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Conceptual illustration of a satellite sending signals to a ground receiver above Earth’s curved horizon, with the name Xona.

Funding & fundraising· News

Xona announces $250 million Series D after six-satellite deployment

Xona says the new capital will fund satellite production and service operations after a six-satellite deployment recorded by Exolaunch. It expects four of the satellites to begin serving customers in 2027.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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inDrive, Pony.ai and NVIDIA explore Kazakhstan robotaxis, with supervised tests planned for 2027

The companies signed an exploratory memorandum covering Pony.ai vehicles, rides booked through inDrive and NVIDIA technology. inDrive’s technology chief told TechCrunch that supervised tests are planned in Astana for the first half of 2027. Pony.ai’s announcement gives no test date and makes a launch subject to agreement with Kazakhstan’s government.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

MARC raises $5 million seed round for property-expense software

MARC has raised a $5 million seed round for software that checks property vendors' bills against contract terms. The financing backs its planned North American expansion, while reported customer activity offers an early, unaudited measure of use.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of an analyst reviewing three linked monitors showing a computer, a user and a security warning, with the name Mave above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Mave launches security platform with $34 million raised across two rounds

Mave has emerged from stealth with a security-operations platform and $34 million in combined Series A and seed funding. It says the software runs in more than 200 security operations centers, a company-reported deployment measure rather than a verified count of paying customers.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a person using a laptop beside connected network equipment, with glowing shields symbolizing cybersecurity and the name Nethive above.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

Bregal Milestone announces majority Nethive investment alongside JoyComm acquisition

Bregal Milestone announced a majority investment in Italian cybersecurity provider Nethive and said it backed Nethive’s acquisition of JoyComm. Financecommunity identified Alcedo IV as the seller of the majority stake and reported that Nethive’s founders would reinvest. The deal terms and separate effective dates were not disclosed.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of two people positioning fuel and equipment markers along routes on a terrain map, with Watchtower Labs named above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Watchtower Labs emerges from stealth to build military-planning AI; seed totals differ

Watchtower Labs says it emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed financing, while co-lead investor Shield Capital says $30 million. An earlier Defense Innovation Unit prototype award establishes government work on the military-logistics problem its software targets, but does not resolve the financing discrepancy.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a transparent noise barrier beside railway tracks, with sound-wave arcs near trees and the Phononic Vibes name above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Phononic Vibes announces €25 million Jolt-led financing as 360 Capital exits

Phononic Vibes plans international expansion and targeted acquisitions after announcing a €25 million financing led by Jolt Capital. The transaction also includes Jolt’s purchase of early backer 360 Capital’s stake; the announcement does not say whether that purchase forms part of the €25 million or how much new capital the business will receive.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Fujitsu puts nine AI agents into MISUMI’s product-data workflow

Fujitsu says MISUMI began using a nine-agent workflow in October to prepare product information for its e-commerce listings. People still approve the output, and Fujitsu has not disclosed measured operating results.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of an SUV on a mountain road beside a translucent 3D simulation of a wet roadway, with Third Dimension AI named above.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

Rivian acquires Third Dimension AI for driving-simulation technology

Rivian acquired Third Dimension AI to bring its 3D simulation technology in-house for autonomous-driving development. The buyer did not disclose financial terms, so the acquisition does not establish an exit value or investor return.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of two people reviewing transaction documents beside a laptop, with box and delivery-truck icons on a page and the name Plinto above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Plinto announces €2.9 million pre-seed for financial checks

Plinto’s €2.9 million pre-seed backs software for checking business transactions. A Nordic9 listing dated April 30 had described a pre-seed involving the same named firms, without resolving its relationship to the October announcement. Tech.eu reports paying customers and pilots, but has not established customer counts or independently measured savings.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a person reviewing paperwork and handling benefits cards beside a meal, with Caju and iFood Benefícios named above.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

iFood Benefícios agrees to acquire Caju to add HR and expense tools to benefits business

iFood Benefícios signed an agreement to acquire Caju on October 20, 2026. The proposed purchase would connect its corporate-benefits offering with Caju’s expense and people-management tools, but requires Brazilian regulatory approvals. The purchase price was not disclosed.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Brevel and The Wave Group plan India plant with a 100,000-liter first phase

Brevel has announced a 50:50 joint venture with The Wave Group for a planned fermentation plant in India. Its 300,000-liter design is larger than the 100,000-liter first phase described by Brevel’s CEO to AgFunderNews; published investment figures also differ in scope.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Cellbox Solutions closes €5 million Series A to expand live-cell logistics

Cellbox Solutions said its October 20 final closing brought its Series A proceeds to €5 million, including approximately €3.5 million announced in March. It plans to expand rental and managed-shipment services around its portable incubators.

23 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a crane lifting a wind-turbine blade at a port, with workers on the quay and Associated British Ports named above.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

IFM-managed fund agrees to buy control of Associated British Ports group from CPP Investments and OMERS

CPP Investments and OMERS agreed to sell their controlling stake in the group containing Associated British Ports to a fund managed by IFM Investors. ABP Finance puts the stake at 63.88%; the deal remains subject to approvals and financial terms were not disclosed.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of two suited people passing a folder across a table beside a stack of folders, with Vintage Investment Partners named above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Vintage Investment Partners says it raised $920 million for venture investing

Vintage Investment Partners says it raised $920 million and now manages more than $4.8 billion. It invests across venture funds and venture-backed companies, including purchases of existing stakes; its October 21 announcement does not break down the new capital among those strategies.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a person reviewing email on a laptop while holding up an orange envelope, with Aikido’s name above.

Business & growth· News

Aikido launches Noon to extend security from software to employees

Aikido’s new workforce-security offering combines email and device protection, AI-use controls and attack simulations. Noon advertises early-access plans, but the launch does not establish how many customers use it.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a power module connected by copper-colored leads to a large electromagnetic coil, with the name Helion above.

Funding & fundraising· News

Commerce proposes up to $389 million for Helion and three others, with equity stakes

Commerce signed four letters of intent for semiconductor R&D awards totaling up to $389 million. The amounts are proposed ceilings, not final awards or proof of payment.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a gloved laboratory worker pipetting into a sample tube beside an analysis instrument and monitor, with QIAGEN named above.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

QIAGEN agrees to EQT-backed €46.50-a-share takeover offer, subject to approvals

QIAGEN has agreed to support a planned cash offer from Crown NL Bidco. The company estimates the transaction’s enterprise value at about €10.8 billion, but the tender offer has not begun and full ownership would require further shareholder and board decisions.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of cosmetic cream being dispensed into jars on a production line, beside a close-up of droplet-filled cream and the Capsum name.

Acquisitions & ownership· News

Motion Equity Partners buys majority stake in Capsum from Chanel

Motion Equity Partners says it has acquired control of beauty-product manufacturer Capsum from Chanel, which retains a minority stake. The buyer plans to build on Capsum’s U.S. operations and broaden its offering beyond microfluidics. The price and exact stake were not disclosed.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of people using a laptop and phone beside bank, currency exchange, payment and identity-check symbols under the Mural name.

Funding & fundraising· News

Mural raises $15 million led by Tether to expand payments infrastructure

Mural says it completed a $15 million Series A led by Tether to expand the accounts, payments and compliance infrastructure it sells to fintechs. The company names Deel, Opera and Axexo as customers, but its $2.1 billion payment-volume figure is company-reported, not independently verified.

22 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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