SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2026 — Homestead Capital, an investment manager specializing in U.S. agriculture, today announced the successful first close of its inaugural commingled private credit strategy, which focuses on originating senior secured loans to agricultural borrowers across the United States.

This first close was anchored by a $150 million commitment from the private credit investment team of a large U.S. state pension system, which views the strategy as a complementary asset-backed lending diversifier within its private credit portfolio. Homestead is targeting a total raise of $350 million in commitments from investment partners with a hard cap of $500 million.

“These significant commitments reflect increasing institutional demand for differentiated private credit strategies backed by real assets,” said Dan Little, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Homestead Capital. “Agriculture continues to face a structural shortage of flexible lending capital despite strong borrower demand and resilient collateral values. We believe Homestead’s deep operating expertise, nationwide sourcing network, and disciplined underwriting position us to address this market while delivering compelling opportunities for investors.”

The commingled private credit strategy builds on Homestead’s established, integrated agricultural investment platform to provide flexible financing solutions to high-quality agricultural operators while seeking attractive risk-adjusted returns through asset-backed lending. The strategy focuses primarily on senior secured loans collateralized by farmland and other agricultural assets, addressing financing needs that are often underserved by traditional agricultural lenders. 

Since its founding in 2012, Homestead has deployed more than $1.8 billion across a diverse portfolio of U.S. farmland and agricultural assets, developing long-standing relationships with operators, landowners, and agricultural service providers nationwide. These relationships provide proprietary sourcing advantages and support the firm’s underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and asset management capabilities.

The first close of the inaugural commingled credit strategy follows the firm’s recent announcement of a strategic partnership with Barings and MassMutual. This partnership was initiated with a $300 million forward-flow program, providing additional capital to support Homestead’s expanding agricultural lending platform.

“We are grateful for the confidence our investors have placed in our team and strategy,” said Justin Burns, Head of Credit at Homestead Capital. “This first close enables us to capitalize on a robust pipeline of lending opportunities while continuing to build long-term partnerships with institutional investors seeking exposure to a differentiated segment of private credit.”

About Homestead Capital

Homestead Capital is an investment manager that seeks to acquire, finance and manage diversified portfolios of high-quality farmland assets across the United States. Founded in 2012, Homestead employs equity and credit strategies with a focus on risk management and differentiated portfolio construction. Homestead seeks opportunities for value enhancement through capital improvements, tailored farm management, crop selection and rotation, and economies of scale. San Francisco-based Homestead manages approximately $1.8 billion in equity and credit assets, as of Aug. 14, 2026, for pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and family offices. 

For more information, please visit www.homesteadcapital.com.

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HOUSTON, Aug. 14, 2026 — Fannin Partners, LLC today announced two new grants from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) and the Faris Foundation to advance development of a targeted Raptamer-Drug Conjugate (RapDC) therapy for Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive pediatric cancer with limited treatment options. The CDMRP’s mission is foster novel approaches to biomedical research in response to the expressed needs of its stakeholders, and the Faris Foundation is dedicated to advancing research and improving outcomes for children with cancer.

Ewing sarcoma is a rare and aggressive bone and soft tissue cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents. Patients whose disease recurs or becomes resistant to standard therapy have few treatment options. The company is developing RapDCs targeting IL1RAP, an internalizing cell-surface receptor expressed on the majority of Ewing sarcomas. RapDCs are similar to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), replacing antibodies with fully synthetic Raptamers that bind internalizing cell-surface proteins and deliver cytotoxic payloads directly into cancer cells. These awards also represent further external validation of the broader Raptamer platform, which is designed to generate targeted therapeutics against a wide range of disease-associated cell-surface receptors.

“At the Faris Foundation, we invest in exceptional science,” said Dr. Asha Virani, Founder and Mommy to Chief Angel Officer of the Faris Foundation. “Fannin’s team is advancing an innovative platform with the potential to transform the treatment of Ewing sarcoma. The CDMRP’s support further validates the scientific promise of this work and underscores the urgent need for new treatment options for children with this devastating disease. We are honored to partner with Fannin in advancing this important program.”

“We are grateful for the support of both the CDMRP and The Faris Foundation,” said Dr. Atul Varadhachary, Fannin Managing Partner. “Children with relapsed Ewing sarcoma have seen far too little therapeutic innovation over the past several decades. These grants enable us to advance our synthetic RapDC platform toward a new generation of targeted therapies that are more precise and programmable than existing approaches. Philanthropic funding is especially important for advancing therapies for rare pediatric cancers, where commercial incentives alone are often insufficient.”

These awards expand Fannin’s growing pediatric oncology portfolio, joining Allterum Therapeutics’ CD127 antibody program in clinical development for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Raptamer Therapeutics’ RapDC program for osteosarcoma currently in IND-enabling studies. Beyond the Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma programs, the Raptamer platform provides a versatile foundation for developing targeted therapeutics across multiple disease areas. Its modular design enables the development of therapies directed against disease-associated cell-surface targets, supporting future applications in oncology and other therapeutic areas.

About Raptamer Therapeutics
Raptamer Therapeutics is Fannin’s proprietary precision therapeutics discovery platform. The fully synthetic Raptamer technology is designed to enable precise targeting, programmable molecular design, and site-specific conjugation of therapeutic payloads. Using the Raptamer platform, Fannin is advancing a pipeline of targeted therapeutics across multiple therapeutic areas.

About Fannin

Established in 2014, Houston-based Fannin Partners is among the most active early-stage product development groups in the life sciences with a dozen programs/platforms at different stages including four in clinical development. Fannin advances its pipeline both internally and through Fannin-founded entities with a combination of investor and grant funding. More than $295 million has been invested across the Fannin portfolio, including over $85 million from grant funding. An additional critical element to our model is helping develop life sciences entrepreneurs locally through our talent development programs. For more information, visit www.FanninInnovation.com.

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SINGAPUR und AMSTERDAM, 13. August 2026 — Die börsennotierte Investmentgruppe SWI Capital Holding Ltd (Euronext Amsterdam: SWICH) („SWI Group”) bestätigt heute die strategische Neuausrichtung, die ihre Geschäftsstrategie im vergangenen Jahr grundlegend verändert hat: Über 80 % des Kapitals der Gruppe sind nun in eine transatlantische Plattform für digitale Infrastruktur mit einer Leistung von über 4 GW investiert, wobei angestrebt wird, diesen Anteil auf 90 % zu erhöhen.

• Die SWI Group bestätigt den Abschluss der zuvor angekündigten Übernahme einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung von über 70 % an Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), das künftig unter dem Namen SWI Digital firmieren wird
• Der Anteil der digitalen Infrastruktur am Kapitaleinsatz der SWI Group beträgt mittlerweile mehr als 80 %, langfristig soll dieser Anteil auf über 90 % gesteigert werden
• Die SWI Group wird eine eigene HPC- und GPU-as-a-Service-Plattform entwickeln – Die Partnerschaft mit Polarise entwickelt sich zu einer finanziellen Zusammenarbeit
• Die SWI Group rechnet für das Jahr 2026 mit einem zweistelligen Wachstum

Unter der Führung der Mitbegründer Max-Hervé George und Jaume Sabater entwickelte sich die SWI Group zu einer börsennotierten Investmentgruppe, die neben ihren etablierten Vermögensverwaltungsaktivitäten ihr Eigenkapital in wachstumsstarke Chancen auf dem Privatmarkt investiert. Der Konzern treibt das Wachstum seiner eigenen Investitionsaktivitäten voran und konzentriert sich dabei vor allem auf Rechenzentren und KI-Infrastruktur; für das Jahr 2026 rechnet er mit einem zweistelligen Bilanzwachstum.

SWI DIGITAL

Mit Unterstützung von Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, die als exklusiver Finanzberater für die Übernahme fungierte, hat die SWI Group durch Übernahmen und Umstrukturierungen eine Mehrheitsbeteiligung von über 70 % an GDA erworben, das in SWI Digital umbenannt wird und künftig als die auf den US-Markt ausgerichtete digitale Infrastrukturplattform der Gruppe dienen wird.

DIGITALE INFRASTRUKTUR ALS MOTOR DER WERTSCHÖPFUNG

Die SWI Group hat ihre Kapitalallokation strategisch auf die digitale Infrastruktur ausgerichtet und in den letzten fünf Jahren konsequent in diesen Sektor investiert, um ein Portfolio in Europa und den USA mit einer Gesamtleistung von über 4 GW aufzubauen. Derzeit fließen mehr als 80 % des Kapitals der SWI Group in die digitale Infrastruktur, dieser Anteil soll im Laufe der Zeit auf über 90 % erhöht werden. Die Investitionen der SWI Group in die digitale Infrastruktur konzentrieren sich auf zwei Plattformen:

• AiOnX – Die europäische KI-Infrastrukturplattform von SWI, die ein Portfolio an hyperskalierbaren, KI-fähigen Rechenzentrumscampus in Irland, dem Vereinigten Königreich, Dänemark, Spanien und Italien aufbaut. Ein Standort wurde bereits von einem führenden Hyperscale-Mieter gesichert.
• SWI Digital (GDA) – Die auf den US-Markt fokussierte Digitalinfrastrukturgruppe von SWI mit einem gut erschlossenen und netzgebundenen Grundstücksbestand, die SWI eine bedeutende Präsenz auf dem weltweit größten und am schnellsten wachsenden Markt für KI- und Hochleistungsrechnerkapazitäten verschafft.

VON LAND UND STROM ZUR RECHENLEISTUNG: HPC UND GPU-AS-A-SERVICE

Über den Besitz von Grundstücken, Strom und Rechenzentrumskapazitäten hinaus bewegt sich die SWI Group in der Wertschöpfungskette weiter in Richtung KI-Rechenleistung. Die Gruppe wird ihr eigenes, äußerst erfahrenes Team sowie ihre solide Bilanzstruktur nutzen, um ihre firmeneigene KI-Cloud-Plattform intern zu entwickeln, die Unternehmen, Forschungseinrichtungen und KI-Entwicklern GPU-beschleunigte Rechenleistung bereitstellen soll.

Durch die Kombination der energetisierten Standorte von AiOnX und GDA mit der HPC-Ebene der Gruppe verfügt SWI über einen vertikal integrierten Stack für digitale Infrastruktur, der es der Gruppe ermöglicht, auf jeder Ebene der KI-Infrastrukturkette Mehrwert zu generieren.

POLARISE-TRANSAKTION

Im Zusammenhang mit der Anfang dieses Jahres angekündigten Partnerschaft mit Polarise hat SWI beschlossen, den Abschluss dieser Transaktion nicht wie ursprünglich vorgesehen weiterzuverfolgen.

Anstatt eine Mehrheitsbeteiligung an Polarise zu erwerben, wird die SWI Group Finanzmittel bereitstellen, um die Gründer von Polarise bei der Neuordnung der Unternehmensstruktur und der Weiterentwicklung zu unterstützen, während die beiden Unternehmen getrennt bleiben und ihre eigenen, eigenständigen Wege gehen werden.

STRATEGISCHE INITIATIVEN ÜBER DIE DIGITALE INFRASTRUKTUR HINAUS

Über die digitale Infrastruktur hinaus verfügt die SWI Group weiterhin über ein breit gefächertes Portfolio an Beteiligungen mit unterschiedlichen Renditetreibern. Dazu gehören:

• Europäische Industrie- und Logistikimmobilien über die an der Börse von Singapur notierte Gesellschaft SERT mit Investment-Grade-Rating,
• US-Mehrfamilienwohnimmobilien über Varia US, notiert an der SIX Swiss Exchange,
• eine sich abzeichnende Zuversicht in den Bereichen Kultur, Sport und Unterhaltung – Sektoren, in denen die SWI Group attraktive Investitionsmöglichkeiten erkennt, noch bevor sich ein Konsens unter institutionellen Anlegern bildet;
• eine opportunistische, anlageklassenunabhängige Strategie, bei der in Chancen investiert wird, die die Gruppe in einer Vielzahl von Märkten identifiziert, einschließlich Notverkäufen und Finanzanlagen.

Max-Hervé George, Mitbegründer und Geschäftsführer der SWI Group, erklärte: „Unsere Transformation zu einer börsennotierten Investmentgruppe hat uns die bilanzielle Stärke und die Flexibilität verschafft, um die Trends zu unterstützen, von denen wir glauben, dass sie das nächste Jahrzehnt prägen werden. Die digitale Infrastruktur steht im Mittelpunkt dieser Überzeugung, und die Gründung von SWI Digital ist ein entscheidender Schritt für die Gruppe.”

Jaume Sabater, Mitbegründer der SWI Group und Geschäftsführer von Stoneweg, fügte hinzu: „Die Notierung an der Euronext Amsterdam hat es uns ermöglicht, uns auf die disziplinierte und zielgerichtete Investition unserer eigenen Bilanzmittel zu konzentrieren. Dies versetzt die Gruppe in die Lage, Wertsteigerungen zügig und in großem Umfang zu realisieren. Der vollständige Erwerb unserer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an GDA ist der bislang deutlichste Beweis für diese Strategie.”

Diese Pressemitteilung enthält Insiderinformationen im Sinne der Marktmissbrauchsverordnung (EU) Nr. 596/2014.

INFORMATIONEN ZUR SWI GROUP

Die SWI Group (SWI Capital Holding Ltd) ist eine weltweit tätige Investmentgruppe, die sich auf private Märkte spezialisiert hat und an der Euronext Amsterdam unter dem Tickersymbol SWICH notiert ist. Die aus der Fusion von Icona und Stoneweg hervorgegangene Gruppe investiert ihr eigenes Kapital in digitale Infrastruktur, Immobilien und andere Anlagechancen auf privaten Märkten und verbindet dabei einen unternehmerischen Ansatz mit institutioneller Disziplin. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.swi.com.

Zukunftsgerichtete Aussagen

Diese Pressemitteilung enthält zukunftsgerichtete Aussagen, darunter Aussagen zur Strategie der SWI Group, zur Portfoliozusammensetzung sowie zur geplanten Umfirmierung von GDA in SWI Digital. Derartige Aussagen beruhen auf aktuellen Erwartungen und Annahmen und unterliegen bekannten und unbekannten Risiken, Ungewissheiten und anderen Faktoren, die dazu führen können, dass die tatsächlichen Ergebnisse, Leistungen oder Ereignisse wesentlich von den ausdrücklich oder implizit genannten abweichen. Insbesondere kann nicht garantiert werden, dass eine der hierin genannten Transaktionen, Umstrukturierungen oder Börsennotierungen zu den beschriebenen Bedingungen, überhaupt oder innerhalb des angegebenen Zeitrahmens abgeschlossen wird. Die SWI Group übernimmt keinerlei Verpflichtung, zukunftsgerichtete Aussagen zu aktualisieren oder zu revidieren, sei es aufgrund neuer Informationen, künftiger Ereignisse oder aus anderen Gründen, sofern dies nicht gesetzlich vorgeschrieben ist. Diese Mitteilung dient ausschließlich zu Informationszwecken und stellt weder ein Angebot noch eine Aufforderung zum Kauf, zur Zeichnung oder zum Verkauf von Wertpapieren dar und ist auch nicht Bestandteil eines solchen Angebots oder einer solchen Aufforderung. 

SINGAPOUR et AMSTERDAM, 13 août 2026 — SWI Capital Holding Ltd (Euronext Amsterdam : SWICH (« SWI Group »), le groupe d’investissement coté en bourse, confirme aujourd’hui le changement stratégique qui a redéfini sa stratégie commerciale au cours de l’année écoulée : plus de 80% du capital du groupe est désormais affecté à une plateforme d’infrastructures numériques transatlantiques d’une puissance supérieure à 4 GW, l’objectif étant de porter cette part à 90%

• SWI Group confirme la finalisation de l’acquisition, annoncée précédemment, d’une participation majoritaire de plus de 70% dans Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), qui sera rebaptisé SWI Digital
• Les infrastructures numériques représentent désormais plus de 80% des investissements de SWI Group, l’objectif étant de porter ce pourcentage à plus de 90% à terme
• SWI Group va développer sa propre plateforme HPC et GPU en tant que service – Le partenariat avec Polarise évolue vers une collaboration financière
• SWI Group prévoit d’enregistrer une croissance à deux chiffres en 2026

Sous la direction de ses cofondateurs, Max-Hervé George et Jaume Sabater, SWI Group est devenu un groupe d’investissement coté en bourse qui mobilise ses fonds propres pour saisir des opportunités à forte croissance sur les marchés privés, parallèlement à ses activités bien établies de gestion d’actifs. Le groupe accélère le développement de ses propres investissements, en se concentrant principalement sur les centres de données et les infrastructures d’IA, et prévoit une croissance à deux chiffres de son bilan en 2026.

SWI DIGITAL

Avec le concours de Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, agissant en tant que conseiller financier exclusif pour cette acquisition, SWI Group a acquis, par le biais d’acquisitions et de restructurations, une participation majoritaire de plus de 70% dans GDA, qui sera rebaptisé SWI Digital et deviendra la plateforme d’infrastructure numérique du groupe axée sur le marché américain.

LES INFRASTRUCTURES NUMÉRIQUES, MOTEURS DE LA CRÉATION DE VALEUR

SWI Group a orienté stratégiquement ses investissements vers les infrastructures numériques, en investissant de manière constante dans ce secteur au cours des cinq dernières années afin de constituer un portefeuille européen et américain dont la capacité totale dépasse les 4 GW. À ce jour, plus de 80% du capital de SWI Group est consacré aux infrastructures numériques, l’objectif étant de porter ce pourcentage à plus de 90% à terme. Les investissements de SWI Group dans les infrastructures numériques s’articulent autour de deux plateformes :

• AiOnX – la plateforme européenne d’infrastructures d’IA de SWI, qui développe un portefeuille de complexes de centres de données hyperscale prêts pour l’IA en Irlande, au Royaume-Uni, au Danemark, en Espagne et en Italie, dont un site a déjà été réservé par un locataire hyperscale de premier plan.
• SWI Digital (GDA) – la division de SWI dédiée aux infrastructures numériques aux États-Unis, qui dispose d’un portefeuille de terrains viabilisés et raccordés au réseau électrique, offrant ainsi à SWI une présence à grande échelle sur le marché le plus vaste et le plus dynamique au monde en matière d’IA et de capacité de calcul haute performance.

DE LA TERRE ET DE L’ÉNERGIE AU CALCUL INFORMATIQUE : HPC ET GPU EN TANT QUE SERVICE

Au-delà de la propriété de terrains, de l’énergie et de la capacité des centres de données, SWI Group progresse dans la chaîne de valeur pour se lancer dans le calcul de l’IA. Le groupe s’appuiera sur son équipe hautement expérimentée et sur la solidité de son bilan pour développer en interne sa propre plateforme cloud d’IA, conçue pour fournir des capacités de calcul accélérées par GPU aux entreprises, aux instituts de recherche et aux développeurs d’IA.

La combinaison des sites connectés d’AiOnX et de GDA avec la couche HPC du groupe offre à SWI une pile d’infrastructures numériques intégrée verticalement, permettant ainsi au groupe de créer de la valeur à chaque niveau de la chaîne d’infrastructures d’IA.

OPÉRATION POLARISE

En ce qui concerne le partenariat avec Polarise annoncé plus tôt cette année, SWI a décidé de ne pas mener à bien cette opération telle qu’elle avait été envisagée.

Plutôt que d’acquérir une participation majoritaire dans Polarise, SWI Group apportera un soutien financier aux fondateurs de Polarise afin de les aider à réorganiser la structure de l’entreprise et à poursuivre son développement, tandis que les deux entités resteront distinctes et suivront chacune leur propre voie.

INITIATIVES STRATÉGIQUES AU-DELÀ DES INFRASTRUCTURES NUMÉRIQUES

Au-delà des infrastructures numériques, SWI Group continue de gérer un portefeuille diversifié d’investissements présentant des sources de rendement distinctes. Ces éléments incluent :

• l’immobilier industriel et logistique européen via SERT, société cotée à la Bourse de Singapour et bénéficiant d’une notation « investment grade » ;
• l’immobilier résidentiel multifamilial américain via Varia US, cotée à la SIX Swiss Exchange ;
• une conviction émergente dans les domaines de la culture, du sport et du divertissement, secteurs dans lesquels SWI Group identifie des opportunités d’investissement intéressantes avant même que ne s’établisse un consensus institutionnel ;
• une stratégie opportuniste, sans restriction quant à la classe d’actifs, qui consiste à investir dans les opportunités identifiées par le groupe sur divers marchés, y compris les situations de détresse et les actifs financiers.

Max-Hervé George, cofondateur et CEO de SWI Group, déclare : « Notre transformation en groupe d’investissement coté en bourse nous a apporté la puissance financière et la souplesse nécessaires pour soutenir les tendances qui, selon nous, définiront la prochaine décennie. L’infrastructure numérique est au cœur de cette conviction, et la création de SWI Digital marque une étape décisive pour le groupe ».

Jaume Sabater, cofondateur de SWI Group et CEO de Stoneweg, ajoute : « Notre introduction à Euronext Amsterdam nous a permis de nous concentrer sur l’investissement de notre propre bilan avec rigueur et conviction. Cela permet au groupe de créer de la valeur rapidement et à grande échelle. La prise de participation majoritaire dans GDA est la preuve la plus évidente de cette stratégie à ce jour ».

Le présent communiqué de presse contient des informations privilégiées au sens du règlement (UE) n° 596/2014 relatif aux abus de marché.

À PROPOS DE SWI GROUP

SWI Group (SWI Capital Holding Ltd) est un groupe d’investissement international spécialisé dans les marchés privés, coté sur Euronext Amsterdam sous le mnémo SWICH. Né de la fusion entre Icona et Stoneweg, le groupe investit ses propres capitaux dans les infrastructures numériques, l’immobilier et d’autres opportunités du marché privé, alliant une approche entrepreneuriale à une discipline institutionnelle. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur www.swi.com.

Déclarations prospectives

Le présent communiqué de presse contient des déclarations prospectives, notamment concernant la stratégie de SWI Group, la répartition de son portefeuille et le changement de nom prévu de GDA, qui deviendra SWI Digital. Ces déclarations reposent sur des prévisions et des hypothèses actuelles et sont soumises à des risques, incertitudes et autres facteurs, connus ou inconnus, susceptibles d’entraîner un écart significatif entre les résultats, performances ou événements réels et ceux exprimés ou sous-entendus. En particulier, rien ne garantit qu’une opération, une restructuration ou une cotation mentionnée dans le présent document sera menée à bien selon les conditions décrites, ni même qu’elle le sera, ni dans les délais indiqués. SWI Group n’est pas tenu de mettre à jour ou de réviser les déclarations prospectives, que ce soit à la suite de nouvelles informations, d’événements futurs ou pour toute autre raison, sauf si la loi l’exige. Le présent communiqué est publié à titre purement informatif et ne constitue ni ne fait partie d’une offre ou d’une sollicitation visant à acheter, souscrire ou vendre des titres. 

Credit facility mobilized by Nestpoint fuels Medicare Platform’s rapid network growth — expanding AI enabled, prevention-first, whole-person care that keeps seniors healthier and strengthens the Medicare Trust Fund.

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2026 — Nestpoint Group LLC (www.nestpointgroup.com) a Dallas-based firm that combines  private equity investment, strategic advisory, and government relations, today announced that it has facilitated a $50 million revolving credit line to accelerate the expansion of Medicare Platform LLC, an AI-first  manager of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Medicare Advantage risk-bearing organizations. (www.medicareplatform.com)

The commitment positions Medicare Platform for its next phase of growth: scaled onboarding of ACO partners across the country, increased capital investment in its proprietary artificial intelligence and data assets, and expanding hands-on support for physicians and provider groups to succeed  in value-based care.

The investment arrives as accountable care reaches record scale nationally. In 2026, more than 14 million Medicare beneficiaries receive care coordinated through ACOs, and ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program earned $4.1 billion in shared savings in the most recent performance year while generating $2.5 billion in net savings for Medicare. Federal health leaders have made prevention, chronic disease management, and whole-person care that addresses the root causes of illness central priorities for the Medicare program — the fundamental aim of Medicare Platform.

Data Analytics Built for Better Outcomes at Lower Cost

Medicare Platform manages ACOs using a proprietary suite of AI-driven analytics and data tools that help provider groups identify high-risk patients earlier, coordinate care more effectively, and eliminate unnecessary utilization — all within CMS’s value-based care framework. The platform gives ACOs the operational infrastructure and clinical insight to succeed under shared savings and risk-based arrangements, translating into stronger financial performance for ACO partners and measurably better health for the Medicare patients they serve.

“This capital lets us grow faster where it matters most — ensuring that Primary Care Physicians are appropriately valued in their efforts to  keep seniors healthy, at home, and out of the hospital. Doctors are the fulcrum, and when powered by technology, they can accurately balance clinical excellence and fiscal responsibility” said Dr Brian James, COO of Medicare Platform. “Every high-risk patient our technology identified earlier and every avoidable complication we help prevent means a better life for a deserving senior and real savings for the Medicare Trust Funds. Medicare Platform leverages years of proven successful clinical actions, financial management and targeted interventions to yield significant decreases in morbidity, mortality, and total cost-of-care.  There is no narrow network or other barrier to care that we rely upon.  Seniors retain choice, maintaining health and longevity, Doctors maintain independent clinical judgement, and the nation saves taxpayer money. By deploying funds and resources appropriately, we can reliably achieve the quadruple aim.”  The funds will be deployed to increase AI infrastructure and model development, along with the payments to physician organizations that actively engage in high-quality, focused programs that are proven to be effective.  For more information, or to engage as part of our network, visit us at www.medicareplatform.com/about or email us at [email protected].

Nestpoint’s Perspective

“America’s health leaders are rightly demanding a Medicare program that rewards prevention, tackles chronic disease at its roots, and delivers real value for patients and taxpayers alike — and private capital should be part of the answer,” said Henry Huang, Managing Director at Nestpoint Group. “Medicare Platform pairs disciplined Medicare population  management with proprietary AI and data assets  — exactly the infrastructure the value-based care ecosystem needs to improve population health at scale. We were proud to put this facility together to help Medicare Platform deliver healthier seniors and a stronger Medicare.”

About Medicare Platform LLC — Medicare Platform LLC is a technology-enabled manager of Accountable Care Organizations, partnering with provider groups serving Medicare beneficiaries across the country. The company combines proprietary AI and analytics with hands-on operational support to help physicians deliver better outcomes at lower cost under Medicare’s value-based care programs. 

About Nestpoint Group LLC — Nestpoint Group LLC is a Dallas-based private equity and strategic advisory firm combining principal investing, capital formation, and government relations under one platform, with a presence in Washington, D.C. The firm advises corporate and international clients navigating complex U.S. regulatory, legislative, and geopolitical landscapes.  https://www.nestpointgroup.com

Media Contact — Alex Olsen, Publicist, Nestpoint • [email protected] • (469) 480-9670

SOURCE MEDICARE PLATFORM

Round Co-Led by Spero Ventures and MassMutual Ventures with Participation from Intrepid Investment Management and Existing Investors Zero Infinity Partners (ZIP) and CIV; Brings Total Funding to $17 Million in Just 12 Months, Making It One of the Fastest-Funded Distributed Energy Resource Companies to Date

HOUSTON, Aug. 13, 2026 — AGent Energy, a trailblazing developer of AI-driven distributed power plants, today announced it has closed an $11 million Series Seed financing co-led by Spero Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Investment Management and existing investors CIV and Zero Infinity Partners (ZIP). The round follows a $6 million financing from CIV and ZIP, which closed within two months of founding, bringing AGent’s total funding to $17 million in its first 12 months. It’s a striking vote of confidence in behind-the-meter generation as the next great frontier of U.S. energy infrastructure.

America’s grid is under mounting strain. PJM’s most recent capacity auction cleared at the price cap without enough capacity to meet demand, and data center load growth is outpacing new supply across every major market. AGent is unlocking a faster, smarter way to keep the power flowing: the backup generation that already sits at commercial, industrial, and mission-critical facilities, including AI data centers. AGent’s AI-based platform aggregates, orchestrates, and monetizes these assets, turning them into rapidly dispatchable, highly reliable distributed power plants. Because the equipment is already built, already paid for, and idle most of the year, AGent delivers capacity at the lowest cost of any new grid resource, at zero cost to the asset owner, who earns new revenue instead. AGent is already dispatching in three of the largest wholesale markets in North America, having successfully delivered capacity during grid emergency events in PJM, MISO, and ERCOT.

AGent will use the new capital to aggressively scale its team and accelerate its push to unlock 200+ GW of behind-the-meter generation across commercial and industrial facilities and the MUSH sector (municipalities, universities, schools, and hospitals), the properties with the highest concentration of on-site generation and the ones AGent’s team knows best.

“Twelve months ago, AGent was an idea backed by two investors who saw what we saw: 200+ GW of the most reliable generation in America sitting idle behind the meter,” said Stephanie Hendricks, CEO and Co-Founder of AGent. “Closing $17 million in our first year reflects both the urgency of the grid reliability challenge and the speed at which our team executes. With Spero, MassMutual Ventures, and Intrepid joining CIV and ZIP, we now have the partners and capital to bring this dispatchable capacity to the markets that need it most.”

“The grid doesn’t need to wait five years for new steel in the ground. The capacity is already there, and AGent has built the intelligence layer to unlock it. Stephanie and her team have moved faster than any company we’ve seen in this space, and we’re proud to co-lead their Series Seed round,” said Stephen Wemple of Spero Ventures.

“When the grid is stressed, the difference between a rolling blackout and an ordinary afternoon is how fast dispatchable capacity shows up. AGent’s AI platform turns generation already sitting at hospitals, universities, and industrial sites into exactly that: capacity that responds in minutes, with no new construction and no cost to the owner. It’s a rare combination of climate resilience and hard economics, built by a team that has done this at scale before. That’s the sweet spot for our Climate Technology Fund: AI applied to real assets, with economics that pencil from day one,” said Aram Ouligian, Senior Associate at MassMutual Ventures.

In connection with the financing, Stephen Wemple of Spero Ventures will join AGent’s board of directors, and Aram Ouligian of MassMutual Ventures will join as a board observer.

About AGent, Inc.
Using its AI-based technology platform, AGent aggregates, orchestrates, and monetizes distributed generation resources in power markets, delivering significant reliability, economic, and sustainability benefits to large energy users, utilities, and grid operators. To learn more visit agentenergy.com.

About Spero Ventures
Spero Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building a future that belongs to everyone, with a focus on sustainable systems, health and longevity, and human potential. Learn more at spero.vc.

About MassMutual Ventures
MassMutual Ventures (MMV) is a multistage venture capital firm investing globally in financial technology, enterprise SaaS, healthtech, climate technology and cybersecurity companies. MMV helps accelerate the growth of the companies it partners with by providing capital, connections and advice. With deep expertise and an extensive network, MMV helps entrepreneurs build compelling and scalable companies of value. For more information, visit www.massmutualventures.com.

About Intrepid Investment Management
Intrepid Investment Management is an investment management firm that invests across private equity, infrastructure and venture capital in the energy sector. Learn more at intrepidfp.com.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2026 — Aghanim, an integrated commerce, liveops automation, community engagement, and payments platform for video game studios, today announced a strategic partnership with Nexters Global (Nexters) within its mobile game business. Nexters is a game developer known for operating globally successful live-service games through disciplined liveops execution and long-term player engagement, part of GDEV Holding – the Nasdaq-listed gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus.

Through this partnership, Nexters will expand its mobile games’ direct-to-consumer (DTC) presence across key markets worldwide, providing the infrastructure needed to build stronger player relationships, optimize monetization performance, and unlock long-term growth beyond traditional platform ecosystems.

Aghanim will support DTC commerce across all international card networks and preferred local payment methods, alongside web-based game hubs and AI-powered liveops personalization tools within Nexters’ DTC channel.

Together, these capabilities create a scalable operating layer for DTC commerce, player engagement, and long-term monetization, positioning direct-to-consumer as a core growth channel designed to create seamless player experiences, strengthen ownership, and unlock greater value across global markets.

“Aghanim’s superior product, professional team, and unparalleled expertise at the intersection of fintech and video games have already opened new horizons for our growth efforts,” said Anton Reinhold, CEO of Nexters.

“We are thrilled to collaborate closely with Nexters, one of the global leaders in the gaming industry. By leveraging Aghanim’s DTC commerce infrastructure to tackle challenges such as global payments, web-based engagement, retention, liveops, and fraud prevention, Nexters expands its ability to capture more value across its DTC operations, driving greater monetization efficiency and stronger margins,” said Constantin Andry, Co-CEO of Aghanim.

About Nexters Global
Nexters Global is a game development studio under GDEV, known for operating globally successful video games through disciplined liveops execution and long-term player engagement. In 2024, Nexters Global generated $403.6 million in revenue, underscoring its strong financial track record and continued contribution to GDEV’s broader games portfolio.

About Aghanim
Aghanim is an integrated commerce, liveops automation, community engagement, and payments platform for video games. Aghanim helps studios expand their games to the direct-to-consumer web by launching browser-based game hubs, monetizing players through AI-powered personalized offers, running hundreds of programmatic liveops experiments, and enabling seamless global payments through high-performing, secure, compliant, and fraud-resilient multinational infrastructure.

Founded in California, USA, by Harvard alumni and former C-level executives with over 40 years of combined experience at the intersection of fintech and gaming, the team is redefining how video games are distributed and monetized.

For more information about Aghanim, visit: https://aghanim.com/

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• Link Freedom Group, led by industry veteran and CEO, Vaughn Liley, aims to build a vertically integrated namespace registration authority designed for the next generation of the web
• The Company has invested tens of millions of dollars in TLD applications, in the first ICANN application round since 2012

BIRKIRKARA, Malta, Aug. 13, 2026 — Link Freedom Group (“LFG”), a new internet infrastructure company built on the success of Nova Registry, operator of the .link top-level domain (TLD), today announced a landmark submission of more than 300 proposed TLDs, representing tens of millions of dollars in application fees and the largest TLD submission on record, during ICANN’s 2026 generic top-level domain (gTLD) application window—the first such round since 2012. The Company also announced the appointment of Vaughn Liley, General Manager of Nova Registry, as Chief Executive Officer of Link Freedom Group.

“The internet has changed dramatically since ICANN last opened applications for new TLDs in 2012,” said Vaughn Liley, CEO of Link Freedom Group. “Digital identity has become fundamental to how people communicate, work and participate online, yet users still don’t truly own their place on the internet. From email addresses and social media profiles to personal websites, much of our online presence ultimately exists at the discretion of someone else. We believe the internet’s namespace should reflect how people use the web today, and our mission is to modernize how internet identity works.”

As part of its commitment to transparency and its vision for a more diverse, forward-looking namespace, LFG is voluntarily publishing its full list of submissions ahead of ICANN’s official Reveal Day. The portfolio provides an early look at the names and digital verticals the Company believes can help shape the next generation of the internet.

AI & Tech: .llm, .agi, .quantum, .robot

Commerce: .cart, .brand, .merch, .mall

Culture: .lfg, .kek, .mvp, .truth, .omg, .boom

Crypto & Web3: .block, .btc, .coin, .nft

Lifestyle: .nil, .god, .pop, .zen

Web Infrastructure & Utility: .portal, .core, .bit, .internet, .url

The full list can be viewed and downloaded at lfg.link

Link Freedom Group is built on the proven success of Nova Registry, operator of the .link TLD. The breadth of the portfolio reflects LFG’s long-term view of how the internet is evolving—and its belief that domain infrastructure should give individuals, businesses and communities greater choice, identity and control online. The Company’s investment represents the next chapter of that success, scaling its registry model across an unprecedented portfolio of new TLDs.

“The 2026 application window marked the first opportunity in more than a decade to expand one of the internet’s foundational layers—and to challenge the concentration of influence held by a relatively small number of companies that dominate internet infrastructure,” added Liley. “Since the last application window, entirely new categories of internet users and businesses have emerged. Yet much of the domain namespace available today was designed for an earlier era of the internet.”

Link Freedom Group’s portfolio will now move into the next stages of ICANN’s evaluation process. ICANN Reveal Day is expected to take place in October 2026, providing the first public view of submitted applications and proposed TLD strings. Subsequent milestones include String Confirmation Day in November 2026, when applicants will confirm their final string selections. Subject to ICANN’s evaluation process and the resolution of any objections, uncontested TLDs are expected to progress toward launch in 2027 and early 2028.

About Link Freedom Group
Link Freedom Group (LFG) is an internet infrastructure company built on a simple belief: your place on the internet should actually be yours.

Its flagship entity, Nova Registry, operates the .link generic top-level domain (gTLD), with more than 300,000 registered domains and commercial partnerships spanning some of the internet’s leading platforms. Building on that proven foundation, LFG is creating a best-in-class, vertically integrated domain name registry designed to modernize how internet namespaces are developed, distributed and adopted.

LFG is building the infrastructure for the next generation of the web—expanding choice, strengthening digital ownership and giving individuals, businesses and communities greater control over their identity and presence online.

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Expanded liquidity supports continued growth in yard electrification, rental and leasing, and battery-integrated fast charging

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Aug. 13, 2026 — Orange EV, the leading manufacturer of zero‑emissions terminal trucks, today announced it has entered into a $100 million revolving credit facility led by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

The senior secured facility strengthens Orange EV’s balance sheet and provides increased liquidity to support working capital needs, the continued expansion of OptiGrid, and the growth of the company’s rental and leasing platform.

“Wells Fargo is pleased to support Orange EV with a flexible capital solution that aligns with the company’s growth strategy across manufacturing, infrastructure solutions, and fleet services,” said Steve Linderman, Managing Director with Wells Fargo Capital Finance.

Orange EV is a U.S.-based manufacturer of 100% electric terminal trucks, serving ports, rail yards, and logistics facilities across North America. Orange EV recently expanded its offerings through its subsidiary OptiGrid, a developer of rapidly deployable, battery-integrated fast charging solutions for a broad range of electric vehicles and equipment, serving diverse end markets well beyond terminal trucks.

For many large fleets, utility constraints and the cost of infrastructure upgrades remain the final barrier to full-scale electrification. OptiGrid’s battery-integrated fast charging technology is built to solve exactly that problem, giving fleets with a mix of electric vehicles a way to add charging capacity without waiting on costly utility upgrades or years-long infrastructure projects. The technology can compress deployment timelines from months or years down to days or weeks.

“This expanded liquidity gives us the room to grow at the record-breaking pace we’ve been on this year as we’re on track for one out of every four new yard trucks purchased or leased to be an Orange EV yard truck,” said Kurt Neutgens, CEO of Orange EV. “Specifically, it will help as we’ve tripled our production, expanded our rental and leasing business, and are ramping production of the Orange Juicer™ Battery-Integrated Charger to meet demand.”

This news comes on the heels of a string of milestones for Orange EV over the past two months, including a 40-truck order with APM Terminals in California, the deployment of the company’s 2,000th electric terminal truck, and a historic single order for 600 electric terminal trucks.

About Orange EV

Orange EV is the leading manufacturer of purpose-built zero-emission terminal trucks in North America. Manufactured in Kansas City, Orange EV delivers a turnkey electrification solution that includes Class 8 EV trucks, on-site service, and chargers including the Orange Juicer™ CCS1 battery-integrated charging system produced by its OptiGrid subsidiary, empowering fleets to deploy yard operations with superior reliability in days or weeks, not years. Surpassing 36 million miles and 14 million hours of operation across 43 states, Canada, and the Caribbean, savvy fleets choose Orange EV for more efficient and predictable yard operations with superior uptime. Visit orangeev.com.

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