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FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Happy Health lands $75M series A to move care into the home, starting with sleep
M&A🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Odeko acquires Catapult NW
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 BioCurie lands $1M state-backed seed round for AI cell therapy platform
Investors🇵🇱Aug 18, 2026 DefendEye secures major investment led by NovaCapital
Gaming🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Metaplanet stakes $132M in bitcoin to build US treasury vehicle Superplanet
Funding🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 HASI makes its first water infrastructure bet with Burnham RNG deal
M&A🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 BioMarin to acquire Alesta for $275M upfront to gain oral rare-disease drug
M&A🇵🇰Aug 18, 2026 Bawany Air Product lifts Crescent Star Insurance stake to 12.76%
Real Estate🇬🇧Aug 18, 2026 Pemberton backs refinancing of UK building materials group Ashcourt
Funding🇹🇼Aug 18, 2026 Topoint's board approves US$13.9M bond issue in quick re-raise
Funding🇨🇳Aug 18, 2026 Garen Semiconductor raises Series A for gallium oxide push
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Luminar Capital lands $5M credit facility, scalable to $15M
Investors🇦🇺Aug 18, 2026 Parachute launches $1.5M in-house venture arm
FundingEnergy🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Riven Systems raises $7.9M pre-seed to speed up minerals processing
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Synthefy raises $6.5M to build foundation models for numbers, not words
M&A🇨🇳Aug 18, 2026 Bengbu's state fund takes control of Fengyuan Pharma for $89M as founder unwinds $16B debt
M&A🇮🇱Aug 18, 2026 Stigg buys Received.ai for usage-based billing
Fashion🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 DoubleSoul turns a $100K sock bet into a $2M raise and Shark Tank
InvestorsEnterprise Software🇬🇧Aug 18, 2026 Databricks Ventures backs Advancing Analytics in quick re-raise
FundingAug 18, 2026 NE1 Fitness Club secures £20,000 loan for expansion
M&A🇨🇭Aug 18, 2026 Aepsy buys Kinastic to become a one-stop workplace health platform
M&A🇨🇭Aug 18, 2026 Aepsy buys Kinastic to become a one-stop workplace health platform
🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Perigon buys $6.84M stake in Palo Alto Networks as stock nears record high
FundingFood🇩🇪Aug 18, 2026 Computomics raises €6.3M Series B to breed crops for a hotter climate
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Boom raises $15M Series A to build leasing OS for single-family rentals
Health🇮🇳Aug 18, 2026 Alivus buys 76% of IQGEN-X Pharma for US$1.24M
Funding🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 CAMO raises $4M seed to bring branded room service to more US hotels
Funding🇵🇹Aug 18, 2026 Portuguese turbine-sensor startup Fibersail lands Series A from Dutch family office
M&AFintech🇭🇰Aug 18, 2026 Bank of Shanghai buys BOSC International after US$309.5M in losses
M&A🇬🇧Aug 18, 2026 EU clears Santander and Centerbridge joint control of Ebury
IPOs🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 FORT Robotics to go public via SPAC deal valuing it at $557M
M&A🇩🇪Aug 18, 2026 Dachser buys 10% stake in Canada's Synergie, €60M freight specialist
FundingReal Estate🇨🇦Aug 18, 2026 1VALET lands US$11M debt facility to fund North American expansion
IPOsMedia🇮🇳Aug 18, 2026 Sunshine Pictures' US$3.83-crore IPO fully subscribed within 90 minutes
IPOs🇳🇬Aug 18, 2026 Dangote refinery raises $600M placement, sets up landmark IPO
Funding🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Capitan Orthopedics closes oversubscribed seed round
Funding🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Capitan Orthopedics closes oversubscribed seed round
FundingFintech🇵🇰Aug 18, 2026 Bank Makramah lands $36M from sponsor Nasser Lootah to shore up capital
🇦🇺Aug 18, 2026 Institutions pile into Atlassian as analysts lift targets past $170
FundingZimbabweAug 18, 2026 Tanganda closes $8M rights offer, handing Innscor 27% control
Funding🇳🇬Aug 18, 2026 Robust lands $20M debt facility to build cashew plant in Côte d’Ivoire
M&A🇬🇧Aug 18, 2026 Ventro buys £6M electrical firm RD Jukes to expand compliance offering
M&A🇬🇧Aug 18, 2026 Winvia lands £33M Barclays loan to buy up UK prize draw rivals
M&A🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Uplift acquires financial services technology consultant Engage Fi
Funding🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 MidFirst Bank takes new $810K stake in Gilead Sciences
FundingFintech🇬🇧Aug 18, 2026 Nationwide raises €150M in covered bonds maturing 2043
Energy🇨🇳Aug 18, 2026 State Grid raises US$2.05B in largest SOE dim sum bond deal
Funding🇰🇷Aug 18, 2026 Silicon2 lands US$251.5M from CVC Capital to fuel K-beauty push abroad
FundingTravel🇮🇳Aug 18, 2026 Atravelq raises seed round at $1.2M valuation to expand personalised travel
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Aug 18, 2026 Grounded raises $5M seed to make vans vehicle-agnostic
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