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.
09
Sep

Poseidon Aerospace Raises US$60 Million for Pilotless Cargo Planes

Poseidon Aerospace, an uncrewed cargo aircraft company based in Alameda, California, announced on September 8, 2026 that it had closed
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08
Sep

Diameter Pay Raises $10M to Expand Global Access to the US Dollar

Diameter Pay, a New York company that sells access to the US dollar payment system through an API, raised a
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07
Sep

iPronics Raises US$125 Million to Speed Up AI Data Centers by Moving Data Between Chips With Light

iPronics, a silicon photonics company based in Valencia, Spain, raised US$125 million in a Series B round announced on
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07
Sep

Konko AI Raises US$6M to Scale Patient-Workflow Automation

Konko AI, a New York City- and San José, Costa Rica-based platform that automates patient coordination and clinical-administration
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07
Sep

McGraw Hill Buys Teachally, a Five-Person AI Startup, to Build and Translate School Curriculum Faster

McGraw Hill announced on September 2, 2026 that it has acquired Teachally, a startup whose artificial intelligence platform lets teachers
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06
Sep

Doroth Raises US$4.5 Million to Build Latin America's First Microfluidic Chip Plant and Cut Crop Diagnostics to Minutes

Doroth, a Brazilian deeptech based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, raised about US$4.5 million (R$23 million) in a
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05
Sep

Resect AI Launches With US$25 Million to Stop LLM Hallucinations Inside the Model Instead of Catching Them After the Fact

Resect AI came out of stealth on September 3, 2026 with US$25 million in funding, announcing an enterprise product
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04
Sep

C6 Bank Buys Alymente to Enter Brazil's US$29 Billion Meal-Voucher Market

C6 Bank agreed to acquire 100% of Alymente, a São Paulo corporate benefits platform, in a deal announced on September
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04
Sep

Tether Backs Colombia's Plenti With US$3 Million to Take Its Digital-Dollar Account Into Peru and Bolivia

Plenti, a Medellín-based multicurrency fintech, closed a US$3 million seed round led by Tether, the issuer of the
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03
Sep

Bull Raises US$3.9 Million to Let Brazilian Companies Launch Their Own Credit Products Without Building a Bank

Bull, a Brazilian credit-as-a-service startup, announced on September 1, 2026, a seed round of US$3.9
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