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🇭🇰Aug 4, 2026 Prinx Chengshan lands US$187M loan to fund Malaysia tyre push

FundingRobotics🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026 Japan's ATOM secures US$11.5M debt to fund humanoid robots

Real Estate🇦🇺Aug 4, 2026 Maas Group tips $300M more into AI factory builder Firmus, lifts guidance

FundingMedia🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026 Japan's megli raises US$769.2K seed to build AI-native entertainment

Investors 🇦🇺Aug 4, 2026 Scalare Partners acquires Fishburners, lines up $5M raise

Energy🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026 Southern Company prices $2.4B in convertible notes after upsizing offering

FundingJobs Recruitment🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026 X Mile raises US$24.4M Series C to build vertical AI for Japan's non-desk industries

Media🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026 Japan's every debuts on Tokyo's Growth Market, led by DELISH KITCHEN

Investors 🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026 Resona launches US$44.6M fund to lead startup rounds

FundingEnergy🇫🇷Aug 4, 2026 CVE lands €350M debt facility from Macquarie to grow solar arm

M&AFintech🇮🇳Aug 4, 2026 Mintoak buys UAE's ICC Loyalty to build payments OS for banks

Funding 🇰🇷Aug 4, 2026 Korean Air raises $300M in dollar bonds, weeks after samurai issue

FundingEnergy🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026 UpcycleX raises seed round from FuturePlay to turn waste plastic into chemicals

FundingRobotics🇦🇺Aug 4, 2026 Zabidou raises US$2.26M for factory quality control after founder's self-driving startup collapsed

FundingEnterprise Software🇮🇳Aug 4, 2026 Kily raises $3.1M to scale AI agents for e-commerce brands

Security🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026 Scanner lands angel backing from CISO syndicate SVCI

FundingMusic🇬🇧Aug 4, 2026 HashiCorp founder's Superlogical lands backing from Stripe, Shopify and Vercel chiefs

M&ATransportation🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Fox Motors buys Maple Hill Auto Group near Kalamazoo

🇧🇷Aug 3, 2026 Cogna consolidates control of Vasta as Somos absorbs the platform

M&A 🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Apollo buys Texas water infrastructure firm Maverick from Crosstimbers

M&ALegal🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Ascend buys Chicago MSP Xamin to deepen financial services expertise

M&AEnergy🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Williams buys Gulf Coast gas operator M6 for $5.5B

Travel🇨🇦Aug 3, 2026 FTC says Hopper's hidden $85.6M fee toggle was flagged by its own tests

Enterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Wispr Flow readies a meeting notetaker, terms of service reveal

FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Andromeda Surgical raises $15M to bring autonomy to the operating room

FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Design Arena raises $7.9M seed to bring taste to AI models

FundingMedia🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Navigator Gas secures $121.8M loan for two ammonia-fuelled ships

Fintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Maximum exits stealth with $30M seed to rebuild banks' core software

🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 UHY expands in Iowa with Anderson, Lower, Whitlow deal

FundingSecurity🇮🇱Aug 3, 2026 Zenity raises $125M to secure enterprises' AI agents

Investors ParaguayAug 3, 2026 iThink VC raises $13M Fund II to back early-stage startups in Bolivia

FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Baselayer raises $20M Series A to automate risk checks

M&A 🇧🇷Aug 3, 2026 Cannect buys digital pharmacy Pill, targets US$51.2M revenue by 2028

FundingEnergy🇫🇷Aug 3, 2026 Neoen closes €650M green notes offering to fund renewables push

M&AHealth🇯🇵Aug 3, 2026 Blue Industries buys gene-testing firm Genequest in all-share deal

Real Estate🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Gilbanks lands six-figure debt to open fifth UK workspace in Bristol

FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Salestrics raises $1.5M seed for its AI-native revenue platform, goes global

🇳🇬Aug 3, 2026 First Holdco opens N1.4trn share offer, one of Nigeria's largest

Investors 🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 Intuitive Investments shareholders back all-share takeover by Acceler8 Ventures

InvestorsFintech🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Robinhood targets ~$200M for second fund backing Y Combinator startups

Fintech🇮🇳Aug 3, 2026 Satin Creditcare promoter to inject US$13.6M, lifting stake to 38.3%

Wellness Beauty🇸🇪Aug 3, 2026 Consortium's US$0.02-a-share cash bid for Aino Health enters final stretch

Semiconductors🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 PrimeSource Brands buys decking fastener maker Starborn in 11th add-on deal

Enterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Actualyze AI exits stealth with $7M seed to govern enterprise AI requests

FundingEnterprise Software🇬🇧Aug 3, 2026 YardOps raises £500K seed at £2.5m valuation

FundingEnergy🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Valar Atomics raises $1B Series A led by Sequoia for nuclear reactors

M&AMedia🇮🇳Aug 3, 2026 Times Network buys OpiGo, launches ET NOW Pro subscription for retail investors

M&AFood🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Univar buys 101-year-old distributor H.M. Royal to grow US rubber, plastics reach

Funding 🇪🇬Aug 3, 2026 HSBC sells Egypt retail bank to Emirates NBD, eyeing $300M gain

FundingHealth🇺🇸Aug 3, 2026 Ceruvia raises $8M to fully fund headache drug trial