QumulusAI went public two weeks ago. It has already signed four separate GPU supply agreements worth more than $140 million combined, the latest landing Tuesday at $71.9 million on its own. A transit-tech company priced its newest institutional raise below where it priced its last two, and called it a strategic investment anyway. Nextech3D.ai, a company that spun out its own augmented reality unit in 2022, signed papers to buy it back at a fraction of what it was once worth.
QumulusAI Signs $71.9 Million Nvidia Blackwell Agreement, Its Fourth in Eight Days
QumulusAI (Nasdaq: QMLS) signed a three-year agreement valued at more than $71 million to supply Nvidia Blackwell B300 and B200 GPU capacity to an unnamed AI inference platform provider, with capacity expected to come online from the company’s US data center footprint in the third quarter of 2026. CEO Michael Maniscalco said “inference is where AI meets the real world,” and that the customer needed the flexibility, access, cost, trust, and speed the company’s distributed deployment model is built to provide.
The deal is QumulusAI’s fourth disclosed GPU capacity agreement in eight days: an $18 million take-or-pay deal on July 22, a $32 million agreement on July 23, and now $71.9 million on July 28. QumulusAI began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 16 via a direct listing, meaning the company raised no new capital in the process. The stock has been extremely volatile since, falling from a 52-week high near $38 to under $10 before recovering, and QumulusAI remains unprofitable. None of the four agreements disclose how the underlying GPU purchases are financed beyond the company’s existing balance sheet.
Argo Corporation Closes $10 Million Private Placement for Transit Expansion
Argo Corporation (TSXV: ARGH) (OTCQX: ARGHF) closed a non-brokered private placement with long-term institutional investors, including a pension fund, for gross proceeds of approximately $10 million, issuing 33,333,334 common shares at $0.30 per share. Co-founder and CEO Praveen Arichandran said the investment gives the company the capital to execute its expansion plans, and brings on long-term institutional shareholders who share its conviction in transforming public transit. Proceeds are earmarked for expanding Argo’s Smart Routing transit network, research and development, and working capital.
The $0.30 issue price sits below the $0.40 per share Argo priced its private placements at as recently as March and June 2026, a down round that existing shareholders should weigh alongside the new institutional backing. The financing remains subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange, and the shares issued carry a statutory hold period expiring November 25, 2026. Argo has posted a widening net loss, from roughly $3.7 million to more than $15 million over the past year on revenue still in the low single-digit millions, and the company continues to rely on periodic capital raises rather than operating cash flow to fund its buildout.
Nextech3D.ai Signs Definitive Agreement to Reacquire ARway Corporation
Nextech3D.ai Corp. (CSE: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF) provided an update on its previously announced acquisition of all outstanding ARway Corporation shares it does not already own, confirming a definitive agreement dated July 24, 2026. Nextech currently holds roughly 15 million ARway shares, about 40% of the 38.6 million ARway shares outstanding. Under the exchange ratio, ARway shareholders will receive approximately 0.514 Nextech shares for each ARway share held, an aggregate of about 19.87 million Nextech shares, deemed at $0.065 per ARway share and $0.12 per Nextech share.
ARway was spun out of Nextech in 2022 as a standalone, no-code augmented reality navigation company. On a standalone basis, ARway generated approximately $1.58 million in revenue and $1.52 million in gross profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The transaction is structured as a three-cornered amalgamation and closing is expected in October 2026, but it remains subject to ARway shareholder approval, CSE approval, and other customary closing conditions. Nextech has cautioned there is no assurance the transaction will complete as proposed, or at all.
QMLS, ARGH, NTAR: Forward-Looking FAQ
Not necessarily. Additional contracted revenue improves visibility into future bookings, but QumulusAI has not disclosed how it is financing the GPU purchases behind these agreements, and none of the four deals announced since July 20 include disclosed profitability terms.
Not on its own. The financing adds working capital and funds network expansion, but Argo’s net loss has grown faster than its revenue over the past year, and the $0.30 issue price, a discount to its two most recent 2026 raises, still requires TSX Venture Exchange acceptance before the shares are freely tradable.
Yes. The transaction still requires ARway shareholder approval and CSE approval, a notice of meeting and circular have not yet been filed on SEDAR+, and Nextech’s own release states there is no assurance the transaction will be completed as proposed, or at all.
Sources
- Business Wire: QumulusAI Signs $71.9 Million, Three-Year Agreement With AI Inference Platform Provider, July 28, 2026
- Investing.com: QumulusAI stock jumps 12% on $71.9M AI infrastructure deal, July 28, 2026
- GlobeNewswire / The Manila Times: Argo Closes $10 Million Strategic Investment, July 27, 2026
- Canadian Manufacturing: Argo Corporation Closes $10M Private Placement, July 27, 2026
- The Globe and Mail: Nextech3D.ai Provides Update on Acquisition of Remaining ARway Shares; Closing Expected in October 2026, July 27, 2026
- Yahoo Finance / Investing News Network: Nextech3D.ai expects October closing for acquisition of remaining ARway shares, July 27, 2026
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