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Monday 12 October 2026

Ireland commits €1B to scale homegrown companies globally

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Is the SaaSpocalypse over?. Stripe's SaaS payment growth accelerated to 31.5% by August 2026.

SaaS payment growth on Stripe picked up to 31.5% by August 2026, while Dealroom's median listed business-software multiple sits about 20% below where it was in August 2025. The chart shows how share prices can rise even as revenue multiples stay lower.

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  • TessolveBengaluru$75M Late VC

    Semiconductor engineering services. Led by US-based Vector Line Capital.

  • BiotreeHuangpu$13.8M Series B

    Specializing in the application, consulting and development of cutting-edge research technology. Backed by CSC Financial and Qiming Venture Partners.

  • AutobiaDammam$12M Series A

    A Saudi based B2B marketplace leveraging the data to solve the infrastructure and after-sales challenges in the automotive industry. Led by Artal Capital and Wa'ed Ventures participating.

By country

  • US$56B
  • South Korea$2.6B
  • China$624M
  • India$386M
  • UK$357M
  • France$349M

By sector

  • Enterprise software$50B
  • Health$4.5B
  • Hosting$4.4B
  • Food$2.7B
  • Fintech$2.4B
  • Energy$1.3B

$62B across 414 rounds in October so far, by headquarters and by sector.

  • KeresDenver$125K raised

    Reusable unmanned jet interceptors for air defense.

    PJCPParker Jamieson & Christopher Palazzolo founded it. Palazzolo worked at H3X Technologies and Cosmic Aerospace.

  • AI agents automating electrical power system engineering.

    CVCristian Valdivia previously founded iusTomas and A0x and studied at Federico Santa María Technical University.

  • AI-powered commercial team achieving business growth targets.

    JMJuriaan Matthijssen previously founded Green Whale Smart Capital and Vinted Go and worked at StartReady and LiveWords.

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