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After a successful merger over the previous two years, the companies are now ready to challenge the industry as a singular company.

Distribusion, a Berlin-headquartered B2B ground transportation marketplace, has announced its heavily oversubscribed $80 million Series C funding round led by TQ Ventures, with super pro rata participation from existing investor Lightrock.

GEOX, an Israeli startup that has developed an AI-powered platform for analyzing real estate risk from climate-related disasters, has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has announced the launch of its NINJA Accelerator program in South Africa, featuring three innovative startups selected for their potential to drive economic growth and social impact.

Artlist, a creative technology company that provides a vast catalog of royalty-free digital assets and creative tools to empower brands and creators worldwide, has announced the return of its Artlist $100K Fund, a unique grant that offers one visionary creator $100K to bring their boldest and most ambitious creative idea to life.

A new global report on deeptech talent published by Zeki Data (Zeki),  a UK-based deeptech data company that scores the future potential of deeptech companies to guide investment and talent acquisition, has revealed that the US generates three times as many deeptech companies as the UK, while small European startups have a much higher concentration of advanced-skilled talent than in North America.

SeatBoost, a Los Angeles-based startup that is transforming the air travel experience through dynamic seat upgrade solutions, has announced an investment from International Airlines Group (IAG)

The programme will include the themes of AI in action, data democratisation and engaging with the customer, and is designed to equip participants from various business functions with advanced, industry-relevant data capabilities.

LG Electronics (LG), has launched LG NOVA Partner Alliance Program – a platform that brings together corporate partners and startups for cross-industry collaborations, technology and business development, and commercial partnerships to catalyze the growth of innovations for the future.

In the US, $8.9 billion was spent on political advertising during the 2022 midterm elections. AdImpact estimates that the 2024 political cycle will see that number increase to $10.2 billion, with a quarter of that spend going to digital and CTV.

Startup Lithuania has launched the third open call for applications for the Startup Lithuania Accelerator, powered by Plug and Play. The application is now open and will run until November 1, 2024.

To spur the next era of beauty, in May 2024, L'Oréal launched the Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program in the South Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa (SAPMENA) region, including India.

With, an end-to-end platform for all city offerings to its communities, has raised $10 million in a seed financing round to help local government leaders and their trusted partners make sure any dollar spent on community engagement doesn’t go to waste.

Loop, a Toronto-based fintech startup, has announced an additional raise of $6.4 million in funding. Coupled with $4 million secured in 2022, Loop has raised over $10 million to date on its mission to enable companies to seamlessly manage their financial services and global payments and simplify financial workflows.

Pickommerce, an Israeli warehouse automation startup, announced it has secured $3.4 million in funding to advance the development, production and marketing of its innovative PickoBot piece-picking robot.

Activation Capital has announced the launch of Start-the-Journey, a new Biohealth pre-accelerator designed to equip early-stage biotech and life science entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools to build successful startups.

To help address this disparity, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation are investing $350,000 in financial support and providing additional resources to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), particularly for students pursuing careers in food science and technology.

Plug and Play, a global innovation platform, announced that Cathay Pacific (Cathay), a premium travel lifestyle brand, has joined its Travel & Hospitality program as the newest corporate partner.

Can big corporations innovate like fast-moving startups? Aucctus, a Toronto-based AI startup, believes it's possible. Armed with a $1.5 million seed investment led by Four Cornerstones Capital, Aucctus has built an AI-powered platform that turns every employee into a potential innovator – equipped to bring the next big idea to their company.

CrowdStrike has announced the launch of its second annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator with Amazon Web Services (AWS). NVIDIA also joins in supporting the Accelerator program, powering the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud security startups.

Havas has announced the acquisition of global digital data agency DMPG to help power its clients’ marketing transformations and unlock untapped value from advertisers’ data and technology investments.