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Two robotics/AI startups secure funding in Singapore, US
Singapore-based Hivebotics closed a $6 million Series A round led by Vertex Ventures.
Reporting: msn.com
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Montreal medtech Scopia closes oversubscribed $2.65M pre-seed
A Montreal-based company building AI-driven navigation tools for robotic surgery has secured pre-seed funding.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Visko debuts real-time AI world model after $10M pre-seed round
AI research company Visko has launched Orbis, a foundation model that generates and streams interactive environments in real time.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Nscale allocates $3.5B AI cloud capacity to humanoid robotics firm Figure
Nscale will provide humanoid robotics startup Figure with AI cloud infrastructure valued at $3.5 billion, including 100,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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SaaS valuations face reality check as growth projections fade
SaaS founders and investors report a shift away from high valuations based on optimistic forecasts.
Reporting: thetechedvocate.org
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Alteon secures $2.5M for perpetual flight tech via dynamic soaring
Alteon, a deeptech startup, has raised $2.5 million to develop high-endurance aircraft that use dynamic soaring—a technique leveraging wind gradients—to achieve near-perpetual flight.
Reporting: analyticsindiamag.com
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Proptech investors shift focus to AI-driven efficiency tools
Real estate technology investors are tightening their criteria.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Félix lands $200M for WhatsApp-based remittances in Latino market
A Miami startup using AI to let Latino immigrants send money via WhatsApp has raised a $200 million Series C. Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst led the round for…
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Airwallex dominates Australian fintech funding in FY26
A report from fintech VC fund Triple Bubble shows Australian fintech startups secured $1.73 billion across 53 disclosed rounds in FY26.
Reporting: startupdaily.net
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Pearler secures $16M Series A from returning lead investor
Four years after raising $7.8 million in seed funding, Australian investment fintech Pearler has closed a $16 million Series A. The round was again led by Portage.
Reporting: startupdaily.net
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Ex-GCHQ advisor backs AI safety startup with seven-figure raise
A new AI startup, advised by former GCHQ director Sir Jeremy Fleming, has secured a seven-figure funding round.
Reporting: msn.com
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Defense startup secures $61M for AI-powered wrist display
A defense-focused company has raised $61 million to develop a wrist-worn device integrating AI.
Reporting: defensenews.com
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