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UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit
Semiconductors

UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit

The £500 million fund is meant to help British AI start-ups scale, as ministers seek growth and greater control over core technology.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push
Hyperscale

UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

The grant lets the London startup train an air-gapped coding model on UK infrastructure, bolstering supply for defence and other sensitive sectors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
British Business Bank backs Apposite with GBP £100m
Health Technologies

British Business Bank backs Apposite with GBP £100m

The move gives UK life sciences firms a new source of scale-up capital as a funding gap has left many promising businesses short of backing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Cisco trials DEScycle metals recovery at Teesside plant
Supply Chain

Cisco trials DEScycle metals recovery at Teesside plant

The trial will test whether smaller-scale recycling can recover valuable metals from retired network kit and improve supply-chain traceability.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

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Lua raises USD $5.8 million seed round led by Norrsken22
Digital Transformation

Lua raises USD $5.8 million seed round led by Norrsken22

Funding will help Lua expand its developer community and partner network as demand for its AI agent software rises sharply.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Boman Group opens China tech mission for Australian founders
Robotics

Boman Group opens China tech mission for Australian founders

Australian startups will get direct access to Chinese tech giants, with a Zhejiang trade mission including Alibaba, Unitree Robotics and Geely.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
Artemis announces $70 million in seed funding for AI security
Firewalls

Artemis announces $70 million in seed funding for AI security

The funding will help the stealth start-up scale real-time defence as enterprises face faster, AI-driven attacks and rising security costs.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Last month
Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for workplace tasks
Software-as-a-Service

Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for workplace tasks

Australian firms under productivity pressure can now offload routine work to an always-on agent that links Gmail, Slack and calendars.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Emergent launches Wingman autonomous AI agent for work
Software-as-a-Service

Emergent launches Wingman autonomous AI agent for work

By handling emails, calendars and routine requests in the background, the tool aims to cut admin for businesses wary of autonomous AI risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Addepar opens Singapore hub to expand Asia-Pacific reach
Software-as-a-Service

Addepar opens Singapore hub to expand Asia-Pacific reach

The move will bring product and commercial teams closer to Asian clients as the wealth-tech firm targets faster growth across regional markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Privileged Access Management

Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents

The Tel Aviv startup says enterprises need runtime controls as AI agents take on more privileged tasks across core business systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Last month
Tether backs USD $134 million Stablecoin Development
Crypto

Tether backs USD $134 million Stablecoin Development

Backing from Tether comes as stablecoins pass USD $300 billion in circulation, underlining investor appetite for their payments infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Gizmo raises USD $22 million to expand AI study platform
EduTech

Gizmo raises USD $22 million to expand AI study platform

Backed by Shine Capital, the London edtech aims to deepen US college growth and widen its AI tools as 13 million learners use it globally.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Auctor raises USD $20 million for software implementation
DevOps

Auctor raises USD $20 million for software implementation

The funding gives the New York-based startup backing to tackle costly enterprise software roll-outs that often run late and over budget.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for daily tasks
Customer Relationship Management

Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for daily tasks

Routine admin tasks can now be handled in the background, though Wingman will still ask before sending messages or altering key data.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

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Neato raises USD $25 million to expand beyond Amazon
Data Analytics

Neato raises USD $25 million to expand beyond Amazon

The funding will open new warehouses in Las Vegas and Chicago as the company pushes its marketplace model into more sales channels.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Primitive launches AI agent system for banks & credit unions
Software-as-a-Service

Primitive launches AI agent system for banks & credit unions

Banks and credit unions under pressure to adopt AI can now deploy governed agents in production, with MX partnership support and seed backing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month