Category: Startups
Founders, funding, products and the business of technology.
Ericsson Names Winners of Innovation Challenge 2026 at India Mobile Congress
Ericsson announced six startup winners of its 2026 Innovation Challenge, spotlighting 5G and AI solutions across healthcare, agriculture, and logistics.
Inner Sky Labs Unveils Physical AI Foundation Models and Secures $30.9 Million
Inner Sky Labs launched a physical AI foundation model platform alongside a $30.9 million funding round to scale its enterprise robotics engine.
Vesta Secures $30 Million to Automate Mortgage Origination With AI Agents
Mortgage tech startup Vesta raises $30 million led by Conversion Capital to expand its AI agent swarms for loan origination and workflow tracking.
Regional UK Deep-Tech Hubs Face VC Deficit Despite Growing Research Base
Venture capital remains concentrated in London, Oxford, and Cambridge, leaving UK regional deep-tech clusters underfunded despite strong research.
DailyObjects Secures ₹332 Crore Series C to Scale Offline Retail Network
DailyObjects raises ₹332 Cr ($34.3 Mn) in Series C funding to expand physical retail stores across India and double its net revenue.
Neela Biotech Secures £2.1M to Convert Organic Waste Into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Cambridge startup Neela Biotech raises £2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale AI-guided microbial conversion of organic waste into jet fuel.
Gudea Secures $7 Million Seed Round to Forecast Online Narrative Spread
Minneapolis startup Gudea raised $7 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform that tracks and predicts viral online narratives across 600 platforms.
NextBlock Leads $3M Seed Round for Blockchain Privacy Provider Soda Labs
Soda Labs raised $3M from NextBlock to expand its garbled-circuit privacy coprocessor across EVM and non-EVM public blockchains.
Bloccpay Pairs Stablecoin Payouts with Digital Pay Slips for Cross-Border Talent
Bloccpay offers chain-agnostic stablecoin payouts and bank-grade pay slips to help remote African talent verify cross-border earnings.
Metacon Secures EU Grant for Biomethane-to-Hydrogen Pilot in Crete
Metacon SA receives €241,920 in EU funding for a Crete-based pilot converting agricultural waste biogas into renewable hydrogen using catalytic reforming.
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