RQD* Clearing, a proprietary clearing and custody platform for broker-dealers, registered investment advisors and foreign financial institutions accessing U.S. markets, has secured a $74 million minority growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and Nyca Partners also participated in the round, alongside existing
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AI transformation startup Primero has raised a US$12 million Seed round co-led by Kaszek and General Catalyst to expand its enterprise AI deployments across Latin America. The company was founded by José Murillo and Andrés Rosales, alongside Santiago Buenahora; its backers also include Definition, Conviction, 8VC, and angel
Velaura AI, a Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor company led by co-founder and CEO Rajiv Khemani, announced on August 18, 2026, that it raised $110 million in Series A financing at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The round was led by Seligman Ventures, with new investors Capricorn Investment Group
Hike Medical, a San Francisco-based healthtech company, announced on August 25, 2026, that it raised $22.5 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand beyond its original custom-insole business into the broader durable medical equipment (DME) supply chain. The round was led by Max Altman,
Emerald AI, a Washington, D.C.-based startup founded in 2024 by CEO Dr. Varun Sivaram, a former climate policy official in the Biden administration, announced on August 25, 2026, that it raised $150 million in an oversubscribed Series A round at a $1.05 billion valuation. The round was
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Autonomy, a Buenos Aires-based mobility and financial services startup, has closed a Series A round of $8 million to expand its fleet of vehicles rented under a "rent-to-own" model to ride-hailing drivers who lack access to traditional auto financing. The round, backed by Magna
Quintessent, a Santa Barbara, California-based maker of optical interconnect chips for AI data centers, raised US$40 million in an oversubscribed Series A round, the company announced on August 24, 2026. Cycle Capital led the round; new investors Goldman Sachs XIG-Industry Ventures, Hina Liberty Capital, Susquehanna International Group,
Starcloud, a Redmond, Washington-based startup building orbital data centers and space-based GPU infrastructure, raised a US$250 million Series A extension, the company confirmed on August 21, 2026, valuing it at US$2.3 billion — more than double the US$1.1 billion valuation it reached in its
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The Real Brokerage Inc. and RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. completed their previously announced business combination on August 24, 2026, forming a new holding company, Real REMAX Group Inc., which begins trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker REAX on August 25. Real's common shares and
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Mantel, the carbon-capture startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced a US$18 million strategic investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and Azimut Investments, alongside existing investors. The round brings the company’s total funding to US$50 million and will support commercial deployment of its molten-borate CO₂-capture
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Mundi, a Mexican fintech that finances exporters, has secured a credit facility of up to US$150 million from Column, a nationally chartered US bank. The agreement is Column's first credit arrangement with a financial technology company focused on cross-border trade in Mexico. Combined with recent renewals
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Network Bio, a Palo Alto biotechnology company building disease-specific artificial intelligence models trained on human biological data, launched on August 19 with US$50 million in financing. Section 32 led the round, joined by Thiel Bio, Founders Fund, Breyer Capital, Blue Venture Fund, JSL Health Capital, and other life
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Flash, a Brazilian platform for managing corporate benefits, expenses, and human resources operations, has raised R$150 million, roughly US$29 million, in a Series D round led by Battery Ventures and investor Kevin Efrusy, with Endeavor Catalyst entering the cap table for the first time. The round follows a
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Apollo Atomics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts company spun out of MIT research, has raised US$31 million in seed funding led by Firsthand Venture Capital. Y Combinator, Telesoft Partners, Alumni Ventures, Robinhood Ventures, Nucleation Capital, Pelion VC, and Duke Capital Partners participated, along with angel investors including Y Combinator co-founder
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Ampaire, a Long Beach, California company developing hybrid-electric propulsion for regional aircraft, has raised US$19 million in a Series B round led by DiamondStream Partners, bringing total funding to US$68 million. The round drew two airline corporate venture arms: Alaska Star Ventures, backed by Alaska Air Group,
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Etched has raised US$700 million at a US$21 billion valuation in a round led by the quantitative trading firm Jane Street, roughly doubling the US$10.3 billion valuation it carried in July 2026 and quadrupling the US$5 billion it was assigned in December 2025. Existing backers
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Atera Energy, a Colombian energy services company led by chief executive Luis Felipe Vélez Restrepo and backed by Celsia, the utility arm of Grupo Argos, and Canadian asset manager Brookfield, is entering the Mexican market with a commitment reported at between US$350 million and US$500 million. Startups Latam
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