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Imperagen: £5 Million Raised To Advance AI-Guided Enzyme Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Imperagen, a techbio spin-out from the University of Manchester, has raised £5 million in seed funding to accelerate its AI-driven enzyme engineering platform that combines quantum physics simulations, AI modelling, and automated robotics. The funding round was led by PXN Ventures, with participation from existing investors IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.

Variational: About $50 Million Raised For On-Chain Derivatives Trading Protocol

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Variational, a protocol for on-chain derivatives trading, announced a Series A funding round of approximately $50 million led by Dragonfly with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and other strategic investors. The funding coincides with the launch of the company’s first Real-World Asset (RWA) markets, which allow traders to access perpetuals tied to commodities alongside crypto holdings.

Colt DCS: Fumi Takei Appointed Vice President And Head Of Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a provider of AI-ready hyperscale and enterprise data centres, announced the appointment of Fumi Takei as Vice President and Head of Japan. In this role, Takei will oversee the company’s strategic growth initiatives in Japan while strengthening Colt DCS’ position in one of its key global markets.

Vi: $145 Million Transaction Completed At $1.64 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Vi announced the launch of a new suite of vertically specialized AI agents designed for healthcare, life sciences, and wellness enterprises. The company also confirmed the completion of a $145 million transaction that valued the company at $1.64 billion.

Google Reveals Gemini For Science, An AI Research Tool And Science Skills Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google introduced Gemini for Science, a new collection of AI-powered scientific tools and experiments designed to accelerate discovery and support researchers across disciplines. The initiative combines multiple Google DeepMind technologies, including Co-Scientist, AlphaEvolve, Empirical Research Assistance (ERA), and NotebookLM, to streamline key parts of the scientific method.

Store Capital: $567 Million Securitization Closed At 5.28%

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

STORE Capital announced the completion of a $567 million long-term fixed-rate securitization through the issuance of STORE Master Funding Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2026-1. The transaction marks the fifteenth issuance under the company’s proprietary Master Funding debt program, which serves as a structured financing vehicle for the real estate investment trust.

Cimpress: $1.1 Billion Term Loan B Priced Ahead Of 2033 Maturity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Cimpress announced the pricing and allocation of a 7-year $1.1 billion senior secured Term Loan B that will mature in 2033.

Deloitte Hires Blocknative Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Blocknative announced that its team has joined Deloitte, marking a major transition for the blockchain infrastructure company after nearly a decade of supporting the Ethereum ecosystem.

Google Unveils Gemini Omni, An AI Model That Can Create Videos From Any Input

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google announced Gemini Omni, a new family of AI models designed to combine Gemini’s reasoning capabilities with advanced content creation features, starting with video generation and editing. The first model in the lineup, Gemini Omni Flash, is rolling out to the Gemini app, Google Flow, YouTube Shorts, and YouTube Create App.

Viktor: $75 Million Series A Raised For AI Employee Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Viktor announced a $75 million Series A funding round led by Accel as the company continues expanding its AI employee platform for businesses. The company said it reached a $15 million annualized revenue run rate within 10 weeks and is positioning its product as an “AI coworker” that can autonomously execute workflows and business tasks.

Google Unveils Gemini 3.5 To Enable Long-Horizon Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google unveiled Gemini 3.5, its newest family of AI models designed to combine frontier-level intelligence with agentic capabilities, enabling developers and enterprises to execute complex, long-horizon workflows more efficiently. The launch begins with Gemini 3.5 Flash, a model focused on coding, multimodal reasoning, and high-speed autonomous task execution.

Shyld AI: $13.4 Million Raised For Active AI Hospital Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Shyld AI, a healthcare technology company developing Active Intelligence systems for healthcare facilities, announced it has raised a $13.4 million seed round to expand deployments across U.S. hospitals. The financing round is one of the largest early stage raises in the healthcare AI sector and was led by Aulis Capital.