Planet Startup, a profitable virtual CFO services provider, has been acquired by Scalare Partners in a $600,000 deal. The transaction includes $150,000 in cash and $450,000 in Scalare shares, which are escrowed...

Amsterdam startup Polars has raised $21 million (€18 million) in Series A funding, led by Accel with participation from Bain Capital Partners and angel investors. The company, co-founded by Ritchie Vink and...

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Akashalabdhi, supported by IISc Bangalore’s Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID), has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding. Backers include Uday Chatterjee, Romesh Sobti, LVX (formerly LetsVenture), 1Crowd,...

Black Forest Labs, a German artificial intelligence start-up founded in 2024, is in early talks to secure $200 million to $300 million in new funding at a valuation of approximately $4 billion....

Breakthrough DAC electrolyzer aims for sub-$100 carbon capture. Cleantech startup Brineworks has secured €6.8 million ($7.95 million) to advance its renewable energy-powered Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology and hydrogen co-production systems. Founded in...