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Tether backs USD $134 million Stablecoin Development

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Tether invests USD $134 million in listed stablecoin platform as stablecoin use surges past USD $300 billion and eyes public market access.
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Convelio secures Series C to expand New York storage

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Convelio wins Series C backing and a Phillips mandate as the fine art logistics group prepares a New York warehouse and AI-driven growth.
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Wise plans Nasdaq move as balances hit GBP £29.4bn

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Wise posts higher transfer volumes and customer balances as it targets a Nasdaq primary listing in May 2026 while keeping London.
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Oxford Science Enterprises names Antonia Jenkinson CFO

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Oxford Science Enterprises names Antonia Jenkinson as Chief Financial Officer as it prepares for more regular portfolio realisations after a run of exits.
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Qognetix named UK StartUp Awards finalist in Birmingham

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Birmingham deep-tech startup Qognetix makes UK StartUp Awards 2026 regional final while seeking GBP £725,000 to scale AI control platform.
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OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding

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OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
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SC Ventures backs Keyrock in USD $1.1 billion round

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Keyrock lands new Series C funding from SC Ventures as it expands trading, liquidity and tokenised finance services for institutions.
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Hyperlayer adds Chan & O'Callaghan after GBP £30m raise

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Hyperlayer names Chief Operating Officer Louise Chan and investor Barry O'Callaghan to its board after a GBP £30 million fundraising drive.
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OpenSSF adds members, boosts AI & supply chain security

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OpenSSF adds new members and launches AI security, supply chain and training initiatives after securing USD $12.5 million in funding.
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Yaspa names Cameron Flood Head of Product for UK Europe

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Yaspa hires former Shieldpay executive Cameron Flood as Head of Product for UK and Europe to drive expansion in payments and data services.
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Brickflow, Loans Warehouse complete GBP £4.5m bridging

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Brickflow powers 20 specialist bridging deals for Loans Warehouse, delivering total lending above GBP £4.5m amid rising short-term finance demand.
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Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs

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Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.
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Oracle Q3 boosted by AI cloud surge & USD $553bn RPO

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Oracle Q3 revenue jumps 22% to USD $17.2 billion as AI-fuelled cloud demand soars and contracted backlog swells to USD $553 billion.
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Sentinel Global rebuilds AI-led venture team, eyes 2026

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Sentinel Global rebuilds its AI-driven venture team around GIC veteran Jeremy Kranz and expands Sentinel Labs, targeting a 2026 fundraise.
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Wilbe opens flexible life sciences lab hub in White City

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Wilbe launches flexible life sciences lab hub in White City to tackle early-stage startup space crunch and back scientist founders.
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Carta buys ListAlpha to launch integrated private CRM

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Carta acquires ListAlpha and launches Carta CRM, unifying front-office relationship tools with back-office fund data for private capital firms.
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YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal

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YouLend seals multi-year deal with Värde, which may buy up to USD $225 million of US receivables to back its embedded lending growth.
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Laundryheap pushes into four new markets worldwide

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On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.
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ShiftCare earns USD $20,000 via Xero referral push

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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ShiftCare nets over USD $20,000 from Xero referrals after baking accounting recommendations into onboarding and in-app workflows.
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General Magic raises USD $7.2m to speed insurance AI

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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General Magic secures USD $7.2m to grow SMS-based AI agents that cut insurance quote times to minutes and slash inbound calls by 30%.