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STAX Engineering lands $150m Bain deal ahead of port rules

Bain Capital backs STAX's barge-based exhaust capture fleet as California's 2027 tanker compliance deadline reshapes port infrastructure investment.
Bain Capital backs STAX's barge-based exhaust capture fleet as California's 2027 tanker compliance deadline reshapes port infrastructure investment.
Defence
Robotics

T3 Defense's Positech logs $4.9m in Israeli rotator orders

Precision motion control deliveries to Israeli defence customers signal durable demand for embedded, long-cycle hardware programmes.
Precision motion control deliveries to Israeli defence customers signal durable demand for embedded, long-cycle hardware programmes.
Fintech
AI & ML

Vanquis Bank picks Freshworks to unify service ops post-Gateway

UK specialist bank Vanquis selects Freshservice to consolidate service management as its flagship digital transformation programme nears completion.
UK specialist bank Vanquis selects Freshservice to consolidate service management as its flagship digital transformation programme nears completion.
Fintech
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.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Fintech

Omnea and Firedrop launch $250k employee founder fund

The AI procurement startup's internal seed scheme tests whether high-growth companies can systematically manufacture their own founder alumni.
The AI procurement startup's internal seed scheme tests whether high-growth companies can systematically manufacture their own founder alumni.
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.
AI & ML
Defence
Robotics

Europe's AI hubs beyond London draw $28.6B as infra bets surge

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.
Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics
Fintech

dLocal's Russell 2000 entry lifts EM payments into index funds

The Uruguayan cross-border payments platform joins a $12.2 trillion benchmarked index universe, broadening institutional exposure to emerging-market financial rails.
The Uruguayan cross-border payments platform joins a $12.2 trillion benchmarked index universe, broadening institutional exposure to emerging-market financial rails.
AI & ML
Datatech
Sustainability

Alef Education keeps 246,000 UAE pupils learning in distance shift

The Abu Dhabi edtech's national infrastructure play delivered zero disruption days across 518 schools when the UAE moved online in March 2026.
The Abu Dhabi edtech's national infrastructure play delivered zero disruption days across 518 schools when the UAE moved online in March 2026.
Robotics
Sustainability
Real Estate

UAE ministry and NYU Abu Dhabi link research to industry via ScaleUp Hub

MoIAT and NYUAD formalise a commercialisation pipeline targeting robotics, additive manufacturing and smart materials under the UAE's AED 300bn industrial strategy.
MoIAT and NYUAD formalise a commercialisation pipeline targeting robotics, additive manufacturing and smart materials under the UAE's AED 300bn industrial strategy.
Robotics
Defence
Transportation & Logistics

Arridex Omnifactory opens as West Africa's first additive hub

Lagos-based Arridex commissions a multi-technology additive manufacturing facility, targeting import dependency across oil, defence and maritime sectors.
Lagos-based Arridex commissions a multi-technology additive manufacturing facility, targeting import dependency across oil, defence and maritime sectors.
Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Wultra raises €6.8m to scale post-quantum identity across banking

A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
AI & ML
Defence
Robotics

Europe's AI hubs beyond London draw $28.6bn as capital clusters

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding surge, with infrastructure and defence tech absorbing nearly half of all capital.
Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding surge, with infrastructure and defence tech absorbing nearly half of all capital.
Energy
Sustainability
Fintech

Tencent CarbonX backs Quino Energy's flow battery in the Maldives

A Tencent climate grant funds the first commercial deployment of organic flow battery tech on a Pacific island microgrid.
A Tencent climate grant funds the first commercial deployment of organic flow battery tech on a Pacific island microgrid.
Real Estate
Energy
Sustainability

Altes Capital and Zero Intensity target data centre risk repricing

A new underwriting collaboration aims to standardise environmental data for data centres, as $156bn in US projects stalled in 2025.
A new underwriting collaboration aims to standardise environmental data for data centres, as $156bn in US projects stalled in 2025.
Space
Energy
Defence

Ascent Solar thin-film panels survive atomic oxygen in LEO test

Ascent Solar's flexible PV technology records zero power loss after six months of simulated low-Earth-orbit atomic oxygen exposure.
Ascent Solar's flexible PV technology records zero power loss after six months of simulated low-Earth-orbit atomic oxygen exposure.
Energy
Travel
Sustainability

KBR's PureSAF wins first Asia commercial SAF plant licence

Singapore's Jurong Island will host Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet SAF plant, targeting 100,000 tonnes annually.
Singapore's Jurong Island will host Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet SAF plant, targeting 100,000 tonnes annually.
Defence
Sustainability

Exosens wins 17,000-tube NATO night-vision deal for Czech forces

The French ITAR-free supplier secures Europe's largest Czech night-vision procurement, backing EU defence autonomy through 2032.
The French ITAR-free supplier secures Europe's largest Czech night-vision procurement, backing EU defence autonomy through 2032.
Wellbeing

Twentyeight Health and Clue bridge cycle tracking to telehealth

The partnership lets 100 million Clue users move from cycle data to provider-led birth control care via Twentyeight Health's insurance network.
The partnership lets 100 million Clue users move from cycle data to provider-led birth control care via Twentyeight Health's insurance network.
Sustainability
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Green Manganese joins RecycLiCo hub to speed critical minerals push

A BC battery-materials campus becomes a shared launchpad for onshoring North America's manganese supply chain.
A BC battery-materials campus becomes a shared launchpad for onshoring North America's manganese supply chain.
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