Deep Tech

The Canadian junior drops a Saskatchewan option agreement, consolidating its uranium exploration bet on a single northern asset.

A $255m milestone deal routes a US gene therapy for inherited blindness into the Middle East, where consanguinity-linked RP rates are among the world

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

Two UK cybersecurity firms unite to replace point-in-time pen tests with continuous runtime validation for regulated fintech firms.

The Colorado thin-film solar firm eyes space, HAPS and marine sectors after closing a $25m placement in H1 2026.

A stand-off jammer contract doubles Bombardier's South Korean footprint, reflecting accelerating Indo-Pacific air-force modernisation spend.

Six Atlantic organisations unite to close Canada's Arctic sovereign defence capability gap with a $6.6bn government commitment as tailwind.

BlackRock's infrastructure arm takes a majority stake in Summit Ridge Energy, betting on US power-demand growth and solar market consolidation.

A new 1.1m sq ft campus signals accelerated US nuclear modernisation spending with ripple effects across defence and space launch supply chains.

Singapore's OGBC Group launches a San Francisco hardware accelerator linking Silicon Valley deep-tech founders to Asian manufacturing networks.

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

The US military semiconductor supplier reports 101% revenue growth as Pentagon appetite for advanced missile components reshapes its order book.

A federal-university coalition targets China-dominated mineral supply chains, with $40bn in projected economic output across the Midwest.

A cross-border UAV pilot programme signals the Greater Bay Area's low-altitude economy is becoming a serious talent and capital frontier.

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

As net-zero politics rage, executive search firm Newman Stewart warns a deepening talent crisis may stall UK energy infrastructure regardless of policy direction.

Factorial's solid-state cells delivered 30%-plus range gains in drone flight tests, pointing battery constraints as the next frontier for UAV performance.

The Canadian MTF pioneer enters public markets with $150m to hit key technical milestones by 2028, as fusion moves from lab curiosity to investable asset

A Canadian engineering firm becomes Saudi Arabia's strategic mining partner, putting critical minerals at the centre of a bilateral economic reset.

Ingalls Shipbuilding's twelfth destroyer build signals sustained US naval surface-combatant investment amid intensifying great-power competition.