Biossil Exits Stealth with $70 Million USD to Give Failed Medicines a Second Chance
Toronto‑based biotech Biossil has emerged from stealth after raising roughly $70 million in equity from investors including OpenAI and Founders Fund. The company leverages an AI platform to spot abandoned drug candidates, then licenses or purchases them to fast‑track development. It already has multiple molecules in clinical trials for diseases such as sickle‑cell anemia, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, glioblastoma, breast cancer and Alzheimer’s. With about 30 staff in Toronto and Boston, Biossil targets a nine‑figure valuation and aims to become a leading Canadian pharma player.
Almanac Health Launches with $10M to Scale Research-Validated Clinical AI for Point-of-Care Support
Almanac Health announced a $10 million seed round, bringing total funding to nearly $12 million, led by F‑Prime with participation from General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Founded by Stanford physician‑researcher Cyril Zakka, the company commercializes a retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) system that...
Talking to AI Agents Is One Thing — What About when They Talk to Each Other? New Startup BAND Debuts...
BAND, a startup founded by former Israeli intelligence veterans, emerged from stealth with a $17 million seed round to tackle the growing fragmentation of generative‑AI agents. The company introduces a deterministic "agentic mesh" that lets autonomous agents built on different frameworks—LangChain,...
Bhujia Baron Shiv Ratan Agarwal, Who Built Bikaji Into a Global Snack Brand, Passes Away at 75
Shiv Ratan Agarwal, the visionary behind Bikaji, died at 75 after a brief illness in Chennai. He turned a modest family bhujia operation into a globally recognized snack brand, listing Bikaji Foods International in 2022 at an 8% premium and...
Backed by Redesign Health, Gravity Rail Launches with $2.75M to Provide No-Code AI Operating System for Healthcare
Gravity Rail, backed by Redesign Health, launched with a $2.75 million seed round. The no‑code AI operating system lets healthcare teams build, certify, and run AI engagement workflows across voice, SMS, email and web without programming. Early adopters reported a 30%...
DefComm Unveils ‘Fail-Safe’ Secure Comms Tech; Enters Pilot Phase with Nigerian Military
DefComm, a defence‑tech startup, has begun pilot testing its proprietary Secure Communication Device with Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence. The pilot follows earlier deployments on Xshield‑DICON tactical vehicles and showcases fail‑safe retrieval and hardened encryption for network‑centric warfare. The initiative aligns...
The Godmother of Silicon Valley Is Helping Launch an AI Healthcare Residency Program
Esther Wojcicki, dubbed the "Godmother of Silicon Valley," is spearheading an AI healthcare residency program aimed at equipping startup co‑founders with the technical and clinical skills needed to launch successful digital health ventures. The twelve‑month curriculum pairs entrepreneurs with seasoned...
Kurma Partners Closes €215 Million Biofund IV to Back European BioTech Ventures From Paris
Kurma Partners announced the final close of Biofund IV at €215 million (about $232 million), a 35% increase over its €160 million (≈$173 million) predecessor. The fund, backed by pharmaceutical giant CSL, the European Investment Fund and Bpifrance, aims to make roughly twenty investments in...
How I Started in Fashion: Ruby Raut, Founder & CEO, WUKA
Ruby Raut, a Nepali immigrant, founded period‑wear brand WUKA after a personal experience with inadequate menstrual protection. She launched the company on Kickstarter in 2017, securing £7,000 (≈$8,800) in pre‑orders and operating without a salary for three years. Today WUKA...
Spectrum Security Raises $19m in Seed Funding Round
Spectrum Security emerged from stealth after raising $19 million in a seed round led by TechOperators, with participation from WhiteRabbit Ventures, Skinos Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. The funding will boost engineering and go‑to‑market efforts to meet rising enterprise demand for faster...
How Ceartas Is Turning Creator Brand Protection Into Infrastructure
Ceartas, a Dublin‑based anti‑piracy platform founded in 2021, protects creators from stolen and synthetic content by scanning millions of sites daily, including the dark web. Leveraging AI‑validated takedowns and a manual review team, it can map and remove infringing material...
Your Narrative Window Is Closing — Get Your Business Story Right Before the Market Gets It Wrong
Founders of proptech startups face a brief early window when the market has not yet settled on a definition for their product. Whoever defines the narrative first shapes investor perception, press coverage, and customer expectations for years to come. Mischaracterizing...
Meet the AI Startup That Gives Hotel Operators an Expert Data Team on Demand - By Ivana Johnston
Ladera.ai, founded in 2023 and based in Redwood City, offers an AI‑driven platform that unifies hotel PMS, CRM, and marketing data and lets commercial teams ask plain‑English questions. The system acts as a virtual analyst, strategist and data scientist, delivering...
Cloudsmith Raises $72M to Secure the AI Software Supply Chain
Cloudsmith announced a $72 million Series C round, led by TCV and Insight Partners, to bolster its cloud‑native artifact management platform amid an explosion of AI‑generated code. The company positions itself as a secure “single source of truth” for binaries, packages, containers,...
Tech Funding Thrives Outside of London, Report Reveals
A new HSBC Innovation Banking report shows that more than half of UK venture capital now flows to firms outside London, with regional deals accounting for just over 50% of all term sheets across life‑stage categories. Early‑stage activity is especially...
Copperhelm Dives Deep Into Automation to Build Enterprise Cloud Defenses
Copperhelm Inc., a startup focused on agentic AI for cloud cybersecurity, announced its launch with a $7 million seed round led by TLV Partners, joined by ToDay Ventures, ICON and SaaS Ventures Israel. The company’s platform uses a "Context Lake" decision...
New Primary Care Firm Mangrove Health Launches with Investment by Mako
Mangrove Health, a new primary‑care operator, was launched by seasoned healthcare leaders Elena Castañeda and Dr. Emily Maxson. The startup secured an investment from venture firm Mako, signaling confidence in its model. Mangrove aims to deliver integrated, technology‑enabled primary‑care services...
Exclusive: Cloneable Raises $4.6M To ‘Clone’ Expert Worker Knowledge With Agentic AI For Utilities And Infrastructure
Cloneable, a Raleigh‑based AI startup, announced a $4.6 million seed round led by Congruent Ventures, bringing its total funding to $5.35 million since its 2023 launch. The company’s agentic AI platform watches experts in utilities and other infrastructure‑heavy sectors, then creates autonomous...
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
L'Atitude 52°N, founded by ex‑OnePlus engineer Gary Chen, announced the Berlin smart‑glasses will ship on May 26 at $399, with an optional $50 photochromic lens upgrade. The glasses feature a 12‑MP camera, 32 GB storage, and Google Gemini‑powered AI tour‑guide called Goya, but...
Berlin-Based VREY Raises €3.3M to Unlock Shared-Roof Solar
Berlin‑based climatetech startup VREY closed a €3.3 million seed round (about $3.6 million) led by Rubio Impact Ventures, with HTGF and Kopa Ventures participating. The funding will fuel expansion of its EnergyOS platform that lets property owners install solar on shared roofs...
Can Journalists Really Make a Living on Substack?
Journalists are increasingly turning to Substack and other newsletter platforms to replace newsroom jobs, but only a minority achieve sustainable six‑figure incomes. While a few, like Marisa Kabas and Isaac Saul, generate $300,000‑$4 million in revenue by combining subscriptions, sponsorships and...
Gravity Rail Raises $2.75M From Redesign Health for AI Patient Communication
Gravity Rail, an AI‑driven platform that automates patient calls, texts and follow‑up workflows, announced a $2.75 million seed round led by Redesign Health. The funding will accelerate product development and expand its go‑to‑market team. Gravity Rail’s technology aims to streamline enrollment,...
Growth in UK Tech Surges Despite Geopolitical Uncertainty
RSM UK reports a record 16,887 new tech company incorporations in Q1 2026, a 39% rise year‑on‑year and 15% versus Q4 2025. London leads with 8,236 firms, up 19%, while Scotland shows the fastest quarterly growth at 37%. All UK regions outperformed...
PvX Partners Announces Series A Funding Round, New Hires | Exclusive
PvX Partners announced a Series A funding round designed to grow its team and increase deal flow. The capital will support the company’s performance‑based financing model that underwrites user‑acquisition spend for mobile game developers. By tying repayments to game revenue,...
UK Startups Win Better Deals as Investors Fight for Top Companies
HSBC Innovation Banking’s Venture Capital Term Sheet Guide 2026, based on 711 term sheets, shows UK later‑stage startups—particularly AI and deep‑tech—gaining stronger negotiating power, with Series B+ deals now representing 31% of equity rounds over £500,000 (≈$635,000). Seed‑stage deals still dominate...
How Kritsnam Is Building India’s Water Accounting System
Kritsnam Technologies is building India’s first defensible water accounting system (DWAS) that records every water transaction like a financial ledger. The startup has installed over 15,000 ultrasonic smart meters, capturing more than 2 billion litres of water daily, and offers a...
Pudu Robotics Raises Nearly USD $150M in New Funding, Exceeds $1.5B Valuation
Pudu Robotics announced a fresh financing round that brought in nearly $150 million, pushing its post‑money valuation above $1.5 billion. The injection lifts the company’s cumulative capital to more than $300 million and will fund accelerated embodied‑AI research, product diversification, and scaling of...
STAT+: Can Erasca Be Biotech’s Next Big Thing? We’ll See
Erasca, a biotech startup valued at roughly $7 billion, is developing ERAS‑0015, a pan‑RAS inhibitor aimed at treating pancreatic cancer. The company positions itself as a cost‑effective alternative to RevMed, whose market cap exceeds $30 billion after reporting a 13.2‑month median overall...
A Small Country With a Big Playbook: How Slovenia Is Rethinking Startup Internationalisation
Slovenia’s national business agency SPIRIT has rolled out a systematic internationalisation programme, highlighted by a 30‑person delegation to ViennaUP 2026. The delegation brings 12 high‑growth startups—including ReCatalyst, Trivial Group and Alpdev—alongside eight angel investors and ministry officials to pitch at...
China’s DeepSeek Holds First Funding Round
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek announced its first external funding round, offering up to 3% of equity to state‑backed and industrial investors. The round seeks to establish a market‑based valuation and give employees clarity on stock‑option worth, aiming to curb talent...
From Small Affiliate to Big Audience: Why Ignorance Is Not Affiliate Bliss!
Olivia Davson, co‑founder of Cubbi, turned a newborn‑parent discount app into a fast‑growing affiliate channel, securing a £50,000 (≈$63,500) Dragon’s Den investment while amassing 45,000 verified users. She personally reached out to a thousand brands, converting thirty into long‑term partners...
Kenya’s BuuPass Enters Corporate Travel Market with New Booking Product
Kenyan mobility startup BuuPass has launched Gavanpass, a corporate travel platform aimed at digitising Africa’s largely manual enterprise travel segment. The service is already used by more than 20 Kenyan firms, spanning banks, fintechs, insurers and manufacturers. BuuPass leverages its...
How ISB DLabs’ I-HEAL Is Rewiring Access for Healthtech Startups in India
ISB DLabs’ I-HEAL accelerator, backed by CitiusTech, has helped more than 60 health‑tech startups navigate India’s lengthy hospital procurement cycles. Over four years the cohort raised roughly $23 million, held 180+ investor meetings and secured real‑world hospital introductions. The program also...
Cyient Semiconductors’ Power Play: How Kinetic Technologies Fits the Puzzle
Cyient Semiconductors, India’s largest custom silicon provider, has bought a majority stake in California‑based Kinetic Technologies for $85 million, down from the $93 million initially announced. The deal adds over 100 patents and 250 power‑management ASSPs, potentially doubling Cyient’s addressable market to...
Cloudsmith Raises £53m to Accelerate Its Artifact Management Platform
Cloudsmith, the Belfast‑based cloud‑native artifact management provider, announced a $72 million Series C funding round. Led by TCV and joined by Insight Partners, the capital will accelerate product development and expand go‑to‑market capabilities. The company positions its platform as essential for AI‑driven...
Gebeya and VukaOS Forge Strategic Alliance to Redefine African Startup Creation
Gebeya Inc. and PROFF‑IT’s VukaOS announced a strategic alliance that embeds VukaOS’s AI‑driven ideation and go‑to‑market engine into Dala Studio, Africa’s all‑in‑one creator platform. The integration creates a seamless “Plan‑to‑Build” workflow where entrepreneurs validate ideas, craft strategies, and then generate...
Former Magic Circle Trainee Who Built and Sold an AI Business Mid-Training Contract to Deliver LegalEdCon 2026 Keynote
Alexander Kardos‑Nyheim, a former Magic Circle trainee, founded Safe Sign Technologies, an AI startup that built legal‑specific large language models, and sold it to Thomson Reuters before qualifying as a solicitor. He will deliver the closing keynote at LegalEdCon 2026...
Interventional Radiologists Launch New Chain of Standalone Outpatient IR Centers
Two California interventional radiologists have launched Elmnt IR, a chain of standalone outpatient interventional radiology centers, beginning with a flagship location in Los Angeles. The venture targets high‑impact conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, knee osteoarthritis, and select...
Investors Bet €3.2M on the Second-Hand EV Market
Dutch startup Eccasion, founded by the creators of Swapfiets, secured €3.2 million (about $3.5 million) in a funding round led by Playfair VC and Rethink Ventures. The capital will fund team expansion and technology upgrades as the company targets selling more than...
Beyond Followers: How Creators Are Building Real Revenue with VdoCipher
India’s creator economy hosts 2‑2.5 million active digital creators, yet only 8‑10% monetize effectively, a gap highlighted at WAVES 2025. While platforms like Instagram and YouTube spark initial fame, long‑form educators hit revenue ceilings due to algorithm volatility and limited audience ownership....
How Lang’s Pop-Up Taps Into Hong Kong’s Hunger for Fashion with a Story
Kayla Wong, founder of the LA‑based label Lang, opened a month‑long pop‑up in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui, bringing her Asian‑focused fashion concept back to its roots. The Kimpton lobby showcases the Spring‑Summer 2026 collection, exclusive collaborations with local brands,...
Deep Algorithm Raises Rs 16 Cr in Pre-Series A Led by Unicorn India Ventures
Deep Algorithm, an AI‑driven cybersecurity startup founded in 2021, secured ₹16 crore (approximately $1.9 million) in a pre‑Series A round led by Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from SB Investment (UAE) and individual angels. The capital will fund international market entry, accelerate product...
ViewsML Closes Funding Round to Accelerate Commercialization of AI-Driven Virtual Biomarker Staining Platform
ViewsML announced an oversubscribed $4.9 million seed round led by Wittington Ventures, with new investors Mayo Clinic and Continuum Health Ventures joining repeat backers. The capital will fast‑track commercialization of its AI‑driven virtual biomarker staining platform, which extracts per‑cell biomarker insights...
Is Your Supplier on the Government “Naughty” List?
The article urges SMEs to run credit checks on prospective clients by leveraging the UK government’s Check Payment Practices and Performance tool and the Fair Payment Code awardee list. It explains how these resources reveal average payment times, late‑payment rates and...
Univity Funds VLEO 5G Demonstrators with $32 Million Series A
French startup Univity announced a $32 million Series A round to launch two very low Earth orbit (VLEO) 5G demonstrators next year. The prototypes, each weighing 350 kg, will showcase hybrid broadband and direct‑to‑device services and test optical inter‑satellite links. Univity aims to...
Exclusive: Gauri Khan Family Trust to Re-Invests in Sleepy Owl
Sleepy Owl, the Indian D2C coffee brand, announced a fresh Series C2 funding round of Rs 12 crore (approximately $1.5 million). The round was led by Optiscape Network Holdings with a Rs 5 crore ($0.6 million) investment, and included contributions from Pramod Bhasin, the Gauri Khan...
NatWest Launches Venture Banking to Back Ambitious UK Founders
NatWest has launched NatWest Venture Banking, a dedicated unit to back high‑growth, equity‑backed UK companies and close the long‑standing scale‑up gap. The business employs about 30 specialists across venture‑capital coverage, relationship, and venture‑growth finance teams and is linked to NatWest’s...
How to Scale a Private Medical or Dental Practice From One to 100 Locations
Paul Vigario, CEO of SurfCT, argues that scaling a private medical or dental practice from one to 100 locations hinges on building a flawless first office rather than perfecting clinical skills or splurging on equipment. He warns that perfectionism and...
LightFury Games Raises $11 Mn in Pre-Series A Round
LightFury Games, a Bengaluru‑based AAA game‑tech studio, closed a $11 million pre‑Series A round, led by Blume Ventures, V3 Ventures, MIXI and Times Internet, with Indian cricket stars such as MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah participating. The capital, roughly Rs 103 crore, builds on an $8.5 million...
NordSpace Company Profile
Canadian launch startup NordSpace, founded in 2022 by engineer‑entrepreneur Rahul Goel, has raised roughly CAD$10 million (~US$7.4 million) of personal capital and recently secured a CAD$8.33 million (~US$6.2 million) DND “Launch the North” grant to accelerate its orbital Tundra vehicle. The company is developing...