Insight Partners Leads $16M Series A in Heron

Shield AI Acquires Heron Systems

July 22, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Shield AI has acquired Heron Systems, a developer of advanced AI pilots that notably defeated an experienced Air Force F-16 pilot in DARPA trials. The deal brings Heron's multi-agent deep reinforcement learning capabilities into Shield AI to accelerate operational deployment of AI-pilots on legacy and next-generation military aircraft and unmanned systems.

Wealthspire Advisors Acquires Heron Wealth

March 23, 2023

Financial Services

Wealthspire Advisors LLC, an NFP company, signed an agreement to acquire Heron Financial Group, LLC (dba Heron Wealth), a New York City-based wealth advisory firm managing approximately $300 million in client assets. The acquisition expands Wealthspire's presence in the Northeast and adds Heron's team and capabilities in financial planning, investment advice, and estate planning; the deal was expected to close in early Q2 2023 subject to customary approvals.

Blue Heron Capital Leads $14M Series B Investment in Redi Health

February 28, 2024

Healthcare Services

Blue Heron Capital led a $14 million Series B growth investment in Redi Health, a Columbus-based digital health company that connects pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, and patients on a unified patient support platform. Participating investors included Refinery Ventures, Mutual Capital Partners, Rev1 Ventures, and M25; Redi will use the funding to accelerate product development, expand its patient network, and scale its patient support services.

Insight Partners Leads $24M Series B in Asylon Robotics

July 22, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Asylon, Inc. closed a $24 million Series B led by Insight Partners with participation from Veteran Ventures Capital, Allegion Ventures, and the GO PA Fund. The funding will accelerate product development, scale deployments of Asylon’s AI-driven air and ground robotic security solutions, and expand engineering, operations, and go-to-market teams for commercial and government customers.

iCapital Network Acquires AI Insight

January 21, 2021

Financial Services

iCapital Network has agreed to acquire the assets of AI Insight, Inc., an education and compliance platform that provides fund-specific research, training and credentialing for financial advisors focused on alternative investments. As part of the transaction, AI Insight’s executives Sherri Cooke and Jennifer Simon and eight additional employees are expected to join iCapital to integrate AI Insight’s learning management system into iCapital’s advisor-facing alternative investment platform.

People.ai Acquires Hero Research

May 11, 2021

Software

People.ai has acquired Hero Research, a Salesforce-focused sales productivity app, and launched a new embedded Salesforce experience that brings People.ai insights natively into Salesforce. The acquisition lets People.ai deliver a Chrome-based, Google-Sheets-like interface and in-Salesforce tools (relationship maps, deal scorecards, playbooks) to boost rep productivity and Salesforce adoption.