IPOs
Vantage Markets Expands Pre‑IPO CFD Line with Unitree Robotics
The brokerage added a leveraged derivative linked to the Chinese robotics firm, broadening its offerings for investors seeking exposure to frontier AI before public listings.
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Venture Capital
Higgsfield Secures $400 Million Series B, Valuation Climbs to $5.4 B
The AI‑driven media platform raises capital led by DST Global, adding strategic investors and expanding its enterprise reach
Private Equity
ICV to Launch a Gaming-Focused Private Equity Fund in Q1 2027
ICV plans to launch a dedicated private equity fund in Q1 2027, targeting small and mid-sized gaming and interactive entertainment businesses where capital, operational expertise and strategic execution can unlock the next phase of growth.
Business
Appier Posts Record‑High Q2 Revenue and Profitability
The AI‑as‑a‑Service firm surpassed guidance, lifted full‑year outlook and posted a quarterly core free cash flow record.
Business
SuperCom and IQSTEL Report Strong Q2 2026 Results, Highlighting Revenue Growth and EBITDA Expansion
SuperCom posted record revenue and EBITDA for the second quarter, while IQSTEL announced a record first‑half revenue and plans to expand profitability through an upcoming acquisition.
Business
Denarius Metals Reports Strong First‑Half Production Growth, IM Cannabis Sees Revenue Decline
Denarius Metals posted a 67% jump in mined material shipped to Trafigura in Q2 2026, while IM Cannabis reported a sharp drop in revenue and operating loss for the same period.
Business
AudioEye and SuperCom Post Record Q2 2026 Results
Digital‑accessibility leader AudioEye and Israeli cybersecurity firm SuperCom both reported record revenue and earnings growth in the second quarter, underscoring momentum in their respective markets.
M&A
Nagarro Board Endorses Persistent’s €81 Offer in Voluntary Takeover
The German software services firm’s management and supervisory boards have jointly recommended shareholders accept the cash bid from Persistent Systems’ German arm, citing an adequate price and strategic fit.
Business
FamFluence Climbs to No. 220 on 2026 Inc. 5000 List
The talent‑management firm reports 1,539.69% three‑year revenue growth and cites a focus on integrity and efficiency as key drivers of its rapid expansion.
M&A
Archer Aviation Acquires Boeing’s Wisk, SkyGrid and Insitu, Expanding Physical AI Platform
The deal adds a $200 million‑plus defense business and deep autonomy expertise to Archer’s AI‑driven aerospace portfolio, while Boeing takes a stake and commits to collaboration.
Business
Intensity Therapeutics Reports Second‑Quarter 2026 Results and Study Update
The biotechnology firm disclosed $9.5 million in cash, resumed enrollment in its soft tissue sarcoma trial, and restarted treatment in a breast cancer study.
Venture Capital
Axle Secures $17.5 Million Series A to Streamline Insurance Verification for Auto and Mortgage Markets
The AI‑native clearinghouse for insurance, Axle, announced a $17.5 million Series A led by Base10 Partners, adding Y Combinator, Gradient, Stage 2 Capital and industry angels to its investor roster. The funding will support the company’s expansion of automated coverage verification for auto dealers, rental car firms, m
Venture Capital
Lydian Secures $43 Million Series A Financing to Advance Synthetic Aviation Fuel Production
Breakthrough Energy Ventures leads investment in Lydian's modular platform for cost-competitive synthetic aviation fuel
Venture Capital
Fish Audio Raises $52M in Seed Funding to Develop AI Voice Models
The company plans to use the funding to expand its model lineup and build out its enterprise sales team
Business
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Announces 2026 Second Quarter Financial Results and Updates 2026 Guidance
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SSD), an industry leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today...
Venture Capital
Emergent Raises Series C at $1.5 Billion Valuation, Becomes Unicorn in a Year of Launch
Emergent, the fast-growing AI software creation platform that enables founders and business owners to build full-stack, production-ready web and...
Venture Capital
Proaction Announces $4.2M in Funding to Build the Modern Alternative to Legacy Fleet Management Services
Proaction, an AI-native fleet management technology and services company, today announced $4.2 million in funding to build a modern alternative to...
Startups
America's First VC-Backed Cyber Warfare Startup Raises Additional $30M from Khosla Ventures at $1.2B Valuation
Twenty, America's first VC-backed cyber warfare startup, today announced an additional $30 million investment from Khosla Ventures at a $1.2 billion...
M&A
Brennan Investment Group Acquires Class A Industrial Property in Greenville-Spartanburg Market
Brennan Investment Group ("Brennan"), a leading private real estate investment firm, announced the acquisition of a 157,412-square-foot Class A...
Venture Capital
Whale Raises $40M Series C3 Extension, Bringing Total Series C to $100M, to Scale Global Enterprise AI Operations
With its Series C now reaching $100 million, Whale, a global enterprise AI company, today announced a $40 million extension as it scales its global...
Venture Capital
Fora Raises $60M at $1 Billion Valuation, Defining a New Category of Entrepreneurs
Fora, the platform powering a new generation of travel entrepreneurs, today announced it has closed a $60 million Series D at a $1 billion post-money ...
Venture Capital
Private Market Fund Accounting Platform LemonEdge Raises $21 Million
LemonEdge, a fund accounting platform built for private markets, has completed a $21 million Series A investment round led by Blackstone Innovations Investments.
Venture Capital
Watts Law Firm LLP Accelerates Its AI Transformation With Launch of Intelligent Case Qualification Platform, Built With S4 Capital's Monks
S4 Capital's Monks Technology Services, in partnership with Watts Law Firm LLP, today announced the launch of an AI-powered case qualification...
Venture Capital
Opus Fund Services Explores 20 Years of "Discovering Alpha" with Old City Investment Partners
Opus Fund Services, a leading global fund administrator, announced a new episode of the "Opus Open Kitchen", an alternative investments industry...
M&A
BlueNord: Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting - Approval of the Merger Plan with Vår Energi
Reference is made to the joint announcement on 21 July 2026 by BlueNord ASA (OSE: BNOR, "BlueNord" or the "Company") and Vår Energi ASA (OSE: VAR,...
Venture Capital
Securitize Becomes a Registered Investment Adviser
Securitize Corp. ("Securitize") (NYSE: SECZ), the leader in tokenized assets, today announced that its subsidiary, Securitize Capital LLC...
Business
RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION, INC. ANNOUNCES 2026 SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ: RMBI), parent company of First Bank Richmond, today reported...
Venture Capital
DeweyLearn Secures $5 Million in Series A Funding to Scale AI That Assesses Real-World Skill at Expert Level
DeweyLearn, the multimodal AI platform that understands human learning at scale, announced the company secured $5 million in an oversubscribed Series ...
Venture Capital
Senior Executives From Samsara, Luma Health, and Gusto Join Assort Health Following $222M in Funding
Assort Health, the most widely-used AI agents platform for the patient journey, today announced three senior executive hires, including Jon Corn as...
Business
Nucor Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) today announced consolidated net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.16 billion, or $5.04 per diluted...
Business
Ebay pays couple $56mn for its role in cockroach harassment campaign
Couple received threatening deliveries including funeral wreath after criticising ecommerce retailer in blog.
Venture Capital
Fave Raises $1 Million Seed Round Led By Supernatural Ventures And Launches Nationwide At Sprouts Farmers Market
FAVE, the organic drink mix brand bringing back the nostalgic flavors America grew up on, today announced a $1 million seed round led by Supernatural ...
Venture Capital
Tuya Smart Accelerates Physical AI Commercialization with Strategic Investment in Robopoet
Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391), a leading global AI cloud platform service provider, made a strategic investment in Robopoet's recently closed...
Business
Fifa accused of ‘selling the soul of football’ over $20bn World Cup commercial rights sale plan
World governing body set to raise millions from venture Uefa hits out at proposal and could take legal action Explainer: what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private inv
Venture Capital
Glacis Labs Raises $6.8 Million Seed Round to Scale ZeroDelta, the Clearing Layer for Digital Assets
Glacis Labs, the crypto infrastructure company building the clearing layer for digital assets, today announced the close of a $6.8 million seed...
Startups
Lyft and Baidu enter London’s robotaxi battleground as testing begins
Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles will be available on Freenow, the mobility network that Lyft acquired in 2025.
Business
Boeing Reports Loss on $280 Million Hit to Troubled Air Force One Program
Boeing pushed back delivery of two presidential planes by four years. The delay and related expenses contributed to a bigger-than-expected loss in the second quarter.
Venture Capital
AegisAI Raises $36 Million Series A Led by Battery Ventures to Fight the New Wave of AI Spear Phishing
AegisAI, the email security company building its own large language models (LLMs) to defend the inbox, today announced a $36 million Series A led by...
Business
Omnicom Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
2026 Second Quarter - Core Operations: Revenue of $6.0 billion, 6.1% organic growth Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITA of $1.1 billion, 17.8% margin 2026 Second Quarter - Reported: Revenue of $6.6 billion Diluted earnings per share of $2.08; $2.65 Non-GAAP Adjusted, up 29% Operating Income
Venture Capital
Zürich-based ZuriQ raises €22.4 million to scale its 2D trapped-ion quantum processors
ZuriQ, a Zürich-based quantum computing company building a utility-scale quantum computer with a native two-dimensional trap architecture, today announced it has raised €22.4 million ($25.5 million) in Seed funding to scale its trapped-ion quantum processors. The round was led by
Venture Capital
Speakeasy Announces $8.8MM Raise to Power the Growing IRL Economy & Live Experience Industry
Speakeasy, the all-in-one operations & intelligence platform powering live experiences and the IRL ('in-real-life') economy, announced the completion ...
Venture Capital
Natural Raises $30M Series A to Build Payments Infrastructure for AI Agents
Natural today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series A led by Kirsten Green at Forerunner, with continued participation from all major...
Venture Capital
Reo.Dev Raises $11.3 Million Series A to Scale AI Signals for Companies Selling to Engineering Teams
Just eight months after announcing its Seed round, Reo.Dev, the AI-native GTM platform built for companies selling to engineering and technical...
M&A
Brand Engagement Network's Newly Acquired Operations Deliver $5.3 Million in First-Half 2026 Revenue
Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNAI) ("BEN" or the "Company"), an enterprise AI software company, today announced that the operations...
Venture Capital
Oak Raises $60M in Seed Funding to Build the AI-Native Identity Operating System
Oak emerged from stealth today with $60 million in seed funding to build the security industry's Identity Operating System. The AI-native platform...
Venture Capital
Meshy Raises Nearly $400 Million at a $1.5 Billion Valuation, the Largest Round to Date in AI 3D
Meshy, a company building foundation models for AI-powered 3D generation, today announced it has raised nearly $400 million in a Series B round at a...
Venture Capital
Organic Traditions Closes $10.5M USD Series A Funding Round
Organic Traditions, the family-founded Canadian superfood brand making functional wellness simple, announced today the close of a $10.5M Series A...
Business
Strauss Group Announces Timing of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Webcast
Strauss Group Ltd. (TASE: STRS), announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 on Wednesday, August 12,...
Business
The9 Posts Record Quarterly Profit; Expects Sequential Growth Through 2026
The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9" or the "Company"), a global diversified high-tech company, today reported net income of US$23 million for the...
Business
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Reports 2nd Quarter Earnings
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (Nasdaq: OVBC) (the "Company") reported consolidated net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, of $2,927,000, a decrease ...
Venture Capital
Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group Raises $40 Million to Scale Precision Manufacturing, Mission Systems and Deep-Tech Platforms
Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group (RVAG), a Hyderabad-headquartered precision manufacturing and deep-tech company serving the global aerospace, defence and ...
Venture Capital
ORANGE JUICE Raises $40 Million to Launch Permanent Capital Company Backed by a Bitcoin Treasury
ORANGE JUICE (www.orangejuice.com) today announced it had raised $40 million to launch a company that will acquire, improve and permanently own...
Business
2CRSi SA: Annual Revenue of €416.2 Million¹, Up 88% for Fiscal Year 2025/26
2CRSi (ISIN: FR0013341781), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient servers, today reports its revenue for fiscal year...
M&A
Cinven and La Caisse to jointly acquire leading specialty MGA platform, Optio
International private equity firm, Cinven, together with global investment group, La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), today announce that they have reached an ...
M&A
World's Largest Local REALTOR® Association Solidifies Southeast Florida Marketplace with Martin County REALTORS® Merger
Coming off the heels of the largest merger in National Association of REALTORS® history, MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld continues to build momentum,...
M&A
GR0 to Acquire Ultimate AI's Deployment Division and Launch GR0 AI, Turning Brands' Existing Customer Data Into Revenue
GR0, the Los Angeles-based digital marketing agency, today announced plans to acquire Ultimate Deployment and launch GR0 AI, a new company that...
Business
Oil Prices Plunge as US‑Iran Hostilities Pause, Renewing Market Caution
Brent crude fell more than 9% to $87.59 a barrel after the United Nations reported a second night without attacks, easing fears of a prolonged supply shock from the Iran‑US conflict.
Business
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino to step down after logo controversy
Julie Masino will leave her post in August, ending a tumultuous year that saw the chain’s modernized logo spark a national backlash and a dip in its share price.
Business
Oil Prices Drop as US‑Iran Conflict Pauses for Second Day
Brent crude fell more than 9% to under $88 a barrel after both sides reported a halt to attacks, easing market fears about supply disruptions.
Venture Capital
Sabanto raises an oversubscribed Series B for autonomous farming
The financing backs a retrofit approach to agricultural autonomy rather than an entirely new machine fleet.
Startups
Monorale opens a £4m Series A after reaching 40,000 users
The British AI company is testing whether rapid adoption can translate into a disciplined institutional round.
Startups
Velocity raises a $27m seed round in a market rewarding ambitious starts
The unusually large seed financing shows that investors will still concentrate capital before conventional scale.
Startups
Tangos raises $20m seed round as early stage capital concentrates
The financing is another example of investors placing larger bets on a smaller group of young companies.
Startups
OneRaven raises $5m to turn an early software thesis into a company
The small round is a reminder that disciplined venture building still begins with focused evidence.
Private Equity
Blue Owl completes $2.4bn Sila Realty acquisition
The all cash deal expands the manager's net lease strategy with 137 healthcare focused properties.
Startups
TÜBİTAK opens its 2026 pre-seed investment call
Turkey's investment based entrepreneurship program offers founders a public route into initial company financing.
IPOs
Securitize targets NYSE listing with about $400m of gross proceeds
The digital securities company expects to trade as SECZ after combining with a Cantor sponsored vehicle.
Private Equity
Permira and Warburg complete Clearwater's $8.4bn take private
The transaction moves a scaled investment accounting platform into private ownership with a substantial value creation agenda.
IPOs
Agility Robotics chooses a SPAC route to the public market
The humanoid robotics company plans to merge with Churchill Capital Corp XI as investors debate capital intensity and readiness.
Business
Yıldız Holding opens its 2026 innovation program to external builders
The Turkish group is using a structured program to connect startup speed with corporate distribution and operating scale.
M&A
Booz Allen agrees $720m acquisition of Ultra mission systems unit
The transaction adds defense technology capabilities as strategic buyers compete for specialized platforms.
M&A
Dana and Eaton agree a $5.1bn mobility combination
The industrial transaction is designed to create a broader powertrain supplier as vehicle architectures change.
M&A
Danaher completes Masimo acquisition and adds a new diagnostics platform
The closing shifts attention from deal terms to the operating work of integrating a healthcare technology business.
Venture Capital
ICEYE's €1bn financing puts satellite scale at the center of European resilience
The reported round shows how sovereign demand and commercial data markets are converging.
Venture Capital
Morpho raises $175m as onchain credit attracts institutional capital
The financing brings fresh scale to decentralized lending while regulatory and risk questions remain active.
Startups
Beacon raises $225m as digital freight enters a more disciplined phase
The financing gives the logistics platform room to scale after a cycle that punished growth without control.
Startups
Stepful raises $55m to scale healthcare workforce training
The financing targets a labor shortage with a model that connects education more closely to employment demand.
Private Equity
NinjaOne raises $400m as endpoint management consolidates
The large private round reflects continued demand for software that reduces operational complexity across device fleets.
Venture Capital
City Therapeutics raises $99.5m to advance RNA interference medicines
The financing extends the runway for a biotechnology platform where clinical evidence remains the decisive milestone.
Venture Capital
Helion raises $465m as the power race moves closer to delivery
The fusion company's Series G is designed to meet growing demand for firm, carbon free electricity.
Venture Capital
Supabase raises $500m at a $10.5bn valuation
The Series F turns developer infrastructure for AI agents into one of the year's largest software financings.
M&A
Palo Alto Networks completes Portkey acquisition for secure AI deployment
The cybersecurity group is buying its way deeper into the control layer around enterprise models and agents.
Venture Capital
Picogrid raises $45m Series A for an open defense integration layer
The company wants to connect sensors and systems without locking military buyers into one hardware stack.
Venture Capital
Focused Energy raises $240m in a record fusion Series A
The financing is unusually large for an early round and reflects renewed institutional appetite for energy abundance.
M&A
Procurement Sciences acquires HigherGov to consolidate government sales intelligence
The deal combines AI enabled workflow with a large source of public sector opportunity data.