Stories tagged business & funding.
Game Developer / VGC / GamesIndustry.biz (re-test)
Roblox will soon let developers bring games to other platforms, though they'll still 'benefit from the same revenue-share economics' of the Roblox app.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
The company, which operates a U.S. subsidiary, will devote the new funds to expanding its platform into broader IP lifecycle management.
TechCrunch Fintech
Thatch helps employers keep healthcare costs manageable by offering an individual plan marketplace through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement — a model that lets companies fund employees' own individual insurance plans instead of enrolling everyone in one company-wide plan.
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
"The opportunity to acquire this fermentation equipment, at this cost, is a game changer for Ayana Bio’s ability to perform consistent and cost-effective pilot scale development on plant cell lines," says CEO Frank Jaksch. The post Exclusive: Ayana Bio acquires Meati Foods assets for a steal to…
Modern Retail / Digital Commerce 360 / AgFunderNews
The deal is part of xFarm's long-term strategy to build what it calls "the data layer of global agriculture." The post Digital ag platform xFarm Technologies expands to sugarcane, biofuels with Sibium Analytics acquisition appeared first on AgFunderNews.
Game Developer / VGC / GamesIndustry.biz (re-test)
'We want to make the best games we can together.'
MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation
While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.
FTC / DOJ press releases
Staff of the Federal Trade Commission today published frequently asked questions on price transparency to help the automobile industry comply with the FTC Act.View Press Release
SpaceNews
Since raising more than $1 billion in a Series F funding round, Iceye has moved rapidly to address growing demand for sovereign space capabilities. In quick succession, the Finnish synthetic […] The post Iceye’s global presence expands to address sovereign demand appeared first on SpaceNews.
SEC / CFTC press & enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain Inline XBRL requirements adopted on Dec. 16, 2024. More specifically, the Commission is granting exemptive relief from filing or submitting the following in…
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
SGV marks Define’s fourth acquisition to date as it nears $20 million CAD in ARR. The post Define Capital acquires Synergy Gateway Verified as it enters the postsecondary market first appeared on BetaKit.
Semafor (filter tech)
The company looks set to raise more than $4 billion at about a $50 billion valuation.
Game Developer / VGC / GamesIndustry.biz (re-test)
The Goodbye Volcano High and Young Suns developer has eliminated 13 roles.
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
BDC and Mistral Venture Partners led the financing round, with additional support from IRAP. The post Regulatory AI company Ultimarii raises $13-million Series A round first appeared on BetaKit.
LATAM: Contxto / Startupi / LAVCA
Effie.ai, a Chicago-based startup building agentic AI tools for retail execution, has brought on Nataliia Freidrich as Strategy Advisor in its Chicago office. Freidrich arrives with more than 15 years of experience in revenue growth management, commercial operations, and transformation, with stints…
SEC / CFTC press & enforcement
Senior officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened for a tabletop exercise on Sept. 3, 2026, to discuss certain…
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
AI adtech startup hopes to eventually parlay its $30.5-million USD Series A into a Canadian office. The post Gravity’s 23-year-old founder left Vancouver for San Francisco. One day, he hopes to come back bigger first appeared on BetaKit.
SEC / CFTC press & enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly raising approximately $16 million from more than 200…
LATAM: Contxto / Startupi / LAVCA
Mubadala Capital acquired 100% of Universidade Vila Velha (UVV), a Brazil-based higher education institution with more than 15,000 students. #PE The post Mubadala Capital Acquires Universidade Vila Velha appeared first on LAVCA.
LATAM: Contxto / Startupi / LAVCA
Andreessen Horowitz led a USD87m Series C for Félix Pago, a remittances platform serving Latin Americans in the US, with participation from QED Investors, Castle Island Ventures, Switch Ventures, Contour Venture Partners and Endeavor Catalyst. General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund provided a…
LATAM: Contxto / Startupi / LAVCA
Toesca agreed to acquire a ~64% stake in Suralis, a Chile-based water utility, from Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. for USD126.5m, plus a potential earnout of up to USD1.5m. #RealAssets The post Toesca Agrees to Acquire Stake in Suralis for USD126.5m appeared first on LAVCA.
FTC / DOJ press releases
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s proposed 2027 budget as submitted to the Commission and published in the Federal Register. View Press Release
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
Canadian-founded go-to-market startup wants to become “the AI growth engine for every company.” The post Clay lands $115-million USD Series D at $7-billion valuation first appeared on BetaKit.
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup
E-commerce giant brings the popular web development framework’s team in-house. The post Tailwind finds “stable, long-term home” with Shopify acquisition first appeared on BetaKit.
Artificial Lawyer / LawSites / Legaltech News
The legal AI company Harvey said today that it has raised another $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed. By my calculations, that puts the total amount Harvey has raised since its 2022 launch at north of $1.5 billion. Other investors participating in this…
IEEE Spectrum
This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum’s careers newsletter. Sign up now to get insider tips, expert advice, and practical strategies, written in partnership with tech career development company Parsity and delivered to your inbox for free! I lost a cushy engineering management position at…
FTC / DOJ press releases
Commission takes action to rescind unnecessary 2021 guidance document The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices. View Press Release
Gadgets360 (NDTV) via FeedBurner
Apple has acquired Sonera, a company developing chip-based magnetic sensing technology designed for wearable devices, according to a regulatory filing in the European Union (EU). While the Cupertino-based tech giant has not disclosed how it plans to use the technology following the acquisition, it…
Latent Space / AINews
Overshadowing Cognition's $48B Series E, Mistral's $24B Series D, Meta's Muse agent, and GPT Image 2.5. The most jam packed, feel the AGI day in the history of AI.
Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news
Australia's 58 grid-scale battery storage systems in the NEM generated a combined AU$28.79 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS revenue.