Artificial intelligence and machine learning startup Gather AI has raised $17 million in a new Series A financing round led by Bain Capital.

The Canadian government has been awarding grant funding to multiple different publicly traded companies, mainly within battery and resource development.

Bill Ackman purchased approximately 4.9% of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for $25 million in a strategic investment offering.

Starwood Capital has approximately $115 billion in assets under management across their various investments and holdings in public markets and real estate.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) continues to pour capital into early stage bets on startups across healthcare, drug discovery, robotics and more.

New York City based direct to fan music platform Medallion has raised $13.7M USD in a Series A financing round co-lead by Dragonfly and Lightspeed Faction.

Sun Life has backed Toronto based digital pharmacy startup Pillway, taking the full $9.5 million of their Series A financing round.

Blackstone has announced they will acquire Rover Brands (NASDAQ: ROVR) for $2.3B USD in an all cash deal.

Manulife Investment Management has raised $224.5 million for their new Forest Climate Fund which is focused on producing carbon credits.

Camera startup Opal has closed a $17 million Series A financing round led by Peter Thiel’s Founder Fund, Casey Neistat, and other notable VCs.