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Dougs announces €50 million Expedition investment for accounting automation

Dougs announced a €50 million follow-on investment from Expedition Growth Capital. The accounting business plans to develop AI-assisted production and local distribution in France. The announcement does not establish how much cash reached its operating business.

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18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Capital Dynamics invests €14 million in Celsus Holding to expand CareHub clinics

Capital Dynamics invested €14 million in Celsus Holding to support CareHub’s planned clinic expansion. The announcement identifies the investment vehicle but leaves Capital Dynamics’ resulting ownership and voting rights undisclosed.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Pear VC closes $333 million Fund V, names three new general partners

Pear VC’s fifth fund is $99 million smaller than the Fund IV it announced in 2023. The firm plans to put most of the new fund into pre-seed and seed investments and has elevated three existing investors to general partner.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech closes €19.6 million first tranche of Series A for quantum-computer scale-up

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech announced a €19.6 million Series A first close, with €10 million from Indra Group through IndraMind and €9.6 million from Spain’s SETT. The company plans further fundraising; reporting describes Indra’s contribution as a convertible instrument, so the announced amount should not be treated as entirely issued shares.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Circulate Capital backs Bumi Baru Plastik’s planned fivefold recycling expansion

Circulate Capital announced an investment to expand Indonesian plastics recycler Bumi Baru Plastik, made through its Singapore-based holding company, New Earth Plastic. The fivefold capacity increase is planned, not achieved; the investment amount and terms were not disclosed.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Nauta Capital reaches €60 million first close for sixth venture fund

Nauta Capital announced a €60 million first close for its sixth fund. It plans to back European B2B software and deep-tech companies, while its proposed €150 million to €200 million total remains a fundraising target.

15 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

United Window & Door plans Tennessee plant after Sterling investment

United Window & Door Manufacturing says it received a growth investment from The Sterling Group to support geographic expansion, including a planned Tennessee factory. The company disclosed neither the investment amount nor Sterling’s ownership stake.

13 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Matter Machine raises £4m to develop AI materials-discovery platform

University of Liverpool spin-out Matter Machine has closed a £4 million pre-Series A round led by IP Group. It plans to expand its team, develop its platform and engage commercial partners. The announcements do not identify customer deployments or revenue.

13 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Subeca discloses about $3 million in Series A-2 funding after earlier final close

Subeca announced additional Series A-2 funding on October 12, 2026, after Burnt Island Ventures had reported a final close in September. The water-metering company’s investor says its bundled system is live in 23 communities.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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1KOMMA5° raises a reported €70 million to expand household energy software

Handelsblatt reported that 1KOMMA5° raised €70 million from new and existing investors at a $1.35 billion valuation. A Japanese cleantech fund was named as a new backer. The company's separate plan to invest more than €100 million in Heartbeat AI in 2027 is planned spending, not the round size.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Mistlabs says $26 million in funding will back an Ambi wearable

Mistlabs says it has raised $26 million, led by Luminous Ventures and Huaqin, to develop a dedicated device for its Ambi AI software. The company calls the financing Pre-A funding, while TechCrunch describes money raised across multiple rounds. Mistlabs also announced an Apple-device launch, although its current download page still lists iOS as coming soon.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Wamda and Digital Digest tally $1.65 billion in MENA startup funding for Q3, led by fintech

Wamda and Digital Digest report $1.65 billion across 145 deals for Q3 2026, more than double Q2 funding but about 63% below Q3 2025. Three Saudi fintech financings made up roughly 46% of the quarterly total.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Mosi Intelligence (模思智能) announces Pre-A financing exceeding RMB 1 billion

Mosi Intelligence announced a Pre-A financing exceeding RMB 1 billion on October 12, 2026. The round backs real-time AI development and commercialization; CEO Li Shimin has described business-customer work and some deliveries, while MOSS Live remains forthcoming.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Peptris signs ₹86 crore optionally convertible debt agreement for drug-development project

India's Technology Development Board announced an agreement for ₹86 crore of optionally convertible debt support for Peptris's ₹172 crore VIGOR project. The three-year plan targets preclinical advancement of four drug candidates; the announcement does not say the support has been disbursed.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Claris Biotherapeutics reports early vision gains for CSB-001 eye drops

Claris Biotherapeutics says 41.4% of CSB-001-treated eyes gained at least 15 vision-chart letters by Week 20, compared with none of the untreated eyes in a small, open-label analysis. The company plans larger vehicle-controlled studies in 2027.

12 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Vatar raises $500,000 angel round for browser-world expansion

Vatar says its $500,000 angel round will support its social-worlds platform and bring new cities online. Its reported Lagos Life player counts are company figures, while another publication reports an additional investor and a valuation absent from Vatar's announcement.

10 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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MBRIF announces AED 2 million credit guarantee for Wisewell

The UAE innovation fund announced a guarantee intended to support Wisewell's water-purification business. It is credit support, not a disclosed equity round or evidence that the company received AED 2 million in cash.

10 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Quanfluence raises $10 million to integrate photonic quantum-computer components

Quanfluence says a $10 million round led by Chiratae Ventures will fund the integration of photonic chips, electronics and software. Its optimization offering and hardware devices are separate from the quantum computer it plans to build.

9 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Sheridan Capital Partners closes $1.1 billion Fund IV and $245 million healthcare IT fund

Sheridan announced final closes of a $1.1 billion flagship healthcare fund and a separate $245 million healthcare IT fund. The latter has invested in three platform businesses. A prior public pension record describes Fund IV's prospective acquisition profile but does not confirm the pension's subscription.

9 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Stord closes $400 million Citi-led credit facility to expand fulfillment network

Stord announced a $400 million Citi-led credit facility for network and technology investment. The company has not said how much it has drawn or disclosed pricing and maturity; the facility is distinct from its May equity round.

9 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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