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FundingSecurity🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Bolt raises up to $27M bridge round as CEO Breslow pledges $5M
Products🇺🇦Aug 31, 2026 Mykhailo Fedorov launches defence-tech company with Palantir CEO as lead investor
M&AHosting🇫🇷Aug 31, 2026 Jamespot buys email operator Alinto to build a French rival to Microsoft 365
M&ALegal🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Spin.AI buys Israel's DoControl to widen SaaS and AI security stack
Energy🇸🇬Aug 31, 2026 August Energy, Energeia launch $100M efficiency platform for India
FundingRobotics🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Inq adds $800K convertible tranche at a higher SEK 0.16 conversion price
FundingFashion🇰🇷Aug 31, 2026 Korean eyewear brand Blue Elephant raises $70M, opens first US store
M&ATravel🇮🇹Aug 31, 2026 DUCO Travel Summit acquired by investor group led by new president Rebeca Pinheiro
InvestorsSecurityAug 31, 2026 Guardian Audits launches $1M fund to cover crypto security audits
Investors🇨🇦Aug 31, 2026 Pender launches global small- and mid-cap fund led by 25-year veteran Teresa Lee
Chemicals🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Sudarshan sells German tolling unit to Celanese for €76.5M
M&AAug 31, 2026 City Roots buys creator-founded vegan seafood brand Fysh Foods
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Digi International expands revolving credit line to $350M
M&AHealth🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Stryker buys ZuriMED to bolster shoulder repair portfolio
🇧🇷Aug 31, 2026 BluSun buys 100% of toy retailer Ri Happy, brings back former CEO
M&ASports🇸🇰Aug 31, 2026 Spain's PNS buys Europe's top ski-rental marketplace Alpy.com
M&AGaming🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 GameStop builds $4.95B eBay stake after $56B takeover rebuff
InvestorsEnterprise Software🇸🇬Aug 31, 2026 GLP Japan launches $3.7B fund for logistics centres
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital leads $1B round in Polymarket at $21B valuation
Investors🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 F&F Ventures launches $10M ecommerce fund with SHOPLINE
ProductsSpace🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Pentagon rolls out custom Grok and ChatGPT to 3M personnel via GenAI.mil
Funding🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Blue Voice raises $6M seed to grow AI assistant for US police
Real Estate🇨🇦Aug 31, 2026 Ontario grants Lakeland Multi-Trade C$100K for digital overhaul
Robotics🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 China's UniX AI raises tens of millions of yuan from Keli Sensing
FundingHosting🇬🇧Aug 31, 2026 Nscale lands $3B in debt to build out two US AI campuses
M&AJobs Recruitment🇬🇧Aug 31, 2026 Deloitte buys Wavicle to boost its Databricks and AI engineering muscle
Education🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 China's Dexiang Technology raises angel round for enterprise AI coaching
Robotics🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 China's United Imaging raises hundreds of millions for embodied AI vision push
FundingSemiconductors🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 Yanwei Semiconductor raises ~$223M Series B, among China's largest chip rounds
M&AReal Estate🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 CPI FIM to merge assets with CPI Property Group
FundingMedia🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Clipto raises $15M seed at a $250M valuation to make video searchable
FundingFintech🇯🇵Aug 31, 2026 Mitsui raises $750M in bonds to fund low-carbon ammonia push
Home Living🇸🇪Aug 31, 2026 BNDES lends R$300M to Electrolux for AI, energy-efficient products
Fintech🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 NYSE parent ICE invests in tZERO, licenses its tokenization patents
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Probably Genetic lands $10M ARPA-H grant for rare disease diagnosis
M&ALegal🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Helix shareholders back all-stock merger with Hornbeck, closing September 1
M&AAug 31, 2026 Contract Lumber buys HT Building Products to grow Texas footprint
IPOsKids🇮🇳Aug 31, 2026 Mom's Belief parent raises ₹50 crore anchor round ahead of ₹125 crore IPO
M&AFintech🇫🇷Aug 31, 2026 Fomo buys Mobula tech as trading volume nears $2.8B a month
Education🇮🇳Aug 31, 2026 ABP Education takes equity stake in voice-first AI tutor YoLearn.ai
Media🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Morphic reports 9.3x revenue growth as studios adopt collaborative AI video platform
🇭🇰Aug 31, 2026 Yuan Heng Gas raises HK$10.27M in share placing to fund working capital
FundingHome Living🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 National Christmas Products lands $40M asset-based credit line from Legacy
FundingHealth🇬🇧Aug 31, 2026 Scan.com raises $90M equity in one of the UK's largest early-stage health rounds
Sports🇫🇷Aug 31, 2026 Decathlon buys 50% of France's Sport 2000 to expand in winter sports
Robotics🇨🇦Aug 31, 2026 Draganfly raises $50M in share sale priced above market
🇸🇪Aug 31, 2026 Cota Robotics raises 20M SEK for its in-store robot workforce
Investors🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 a16z expands fifth Growth fund to $8.5B to back tech scaleups
🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 Bearing maker Luoyang LYC raises 665M CNY in strategic placement
🇰🇷Aug 31, 2026 Korean banks take 30% of Infinite Block in digital-asset custody bet
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