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Maisa named as one of Gartner's global Set Diamonds

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Valencia-based Maisa lands a place among Gartner's four global Set Diamonds as businesses seek auditable AI workers for regulated sectors.
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Kestra raises USD $25 million to expand workflow platform

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Kestra secures USD $25 million from RTP Global to launch Kestra 2.0, roll out Kestra Cloud and expand in North America and Europe.
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OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments

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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.
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London Tech Week unveils Deep Tech Stage for 2026 event

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London Tech Week to launch dedicated Deep Tech Stage in 2026, with AI, quantum, space and life sciences speakers.
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Earlyasset raises $2 million to tackle venture liquidity

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Earlyasset emerges from stealth with $2 million pre-seed backing to build infrastructure for broader private market share sales.
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Multiplier buys Oxygen Advisors in sixth global deal

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Multiplier expands in New Zealand with Oxygen Advisors buyout as the startup-focused accounting firm joins its global roll-up.
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FLORA launches FAUNA for creative teams with USD $52 million

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FLORA unveils FAUNA visual AI canvas for creative teams, alongside reusable workflows and Image Editor, after raising USD $52 million.
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MetaComp launches compliance tools for AI payments

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MetaComp rolls out VisionX and AgentX to tighten AI-led payment checks, as it develops a Know Your Agent standard for finance.
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Harness ranked No. 24 on Fortune's innovation list

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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.
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Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency

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Ferveret study with UCLA says waterless cooling boosts AI compute efficiency 15% and cuts training times while using no water.
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British Business Bank backs Dexory's global expansion

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British Business Bank joins Eurazeo-led Series C for Dexory as warehouse robotics scale-up expands overseas and targets new markets.
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Singapore founder Mia Hoang wins TiE women global pitch

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Singapore founder Mia Hoang has won the TiE Women Global Pitch Competition 2026, securing GBP £58,000 in equity-free funding for AirXCarbon.
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Hapana rebuilds fitness platform after USD $7.25 million

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Hapana unveils rebuilt fitness software platform after USD $7.25 million Microequities-led round, targeting multi-site operators with AI tools.
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Harvey raises USD $200 million in AI legal funding

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Harvey wins USD $200 million as investors back its plan to turn legal AI from chat tools into workflow-running agents.
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Zapier & Rillet launch finance workflow integration

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Zapier and Rillet join forces to link ERP and 8,000 apps, aiming to cut finance teams' manual work in closes, approvals and reconciliations.
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Novee launches AI red teaming tool for LLM app risks

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Novee unveils an autonomous AI red teaming tool to probe LLM apps for prompt injection, jailbreaks and other emerging security flaws.
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Rocketlane raises USD $60m to expand AI services platform

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Rocketlane secures USD $60m Series C to accelerate global rollout of Nitro, its AI-driven professional services execution platform.
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Origin raises USD $30 million to streamline global benefits

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Origin secures USD $30 million to scale its AI-driven platform simplifying fragmented global employee benefits for large multinationals.
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GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore amid investment surge

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GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore, drawing 550+ tech firms and 250 investors managing over USD $350 billion amid an AI investment boom.
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Zalos raises USD $3.6 million for finance AI agents

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Zalos secures USD $3.6 million seed funding to build AI agents that automate complex finance workflows across legacy enterprise systems.