Kevin Durant Nets $60M from Hugging Face After Nvidia Deal
Kevin Durant is set to receive an estimated $60 million after Nvidia Corporation’s $12.9 billion acquisition of AI platform Hugging Face, a move that reportedly...
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Africa & Middle East Startup Funding Hits $239.63M in Week 35
Startup funding across Africa and the Middle East totalled $239.63 million in Week 35, based on disclosed funding rounds tracked by Techloy, with investor capital...
Drone interceptors: Mara raises $7M for backpack Spike system
San Francisco defense startup Mara has raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to produce Spike, a backpack-portable counter-drone system that uses 250 g (≈8.8...
Roma AI raises $1.2M seed round led by Invexor
Uruguayan-Chilean startup Roma AI has raised a $1.2 million seed round led by Invexor Venture Partners. The company was founded by Richard Barbera, Javier Hernández...
Space tech funding hits record $20.3B worldwide in 2026
Global space tech funding has reached a record $20.3 billion in seed- through growth-stage deals so far in 2026, with four months still remaining in...
Startup funding halves to $163.3M as early-stage deals pick up
India’s startup funding slowed sharply to $163.3 million across 14 rounds between August 21 and August 27, according to data from Tracxn. The amount raised...
FinTax raises seed at $40M valuation to expand crypto tax infra
FinTax, a cryptocurrency financial and tax infrastructure provider, closed a seed round at a post‑money valuation of $40 million, the firm said on August 27....
Atorie raises $9.5M to scale AI-powered fashion platform
Atorie has raised $9.5 million in a seed round to scale an AI-powered fashion platform that connects luxury manufacturers directly with consumers. The France-based startup...
Atorie raises $9.5M to sell luxury-made goods without the markup
Atorie announced a $9.5 million seed round from investors including a16z speedrun, Night Capital and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew, and said it now sells handbags...
Sonic Fire Tech raises $15M to scale acoustic fire suppression
Cleveland-based Sonic Fire Tech has closed a $15 million seed round led by The O.H.I.O. Fund with participation from Khosla Ventures to accelerate certification and...
Lean AI Startup Funding (LAISF) 2026/27: six‑month scholarship for AI-driven teams
The Lean AI Startup Funding (LAISF) 2026/27 is a six-month scholarship for teams with innovative, AI-driven ideas. The program period runs from 1 September 2026...
Terra Industries raises $18M to close $52M seed round
Terra Industries has raised an additional US$18 million in strategic funding to close its seed round at US$52 million. Founded in 2024 by Nathan Nwachuku...
Xpander raises $7.5M Seed to scale enterprise AI agents
Xpander has raised $7.5 million in a Seed round led by Pico Venture Partners to help enterprises deploy and manage AI agents across clouds and...
Critical Compass: GYLD raises $1m to scale games research
GYLD has raised $1 million to support Critical Compass, its proprietary games-research system that the firm says analyses game features and audience potential to inform...
Astute raises €1.03M to automate B2B creator partnerships
Astute, a B2B new-media platform founded in 2025 by Vida Stanić (Founder & CEO) and Abhishek Manikandan (Founder & CTO), has raised €1.03M ($1.2M) in...
Sophiie AI raises A$5M seed at A$30M valuation
Sophiie AI has raised A$5 million in a seed funding round that values the Gold Coast, Queensland–based company at A$30 million. The capital will support...
Sophiie AI raises $5M Seed to scale AI operating system for tradies
A Gold Coast startup, Sophiie AI has raised $5 million in Seed funding to further develop its AI platform for tradies and service businesses, add...
Terra Industries Raises $18M, Closes $52M Seed Round
Nigerian defence technology startup Terra Industries has raised an additional USD 18 million, bringing its seed funding to approximately USD 52 million. Founded in 2024...
Smart water heaters: Boston startup Reservoir raises $8M
Boston-based startup Reservoir has raised $8 million to turn conventional water tanks into smarter, cheaper and safer home appliances, the company said, using the seed...
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round, opens London office
Terra Industries has raised an additional $18 million to close a $52 million seed round and is expanding internationally with its first office in London....
Terra Industries secures $52M seed to build Global South defense infrastructure
Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding on Monday, bringing its seed round to $52 million. Investors in the round include Joe Lonsdale’s...
India startup funding in Q2 2026: Where the money went
A deal-by-deal review of publicly disclosed financings between April 1 and June 30, 2026, shows at least $2.2 billion-equivalent in fresh primary capital flowed to...
Pinnacle Targets Saudi Venture Capital with Growth and Secondary Fund
Pinnacle has launched a new investment fund focused on venture capital investments in growth companies and secondary transactions in Saudi Arabia, aiming to give investors...
Axis Robotics raises $12M to scale its compounding data engine
Axis Robotics announced it has raised $12 million in a seed round led by Hack VC, with participation from Nomad Capital, Pi Network Ventures, 10K...
Eternity raises pre-seed at USD 1 million valuation
Eternity has completed a pre-seed funding round backed by a private investor and reports a USD 1 million valuation. The investment amount and commercial terms...