Beauty and wellness services company VLCC has raised INR 110 crore in funding from BlackSoil Capital, as the legacy Indian brand continues to modernise its operations and expand its footprint.
Auckland-based Outlier Space has raised NZ$10.5 million in pre-seed funding, backed by GD1, Airtree and Investible, to build orbital manufacturing technology.
New York City has barred the use of AI tools by students through eighth grade, citing concerns about child development, as school districts globally grapple with how to regulate classroom AI use.
Medellín-based fintech Plenti has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Tether, offering multicurrency accounts and investment services for freelancers and remote workers across Latin America.
Munich-based Zeit AI has raised a €5 million seed round from Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital Scout Fund and other investors to build enterprise AI and data infrastructure tooling.
Tel Aviv-based Guardio has raised $40 million, pushing its valuation to approximately $1.1 billion, as the consumer cybersecurity company surpasses one million customers using its AI-driven phishing and malware detection.
Emerald AI has raised $150 million in Series A funding at a $1.05 billion valuation, with its Emerald Conductor software dynamically adjusting AI data center power consumption to ease grid strain.
Identity verification company Socure has raised $156 million in new funding, lifting its valuation to $5.2 billion, and acquired AI agent technology firm Fravity to strengthen its RiskOS platform.
A Chinese private space company has successfully sent a reusable-class rocket into orbit, a milestone in the country's push to build a competitive commercial spaceflight industry.
Google DeepMind has released Gemini 3.8 Flash alongside a security-focused Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber variant with advanced vulnerability detection, keeping the more capable cyber model behind restricted access.