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The move, reported by Sifted, is a live test of whether the LSE’s experiment in secondary trading for late-stage startups can attract meaningful volume.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Sifted Summit 2026 closed last week with a panel that didn’t just discuss alternative funding for European startups—it framed digital capital markets as a serious option.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Eight AI-native startups in Europe and India have closed pre-seed rounds led by US venture capital firms, according to Sifted.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Simple Energy raised $180 million this week, propelling India’s total startup funding to $233.6 million across 16 deals—up 14.9% from the previous week.
Reporting: msn.com
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Banks are no longer just buying AI startups’ products. They’re co-developing the technology, investing in its creation, and embedding it into their own infrastructure.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Sam Altman has drawn a line in the sand.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Celaid Therapeutics has closed the second tranche of its Series B round, bringing in Shionogi & Co. as the first named investor in the raise.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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A Tokyo-based therapeutics company has closed the second tranche of its Series B round, reportedly adding unnamed investors.
Reporting: prnewswire.com
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Investors in 18 publicly listed Indian startups have sold shares worth ₹25,000 crore in recent block and bulk deals, according to an analysis of NSE and BSE disclosures.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Snapdeal’s parent company, AceVector, has closed its ₹420 crore initial public offering with a 4.93x oversubscription.
Reporting: inc42.com
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The deal, announced by tech.eu, marks a step beyond the piecemeal donations and crowdfunded robots that have characterized Ukraine’s battlefield tech efforts.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Germany has agreed to finance "several tens of thousands" of interceptor drones from Quantum Systems for Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced this week.
Reporting: tech.eu
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The funding arrives as some venture capital firms appear to be exploring opportunities beyond major urban centers.
Reporting: columbian.com
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President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal task force dubbed the “Super Intelligence Force,” effectively making him the administration’s second AI czar.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Menos AI has raised $5.1 million in a pre-Series A round to build AI infrastructure for institutional investors.
Reporting: crowdfundinsider.com
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Miami-based startup doxx.net has raised $38 million in Series A funding to build private, encrypted networks for AI agents.
Reporting: hoodline.com
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Two of Karnataka’s largest gig worker unions have formally demanded that the state implement welfare schemes for app-based transport workers, including health insurance.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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New York is weighing a first-of-its-kind permit requirement for every AI tool sold within city limits.
Reporting: alleywatch.com
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SailPoint’s Navigate event, set for October 6–7, will center on a question that cybersecurity vendors have only recently been forced to ask.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is running a last-minute exhibit sale cutoff tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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