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Aug 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM

ESS Tech, Inc. Announces Closing of $3.2 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Tech, Inc. Announces Closing of $3.2 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement...
Aug 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Cleveland-Cliffs Announces $1 Billion Middletown Works Investment to be Supported by $500 Million U.S. Department of Energy Award

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (“Cliffs”) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has established a framework for Cliffs to finalize negotiations and implementation plans for its Middletown Works investment, rescoping the previously awarded $500 million DOE grant. The optimization project represents a $1 billion total investment in Middletown Works, with funding shared equally between Cleveland-Cliffs and the DOE. The investment is expected to be...
Aug 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Starcloud Raises $250 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation to Scale AI with Orbital Data Centers

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starcloud, the company pioneering data centers in space, today announced a $250 million Series A extension funding round at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Manhattan West, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX, 776, and others, alongside new investors NVIDIA, Cisco Investments, Cedar Capital, Goanna Capital, Standard Capital, and others. The funding brings Starcloud's total capital raised to $450 million s...
Aug 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Gossamer Bio Announces Up to $250 Million Structured Private Placement, Including $150 Million of Committed Capital, to Fund Seralutinib Through Potential FDA Approval

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gossamer Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOSS) (the “Company” or “Gossamer”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of seralutinib for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain new and existing institutional investors for a private placement financing...
Aug 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM

CTP announces the successful placement of €500 million green bond

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: CTP N.V. (‘CTP’ or the ‘Company’), Europe’s largest listed owner, developer and manager of logistics and industrial real estate by gross lettable area, today announces the successful placement of a €500 million green bond with a 3-year maturity and a 3.625% fixed coupon (Mid Swap +65bps). The new senior unsecured bond issuance received strong investor interest. The orderbook came to €2 billion, which allowed for 35bps tightening versus the IPTs. Fina...
Aug 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM

FHLBank Chicago and WHEDA Recognize Housing Counseling Grants Supporting Milwaukee-Area Homebuyers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) joined the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) today in Milwaukee to recognize three of the 14 Wisconsin organizations receiving grants through the Community First® Housing Counseling Resource Program (HCRP): Acts Housing, Housing Resources Inc. and United Community Center.The grants, funded by FHLBank Chicago and administered by WHEDA in Wisconsin, expand access to housing counseling servi...
Aug 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM

ESS Tech, Inc. Announces $3.2 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Tech, Inc. Announces $3.2 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement...
Aug 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM

TSVC Corrects Public Record: Amino Capital Founder Larry Li Was Not Involved In TSVC's 2011 Zoom Seed Investment

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TSVC (formerly TEEC Angel Fund) today issued a public clarification regarding inaccurate public statements made by Larry Li, Founder and Managing Partner of Amino Capital, concerning TSVC's landmark 2011 seed investment in Zoom Video Communications (then SaasBee). Founded in Silicon Valley in 2010, TSVC has invested in more than 200 technology startups, helping build 12 unicorns and 5 IPOs from the seed stage, including Zoom, Carta, Ginkgo Bioworks, Iterable,...
Aug 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Twin1 AI Raises $20 Million Seed Round Co-Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures, to Build Digital AI Twins for Professional Knowledge Workers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twin1 AI, the privacy-first platform that gives every professional an AI-powered digital twin to scale their expertise, today announced its launch from stealth alongside a $20 million seed funding round. The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures. The funding will be used to expand the company’s teams in San Mateo, CA and London, UK, invest in go-to-market efforts, and further develop its core technology. F...
Aug 20, 2026 at 9:08 AM

Wingspire Equipment Finance Provides $140 Million Financing for High-Performance AI Compute Infrastructure

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wingspire Equipment Finance announced the closing of a $140 million large equipment financing transaction with a private equity-backed company providing GPU cloud computing capacity to AI labs, enterprise customers, and public-sector organizations. The funding advances the continued expansion of the company’s high-performance cloud platform.The company operates a dedicated GPU cloud platform for AI workloads, enabling customers to access compute capacity for trai...
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