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M&AEducation🇬🇧Aug 31, 2026 Blackburn College acquires Training 2000 from University of Lancashire
Fintech🇬🇧Aug 31, 2026 Oxford Economics buys strategy firm FrontierView
Fintech🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Germany’s startup friction debate: notary formalities, PoA and the cost of complexity
Funding🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 Diefeng raises US$4.13M to scale ship wind-propulsion tech
Health🇰🇷Aug 31, 2026 ABLE Labs raises US$10.1M Series A for lab automation push
FundingEnergy🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Circular Services lands $5.05M from Connecticut Green Bank to expand organics recovery
Robotics🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 Wuxi Gongwang raises US$13.8M Series A led by NIO Capital for inductive encoders
Funding🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 China's Lingjing raises US$412.5K seed round for AI emotional healing platform
Security🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Flock hits $8.3B valuation on $500M raise as camera backlash builds
InvestorsFintech🇮🇳Aug 31, 2026 Spark Capital launches US$34-crore push with new late-stage PE and credit funds
FundingEnergy🇯🇵Aug 31, 2026 Microalgae SAF startup Atierra raises US$461.5K pre-seed led by Lifetime Ventures
EnergyAug 31, 2026 Spark Dealer Group buys into Kentucky with Louisville Outdoor Turf deal
M&A🇳🇬Aug 31, 2026 ePointZero buys majority stake in Azura's 752MW African power portfolio
M&AMarketing🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Kiva Sales & Service and Petalfast close cannabis merger, adding 8 new brands
FundingFood🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Innatrix lands $499,786 NSF grant to push biopesticide toward market
Energy🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 China's Dongxi Fusion raises US$41.3M to commercialise laser fusion
FundingSemiconductors🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 Suzhou Miwei raises $14.9M Series A to put AI computing in orbit
FundingReal Estate🇯🇵Aug 31, 2026 Daiwa Zaitaku lands US$15.4M credit line from Mizuho Bank
Health🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 China's Jingke Health raises Series A for personalised wellness push
InvestorsFintech🇪🇸Aug 31, 2026 Naria closes impact round with French fund Fitrust anchoring €250K
Food🇺🇸Aug 31, 2026 Kevin Durant's early Hugging Face bet could become a $60M AI windfall
Funding🇦🇺Aug 31, 2026 Alterity locks in underwriting for up to US$5.15M options raise
Semiconductors🇨🇳Aug 31, 2026 Chip toolmaker GK Precision jumps 400% after IPO, minting $1.4B founder
Funding🇰🇷Aug 31, 2026 Hanmi puts US$838.4K into Molgenbio as it resumes venture investing
Chemicals🇯🇵Aug 30, 2026 Sotas raises early VC from Rice Capital to build chemical marketplace
Enterprise Software🇨🇳Aug 30, 2026 AInnovation buys 51% of Qingdao ALP for $17.1M in AI manufacturing push
Transportation🇪🇸Aug 30, 2026 LIUX’s Big microcar targets Europe’s sustainable urban mobility market
FundingAug 30, 2026 Plushie Planet raises $10M to scale its AI companions and "emotional economy" push
Enterprise Software🇵🇭Aug 30, 2026 IFC backs YCO Cloud with $170M debt for Philippine data center push
FundingFintech🇩🇪Aug 30, 2026 Beinsure raises $300K seed to turn insurance data into AI intelligence
Transportation🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Cullinan opens $961K Honeywell Aerospace stake as stock slides
FundingFintech🇭🇰Aug 30, 2026 China Baoli raises US$7.25M to fund Mongolia mining push
Enterprise Software🇸🇦Aug 30, 2026 Dar Al Balad lands SAR 20M Sharia-compliant credit line from Emirates NBD
Funding🇦🇪Aug 30, 2026 Hub71's 17th cohort raises record $223M, cementing Abu Dhabi's AI push
Health🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Globe Life posts $1.6B in quarterly revenue as Manulife takes $10.35M stake
Energy🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 DTE Energy tops Q2 estimates with $1.32 EPS as new investors pile in
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Jefferies opens $2.24M NetApp stake as storage firm beats revenue estimates
Investors🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Derayah stakes $65M on HOF Capital's AI-focused fund
🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Legal & General buys $19.51M stake in Bio-Techne
🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Corient takes new $11.51M stake in Old Dominion Freight Line
Investors🇰🇷Aug 30, 2026 NH Nonghyup quadruples growth fund to US$335.4M, eyes US$838.4M total by year-end
Funding🇸🇪Aug 30, 2026 Elekta secures US$133M EIB loan to develop cancer treatments
Food🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Cole Swindell takes equity stake in Free Bird spring water
FundingSemiconductors🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 AMD raises $1B in bonds to fund 3nm and 2nm chip development
Sports🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Dycom revenue jumps 45.6% to $2.01B as Manulife adds $12.99M stake
M&ATransportation🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Sonic Automotive buys Porsche dealership as stock trades at $79.68, well below $99 fair value
Funding🇦🇺Aug 30, 2026 UK's Next Wave Partners joins QIC-led round in robotics firm FMT
FundingRobotics🇯🇵Aug 30, 2026 Japan's Prodrone raises US$2.31M from state-backed decarbonisation fund
Transportation🇨🇳Aug 30, 2026 Chery buys 10% of NIO research unit Weiju in $10.8M deal
Health🇺🇸Aug 30, 2026 Manulife buys $14.4M ResMed stake as revenue climbs 8.6%
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