News•Feb 5, 2026
The Spider Awards 2026 Shortlist Announced as Record Entries Mark 29th Anniversary
The Spider Awards announced its 2026 shortlist, marking the 29th anniversary of Ireland’s longest‑running digital awards. Entries surged 30% over 2025, setting a new record and underscoring the sector’s growth. A new Digital Rising Star category was introduced to spotlight emerging talent. The black‑tie gala will take place on 13 March 2026 at the Round Room, The Mansion House, with roughly 500 industry leaders in attendance.
By Irish Tech News
News•Feb 5, 2026
The Most Popular Fund Sectors of 2025 as Investor Outflows Continue
UK retail investors continued to pull money from funds in 2025, with net outflows of £2.3 billion, matching the previous year. Equity funds bore the brunt, seeing £16.8 billion withdrawn, especially from US‑focused large‑cap tech exposure, while European equity attracted modest inflows....
By MoneyWeek – All
News•Feb 5, 2026
Goodfire Raises $150M in Series B Funding
Goodfire, a San Francisco AI interpretability startup, secured $150 million in Series B financing. The round was led by B Capital and featured both existing backers and new investors such as Salesforce Ventures and Eric Schmidt. The capital will accelerate frontier research,...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 5, 2026
Duna Raises €30M in Series A Funding
Duna, an AI-native business identity platform operating from Amsterdam and Berlin, closed a €30 million Series A round. The financing was led by CapitalG with participation from existing backers Index Ventures, Puzzle Ventures and Snowflake chairman Frank Slootman. The new capital lifts...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 5, 2026
PhysicsWallah Posts Rs 1,082 Cr Revenue in Q3 FY26; Profit Grows 33%
PhysicsWallah reported Q3 FY26 operating revenue of Rs 1,082 crore, a 34% year‑on‑year increase, and total revenue of Rs 1,147 crore after adding Rs 65 crore from financial assets. Net profit rose 33% to Rs 102 crore, while total expenses grew 33% to Rs 980 crore, with employee benefits accounting...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
Advance Raises $8.55M in Seed Funding
Advance, a New York‑based fintech, raised $8.55 million in seed funding to scale its insurance‑focused payment platform. The round was led by nvp Capital with participation from Crystal Ventures, Vesey Ventures, Mensch Capital, and strategic angels such as Assaf Wand. Funds...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 5, 2026
When Management Mantras Help—And when They Hurt
Management mantras act as cultural shortcuts that embed core values and simplify decision‑making. Classic examples like “garbage in, garbage out” or Charlie Munger’s incentive warning help align teams around shared principles. However, when applied rigidly, mantras can suppress nuance, discourage...
By The Economist » Business
News•Feb 5, 2026
Aypa Power Closes US$1.5 Billion Credit Facility for US BESS Projects
Aypa Power has closed a $1.5 billion revolving warehouse credit facility to finance its utility‑scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across the United States. The facility includes a $500 million “accordion” option, making it the largest storage‑focused independent power producer (IPP)...
By Energy Storage News
News•Feb 5, 2026
SENAI Inks $6.2M Seed Round
Washington‑based SENAI, an online video intelligence platform, closed a $6.2 million seed round led by 10D Ventures, with participation from FS Ventures, 1948 Ventures and investor Jonathan Kolber. The company transforms unstructured online video into geo‑specific, real‑time intelligence to counter security...
By VC News Daily
News•Feb 5, 2026
Feltsense Raises $5.1M Seed Funding
Feltsense Holdings announced a $5.1 million seed round led by Draper Associates, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures and several prominent founders. The capital will fund the development of AI agents designed to act as fully autonomous founders—ideating, building,...
By VC News Daily
News•Feb 5, 2026
Despite Q3 Loss, Lightspeed Optimistic on Executing Growth and Profitability Plan
Lightspeed Commerce reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $312.3 million, slightly beating its own and analysts’ forecasts, while posting a net loss of $33.6 million, wider than a year ago. The company upgraded its full‑year revenue outlook to $1.22 billion and expects higher gross...
By BetaKit (Canada)
News•Feb 5, 2026
UANI Demands Action on Dark Fleet Oil Transfers Off Malaysia
United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) is urging the United States and Malaysia to crack down on ship‑to‑ship (STS) transfers of sanctioned Iranian crude off Malaysia’s East Outer Port Limits. UANI identified about 60 dark‑fleet tankers waiting for STS operations,...
By Seatrade Maritime
News•Feb 5, 2026
Fluence Revenue up 154% but Margin Halves in Last Three Months of 2025
Fluence reported a 154.4% year‑on‑year revenue increase to $475.2 million in the quarter ending 31 December 2025, while its GAAP‑adjusted gross‑profit margin fell to 4.9% from 12.5% a year earlier. Net loss widened to $62.6 million and EBITDA loss grew to $52.1 million. The company’s...
By Energy Storage News
News•Feb 5, 2026
Is Smart Dental Tech Worth the Cost?
Smart toothbrushes have evolved into data‑driven oral‑care devices featuring Bluetooth, AI guidance, pressure sensors and high‑frequency sonic vibrations. Premium models cost around €400, roughly the price of a basic smartphone, and promise to improve brushing technique and prevent enamel damage....
By Irish Tech News
News•Feb 5, 2026
Global VC Investment Surged In January, With U.S. Dominating Funding But A Pair Of AI Model IPOs In China
Global venture capital funding surged to $55 billion in January 2026, more than doubling the year‑ago level and rising over 50 percent from December. The United States accounted for roughly 70 percent of the capital, with AI‑focused startups receiving 57 percent of all funding....
By Crunchbase News AI
News•Feb 5, 2026
Executive Function: Building Systems that Can Make Decisions without You | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel)
Vercel’s COO Jeanne De Witt Grosser, former Stripe leader, joins First Round’s Executive Function podcast to dissect what separates good executives from great ones. She details Vercel’s rigorous executive interview framework, the use of driver trees for metric ownership, and...
By First Round Review
News•Feb 5, 2026
Lawhive Raises $60M in Series B Funding
London‑based legal‑tech firm Lawhive announced a $60 million Series B round, led by Danaher co‑founder Mitch Rales and backed by investors such as GV, Balderton Capital and TQ Ventures. The capital will accelerate Lawhive’s AI‑native platform rollout across the United States, where...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 5, 2026
For Rayhawk Technologies, Automating Away Risk Is a Family Story
Rayhawk Technologies, founded by Tom Boehm, has turned a family‑rooted safety concern into an automated gantry system that opens and closes railcar lids at grain elevators. Leveraging machine‑learning and computer‑vision, the solution replaces hazardous manual work with precise, weather‑resilient robotics....
By BetaKit (Canada)
News•Feb 5, 2026
Tracxn Continues to Report Flat Revenue in Q3 FY25; Slips Into Losses
Bengaluru‑based data platform Tracxn reported flat Q3 FY26 revenue, slipping to Rs 21 crore, a 2% decline from the same quarter last year. Total expenses rose 8.6% to Rs 22.8 crore, driven largely by employee benefits, pushing the company into...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
AgTech Startup Brilliant Harvest Secures $4 Million USD in Seed Funding
Calgary‑based AgTech startup Brilliant Harvest announced a $4 million USD seed round, led by returning investors Builders VC and AltaML and joined by FTW Ventures, Alpaca VC, Automotive Ventures, SVG Ventures and NYA Ventures. The AI‑driven platform, which parses technical manuals...
By BetaKit (Canada)
News•Feb 5, 2026
EU Reached a Breakthrough on a €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine
European Union member states have reached a breakthrough agreement to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion support package for 2026‑2027, of which roughly €60 billion is allocated to military aid and €30 billion to budget stabilization and reforms. The financing will be sourced...
By Defence24 (Poland)
News•Feb 5, 2026
35 Under 35: David Adderson on Advisory, Automation, and the Youtopia Model
In this episode, David Adderson, a 35‑under‑35 honoree, explains how his firm Youtopia is reshaping accounting by delivering real‑time management accounts and positioning itself as a high‑level advisory partner rather than a traditional compliance shop. He emphasizes a "millionaire‑maker" mindset,...
By Accountancy Age
News•Feb 5, 2026
Nykaa Posts Rs 2,873 Cr Revenue in Q3 FY26; Profit Jumps 2.5X
Nykaa reported Rs 2,873 crore revenue in Q3 FY26, a 27% year‑on‑year increase, while net profit surged 2.5‑fold to Rs 68 crore. The beauty segment continued to dominate, delivering 91% of total sales, and operating costs rose to Rs 2,753 crore. Sequentially, profit more than doubled...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
Why the Dollar May Have Much Further to Fall
The article argues that the U.S. dollar faces significant downside risk as domestic fiscal strain and a potentially dovish Federal Reserve erode international confidence. It highlights widening budget deficits, rising debt service costs, and slower economic growth as catalysts for...
By The Economist – Finance & Economics
News•Feb 5, 2026
Yannis Stournaras: Banking and Financial Outlook for Greece and Europe in 2026
Governor Yannis Stournaras highlighted that Greece’s banking sector has completed a decade‑long balance‑sheet clean‑up, cutting non‑performing loans by 95% and lowering the system‑wide NPL ratio to 3.6% by Q3 2025. Capital adequacy now sits around 20%, enabling the first dividend payouts...
By BIS — Press Releases
News•Feb 5, 2026
Steven Maijoor: Europe's Digital Autonomy - Between Fault Lines and Vault Lines
Steven Maijoor warned that Europe’s financial sector is sitting on a digital fault line, with banks increasingly dependent on a handful of non‑European cloud hyperscalers. He highlighted the systemic risk this concentration creates, especially under cyber‑attacks or geopolitical sanctions. The...
By BIS — Press Releases
News•Feb 5, 2026
The Payroll Software Dilemma Facing Accountancy Practices
In this episode, Ian Davidson of Quarry Payroll Consulting discusses the strategic crossroads accountancy practices face as legacy payroll software reaches end‑of‑life, weighing migration to modern cloud platforms against outsourcing payroll to specialist providers. He outlines the heavy resource demands,...
By Accountancy Age
News•Feb 5, 2026
Google Opens Applications for the 10th Cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
Google has opened applications for the 10th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, rebranded as the “AI First program.” The 12‑week hybrid accelerator targets Series A startups building AI‑driven solutions for health, finance and societal challenges across the continent....
By Techpoint Africa
News•Feb 5, 2026
Romanian EdTech Startup Kinderpedia Raises €2.2M in Growth Funding Round
Romanian EdTech startup Kinderpedia secured €2.2 million in a growth‑stage round led by Simpact Ventures, part of a €3.5 million target. The AI‑powered platform now serves schools in over 40 countries, reaching more than 500,000 teachers, parents and administrators. Funds will accelerate...
By The Recursive
News•Feb 5, 2026
How Beginners Can Create Multiple Online Income Streams Without Burnout
The article outlines a step‑by‑step framework for beginners to build multiple online income streams while avoiding burnout. It advises starting with a single, skill‑aligned foundation stream and mastering it for 3‑6 months before diversifying. Subsequent streams should leverage existing audiences,...
By The European Financial Review
News•Feb 5, 2026
Gent Sejko: Launch of the EBRD Transition Report 2025-26
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development released its 2025‑26 Transition Report, highlighting demographic change as a decisive driver of economic performance. Governor Gent Sejko used the launch to illustrate Albania’s stark ageing and emigration trends, noting a population drop...
By BIS — Press Releases
News•Feb 5, 2026
Eli M Remolona: Speech - Rotary Club of Manila 16th Weekly Membership Meeting
Governor Eli M. Remolona told the Rotary Club of Manila that inflation has fallen to 1.8% overall and 1.1% for the poorest 30% of households, while the banking sector shows strong capital adequacy at 16.4% and liquidity at 180% of...
By BIS — Press Releases
News•Feb 5, 2026
Vexlum Raises EUR 10M in Funding
Finnish laser maker Vexlum announced a €10 million financing round to expand its semiconductor laser production. The round includes €6 million equity led by venture firm Kvanted, participation from state‑owned Tesi and the EU‑backed EIC Fund, a €2.4 million EIC Accelerator grant, and...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 5, 2026
Cerebras Systems Raises $1 Billion in Series H Funding
AI infrastructure specialist Cerebras Systems announced a $1 billion Series H round, valuing the company at roughly $23 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global and featured investors such as Benchmark, Fidelity, AMD and Coatue. Cerebras’ flagship Wafer Scale Engine 3 claims more...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 5, 2026
Stash Secured One of the Top US WealthTech Deals as Funding in the Country Fell by 56% in 2025
US WealthTech investment contracted sharply in 2025, with total capital falling 56% YoY to $3.6 billion and deal volume dropping 39% to 259 transactions. Despite the slowdown, New York solidified its leadership, accounting for 40% of the top ten deals, while...
By Fintech Global
News•Feb 5, 2026
Blackbuck Records Rs 32 Cr Profit on Rs 172 Cr Revenue in Q3 FY26
Blackbuck posted a Rs 32 crore profit in Q3 FY26, driven by revenue of Rs 172 crore—a 51% year‑on‑year increase. Over the nine‑month period, revenue rose 53% to Rs 466.5 crore, with truck‑operator services accounting for 98% of earnings. Expenses grew, notably employee benefits and depreciation,...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
Cosmix by the Numbers: What Marico Gets in Its Latest D2C Acquisition
Marico announced the acquisition of a 60% stake in plant‑based nutrition startup Cosmix, adding the brand to its growing D2C portfolio that already includes Plix, True Elements, Just Herbs and Beardo. Cosmix more than doubled its FY25 revenue to ₹50.93 crore...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
Fintower Completes €1.5M Oversubscribed Seed Round
Swedish fintech Fintower announced the close of an oversubscribed €1.5 million seed round, drawing participation from new backers such as Chalmers Ventures, Akka and the Stena family, alongside existing investors like Almi and Inet. The company offers an AI‑driven SaaS platform...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 5, 2026
AAI and Apogee Aerospace Collaborate to Advance Amphibious Aviation in India
Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) and Apogee Aerospace have signed a strategic partnership to introduce the Albatross 2.0 amphibious aircraft to India. The Albatross 2.0, the first FAA‑ and EASA‑certified transport‑category amphibian with up to 28 seats, will be sold to...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
HR Tech Company Talentguide Raises €1.3M to Expand Data-Driven Skills Management in Europe
Ghent‑based HR‑tech firm talentguide raised €1.3 million to accelerate its European rollout. The round was led by NXT II, Travvant, Miles Ahead Capital, imec.istart and several founders. talentguide’s AI‑driven SaaS platform converts unstructured HR data into a skills intelligence layer for both...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 5, 2026
Robotics Startup Octobotics Raises Rs 10 Cr in Seed Round
Octobotics, an AI‑enabled non‑destructive testing robotics startup, raised roughly Rs 10 crore in a seed round led by Navam Capital with BYT Capital joining. The capital will fund accelerated product development, certification, and expansion into Singapore and the Middle East. Founded in...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
Beverage Startup CHINI KUM Raises Pre-Seed Funding
CHINI KUM, a zero‑sugar beverage startup, secured ₹1 crore in pre‑seed funding from a group of angel investors and founder participation. The capital will fund product innovation, flavor expansion, and nationwide distribution, with a focus on quick‑commerce channels. The brand launched its...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 5, 2026
Qontext Closes $2.7M Pre-Seed Round to Develop a Context Layer for AI
Berlin‑based Qontext announced a $2.7 million pre‑seed round led by HV Capital, backed by AI‑infrastructure veterans. The startup builds an independent context layer that supplies AI systems with up‑to‑date, enterprise‑wide data. Its platform targets fragmented customer, product, and policy information that...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 4, 2026
Stripe Alumni Raise €30M Series A for Duna, Backed by Stripe and Adyen Execs
Duna, a business identity verification startup founded by Stripe alumni, closed a €30 million Series A round led by Alphabet’s CapitalG with participation from current and former Stripe and Adyen executives. The company’s platform aims to create a reusable digital passport for...
By TechCrunch Enterprise
News•Feb 4, 2026
Federal Reserve Board Finalizes Hypothetical Scenarios for Its Annual Stress Test and Votes to Maintain the Current Stress Test-Related Capital...
The Federal Reserve Board finalized the hypothetical scenarios for its 2026 annual stress test, keeping them largely unchanged from the October draft. The test will assess 32 large banks under a severe global recession, featuring a 10% unemployment peak, a...
By Federal Reserve Board – All press releases
News•Feb 4, 2026
What A16z Is Actually Funding (and What It’s Ignoring) when It Comes to AI Infra
Andreessen Horowitz raised $15 billion, earmarking $1.7 billion for its AI infrastructure team. The infra group backs a range of startups—from chip designers to voice‑AI platforms like ElevenLabs and multimodal marketplaces such as Fal. Led by partner Jennifer Li, the team continues a...
By TechCrunch Venture Feed
News•Feb 4, 2026
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses Under Act 100 Discrimination Claims
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled that mandatory arbitration clauses in private employment contracts are enforceable for discrimination claims under Act 100, provided the agreement impacts interstate commerce and thus falls under the Federal Arbitration Act. The decision expressly limits its...
By Littler – Insights/News
News•Feb 4, 2026
Another Big 4 Ditches Their Executive Assistants For Offshore Ones Instead
KPMG Australia announced it will outsource roughly 200 of its 260 executive assistants to the Philippines, representing about 75% of its EA function. The move is part of a broader cost‑cutting initiative after advisory revenue fell 18% and overall revenue...
By Going Concern
News•Feb 4, 2026
Resolve AI
Resolve AI has launched a multi‑agent system that operates across code, infrastructure, and telemetry to automatically triage alerts and investigate incidents. Unlike traditional tools that merely correlate signals, the platform conducts structured investigations that emulate expert production engineers. It transforms...
By Lightspeed » Ideas
News•Feb 4, 2026
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is expanding AI-driven interaction through two core offerings: the Agents Platform, which lets businesses deploy scalable voice and chat agents, and the Creative Platform, which generates speech, music, images, and video in over 70 languages. Both platforms are built...
By Lightspeed » Ideas