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Aduro Clean Technologies scales plastic-waste chemistry to FOAK plant

Aduro's hydrochemolytic platform edges toward industrial scale, bridging chemical recycling, petroleum upgrading and circular materials capital.
Aduro's hydrochemolytic platform edges toward industrial scale, bridging chemical recycling, petroleum upgrading and circular materials capital.
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Fintech
Real Estate

Moniepoint and OPay pivot home as offshore margins disappoint

Africa's payment giants are repatriating capital and listings as domestic metrics outpace offshore ambitions.
Africa's payment giants are repatriating capital and listings as domestic metrics outpace offshore ambitions.
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Fintech
Blockchain
AI & ML

MoonPay PayBox lands in Grok, pushing agentic payments to third AI

MoonPay's self-custodial payment vault now spans Grok, Claude and ChatGPT, testing how fast AI agents become mainstream transaction rails.
MoonPay's self-custodial payment vault now spans Grok, Claude and ChatGPT, testing how fast AI agents become mainstream transaction rails.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Aleta launches Hello Kitty Visa debit card in Singapore

Singapore fintech Aleta rolls out a limited Hello Kitty Visa card series as its BIN sponsorship model eyes broader enterprise expansion.
Singapore fintech Aleta rolls out a limited Hello Kitty Visa card series as its BIN sponsorship model eyes broader enterprise expansion.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

Lava AGNI 4N lands in UK as India's smartphone push goes global

India's homegrown Lava International brings its flagship AGNI series to the UK, testing whether a Made-in-India brand can crack a saturated Western
India's homegrown Lava International brings its flagship AGNI series to the UK, testing whether a Made-in-India brand can crack a saturated Western
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Wellbeing
AI & ML
Datatech

Semble Technology raises £20M for healthcare-management platform

The UK healthtech raises a significant Series round as digital infrastructure investment in primary care management accelerates.
The UK healthtech raises a significant Series round as digital infrastructure investment in primary care management accelerates.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce

InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy merge to build India's largest insurtech

The merger creates a pan-India platform covering 98.57% of pin codes, betting AI can unlock insurance access across rural Bharat.
The merger creates a pan-India platform covering 98.57% of pin codes, betting AI can unlock insurance access across rural Bharat.
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Robotics
Hospitality
AI & ML

MBody AI lists on Nasdaq via merger, raises $10m for robot fleet growth

The embodied-AI robotics platform targets hospitality and gaming operators as it enters public markets with a clean-cap-structure offering.
The embodied-AI robotics platform targets hospitality and gaming operators as it enters public markets with a clean-cap-structure offering.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics

Ant International's R2 brings embedded credit to Brazil's gig economy

R2's Brazil entry embeds transaction-based working capital into platforms serving millions of SMBs and gig workers across Latin America.
R2's Brazil entry embeds transaction-based working capital into platforms serving millions of SMBs and gig workers across Latin America.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Vikar and SWIVEL close real-time funding gap in account opening

Vikar Technologies and SWIVEL integrate to fund new bank accounts instantly, targeting the drop-off point that costs financial institutions most.
Vikar Technologies and SWIVEL integrate to fund new bank accounts instantly, targeting the drop-off point that costs financial institutions most.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Brookwood Investment Group launches AI data platform with Amplify

A Phoenix-based RIA tripling in AUM deploys a unified AI-native data layer to scale its advisor network without ceding independence.
A Phoenix-based RIA tripling in AUM deploys a unified AI-native data layer to scale its advisor network without ceding independence.
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Hospitality
Media & Publishing

Ignite 2026 opens £3.5m funding push for events SMEs

Allpoints and IBTM launch a structured investment accelerator for creative and events businesses facing succession, consolidation, and AI disruption.
Allpoints and IBTM launch a structured investment accelerator for creative and events businesses facing succession, consolidation, and AI disruption.
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Transportation & Logistics
Robotics
Automotive

Guident and FSCJ launch autonomous vehicle ops training centre

A Florida college becomes Guident's sixth global remote monitoring hub, training the human workforce autonomous mobility needs to scale.
A Florida college becomes Guident's sixth global remote monitoring hub, training the human workforce autonomous mobility needs to scale.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Float raises €4.5mn to build AI-native finance platform for EU tech SMEs

Stockholm's Float closes a CHAPTERS-led Series A to bridge Europe's venture capital gap with non-dilutive, AI-powered financing.
Stockholm's Float closes a CHAPTERS-led Series A to bridge Europe's venture capital gap with non-dilutive, AI-powered financing.
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Fintech
Wellbeing

PensionBee survey reveals UK retirement confidence gap

Only one in six Britons feel financially confident about retirement, despite most picturing a clear vision of their later years.
Only one in six Britons feel financially confident about retirement, despite most picturing a clear vision of their later years.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Paysafe and FastSpring launch co-branded Merchant of Record solution

The partnership lets digital-goods sellers offload global tax, compliance and chargeback duties to a single co-branded payments stack.
The partnership lets digital-goods sellers offload global tax, compliance and chargeback duties to a single co-branded payments stack.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Media & Publishing
Fintech

Xsolla's "Durable Advantage" puts a $600m price on platform dependency

Xsolla president Chris Hewish's new book argues game studios are bleeding billions to platforms they do not own or control.
Xsolla president Chris Hewish's new book argues game studios are bleeding billions to platforms they do not own or control.
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Transportation & Logistics
AI & ML
Internet of Things

FIELDBOSS AI Pre-Day at NAEC 2026 Targets Elevator Contractor Ops

A complimentary half-day session brings live AI benchmarks to elevator contractors ahead of the industry's largest annual gathering.
A complimentary half-day session brings live AI benchmarks to elevator contractors ahead of the industry's largest annual gathering.
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Transportation & Logistics
AI & ML
Automotive

Nauta lands automotive-led raise to build AI brain for global trade

BMW, Bosch, Hitachi and Yamaha back an AI supply-chain data layer serving 8,000 suppliers across 60 countries.
BMW, Bosch, Hitachi and Yamaha back an AI supply-chain data layer serving 8,000 suppliers across 60 countries.
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Defence
Robotics
Aerospace

PMGC Holdings kills Arizona machining deal after audit flags financials

The Nasdaq-listed defence manufacturer walks away from a precision machining LOI, doubling down on robotics and automation instead.
The Nasdaq-listed defence manufacturer walks away from a precision machining LOI, doubling down on robotics and automation instead.
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