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MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail
Crypto

MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail

MetaComp secures USD $35m Pre-A funding led by Alibaba to scale its StableX cross-border stablecoin and fiat payment network globally.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Venture Capital stories

Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros
Software-as-a-Service

Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros

Rogo acquires AI agent firm Offset to deepen automation in investment banking and buy-side workflows after its USD $75 million Series C.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools
Fintech

Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools

Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
saas.group tops USD $100m ARR as AI drives next phase
Software-as-a-Service

saas.group tops USD $100m ARR as AI drives next phase

saas.group surpasses USD $100m ARR as it doubles down on AI-led upgrades and fresh acquisitions across its 25-plus software brands.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Tower raises USD $6.4m to bring AI data and code to production
Software-as-a-Service

Tower raises USD $6.4m to bring AI data and code to production

Tower raises USD $6.4m to help data teams turn AI-generated code into reliable production pipelines on an Apache Iceberg-based platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
PixVerse hits unicorn status with record AI video round
Digital Transformation

PixVerse hits unicorn status with record AI video round

AI video platform PixVerse becomes a unicorn after a record Asia Series C funding round valuing the company at over USD $1 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Wonderful raises USD $150m to scale global AI agents
Digital Transformation

Wonderful raises USD $150m to scale global AI agents

Wonderful secures USD $150m Series B at a USD $2bn valuation to scale its agentic AI platform and triple headcount for global expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Gumloop raises USD $50m to scale workplace AI agents
Software-as-a-Service

Gumloop raises USD $50m to scale workplace AI agents

Gumloop secures USD $50m Series B to scale workplace AI agents, deepen security tools and court larger enterprise customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Venture Capital stories

Ternary raises GBP £3.6m to engineer AI molecular glues
Artificial Intelligence

Ternary raises GBP £3.6m to engineer AI molecular glues

London biotech Ternary raises GBP £3.6m seed funding to engineer AI-designed molecular glue drugs for hard-to-treat diseases.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Accel, Google back five startups in 2026 Atoms AI Cohort
Robotics

Accel, Google back five startups in 2026 Atoms AI Cohort

Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have picked five startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort, each offered up to USD $2 million and compute.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch
Digital Transformation

AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch

Australian startups face cash squeeze as AI hype drives costly pivots, shorter runway and delayed IPO plans, Carta research finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Fintech forecast to add AUD $37 billion to Australia's GDP
Digital Transformation

Fintech forecast to add AUD $37 billion to Australia's GDP

Australia's fintech sector could add AUD $37 billion to GDP and hit AUD $71 billion in revenue by 2035, if capital and policy align.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
MiAI Law secures AUD $2 million for AI legal reasoning
Risk & Compliance

MiAI Law secures AUD $2 million for AI legal reasoning

Sydney's MiAI Law raises AUD $2 million to launch an AI legal research tool that exposes its reasoning step by step for lawyers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
BackOps secures USD $26m to automate logistics chains
Unified Communications

BackOps secures USD $26m to automate logistics chains

BackOps secures USD $26m Series A to scale AI-driven logistics tools that automate exception handling and cut manual supply chain work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Sign Customiser powers USD $75m in global sign sales
Software-as-a-Service

Sign Customiser powers USD $75m in global sign sales

Australian-built Sign Customiser says its online design and pricing tools have powered more than USD $75m in global sign sales.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Bold raises USD $40m for AI-powered endpoint security
Data Protection

Bold raises USD $40m for AI-powered endpoint security

Bold Security exits stealth with USD $40m to secure AI-powered endpoints, promising fewer alerts and tighter on-device data protection.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Kinewell raises GBP £750,000 to expand offshore wind tech
Supply Chain

Kinewell raises GBP £750,000 to expand offshore wind tech

Offshore wind software developer Kinewell raises GBP £750,000 to scale AI-driven design tools and nearly double its North East workforce.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026