2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (294+ words) What's the deal? Highstock, a business-to-business marketplace that helps beauty brands sell surplus inventory to vetted business buyers, has raised a $30 million series A led by a16z. Olivia Moore, AI partner at a16z, will join the board, while a16z investor Jeff Jordan is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (346+ words) What's the deal? Bridge, the Citi-backed lending platform, has launched a $500 million direct lending fund to finance consumer brands and suppliers fulfilling purchase orders for major US retailers. It can cover up to 100% of eligible production costs tied to expected…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) What's the deal? Basware has signed a binding agreement to acquire Trustpair, a Paris-based payment fraud prevention company, the firms announced on August 26, 2026. Following completion, Trustpair will continue to operate and sell independently as a Basware company. Deal terms were…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) What's the deal? Meela, a Swedish startup that matches patients with therapists, closed a convertible round of about 13,000,000 SEK (roughly $1.4 million) in December 2024, converting notes from backers including Pär-Jörgen Pärson and Annika Sten Pärson's Inner Foundation. The company is now…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) Clementine raises $2M for AI hearing-care platform Dealroom Clementine raises $2M for AI hearing-care platform What's the deal? Clementine, an AI platform for the hearing-care industry, announced on 24 August 2026 that it had raised $2 million in an early-stage venture round led by Healthy....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) What's the deal? Stockholm-based eComID has raised $17 million in a seed round led by Systemiq Capital to build a cross-brand "shopping passport" for AI-driven commerce. Backers include H&M Group Ventures, CapitalT, Regeneration.VC, Course Corrected, and Stadium, Sweden's largest…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (313+ words) What's the deal? Liner, a South Korean AI agent startup, has raised a $50 billion Series C round, it announced in August 2026. LB Investment led the round, with existing backers Atinum Investment and CJ Investment following on, alongside new investors Korea…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (210+ words) What's the deal? Qubetics has raised $2 million through an initial coin offering (ICO) for its $TICS token. More than 2,000 holders have bought 169 million tokens in a presale now in its eighth phase, priced at $0.0212 each. What's the endgame? The project…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (290+ words) Dealroom Palisade: Personalised sales agents for marketplaces What’s the deal? Palisade is building a personal sales agent for every customer on a marketplace website. In its product video, the company explains that marketplaces can vary widely, from collector’s items and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) What's the deal? Alibaba set the price for a new share placement at HK$112.70 each, raising HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) to fund its AI expansion. The company will issue 710 million shares — about 3.7% of its 19.17 billion total outstanding shares — in one of…...