Fundraising stories
Lua raises USD $5.8 million seed round led by Norrsken22
Yesterday
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London's Lua secures USD $5.8 million seed backing from Norrsken22 as it expands its platform for businesses to manage AI agents.
US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion
3 days ago
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US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.
Nava raises USD $22 million to expand AI cloud in Asia
Last week
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Nava secures USD $22 million from Greenoaks and backers to grow its AI cloud platform, with Singapore now its regional base.
OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
Last week
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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.
OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments
This month
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blockchain
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.
Multiplier buys Oxygen Advisors in sixth global deal
Last month
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Multiplier expands in New Zealand with Oxygen Advisors buyout as the startup-focused accounting firm joins its global roll-up.
Singapore founder Mia Hoang wins TiE women global pitch
Last month
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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.
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.
Obin AI raises USD $7 million to power agentic finance
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Obin AI exits stealth with USD $7 million to build auditable AI agents for heavily regulated financial workflows and asset managers.
Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs
Last month
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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.
Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools
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Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
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.
Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth
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Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.
Carta buys ListAlpha to launch integrated private CRM
Last month
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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.
UpGuard raises USD $75m to expand AI cyber risk tools
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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UpGuard secures USD $75m Series C to scale its AI cyber risk platform, fuelling product development, global expansion and acquisitions.
Telgea raises USD $5m to expand global mobile platform
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Telgea raises USD $5m led by Telenor to scale its unified global mobile platform for operators and multinational enterprise customers.
Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value
Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
Deel's The Pitch offers USD $15m boost for seed firms
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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payment technologies
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hybrid & remote work
Deel launches The Pitch, a global contest offering up to USD $15m in SAFE funding to seed start-ups, with APAC entries closing 21 April.
Qodo 2.0 debuts multi-agent AI code review upgrade
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Qodo 2.0 launches multi-agent AI code review to boost trust in autogenerated code, claiming 11% better detection of critical issues.
Southeast Asia venture funding rebounds on big deals
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Southeast Asia venture funding surged to USD $3.51 billion in H2 2025 on a handful of large late-stage deals, masking thin overall deal flow.