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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.
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.
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.
AI & ML
Media & Publishing

TwelveLabs raises $100m to turn video archives into agentic AI

A $100m Series B backs TwelveLabs' push to make video as machine-readable as text, with Amazon joining as both investor and cloud partner.
A $100m Series B backs TwelveLabs' push to make video as machine-readable as text, with Amazon joining as both investor and cloud partner.
Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

ANNA Money and Admiral Business embed insurance in SME admin platform

The fintech-insurance tie-up targets a UK SME protection gap, with 28% of sole traders currently carrying no business insurance at all.
The fintech-insurance tie-up targets a UK SME protection gap, with 28% of sole traders currently carrying no business insurance at all.
Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate pitches AI trading bots to retail as algo access widens

London-based QuantRate upgrades its automated trading infrastructure, targeting retail investors priced out of institutional quantitative strategies.
London-based QuantRate upgrades its automated trading infrastructure, targeting retail investors priced out of institutional quantitative strategies.
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.
AI & ML
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

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
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.
AI & ML
Cryptography
Cybersecurity

OpenMatter Network launches cryptographic trust layer for AI agents

The Florida startup replaces assumption-based enterprise security with mathematical proof, targeting autonomous AI and cross-organisational data collaboration.
The Florida startup replaces assumption-based enterprise security with mathematical proof, targeting autonomous AI and cross-organisational data collaboration.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wellbeing
AI & ML

Nanox drops 2026 guidance as imaging roll-out lag fuels going-concern

The Israeli medical-imaging company withdraws its annual revenue target as deployment delays and a $14m quarterly loss test its cash runway.
The Israeli medical-imaging company withdraws its annual revenue target as deployment delays and a $14m quarterly loss test its cash runway.
AI & ML
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Scaled Cognition raises $100m to fix enterprise AI reliability

Khosla Ventures backs a Mountain View AI lab targeting the hallucination problem blocking AI adoption in finance, healthcare and insurance.
Khosla Ventures backs a Mountain View AI lab targeting the hallucination problem blocking AI adoption in finance, healthcare and insurance.
AI & ML
Defence
Energy

Presight picks 12 global AI firms for Abu Dhabi accelerator Cohort II

Abu Dhabi's Presight selects 12 AI companies from 376 applicants, deepening the UAE's sovereign AI ecosystem strategy.
Abu Dhabi's Presight selects 12 AI companies from 376 applicants, deepening the UAE's sovereign AI ecosystem strategy.
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