Venture Capital stories - Page 2
Aria launches Deep Networking platform with USD $125 million
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Aria launches Deep Networking platform as it secures GBP £97 million to target AI data centre networking bottlenecks.
Firmus wins USD $505 million AI infrastructure boost
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Firmus secures USD $505 million from Coatue and NVIDIA backers to expand energy-efficient AI factories across Australia and Asia-Pacific.
East Forged wins World Food Innovation award in London
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Brisbane startup East Forged wins Best Drink Innovation in London as its nitrogen-infused tea outshines Coca-Cola and PepsiCo at global food awards.
Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability
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Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.
Beaten Zone hits AUD $17 million defence fundraise
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cybersecurity
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autonomy
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Beaten Zone secures AUD $17 million as Steve Baxter-backed fund benefits from rising investor interest in Australian defence technology.
NeuBird AI launches ops agent, raises USD $19.3 million
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NeuBird AI expands beyond incident response with a production ops agent and Falcon engine as it secures USD $19.3 million in new funding.
NeuBird AI study finds gap on incident management AI
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NeuBird AI study finds execs and engineers sharply split on AI for incident management as alert fatigue fuels outages and burnout.
Private equity-backed firms trail venture rivals on AI
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Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.
Triple Bubble reaches first close after USD $10 million
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gender diversity
Triple Bubble lands early support from x15ventures and Brad Feld as the Melbourne fintech fund targets a USD $50 million close.
OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
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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.
Legora hits USD $100 million ARR as legal AI demand grows
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Legora tops USD $100 million ARR in 18 months as legal AI adoption accelerates across firms and corporate teams.
Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms
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Paysecure and Yaspa team up to add open banking, fraud controls and account-to-account payments to merchants' checkout flows.
Rosella raises AUD $3.7 million for AI insurance brokerage
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Rosella bags AUD $3.7 million to automate commercial insurance broking as it targets the USD $215 billion US market.
Australia, Anthropic sign AI safety & research deal
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agricultural technology
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Anthropic deepens Australian push with AI safety pact, AUD $3 million research credits and data-sharing on model risks, jobs and adoption.
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
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data protection
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cloud security
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Upwind taps former Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan to bolster cloud and AI strategy as it eyes enterprise buyers and rapid growth.
David Hyman launches monō ai to scale enterprise AI
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David Hyman's monō ai opens for enterprise clients as it targets the gap between AI pilots and full-scale deployment across established businesses.
Maisa named as one of Gartner's global Set Diamonds
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manufacturing
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it automation
Valencia-based Maisa lands a place among Gartner's four global Set Diamonds as businesses seek auditable AI workers for regulated sectors.
Kestra raises USD $25 million to expand workflow platform
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Kestra secures USD $25 million from RTP Global to launch Kestra 2.0, roll out Kestra Cloud and expand in North America and Europe.
OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments
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crypto
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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.
London Tech Week unveils Deep Tech Stage for 2026 event
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robots
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digital transformation
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physical security
London Tech Week to launch dedicated Deep Tech Stage in 2026, with AI, quantum, space and life sciences speakers.