Funding stories
The Auckland fintech plans to double staff as the NZ$5 million funding commitment backs expansion in New Zealand's open banking market.
British founders remain wary of AI, with trust and knowledge gaps leaving small firms behind their European peers despite heavy admin loads.
The grants will fund tools to ease eBPF debugging and improve cloud isolation, as academic interest in Linux systems research grows.
Expectant mothers were flown or driven to Nelson for safety after temporary staffing gaps at Wairau Hospital exposed Marlborough's obstetrics shortage.
The hires come as the incubator warns a mooted tax offset age limit could shut out pre-revenue deep tech firms still facing heavy R&D costs.
Ten climate and impact start-ups will share at least GBP £1 million, giving each a boost as they seek further backing to scale.
Council approval now decides whether the community pool can keep running until June 2027 after a $220,000 board grant package was recommended.
Worker shortages and weaker finances are threatening New Zealand's ability to deliver future infrastructure projects, a survey found.
A survey of 500 financial decision-makers found cash flow pressures stopped 39% of UK B2B SMEs from pursuing growth last year.
Health tech and AI firms took most of LinkedIn's 2026 Australian startup ranking, signalling where hiring and investor attention are shifting.
Businesses can now get report-ready findings in under 30 minutes, as Electric Twin's new tool replaces weeks of manual research work.
The deal will help the London-based health technology group process £3 billion in annual care invoicing by the first half of 2027.
The Manchester AI workflow firm now has £13 million in annual recurring revenue after automating a 200,000-claim audit in under three days.
The deal gives the New York fintech a securities lending business and wider client access as it expands beyond bank-focused services.
Fresh funding will help Applied AGI expand its engineering team and commercial reach as demand rises for secure defence AI tools.
The seven contracts, including one six-figure deal, suggest larger firms are now using AI to drive revenue growth rather than just cut costs.
Trade remains below last year, but Mount businesses are seeing a lift in foot traffic and hope a strong summer will aid recovery after the landslide.
The proposed AI hub in Bhubaneswar will gain industry backing and mentoring support as Blue Cloud commits INR 4 crore to the project.
Storage is becoming a bigger line item in AI budgets as Wasabi sets up a dedicated business to target labs, start-ups and neoclouds.
The turnaround was driven by surging customer receipts and cash inflows, though auditors still expect to flag a going-concern uncertainty.
