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Pitch deck: How Estonian Handhold convinced Bolt's CEO and Wise's CTO to back its €3M raise for AI agent sales — TFN
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (122+ words) Pitch deck: How Estonian Handhold convinced Bolt's CEO and Wise's CTO to back its "3M raise for AI agent sales'Tech Funding News Pitch deck: How Estonian Handhold convinced Bolt's CEO and Wise's CTO to back its "3M raise for AI agent sales…...
Artemis missions and SpaceX IPO to create fertile ground for startups in $1.8T space industry — TFN
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (1077+ words) The Artemis space programme has shot astronauts back into space and space tech back onto the public agenda " but the next generation of willing space tech startups will be those with applications on Earth. The US-led Artemis II mission, which…...
From drones to body armour: why investors are backing the full defence tech stack — TFN
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (853+ words) Defense tech is no longer a niche corner of the startup world. In 2025, venture capital deals in the defense technology sector hit a record $49.1 billion, more than double the figure from a year earlier, according to PitchBook data. Startups are…...
OpenAI alumni launch Zero Shot: a $100M fund that's betting on vibe coding — TFN
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (165+ words) Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund composed mostly of ex-OpenAI alumni, has raised its first $20 million and begun investing. The team has already pointed out certain AI trends they think will not work out. The team also includes Kelly…...
Hermeus hits $1B valuation with $350M raise from Khosla Ventures to build America's fastest unmanned aircraft — TFN
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (180+ words) Modern defence systems need to respond more quickly and operate at faster speeds than older aircraft can handle. As global threats evolve, there's growing demand for high-speed, unmanned vehicles to meet battlefield needs. That capability gap is the market Hermeus…...
Jeito Capital closes $1.2B second fund, the largest independent European biopharma fundraises — TFN
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (399+ words) As several blockbuster drugs lose exclusivity, revenues could fall by $400 billion by 2033. This is pushing big pharmaceutical companies to seek new treatments, creating opportunities for investors backing companies that might be acquired. Jeito Capital is one of these investors, and…...
Wayve, Cerebras backer Eclipse Ventres secures $1.3B across two funds to back physical AI startups — TFN
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (216+ words) While leading tech companies focused on software over the past decade, Eclipse Ventures has maintained that the next wave of innovation will centre on the physical world. The firm now has $1.3 billion in new capital to advance this vision. Based…...
The software running Dubai Police and Belgian Federal drones just raised €4.4M from Keen Venture Partners — TFN
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (377+ words) Most European organisations still rely on drone software from the US or China, which is hosted on servers in those countries. For governments and operators of critical infrastructure, this lack of control is increasingly seen as a bottleneck. AirHub, a…...
Renegade Partners backs Natter in $23M raise to replace enterprise surveys with AI-moderated conversations — TFN
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (382+ words) Many large companies struggle to understand how employees feel. This problem stems from relying on outdated tools, such as annual surveys, quarterly check-ins, and focus groups, rather than from simple distrust. Natter was founded in 2021 by'Charlie Woodward, who previously worked…...
Australian Firmus lands $505M from Coatue, NVIDIA, prepares for $2B IPO — TFN
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (571+ words) Many people see the global race to build AI infrastructure as an American story, with big data centres in Virginia, Texas, and the Midwest. But the Asia-Pacific region is also seeing major growth, as more countries want their own AI…...