Payments and AI drive $361m in FinTech funding this week
A total of approximately $361m was raised across 16 FinTech funding and investment deals this week, with Ingenico’s €150m investment…
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Saudi edtech AILA raises $3M pre-Series A led by Rua Growth Fund
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This week: OddsBlaze raises six-figure seed investment to expand its odds data infrastructure
OddsBlaze raises six-figure seed investment to expand its odds data infrastructure The news: Sports betting data startup OddsBlaze has raised…
The winning start-ups from the BeEntrepreneurs programme in Nairobi
We had previously reported on the new BeEntrepreneurs project, which took place in Nairobi, in this article. Now, with the…
This week: Novig launches nationwide, signs partnerships with Mets and The 4th Quarter
Novig launches nationwide, signs partnerships with Mets and The 4th Quarter Zoom in: The company says it has already surpassed…
Cambridge Tech Week names five startup pitching finalists
Cambridge Tech Week has named five startups as finalists in its 2026 pitching competition after judges selected them from a…
LatAm FinTech funding surged 2.6x YoY in Q2 2026 as investor confidence grew
Key LatAm FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: LatAm funding surged 2.6x YoY in Q2 Average deal value increased to…
Fortune Tech: Alibaba vs Moonshot, CXMT’s big moment, SpaceX’s startup surge | Fortune
Good morning. Somehow, it’s August. Hope your inbox isn’t too full. Centuries of thinkers have promised us that technology will…
Exclusive: Former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo discusses her battle with POTS and her startup’s plans to cure it with AI and 3,500 vials of blood (so far) | Fortune
When Fidji Simo announced she was leaving her role as one of the most senior members of OpenAI’s leadership team…
European Startup Funding Hits Six-Year Deal-Count Low as AI Absorbs 60 Percent
European technology startups raised €44.1 billion (approximately $50.6 billion USD) in the first half of 2026 — a 27% rebound…
Notion acquires ZeroEntropy, the AI search startup co-founded by Moroccan CEO Ghita Houir Alami
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AI sparks new wave of venture capital deals in SA
AI-native businesses are expected to attract more funding and create new acquisition opportunities for established companies. (Image source: iStock) South…
Innovaccer’s CEO walked away from Disney and NASA to fix healthcare’s data mess. Now the startup has crossed $200 million in ARR | Fortune
Innovacer CEO Abhinav Shashank was 26 when he walked away from paying customers like Disney and NASA to bet his…
Innovaccer’s CEO walked away from Disney and NASA to fix healthcare’s data mess. Now the startup has crossed $200 million in ARR | Fortune
Innovacer CEO Abhinav Shashank was 26 when he walked away from paying customers like Disney and NASA to bet his…
Exclusive: Startup Arrakis emerges from stealth with $38 million in funding to bring AI to industry | Fortune
Arrakis, a seven-month old London- and Paris-based startup building what it calls an AI “operating system” for industrial companies, is…
This week: Octane Studios launches customizable AI dealers, starting with baccarat
Octane Studios launches customizable AI dealers, starting with baccarat The news: Octane Studios has launched a platform for deploying custom…
Bunkerhill Health raises $55 million to put AI agents to work inside hospitals | Fortune
In 2017, Nishith Khandwala was a Stanford computer science student with an idea—that you could take existing radiology scans, and…
Australia’s sportstech sector grows to AUD $7.11 billion
Australia’s sports tech sector has grown to AUD $7.11 billion, according to the Australian Sports Technologies Network, with annual growth…