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Canada's early-stage startup funding falls 40% in Q1: RBCx
Clean technologies

Canada's early-stage startup funding falls 40% in Q1: RBCx

Fewer Canadian founders are getting backed as venture capital tightens, leaving pre-seed and seed-stage startups struggling to secure cash.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026

Global Stories

Venture Capital stories

Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability
DevOps

Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability

The deployment could speed up incident response across Nebius's GPU-heavy AI cloud, where outages can leave costly compute idle and affect customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Qodo launches governance tools for AI code reviews
DevOps

Qodo launches governance tools for AI code reviews

AI-generated code is outpacing enterprise review processes, prompting Qodo to add tools that flag cross-repo risks and enforce standards.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Featherless.ai & Z.ai launch GLM 5.2 access worldwide
Private Cloud

Featherless.ai & Z.ai launch GLM 5.2 access worldwide

Access to advanced coding tools is becoming a bigger concern as Featherless.ai hosts Z.ai's GLM 5.2, an open-source model aimed at software teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
ECI Partners celebrates 50 years in UK private equity
Data Analytics

ECI Partners celebrates 50 years in UK private equity

Its growth mirrors the shift of UK private equity from a niche source of finance to a mainstream market, with ECI now managing around GBP £3 billion.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Beauhurst tool reveals 37,000 hidden UK business links
Data Analytics

Beauhurst tool reveals 37,000 hidden UK business links

Investors and policymakers risk missing key assets as Beauhurst says the UK's largest firms use more than 37,000 registered entities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Tech Trailblazers Awards widens entries to scale-ups
Robotics

Tech Trailblazers Awards widens entries to scale-ups

Scale-ups can now compete for recognition and customer validation as the Tech Trailblazers Awards opens 2026 entries worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
New Relic launches startup AI observability programme
Software-as-a-Service

New Relic launches startup AI observability programme

The offer gives early-stage AI startups free monitoring and engineering support as software failures can quickly damage customer trust and funding prospects.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Lumenai wins pre-seed funding to track workplace behaviour
Human Capital Management

Lumenai wins pre-seed funding to track workplace behaviour

Employers could gain a clearer read on staff judgement and adaptability as Lumenai's structured capability data attracts pre-seed backing from Corpora.ai.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Tsuga raises USD $35 million to expand AI observability
Software-as-a-Service

Tsuga raises USD $35 million to expand AI observability

Rising AI data volumes are forcing observability vendors to rethink pricing and storage as Tsuga wins fresh backing to keep telemetry in-house.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Venture Capital stories

Isometric raises USD $40 million to expand AI certification
Software-as-a-Service

Isometric raises USD $40 million to expand AI certification

Britain's industrial projects could gain faster approvals as the London-based firm takes its AI certification platform beyond carbon removal.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Libeara raises USD $14 million for tokenisation push
Fintech

Libeara raises USD $14 million for tokenisation push

Funding will help Libeara expand regulated digital asset infrastructure into more markets as banks and asset managers weigh tokenised products.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Meta invests USD $1 billion in CRED as Shah steps back
Data Protection

Meta invests USD $1 billion in CRED as Shah steps back

The Indian fintech group is poised to use fresh capital and a new interim chief executive officer as it prepares for a possible public listing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Auckland tech expo aims to link founders & investors
Software-as-a-Service

Auckland tech expo aims to link founders & investors

A central challenge for New Zealand tech firms is finding the right investors and partners, organisers say, as 3,000 attend.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Cargofy raises USD $11 million for AI freight agents
Software-as-a-Service

Cargofy raises USD $11 million for AI freight agents

Logistics firms could cut staffing and operating costs as the startup uses the new funding to expand AI agents into billing, compliance and dispatch.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
1Kosmos names Roger Hale as Chief Information Security Officer
Digital Transformation

1Kosmos names Roger Hale as Chief Information Security Officer

The hire comes as firms face rising identity fraud risks in account recovery, device enrolment and privileged access workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Probook raises USD $40 million for home services dispatch
Software-as-a-Service

Probook raises USD $40 million for home services dispatch

Home services operators could cut back-office headcount as the New York software firm expands after backing from Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026