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Conexus Venture Capital backs JUDI.AI growth round
Digital Transformation

Conexus Venture Capital backs JUDI.AI growth round

Borrowers could get small business loan decisions in minutes as new capital supports JUDI.AI's North American expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Build raises USD $8.5 million to automate infrastructure
Software-as-a-Service

Build raises USD $8.5 million to automate infrastructure

The funding will speed expansion as developers race to clear power, planning and environmental hurdles for data centres and other infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Nomerra raises USD $2 million to automate private markets
Software-as-a-Service

Nomerra raises USD $2 million to automate private markets

Private markets firms could cut paperwork as the Berlin start-up targets manual fund accounting, treasury and transfer agency work.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Paysafe joins Primer to widen card payment options
Software-as-a-Service

Paysafe joins Primer to widen card payment options

Merchants using Primer can now tap Paysafe's card processing in North America, Europe and Australasia, widening routing choice.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Reo.Dev passes 100 million profiles in developer graph
DevOps

Reo.Dev passes 100 million profiles in developer graph

Developer-sales teams gain a wider pool of buyers to target as the graph now tracks engineers across 30,000 technologies and 250 functions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Gordian Capital rebrands to IQ-EQ across Asia-Pacific
Risk & Compliance

Gordian Capital rebrands to IQ-EQ across Asia-Pacific

The move gives fund managers a single route into IQ-EQ's wider services across 25 jurisdictions as it deepens its Asia-Pacific and Middle East reach.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Wultra raises EUR €6.8m in Series A led by Seventure
Software-as-a-Service

Wultra raises EUR €6.8m in Series A led by Seventure

Cybersecurity group Wultra will use the funding to expand its digital identity platform as banks face rising AI-driven fraud and quantum risks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Corma earns second Gartner nod for SaaS management
Software-as-a-Service

Corma earns second Gartner nod for SaaS management

Businesses are under growing pressure to track hidden software, AI tools and access rights as Corma secures a second Gartner ranking.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
SuperPlane raises USD $2.6 million for AI ops platform
DevOps

SuperPlane raises USD $2.6 million for AI ops platform

The Serbian startup will use the cash to expand an open-source control plane that lets engineers supervise AI-driven production workflows safely.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Microsoft taps finance body to guide Copilot in Excel
Enterprise Resource Planning

Microsoft taps finance body to guide Copilot in Excel

The move puts human checks at the centre of AI-assisted modelling, as finance teams face greater scrutiny over errors in Excel outputs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Reco launches agent security for enterprise AI risk
Data Protection

Reco launches agent security for enterprise AI risk

Enterprise security teams are being pushed to track what AI agents can access and do across apps, identities and workflows before data is exposed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager
Robotics

UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager

The expansion will deepen Berkeley's ties with Japanese universities and government bodies as it scales bootcamps and founder exchange programmes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Straiker raises USD $64 million to secure AI agents
Software-as-a-Service

Straiker raises USD $64 million to secure AI agents

Enterprise customers face growing risks as autonomous software gains access to internal systems, prompting fresh demand for agent security tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Why the freelance economy might be the smartest tool a tech founder never considers
eLearning

Why the freelance economy might be the smartest tool a tech founder never considers

A lean network of specialists helped Echo3 sell more than 80,000 health and safety courses while keeping costs low in its early years.

By Alex King • 3 min read • Last week
British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding
Fintech

British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding

More than GBP £600 million has been deployed as ministers try to stop fast-growing tech firms seeking larger rounds overseas.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Xflow adds global card payments for Indian businesses
Fintech

Xflow adds global card payments for Indian businesses

Indian exporters could boost overseas collections as Xflow says its new card service lifts cross-border payment success rates above 90%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
AWS Canada spotlights nine AI pioneers across sectors
Robotics

AWS Canada spotlights nine AI pioneers across sectors

AI use is spreading across Canadian business, with AWS Canada saying 65% now use it, mostly for routine workflow and content tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week