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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nectar Social today announced a $30 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, created in partnership with Anthropic, with participation from True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Kinship Ventures. Founded by two sisters, Misbah and Farah Uraizee, both former Meta leaders, Nectar emerged from stealth in 2025. The company is also officially launching its Nectar Agent - the autonomous AI agent for modern marketing, avail

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amsterdam & Partners LLP today confirms that the efforts by the chief of the Iraqi judiciary, senior Iraqi officials, politically connected businessmen, and other defendants named in the civil action brought by Kurdish-American businesswoman Sara Saleem to dismiss the lawsuit currently before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia have been shown to be without merit. A hearing on the defendants' motions to dismiss has been scheduled for 12 Ju

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flick (flick.art), an AI-native filmmaking platform founded by award-winning filmmaker Zoey Zhang and founding Instagram engineer Ray Wang, today announced it has raised $6 million in a seed round from True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, and N1 in addition to angel investors. Flick was built around a simple belief: AI should enhance filmmaking, not replace it. Instead of another one-cli

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Lindsay Evans brings her operational and tech expertise to improve advisor experience, strengthen compliance and help firms scale with confidence.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FinTurk, an AI-first CRM built specifically for financial advisors, today announced its official launch and a partnership with Chicago Partners Wealth Advisors (“Chicago Partners”), a registered investment advisor (RIA) managing over $8 billion in assets for high-net-worth clients across a team of more than 50 advisors. Founded by Mitchell Bratina, CFA, chief executive officer, FinTurk was built to replace legacy CRM systems, helping advisors operate more efficiently,

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Balefirewealth--Balefire Wealth, a purpose-driven registered investment adviser serving ultra-high-net-worth families, founders, executives, and institutions nationwide, announced Sarah Schmitz has joined the Balefire Wealth team as a Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor. Schmitz joins from a distinguished career spanning more than 25 years in retirement plan consulting and employee benefits — including senior roles at Principal Financial Group, True North, and Encana Corporation — bring

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK), a leading, AI-powered platform for trust, transparency, and accountability, today announced its participation at the following events: J.P. Morgan 2026 Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: Julie Iskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present on May 20, 2026 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time. William Blair 46th Annual Growth Stock Conference: Barbara Larson, Chief Financial Officer, will present on June 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m

NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CIT provides exposure to a broad range of investment-grade private placement and investment-grade asset-based finance securities.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ALIT #ALIT--The case alleges Alight’s top executives made false and/or misleading statements.

EUREKA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redwood Capital Bancorp announces planned leadership transition: Jennifer P. Budwig named President; John E. Dalby continues as CEO.

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indeavor, the leading provider of frontline employee scheduling and absence management software for 24/7 industrial operations, today announced the launch of Indeavor Call Off. A purpose-built system that lets employees report unplanned absences and late arrivals 90% faster than calling a phone line. In food processing, manufacturing, oil and gas, nuclear, and other high-stakes shift-based environments, last-minute call offs create immediate coverage gaps, produc

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affordability pressures are driving aspiring homebuyers to make significant tradeoffs on their path to purchase, according to an annual TD Bank U.S. ("TD") survey of Americans planning to buy their first home in 2026. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of all respondents would consider using a 50-year mortgage if available, while 78% of younger millennials and 74% of Gen Z respondents would likely use their 401(k) to help purchase their first home if allowed. Fully

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prove, the leader in digital identity, and Velocity, a next-generation enterprise platform for payments and treasury solutions, have joined forces to address the critical trust gap standing between stablecoins and mainstream adoption in global finance. As stablecoins increasingly power enterprise payments, cross-border settlement, and treasury operations, the infrastructure to move money has advanced dramatically, but the infrastructure to verify who is moving it has

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KarmaCheck, the modern background check and credentialing platform, today announced a major expansion of its Bullhorn integration ahead of the 2026 Bullhorn Engage Conference. The enhanced integration adds intelligent credential ordering, expiration alerts, and AI-powered document processing, all delivered through the KarmaCheck tab within the Bullhorn platform. KarmaCheck’s Bullhorn integration already allows staffing teams to order background checks and screeni

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Collaboration--FORTÉ will highlight the future of intelligent collaboration and connected workplace experiences at InfoComm, June 17–19 in Las Vegas.

TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meibel, a leading AI orchestration platform, today announced the release of Document Intelligence, a foundational data layer that transforms complex enterprise documents into structured knowledge ready for agents and workflows. Most platforms treat documents as flat text. They run OCR, pull strings, and lose the structure that makes documents meaningful. Document Intelligence understands layout, reading order, table structure, and mixed content, including handwriti

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BSSC--The Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC) has released its first Smart Contract Security Standard in tandem with wide-ranging updates to its Node Operation Standard and General Security and Privacy Guidelines. These standards offer a clear and practical framework for organizations building or evaluating blockchain-based systems, and for potential customers to assess whether a provider offers a secure and trustworthy service. Ubiquitous across decentrali

TYSONS CORNER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDC Summit Series—Strategy today announced its three-city sponsorship at the 2026 IDC Summit Series. Speaking in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, Strategy will demonstrate how enterprises can scale AI on a trusted data foundation while eliminating cloud cost volatility. Enterprise leaders are under pressure to move faster on AI while keeping governance airtight. Yet as generative AI workloads drive unprecedented cloud consumption and financial volatilit

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chicago Atlantic announced that it acted as a sole arranger and lender of a $35 million senior secured term loan to Meridian Rapid Defense Group, LLC (“Meridian”), a U.S.-based security company specializing in deployable vehicle barrier systems. Founded in 2005, Meridian is a leading vehicle barrier company with multiple products and technologies designated and certified under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s SAFETY Act. The Company designs, sells, and rents

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stablecore, the platform enabling community and regional banks to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital asset products, today announced its official partnership with the North Carolina Bankers Association, the professional trade organization providing advocacy, leadership and support for its dynamic membership base. As a partner, Stablecore will serve as the preferred technology provider for the Association of over 80 member institutions and 2,000+ individua