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Latest edition 26 Oct 2026

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Mutares receives Quiver offer for Stuart after loss-making first half

Mutares says Quiver has made an irrevocable offer for delivery platform Stuart, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. The offer is not a completed sale. Mutares’s latest reviewed report says Stuart’s first-half revenue rose but its operating result remained negative.

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26 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Ailytics raises US$7.4 million led by Tin Men Capital for industrial AI expansion

Ailytics says its Series A will support international teams and specialized AI models. Its 2024 release counted projects rather than deployments, so the announced figures do not establish a like-for-like growth rate or revenue.

26 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Leads Biolabs reports 21.8-month progression-free survival estimate for LBL-034

Leads Biolabs reported a 21.8-month median progression-free survival estimate in 41 patients given LBL-034 at selected doses. The company calls the data immature; its earlier 15.8-month figure covered a different analysis group.

26 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Robinhood Ventures Fund I discloses about $10 million invested in Cognition

The listed fund says it closed Cognition investments totaling approximately $10 million. Fortune places its participation in the startup’s September Series E, not a new October funding round.

26 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Meta confirms Sundial acquisition; external service set to end at closing

Axios reported that Meta confirmed its acquisition of AI analytics startup Sundial. The startup's service for outside customers is set to end when the deal closes, while its co-founders and other employees join Meta's data analytics organization. The report does not establish a closing date or disclose financial terms.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Cimento launches Galileo to set up phishing tests by request

Cimento says its new Galileo agent lets security teams build and run targeted phishing simulations using plain-language requests. The tool is available to Cimento customers, but its specific usage example involves an unnamed customer.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Atlar says Orbem selected it to link banks with NetSuite

Atlar announced that Orbem selected its treasury software for bank connections, daily statements in NetSuite and a combined view of operating cash and term deposits. The announcement describes work to be set up, not a completed deployment.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

LeadDesk, QuTwo and AMD develop Nordic-language contact-center AI

LeadDesk is working with QuTwo and AMD on AI models for customer conversations, initially in Nordic languages. The partners have described their technical roles and intended contact-center uses, but have not established when customers can use the jointly developed models.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Hivest Capital Partners completes Sustana buyout, targets mill reliability

Hivest Capital Partners has acquired recycled-fiber and paper producer Sustana and appointed Kevin Richard chief executive. The buyer plans work on mill reliability, efficiency and the recovered-paper network, alongside possible North American add-ons. It disclosed neither the purchase price nor amounts for planned investment.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Strella Biotechnology reportedly adds $4.25 million to Series A for produce monitoring

GeekWire reports that Strella Biotechnology added $4.25 million to its Series A, bringing reported total funding to $26.25 million. Its produce-monitoring tools serve storage, ripening and shipment decisions. The 26-country reach cited in October had already been reported in March.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Ghanem adds $1.5 million to pre-seed round, taking total to $8.6 million

Ghanem says a $1.5 million extension brings its pre-seed round to $8.6 million. It reports issuing deeds in a first property opportunity and beginning rental distributions, while its fractional-ownership product remains within a supervised regulatory sandbox.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

CubiFab’s reported tens-of-millions-of-yuan round targets desktop CNC production

Leiphone reported on October 22 that CubiFab had secured financing worth tens of millions of yuan, naming Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industries Investment and Longhua Capital as investors. CubiFab’s customer-facing page describes a refundable VIP deposit, not a machine purchase, and marks the listing out of stock.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Hustro and Rôgga plan pre-pour inspection pilot on Brazilian building

Hustro and Rôgga plan a live-building test of drawing-based inspections before concrete pours; the accelerator's time-saving and rework figures are targets, not measured results.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

MineMind raises $1 million for AI tools used in mining workflows

MineMind's founder says its pre-seed round closed at an $11 million valuation. The company pairs mining consultancy with software subscriptions, but its reported revenue does not show how much customers currently spend on the software.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Paar Autonomy's reported ₹10 crore round targets drone camera production

The Economic Times reported that AdvantEdge Founders led a ₹10 crore round for Paar Autonomy. The Bengaluru startup intends to expand production of its drone camera systems and develop GPS-independent navigation. A separate funding table lists a different dollar amount; neither source establishes production volumes or customer deployments.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Slingshot Insurance announces $27 million seed round for checkout-policy infrastructure

Slingshot Insurance announced a $27 million seed round to develop software for small insurance policies offered alongside other purchases. An issuer filing reports $26,999,969 in equity securities sold; its first-sale date precedes the public announcement.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Tralo reports more than 1,200 ‘meaningfully active’ businesses in Ghana, without defining activity

Tralo says more than 1,200 businesses were “meaningfully active” by October, alongside more than 3,300 registrations. The Ghanaian business-software startup has not defined the activity measure or disclosed retention.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

BOB raises $5.5 million to expand small-business finance agent

BOB says its seed round will support product development, customer onboarding and hiring in Miami. Its finance software operates alongside bank-provided deposit services; an earlier founder-reported sign-up count does not establish paying customers.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Chill Brothers adds Bowles Heating and Cooling in 10th acquisition

Forum-backed Chill Brothers announced the acquisition of Bowles Heating and Cooling on October 23, calling it the platform's tenth deal. The San Angelo business will retain its name and local management; financial terms were not disclosed.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

ShopOS launches Sloosh for self-serve image and video creation

ShopOS launched Sloosh on October 22, 2026, as a self-serve image and video studio. Its site labels Sloosh beta; paid adoption remains undisclosed.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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