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K2 Therapeutics announced on August 11 that it has appointed Dr. Ying Huang as chief executive officer and closed US$50 million in seed financing from MPM BioImpact, the life sciences investment firm that founded the company in 2024. K2 operates from Boston and Singapore and is chaired by Ansbert
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Ranchbot has raised US$15 million, roughly A$22 million, in a Series B round led by Lewis & Clark Partners, with participation from Fulcrum Global Capital, Builders VC, The Cultiv8 Livestock Technology Fund, Lever VC, and Macdoch Ventures. The company, founded in Sydney in 2014 and known as Farmbot
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Pinnacle Technology Solutions, an Asheville, North Carolina-based hybrid IT provider led by CEO Charles Reynolds, has acquired Network Solutions, LLC, an IT services firm operating since 1989 with specialized Cisco expertise. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction adds engineering capacity and delivery capabilities to a company that serves enterprise
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A consortium led by British-Indian financier Amit Bhatia is closing in on a deal to acquire roughly a third of Liverpool Football Club. The investor group also includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Liverpool's controlling shareholder since 2010,
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hiSofi, a fintech that automates debt collection through conversational messaging rather than call centers, has raised US$1 million to establish a regional artificial intelligence and data science hub in Uruguay, six years after relocating its operations to Brazil in 2020. The round was led by SaaSholic, a Brazilian fund
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Remedium Bio, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, announced the initial close of a $10M Series A financing round. The round is led by Lifespan Vision Ventures, with participation from pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company and HKX Capital. As part of the deal, Harry Robb of
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SiteVue AI, a Nashville-based company that pairs AI-equipped cameras with video analytics for industrial operations, has raised US$7.5 million in seed funding co-led by Penny Jar Capital and Overture, with participation from Silence, Spring Bank, Mana Ventures, Outset Capital, WaterStone, and Untapped Ventures. The company
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Plantible Foods has raised US$35 million to expand production of Rubi Protein, an ingredient it extracts from lemna, the aquatic plant commonly known as duckweed. The financing splits into US$25 million of debt from X-Caliber Rural Capital, guaranteed through the US Department of Agriculture's Business
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Kesh, a Brazilian fintech founded in April 2025, has raised R$550 million, roughly US$110 million, in a round combining equity with financing for a proprietary FIDC, the receivables fund vehicle used in Brazil to fund credit portfolios. Grupo Leste, an alternative asset manager overseeing about R$22.3
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Naïve, a Palo Alto company building infrastructure that lets AI agents create and operate businesses, has raised a US$28.5 million Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Angel investors include Gokul Rajaram, Apollo.io co-founder
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Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO), the marketing automation platform, has agreed to acquire Agency, an artificial intelligence startup founded in 2023 by Elias Torres, in a deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Terms were not disclosed. Klaviyo is acquiring Agency's software, intellectual property, and 25-person
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Meduloc, an orthopedic device company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and led by President and CEO Sarah Sachinis, closed a US$4 million Series B financing on August 6 led by GenHenn Capital. Life Sciences Greenhouse Investments, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Broad Street Angels also participated,