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The ranking highlights demand for tools that tackle slow, manual software delivery, even as AI speeds up code creation at large enterprises.
The benchmark suggests AI data centres could boost compute output by 15% without using water, easing power and cooling pressure.
The funding gives the warehouse robotics firm more firepower to expand overseas as logistics operators seek tighter control of stock and space.
US media-for-equity backing will fund LifeSafe’s direct-to-consumer push, as the fire safety start-up seeks wider household sales.
Fitness operators may see less admin as Hapana rolls out a rebuilt, AI-enabled platform after its recent funding boost.
The legal AI company now counts more than 100,000 lawyers as users after the fresh round lifted its valuation to USD $11 billion.
Finance teams can now cut manual close and approval work as Rillet links its ERP to more than 8,000 apps on Zapier.
The acquisition gives the advisory group an Auckland base and adds digital strategy and content expertise as clients rethink growth plans.
Security teams now have a beta tool to probe large language model apps for prompt injection, jailbreaks and data theft before attackers do.
The hire follows a USD $100 million funding round as RobCo prepares to broaden its US expansion and finance its robotics-as-a-service model.
The funding will speed Rocketlane’s overseas push and deepen its AI tools as enterprise demand grows for services teams that can deliver AI rollouts.
Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Canadian startups risk losing critical backing and control as investors and buyers favour foreign tech, panellists warned at CIX Summit.
The Cambridge firm’s data tools are gaining traction with banks and fund managers as it expands into private markets after a Series A round.
UK startups can tap about GBP £45,000 in credits and mentoring as the five-year-old programme helps them avoid building communications systems from scratch.
The win gives AirXCarbon S$100,000 in equity-free funding and puts a Singapore founder on top of a global women-led startup field.
Adoption among big enterprises has helped the cybersecurity start-up secure USD $28 million, as it expands tools for AI-driven software development.
The funding will help reduce days-long checks for lenders and payments firms onboarding small businesses, as manual reviews still slow approvals.
The London startup's software could ease onerous due diligence for banks and custodians as scrutiny intensifies across digital assets and private markets.
Backers see room for a bigger Canadian payments business as the fintech expands from rent into utilities, taxes and small-business bills.