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Hosting🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Lambda targets $3B pre-IPO round at $12B valuation
M&AEnterprise Software🇮🇪Aug 25, 2026 Accenture buys Dutch SAP firm McCoy, adding 380+ specialists to its mid-market push
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Confluence, a $7.6B Pittsburgh RIA, sells minority stake to Constellation
IPOsHealth🇫🇮Aug 25, 2026 Oura targets $3B IPO at a $16B valuation, near the top of its sector
Big techMedia🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Meta to launch OpenClaw rival 'Hatch' within weeks, eyeing $199.99 tier
Energy🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 SurgoCap builds $119.8M Argan stake as insiders cash out
Aug 25, 2026 Scotland's Rowan Glen wins £400K grant to enter cottage cheese market
FundingEnergy🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 New Bedford's Orpheus Ocean lands $100K in Massachusetts climatetech push
M&AFintech🇮🇱Aug 25, 2026 Nayax to buy smart-parking firm IPS Group for $350M
FundingFood🇧🇪Aug 25, 2026 MAASH lands €12.15M to scale mycoprotein production in France
FundingFintech🇦🇪Aug 25, 2026 Oro raises $3M to turn plain-language commands into DeFi transactions
Event Tech🇬🇧Aug 25, 2026 Black Tartan lands second Teddy Lee backing in a single year
Transportation🇨🇦Aug 25, 2026 Quantbot takes new $1.68M stake in logistics software firm Descartes
InvestorsAug 25, 2026 Boundless VC closes oversubscribed $35M maiden fund for early-stage AI
Health🇮🇳Aug 25, 2026 Staywell.Health raises early VC round led by Equanimity to build AI-native health insurance platform
IPOsSpace🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Ursa Major to go public in $2.3B SPAC deal
ZimbabweAug 25, 2026 Zimbabwe pension fund buys $100M CBZ stake as seller's identity draws scrutiny
M&A🇮🇳Aug 25, 2026 Antariksh open offer targets 26% at ₹86 — a huge premium to its ₹2.48 market price
Energy🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 OMERS buys $5.48M stake in American Electric Power as earnings miss
M&ATransportation🇩🇪Aug 25, 2026 mobile.de to acquire Carwow's German business, terms undisclosed
Energy🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Korea Investment takes new $3.2M stake in IFF as fund interest holds
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Mundo raises $20M Series A to build the data layer for AI perception
M&A🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Banyan buys Australian retention firm CRMA to bolster Harrier National
Education🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 IEQ Capital buys $2.89M Coursera stake as revenue jumps 59.6%
M&AMedia🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Overhead Door buys Motion Access to boost Horton service arm
🇯🇵Aug 25, 2026 Acquirer takes full control of AiPro to boost reused-phone business
M&A🇬🇧Aug 25, 2026 HSA & Co buys Lanham and Company, adding 300+ clients in East Anglia
FundingEducation🇮🇳Aug 25, 2026 Utsav raises $3.8M Series A to scale its devotion platform
Health🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 CIBC buys new $14.6M stake in HCA as hospital operator beats on revenue
M&AEnergy🇰🇷Aug 25, 2026 SK Innovation to absorb battery-separator unit SKIET in all-stock merger
M&AMedia🇪🇸Aug 25, 2026 Madrid's Taptap buys Manchester adtech Skyrise as founders exit
Real Estate🇸🇪Aug 25, 2026 Heimstaden Bostad prices SEK 1.5B green bond in two tranches
InvestorsFintech🇿🇦Aug 25, 2026 Edge Growth reaches $21.9M first close for African SME debt fund
FashionAug 25, 2026 Doctor-founded anti-aging platform Filiidei raises seed round from CNT Tech
FundingEnergy🇮🇳Aug 25, 2026 CarbonStrong raises ₹12.5 Cr. seed to scale low-carbon cement substitutes
IPOsAug 25, 2026 Bayilik raises $4M Series B, sets sights on 2026 KOSDAQ listing
M&A🇯🇵Aug 25, 2026 SMFL closes 30% stake in Philippine leasing firm RLFC
Semiconductors🇨🇳Aug 25, 2026 Quantum control specialist Zhongweida raises second round in six months
Food🇰🇷Aug 25, 2026 brink lands cnt tech backing for AI-powered wellness drink dispensers
Funding🇰🇷Aug 25, 2026 Moon-rover startup Muintamsayeonguso raises $8.7M to prep lunar surface tests
FundingMarketing🇸🇦Aug 25, 2026 Raff raises $1.7M pre-seed to help brands crack physical retail
Investors🇰🇷Aug 25, 2026 KAMCO, Standard Chartered launch $211M ship fund for Korean carriers
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 eGenesis lands $14M convertible note from India's NATCO Pharma
FundingFood🇳🇱Aug 25, 2026 VitalFluid raises €17.2M Series A to take plasma crop protection to the US
FundingEnterprise SoftwareAug 25, 2026 AI design platform OJO raises nearly RMB 100M in angel round led by Shunwei and Lenovo
Energy🇺🇸Aug 25, 2026 Varma buys $12.6M Xylem stake as pension and sovereign funds pile in
FundingFood🇳🇱Aug 25, 2026 The Banana Factory raises €1.2M to scale banana-waste puree elevenfold
FundingFashion🇸🇪Aug 25, 2026 eComID raises $17M seed to build a shopping passport for AI commerce
M&ATransportation🇬🇧Aug 25, 2026 Ex-F1 boss buys European Cargo out of administration, saving A340 fleet
FundingHealth🇬🇧Aug 25, 2026 Solvonis raises £1.3M to fund three clinical programmes
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