News archive — June 2026
Funding🇬🇧Jun 22, 2026
Technology Minerals raises £2.085M to fund 'Mantle' pivot to sovereign critical minerals
FundingBotswanaJun 22, 2026
Letshego raises BWP 10M via senior unsecured notes placed with IPRO Botswana Money Market Fund
Funding🇳🇬Jun 22, 2026
Advans Nigeria raises N6 billion in debut commercial paper to boost SME financing
Funding🇮🇳Jun 22, 2026
IDfy raises ~$23M late-stage round at $256.4M valuation to scale risk detection
Funding🇦🇺Jun 22, 2026
Critical Minerals Group raises US$970.6K placement to advance vanadium electrolyte strategy
Investors🇦🇺Jun 22, 2026
Centuria Capital launches US$194.1M equity raise to fund AI data centre push
Funding🇳🇱Jun 21, 2026
Dimension Data SPV taps ₦5 billion bond to fuel Nigeria's digital infrastructure expansion
People🇺🇸Jun 21, 2026
Allbirds becomes Smartbird, names ex-AWS executive Nadia Carlsten CEO to cement AI pivot
Funding🇨🇳Jun 21, 2026
Aluksen Optoelectronics raises US$13.8M Series B extension led by Green Pine Capital
Funding🇫🇮Jun 21, 2026
Steady Energy secures €10.5m loan from Business Finland for pilot nuclear plant
Funding🇨🇭Jun 21, 2026
CHD wins $50,000 Venture Kick grant to advance remote monitoring for high-risk pregnancies
🇮🇳Jun 20, 2026
Sumeet Industries launches US$27.1M rights issue to fund expansion, debt cuts and solar
Big techEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jun 20, 2026
Andrew Ng warns Anthropic's Fable 5 restrictions set a worrying precedent for AI access
Funding🇺🇸Jun 20, 2026
Automated cell therapy manufacturing attracts $1.1B across 34 rounds, led by Cellares