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Friday, 2 October 2026

Everything TrustList published on this day, 74 stories, grouped by subject and each in a line of our own.

News41

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  1. 1News

    Pakistan: retailers’ fixed-tax scheme returns are due by 15 October 2026, with monthly penalties after, as FBR maps markets and checks returns with AI

    Pakistan has extended the retailers’ fixed-tax scheme deadline to 15 October 2026, with penalties of Rs. 10,000, 25,000 and 50,000 in the three months after. FBR began mapping markets on 2 October and says AI now checks tax year 2026 returns.

  2. 2News

    Saudi Arabia: ZATCA’s e-invoicing Wave 25 covers VAT revenue over SAR 187,500, with Fatoora integration due by 1 February 2027

    ZATCA’s Wave 25 of e-invoicing integration covers every VAT taxpayer whose taxable revenue exceeded SAR 187,500 in 2022, 2023, 2024 or 2025. Those notified must integrate their e-invoicing solution with the Fatoora platform by 1 February 2027.

  3. 3News

    California’s COMPETE Act makes single-firm monopolisation unlawful from 1 January 2027: what platform and software vendors should review

    Governor Newsom signed AB 1776, the COMPETE Act, on 30 September 2026. From 1 January 2027 California law bans monopolisation and monopsonisation by a single firm; only the Attorney General and district attorneys can enforce it.

  4. 4News

    Exchange Online: apps using EWS must be on an allow list from 10 October 2026, and SharePoint’s one-time passcode retires from mid-October

    From 10 October 2026, Exchange Online apps using EWS must be listed in EWSAllowedAppIDs (MC1485116); Microsoft fills the list on 8-9 October from 60 days of use. SharePoint one-time passcodes retire from mid-October to end November (MC1243549).

  5. 5News

    Pakistan: FBR extends e-invoicing to federal excise and Islamabad services tax, and sets rules to seal premises of businesses that fail to integrate

    Two FBR orders of 29 September 2026: SRO 1666 brings federal excise and Islamabad services tax under the e-invoicing rules, with new invoice fields; SRO 1662 lets FBR seal premises of businesses that fail to integrate and seize unmonitored goods.

  6. 6News

    GitHub Actions retires the macOS 14 runner image on 2 November 2026, with failing brownout windows from 5 October

    GitHub retires the macos-14, macos-14-large and macos-14-xlarge runner images on 2 November 2026. Jobs on those labels fail during eight brownouts from 5 October, 14:00 to 00:00 UTC. Move workflows to macos-15 or macos-latest now.

  7. 7News

    Poland: PARP’s SMART 2.0 R&D call for SMEs opens on 29 October 2026, with up to PLN 50 million per project

    Poland’s enterprise agency PARP opens its SMART 2.0 R&D track for SMEs from 29 October to 29 December 2026: projects of at least PLN 3 million, support up to PLN 50 million, in a national smart specialisation such as digital technologies.

  8. 8News

    Kenya’s draft National Payment System Bill 2026 adds open-finance duties and new licences: comments close on 9 October

    Kenya’s Treasury and Central Bank published a draft National Payment System Bill 2026 to replace the 2011 Act, adding open-finance data sharing, payment initiation and account information licences and new minimum capital. Comments close on 9 October.

  9. 9Business news

    Layoffs at software vendors, week to 2 October 2026: Oracle in California, Nutanix, Salesforce, PayPal, Synopsys and Expedia

    State layoff notices show Oracle cutting 441 roles at three California sites from 13 November 2026, Nutanix and Salesforce cuts taking effect on 5 October, and notices from PayPal, Synopsys and Expedia. What customers should check with each vendor.

  10. 10News

    EU KIDS Act: the Commission asks for feedback on age limits and safety-by-design duties for platforms, games, AI chatbots and app stores, until 26 November

    The European Commission opened feedback on 2 October 2026 on its proposed EU KIDS Act: a delay on social media for children, safety-by-design rules, privacy-preserving age assurance and stronger enforcement. Feedback closes 26 November 2026.

  11. 11Business news

    Supabase is acquiring Turso, the SQLite database company: both say nothing changes for existing users

    Supabase announced on 2 October 2026 that it is acquiring Turso, the company behind libSQL and a hosted SQLite database. Both products continue: Supabase stays on Postgres and Turso on SQLite. No price was stated.

  12. 12News

    Luxembourg: the business registers are enforcing company and beneficial-owner filings, and regulators publish NIS2 incident rulebooks

    Luxembourg Business Registers began enforcing RCS and beneficial-owner filings from 21 September 2026: 30 days to fix a flagged entry, then penalties and possible strike-off. On 28 September regulators also published NIS2 incident-handling rulebooks.

  13. 13News

    Consultations closing in October: Brazil’s ANPD sanctions rules (26 October), Anatel’s 6 GHz auction with data-centre duties, and Paraguay’s telecoms plan (15 October)

    Three consultations close this month: Brazil’s data-protection authority on its inspection and sanctions rules (26 October), Anatel on a 6 GHz auction with regional data-centre duties, and Paraguay’s 2026-2030 telecoms plan (15 October).

  14. 14News

    Power BI Pro and Premium Per User licences will include Fabric apps and Fabric Database at no extra cost, from a preview in the coming weeks

    Microsoft says Power BI Pro and Premium Per User customers will get Fabric Apps and Fabric Database, up to 1 GB per app, at no additional cost, with a preview “in the coming weeks”. Governance teams should set rules before business users start building.

  15. 15News

    Greece’s National Cybersecurity Authority tenders DDoS and web and API protection services: bids are due by 5 November 2026

    Greece’s National Cybersecurity Authority has opened an EU-wide electronic tender for services protecting web applications and APIs against DDoS and application-layer attacks. Bids go through ESIDIS (ID 515094) by 5 November 2026, 17:00.

  16. 16HR News

    UK scale-ups in digital and technology can reclaim up to £25,000 a year of visa fees for overseas hires, until 1 March 2027

    The UK’s Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups repays up to £5,000 per international hire and dependants, and up to £25,000 a year, to fast-growing firms in digital and technologies, life sciences and clean energy. Applications close 1 March 2027.

  17. 17News

    Twilio: Content API rate limits now return 429s, WhatsApp Embedded Signup moves to v4, and transcription failover switches on 22 October 2026

    Twilio has set account rate limits on its Content API (requests over them get HTTP 429), made WhatsApp Embedded Signup v4 generally available, and from 22 October 2026 turns on provider failover for Real-Time Transcriptions on every existing account.

  18. 18News

    UK grant calls with deadlines from 6 October to 16 December 2026: semiconductors and connectivity, efficient AI systems, North Wales wireless, Japan and Singapore

    Six UK funding calls with dates: Japan-UK connectivity (6 October), Investor Partnerships for semiconductors (14 October), North Wales wireless (19 October), quantum with AI and HPC (3 November), AI systems (18 November) and UK-Singapore (16 December).

  19. 19News

    Nigeria launches an 11-character digital postcode and zero-rated data for approved education platforms on 1 October 2026

    Nigeria launched a National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System on 1 October 2026: an 11-character code per building replaces six-digit postcodes. The NCC and operators also began 100 MB a day of free data for approved education platforms.

  20. 20News

    Solo, Mozilla’s AI website builder for small businesses, shuts down: sites and data are deleted on 30 November 2026

    Solo, the AI website builder from Mozilla, is closing. Every Solo website and its data will be deleted on 30 November 2026 with no recovery. Export the site, form submissions and images now; paid plans get prorated refunds from 1 October.

  21. 21News

    France’s EcoIDEN call for greener data centres and digital equipment: first cut-off 29 October 2026, open until December 2027

    France’s EcoIDEN call, under France 2030 and run by ADEME, funds projects that cut the footprint of data centres (cooling, heat reuse) and extend the life of digital equipment. First cut-off 29 October 2026; final 9 December 2027.

  22. 22News

    Germany’s SPRIND challenges: health data for AI (up to €480,000 for stage one, closes 16 October) and multi-purpose robotics (up to €7.2 million, closes 22 October)

    SPRIND, Germany’s agency for breakthrough innovation, has two challenges open to European teams: Recoding Medicine, unlocking health data for AI (16 October), and Next Frontier Robotics, up to €7.2 million per team (22 October).

  23. 23News

    Japan: My Number Card on Android starts on 20 October 2026, and gBizPortal adds commercial-registry remote e-signatures

    Japan’s Digital Agency says the My Number Card on Android, with in-person checks of identity, age and residence, starts on 20 October 2026. Since 30 September, gBizPortal can sign PDFs with the Ministry of Justice’s remote company e-signature.

  24. 24News

    ChatGPT Pro 200 allowance is halved from 30 October 2026 and a new $500 Pro plan arrives: check Codex and agent budgets

    From 30 October 2026 ChatGPT Pro 200’s included usage in ChatGPT Work and Codex falls from 20 to 10 times the Plus allowance, and GPT-6 Pro chat messages from 200 to 100 a week. A new $500-a-month Pro 500 plan includes the Ultrafast tier.

  25. 25News

    Maryland puts every data centre of 25 MW or more through a state task-force review, and the governor backs repealing its tax exemption

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s executive order of 23 September 2026 has a state task force review every data centre of 25 MW or more that seeks a permit, incentive or letter of support, and rate it Aligned, Conditionally Aligned or Not Aligned.

  26. 26News

    Tennessee’s $43 million QUBIT grant for quantum networking and testbeds: applications close on 23 October 2026

    Tennessee’s $43 million QUBIT grant funds shared quantum networking, cloud access, testbeds, sensing and secure communications. Universities, development districts, ORNL and utilities lead, with companies as partners; apply by 23 October.

  27. 27News

    Lithuania opens a €64.99 million call to set up a national AI factory, led by research institutions: applications close 14 October 2026

    Innovation Agency Lithuania opened a €64,990,095 call on 30 September 2026 to set up a national AI factory run on public, private and research cooperation. Research and education institutions apply, with partners, by 14 October at 17:00.

  28. 28News

    EIC Accelerator: the last 2026 cut-off for full applications is 4 November, and STEP Scale Up closes on 25 November

    The last 2026 batch for full EIC Accelerator applications closes on 4 November at 5pm Brussels time; short applications batch on the first Tuesday of each month. EIC STEP Scale Up, for rounds of €50 million or more, closes on 25 November.

  29. 29News

    South Africa consults on redefining universal access and service to include broadband: comments close on 30 October 2026

    South Africa’s universal service agency published discussion documents on 1 October 2026 on updating the 2010 definition of universal access and service, adding broadband and emergency communications, and on subsidies. Comments close 30 October.

  30. 30Business news

    Snyk’s accounts show it cut about 203 jobs, about a fifth of its staff: what customers of the security vendor should check

    A UK Companies House filing by Snyk, the developer-security vendor, states a reduction in force of about 203 employees, about 20% of its global workforce, more than double the earlier press figure. What customers should ask their account team.

  31. 31News

    Google Cloud: Cloud SQL viewer roles can no longer export data, and Cloud Service Mesh’s ISTIOD control planes lose support on 1 March 2028

    From 28 September 2026 Cloud SQL’s Viewer, Reader and legacy Viewer roles no longer carry the export permission, so exports using them fail. Cloud Service Mesh’s ISTIOD control planes on GKE are deprecated, with support ending on 1 March 2028.

  32. 32News

    Ukraine’s electronic excise system: testing moves to the Sandbox only from 5 October 2026, and live registration opens on 12 October

    Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation says excise businesses must move all eExcise testing to the Sandbox from 5 October 2026, when the production environment closes to tests, and that production opens for full registration on 12 October.

  33. 33News

    China opens its 2026 national green computing facilities list: data-centre operators’ submissions are due by 16 November

    China’s MIIT and four other departments opened the 2026 round to recommend national green computing facilities. Data centres need 3,000 standard racks, 60% rack use and top-two energy grades; provinces and telecom groups submit by 16 November 2026.

  34. 34News

    Germany tenders a Data Spaces Hub to succeed the Gaia-X Hub, to help SMEs and public bodies join data spaces

    Germany’s digital ministry launched a tender on 2 October 2026 for a Data Spaces Hub Germany, the successor to the Gaia-X Hub, to inform and connect SMEs and public bodies and support onboarding to data spaces. The bid deadline is on the tender platform.

  35. 35News

    Germany: the Bundesrat approves the Federal Experimentation Act for regulatory sandboxes, and the Agentic AI Hub starts with 38 municipalities

    Germany’s Bundesrat approved the Federal Experimentation Act on 25 September 2026, easing time-limited real-world trials and letting authorities test faster procedures, including with AI. The Agentic AI Hub’s second round pairs 17 start-ups with 38 towns.

  36. 36News

    Chile’s financial regulator opens ATENA, a sandbox for open finance, ahead of the system applying from July 2027

    Chile’s CMF, with the Inter-American Development Bank, has launched ATENA, a test environment with fictional data where banks and fintechs can test open-finance connections and certification before the system applies gradually from July 2027.

  37. 37News

    Colombia: mobile customers can cancel without retention offers from 1 October 2026, and operators must block calls from “do not originate” numbers

    Colombia’s CRC requires mobile operators from 1 October 2026 to give a direct cancellation channel with no transfers or retention offers first; fixed services follow in December. Operators must also block calls spoofing listed numbers.

  38. 38Business news

    South Africa’s Competition Commission recommends approving MTN’s takeover of tower operator IHS, with access and independence conditions

    On 30 September 2026 South Africa’s Competition Commission recommended that the Tribunal approve MTN’s acquisition of IHS Holding, on condition that IHS stays independent and gives all operators fair, non-discriminatory access to its towers.

  39. 39News

    China’s “AI+Software” plan sets 2028 targets for the software industry: AI upgrades at 20,000 firms and 100 benchmark agent applications

    China’s industry ministry has set out its AI+Software action plan: by 2028, AI-driven upgrading across 20,000 larger software firms, 100 benchmark agent-software applications in key industries and five or more key open-source projects.

  40. 40News

    China tells large companies to pay small suppliers within 60 days: what software and IT vendors selling to Chinese buyers should check

    A State Council notice on late payment to small firms guides large Chinese companies to a 60-day maximum payment term, asks leading firms to pledge cash payment within 60 days of delivery, and tightens disclosure of overdue payables.

  41. 41News

    Pakistan’s National CERT sets eight security measures for using generative AI: policy, an approved-tools registry, DLP and audit logs

    Pakistan’s National CERT published Advisory 18 on 1 October 2026: eight measures for safe use of generative AI, including an acceptable-use policy, no sensitive data in public AI tools, a registry of approved tools, human review of AI code and DLP.

Tech and security13

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  1. 1Security advisories

    GitLab AI Gateway flaw CVE-2026-90970 lets Duo Agent Platform users escape the sandbox and run commands: update self-hosted gateways

    GitLab fixed CVE-2026-90970, rated 9.9, in its self-hosted AI Gateway: a user with Duo Agent Platform access could escape the sandbox through a custom flow prompt template and run commands. Fixed in 19.2.4, 19.3.2 and 19.4.1.

  2. 2Security advisories

    ModSecurity web application firewall: bypass and crash flaws fixed in 3.0.17 and 2.9.15, one filename bypass still unpatched

    The ModSecurity project published seven advisories on 30 September 2026: response-body and rule bypasses, an XML crash and an unpatched multipart filename bypass (CVE-2026-104269). Update libmodsecurity to 3.0.17 or ModSecurity 2 to 2.9.15.

  3. 3Security advisories

    SharePoint Server CVE-2026-65660 and WordPress CVE-2026-87902 are now exploited: check the August SharePoint update and WordPress 7.1.2

    On 25 September 2026 CISA listed two more flaws as exploited: a SharePoint Server code-injection flaw fixed in Microsoft’s August 2026 updates, and a WordPress core file-inclusion flaw fixed in 7.1.2 on 22 September. Confirm both updates are installed.

  4. 4Security advisories

    HPE OneView before 11.40 has a cross-site scripting flaw that allows session hijacking: update to 11.40

    HPE published CVE-2026-76719 (rated 8.2) and CVE-2026-76720 (4.3) on 29 September 2026: a cross-site scripting flaw that can lead to session hijacking and an open redirect in HPE OneView before 11.40. Update the appliance to 11.40.

  5. 5Security advisories

    FortiMail flaw CVE-2026-104286 is exploited and fixes are still upcoming: disable IBE or close the management interface now

    Fortinet says CVE-2026-104286, an unauthenticated file-write flaw in FortiMail rated 9.8, is exploited in the wild. Fixed builds 8.0.2, 7.6.7 and 7.4.9 are listed as upcoming. Disable IBE or restrict the management interface, and check for the indicators.

  6. 6Security advisories

    Security tools need patching too: Tenable Nessus 10.12.5 fixes nine flaws, and Fortra’s BoKS privileged-access manager has critical fixes

    Tenable fixed nine flaws in Nessus 10.12.4 and earlier on 1 October 2026, the worst rated 9.1, in 10.12.5. Fortra fixed six flaws, three critical, in its BoKS privileged-access manager (8.1.0.30, 9.0.0.7, 10.1.1.0). No exploitation reported.

  7. 7Security advisories

    Poland orders its national cybersecurity entities to update MikroTik RouterOS now, as attackers exploit the flaws

    Poland’s Government Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity recommended on 2 October 2026 that entities in the national cybersecurity system update MikroTik RouterOS without delay (7.24.2, 7.23.4, 6.49.21), check for compromise and close management services.

  8. 8Security advisories

    WatchGuard Endpoint Security flaw CVE-2026-13043 gives unauthenticated access to kernel memory: update agents to 8.00.26.0012

    WatchGuard published CVE-2026-13043, rated 9.3, on 1 October 2026: a kernel-memory driver in WatchGuard Endpoint Security lacks authentication, allowing arbitrary kernel memory access. Every version before 8.00.26.0012 is affected.

  9. 9Security advisories

    Dell Container Storage Modules: maximum-severity flaws give attackers storage admin credentials and control; update to 1.18.0

    Dell has fixed two maximum-severity flaws in the Authorization module of Container Storage Modules, CVE-2026-63688 and CVE-2026-63692, plus four critical ones, which can expose storage-array admin credentials and Kubernetes secrets. Update to 1.18.0.

  10. 10Security advisories

    n8n fixes a batch of high-severity flaws, including SQL injection, code execution and an approval bypass: update to 2.42.1 or 2.41.4

    n8n published ten security advisories on 30 September 2026, eight rated high, for its workflow-automation platform: SQL injection, code execution in the Git node, an HMAC bypass on waiting executions and owner account takeover. Update to 2.42.1 or 2.41.4.

  11. 11Security advisories

    Apache HTTP Server 2.4.69 fixes 23 vulnerabilities, including memory-safety flaws in mod_http2 and mod_dav: update web servers

    Apache released HTTP Server 2.4.69 on 1 October 2026 with fixes for 23 vulnerabilities: five rated moderate by the project, such as a mod_http2 use-after-free and mod_dav overflows, and 18 low. National CERTs rate several higher. Update 2.4.x.

  12. 12Security advisories

    AWS: Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) data masking could fail open, and three more AWS libraries need updates

    AWS bulletins of 29 September and 1 October 2026: Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) 3.6.0 to 3.34.0 could return unmasked values on error (fixed in 3.35.0, no workaround), plus fixes for Amazon Ion Python, security-agent-mcp-server and GluonTS.

  13. 13Security advisories

    Epic pauses most product development for about six weeks to fix MyChart security flaws: what hospitals and clinics should ask

    Epic, whose MyChart patient portal is used across US hospitals, has paused most product development for about six weeks to fix security flaws that, its security chief says, could let outsiders reach patient records without leaving a trace in the logs.

Funding and deals20

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  1. 1Funding news

    Verda, formerly DataCrunch, raises $189 million Series B for its European AI cloud

    Verda, the Helsinki AI cloud formerly called DataCrunch, announced a Series B of $189 million (€163 million) on 22 September 2026, led by Emergence Capital. It will spend on product across its AI cloud and on multiplying its computing capacity.

  2. 2Funding news

    Paymob raises $35 million pre-Series C with Mubadala investing

    Egyptian payments company Paymob raised a $35 million pre-Series C round, Abu Dhabi investor Mubadala announced on 21 September 2026. Paymob serves merchants in Egypt and the Gulf and will expand across the region and add products for AI-driven commerce.

  3. 3Funding news

    Axya raises C$17 million Series A for procurement software for manufacturers

    Montreal company Axya, which makes source-to-pay procurement software for manufacturers, announced a Series A of C$17 million in late September 2026, led by McRock Capital with Yamaha Motor Ventures, BDC and Real Ventures.

  4. 4Funding news

    Zeliq raises a €7 million seed extension for its AI sales-prospecting workspace

    Zeliq, a French B2B sales-prospecting platform with an AI agent called Zelia, announced a €7 million seed extension in late September 2026, bringing its total raised to €21 million. It says all of the money goes into product and engineering.

  5. 5Funding news

    Armadin raises $255.5 million Series B for autonomous agents that test defences like attackers

    Armadin, of Palo Alto, announced a $255.5 million Series B on 1 October 2026, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, valued above $2.5 billion. Its AI agents emulate attackers to find attack paths that actually work.

  6. 6Funding news

    mika raises €6 million seed for AI bookkeeping and tax returns for small German companies

    Berlin start-up mika announced a €6 million seed round on 23 September 2026, led by Smedvig Ventures. Its AI handles bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual accounts and tax returns for small German GmbHs; it says 750+ companies use it.

  7. 7Funding news

    mutex raises ¥281.6 million Series A for Reze, AI that checks Japanese medical fee claims

    Tokyo company mutex announced a ¥281.6 million Series A on 30 September 2026 for Reze, AI that checks hospitals’ medical fee claims for missed items and errors. An English headline gave ¥2.8 billion; the company states ¥281.6 million.

  8. 8Funding news

    Restate raises $20 million Series A for durable execution of workflows and AI agents

    Restate, a durable-execution infrastructure company reported by Tech.eu as Berlin-based, announced a $20 million Series A on 30 September 2026, led by Singular with Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures. Replit is among its named customers.

  9. 9Funding news

    Island raises $400 million Series F as it pitches the enterprise browser as a control point for AI agents

    Island, of Dallas, Texas, announced a $400 million Series F on 24 September 2026, led by Evolution Equity Partners, at a valuation it states as $6.4 billion. It now calls its enterprise browser an "agentic control plane" covering people and AI agents.

  10. 10Funding news

    Ema raises $77 million Series B for "AI Employees" in HR, IT and finance

    Ema, based in Mountain View, California, announced a $77 million Series B on 23 September 2026, led by Creaegis with Accel, S32 and Prosus adding to earlier stakes. It says it has raised $140 million in total for its agentic AI for enterprise operations.

  11. 11Funding news

    Snorkel AI raises $350 million Series E to scale its data factory for AI labs

    Snorkel AI announced a $350 million Series E on 22 September 2026, co-led by Insight Partners and S32, at a valuation it puts at $3.5 billion. The money goes into its "agentic data factory", which supplies training data and environments to AI labs.

  12. 12Funding news

    QibiTech raises about ¥600 million Series B for HATS, software that makes different makers’ robots work together

    Tokyo company QibiTech announced a Series B of about ¥600 million in late September 2026 for HATS, vendor-neutral software that controls robots from different makers and links them to warehouse and factory systems.

  13. 13Funding news

    Brahma AI raises $150 million led by Multiples for its AI system for enterprise video and audio

    Brahma AI announced a $150 million round on 23 September 2026, including $100 million from Multiples Alternate Asset Management, through preferred shares. Its AI manages and creates video and audio for enterprises such as Warner Bros and the NBA.

  14. 14Funding news

    Spott raises $21 million Series A for its AI system for recruitment agencies

    Spott, a Leuven, Belgium company making an AI-native applicant tracking and CRM system for recruitment agencies, announced a $21 million Series A on 22 September 2026, led by Balderton Capital. It says it has raised $24.2 million in total.

  15. 15Funding news

    Cyera takes $400 million from Goldman Sachs as an extension of its Series G for data security

    Cyera announced on 22 September 2026 a $400 million investment from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, as an extension of its Series G. The data security company will build a unified data and identity platform for companies using AI agents.

  16. 16Funding news

    Aligator raises a $1.2 million seed round for agentic AI in public relations

    Aligator, a Doha, Qatar company building AI agents for public relations work, announced a USD 1.2 million (QAR 4.3 million) seed round on 1 October 2026, led by Qatar Development Bank and Next Ventures, a fund of Media City Qatar.

  17. 17Funding news

    Reco raises $55 million for SaaS and AI-agent security, with AT&T Ventures taking part

    Reco announced $55 million in additional funding on 29 September 2026, with a strategic investment from AT&T Ventures and new investors Forestay and Quadrille Capital. It puts total funding at $140 million.

  18. 18Funding news

    AIONA raises ¥140 million, in equity and bank loans, for REVY, an AI agent for manufacturing design

    Tokyo company AIONA announced ¥140 million of funding on 24 September 2026 for REVY, an AI agent for manufacturing design work. The total combines J-KISS convertible equity led by ON&BOARD with bank loans from Aichi Bank and Mizuho Bank.

  19. 19Funding news

    Clastix raises €2.9 million seed for its Kubernetes platform, its first outside funding

    Clastix, a Naples, Italy company behind the open-source Kamaji and Capsule projects and the enterprise Kubernetes platform kMetal, announced a €2.9 million seed round on 24 September 2026, led by CDP Venture Capital, its first outside funding.

  20. 20Funding news

    Metaview raises $60 million Series C for agentic recruiting

    Metaview, a recruiting software company with offices in San Francisco and London, announced a $60 million Series C on 30 September 2026, led by Insight Partners. It says it has raised $110 million in total and that more than 7,000 companies use it.

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