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Salience Labs raises USD $125 million for AI networking
Semiconductors

Salience Labs raises USD $125 million for AI networking

The Oxford-based company will use the oversubscribed round to ramp production of optical switches that could improve AI datacentre performance and efficiency.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago
UK business leaders urge Budget support for founders
Artificial Intelligence

UK business leaders urge Budget support for founders

Business leaders say the Budget must ease costs and boost investment or UK start-ups could lose talent, funding and growth momentum.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago
UK defence firms eye funding surge as demand rises
Mergers and Acquisitions

UK defence firms eye funding surge as demand rises

Almost all surveyed UK defence firms expect to seek outside capital as rising demand and expansion plans drive a funding race over the next year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Global Stories

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Ailytics raises USD $7.4 million to expand globally
Manufacturing

Ailytics raises USD $7.4 million to expand globally

The Series A will fund local teams in the US, Japan, Australia and the Gulf as the Singapore startup targets industrial clients abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Legora raises USD $550 million at USD $8.8 billion
Artificial Intelligence

Legora raises USD $550 million at USD $8.8 billion

The funding lifts Legora's valuation from US$5.6 billion in March 2026, as it adds staff in Sydney and across Asia-Pacific.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Syncrowin raises AUD $3 million in oversubscribed round
Manufacturing

Syncrowin raises AUD $3 million in oversubscribed round

The cash will fund expansion of Syncrowin's AI software for energy and manufacturing, as operators seek better reliability and output.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Firstwork raises USD $15 million to expand AI onboarding
Human Capital Management

Firstwork raises USD $15 million to expand AI onboarding

The new funding will help the New York company expand its AI tools as employers struggle to keep frontline hires through onboarding and compliance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
IMIO raises USD $12 million to expand Chicago operations
Agricultural Technology

IMIO raises USD $12 million to expand Chicago operations

The funding will help the Chicago-based company build a new headquarters and biomanufacturing site as it targets growers facing tighter margins.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Today
Blackwall raises USD $100 million in Series C round
Artificial Intelligence

Blackwall raises USD $100 million in Series C round

The deal values the web security company at USD $2.2 billion as it plans to expand across 12 regions and tackle rising AI traffic.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Salience Labs raises USD $125m in Bullhound-led round
Manufacturing

Salience Labs raises USD $125m in Bullhound-led round

Demand for AI data centre networking is drawing major chip investors as Salience Labs plans to expand manufacturing and Silicon Valley operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
MongoDB appoints Massimo Merlo to lead UK & Ireland
Enterprise Resource Planning

MongoDB appoints Massimo Merlo to lead UK & Ireland

The database software group is expanding its Irish footprint with about 200 jobs by 2027, as it targets firms modernising systems and building AI apps.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

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Krea image editor cracks top five on Arena.ai leaderboard
Generative AI

Krea image editor cracks top five on Arena.ai leaderboard

The ranking bolsters the smaller San Francisco-based lab's pitch to commercial users, as its editor outpaces rivals from Google, Meta and ByteDance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round
Manufacturing

RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round

The funding lifts RapidCanvas's total backing to USD $52.5 million as it expands its AI engineering team and pushes more client projects into production.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Marklo raises USD $5 million for Shopify marketing platform
Artificial Intelligence

Marklo raises USD $5 million for Shopify marketing platform

The new funding will help Marklo expand its beta and product team as Shopify brands seek faster campaign planning with fewer staff.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round
Manufacturing

RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round

The fresh capital will help the Austin-based firm expand sales and engineering as enterprises push AI projects into live operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
NonPublic raises AUD $118m for Tenstorrent AI chipmaker
Semiconductors

NonPublic raises AUD $118m for Tenstorrent AI chipmaker

Australian wholesale investors have gained access to one of the AI chip sector's biggest private funding rounds, as Tenstorrent seeks to scale its servers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
OKX Australia launches OpenAI & Anthropic pre-IPO futures
Crypto

OKX Australia launches OpenAI & Anthropic pre-IPO futures

Eligible wholesale clients in Australia can now trade around-the-clock bets on OpenAI and Anthropic valuations, with up to 10x leverage.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago