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Latest edition 21 Oct 2026

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Funding & fundraising· News

Eka Robotics raises $150 million to scale robot manipulation; valuation reported at $1.45 billion

Eka Robotics announced a $150 million Series A to expand its robot-manipulation technology and customer deployments. TechCrunch reported a $1.45 billion post-money valuation and industrial pilots; sustained performance on production lines remains unproven.

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21 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Homage launches Esteem AI as standalone care software for Singapore providers

Homage is offering software built for its own care operations to other Singapore providers. It reports use by more than 50 care organisations, but has not disclosed Esteem AI software revenue or how many organisations pay for it independently.

21 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio to add drug-program coordination to Rosalind

OpenAI says it has acquired Orchestra Bio, whose agents help biopharma teams track studies and dependencies. The buyer plans to pair that coordination with Rosalind's research tools; it has not disclosed the purchase price or a launch date for a combined offering.

21 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Investcorp Technology Partners acquires majority stake in Connectif

Investcorp Technology Partners says it has acquired a majority stake in Spanish e-commerce marketing-software company Connectif. The buyer calls it its first investment in Spain. Both parties describe plans for international expansion, but have not disclosed the purchase price or precise stake.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Reliable Robotics adds $115 million to Series D for fleet and engineering expansion

Reliable Robotics says its Series D now totals $275 million after a $115 million addition that includes a $25 million term loan. TechCrunch reports that the other $90 million is equity. The company plans to expand its aircraft fleet, production facilities and engineering team while certification of its aircraft-automation system remains ahead.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Motive says fleet Agents are available as Bennett details early use

Motive says customers can use its Agents to carry out follow-up actions when fleet-defined conditions are met. Bennett Family of Companies has four agents operating, according to its safety director’s account reported by Truck News. Motive’s more autonomous, goal-directed features remain planned for early 2027.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Spotify Rolls Out Podcast Memberships in 34 Markets With 10% Fee on Net Earnings

Spotify has begun rolling out paid podcast Memberships in 34 markets. Creators can offer exclusive content and other perks, while its fee schedule applies a 10% charge to net earnings rather than necessarily to the full amount a listener pays.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

ALS launches six-month driverless RoboVan public-road trial in Cyberjaya

ALS has launched a planned six-month trial of its driverless goods vehicle on Cyberjaya's 22-kilometre public-road test route. The announcement marks a step beyond its earlier closed-site work, but does not report results from the new trial or identify a paying customer for it.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Tradeweb agrees to buy Trumid for $1.97 billion with $82 million management rollover

Tradeweb has agreed to acquire bond-trading platform Trumid for approximately $1.97 billion. The filed terms include $1.888 billion in adjustable cash consideration and $82 million in equity for interests held on behalf of certain Trumid managers; the purchase remains subject to regulatory and other closing conditions.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Otter.ai closes $320 million in repayable General Catalyst financing

Otter.ai says it closed $320 million in financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. CEO Sam Liang told Reuters the non-equity financing is repayable with interest as sales and marketing spending generates revenue.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

New Private Equity closes minority investment in ONE group solutions

New Private Equity says its investment in the Luxembourg fund-governance business has closed after regulatory approval. ONE had announced the planned investment in April; the parties have not disclosed the price or precise stake.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Snoonu announces BiteSight acquisition to develop video-led food discovery

Snoonu announced its acquisition of BiteSight on October 19. The buyer plans to explore putting the startup’s short-video meal discovery into its marketplace, but did not disclose a price or a Gulf launch date.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

EnCap closes $3.5 billion minerals continuation vehicle for two Permian businesses

EnCap says its new vehicle has approximately $3.5 billion in capital commitments for EnCap Minerals and Rock River Minerals. It offers existing investors a liquidity option, but EnCap has not disclosed what sellers received.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Blackwall reports $100 million Series C to expand provider-led web security

Blackwall said it raised $100 million at a $2.2 billion valuation, TechCrunch reported on October 20. The company plans more security tools and geographic expansion, selling through hosting, cloud and managed-service providers rather than directly to their website customers.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Salmon Group secures $140 million for Philippine lending expansion

Salmon Group announced additional financing for its Philippine lending business. Its website breaks the $140 million package into $90 million in financing commitments and $50 million in bond proceeds; the disclosed terms do not establish how much of the commitments is equity.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Gooch & Housego exits AIM after Arlington Capital Partners buyout takes effect

Gooch & Housego left AIM on October 19 after its acquisition completed on October 16. Shareholders covered by the scheme are entitled to 1,230 pence cash per share, with settlement due by October 30.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Maximus agrees to buy Agile Defense, adding federal cyber capabilities if deal closes

Maximus announced an agreement to acquire Enlightenment Capital-backed Agile Defense and certain affiliates. The $660 million cash payment is adjustable, additional performance-based consideration is possible, and the acquisition remains subject to closing conditions.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Flipkart food-delivery test reaches more than 8,000 employees, TechCrunch reports

TechCrunch reports that Flipkart has widened access to its Bengaluru food-delivery test and is using dedicated Ekart riders. The service remains an employee trial, while a public launch and expansion to other cities are plans relayed by a restaurant-industry representative.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

CoComply announces £1.9m funding as earlier disclosures leave new amount unclear

CoComply says it has raised £1.9m to develop its external-workforce compliance platform and expand its commercial team. An earlier company post announced £1m, while September reporting already put its 2026 funding at £1.9m. The amount newly raised after those disclosures is unclear.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Omnidocs and WoodWing announce document-software combination

WoodWing is joining Omnidocs Group, pairing document automation with content-management tools under businesses previously backed by Main Capital Partners. The companies report more than 8,000 combined customers and revenue above €70 million; transaction terms were not disclosed.

20 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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