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Australis Scientific Raises $6M and Won Medtech Innovator Prize Australian medtech company Australis Scientific has emerged as one of the most closely watched innovators in bladder health after securing US$6 million in funding from Japan’s Rohto Pharmaceutical and winning the 2025 Medtech Innovator Asia Pacific Grand Prize. Founded in 2021, the Sydney-based company is developing a new class of minimally invasive medical devices designed to transform how urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB) are managed, conditions that affect more than 400 million people globally yet remain underserved by existing therapies. At the centre of its innovation is the Confidanz™ Smart…

Psyomics Launches New Healthtech Platform to Transform Neurodiversity Assessment and Triage UK-based healthtech company Psyomics, a Cambridge University biotech spinout, has launched a new digital platform designed to transform the way neurodiversity and mental health conditions are assessed, triaged and supported across behavioural health, child and adolescent services and neuropsychiatric pathways. Led by CEO Dr. Melinda Rees, Psyomics aims to bring clinical-grade assessment tools directly into digital workflows, helping healthcare systems deliver earlier, more accurate support to individuals who often wait months or years for specialist evaluation. The launch coincides with Psyomics securing $5 million in pre-Series A funding, which…

Procure AI Raises $13M to Build Europe’s First AI-Native Procurement Automation Platform London-based Procure AI has raised $13 million (£9.8 million) in seed funding to accelerate the development of its AI-native procurement automation platform, designed to help enterprises streamline sourcing, contracting and supplier management at a time of unprecedented global supply chain volatility. The round was led by Headline, with participation from C4 Ventures, Futury Capital and several high-profile procurement industry angels. Founded by Konstantin von Büren and Yves Bauer, Procure AI aims to fundamentally redesign how procurement teams operate. Instead of retrofitting legacy tools or building point solutions for…

Bsure Raises $2.1M to Help Companies Eliminate Digital Ghost Accounts and Strengthen Identity Security Oslo-based cybersecurity startup Bsure has raised $2.1 million (approximately €1.8 million) in seed funding to expand its real-time identity governance platform, which helps organizations detect inactive user accounts, cut software license waste and reduce hidden security risks across their Microsoft environments. The round was led by Scale Capital, with participation from existing US investors. Founded in 2022, Bsure is emerging as a fast-growing solution in the identity security category, with the company reporting more than 200 customers across nine countries in both the public and private…

Paperly Raises $3M to Build Australia’s Most Comprehensive K–12 School Administration Platform Australian edtech company Paperly has raised $3 million in a new funding round led by Tribe Global Ventures, with participation from Purpose Ventures and Skalata. The investment will accelerate the company’s mission to streamline the administrative workflows that underpin every Australian school’s excursions, assessments, sports, music lessons, risk management, parent–teacher interviews and the extensive documentation that supports daily school operations. With over 250 schools already contracted for 2026, Paperly is emerging as one of the fastest-growing operational platforms in Australian education, offering a unified system designed specifically to…

Medow Health Emerges as Australia’s Specialist-Focused AI Medical Scribe Australian healthtech startup Medow Health is positioning itself as one of the first AI medical scribe platforms built specifically for specialists, offering automated clinical documentation designed to reduce the heavy administrative burden that has long affected specialist practices across the country. With deep integrations into leading specialist EMRs Genie & Gentu and support for more than 50 medical specialties, Medow Health is targeting a part of healthcare where documentation has historically been both complex and time-consuming. Founded in 2023 by Joel and Josh Freiberg, Medow Health was born out of a…

Vijil Raises $17 Million to Build the Trust Infrastructure for Enterprise AI Agents Vijil, a San Francisco–based startup building trust and safety infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, has raised $17 million in funding led by BrightMind Partners, with participation from Mayfield and Gradient. The new round brings the company’s total funding to $23 million and will be used to accelerate adoption of its platform, which helps organizations build, test and operate AI agents that are reliable, resilient and safe for production use. The announcement comes at a moment when enterprises across industries are experimenting with autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents,…

Gravis Robotics Raises €19M to Bring Autonomous Excavation to Global Construction Gravis Robotics, a Zurich-based deep-tech startup building autonomous technology for earthmoving machinery, has raised €19 million (USD $23 million) in new funding to accelerate its global rollout and expand partnerships with OEMs, contractors and heavy-equipment dealers. The round was co-led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures, with participation from Pear VC, Imad (the CVC of Nesma & Partners), Sunna Ventures, ARMADA Investment AG and Holcim. The investment represents one of the most significant funding rounds in construction robotics this year, highlighting rising demand for automation amid global labor shortages,…

Noteless Raises €3.5M Seed Round to Scale AI Medical Scribe Across Europe  Norwegian healthtech startup Noteless, a fast-growing provider of AI-powered clinical documentation tools, has raised €3.5 million in a Seed funding round to expand its ambient medical scribe platform across Europe. The round was led by Redstone, with participation from Futurum Ventures and Farvatn Venture, reflecting rising investor confidence in AI tools aimed at easing administrative pressures in healthcare. Founded in Oslo and launched commercially in 2024, Noteless is building technology to eliminate the time clinicians spend manually writing clinical notes. Its core product listens during a doctor–patient consultation…

Omnisient Raises $12.5M to Bring Privacy-Safe Alternative Credit Data to US Lenders Fintech company Omnisient, a pioneer in privacy-preserving data collaboration and alternative credit insights, has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate its global expansion and bring its AI-powered data clean room technology to US financial institutions. The round was co-led by TransUnion, one of the world’s largest information and insights companies, signalling surging demand for compliant, privacy-safe methods to assess credit-invisible and thin-file consumers. The funding marks a major milestone for Omnisient, which aims to solve one of the financial industry’s most persistent and costly challenges:…