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Capita expands Multiverse AI training to 750 staff
Digital Transformation

Capita expands Multiverse AI training to 750 staff

Capita expands its Multiverse AI training to 750 staff, after early cohorts saved 10 hours a week each and delivered 400 automation projects.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
British bank backs SuperSeed Physical AI fund with cash
Manufacturing

British bank backs SuperSeed Physical AI fund with cash

British Business Bank pledges up to GBP £50 million to SuperSeed's new Physical AI fund targeting early-stage industrial tech start-ups.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Ternary raises GBP £3.6m to engineer AI molecular glues
Artificial Intelligence

Ternary raises GBP £3.6m to engineer AI molecular glues

London biotech Ternary raises GBP £3.6m seed funding to engineer AI-designed molecular glue drugs for hard-to-treat diseases.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

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Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs
Fintech

Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs

Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane
Firewalls

Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane

Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Multiply raises USD $9.5m for self-learning B2B ads
Customer Relationship Management

Multiply raises USD $9.5m for self-learning B2B ads

San Francisco startup Multiply raises USD $9.5m to power self-learning B2B ad campaigns across Google Search, LinkedIn and emerging AI formats.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Strong growth for Irish tech imports across Australia and New Zealand
Fintech

Strong growth for Irish tech imports across Australia and New Zealand

Irish tech exports to Australia and New Zealand have surged nearly 60% in five years, with Enterprise Ireland backing rapid sector growth.

By Donovan Jackson • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros
Software-as-a-Service

Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros

Rogo acquires AI agent firm Offset to deepen automation in investment banking and buy-side workflows after its USD $75 million Series C.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools
Fintech

Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools

Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026

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Toronto Tech Week 2026 expands with new venue, tools
Marketing Technologies

Toronto Tech Week 2026 expands with new venue, tools

Toronto Tech Week 2026 will span 300-plus events citywide, add new digital tools, and move its headline Homecoming show to History.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
OpenAI boosts Australian startups credits to USD $50,000
Digital Transformation

OpenAI boosts Australian startups credits to USD $50,000

OpenAI triples Australian startup credits to USD $50,000 and adds free ChatGPT Business seats in expanded local founders programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
TransFi raises USD $19.2m to scale stablecoin payments
Fintech

TransFi raises USD $19.2m to scale stablecoin payments

TransFi raises USD $19.2m to scale stablecoin-powered cross-border payments across emerging markets, led by Turing Financial Group.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Accel, Google back five startups in 2026 Atoms AI Cohort
Robotics

Accel, Google back five startups in 2026 Atoms AI Cohort

Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have picked five startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort, each offered up to USD $2 million and compute.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch
Digital Transformation

AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch

Australian startups face cash squeeze as AI hype drives costly pivots, shorter runway and delayed IPO plans, Carta research finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Fintech forecast to add AUD $37 billion to Australia's GDP
Digital Transformation

Fintech forecast to add AUD $37 billion to Australia's GDP

Australia's fintech sector could add AUD $37 billion to GDP and hit AUD $71 billion in revenue by 2035, if capital and policy align.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
MiAI Law secures AUD $2 million for AI legal reasoning
Risk & Compliance

MiAI Law secures AUD $2 million for AI legal reasoning

Sydney's MiAI Law raises AUD $2 million to launch an AI legal research tool that exposes its reasoning step by step for lawyers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
BackOps secures USD $26m to automate logistics chains
Unified Communications

BackOps secures USD $26m to automate logistics chains

BackOps secures USD $26m Series A to scale AI-driven logistics tools that automate exception handling and cut manual supply chain work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026