Brighteye and Day One lead Imagi's US$4.5M seed to teach vibe coding in schools
Imagi, an edtech company based in Stockholm and New York, announced on July 23 that it raised US$4.5
Notion Buys AI Reranking Startup ZeroEntropy, Open-Sources Its Models
Notion has acquired ZeroEntropy, a San Francisco-based AI search infrastructure startup co-founded by Moroccan engineer Ghita Houir Alami,
Colombia's Siigo Raises $103.5 Million as Banks and Global Investors Back SME Software Push
Siigo, the Colombian enterprise software company that serves small and mid-sized businesses across Latin America, has secured a $103.
Stripe nears US$10B deal for OpenRouter to expand into AI infrastructure
Stripe is negotiating to buy OpenRouter at roughly US$10B, nearly eight times its May valuation, and it matters because a payments company is paying an extraordinary premium to own the layer where enterprises choose their AI models.
AmEx lifts outlook after US$19.6B quarter and 40% Gen Z growth
American Express beat Wall Street on profit and raised its revenue outlook, yet the stock fell, and the gap between those two facts is the most instructive thing in the report.
Núclea acquires Data Rudder to strengthen Pix fraud prevention
Brazil's financial infrastructure operator is buying an antifraud startup to attack the seconds between detecting a scam and freezing the money, in a market where Pix and boleto fraud drained nearly R$29B in a single year.
Paper raises US$34M from Accel and ICONIQ for agentic design
Paper has raised a US$34M Series A to build design software for a world where AI agents write the code, and it matters because the company grew ARR 25 times since launching in early 2026.
ABSeed launches Winners, a US$19.7M evergreen fund
ABSeed has launched Winners, a US$19.7M evergreen vehicle that removes the exit clock from venture investing, and it matters because 80% of the capital came from existing backers in a market where raising has gotten measurably harder.
Innovation Endeavors and Xora lead Elio's US$21M round to build AI-era sensors
Elio has raised US$21M to build sensors designed for machines rather than human eyes, and it matters because it treats hardware like software, an asset class investors price very differently.
La Casa de Toño Explores US$400M Sale to Fund International Expansion
Grupo Gigante is evaluating the Mexican restaurant chain as its owners explore a sale that could exceed US$400M, testing how much buyers will pay for a locally proven brand with international potential.
