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Defence
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Europe's Q2 tech capital shift: infrastructure, defence and quantum

Zubr Capital's Q2 digest reveals European strategic tech funding maturing from big rounds into durable capital infrastructure across defence, quantum and AI.
Zubr Capital's Q2 digest reveals European strategic tech funding maturing from big rounds into durable capital infrastructure across defence, quantum and AI.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Scytale wins Frost & Sullivan GRC award as AI agents reshape compliance

Agentic AI is turning compliance from a periodic audit ritual into continuous, intelligence-led risk management across 60-plus frameworks.
Agentic AI is turning compliance from a periodic audit ritual into continuous, intelligence-led risk management across 60-plus frameworks.
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Fintech

AI captures record 44% of UK smaller business equity in 2025

British Business Bank data shows AI investment rising 48% even as the broader UK startup funding market contracted by 4%.
British Business Bank data shows AI investment rising 48% even as the broader UK startup funding market contracted by 4%.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Cybersecurity

LeapXpert raises $180m to govern AI-era enterprise messaging

A $180m growth round backs LeapXpert's bet that governed WhatsApp and Signal conversations are the next frontier of enterprise intelligence.
A $180m growth round backs LeapXpert's bet that governed WhatsApp and Signal conversations are the next frontier of enterprise intelligence.
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Defence
Aerospace
AI & ML

Dassault and Harmattan AI fly NAMIB EW payload with Rafale fighter

A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned
A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned
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AI & ML

Saudi Arabia's Tech Expansion Opportunity

Taranis Capital’s Disruptive Tech Fund is backing growth-stage technology companies as Saudi Arabia emerges as a global hub for AI, fintech, and digital innovation.

All Roads Lead to Riyadh: Why Global Technology Now Expands Through Saudi Arabia

Taranis Capital’s Disruptive Tech Fund is positioning ambitious founders at the centre of the world’s most deliberate technology market

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Defence
Robotics
AI & ML

T3 Defense acquires Project35 to scale drone and counter-UAV portfolio

A Nasdaq-listed defence roll-up buys into an Israeli UAV maker, bridging US capital markets with Israel's battlefield-proven drone ecosystem.
A Nasdaq-listed defence roll-up buys into an Israeli UAV maker, bridging US capital markets with Israel's battlefield-proven drone ecosystem.
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Real Estate
Fintech
AI & ML

MountainSeed raises $38m to push AI into community bank valuations

Long Ridge's growth equity bet targets AI-driven appraisal tech for community banks, where legacy credit workflows remain largely manual.
Long Ridge's growth equity bet targets AI-driven appraisal tech for community banks, where legacy credit workflows remain largely manual.
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Energy
AI & ML

General Fusion goes public via SPAC with $150m to chase fusion milestone

The Canadian fusion pioneer's Nasdaq listing marks a rare public-markets bet on commercial fusion energy reaching key milestones by 2028.
The Canadian fusion pioneer's Nasdaq listing marks a rare public-markets bet on commercial fusion energy reaching key milestones by 2028.
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Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as UAE bets on AI-native travel tech

Perk's ADGM office targets tripling UAE travel spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
Perk's ADGM office targets tripling UAE travel spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

Nayax adds AI layer to vending management app MoMa

The payments and commerce platform targets unattended retail's data gap with AI-driven insights, planogram automation, and visual recognition.
The payments and commerce platform targets unattended retail's data gap with AI-driven insights, planogram automation, and visual recognition.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

Floward deploys agentic AI to absorb 13x peak gifting demand

The Middle East's leading gifting platform has replaced rule-based chatbots with orchestrated AI agents, cutting service costs 15% at seasonal peaks.
The Middle East's leading gifting platform has replaced rule-based chatbots with orchestrated AI agents, cutting service costs 15% at seasonal peaks.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

Finovox deploys AI fraud detection for Admiral's French arm

L'Olivier Assurance adopts AI document verification as generative AI makes insurance fraud cheaper and harder to spot.
L'Olivier Assurance adopts AI document verification as generative AI makes insurance fraud cheaper and harder to spot.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Bunch acquires stake in Luxembourg Fund Services in AI-fintech push

Berlin's bunch brings AI-native private markets infrastructure to Europe's largest fund domicile via a strategic equity stake in LFS.
Berlin's bunch brings AI-native private markets infrastructure to Europe's largest fund domicile via a strategic equity stake in LFS.
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Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate launches free AI trading platform for retail investors

London-based QuantRate opens institutional-grade AI trading tools to retail users across stocks, crypto, and forex markets.
London-based QuantRate opens institutional-grade AI trading tools to retail users across stocks, crypto, and forex markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate launches AI trading bot amid algorithmic market surge

London-based QuantRate enters a crowded AI trading market as algorithmic systems now drive over 60% of US stock activity.
London-based QuantRate enters a crowded AI trading market as algorithmic systems now drive over 60% of US stock activity.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Datatech

Alibaba unifies AI operations and commits $53bn to global cloud

Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
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AI & ML
Datatech

Capita launches agentic AI operating model for regulated back offices

Capita's Forward Deployed Orchestrator embeds AI-fluent process experts into live regulated operations, targeting the gap between deployment and real results.
Capita's Forward Deployed Orchestrator embeds AI-fluent process experts into live regulated operations, targeting the gap between deployment and real results.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Energy

DNB picks nCino to power corporate lending across nine countries

Norway's largest bank deploys agentic AI lending infrastructure, with plans to extend to SME clients and nine international branches.
Norway's largest bank deploys agentic AI lending infrastructure, with plans to extend to SME clients and nine international branches.
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Datatech
AI & ML

ScotlandIS names Andrew Weir as CEO to lead tech ecosystem drive

The digital-industry body appoints a veteran transformation leader to connect Scotland's tech sector with government and global markets.
The digital-industry body appoints a veteran transformation leader to connect Scotland's tech sector with government and global markets.
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