#Startups
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South Korean Rocket Startup Unastella Raises $24M
Unastella, a Seoul-based rocket startup, has secured $24 million in funding. The company is developing its own launch ve…
SEALSQ Secures Majority Ownership of Financial Compliance Firm Wecan Group
Geneva-based financial compliance specialist Wecan Group has been acquired by SEALSQ Corp, a firm focused on post-quantu…
Salesforce Buys Content Management Firm
Salesforce has acquired Contentful, a content management system provider, in a deal worth between $1 billion and $1.5 bi…
Climate Tech VC Firm Gigascale Capital Closes $250M Fund
Gigascale Capital, a climate tech venture capital firm, has closed a $250 million fund to back early-stage climate techn…
Space Stock Rally Cools as SpaceX IPO Looms
A sharp selloff has hit publicly traded space companies. Stocks like Rocket Lab and Intuitive Machines plunged this week…
Israeli Networking Firm DriveNets Raises $410M
DriveNets, an Israeli company specializing in networking solutions, has secured $410 million in its Series D funding rou…
Sekai Secures $20 Million in Series A Funding for Mini App Development
Sekai, a company that enables users to create mini applications using text prompts, has successfully raised $20 million …
Internet Monitoring Firms Sold to Accenture for $1.2B
Accenture has agreed to acquire Downdetector and Speedtest, two popular online platforms, from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billi…
Chinese Startup LinkerBot Aims to Revolutionize Robotics with Affordable Dexterous Hands
LinkerBot, a Chinese startup valued at $6 billion, is on a mission to create affordable robotic hands. Priced as low as …
Dropbox Era Comes to an End
Dropbox achieved $1 billion in annual recurring revenue faster than any other B2B company. This milestone was reached un…
Venture Capitalists Shift Focus to Traditionally Neglected Sectors
In recent years, venture capitalists have begun to explore sectors previously deemed „uninvestable,„such as defense, ene…
AWS Expansion and Innovation Unveiled
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched several new initiatives, including AWS Local Zones in Istanbul and open-source pr…
Star Citizen Hits $1 Billion in Funding After 14 Years
Star Citizen, a highly ambitious video game, has reached a staggering $1 billion in lifetime funding 14 years after its …
UK Venture Funding Surges to $10.5bn
UK-based companies secured $10.5bn in venture capital between January and April 2026, doubling the amount raised in the …
Tequipy Raises €3 Million to Simplify Global IT Logistics
Tequipy, a Polish-British startup, has secured over €3 million in funding to automate the shipping, servicing, and retri…
Self-Driving Tech Coming to Jeep, Ram, and Dodge Vehicles
Stellantis, parent company of several major car brands, has partnered with UK autonomous driving startup Wayve to bring …
Visma Splits €500M in Assets from €19B Portfolio Ahead of IPO
Hg, a UK-based private equity firm, has separated €500 million in assets from its software giant Visma, ahead of the com…
Malaysian Chip Design Firm Soars on Stock Exchange Debut
SkyeChip made history by becoming the first Malaysian chip design company to list on the Bursa Malaysia exchange. The co…
Cloud Analytics Firm Sigma Raises $80M in Series E Funding
Sigma, a cloud-native analytics platform provider, has secured $80 million in a Series E funding round led by Princevill…
Analytics Firm Sigma Computing Valued at $3 Billion
Sigma Computing has secured $80 million in its latest funding round, valuing the company at $3 billion. This investment …
M3 Ultra Macs Power AWS Servers
Amazon Web Services has acquired Mac Studio machines featuring M3 Ultra chips before they were snatched up by other buye…
Bucharest Startup DesignVerse Secures Over €4.6 Million in Seed Funding
DesignVerse, a startup located in Bucharest, has successfully raised more than €4.6 million in Seed funding. This invest…
Turkish Startup Grand Games Secures $70 Million in Series B Funding
Grand Games, a mobile gaming startup from Turkey, has successfully raised $70 million in a Series B funding round. The i…
Istanbul Gaming Studio Scores $70m Funding Boost
Istanbul-based mobile gaming studio Grand Games Oyun ve Yazılım has secured $70m in a Series B funding round, taking its…
UK Startup Quinas Technology Gets Malta Investment Boost
Quinas Technology, a London-based semiconductor startup, has secured investment approval from Malta Government Venture C…
Home Help Firm Secures $20 Million Funding
Pronto, a home-help service based in Bengaluru, India, has received an additional $20 million in Series B funding. The i…
FinTechs Target Untapped Middle Market Funding
FinTech companies are increasingly focused on providing financial solutions for mid-sized businesses. These firms, often…
Visma IPO Postponed Amid Software Market Concerns
Visma, a leading European accounting software firm, has delayed its planned initial public offering. Valued at roughly €…
Insurance Firm Corgi Gains Billion-Dollar Status
Corgi, a business insurance startup, secured $160 million in new funding. The investment, led by TCV, values the company…