Kraken, a London, UK-based technology company, has raised $1 billion in an investment round, valuing the company at $8.65 billion as it formally begins its journey as an independent business. Investors The round was led by global investment firm D1 Capital Partners, with participation from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board …

i10X, a Singapore-based AI platform that gives users unified access to multiple major large language models, has secured $1 million in a pre-Seed funding round. Investors Early-stage investors, including Iterative, Antler AI Disrupt, and PPR Ventures, backed the round. i10X Use of Funds The company will use the funds to …

H2 Corporation, a Toyo, Japan–based construction technology startup, has raised a pre-Series A extension round. Investors The round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from existing investors Spiral Capital, JAFCO, MetaProp, One Capital, and Boost Capital. NEA is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs …

WholeSum, a London, UK-based qualitative analytics startup, has raised £730,000 through a combination of grant funding and a pre-Seed round. Investors The funding includes support from the Women TechEU programme and a pre-Seed round led by Twin Path Ventures, with additional participation from SFC and strategic angel investors via Ventures …

MotorK, a Milan, Italy–based SaaS provider serving the automotive retail industry across the EMEA region, has secured an additional €3 million in financing. Investors The funding was provided by Atempo Growth, a London-based firm specializing in venture debt and flexible growth lending for high-growth technology companies across Europe. Founded in …

Stowlog, a Castellón, Spain-based SaaS platform focused on the digitization of health, safety, security, and environment (HSSE) procedures in port logistics facilities, has closed a €1 million investment round. Investors The round was led by Draper B1, with participation from First Drop and Castellón-based technology group Cuatroochenta. Draper B1 (formerly …

Ballurh, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based AI-powered SaaS platform for restaurants and cloud kitchens, has secured a strategic investment. Investors The investment was from Falak Angels Network, a Saudi-based investment network that serves as the angel-investing arm of Falak Investment Hub. Founded in 2018, the network is designed to bridge the …