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Thursday 1 October 2026
Meshy hits $100M ARR, first AI 3D firm to reach milestone
- Chart of the day UK fintech funding has shifted from consumers to businesses since 2016.
- Just raised Simple Energy $238M, CScale $145M, ONOMONDO $110M.
- Just founded MedTroX Solutions, Airbuild, Triton Sentinel.
- In the news Stegra names Saab veteran Micael Johansson as CEO amid green steel cash crunch, and four more stories.
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UK fintech venture funding from 2016 to 2026, split between companies selling only to businesses, only to consumers, or to both. Business-only fintech went from 47% of the money to 88%, while consumer-only fell from 44% to 5%, or $2.8B in 2021 to $0.11B so far in 2026.
Just raised
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Simple EnergyBengaluru$238M Series CBuilding the Next Generation Electric Scooter. Backed by Dr. A Velumani Family Office and Ankit Gupta..
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CScalePalo Alto$145M Series COptical interconnect for reliable gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure. Backed by Atreides Management and Premji Invest.
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ONOMONDOTaastrup$110M Late VCA global cellular operator that offers wireless network for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Backed by Aspirity Partners and Export and Investment Fund of Denmark.
By country
- US$71B
- China$6.4B
- France$4.8B
- UK$3.6B
- India$1.3B
- Netherlands$1.1B
By sector
- Enterprise software$50B
- Health$9.3B
- Security$7.9B
- Energy$7.8B
- Semiconductors$6.9B
- Transportation$6.9B
$97B across 2,051 rounds in September, by headquarters and by sector.
Just founded
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Patient information portal helping hospitals prepare patients for medical procedures.
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RRThomas Skledar & Rolf Reiterer founded it. Skledar worked at Hellmut Habel Gesellschaft m.b.H.. Reiterer studied at University of Graz. -
AirbuildVienna
AI platform that turns plain-language descriptions into production-ready software.
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VKJulian Breitenecker, Thomas Grausgruber & Vladyslav Kostiushko founded it. Breitenecker previously founded Fox Education and FoxEducation. -
AI platform for automating offensive security engagements.
SCSean C. founded it after working at PRISM and ThriveDX.
In the news
View all news stories- Stegra names Saab veteran Micael Johansson as CEO amid green steel cash crunch
Swedish green steel startup Stegra has appointed Micael Johansson as its new chief executive officer, as the company says it needs additional capital to complete construction of its giant green steel plant.
- Meshy hits $100M ARR, first AI 3D firm to reach milestone
Meshy said its annual recurring revenue (ARR) has passed $100 million, up 100x from $1 million in under two years.
- Germany's Stark unveils crewless boat built to run for weeks at sea
German company Stark has built an autonomous boat that can operate at sea for weeks without a crew.
- JCB posts £5.7B in sales, opens $1B Texas plant amid leadership change
- OpenAI seeks $30B at $1.4T valuation as IPO waits
OpenAI is reportedly seeking at least $30 billion in new funding at a roughly $1.4 trillion pre-money valuation, according to Bloomberg.
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