News archive — June 2026
FundingEnergy🇬🇧Jun 22, 2026
Technology Minerals raises £2.085M to fund 'Mantle' pivot to sovereign critical minerals
FundingFood🇬🇧Jun 22, 2026
SEED Innovations backs Fieldwork Robotics with £300k as part of £2.5m raise
FundingFintechBotswanaJun 22, 2026
Letshego raises BWP 10M via senior unsecured notes placed with IPRO Botswana Money Market Fund
FundingHealth🇯🇵Jun 22, 2026
Arrowsmith closes ¥1.05bn Series A for phage-therapy push toward FDA trials
FundingFintech🇳🇬Jun 22, 2026
Advans Nigeria raises N6 billion in debut commercial paper to boost SME financing
FundingFintech🇮🇳Jun 22, 2026
IDfy raises ~$23M late-stage round at $256.4M valuation to scale risk detection
FundingEnergy🇦🇺Jun 22, 2026
Critical Minerals Group raises A$1.5M placement to advance vanadium electrolyte strategy
InvestorsFintech🇦🇺Jun 22, 2026
Centuria Capital launches A$300M equity raise to fund AI data centre push
FundingMarketing🇳🇱Jun 22, 2026
Dimension Data SPV taps ₦5 billion bond to fuel Nigeria's digital infrastructure expansion
PeopleHosting🇺🇸Jun 21, 2026
Allbirds becomes Smartbird, names ex-AWS executive Nadia Carlsten CEO to cement AI pivot
FundingEnterprise Software🇨🇳Jun 21, 2026
Kunda Automation raises tens of millions of yuan in Series A
FundingSemiconductors🇨🇳Jun 21, 2026
Aluksen Optoelectronics raises 100M CNY Series B extension led by Green Pine Capital
FundingEnergy🇨🇳Jun 21, 2026
Solid New Material closes Series A+ for high-energy-density battery materials
FundingEnergy🇫🇮Jun 21, 2026
Steady Energy secures €10.5m loan from Business Finland for pilot nuclear plant
FundingHealth🇨🇭Jun 21, 2026
CHD wins $50,000 Venture Kick grant to advance remote monitoring for high-risk pregnancies
FundingEducation🇺🇸Jun 21, 2026
Nepali founders raise $3M seed for AI explainer-video startup Lamina Labs
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jun 21, 2026
AethexAI raises $3M pre-seed to build voice AI for Africa and the Middle East
FundingEnergy🇮🇳Jun 21, 2026
HSBC India backs Waaree Renewable with ₹1,255 crore ($150.6M) debt facility
FundingSpace🇰🇷Jun 20, 2026
Specx raises KRW 3bn (~$2.2M) pre-Series A for hyperspectral space imaging
🇮🇳Jun 20, 2026
Sumeet Industries launches ₹199.75 Cr rights issue to fund expansion, debt cuts and solar
Big tech🇺🇸Jun 20, 2026
Andrew Ng warns Anthropic's Fable 5 restrictions set a worrying precedent for AI access
FundingReal Estate🇧🇷Jun 20, 2026
Melnick raises BRL 100M via CRI issuance backed by commercial notes
FundingEnergy🇪🇸Jun 20, 2026
CLCircular closes €2M Series A to scale real-time perishable-goods monitoring
FundingHealth🇺🇸Jun 20, 2026
Automated cell therapy manufacturing attracts $1.1B across 34 rounds, led by Cellares
FundingCôte d'IvoireJun 20, 2026
NSIA Banque secures $34.2M term loan from British International Investment to expand SME lending
FundingEnterprise Software🇫🇷Jun 20, 2026
Kyber raises $5M led by Lightspeed to control robots and drones in real time
InvestorsReal Estate🇬🇧Jun 19, 2026
RentGuarantor raises £1.0m in AIM placing as CEO-linked vehicle trims stake