News archive — September 2026
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Sep 20, 2026
Banks lend $22B to Blackstone, Alphabet's Crux AI, backed by chips
Fintech🇺🇸Sep 20, 2026
Emerald Square Ventures takes majority stake in Latin America trial platform H Clinical
FundingEnterprise Software🇵🇱Sep 20, 2026
Hellobot raises $1.3M, moves HQ to Wrocław to scale voice AI
Energy🇨🇳Sep 20, 2026
China's "socket king" Bull Group buys inverter maker Xiwei to expand energy push
FundingTransportation🇮🇳Sep 19, 2026
Skyways Air Services raises $5M in pre-IPO placement, trims fresh issue
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
Noetive exits stealth with $41M seed to bring AI to the physical economy
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
Vantora raises $100M from Silversmith to build AI ventures inside industrial giants
FundingTransportation🇻🇳Sep 19, 2026
VinFast lands $200M debt facility backed by Italy's export credit agency
FundingFintech🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
Iris launches with $43M to turn telecom carriers into financial players
M&AKids🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
STA acquires Sunrise Transportation, adding 1,000 buses in Illinois and Connecticut
InvestorsEnergy🇰🇪Sep 19, 2026
Catalyst Fund backs OKOA to scale interoperable battery-swapping across Africa
FundingSports🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
Yankees land $2.6B from Apollo at $10B valuation as Steinbrenners sell stake
M&AEnterprise Software🇫🇷Sep 19, 2026
TVH Consulting buys GOOM Spain, crosses €20M in Spanish revenue
FundingConsumer Electronics🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
Persona AI raises $5M for a wrist bracelet that acts on your voice
Transportation🇫🇮Sep 19, 2026
Finland's QOCO raises tens of millions from Ilmarinen and Elo for aviation software
FundingFood🇺🇸Sep 19, 2026
Katie's Pizza lands $5M SBA loan — biggest for a Missouri restaurant in five years
EducationUgandaSep 19, 2026
Five women-led Ugandan startups win $10,000 grants each from Standard Chartered
Semiconductors🇨🇳Sep 19, 2026
Tactile-sensing startup Qianjue raises hundreds of millions of yuan across two rounds