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Add preferred source Chinese AI startup Manus is reportedly close to completing a $500 million funding round that would double its valuation to $4 billion, making it the most valuable startup in China’s AI agent sector. This marks Manus’s first fundraising effort since dissolving its acquisition relationship with Meta Platforms and resuming independent operations. Existing…

Veridion has raised USD $20 million in Series A funding in a round led by Hoxton Ventures.

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Africa’s artificial-intelligence startup ecosystem is producing more founders and new companies, but fewer young businesses are securing the early capital required to turn experimental products into commercially sustainable ventures.

Earlier this month, the British Business Bank made a £75 million ($101 million) commitment to Molten Ventures’ new Growth Fund. The funding is intended to help the venture capitalist (VC) firm reach its £350 million ($473 million) target to back UK and European technology companies at Series B and beyond.

Qupital has secured USD $300 million in new capital commitments led by M Capital, comprising a Series C round and new asset-backed securities financing from MUFG and Quester Capital.

RIYADH: Startups across the Middle East and North Africa region attracted multiple funding rounds last week in various sectors, demonstrating resilience amid market uncertainty triggered by the ongoing conflict involving Iran.

PM Modi outlined new BRICS initiatives spanning an MSME portal, startup incubation, AI-led agriculture, skills, urban mobility and clean-energy cooperation. Moneycontrol News September 13, 2026 / 13:04 IST PM Modi outlined new BRICS plans for startups, MSMEs, AI-led farming, jobs and clean energy. Here are 10 key takeaways from his speech.

RIYADH: Startups and investors across the Middle East and North Africa announced funding rounds, acquisitions and regional expansion moves during the week, led by deals in e-commerce, artificial intelligence, education and financial technology. 

– The Corn Belt has abundant agricultural feedstocks and the technology is there to turn more crops and crop residue into chemicals, plastics and other products, but a potential explosion in the rural bioeconomy is hampered by a shortage of capital and manufacturing infrastructure