The UK government has announced a £400 million ($541 million) loan to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a Brazil-led initiative that pays countries for verified tropical forest preservation.
Israeli cloud-security company Upwind has raised $300 million at a valuation of approximately $3.8 billion, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and TCV, as demand grows for security tools built for AI-era cloud infrastructure.
Israeli-founded enterprise AI company Wonderful has raised $550 million in a Series C round at a valuation of roughly $5 billion, anchoring a record-breaking start to September for Israel's technology sector.
HiBob, the Israeli-founded company behind the Bob human resources platform, has raised $166 million in a round led by Salesforce, valuing the company in the multibillion-dollar range.
Lyte has raised $165 million to advance its perception technology, which helps autonomous machines interpret and interact with their physical surroundings, as part of Israel's record-breaking September funding wave.
AIR Security has emerged from stealth with $50 million in funding to build a security layer protecting enterprises from threats created by autonomous AI agents accessing corporate systems and data.
Singapore robotics startup Hivebotics has raised $6 million in Series A funding to move its autonomous restroom-cleaning robots into mass production across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Jeddah-based Rwaj has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its live shopping and auction marketplace, betting on Saudi Arabia's growing creator-driven digital commerce economy.
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.
Philanthropy Asia Alliance, a Temasek Trust initiative, has expanded its India network and announced backing for two impact ventures as collaborative philanthropy across Asia continues to gain momentum.