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Anduril Industries and Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Partner with RealTruck for Custom Military Utilitarian Truck Build for Charity

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Truck to Cross the Block at Barrett-Jackson’s Inaugural 2026 Columbus Auction with Proceeds Supporting Call of Duty Endowment, a Non-Profit Supporting Veterans

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — American inventor and entrepreneur Palmer Luckey has embarked on a distinctive collaboration with RealTruck, America’s leading truck accessory brand for a custom military utilitarian Chevy 1500 Silverado build that will be auctioned off for charity, in support of veterans.

Known for designing the Oculus Rift and founding Oculus VR and Anduril Industries, Luckey’s involvement underscores a commitment to pushing boundaries in vehicle design and functionality alongside RealTruck’s extensive customization capabilities. The meticulously crafted truck will appear at NASCAR’s weekend series at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, Calif., from June 19–21.

Following its display, the custom truck built by Matt Hunt Muscle Cars will be auctioned off at the inaugural 2026 Barrett-Jackson Columbus Auction at the Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds, June 25–27. A lucky bidder will have the rare chance to acquire this exceptional vehicle, with 100% of the hammer price benefiting the Call of Duty Endowment, which seeks to help veterans find high-quality careers after their service, and has placed more than 169,000 veterans into jobs since its founding. Barrett-Jackson waives all consignment fees and sales commissions for charity vehicles.

“We are absolutely revved up to showcase this incredible utilitarian truck, a testament to our dynamic partnership with the visionary Palmer Luckey, while continuing to give back through meaningful charitable efforts like the Call of Duty Endowment,” said RealTruck Vice President of Marketing Lee Riser. “This collaboration truly pushes the boundaries of customization and we can’t wait for fans to see it.”

The custom truck showcases a fusion of rugged utility and cutting-edge innovation with RealTruck’s new Ascend Cap, RealTruck Traction recovery winch, Superlift 6″ suspension, custom tube doors and more. 

“I am absolutely thrilled to collaborate with RealTruck on this groundbreaking project, bringing together cutting-edge design and rugged utility,” said Palmer Luckey. “This isn’t just about building a truck; it’s about a vision that showcases what’s possible when innovation meets American craftsmanship, and leveraging that momentum to give back, raise awareness, and drive meaningful impact for our veterans.”

“We are deeply honored to feature this incredible custom Chevy Silverado on our auction block in Columbus,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “Palmer Luckey and RealTruck have created a truly unique vehicle that perfectly fuses American innovation with rugged, military-inspired utility. Barrett-Jackson has a long, proud history of supporting our nation’s heroes, and we are thrilled that one hundred percent of the hammer price for this spectacular build will benefit the Call of Duty Endowment to help veterans secure meaningful, high-quality careers.”

“This campaign is about much more than a remarkable vehicle—it’s about helping veterans launch meaningful, high-quality careers,” said Dan Goldenberg, President of the Call of Duty Endowment. “Thanks to Anduril, RealTruck, and Barrett-Jackson every dollar raised will help our grantees provide veterans with practical, proven employment support—from resumes and interview practice to employer connections—at 1/14th the cost of comparable federal efforts. Veterans should never have to pay for help finding work, and collaborations like this make sure they don’t have to.”

This partnership highlights RealTruck’s dedication to innovation and its ability to collaborate on projects that resonate with a broad audience, from truck enthusiasts to technology pioneers.

For more information, please visit RealTruck.com, Barrett-Jackson.com, Anduril.com and follow on Instagramsm, TikToksm, Facebooksm, and LinkedInsm.

About RealTruck
RealTruck is the world’s premier accessory manufacturer for truck, Jeep®, Bronco® and off-road enthusiasts. Globally headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, RealTruck’s 6,000 associates operate from 78 facilities across four continents. RealTruck’s industry leading product portfolio, which includes the Husky Liners total vehicle protection brand, boasts over 1,000 patents and pending applications. The company’s omnichannel retail approach delivers a seamless consumer experience online at RealTruck.com, as well as through its 12,000+ dealer network and automotive (OEM) partnerships. For more information, visit www.realtruck.com.

About Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a leading defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology at scale. By bringing the expertise, technology, manufacturing methods, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built, and sold. For more information: www.anduril.com.

About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is the leader in collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of private collections. Welcoming hundreds of thousands of attendees per year, Barrett-Jackson hosts live collector car auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida; Columbus, Ohio; and Las Vegas, Nevada, where thousands of the most sought-after, unique and valuable vehicles cross the block in front of a global audience. With broadcast partner A+E Networks, Barrett-Jackson features live television coverage of their events on FYI and The HISTORY Channel, as well as all the cars, all the time via their produced livestream on Barrett-Jackson.com. Also based in Scottsdale, the Barrett-Jackson Collection Showroom offers a rotating selection of premium vehicles that meet the high standards for which the company is known. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit www.barrett-jackson.com, or call 480-421-6694.

About the Call of Duty Endowment
The Call of Duty Endowment identifies and funds the most efficient and effective organizations that get unemployed and underemployed veterans back to work. Beyond funding, the Endowment partners with grantees to provide an array of advice and support aimed at maximizing impact.

Since the nonprofit’s inception in 2009, the Endowment has become one of the largest philanthropic funders of veteran employment. In total, the Endowment’s efforts have funded the placement of over 169,000 veterans into high-quality jobs and achieved over an estimated $10.8 billion in economic value for U.S. and U.K veterans through first year salaries. Last year, the Endowment helped veterans secure employment at one-fourteenth the cost per placement of comparable U.S. Department of Labor efforts, while achieving average salaries more than twice as high.

Visit www.callofdutyendowment.org for further details, including more ways to help the cause.

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ADVANCED PATHOLOGY SOLUTIONS, PLLC ANNOUNCES RESOLUTION OF DOJ INVESTIGATION

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Pathology Solutions, PLLC (“APS”) announced today that it conclusively resolved matters previously under review by the U.S. Department of Justice and related federal agencies.

The settlement concludes the government’s investigation into allegations concerning APS’s Lean Lab program, including matters relating to the technical components of laboratory services performed by its Lean Lab partners. The settlement is not an admission of liability by APS. APS denies any wrongdoing and is pleased the company will move forward with full confidence in its business operations.

“This resolution brings closure to a process that has spanned several years and allows us to remain focused on supporting physicians, serving patients, and advancing our laboratory services,” said Kevin Hannah, CEO of APS. “We appreciate the opportunity to move forward and continue delivering high-quality pathology services while maintaining a strong commitment to compliance and regulatory excellence.”

APS was cooperative throughout the government’s investigation and has invested substantial resources into strengthening its compliance infrastructure. The company will continue to evaluate and enhance its compliance program to ensure that both the government and its partners can have confidence in its operations and its commitment to operating with transparency, accountability, and adherence to all applicable federal healthcare program requirements.

The settlement provides finality regarding the matters addressed during the government’s investigation and allows APS to remain focused on serving physicians and patients nationwide.

“We are proud of the compliance-focused organization we have built and the improvements we have made throughout this process,” said Hannah. “Our team is excited to turn the page and focus on the future.”

About Advanced Pathology Solutions, PLLC

Advanced Pathology Solutions, PLLC is an anatomic pathology laboratory headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. APS provides pathology services and laboratory solutions to physician practices and healthcare providers across the United States.

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Intellectible Closes $3 Million Seed Round to Scale AI Revenue Operations for Enterprise Service Providers

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Austin-based company helps ESPs turn the processes that made them successful into AI systems that can scale

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Intellectible, the AI-native revenue operations platform, today announced the close of a $3 million seed round led by Bread & Butter Ventures, with participation from Victorum Capital, Gray Ventures, Circadian Ventures, Allied VC, High Street Equity Partners, and angel investor Adam Burgoon.

“Enterprise service providers are some of the biggest, most important, and most under-automated companies in the economy,” said Jesse Lozano, CEO and Co-founder, citing an industry estimate of $2 trillion in annual federal, state, and education contract spending. “ESPs deliver critical services across government, healthcare, facilities, technology, infrastructure, education, defense, and other major markets, but many of their core revenue workflows still run on spreadsheets, inboxes, shared drives, manual research, and institutional knowledge trapped in people’s heads.”

The platform and team map how a company actually wins and executes work: its SOPs, documents, templates, pricing logic, CRM data, approvals, customer context, and decision-making patterns. Intellectible then turns those processes into configurable AI engines for capture, proposal development, pricing, estimation, knowledge management, and related workflows.

“The services industry is massive, deeply complex, and almost entirely underserved by software,” said Brett Brohl, Managing Partner of Bread & Butter Ventures. “Intellectible is not a model wrapper or a thin AI feature; it requires real systems engineering, workflow design, customer discovery, and implementation discipline. Jesse, along with co-founders Rosie and Reuben are exactly the team to build it.”

“For services firms, the non-linear scaling we’ve enabled means the same team can evaluate more opportunities, pursue more of the right work, respond faster, price with better context, and manage more complexity without adding headcount at the same rate,” Lozano added.

Intellectible already works with numerous ESPs and early results include a more than 300 percent increase in qualified top-of-funnel pipeline for one customer with a 95 percent reduction in associated admin work, and a more than 150 percent increase in qualified federal pipeline for Oceus, a 20-year-old enterprise wireless services provider.

HHS, a powerhouse in the support services industry with over 22,000 employees, is another Intellectible customer. “What Intellectible is building for us goes far beyond automation,” said HHS Head of Growth Derek Kissos. “They are helping us architect an intelligent operating system for growth – one that understands our business at a deep, structural level and turns that understanding into continuous action. For the first time, we can see how AI can operate alongside our teams capturing how we think, how we qualify, how we price, and how we execute, and then scaling those capabilities 24/7 across the entire enterprise.”

The new funding will accelerate product development, expand go-to-market across government contracting and enterprise services, and increase implementation capacity for larger customers.

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LUPINE CREST CAPITAL, FAMILY OFFICE OF JP CONTE, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES INVESTMENT IN BRAZILIAN WASTE-TO-ENERGY COMPANY ORIZON

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Lupine Crest invests an additional ~R$70M (~$14M USD) in Orizon

SÃO PAULO and ASPEN, Colo., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lupine Crest Capital, the family office of American businessman and private equity industry veteran Jean-Pierre “JP” Conte, has significantly increased its investment in Brazilian waste-to-energy company ORIZON VALORIZAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS S.A. (Orizon). The investment, which is nearly R$70 million (approximately $14 million USD), more than doubles the firm’s initial investment.

The latest funding from Lupine Crest again comes alongside eB Capital, the Brazilian investment firm that anchored previous funding to Orizon through which Lupine Crest participated. eB Capital arranged this investment from Lupine Crest, reflecting increased confidence in both the company and the broader Brazilian waste management and waste-to-energy sectors.

“This latest investment underscores our belief that extraordinary opportunities lie ahead for Orizon and the Brazilian waste and energy sectors,” said Jean-Pierre Conte, founder and chief executive officer of Lupine Crest Capital. “We are confident in Orizon’s management team and the company’s strategy to expand its landfill footprint both organically and through acquisition, and look forward to continuing to support the company throughout their growth.”

With this investment, Lupine Crest’s total investment in Orizon rises to R$125 million (approximately $25 million USD).

About Lupine Crest Capital

Lupine Crest Capital is a family office and investment firm dedicated to transforming companies into industry leaders. Founded by private equity veteran and longtime investor Jean-Pierre Conte, Lupine Crest Capital harnesses over three decades of expertise to support investments across a variety of sectors, including healthcare, financial services, software, and industrial technology. To learn more about the firm, visit lupinecrest.com.

About eB Capital

eB Capital is a leading Brazilian investment firm, recognized for transforming Brazil’s structural challenges into profitable business opportunities. eB Capital’s DNA combines both investment and operational backgrounds, a key competitive advantage for high value creation and high returns. The company has a proven track record creating national market leaders through a buy and build strategy, and by leveraging its deep knowledge on Brazil. With consistent top quartile returns since its inception, eB Capital’s investments include: Orizon, the largest management company in Latin America; Alloha Fibra, the largest independent fiber optic provider in the country; Proz, the leading professional education platform; Loja do Mecânico, the largest e-commerce for tools and machines in Latin America; Green PCR and Global PET, forming the country’s largest bottle to bottle plastic recycling company; and Hilab and Blue Health, both in diagnostic medicine, among others. eB Capital is also a frontrunner in the country’s climate investment agenda.

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