Venture Capital stories - Page 3
Flip appoints Amy McDonnell and Lee Nadler to C-suite roles
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Flip names Amy McDonnell Chief Customer Officer and Lee Nadler Chief Marketing Officer as the voice AI firm accelerates growth after a USD $20 million Series A.
Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms
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data analytics
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cx
Paysecure and Yaspa team up to add open banking, fraud controls and account-to-account payments to merchants' checkout flows.
Rosella raises AUD $3.7 million for AI insurance brokerage
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Rosella bags AUD $3.7 million to automate commercial insurance broking as it targets the USD $215 billion US market.
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
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data protection
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cloud security
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socs
Upwind taps former Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan to bolster cloud and AI strategy as it eyes enterprise buyers and rapid growth.
Maisa named as one of Gartner's global Set Diamonds
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manufacturing
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it automation
Valencia-based Maisa lands a place among Gartner's four global Set Diamonds as businesses seek auditable AI workers for regulated sectors.
Kestra raises USD $25 million to expand workflow platform
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hybrid cloud
Kestra secures USD $25 million from RTP Global to launch Kestra 2.0, roll out Kestra Cloud and expand in North America and Europe.
OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
OpenFX secures USD $94 million to scale real-time cross-border payments, after growing annual volumes to more than USD $45 billion and adding 100-plus clients.
Acclaim names UK boss as it expands into US market
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virtualisation
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uc
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data protection
Acclaim appoints former NiCE boss Paul Thomas as Senior Vice President, EMEA, and backs US launch with $34 million funding.
London Tech Week unveils Deep Tech Stage for 2026 event
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robots
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digital transformation
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physical security
London Tech Week to launch dedicated Deep Tech Stage in 2026, with AI, quantum, space and life sciences speakers.
SC Ventures backs Keyrock in USD $1.1 billion round
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crypto
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blockchain
Keyrock lands new Series C funding from SC Ventures as it expands trading, liquidity and tokenised finance services for institutions.
Earlyasset raises $2 million to tackle venture liquidity
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unicorns
Earlyasset emerges from stealth with $2 million pre-seed backing to build infrastructure for broader private market share sales.
Qodo raises $70 million to develop a trust layer for AI coding
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data protection
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application security
Qodo secures $70 million Series B as investors back its bid to become the trust layer for AI-generated software.
FLORA launches FAUNA for creative teams with USD $52 million
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digital entertainment
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rpa
FLORA unveils FAUNA visual AI canvas for creative teams, alongside reusable workflows and Image Editor, after raising USD $52 million.
Harness ranked No. 24 on Fortune's innovation list
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application security
Harness says its AI tools tackle the post-code bottleneck as it lands No. 24 on Fortune's 2026 innovation list, alongside rapid growth and new funding.
Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency
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datacentre infrastructure
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Ferveret study with UCLA says waterless cooling boosts AI compute efficiency 15% and cuts training times while using no water.
Mercurius Media Capital backs LifeSafe with USD $1.5m
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clean technologies
Mercurius Media Capital fires first shot in safety tech with USD $1.5 million deal to boost LifeSafe's US consumer push.
Hapana rebuilds fitness platform after USD $7.25 million
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Hapana unveils rebuilt fitness software platform after USD $7.25 million Microequities-led round, targeting multi-site operators with AI tools.
Harvey raises USD $200 million in AI legal funding
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digital transformation
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Harvey wins USD $200 million as investors back its plan to turn legal AI from chat tools into workflow-running agents.
Zapier & Rillet launch finance workflow integration
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crm
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digital transformation
Zapier and Rillet join forces to link ERP and 8,000 apps, aiming to cut finance teams' manual work in closes, approvals and reconciliations.
Meliora buys Backchat Media to expand into New Zealand
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partner programmes
Meliora acquires Auckland-based Backchat Media, gaining a New Zealand foothold and bolstering its APAC digital strategy and content offering.