News archive — August 2026
Fintech🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026
VeriQual closes pre-seed round, starts lender pilots for income verification platform
Funding🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026
VeriQual closes pre-seed round, starts lender pilots for income verification platform
FundingSecurity🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026
Ours Privacy raises $15M to help healthcare firms market without breaking HIPAA
Funding🇨🇳Aug 18, 2026
Yishu Technology raises Series A at US$82.5M valuation to expand health-beauty tech abroad
Investors🇧🇷Aug 18, 2026
Patria closes fourth VC fund at US$140.7M, targeting fintech and Latin America
M&A🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026
Vero Fiber merges with MontanaSky to build Northwest Montana's premier fiber provider
M&A🇫🇷Aug 18, 2026
Crest Group buys plastic-joining specialist Dukane to widen its industrial platform
FundingFood🇨🇦Aug 18, 2026
Mariposa Dairy lands US$4.77M federal grant to expand amid US tariff threat
M&A🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures could gain from Stripe's $8B OpenRouter deal