October 2026 Executive Brief

Funding and M&A

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Hadrian announces a $40 million Series B in offensive security

Hadrian announced a $40 million round co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin. The company said it would use the capital to develop its platform for finding and validating exploitable weaknesses.

Executive consideration For vendor diligence, examine how the platform verifies findings safely and how those findings enter the team's remediation workflow.

Automation Anywhere agrees to acquire Boost.ai

Automation Anywhere announced a definitive agreement to buy Boost.ai from Nordic Capital. The deal would add conversational and voice capabilities to its enterprise orchestration business, subject to approvals and closing conditions.

Executive consideration When evaluating combined offerings, verify how customer conversations hand off to back-office actions and when a person can intervene.

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