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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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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