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Rivvun AI raises USD $7.55m seed round led by Sitara
Customer Relationship Management

Rivvun AI raises USD $7.55m seed round led by Sitara

The funding will help the Seattle-based startup tackle revenue and spend leakage that can cost large companies billions across complex supply chains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Wassist raises USD $1.1 million for WhatsApp commerce
Customer Experience

Wassist raises USD $1.1 million for WhatsApp commerce

The London startup aims to help smaller retailers turn WhatsApp chats into sales as it begins growth with fresh pre-seed funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Multiverse opens Edinburgh tech hub with Amazon veteran
Generative AI

Multiverse opens Edinburgh tech hub with Amazon veteran

The expansion will add 200 jobs and deepen the skills group's AI engineering footprint as it seeks talent beyond London.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Airspeed raises USD $20 million in Series A funding
Customer Relationship Management

Airspeed raises USD $20 million in Series A funding

The funding will help the London- and New York-based software group expand its AI agents for revenue teams and hire globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Titan raises USD $3 million to expand banking AI platform
Software-as-a-Service

Titan raises USD $3 million to expand banking AI platform

Banks seeking compliant AI could gain tools that are easier to govern and audit as Titan uses fresh funding to expand its platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Starmer opens London Tech Week with AI investment push
Semiconductors

Starmer opens London Tech Week with AI investment push

New compute funding and billions in private pledges are set to widen access to AI tools, sharpening Britain's bid for investment and growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Quobly raises €115 million to scale quantum hardware
Semiconductors

Quobly raises €115 million to scale quantum hardware

The French start-up will use the cash to move from research to industrial production, with its first commercial system due by the end of 2026.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Supabase raises USD $500 million in Series F round
Storage

Supabase raises USD $500 million in Series F round

The fresh cash lifts Supabase's valuation to USD $10.5 billion as AI-driven demand for its database platform continues to surge.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Offroad lands USD $7 million to tackle identity risk
Cloud Security

Offroad lands USD $7 million to tackle identity risk

Security teams may gain relief from manual identity investigations as Offroad targets risks from human, machine and AI access with USD $7 million.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Kodesage raises USD $6.6 million seed for AI legacy tools
Data Protection

Kodesage raises USD $6.6 million seed for AI legacy tools

The funding will help Kodesage expand in the United States and Europe as it targets banks and utilities stuck with ageing on-premise software.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026
Flok Health raises USD $12.5 million for AI physio
Artificial Intelligence

Flok Health raises USD $12.5 million for AI physio

Funding will help Flok Health expand its NHS-backed AI physiotherapy service beyond back pain, as waiting lists for MSK care keep rising.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Venture Capital stories

Thunes opens New York office to boost US expansion
Fintech

Thunes opens New York office to boost US expansion

Faster cross-border payouts for US businesses are at the heart of the payments firm's latest push into one of its biggest markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
UK tech sector valued at GBP £1.6 trillion, report finds
Fintech

UK tech sector valued at GBP £1.6 trillion, report finds

Artificial intelligence has become the main driver of UK tech value, with venture funding and start-up creation increasingly concentrated in the sector.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Australian investors back innovation but face access gaps
Fintech

Australian investors back innovation but face access gaps

Access gaps, not investor appetite, are holding back Australian innovation funding despite 66% already backing startups and new businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Greater Manchester AI sector valued at USD $4.7 billion
Smart Cities

Greater Manchester AI sector valued at USD $4.7 billion

The city region is drawing more investors and employers as nearly USD $1 billion has flowed into its AI firms since 2010.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
London keeps Europe's top spot for tech investment
Unified Communications

London keeps Europe's top spot for tech investment

Technology investment softened last year, but the UK still drew more projects than France and Germany as London stayed ahead of Paris.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Carney unveils AI strategy, $200B in economic growth goal
Data Protection

Carney unveils AI strategy, $200B in economic growth goal

Ottawa's five-year push aims to lift adoption, create 250,000 AI jobs and curb the talent drain as Canada races to catch up.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Apoha raises USD $36 million to build liquid data layer
AI Models

Apoha raises USD $36 million to build liquid data layer

The funding will help London-based Apoha commercialise a liquid data layer already used by Boehringer Ingelheim and other pharma groups.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026