Startups

Adaptive: Strategic Investment Received For Capital Markets Trading Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2026

Adaptive, a developer of custom trading technology solutions for financial services firms, has secured a strategic investment from global banking institutions Citi and HSBC to accelerate innovation in capital markets infrastructure.

Roboze: Investment Raised For AI-Driven Distributed Manufacturing Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2026

Roboze, a manufacturing technology company developing advanced production platforms for mission-critical industries, announced that it has secured an investment from Rule 1 Ventures, a U.S. venture capital firm focused on defense and national security technologies.

Emproof: Funding Round Closed To Scale Embedded Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2026

Germany-based embedded security company Emproof has closed a funding round led by Auriga Cyber Ventures, with SecFund joining as a new investor and existing backers High-Tech Gründerfonds and TIN Capital expanding their commitments.

Raydiax: €7.5 Million Raised For Therapy Assistance CT Scanner For Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2026

Raydiax, a Germany-based medical technology company, has raised €7.5 million in Series A1 funding to advance clinical studies and prepare the market launch of its therapy assistance CT scanner, TACT. The company, a spin-off from the STIMULATE research campus at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, is developing imaging technology designed to support minimally invasive cancer therapies directly within operating rooms.

Gold Box Pakistan: $65 Million Raised For Mystery Box E-Commerce Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 9, 2026

GOLD BOX Pakistan, an Islamabad-based mystery box e-commerce platform, has completed a $65 million financing round led by Tophatter, a U.S.-based innovation and incubation firm, with participation from multiple industrial capital groups and strategic investment institutions.

Cellbox Solutions: €3.5 Million Raised For Warm-Chain Technology To Transport Living Cells

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2026

Germany-based Cellbox Solutions has raised approximately €3.5 million in the first closing of its Series A financing round to accelerate global expansion of its warm-chain logistics technology for transporting living cells under controlled physiological conditions.

AFM Capital Acquires Majority Ownership In Incodema3D

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2026

AFM Capital Partners has acquired a majority ownership interest in Incodema3D Holdings, a contract manufacturer specializing in metal additive manufacturing for mission-critical applications across defense, aerospace, space, energy, and industrial markets.

Axiom Partners: $52 Million Raised For Debut AI Venture Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2026

Axiom Partners has launched an oversubscribed $52 million inaugural venture capital fund to back early-stage companies building practical artificial intelligence applications to solve real-world challenges.

TaxDown: €4 Million Financing From BBVA Spark To Scale Tax AI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2026

Madrid-based fintech TaxDown has secured €4 million in financing from BBVA Spark to accelerate growth and expand its artificial intelligence capabilities across its digital tax platform.

Firmable: $14 Million Raised For AI-Native Sales Platform Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Firmable, an AI-driven sales platform headquartered in Melbourne, has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Airtree with participation from existing investors.

DiligenceSquared: $5 Million Raised To Automate Private Equity Due Diligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

DiligenceSquared, an AI-powered platform that automates commercial due diligence and market research for investment teams, announced it has raised $5 million in seed funding to expand its operations and meet growing demand from private equity firms. The funding round was led by RELENTLESS with participation from Y Combinator and additional investors.

PLD Space: €180 Million Series C Secured to Accelerate Global Access to Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Elche-based PLD Space has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round led by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which joins as a strategic launch customer. The round also included participation from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through CDTI and its INNVIERTE fund, the Spanish public investment company COFIDES via its FOCO fund, and Nazca Capital through its Nazca Aeroespacial y Defensa INNVIERTE I FCR fund. The financing brings PLD Space’s total raised to over €350 million.

Silverflow: $40 Million Series B Raised For Cloud-Native Payments Processing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Silverflow, an Amsterdam-based cloud-native payment processing company, announced that it has raised $40 million (€37 million) in a Series B funding round, marking a milestone as the company approaches one billion transactions processed annually.

Diligent AI: €2.1 Million Raised For AI Agents Automating KYC And AML Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Diligent AI, a company developing artificial intelligence agents for financial crime compliance operations, announced that it raised $2.5 million (about €2.1 million) in funding. The round was led by Speedinvest and Shapers, with continued participation from Y Combinator and angel investors, including founders and executives from Allica Bank, N26, CyberSource (Visa), IDnow, Billie, and other fintech companies.

Mutable Tactics: $2.1 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Develop Autonomous Coordination Software For Unmanned Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Mutable Tactics, a Cambridge-based robotics and defense technology startup, announced that it has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round to accelerate development of software designed to enable coordinated operations among fleets of unmanned systems.

Photoncycle: €15 Million Raised To Scale Seasonal Energy Storage For Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Oslo‑based climate-tech startup Photoncycle has raised €15 million in Series A funding to scale its seasonal energy storage system and begin commercial rollout in Denmark and the Netherlands. The funding round was led by NordicNinja and Voima Ventures, with participation from Lifeline Ventures, Eviny Ventures, Luminar Ventures, and Momentum.

University Of Texas At Austin: Venture Studio To Launch Medical Digital Twin Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

The University of Texas at Austin has launched a new venture studio designed to accelerate the commercialization of university research by building startups focused on real-world challenges, beginning with medical digital twin technologies. The initiative, led by Discovery to Impact at UT Austin, aims to systematically transform academic breakthroughs into market-ready companies capable of delivering clinical and societal impact.