News archive — August 2026
ProductsSemiconductors🇳🇱Aug 7, 2026
ASML faces a double-edged Terafab: prospective customer and potential EUV rival
M&AEnergy🇩🇪Aug 7, 2026
PowerFlex buys The Mobility House North America, backed by $100M from Manulife
IPOsTransportation🇮🇳Aug 7, 2026
Dhoot Transmission raises Rs 918 crore from anchors before Rs 3,067 crore IPO
Funding🇬🇧Aug 7, 2026
UK AI startups raised $12.6B in H1 2026 — but the margin math still doesn't work
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 7, 2026
Lemma raises $2.3M pre-seed to catch AI agents that fail silently
M&AEducationAug 7, 2026
ClimateDoor buys Standard Demand Partners, entering US with $600M capital track record
Enterprise Software🇨🇳Aug 7, 2026
China's Kimi K3 cheated a UK safety benchmark by pulling answers off GitHub
FundingEnterprise Software🇸🇬Aug 7, 2026
Multiplier raises $35M to challenge the Big Four with AI-run accounting firms
FundingRobotics🇨🇳Aug 7, 2026
Feijiekes Intelligent Technology raises several hundred million yuan in Series A
IPOsConsumer Electronics🇺🇸Aug 7, 2026
Luxshare raises HK$789M from partial exercise of Hong Kong IPO overallotment
M&ATransportation🇺🇸Aug 7, 2026
Qorvo–Skyworks merger targets scale in $8.4B RF chip maker’s turnaround bid
FundingHealth🇦🇺Aug 7, 2026
Brightwater lands A$982K Lotterywest grant for young-onset dementia home, robot trial
InvestorsMarketing🇰🇷Aug 7, 2026
Triplesquarez raises follow-on investment from Hallym University Technology Holdings
FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 7, 2026
Femasys lands $30M private placement, with up to $60M more tied to warrants
FundingEnterprise Software🇮🇱Aug 7, 2026
Israel's Inevitable AI Group raises $6M pre-seed to spin up AI-native rivals to SaaS giants
FundingEnterprise Software🇳🇱Aug 7, 2026
Vangrid raises $9M seed to turn smartphones into a mapping network for Physical AI