Fundraising stories

DryRun lands USD $8.7m seed round as demand grows for its AI-native code security tools targeting LLM-driven and autonomous coding workflows.

CapitaLand India Trust to sell 20.2% stakes in three data centres to CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund for INR ₹7.02b to boost flexibility.

Non-profits rush to embed AI in strategy, but new research shows manual workflows and fragmented systems threaten to blunt the benefits.

Airwallex secures USD $330m at a USD $8b valuation and names San Francisco a dual global HQ as it ramps US expansion and AI investment.

Agentic AI start-up Superbo wins strategic backing from Deep Capital to scale its Opero Suite and accelerate global expansion plans.

Amsterdam’s Orq.ai secures EUR €5m seed round to turn experimental enterprise AI agents into compliant, scalable production systems.

ANNA Money secures GBP £10m growth debt from Flashpoint to scale its AI-driven tax app ahead of the UK’s 2026 Making Tax Digital shift.

PaySauce launches NZD $4m equity raise at NZD $0.26 a share to fund its 2026 Australian expansion and broaden its investor base.

US startup founders spend up to half their working week fundraising, with nearly half saying it hampers their ability to manage their businesses effectively.

Kay Pang Law Practise launches in Singapore, offering tech startups access to senior legal guidance for compliance, governance and growth support.

Microsoft New Zealand's Dan Walker will skydive from Auckland Sky Tower to raise funds for youth programmes by the Graeme Dingle Foundation.

Amid a venture capital slump, Mercurius Media Capital offers US startups media-for-equity deals, trading advertising slots for equity to spur growth.

Pennies marks 15 years by raising GBP £75 million through micro-donations, aiding over 1,100 UK charities via digital checkouts.

Andiron Group and Lucrum Ventures launch an Investor Impact Accelerator to prepare Australian startups for funding rounds, growth and exit strategies.

Gallagher Security raised over USD $7,000 for breast cancer research, more than doubling its initial goal during the Security Meets Solidarity campaign.

SAP Australia and New Zealand's partner network has raised AUD $1 million for childhood cancer support charity Redkite through its 14th annual Redkite Regatta.

Drata appoints Aneal Vallurupalli as CFO to lead finance amid global expansion, following rapid growth and surpassing USD $100 million in revenue.

QAI Ventures has launched Asia’s first QuantumAI accelerator in Singapore, aiming to boost startups blending quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

The Marketing Centre raised over GBP £10,000 for children’s charities through a global Challenge for Change, with 41 staff covering 8,400 kilometres.

A New Zealand family aims to raise NZD $500,000 to fund their son Hugo's CAR T-cell cancer trial in the US after exhausting local treatment options.