Venture Capital stories
Backers including SC Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund are betting USD $40 million will help widen access to dollar-based payments in emerging markets.
The appointments signal Axiology's push to win institutional trust in Europe's tokenised asset market after its EUR €5 million seed round.
The deal broadens tokenised finance beyond single bonds by making an actively managed credit portfolio available as DeFi collateral from launch.
The funding will help the Auckland legaltech expand in Britain and build its US product as it targets global incumbents.
The hire comes as the AI cloud group races to fund rapid international expansion after lifting its annualised revenue run rate to USD $120 million.
Investor scrutiny is set to intensify as the satellite IoT group readies a new funding round and pushes for growth overseas.
Security teams face a sharper risk from hidden AI agents as Cyera says non-human identities in Fortune 500 companies jumped 480% in six months.
Costly gaps in off-the-shelf software are pushing small firms to build their own tools, with one in three doing so, research finds.
Factory staff can now train robots without specialist coding, as the London-Sydney startup targets faster automation in manufacturing and electronics.
The new software aims to cut reliance on spreadsheets and curb reconciliation errors as private capital firms juggle carry, ownership and compensation.
Wealth firms could gain a governed way to use AI without replacing legacy systems, as the New York-based start-up raises more than USD $10 million.
Retail investors gain access to private equity, venture capital and credit as minimums start at just USD $500 on SoFi's app.
Fintech leaders, regulators and investors will gather in Melbourne as the sector seeks clearer policy settings to unlock growth and funding.
Banks could gain faster product updates and lower operating costs as Maximum emerges from stealth with a USD $30 million seed round.
Startups with working AI products can win USD $25,000 and access to accountants as firms test automation for audit, tax and advisory work.
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
The fresh capital will fund more acquisitions as the Singapore-based group uses AI to help specialist firms serve more clients without cutting staff.
The ranking bolsters 1Kosmos as firms face rising fraud from stolen credentials, synthetic identities and AI-driven impersonation.
The shortlist highlights UK startups in biotech, energy, health and AI as investors and buyers look for scalable technology beyond Cambridge.
Firms face new disclosure duties as Brussels starts policing when users are interacting with AI and how generated content is labelled.