Ghana-based fintech Moment has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by Speedinvest and QED Investors to build payments infrastructure for fragmented African markets.
European female-founded startups have raised 9.7 billion euros so far in 2026, nearly matching the full-year total from the previous year, with deep-tech categories leading the growth.
Belgian clean-energy startup Octave.energy has raised 10 million euros in Series A funding to expand its profitable battery storage and energy-management platform across Europe's increasingly constrained power grids.
Less than 1 percent of total venture capital raised in Africa in 2025 went to female founders, according to industry data, prompting renewed calls for founders to combine grants and equity strategically.
Elon Musk's tunnelling venture The Boring Company has reached a $20 billion valuation as it seeks to raise $4 billion in new funding, extending investor appetite for Musk-affiliated infrastructure ventures.
NoPaperForms, the parent company of admissions and enrolment platform Meritto, has filed an updated draft red herring prospectus for an IPO sized at over INR 375 crore.
Furniture and appliance rental platform RentoMojo has set its IPO price band at INR 384 to INR 404, targeting a post-offer market capitalisation of around INR 4,206 crore.
Beauty brand SUGAR Cosmetics, co-founded by Vineeta Singh, has raised $15.3 million from A91 Partners as India's homegrown colour cosmetics category continues to draw institutional capital.
Hyderabad-based power electronics startup Leanwatts has raised roughly $2 million in seed funding led by Trivest Partners to scale manufacturing of its EV charging products.
GPS-based ambulance and emergency response platform Medulance has raised INR 24 crore in a Series A round from Auxano Capital and existing backers, as India's ambulance services market heads toward $9.8 billion by 2034.