Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsCygrid announces €2.66 million pre-seed for identity controls after loginBerlin cybersecurity startup Cygrid announced a €2.66 million pre-seed round led by Atlantic, with d11z participating. Its software is designed to control what employees, applications and AI agents can do after gaining access. The company reports early design relationships and production use, but published accounts give different design-partner counts.
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsCuttable raises A$20 million as ad platform adds recommendations from campaign resultsCuttable announced an A$20 million Series A led by Airtree Ventures and a relaunch that uses retailers' ad results and product data to recommend what to make next. Its customer and performance figures remain company-reported.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyBusiness & growth· NewsGusto announces business formation and banking beta for owners before their first hireGusto's October 22 launch extends its small-business platform to formation and banking, but both launches remain in limited beta. Its banking instructions currently describe access for invited existing customers.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsCoast raises $35 million to expand payments beyond fleet cardsCoast announced $35 million in growth equity led by Thomvest Ventures. It plans to develop expense automation, payables tools and integrations for businesses with fleets and field teams. Bill Pay was already available before the round.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyAcquisitions & ownership· NewsTA agrees to take majority stake in MedEnvision as existing investors stayTA Associates announced an investment that would give it a majority stake in Belgian surgical-workflow company MedEnvision. The founders, management and Smile Invest are to remain invested. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to conditions.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyBusiness automation· NewsFinom opens business-account queries in Claude and ChatGPT, with no paymentsFinom says its new connection lets business customers ask Claude or ChatGPT about account activity. The European rollout starts with read-only access; the assistants cannot move money or change accounts through it.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyBusiness & growth· NewsFigure Technology Solutions reports $135 million in Q3 small-business lendingFigure Technology Solutions says its partner-led channel funded $135 million in small-business loans in the third quarter of 2026, including more than $50 million in September. The loans draw on borrowers’ home equity; funded volume is not revenue or an SBA lender ranking.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyAcquisitions & ownership· NewsNew Harbor-backed LGM Pharma acquires Sannova Analytical to add drug-testing capacityLGM Pharma says its acquisition adds GLP bioanalysis and specialized impurity testing to its U.S. analytical services. Sannova is to keep its name and management; financial terms were not disclosed.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsJICN invests in Fairy Devices, backing remote support for field workersJapan’s JICN says it executed an equity investment in Fairy Devices, which supplies wearable devices and remote guidance for field work. The investor links the tools to installation and maintenance of lower-emission equipment, but disclosed neither the deal terms nor measured emissions savings.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsIndurex raises €7 million to expand industrial security softwareIndurex announced a €7 million round led by Contrarian Ventures, with Axeleo Capital and Curiosity participating. The company plans to develop its software and expand sales, initially in Europe and the Middle East.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyOwnership explainedAcquisitions & ownership· NewsTFP Fertility Group buys Manchester Fertility Group, adding Cheadle clinic and five brandsAmulet-backed TFP announced its acquisition of Manchester Fertility Group on October 22, 2026. The deal adds a Cheadle clinic and five fertility-service brands. A Companies House entry reports TFP’s control of at least 75% of Manchester Fertility Services Limited effective October 16.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyStartups & growth· NewsApplied Intuition wins Navy production contract for AI system planned for five destroyersApplied Intuition announced a Navy production contract for its Intelligent Perception System, with an initial deployment planned for five destroyers. Tectonic Defense reported a $25 million initial value, citing a company spokesperson. The award follows an earlier data-collection prototype; installations and operating results have not been disclosed.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsZero Industries raises $3 million for planned satellite-power serviceZero Industries says it has completed a $3 million pre-seed round. Its proposed Helios service would transmit power by laser to customer satellites, but ground tests and a targeted 2030 orbital demonstration remain ahead.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsWarp Sciences emerges with $215 million to build U.S. chemistry labsWarp Sciences announced $215 million in funding as it emerged from stealth on October 22, 2026. Lightspeed says it led the company's Series A. Warp plans to make molecule variations for drug researchers and says it is working with a small number of design partners.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyAcquisitions & ownership· NewsLSEG agrees to buy Octus from Permira funds and management for $3.535 billionLSEG has agreed to acquire credit-data provider Octus for $3.535 billion in cash from Permira-advised funds and Octus management. The buyer plans to combine Octus's private-credit intelligence and workflow tools with its fixed-income products; the sale remains subject to regulatory approval.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyAcquisitions & ownership· NewsKKR agrees to buy IEP Technologies and Newson Gale from HOERBIGERKKR agreed to acquire two industrial-safety businesses that make up most, but not all, of HOERBIGER’s Safety Business Unit. HOERBIGER will retain Engine & Generators. The price was not disclosed, and the parties expect a first-quarter 2027 close subject to conditions including regulatory approvals.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsStar Therapeutics announces $200 million financing for its next drug pipelineStar Therapeutics announced a $200 million private financing to advance preclinical therapies. Its chief executive separately described a move away from emphasizing named spinouts after the Vega sale and Electra's listing.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· NewsBioStack announces $9.5 million seed round for medical AI data businessBioStack announced seed funding to expand its clinical-data platform. Its reported network scale and combined customer-and-prospect figure offer different signals from confirmed sales.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyFunding & fundraising· News4Tissue closes €7 million Series A for hydrogel study and manufacturing scale-up4Tissue says it closed a €7 million Series A and appointed Stéphanie Dupont CEO. The Belgian company's injectable hydrogel is headed for a study comparing its use in breast fat grafting with grafting without the hydrogel.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers
Opening storyStartups & growth· NewsAmogy plans 2027 Singapore ammonia-to-hydrogen pilotAmogy has specified a 2027 deployment at A*STAR’s Jurong Island testbed and says its module is designed to produce up to one ton of hydrogen a day. The target is not measured output.24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers