News archive — August 2026
🇺🇸Aug 20, 2026
NJEDA, RWJBarnabas Health back Portal Innovations fund with $10M for life sciences startups
FundingReal Estate🇺🇸Aug 20, 2026
Antares Labs launches with $7.25M to build AI agents for real estate institutions
Investors🇧🇷Aug 20, 2026
TRX's TRXF11 approves R$5B raise for its 13th share issue, targeting premium assets
FundingHome Living🇨🇦Aug 20, 2026
Powered by People lands Series B to plug African makers into AI-driven commerce
ProductsFintech🇧🇷Aug 20, 2026
Banco do Brasil pays $38M, TIM launches $193M buyback, BlackRock cuts Gerdau stake
M&AGaming🇨🇦Aug 20, 2026
Compulsion Games buys itself back from Xbox, reclaiming We Happy Few and South of Midnight
Semiconductors🇮🇳Aug 20, 2026
BCC Fuba India puts ₹5 crore into subsidiary ioGems via convertible debentures
FundingWellness Beauty🇧🇷Aug 20, 2026
Brazil's S do bem raises R$10M in grants to scale Chinese-plant skincare
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 20, 2026
bitdrift raises $15M seed to scale mobile observability and AI agent
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 20, 2026
Mundi lands up to $150M debt facility from Column to fund Mexican exporters
FundingFintech🇦🇺Aug 20, 2026
IIF (Invest Inya Farmer) raises new funding from Verdex to expand into Canada
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 20, 2026
Twin1 exits stealth with a $20M seed to build AI digital twins for professionals
FundingFintech🇷🇴Aug 20, 2026
Raiffeisen Bank raises €600M in Eurobond issue, tops €10B in six-year bond total
FundingHealth🇸🇪Aug 20, 2026
Eyedentity closes oversubscribed early-stage round led by Norrsken Launcher
ProductsSecurity🇨🇳Aug 20, 2026
Unitree unveils GD01 mecha as it leads a humanoid market forecast to hit $5T
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Aug 20, 2026
Singularity Future Technology raises $5M in second direct offering to fund data centre push
M&A🇬🇧Aug 20, 2026
KORE Wireless names Roi Ross chief growth officer after Searchlight and Abry buyout
Enterprise Software🇱🇺Aug 20, 2026
MoveMe brings new investor on board to fuel relocation platform's expansion