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Juspay teams with Recurly on subscription payments
Fintech

Juspay teams with Recurly on subscription payments

Subscription merchants could gain faster access to local payment methods as Recurly taps Juspay's Hyperswitch for more than 300 providers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Outlier Space raises USD $7.35m to build reusable capsules
Space

Outlier Space raises USD $7.35m to build reusable capsules

The Auckland start-up will use the funds to develop capsules for microgravity research and manufacturing as demand grows for orbital access.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
groundcover raises USD $100 million in Series C round
Software-as-a-Service

groundcover raises USD $100 million in Series C round

It will fund North American expansion and product development as observability demand rises with cloud and AI workloads, after revenue tripled.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Tines launches 3B to govern AI-generated workflows
Software-as-a-Service

Tines launches 3B to govern AI-generated workflows

The platform targets firms struggling to oversee a surge in AI-built software, as governance gaps create security and compliance risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Freehand raises USD $75 million for supply chain AI
Software-as-a-Service

Freehand raises USD $75 million for supply chain AI

The startup's software is already at Meta and Unilever, as investors back its push to cut supply chain costs and manual work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Global fintech market set to hit USD $1.5tn by 2034
Fintech

Global fintech market set to hit USD $1.5tn by 2034

Digital payments, AI and open banking are set to propel the sector to USD $1,533.29 billion by 2034, the report says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Frenos raises USD $1.52 million to boost OT security
IoT Security

Frenos raises USD $1.52 million to boost OT security

The funding gives Frenos more room to expand sales and AI research as demand grows for OT security tools that avoid disrupting production.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Agscent raises AUD $5 million to boost AI scent tech
Agricultural Technology

Agscent raises AUD $5 million to boost AI scent tech

The Canberra-based startup's funding will speed livestock diagnostics that can cut waiting times for farmers and support wider health and emissions monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Saviynt launches Zuma as AI identity security platform
Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt launches Zuma as AI identity security platform

Rising demand for AI security helped Saviynt top USD $300 million in annual recurring revenue as enterprises seek control over non-human identities.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
ZuriQ raises USD $25.5 million to scale quantum chips
High Performance Computing

ZuriQ raises USD $25.5 million to scale quantum chips

The Swiss start-up will use fresh funding to expand its team and scale fabrication of trapped-ion chips aimed at hundreds of qubits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Beelzebub raises EUR €3 million to boost cybersecurity
Software-as-a-Service

Beelzebub raises EUR €3 million to boost cybersecurity

The Milan-founded startup plans to expand in Rome and San Francisco as it targets European firms facing tighter NIS2 cybersecurity rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Multiverse Computing raises USD $570 million in Series C
Space

Multiverse Computing raises USD $570 million in Series C

The funding lifts the Spanish AI firm to a USD $1.7 billion valuation as demand grows for cheaper, lower-energy model deployment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
KPay wins Singapore payment licence in-principle approval
Data Analytics

KPay wins Singapore payment licence in-principle approval

The approval could let the fintech broaden regulated services in Singapore, where it serves more than 10,000 small and medium-sized merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Ropedia raises USD $30 million to expand physical AI data
Robotics

Ropedia raises USD $30 million to expand physical AI data

Singapore startup's wearable data system could cut robotics training costs by up to 50 times as physical AI demand grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Ossprey raises USD $2.65 million for supply chain security
Application Security

Ossprey raises USD $2.65 million for supply chain security

The round will fund hiring, product work and overseas growth as investors back tools to counter AI-driven software supply chain risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Approov appoints Rex S. Jackson as chairman of board
Fintech

Approov appoints Rex S. Jackson as chairman of board

The boardroom handover comes as Approov pushes its API security tools to counter bots, tampered apps and unauthorised AI agents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

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Patch brings young Irish founders to Baltyboys forum
Robotics

Patch brings young Irish founders to Baltyboys forum

The forum gave teenage founders access to investors and mentors as Patch seeks to turn early ideas into ventures and build a peer network.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month