Homaio lands €3.6M to extend access to energy transition assets

Paris-based Homaio has raised €3.6 million in a fundinground led by RAISE Ventures, with participation from Groupe Eren, businessangels, and existing investors XAnge and Redstone, bringing its total f…

Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over ‘illegal gambling business’

It’s the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it’s not beholden to them.

OakNorth reports nudge up in profits, delays net zero target by 10 years

OakNorth, the UK challenger lending bank, has reported a nudge up in year-on-year pre-tax profits in 2025 from £215m to £223m, helped by US growth. The SoftBank-backed bank, however, delayed its net…

Upvest raises $125M to strengthen its API-based investment platform

Upvest, a European investmentinfrastructure provider, has announced a $125 million financing round tosupport the modernisation of legacy banking systems across Europe and the UK.The $90 million equity…

Steward, an AI-driven compliance platform managing $100B, raises $5M

Steward,an AI-first AML platform purpose-built for complex investor onboarding andongoing monitoring, has raised $5 million to advance automation in complianceoperations. The round was led by Motive P…

Fuse raises $25M to disrupt aging loan origination systems used by U.S. credit unions

The startup also announced a $5M ‘rescue fund’ to help credit unions ditch legacy software for its AI-native platform.

Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets

PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.

Expense management startup Ramp takes on rival Brex with European acquisition

US expense management startup Ramp today signified its European ambitions, acquiring a London and Stockholm-based payment outfit, as it takes on US rival Brex which is also making a play in Europe.Ram…

The Great Insurance Tech Consolidation Wave Has Arrived

Carriers are spending billions to acquire insurtech startups. Wrisk, Admiral, and Zurich show why incumbents are buying data and embedded distribution.

$3M for DEXTools’ PerpTools from DEXForce and Orderly

PerpTools, an on-chain perpetual futurestrading platform, has been introduced by the creators of DEXTools, an analyticssuite for decentralised exchanges. The platform was developed following a $3milli…