News archive — October 2026
Robotics🇨🇳Oct 21, 2026
Zichuang Intelligent Machinery lands tens of millions of yuan led by Western Capital
FundingSecurity🇺🇦Oct 21, 2026
Ukraine's Fire Point lands $113M Danish state-backed loan for missile-fuel plant
FundingJobs Recruitment🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
YC-backed Firstwork raises $15M to automate frontline onboarding
Health🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
Xcellerant backs hypertension genomics firm Geneticure with $1M as it builds Arizona lab
FundingFintech🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
CapitalOS raises $21.9M to embed finance tools in small-business software
InvestorsFintech🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
Northwind closes third real estate credit fund at $1B, doubling its target
M&AEnterprise Software🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
Newforma buys Lumi AI to set an accuracy standard for project-data answers
Products🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
NVIDIA opens SimReady Central Library: 2,000+ free OpenUSD assets for robotics and AI factories
M&AHealth🇮🇳Oct 21, 2026
Mapmygenome buys Canada's dnaPower to build out North American testing platform
Robotics🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
US Air Force grants Natilus $3.5M to test KONA cargo aircraft for military logistics
Health🇿🇦Oct 21, 2026
Psyence BioMed completes $2.6M PsyLabs investment as ibogaine milestones are met
FundingRobotics🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
Eka Robotics raises $150M Series A at $1.45B for force-sensing robot hands
Investors🇮🇱Oct 21, 2026
Vintage raises $920M and will back fewer VC funds as venture money concentrates and secondaries boom
FundingEnergy🇧🇬Oct 21, 2026
Hydrogenera lands €656,000 EU grant to demonstrate modular hydrogen system
Media🇺🇸Oct 21, 2026
Pangram, a three-year-old AI-detection startup, has become the referee of publishing's AI scandals
FundingEnterprise Software🇮🇹Oct 21, 2026
Latitudo 40 raises €2.9M to turn satellite data into predictive tools