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Wonderful AI enters Mexico with $300m war chest for enterprise rollout

The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m

The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m

Disrupts Editorial Team · 1 July 2026
Travel

AI & ML

Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as Gulf AI ambition reshapes business travel

The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.

The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 4 July 2026
Fintech

ANNA Money Australia bundles AFSL, tax rails and payments for SMEs

The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.

The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 1 July 2026
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Internet of Things

Transportation & Logistics

VEON anchors $1bn Bangladesh FDI push with $250m digital pledge

The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.

The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 2 July 2026
Real Estate

Sustainability

Fintech

Azizi and Dubai Islamic Bank tie up on UAE green real estate finance

A new Islamic-finance sustainability pact signals Gulf real estate capital is pivoting toward green lending as UAE developers scale rapidly.

A new Islamic-finance sustainability pact signals Gulf real estate capital is pivoting toward green lending as UAE developers scale rapidly.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 July 2026

AI & ML

ParaZero wins second C-UAS order from Tier-1 defence firm

ParaZero's net-based drone interceptor wins a second business unit order, signalling autonomous Counter-UAS as a serious defence procurement priority.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 19 June 2026

Biotech

Airbus, Safran and Technip form SAF joint venture at Dunkirk

Four European industrial giants create Rebound JV to produce 160,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel annually at the Port of Dunkirk.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 21 June 2026

AI & ML

Qualifacts Partners with Veteran-Focused Behavioural Health Provider

A small California behavioural health provider swaps its legacy EHR for an AI-powered platform to scale veteran mental health services.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 21 June 2026

Fintech

AI & ML

Copper lands $5m media-for-equity deal to scale rewards platform

MMC's media-for-equity model bankrolls Copper's AI-powered consumer finance push, trading ad inventory for equity.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 19 June 2026

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Cybersecurity

Datatech

Jitterbit roadshow targets enterprise agentic AI governance gap

Jitterbit's four-region virtual roadshow puts accountable AI governance at the centre of enterprise automation strategy.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 21 June 2026

AI & ML

Bezos Earth Fund backs $26m wildfire satellite constellation

A $26m philanthropic bet on orbital fire detection signals space infrastructure becoming a front line in climate resilience.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 20 June 2026

Biotech

Dragonfly Energy wins European patent for solvent-free battery tech

A European patent allowance for dry electrode manufacturing bolsters Dragonfly Energy's IP position in next-generation solid-state battery commercialisation.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 19 June 2026

Biotech

Ontario Shipyards and Hanwha Ocean forge Canada-Korea naval tech pact

A Great Lakes shipbuilder's partnership with South Korea's Hanwha Ocean signals how Western navies are outsourcing industrial capability to rebuild.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 22 June 2026

Biotech

Beam Global wins EU patent for passive battery thermal tech

A European patent for Beam Global's phase-change battery composite strengthens its IP position across defence, robotics and EV markets.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 19 June 2026

AI & ML

NorthStar wins CAD$40m Canadian defence deal for orbital surveillance

Montreal's NorthStar secures a CAD$40m contract with the Royal Canadian Air Force, advancing sovereign space domain awareness amid rising orbital contestation.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 20 June 2026

AI & ML

GFiber and Quext roll out Wi-Fi 7 smart network at Irvine complex

Google Fiber and Quext debut a 3 Gbps Wi-Fi 7 managed network at an 896-unit California property, signalling proptech's next connectivity shift.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 25 June 2026

AI & ML

Property

SmartProperty Atlas brings AI intelligence to HOA reserve planning

SmartProperty's Atlas engine applies AI agents and two decades of cost data to a reserve-study industry the company says two-thirds of boards

Disrupts Editorial Team · 23 June 2026

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AI & ML

Parkin deploys ticketless ANPR parking at Al Ghurair Centre, Dubai

Parkin has signed a five-year deal to roll out AI-enabled numberplate recognition and a fully digital parking system at Al Ghurair Centre.

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 3 July 2026

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Biotech

BellaSeno pivotal trial enrols 30 women for absorbable breast scaffold

The Leipzig-based regenerative medtech firm reports 83% mean breast volume retention and zero scaffold-related complications in its first-in-human safety cohort.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 3 July 2026

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AI & ML

Cipher9 invests $2m in Goooo to establish AI trading research labs

Investment firm Cipher9 is backing Goooo's new AI Research Labs with $2m to develop autonomous trading agents and prediction market infrastructure.

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 3 July 2026

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Biologics

GNI Group completes JPY 44.8bn acquisition of Ayumi Pharmaceutical

GNI Group has acquired Ayumi Pharmaceutical from Blackstone, adding an 83% Japanese acetaminophen market share to its four-region biopharma platform.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 2 July 2026

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Enterprise Software

EXE and Ipsos launch GCC workforce sentiment tracker

The quarterly People Pulse survey of 1,500 GCC employees finds high advocacy masking burnout rates 17 points above the global average.

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 2 July 2026

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Genomics

Roche divarasib beats first-gen KRAS G12C drugs in Phase III NSCLC trial

Roche's Krascendo 1 study showed divarasib improved both progression-free and overall survival versus sotorasib or adagrasib in previously treated KRAS G12C lung cancer

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 2 July 2026

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Enterprise Software

Micware posts FY2026 revenue of $140m after Nasdaq debut

The Japan-based automotive software supplier grew net income by 19.6% in fiscal 2026 and raised $26.2m via a May Nasdaq IPO.

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 2 July 2026

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Digital Health

Startup Coalition and DSIT launch Pitch in Whitehall competition

UK startups have until 24 July to apply for a government proof-of-concept contract under the Green Compute challenge.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 1 July 2026

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Datatech

Trafigura sponsors AEW 2026 with $1bn Gabon deal and cobalt push

Commodity trader Trafigura will be a Silver Sponsor at African Energy Week 2026, backed by a $1bn Gabon oil prepayment and a DRC cobalt supply

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 1 July 2026

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Biologics

Candel Therapeutics opens Phase 3 AURORA trial for CAN-2409 in NSCLC

Candel has activated the first site in its 150-site pivotal AURORA trial, testing viral immunotherapy aglatimagene against docetaxel in ICI-refractory lung cancer.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 1 July 2026

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