Western Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere delivers concise, curated news and insights on capital markets, investment trends, and venture activity across the Americas for forward‑looking investors.
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Aug

MarginEdge Secures $80 Million Series D to Power the Next Generation of Restaurant Operations

MarginEdge, an Arlington, Virginia company that automates back-office operations for restaurants, has raised US$80 million in a Series
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11
Aug

K2 Therapeutics Names Ex-Legend Biotech CEO Ying Huang and Announces $50M Seed Financing

K2 Therapeutics announced on August 11 that it has appointed Dr. Ying Huang as chief executive officer and closed US$
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Aug

Ranchbot Raises $15 Million Series B to Accelerate US and Global Growth

Ranchbot has raised US$15 million, roughly A$22 million, in a Series B round led by Lewis & Clark
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Aug

Pinnacle Technology Solutions Acquires Network Solutions to Expand Hybrid IT Services

Pinnacle Technology Solutions, an Asheville, North Carolina-based hybrid IT provider led by CEO Charles Reynolds, has acquired Network Solutions,
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Aug

Jeff Bezos-Led Consortium Nears $6 Billion Deal for Liverpool FC Stake

A consortium led by British-Indian financier Amit Bhatia is closing in on a deal to acquire roughly a third
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10
Aug

hiSofi Raises $1M and Returns to Uruguay to Build Its Regional AI and Data Science Hub

hiSofi, a fintech that automates debt collection through conversational messaging rather than call centers, has raised US$1 million to
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10
Aug

Eli Lilly Backs Boston Biotech's Bid to Make Gene Therapy Reversible

Remedium Bio, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, announced the initial close of a $10M Series A
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Aug

SiteVue AI Raises $7.5M Seed to Bring AI-Powered Vision to Factory Floors

SiteVue AI, a Nashville-based company that pairs AI-equipped cameras with video analytics for industrial operations, has raised US$
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Aug

Plantible Secures $35M to Quintuple Output of Its Egg-Replacing Rubi Protein

Plantible Foods has raised US$35 million to expand production of Rubi Protein, an ingredient it extracts from lemna, the
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Aug

Kesh Raises US$110M to Scale Its "Interest Cashback" Lending Model in Brazil

Kesh, a Brazilian fintech founded in April 2025, has raised R$550 million, roughly US$110 million, in a round
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