand with the company as it accelerates its permanent presence on four continents.

“Many on our team have lived these sustainment challenges firsthand in uniform, and we know the struggle of not having the information or tools needed to do the job,” said Brian Ballard, the company’s Chief Product Officer. “The opportunity in front of us is bigger than building better software. It is making logistics a source of operational advantage, and giving sustainers the ability to make better decisions before constraints become mission problems.”

Gallatin’s Navigator is currently deployed with U.S. military units around the world, supporting joint and combined exercises from Japan to Alaska to Europe. This funding round follows a successful seed financing in 2024, bringing the total amount raised by Gallatin to $70 million.

About Gallatin

Founded in 2024 and backed by 8VC and leading defense and technology investors, Gallatin AI develops capabilities that make the Joint Logistics Enterprise predictive, visible, and accountable, from the point of production to the point of need. Gallatin is headquartered in El Segundo, California, with offices in Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas. Its flagship platform, Navigator, is deployed with multiple military units and commercial logistics partners, enabling precision sustainment at the speed of relevance.

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71 portfolio organization investments generated $454 million in funding, addressing locally identified needs nationwide

BOSTON, Oct. 8, 2026 — National nonprofit GreenLight Fund’s 2025-2026 Impact Report shows its investments reached 1.6 million individuals and families this past year, generating progress across essential needs, education, career development and financial resiliency.

From July 2025 through June 2026, GreenLight expanded to Dallas, its 15^th city, and grew its national portfolio to 71 investments, bringing proven programs into new communities to address locally identified needs.

“This report demonstrates what is possible when we listen to communities, invest in solutions with a track record of results and provide the support needed to help those programs take root and grow,” said GreenLight Fund CEO Ali Knight. “Reaching 1.6 million individuals and families is an important milestone, and what matters most is the measurable change children and families are experiencing in communities across our network.”

GreenLight’s $47.8 million investment in its portfolio organizations helped unlock more than $454 million in follow-on funding–nearly ten dollars for every dollar GreenLight Fund invested.

GreenLight works alongside residents and local leaders to identify needs, then finds evidence-based nonprofit programs to address them and helps launch those solutions with multiyear funding and support.

Some results highlighted in the report:

• In Cincinnati, 100% of households participating in HomeStart’s Renew Collaborative retained housing.
• Across Greater Newark, the Twin Cities and the Bay Area, Food Connect distributed more than 2.3 million meals.
• In Baltimore, 1,400 ParentChild+ home visits helped prepare 100% of participating families for their children’s academic success. 
• The Bay Area’s Blueprint Schools reached 1,642 students, with 89% reporting increased confidence in math. 
• Across six cities, workforce development program participants earned wages 2-3x higher the local minimum wage.
• In Newark, 77% of EMS Corps graduates obtained full-time employment.
• Detroit’s RxKids distributed $10.7 million to support 4,195 families during pregnancy and their first year postpartum.
• Philadelphia’s Compass Working Capital participants graduated with average escrow savings of $9,861. 

“These results and more are possible because local expertise and comprehensive due diligence drive every GreenLight investment,” said GreenLight Fund Co-Founder and Board Chair John Simon. “As we continue growing our national network, we remain focused on listening to communities, investing in solutions with demonstrated results and providing on-the-ground support for long-term sustainability.”

Learn more about GreenLight Fund’s impact: greenlightfund.org/report/our-impact/.

CONTACT: [email protected] 

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Versapay extends AI that’s been earning trust in cash application for years — now built into collections, payments, and ERP connectivity

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2026 — Versapay, a leading platform for business payments and accounts receivable automation, today announced Versapay Intelligence, an expanded AI layer running across its platform, alongside new capabilities within its core accounts receivable platform and deeper ERP-embedded integrations. Together, the updates extend Versapay’s coverage across invoicing, collections, cash application, payments, and ERP connectivity, reinforcing the company’s position at the center of the invoice-to-cash workflow.

AI is not new to Versapay’s platform. The company has applied AI and machine learning within cash application for years — powering remittance matching and machine-learning-based risk segmentation well before AI became a standard feature in invoice-to-cash software. Today’s announcement expands that investment, unifying it into one intelligence layer that runs across the platform rather than a single module. 

“Versapay is applying one intelligence layer across a platform that already unifies invoicing, collections, cash application, payments, and ERP connectivity,” said Carey Kolaja, Chief Executive Officer of Versapay. “That’s our edge: we’ve spent more than 20 years moving invoices and money, so we see the full picture — not just a transaction, but the operational, payment, and relationship signals behind it. That’s what lets us help define where invoice-to-cash is headed, instead of just keeping pace with it.”

Versapay Intelligence: Earning Trust in Stages

Versapay Intelligence is built around a simple premise: AI is only as valuable as it is trusted, and trust is earned incrementally. Rather than introducing autonomous AI as a headline feature, Versapay designed a four-stage framework that gives customers control over how much responsibility AI takes on, and when:

• Augment — AI supports workflows, surfaces signals, and eliminates manual research, while the customer makes the final call.
• Assist — AI shapes outcomes, drafts communications, orders queues, and flags risks, while the customer acts from a position of clarity.
• Action — AI executes across systems within configured boundaries the customer sets.
• Autonomous — AI coordinates with other agents and closes loops within permission structures the customer has granted.

Within this framework, three Versapay Intelligence capabilities are live: a Versapay Assistant that answers questions like which invoices to focus on today, real-time sentiment scoring that flags at-risk customer conversations, and AI-generated customer summaries covering payment history, overdue balance, credits, and oldest open invoice. Versapay is also now in beta with AI augmented Cash Application, reading remittance details across PDFs, spreadsheets, and scanned images — in dozens of formats — and matching them to open invoices automatically, greatly improving match rates and predictability, with more capabilities on the way.

“We wanted to use AI to augment our customers’ judgment and take work out of the equation,” said Christy Johnson, Chief Product Officer of Versapay.  That’s why we started with an assistant that answers your questions directly and surfaces the buyer signals that could have been missed, an enhanced AI in Cash Application that shows its work. When AI tells you the insight and explains how it got there, it earns the trust to take on more.”

Expanding Collections Within Versapay’s Core AR Platform

Versapay customers wanted more out of collections capabilities: less manual work and the freedom to build their own strategies. Collections, and connecting customers with their buyers transparently, have always been a core differentiator of the platform. Now Versapay is reaching further leveraging the intelligence above by offering: automatic segmentation by risk and behavior, configurable workflows with tailored outreach cadences, and auto-prioritized task lists that put the highest-priority accounts in front of collectors first. A unified communications log and performance dashboards for DSO, aging, and promise-to-pay complete the picture. 

“We were already running our core AR with Versapay, so expanding into Versapay’s new Collections module felt like a natural next step rather than starting over with a new system,” shared Lisa Pillans, Corporate Controller, Essential Cabinetry Group. We’re most excited about smarter segmentation and automation of routine reminder emails, and getting a daily task list that tells our collector exactly who to follow up with and why — including payment promises — so she can spend her time on the accounts that truly need attention.”

Meeting Customers Inside the Systems They Already Run

Customers asked for one more thing: to be met where they already work, inside the systems they run every day. Versapay continues to embed that intelligence directly into those workflows — across ERPs and other financial systems, including NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and Microsoft Dynamics — so teams can put insights into action as they manage invoices, collections, and cash application. Based on feedback these expanded features have just released:

• Embedded payments for Microsoft Dynamics F&SCM
• Expanded NetSuite Pay, with Canadian merchant support 
• Aggregated payment through grouped invoices through Versapay’s customer portal that sync directly back to NetSuite
• Project-based and multi-currency invoice support for Sage Intacct

Versapay has also been recognized by G2 with “Users Love Us” and “Leader” badges.

About Versapay

Versapay is the platform that rewires AR by removing barriers from collecting and reconciling B2B payments, providing end-to-end cash flow clarity so businesses can manage working capital on their terms. By connecting finance teams, their business systems, customers, and payment activity into a single intelligent ecosystem, Versapay turns money matters into a data-driven advantage. With 10,000 customers and 5M+ companies transacting, Versapay facilitates 120M+ transactions and processes $300B+ in payments volume annually. To learn more about how Versapay eliminates financial friction, visit versapay.com.

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Glilot Capital and Sienna Venture Capital Co-Lead Series A Round, Bringing Total Funding Secured to Date to $35 Million

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 8, 2026 — Rein Security, the AI-native runtime security platform for enterprises, today announced that the company has raised $25 million in Series A financing, bringing the company’s total funding to $35 million. The round was co-led by Glilot Capital and Sienna Venture Capital, with participation from Corner Ventures, Atlacle and RNP Capital Advisors.

The funding comes as enterprises rapidly deploy AI agents with increasingly broad access to business systems, data and workflows, creating a new class of security risks that traditional approaches were not designed to detect or stop. According to Gartner, the market for securing AI is projected to reach nearly $4.8 billion in 2027, up 68.7% from 2026, and nearly $7.7 billion by 2028. As AI agent adoption accelerates and agents become increasingly autonomous, enterprises face two security challenges at once, securing the agents they build while defending against increasingly capable AI-driven attacks.

Rein addresses both sides of this challenge. Its platform is built on patented sidecar technology that operates at runtime, at the point where agents execute actions. This gives security teams visibility into every line of code an agent runs and every resource it touches, along with governance over agent activity and real-time guardrails that block harmful actions. Rein also secures the agent supply chain, all without routing company or customer data through a gateway or proxy.

“Enterprise AI agents are becoming essential to how businesses operate, but security hasn’t kept pace with the autonomy these systems now have,” said Matan Bar-Efrat, co-founder and CEO of Rein Security. “This funding enables us to keep building the infrastructure enterprises need to deploy AI agents with visibility, control and confidence.”

Enterprises are adopting AI agents faster than they can secure them, and most of the risk these agents create is both new and hidden. It sits in the downstream actions they take automatically across business systems, often on instructions passed along by another system or agent rather than a person. Securing agents means understanding every action they take and stopping harmful ones. The same is true of adversarial AI, which attacks at machine speed and can overwhelm security teams. This calls for a completely different strategy: shifting focus away from posture and vulnerability management to a more proactive approach that prioritizes prevention and protection. 

“The agent economy is upon us, and the rapid adoption of AI agents is creating a fundamental shift in enterprise security,” said Arik Kleinstein at Glilot Capital. “As agents gain the ability to access systems, make decisions and act autonomously, enterprises need a new approach built specifically for this new landscape. This is a fast-moving and underserved area of security, and Rein has the platform, vision and early traction to help define it.”

The risks Rein uncovers are already appearing in production environments. For example, at Black Hat USA 2026, Rein’s vulnerability research team, Agent Breakers, presented research showing how it compromised the AI shopping agent of a top-five U.S. retailer. The work showed how quickly AI adoption is outpacing security. Furthermore, a global enterprise’s onboarding agent opened what looked like an ordinary PDF. Hidden inside was a prompt injection that directed the agent to act outside its intended role. Rein detected and blocked the action before any damage was done.

“As an enterprise’s technology ecosystem grows and evolves to include more AI agents that have a direct impact in production environments, security becomes an even greater concern. The frameworks that exist today are simply not equipped to handle this transition,” said Thomas Visan at Sienna Venture Capital. “Rein’s differentiated platform explicitly addresses current, as well as new, agentic AI security threats, giving the company a distinct position in this rapidly evolving market.”

Answering the Call for Stronger Agentic AI Protection 

Amid a period of significant revenue and customer growth, Rein will use the new capital to accelerate product innovation, advance agentic research and support global hiring. Since its January 2026 launch, Rein has increased revenue by 8x and grown its customer base by 5x.

New customers, including Flex and Swimlane, broaden Rein’s reach across industries including financial services, healthcare, SaaS, data, retail and energy.

As enterprises build and deploy increasingly capable AI agents, Rein is seeing growing demand for security that can keep pace with agent adoption. The company’s platform is already securing thousands of AI agents that execute millions of actions, including Dun & Bradstreet and digital-first insurance leader, Lemonade. Rein protects AI agents for Lemonade, supporting services used by over three million active customers; as well as agents for Dun & Bradstreet, powering agentic products used by more than 240,000 customers.

“Our customers rely on Dun & Bradstreet for trusted data, and that trust has to extend to every AI agent we put into production,” said Jay DePaul, chief cybersecurity & technology risk officer at Dun & Bradstreet. “Rein helps us see and control what our agents do at scale, so we can keep innovating with agentic AI while protecting the customers who depend on it.”

Rein has also earned recognition from the broader technology and cybersecurity community in recent months. The company was selected as one of eight early-stage companies to compete in the AI Conference’s Start Up Showdown and was named to TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 as one of the most promising early-stage startups in the cybersecurity category.

For more information, visit www.reinsec.io.

About Rein Security:
Rein Security is the agentic AI security company purpose-built for enterprise agents. With a patented, real-time architecture, Rein delivers full visibility and protection across every enterprise agent – tracing every action to the line of code that triggered it and connecting it to its business outcome. Trusted by leading Fortune 500 companies and backed by Glilot Capital, Sienna Venture Capital, and Corner Ventures, Rein Security was founded in 2024 and is co-headquartered in New York City and Tel Aviv.

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F-Prime leads financing, with participation from A1 Health Ventures and .406 Ventures, to help AblePay reach more health systems and patients nationwide

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Oct. 7, 2026 — AblePay Health (“AblePay”), a healthcare affordability company focused on helping patients better manage out-of-pocket medical costs while improving payment performance for providers, today announced the completion of a $20 million Series A financing led by F-Prime, with participation from A1 Health Ventures and .406 Ventures.

The investment will support AblePay’s continued growth, deepen its technology platform, and expand the company’s services for both patients and providers as it positions itself at the forefront of solving healthcare’s affordability challenges.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Americans paid $591 billion out of pocket for healthcare in 2025, an increase of 6% from the prior year. For patients, rising costs can make an already complicated healthcare experience even harder to manage. For providers, more of the revenue they have earned depends on the patient’s ability and willingness to pay, making the financial experience increasingly important to both the patient relationship and revenue cycle performance.

“Healthcare affordability affects both sides of the bill,” said John Fistner, Founder and CEO of AblePay Health. “Patients need a better way to manage the cost of care, and providers need a better way to collect the revenue they have already earned. AblePay was designed to address those needs and ten years later, that is what still drives us.

Today, only a fraction of that burden is served by any third-party financing solution, leaving millions of patients and the health systems that treat them, exposed to an escalating, largely unaddressed problem. This investment gives us the opportunity to reach more health systems, help more patients, and continue building on a model that works for both.”

Using a proprietary technology-enabled platform, AblePay uniquely and seamlessly integrates with healthcare providers to guarantee non-recourse payment on an accelerated, predictable timeline. Enrolled patients receive flexible payment options with the opportunity to save on their out-of-pocket responsibility with free access to AblePay’s Advocacy Team to assist with billing questions or issues.

AblePay is redefining what a modern, technology-driven approach to patient financial engagement can look like.

“AblePay has built a differentiated model that addresses a significant market pain point for both healthcare providers and patients,” said Nikhil Marathe, Principal at F-Prime. “The company combines a compelling patient value proposition with meaningful financial and operational benefits for healthcare organizations. We are excited to partner with John and the AblePay team alongside A1 Health Ventures and .406 Ventures as the company enters its next stage of growth.”

The investment comes as AblePay enters its second decade of growth. The additional capital will help the company expand its reach, strengthen its capabilities, and continue developing solutions that make the healthcare payment experience simpler and more affordable for patients while delivering stronger financial outcomes for providers.

About AblePay Health

AblePay Health is a healthcare affordability and patient engagement company dedicated to helping patients save on out-of-pocket medical expenses while supporting health systems and providers with improved revenue performance and higher patient satisfaction. Founded in 2016, AblePay partners with healthcare organizations to simplify the payment experience while addressing the affordability challenges facing both patients and providers.

Learn more at ablepayhealth.com.

About F-Prime

F-Prime is a leading global venture capital firm that creates and invests in healthcare and technology companies, partnering with entrepreneurs to build groundbreaking businesses. For more than 50 years, the firm has invested across therapeutics, medtech, healthtech / services and technology, helping turn innovative ideas into transformative companies and products. F-Prime combines capital with the insight, domain expertise and relationships of its investors, engineers, operators, doctors and scientists to help its companies navigate complex challenges and make a transformative impact.

Learn more at fprimecapital.com.

About A1 Health Ventures

A1 Health Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm investing in healthcare technology and technology-enabled services businesses that solve the healthcare industry’s most pressing challenges. Backed by health system LPs operating 110+ hospitals & serving over 15M patients annually, A1 leverages deep healthcare expertise and an expansive provider network to help its companies accelerate adoption and drive meaningful real-world impact.

Learn more at a1healthventures.com.

About .406 Ventures

.406 Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm with over $1.3B under management and two decades of experience leading or co-leading early-stage investments in pioneering healthcare, data + AI, and cybersecurity companies founded by visionary entrepreneurs.

Learn more at 406ventures.com.

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• Led by Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, formerly of Shopify, Capital One and Mysten Labs, the original contributor to Sui
• Bolstered by the acqui-hire of Native, a top five Sui Overflow 2025 project
• Enters private alpha in October with production preview and liquidity onboarding

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2026 — Anyflo, a stablecoin payments orchestration service built to make new payment rails work for enterprises, has today emerged from stealth at Sui Basecamp during TOKEN2049 Singapore.

Incubated within Mysten Labs, Anyflo was founded by CEO Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, former GM Product at Mysten. Anyflo is built on the premise that stablecoin payment rails need to become more accessible to the wider business world beyond crypto. Anyflo acts as an orchestration layer, offering access to stables across multiple chains, while handling the complexity of blockchain networks, liquidity and routing. Anyflo helps its customers stay focused on what matters to them: business outcomes.

The company enters the market bolstered by the acqui-hire of Native. Prior to acquisition, Native raised just under USD 2 million, built a market-ready Bitcoin lending platform on Sui and ranked among the top five out of 630 projects at Sui Overflow 2025. Native co-founder Robert Zaremba and team bring existing engineering expertise, cross-chain IP and a readiness for scale into the business.

Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, Founder and CEO of Anyflo, said: “Most businesses aren’t asking for stablecoins. They’re asking how to reduce the cost of moving money, protect margins and build better experiences for their customers. The rails may be changing, but the business challenges haven’t. Anyflo is built to meet customers where they are. Our job is to abstract away the ego, complexity and hype, and make the new payment rails make business sense.”

The move brings together Lola’s experience building products at Shopify Money, Capital One and Mysten Labs, the original contributor to Sui, with Native’s blockchain infrastructure expertise. Anyflo is entering private alpha in October, with a production preview and liquidity onboarding, followed by beta in Q1 2027.

Embedded finance is changing who moves money. Marketplaces, neobanks, payroll and other businesses are increasingly building payments directly into their products, meaning the economics of moving money now sit inside the business model. Anyflo sees the missing layer as orchestration. The goal is to make an increasingly complex payment infrastructure work in the context of the business using it.

In addition to incubating Anyflo, Mysten Labs has invested USD 1 million in the company. The relationship gives Anyflo early backing from the team behind Sui, along with access to deep blockchain infrastructure expertise, built for mass adoption. 

Kevin Boon, President of Mysten Labs, said: “Anyflo was born from the combination of deep technical expertise and a clear understanding of what businesses actually need, based on hard-won, first-hand experience. Lola and the Native team are building around a real challenge: making blockchain-based payments work for businesses without requiring them to become blockchain experts.”

About Anyflo

Anyflo is a payments infrastructure provider that allows enterprises to make cross-border payments using stablecoins. Originally incubated within Mysten Labs, the team behind the Sui blockchain, Anyflo abstracts away the complexity of chains, liquidity and routing so customers can focus on the business outcomes they want to achieve. For more information, visit https://anyflo.io/ 

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For just $249 per year, Wally’s members get unlimited cleanings and diagnostics, with exclusive access to additional proactive care treatments that are up to 75% more affordable.

Wally recently surpassed 50,000 members who visit 3x per year and give the platform a 4.9 star rating. It has a 97% hygienist retention rate and plans to expand from 15 to 100 locations by the end of 2027.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2026 — Wally, a nationwide oral care platform, today announced $25 million in Series A funding led by Maveron, along with Bling Capital, and notable angel investors including Jack Abraham, co-founder of Hims. The company is also announcing a strategic partnership with EMS Dental, the developer of the world’s most advanced dental cleaning technology.

America’s Dental Problem: High Cost, Discomfort, and Bureaucracy

The U.S. dental system is fundamentally broken, trapped in an insurance model that results in only 40% of American adults going to the dentist each year. Over 80% of people want more dental care, but stay away because traditional visits are defined by financial complexity and physical discomfort. Legacy insurance rules and private equity takeovers force practices to maximize reimbursements rather than patient satisfaction, leading to rushed appointments and unnecessary invasive treatments. By profiting off decay rather than preventing it, the current system turns routine dental care into a stressful and high-cost ordeal.

“Wally is the best dental experience I’ve ever had. They really go above and beyond to understand your dental history, how you feel, what your worries are. They’re wonderful at explaining the how’s and why’s of what they’re doing. I tell everyone I know to go there,” said Natasha S, a Wally customer.

Wally’s Solution: $249 Per Year Membership for Unlimited Cleanings

Wally replaces traditional, reactive dental appointments with a seamless, AI-powered clinical platform built entirely around prevention and pricing transparency. No insurance, just a $249 per year membership to get the most modern preventative oral care experience: advanced diagnostics with AI-driven insights, and unlimited Swiss Airflow cleanings. Based on members’ needs, they offer exclusive access to treatments like cavity reversal, so you never need to get drilled again. Wally builds its locations in co-working spaces, which allow for significantly faster and more convenient visits. They currently have 15 locations in New York City, Philadelphia, Jersey City, and Chicago.

Wally’s key features include:

• Unlimited Cleanings & Whitening: Members receive unlimited preventative hygiene visits and professional whitening treatments to maintain optimal oral health year-round.
• Swiss AIRFLOW® Cleaning Technology: Uses Guided Biofilm Therapy to eliminate up to 100% of harmful biofilm and stain-causing bacteria without painful metal scraping.
• AI-Powered Diagnostics & Exams: Utilizes digital X-rays, 3D intraoral scans, saliva testing, and AI detection to visually display objective health data.
• Non-Invasive Cavity Reversal: Stops and remineralizes early-stage tooth decay before cavities form, eliminating the need for expensive fillings.
• Aligners & Nightguards: Delivers custom-fit protective nightguards and clear aligner orthodontic treatments at half the price of brand-name competitors.
• Wally AI-Powered App: Members can book appointments, see diagnostics results, clinical recommendations, and more.

“For fifty years, dentistry has run on simple math: get someone in the chair, find something to fix, bill the insurance, repeat,” explained Tyler Burnett, Co-Founder and CEO of Wally. “Private equity-run dentistry perfected it. It works. Just not for people. The future is not more dentistry. We’re rebuilding oral healthcare from the ground up by taking insurance out of the equation and focusing entirely on proactive, technology-driven care.”

“Wally does something no one else in dental has pulled off: pain-free cleanings in half the time, on a single AI-driven platform that runs scheduling, operations, and guides clinicians through every appointment,” said Jason Stoffer, Partner at Maveron. “Dentistry hasn’t had a consumer brand people actually like. We think Wally is that brand, and the hardware, diagnostics, and AI behind it are what make it durable.”

Wally’s Future Plans: Nationwide Expansion & Hiring Across All Teams

With the new capital, Wally plans to bring its subscription oral care model to key new metropolitan hubs in Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin, and Miami, where they are establishing waitlists. To power this expansion from 15 to 100 locations, Wally is hiring aggressively across the board, both top-tier clinicians and operational leaders who will leverage its proprietary AI platform to deliver the most innovative oral care experience in the world.

Wally was founded by entrepreneur Tyler Burnett, engineer Stipe Latkovic, and consumer experience expert Chelsea Patel.

Patients or clinicians can learn more at https://www.carebywally.com/.

About Wally Health

Wally is the AI-powered, direct-to-consumer healthcare company building the first nationwide subscription dental brand. Powered by a proprietary technology platform and AI, Wally delivers a smarter, more personalized dental experience, including unlimited painless AIRFLOW® cleanings, exams, x-rays, 3D scans, and custom whitening for $249/year — no insurance needed. To learn more or book an appointment, visit https://www.carebywally.com/.

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Activate PR
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Outdoor industry veterans and commerce executives pair Outdoor Life’s trusted editorial authority with a new platform for discovering, evaluating and buying gear

BEND, Ore., Oct. 7, 2026 — eFormed Ventures, an investment fund focused on building media marketplaces for passionate enthusiast communities, today announced it acquired Outdoor Life from Recurrent Ventures. eFormed will integrate an AI-native marketplace connecting readers with content and best-in-class products from top retailers and brands. The company intends to retain all existing editorial and operations staff.

“A community of 183 million Americans hike, fish and hunt every year,” said Tom Beusse, managing partner at eFormed Ventures. “Now, they’ll have a digital platform combining the breadth of an outdoor marketplace, with the expertise, content and trust that help people choose the right gear, apparel and accessories to get outside.”

The marketplace will be powered by Resonance 2.0, eFormed’s proprietary AI search, discovery and pricing technology, which uses seasonality, location, online activity, and buying habits to pair audience interests with product recommendations at a competitive price.

Mike Morford, Tom Beusse, Scott Blackwell, and Lance Reese lead operations for eFormed Ventures, bringing decades of expertise across media, retail, outdoor and e-commerce. Beusse previously stewarded Outdoor Life as president of Time4 Media, giving him firsthand knowledge of the brand’s audience. Blackwell held leadership roles at Beretta USA, Mountain Khaki and Remington. Justin Phillips and Dan MacKeigan round out eFormed’s leadership and the combined team experience spans companies including Altrec.com, GreatOutdoors.com, Motorsport Network, Target, Tudor Investment Corporation and UPS.

“Outdoor Life’s legacy sits inside a much older American story, one shaped by the people who gave us a love of wild places,” said Mike Morford, managing partner at eFormed Ventures. “Amelia Earhart, Ernest Hemingway and Theodore Roosevelt are among the icons whose adventures are chronicled in pages of Outdoor Life. The brand has earned its readers’ trust one season and one honest story at a time. We’re here to build on that with an investment in the future and a focus on engaging the next generation.”

About eFormed Ventures

eFormed Ventures is an investment fund focused on building media marketplaces for passionate enthusiast communities, headquartered in Bend, Oregon. It pairs iconic media brands with modern commerce infrastructure, giving consumers and industry partners a better way to discover and buy the products they trust. Learn more at eFormedVentures.com 

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Agentiq is creating a new way for fans to connect with athletes they believe in

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2026 — Agentiq Sports, Inc. (“Agentiq”), the fintech platform allowing fans to indirectly invest in professional athletes’ careers, today announced $4 million in funding. The round was led by defy.vc, the Silicon Valley venture firm behind multiple breakout consumer and fintech companies, and by a group led by the owner of two major European football clubs. Agentiq believes that the funding will accelerate its platform launch and allow Agentiq to scale its team and pipeline.

“For too long, being a sports fan has meant paying an entertainment tax,” said Zach Kurtz, Co-Founder and CEO of Agentiq. “Betting apps, fantasy platforms, prediction markets: they all monetize your passion and give you nothing durable in return. We are building the opposite. The Agentiq platform gives fans a way to back the athletes they believe in and share in their journey. A real stake and a real connection.”

Traditionally, private athlete-equity funds have operated behind closed doors, signing more than 2,000 athletes to long-term income-share agreements with limited transparency. Athletes early in their careers have had few options for accessing capital beyond traditional debt or these opaque private arrangements.

On Agentiq’s platform, each athlete offering is conducted publicly through a designated series of a Delaware Series LLC. Under a Brand Advisory Agreement, the applicable Series provides the athlete with non-debt capital and brand advisory services in exchange for a defined percentage of covered future on-field Brand Income. By opening these athlete-linked offerings to everyday investors, the Agentiq platform aims to democratize investment opportunities historically dominated by private equity and other institutional counterparties. Agentiq believes its model gives athletes access to more flexible and transparent deal structures, allows them to de-risk their careers and invest in themselves, and creates a direct connection with the fans who believe in them.

Agentiq’s initial athlete offerings are headlined by Justin Martinez, the 25-year-old flamethrowing closer of the Diamondbacks, and Esmerlyn Valdez, the 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder who has emerged as one of the most electric rookies in Major League Baseball. Through July 19, 2026, Valdez had already hit 12 home runs in 31 games. Valdez is a prime example of the type of athlete the Agentiq platform was designed for: a dynamic talent at the beginning of what could be a standout career.

In addition to Martinez and Valdez, Agentiq has signed Cardinals starting pitcher Hunter Dobbins, Ronny Cruz, Carlos Virahonda and hopes to have more than 50 athletes on the roster within the next 12 months. The company maintains a pipeline of more than 200 professional athletes across MLB, the NFL, and other major leagues.

Agentiq sits at the intersection of three compounding trends:

• Fan engagement with financial products has gone mainstream. More than 40 million Americans actively use platforms like Robinhood, while Polymarket and Kalshi have normalized the idea of financial participation in real-world outcomes. Consumer demand for new, accessible ways to engage with sports has never been stronger.

• The sports economy is at an all-time high. League valuations, NIL deal volume, betting handle, and prediction-market activity have all compounded for a decade. Private athlete-equity funds close 500+ deals per year, demonstrating strong demand for athlete-linked financial products.

• Athletes are taking control of their economic futures. NIL reshaped college sports, and professional athletes increasingly view themselves as brands and businesses, not just players. Yet their options for non-debt capital remain limited to opaque private funds with rigid terms. Agentiq believes its model provides athletes with a transparent, fan-facing alternative.

“Fans have always wanted to feel closer to the athletes and teams they love, but there hasn’t been an easy, accessible way to be part of an athlete’s journey beyond simply watching and cheering them on,” said Medha Agarwal, General Partner at defy.vc. “Agentiq is changing that by giving fans a new way to support athletes and share in their success over the long term. We believe Zach and Reuben have the vision and experience to build something truly new for the next generation of sports fans.”

For decades, the sports industry has treated fans as a revenue source, not a stakeholder. Sports betting extracted a record $17 billion in revenue from American consumers in 2025 alone¹, with sportsbooks keeping roughly 10 cents of every dollar wagered. Research shows that 95 to 97 percent of sports bettors lose money over any meaningful time period.² Prediction markets are no better. On one of the main platforms, ordinary users have lost more than half a billion dollars since the platform launched.³ The common thread: fans pay to participate in short-duration products tied to discrete outcomes, while the house wins, and nothing of lasting value is created for most consumers.

Agentiq gives eligible fans the opportunity to indirectly invest in certain athletes’ on-field careers. These SEC-qualified offerings result in ownership of securities that are freely tradable under U.S. federal securities law.

Founded by Zach Kurtz (CEO, fintech veteran, former D1 baseball player at University of Richmond, owner of a sporting products company used by 50+ pro players) and Reuben Abraham (CTO, employee 10 at Pave, former NerdWallet, UPenn Jerome Fisher M&T and Wharton ’17, UAE Cricket National Team). The team includes former professional players and agents, as well as former data scientists with experience working in MLB front offices. Agentiq is headquartered in New York. For more information, visit agentiqsports.com.

About Agentiq Sports

Agentiq Sports, Inc. operates the Agentiq platform and serves as the Manager of Agentiq Sports 1 Series LLC and each of its designated Series. Through Regulation A, Tier 2 offerings qualified by the SEC, eligible investors may purchase Units of designated Series and obtain indirect exposure to an applicable athlete’s on-field Brand Income.

About defy.vc

Founded in 2016, defy.vc is a Silicon Valley based early stage venture capital firm. Defy was founded to invest in entrepreneurs and companies looking to solve complex problems. Defy’s focus is to help early stage companies mature and scale into companies ready for growth capital. The firm’s team has more than 50 years of venture experience, successful operating backgrounds, and actively helps successful entrepreneurs grow companies from inception through exit. Connect with defy at https://defy.vc/ and @defyvc. 

Media Contact:
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Important Legal Notice

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any offering is made only by means of the qualified offering circular of Agentiq Sports 1 Series LLC for the applicable series. Securities of a series may not be sold before the offering statement, or the post-qualification amendment relating to that series, has been qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

An offering statement on Form 1-A, as amended, relating to these securities has been filed with, and qualified by, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering circular may be obtained on the AgentiqSports.com platform, at agentiqsports.com, or through the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0002105654. Prospective investors should read the offering circular and any supplement thereto, including the risk factors disclosed therein, before investing.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of or give its approval to any securities offered, the terms of any offering, or the accuracy or completeness of any offering circular or other solicitation materials. These securities are offered pursuant to an exemption from registration; however, the Commission has not made an independent determination that the securities are exempt. Qualification by the Commission is not an endorsement or approval of any offering, of any series, or of the merits of any investment.

Generally, no sale may be made to you in this offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov. 

An investment in Units involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. Units are securities; they are not deposits, are not insured or guaranteed by any governmental agency, and are not wagering or gaming products. Units are illiquid, and there is no assurance that any secondary market will develop or be maintained. Each series is a separate offering, and an investment in one series does not entitle you to any interest in any other series or in Agentiq Sports, Inc. Distributions, if any, depend on the Series’ Free Cash Flow after fees, expenses, taxes, and reserves and are not guaranteed.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this release, including regarding launch timing, future offerings, secondary trading, and market opportunity, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially, and neither Agentiq Sports 1 Series LLC nor Agentiq Sports, Inc. undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation: the ability to obtain SEC qualification of future offerings or post-qualification amendments on anticipated timelines or at all; the timing, execution, and market acceptance of the Agentiq platform and athlete offerings; the development and availability of secondary trading functionality; general economic, market, competitive, and regulatory conditions; athlete performance, health, career duration, marketability, and conduct; the Company’s ability to attract and retain athletes, personnel, and strategic partners; and other factors described in the Risk Factors section of the applicable offering circular. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

^{1 https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/48045855/sports-betting-hits-record-1696-billion-revenue-2025
2 https://www.usnews.com/banking/articles/2025-sports-betting-and-debt-survey 
3 https://rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/since-kalshis-launch-ordinary-users-have-lost-half-a-billion-dollars/} 

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