Dutch impact investor LUMO Labs wins €6M from Spain’s state-owned SETT for its €100M fund, boosting European deeptech and social impact startups.
Author: Kenyon Shah
SpaceX is preparing a confidential IPO filing that could value the company at $1.75T and raise $50B, positioning it as one of history’s largest public listings.
Israel confirms the death of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and top commanders following heavy joint airstrikes with the US on Saturday. Israel Claims Decisive Blow to Iranian Command The Israel Defense Forces has officially declared the elimination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the entire senior military leadership of the region’s opposing forces. On Sunday evening, the military released a statement via the social media platform X, asserting that the command structure of what they termed the axis of evil had been completely neutralized. This announcement follows a large-scale joint aerial operation conducted by Israeli and United States forces…
Fintech unicorn Plaid reaches an $8 billion valuation in a secondary share sale and accelerates IPO plans amid a 400% boom in demand for its fraud prevention tools.
Quest Global, backed by private equity giant Carlyle, is preparing for an India IPO within 12–18 months to fund expansion and strengthen its engineering services play.
UK-based fintech startup Alpa, founded by Taster’s creator, secures €2.9M to build a financial operating system tailored to the hospitality sector.
ByteDance’s valuation has rebounded to around $550B as General Atlantic prepares to sell part of its stake in the TikTok owner in a secondary share deal.
London-based rental startup Dwelly, founded by ex-Uber executives, secures £69M led by General Catalyst to build a single, data-driven platform for the UK rental market.
Allica Bank secures €131 million to accelerate lending, technology and branch expansion as it targets a 10% share of the UK small and medium business market by 2028.
Mortgage lenders are sharpening their digital marketing playbooks, using data, content and automation to capture high-intent borrowers and boost application conversions.