News archive — July 2026
FundingRobotics🇨🇳Jul 1, 2026
AI2 Robotics raises $700M, becomes Greater Bay Area's first embodied AI unicorn valued over $2.8B
FundingReal Estate🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
Merritt Properties lands $750M investment to expand industrial footprint
FundingRobotics🇦🇺Jul 1, 2026
Drone startup Emesent raises US$16.2M to ride the defence spending boom
InvestorsEngineering and Manufacturing Equipment🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
Behrman Capital closes $250M secondary to back Shur-Co
ProductsEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
OpenAI's first hardware isn't the Jony Ive gadget — it's a macro pad for Codex
M&AFintech🇦🇪Jul 1, 2026
Beehive buys majority stake in Saudi platform Themar, becomes first SME lender in 3 GCC markets
Funding🇨🇳Jul 1, 2026
Tsinghua-linked silicon photonics startup Lingdong Xinguang raises tens of millions in angel round
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
Venice AI hits $1B valuation with $65M Series A for private AI
M&AEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
Datadog buys AI startup Adaptive ML to power up observability research
FundingSecurity🇩🇰Jul 1, 2026
Keepit upsizes credit facilities to $90M as it bets on AI data services
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
Surf Air Mobility raises $21.6M loan, restructures debt to cut dilution
FundingFintech🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
inKind lands $320M debt deal from Liberty Mutual to fund restaurant growth
FundingHealth🇺🇸Jul 1, 2026
Materna Medical raises $5M to bring pelvic health device Ellora to market