The investment will fuel Upward’s mission to make it radically faster and easier for businesses to launch and operate financial products — reducing the cost and complexity that have slowed innovation in financial services.
At the same time, Upward announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to provide its embedded financial technology solutions to Upward’s customers, enabling them to launch a Mastercard-branded card program in just weeks.
“At Upward, we’re transforming the way financial products are built,” said Aaron Gregory, Co-founder & CEO of Upward. “For too long, businesses that wanted to offer a financial product have had to choose between innovation, flexibility, and speed. This investment and our Mastercard partnership will help to tear down those barriers — empowering our customers to launch and operate smarter, customer-centric financial products faster than ever.”
Building the Future of Financial Infrastructure
Upward’s platform provides turnkey embedded fintech infrastructure designed to allow companies to easily launch branded credit card, payment, and banking products without the need to navigate complex regulatory and technical integrations with multiple vendors.
By combining banking, payments, cards, and compliance capabilities in a single, developer-friendly platform, Upward aims to empower its customers — from gig economy and creator platforms — to offer financial products built for the unique needs of their end users.
“Speed and compliance don’t have to be at odds,” said Danielle Hill, Co-Founder & COO of Upward. “We’ve built the infrastructure to make financial innovation not only faster but also more flexible for our customers. This next phase is about execution – helping customers transform their innovative visions into revenue-generating products in record time.”
The $8 million round, including new capital and conversion of convertible equity, will be used to expand Upward’s infrastructure, grow its engineering and partnerships capabilities, and bring its turnkey platform to more companies across fintech, creator, and gig workforce sectors.
Strategic Partnership with Mastercard
The partnership with Mastercard intends to deepen Upward’s ability to deliver innovative financial experiences by integrating Mastercard’s network and program benefits — including Mastercard’s Easy Savings® and innovative Business Builder Program — into its financial infrastructure. This collaboration supports Upward’s customers in launching credit card programs, with a particular focus on empowering the small business and creator economy.
“We’re proud to partner with Upward to help close the financial inclusion gap and uplift the small business community,” said Ginger Siegel, North America Small Business Lead at Mastercard. “By combining Mastercard’s global payments expertise and technology with Upward’s innovative fintech infrastructure, we’re equipping creators and entrepreneurs with the tools, resources, and financial access they need to grow and thrive—through solutions like Easy Savings and our Business Builder program.”
About Upward
Upward is a fintech infrastructure company that makes it turnkey easy for businesses to create, launch, and scale innovative financial products. By combining card issuance, banking, compliance, and payments into a single platform, Upward helps companies unlock new revenue streams with innovative financial products.
MoEngage recibe 100 millones de dólares para ampliar sus agentes de IA de marketing y acelerar su expansión en Norteamérica y EMEA
La inversión, liderada por Goldman Sachs Alternatives y A91 Partners, fortalecerá el liderazgo de MoEngage en Norteamérica y EMEA, en medio de una creciente demanda global de tecnología de marketing de próxima generación impulsada por IA.
LONDRES, 7 de noviembre de 2025 — MoEngage, la plataforma de interacción con el cliente impulsada por IA, ha obtenido 100 millones de dólares en una nueva ronda de financiación liderada por Goldman Sachs Alternatives y A91 Partners, lo que pone de manifiesto la creciente demanda global de tecnología de marketing de última generación. Este nuevo capital acelerará la innovación de productos de MoEngage, impulsará su expansión global y consolidará su liderazgo en Norteamérica, Europa, Oriente Medio y África (EMEA), en un contexto de creciente demanda mundial de tecnología de marketing de última generación basada en IA.
La empresa, que ayuda a las marcas de consumo a automatizar y personalizar las experiencias digitales a través de canales web, móviles, sociales, de correo electrónico y de mensajería, ha superado los 250 millones de dólares en financiación total con esta ronda, lo que la sitúa entre los principales actores en el sector de la interacción con el cliente impulsada por IA.
Los nuevos fondos se utilizarán para ampliar su suite insignia Merlin AI , una colección de agentes inteligentes diseñados específicamente para que los equipos de marketing y producto tomen decisiones basadas en datos, automaticen la gestión de campañas y aumenten las conversiones de clientes.
“Nuestro impulso global, sumado a nuestro liderazgo en Asia, confirma que las marcas están dejando atrás las plataformas de marketing tradicionales”, afirmó Raviteja Dodda, consejero delegado y cofundador de MoEngage. “Más de 300 empresas en todo el mundo han confiado en MoEngage por su agilidad y facilidad de uso basadas en IA. Esta inversión impulsará nuestra siguiente fase de crecimiento en Norteamérica y EMEA”.
La compañía cuenta entre sus clientes con más de 1.350 marcas globales, entre ellas SoundCloud, McAfee, Domino’s, Deutsche Telekom y Travelodge, llegando a más de 2.000 millones de consumidores cada mes.
“MoEngage ha sido un socio increíble en nuestro camino de crecimiento”, explicó Hope Barrett, directora sénior de Martech en SoundCloud. “Su plataforma nos permitió migrar sin problemas a más de 120 millones de usuarios en tan solo 12 semanas y aprovechar la información basada en IA para acelerar los lanzamientos de productos que han fortalecido la retención en nuestra base de usuarios de pago”.
Rajat Sood, director general de Goldman Sachs Alternatives, indicó: “Nuestra inversión en MoEngage refleja el compromiso de Goldman Sachs de respaldar plataformas tecnológicas líderes en su categoría que aprovechan la IA para brindar servicios a empresas de todo el mundo. Gracias a nuestra red global, nuestra experiencia y nuestro capital, esperamos ayudar a la empresa a acelerar su crecimiento, expandirse a nuevos mercados y ofrecer un valor duradero a sus clientes”.
Kaushik Anand, socio de A91 Partners, añadió: “Hemos conocido al equipo de MoEngage durante los últimos seis años y nos ha impresionado su capacidad para innovar constantemente y ampliar su oferta de productos. Nos entusiasma respaldar a MoEngage en su objetivo de expandir su presencia global, proporcionando a los equipos de marketing y producto tecnología de vanguardia para construir y fidelizar relaciones con los clientes”.
Fuerte impulso en todo el Reino Unido y Europa
Los mercados del Reino Unido y Europa se han convertido en una importante frontera de crecimiento para MoEngage. A medida que las economías aceleran sus agendas de transformación digital, la demanda de plataformas de datos y participación del cliente impulsadas por IA está aumentando vertiginosamente en todas las regiones.
Actualmente, la empresa cuenta con unos 800 empleados repartidos en sus 15 oficinas internacionales. Para consolidar su presencia en el mercado, MoEngage planea ampliar significativamente su plantilla, sobre todo en Norteamérica y Europa, mediante la ampliación de sus equipos de atención al cliente, soporte, ventas y marketing. Además, la empresa tiene previsto desarrollar nuevas capacidades de IA y contratar a más profesionales para respaldar estas iniciativas.
MoEngage ha expandido activamente su presencia en mercados clave de Europa, colaborando con empresas líderes de retail, comercio electrónico, servicios financieros y telecomunicaciones. Ayudamos a estas empresas a unificar y acceder a datos estructurados de clientes en tiempo real, y a ofrecer experiencias de marketing omnicanal personalizadas. Nuestro objetivo es ayudar a las empresas de la región a aprovechar la IA para mejorar la retención y fidelización de clientes en el panorama digital cada vez más competitivo del Reino Unido y Europa.
Avendus actuó como asesor financiero exclusivo de la empresa y sus accionistas.
Acerca de MoEngage
Con oficinas en Bengaluru y San Francisco, MoEngage es una plataforma de interacción con el cliente basada en análisis de datos, en la que confían más de 1.350 marcas de consumo globales, como SoundCloud, McAfee, Flipkart, Kayak, Domino’s, Deutsche Telekom, Travelodge y muchas más. MoEngage ofrece a los profesionales del marketing y a los responsables de producto información valiosa sobre el comportamiento del cliente y la capacidad de actuar en función de dicha información para interactuar con ellos a través de la web, dispositivos móviles, correo electrónico, redes sociales y mensajería. Su suite de IA Merlin, un equipo de agentes de IA, permite a los profesionales del marketing lanzar campañas con mayor rapidez y escalar las conversiones mediante la toma de decisiones basada en IA. Marcas de consumo de 75 países utilizan MoEngage para potenciar las experiencias digitales de más de 2.000 millones de personas cada mes.
MoEngage ha sido reconocida como una de las opciones preferidas por los clientes en el informe Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer para plataformas de marketing multicanal, mayo de 2025, y nombrada como una empresa de alto rendimiento en The Forrester Wave™: Plataformas de marketing multicanal, cuarto trimestre de 2024.
Die Investition, die von Goldman Sachs Alternatives und A91 Partners angeführt wird, wird die Führungsposition von MoEngage in Nordamerika und EMEA stärken, da die weltweite Nachfrage nach KI-gestützter Marketingtechnologie der nächsten Generation immer größer wird.
LONDON, 7. November 2025 — Die KI-gesteuerte Customer Engagement Platform MoEngage, erhält 100 Millionen US-Dollar in einer neuen Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Goldman Sachs Alternatives und A91 Partners und unterstreicht damit die wachsende globale Nachfrage nach Marketingtechnologie der nächsten Generation. Das frische Kapital wird die Produktinnovation von MoEngage beschleunigen, die globale Expansion vorantreiben und die Führungsposition des Unternehmens in Nordamerika, Europa, dem Nahen Osten und Afrika (EMEA) stärken, da die weltweite Nachfrage nach KI-gestützter Marketingtechnologie der nächsten Generation steigt.
Das Unternehmen hilft Marken dabei, digitale Erlebnisse im Web, auf Mobilgeräten, in sozialen Medien, per E-Mail und über Messaging-Kanäle zu automatisieren und zu personalisieren. Mit dieser Finanzierungsrunde hat das Unternehmen jetzt insgesamt über 250 Millionen US-Dollar an Finanzmitteln eingesammelt und gehört damit zu den führenden Anbietern im Bereich der KI-gestützten Kundenbindung.
Die neuen Mittel werden dafür genutzt, die Flaggschiff-Produktreihe Merlin AI Suite zu erweitern. Diese intelligenten Tools wurden speziell für Marketing- und Produktteams entwickelt, um datengestützte Entscheidungen zu treffen, das Kampagnenmanagement zu automatisieren und die Kundenkonversionsrate zu steigern.
„Unsere globale Dynamik und unsere Führungsposition in Asien zeigen, dass Marken sich von den alten Marketing-Clouds verabschieden”, sagte Raviteja Dodda, Geschäftsführer und Mitbegründer von MoEngage. „Mehr als 300 Unternehmen weltweit haben sich aufgrund der KI-gestützten Agilität und Benutzerfreundlichkeit für MoEngage entschieden. Diese Investition wird unsere nächste Wachstumsphase in Nordamerika und EMEA vorantreiben.”
Das Unternehmen hat über 1.350 globale Marken als Kunden, darunter SoundCloud, McAfee, Domino’s, Deutsche Telekom und Travelodge, und erreicht jeden Monat über zwei Milliarden Verbraucher.
„MoEngage war ein großartiger Partner auf unserem Weg zum Wachstum”, sagte Hope Barrett, leitende Direktorin für Martech bei SoundCloud. „Mit ihrer Plattform konnten wir in nur 12 Wochen mehr als 120 Millionen Nutzer problemlos migrieren und KI-basierte Erkenntnisse nutzen, um Produkteinführungen zu beschleunigen, die die Kundenbindung in unserer zahlenden Nutzerbasis gestärkt haben.”
Rajat Sood, Geschäftsführer bei Goldman Sachs Alternatives, meinte: „Unsere Investition in MoEngage zeigt, dass Goldman Sachs sich dafür einsetzt, führende Technologieplattformen zu unterstützen, die KI nutzen, um Unternehmen weltweit zu bedienen.” Wir freuen uns darauf, das Unternehmen dabei zu unterstützen, sein Wachstum zu beschleunigen, in neue Märkte zu expandieren und seinen Kunden einen nachhaltigen Mehrwert zu bieten, indem wir unser globales Netzwerk, unsere Expertise und unser Kapital einsetzen.”
Kaushik Anand, Partner bei A91 Partners, fügte hinzu: „Wir haben das MoEngage-Team in den letzten sechs Jahren kennengelernt und waren beeindruckt von ihrer Fähigkeit, ihr Produktangebot ständig zu erneuern und zu erweitern. Wir freuen uns, MoEngage dabei zu unterstützen, seine globale Kundenbasis zu vergrößern, indem wir Marketing- und Produktteams mit modernster Technologie beim Aufbau und der Pflege von Kundenbeziehungen unterstützen.”
Starker Schub in Großbritannien und Europa
Das Vereinigte Königreich und die europäischen Märkte sind für MoEngage zu einem wichtigen Wachstumsmarkt geworden. Da die Volkswirtschaften ihre Pläne für die digitale Transformation beschleunigen, steigt die Nachfrage nach KI-gesteuerten Kundendaten- und Interaktionsplattformen in allen Regionen.
Das Unternehmen beschäftigt derzeit rund 800 Mitarbeiter in seinen 15 weltweiten Niederlassungen. Um seine Marktpräsenz zu vertiefen, plant MoEngage eine signifikante Ausweitung seiner Belegschaft, insbesondere in Nordamerika und Europa, indem es seine Kundenerfolgs-, Support-, Vertriebs- und Marketingteams vergrößert. Darüber hinaus beabsichtigt das Unternehmen, zusätzliche KI-Fähigkeiten aufzubauen und weitere Talente einzustellen, um diese Bemühungen zu unterstützen.
MoEngage hat seine Präsenz in wichtigen europäischen Märkten aktiv ausgebaut und arbeitet mit führenden Unternehmen aus den Bereichen Einzelhandel, E-Commerce, Finanzdienstleistungen und Telekommunikation zusammen. Wir unterstützen diese Unternehmen dabei, strukturierte Kundendaten zu vereinheitlichen und in Echtzeit zugänglich zu machen und personalisierte, kanalübergreifende Marketingerlebnisse zu liefern. Wir möchten Unternehmen in der Region dabei unterstützen, KI zu nutzen, um in der zunehmend wettbewerbsorientierten digitalen Landschaft Großbritanniens und Europas die Kundenbindung und -loyalität zu stärken.
Avendus fungierte als exklusiver Finanzberater für das Unternehmen und die Aktionäre.
Informationen zu MoEngage
MoEngage mit Sitz in Bengaluru und San Francisco ist eine datengestützte Plattform für Kundenbindung, der über 1.350 globale Verbrauchermarken vertrauen, darunter SoundCloud, McAfee, Flipkart, Kayak, Domino’s, Deutsche Telekom, Travelodge und viele weitere. MoEngage gibt Marketern und Produktverantwortlichen Einblicke in das Kundenverhalten und die Möglichkeit, auf Basis dieser Einblicke zu handeln, um Kunden über Web, Mobile, E-Mail, soziale Netzwerke und Messaging-Kanäle anzusprechen. Die Merlin AI Suite, ein Team von KI-Agenten, ermöglicht es Marketern, Kampagnen schneller zu starten und Konversionen mit KI-Entscheidungen zu steigern. Verbrauchermarken in 75 Ländern nutzen MoEngage, um digitale Erlebnisse für über 2 Milliarden Menschen jeden Monat zu ermöglichen.
MoEngage wurde als Customers’ Choice in der Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Multichannel Marketing Hubs, Mai 2025 ausgezeichnet und als Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™ benannt: Cross-Channel-Marketing-Hubs, Q4 2024.
Dubai Harbour hosted 2,000 startups and 1,200 investors managing over US $1.1 trillion in AUM during the world’s largest startup and investor connector event
Korea’s AI security startup, AIM Intelligence, crowned Supernova Challenge 2.0 champion, with Chile’s Chucao Technology Consultants and Ecuador’s Aerialoop named runners-up
Global fund launches, high-level dialogues, and next-gen innovations reaffirm the UAE’s leadership in shaping the world’s digital-economy future
DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 7, 2025 — Expand North Star 2025, the startup showcase of GITEX GLOBAL, concluded its milestone 10th anniversary edition last month at Dubai Harbour, drawing record participation from entrepreneurs, investors, innovation leaders and tech delegations from 180 countries. Over four days, the event reaffirmed Dubai‘s role as the global launchpad for technology entrepreneurship, bridging emerging economies and advanced markets across AI, climate tech, deep tech, digital health, and fintech.
AIM Intelligence (South Korea) wins the Supernova Challenge at Expand North Star, with ChucaoTech (Chile) and Aerialoop (Ecuador) placing 2nd and 3rd
Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre and hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, the 2025 edition convened 2,000 startups and 1,200 investors with combined assets exceeding US $1.1 trillion, catalysing partnerships, venture creation, and capital flow on an unprecedented scale.
The international showcase – featuring ApexBrasil as Country Partner and the largest participation of Latin American startups – also saw the largest gathering of over 40 international unicorns, including PsiQuantum (USA), a US$68 billion unicorn architecting the first fault-tolerant quantum system, Carousell (Singapore), one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing e-commerce platforms and the newly-minted US$ 1.5bn AI unicorn – Decagon (USA).
Startups from Fast-Rising Digital Nations Shine Bright in Supernova 2.0
The 2025 edition of the Supernova Challenge 2.0 pitch battle spotlighted the world’s most promising founders vying for a total prize pool of US$300,000, with finalists shortlisted from South Korea, Chile, Ecuador, Estonia, Pakistan, Singapore, and the UAE.
South Korea’s AIM Intelligence was crowned the champion, claiming the US $100,000 top prize for its pioneering AI-safety platform recognised by Meta and Anthropic. Whilst Chucao Technology Consultants (Chile) and Aerialoop (Ecuador) earned runner-up honours for groundbreaking innovations in nanotechnology and drone logistics.
Speaking after their decisive win, Haon Park, Co-Founder of AIM Intelligence, shared: “We are absolutely honoured and excited to receive the first-place award. As an AI security and safety company, we are solving a very frontier challenge. We have a lot of clients in Korea, but now we are expanding globally, and through the Supernova Challenge 2.0, we will be able to expand into the Middle Eastern region. That means we need the talent, and we need the resources, so this prize money is important.”
Expand North Star2025 also hosted a special session featuring six previous winners of the Supernova Challenge, sharing how the pitch competition propelled their growth trajectories. “For us, winning the Supernova Challenge 2.0 helped accelerate trust in the market and, because we primarily sell to public sector and enterprise organisations, trust is incredibly important. This takes a long time to build, but by winning Supernova Challenge 2.0, it accelerated this project and we’ve managed to secure clients in the region, and also here in Dubai with Dubai government, so it was critical for us,” said Alp Katalan, MENA Commercial Lead of Desolenator – an innovative modular tech water desalination company that won the top prize in 2022.
Million-Dollar Partnerships and Impact Ventures
At the event, Crescent Enterprises unveiled an AED 250 million investment programme to support home-grown ventures with global potential, reinforcing the UAE’s appeal as a magnet for digital talent and capital. Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises, commented during the launch: “The UAE has become a launchpad for serious builders, and our collective vision is for the country to be known as the start-up capital of the world. With CE-Creates, our venture building platform, we’re helping entrepreneurs convert purpose into performance – locally proven, globally competitive.”
A wave of high-profile deals punctuated the event: Mobility Fintech Group (MFG) announced a US $2 million investment from AHOY Technology and new collaborations with Mawarid Finance, a leading Sharia–compliant Finance company, and Mazeed, advancing AI-enabled mobility and fintech across the region.
AI, Fintech and Purposeful Innovations Dominate Dialogues
The conference programme witnessed global investors, founders, and government leaders unpacking the next frontiers of innovation – from AI and digital assets to quantum computing and climate change.
At the newly launched GITEX Digital Assets Forum, thought leaders discussed tokenisation, institutional investment strategies, and the importance of democratising capital access. Val Malinovskiy, CEO of YPay, highlighted how digital assets are moving “from fringe experiment to financial foundation,” while panels featuring experts from Nvidia, Samsung Ventures, and Honda delivered insights on the urgency to increase deep-tech investments, government-backed research excellence and collaborations for AI and quantum growth.
Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General, urged startup founders from the Global South to target hard problems over easy wins, sharing: “Don’t go for the easy stuff that we’ve seen during the previous two generations of digital technologies. Go for societal challenges, such as improving productivity in agriculture and food production, or climate change resilience – get to the heart of these kinds of problems and avoid the low-hanging fruit.”
Reflecting on the UAE’s status as the global launchpad for tech entrepreneurs to scale faster and further, Jayesh Patel, CEO of Wio, the UAE’s leading digital bank, shared, “We are blessed to be in an ecosystem where the government builds a lot of capabilities, which help us grow. The place is buzzing, and for the next 10 years, I see hyper growth in the UAE.”
Presight, a G42 company and the region’s largest big data analytics enterprise, shared the progress of its AI-Startup Accelerator launched at Expand North Star in 2024. The company reported 120 applications from AI startups worldwide, with Thomas Pramotedham, CEO, Presight, revealing, “The UAE, in particular Abu Dhabi, has become the AI capital – and this is where technology and innovation meet. With G42’s ecosystem and the UAE’s reach, we offer our cohorts not only compute and expertise but real business and growth worldwide.”
The 10th edition cemented Expand North Star as the world’s most influential platform for startup innovation and investment. The journey now advances to Expo City Dubai in 2026, where GITEX GLOBAL and Expand North Star will reunite to shape the next decade of the intelligent economy, from 8-10 December 2026.
About Expand North Star:Expand North Star is the startup showcase part of the world’s largest technology and AI event, GITEX GLOBAL. Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), and hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, Expand North Star 2025, from 12-15 October 2025 at Dubai Harbour, is the world’s largest startup and investor connector event. The show convened over 2,000 startups, more than 40 unicorns, and 1,200 investors with a combined US$1.1 trillion in assets under management (AUM), with the highest percentage of growth and late-stage startups participating in any tech show. In parallel, GITEX GLOBAL celebrated its 45th edition this year, from 13-17 October 2025 at Dubai World Trade Centre, featuring over 6,800 exhibitors and participation from 180 countries.In 2026, GITEX GLOBAL and Expand North Star reunite in a new home at the Dubai Exhibition Centre – Expo City Dubai, with a new format that begins on 7 December with the GITEX Scale Summit, followed by an immersive Exhibition from 8-11 December, and Expand North Star 2026 running in parallel from 8-10 December. Recognised as the world’s largest technology and AI event brand, GITEX now spans 14 cities across multiple continents. More information: expandnorthstar.com
Funding Accelerates Aily Labs’ Global Expansion and AI-Powered Decision-Making Across Industries
NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2025 — Aily Labs, creator of the first AI-native Decision Intelligence platform for global enterprises, today announced it has raised $80 million in funding, led by FPV Ventures with participation from existing investor Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan, and other strategic investors.
The funding will accelerate global go-to-market expansion, advance Aily’s autonomous AI agent ecosystem, and deliver measurable ROI to Fortune 500 customers from day one. Aily’s AI moves customers from data to insights, so they start seeing measurable business impact in less than two weeks across finance, supply chain, R&D, and commercial operations.
The Future of Enterprise is Autonomous “Companies can no longer afford to wait for insights—they need AI that acts,” said Bianca Anghelina, Founder and CEO of Aily Labs. “This funding lets us scale our Super Agent and Decision Intelligence LLM, enabling enterprises to make faster, smarter, and fully autonomous decisions that transform performance across every function, globally.”
Strategic Growth Priorities The funding will support four key initiatives:
Global Expansion: Scale adoption of Aily’s mobile-first Decision Intelligence App across industries and regions.
Agentic Autonomy: Advance AI agents that recommend and execute high-impact decisions autonomously.
Decision Intelligence LLM Development: Enhance Aily’s proprietary LLM with deep enterprise decision expertise and data.
Long-Term Growth Enablement: Strengthen capital structure to sustain innovation, operational resilience, and scale.
Investor Endorsements “I often hear from CEOs that they’re spending millions on AI, but can’t effectively deploy it or extract real business value from it. That’s what compelled us to invest in Aily Labs – their platform delivers actionable insights that drive measurable P&L impact,” said Pegah Ebrahimi, Co-founder & Managing Partner at FPV Ventures. “CEOs tell us they’re making different decisions because of Aily’s AI – decisions that save money, grow revenue, and transform how their companies operate. We’re proud to support Aily’s growth.”
“We are delighted to support Aily’s continued growth journey as a leading AI decision intelligence app poised to continue creating global impact across industries. It’s precisely the type of innovation we want to help drive around the world,” said Max Hauer, Head of DACH Innovation Economy at J.P. Morgan.
“As a board member across multiple Fortune 50 companies, I’ve seen how transforming data into insight – and insight into action – can redefine business performance,” said Amy Chang, Board Member at Aily Labs. “Aily bridges the gap between fragmented data and real-time decision-making through agentic AI. For leaders, that means what once took weeks now happens in minutes – from finance to supply chain – enabling sharper execution and measurable growth.”
From Capital to Impact Aily Labs is expanding its presence across pharmaceuticals, retail, consumer goods, and more. Its one-day integration and measurable ROI make the platform the go-to choice for enterprises seeking AI that moves from insight to P&L impact.
Aily Labs is shaping a future where AI autonomy is the foundation of how enterprises operate—faster, smarter, and more confidently.
About Aily Labs Aily Labs is transforming how global enterprises make decisions by combining enterprise data with AI, machine learning, and large language models into a single Decision Intelligence platform that delivers tangible, high-impact business results. Its Super Agent orchestrates autonomous AI agents that both recommend and execute decisions—delivering measurable ROI from day one.
The platform integrates seamlessly into workflows, helping Fortune 500 companies optimize performance, break down data silos, and accelerate decision-making across finance, supply chain, R&D, and commercial operations.
Founded in 2020, Aily Labs operates globally with teams of AI data scientists, engineers, business and product experts.
SYDNEY, Nov. 6, 2025 — Lumonus, a leader in AI powered radiation oncology workflow solutions, today announced the close of its A$25 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Aviron Investment Management with continued participation from Oncology Ventures.
Aviron Investment Management (PRNewsfoto/Lumonus)
Oncology Ventures (PRNewsfoto/Lumonus)
This funding highlights the strong clinical adoption of Lumonus AI, with leading health systems across the United States, Australia, and Europe who are already integrating the platform into routine clinical care. To date, the Lumonus AI platform has supported clinicians in consulting and prescribing over 280,000 cancer treatments and has automated the creation of over 75,000 cancer treatment plans, demonstrating its impact in streamlining critical oncology workflows and improving the efficiency and consistency of care.
Lumonus’ leadership team brings more than 100 years of combined clinical, operational, and technical experience from cancer centers across the United States, Europe, and APAC. This deep, hands-on expertise grounds the company in the realities of oncology care and drives its mission to deliver solutions that empower care teams to provide high-quality, efficient treatment.
“Oncology is at an inflection point,” said Keith Hansen, Chief Executive Officer of Lumonus. “Scientific innovation in cancer treatment has advanced significantly, but the systems that support teams delivering the care have not kept pace. By combining AI-native architecture, a comprehensive end-to-end workflow approach, and a commitment to partnering with care teams to solve real-world pain points, we are reimagining oncology workflows. This investment allows us to expand our world-class team and support more health systems that are ready to embrace a better way.”
“This milestone reflects the dedication of our entire team, who have worked side by side with clinicians worldwide to demonstrate real impact in oncology today and to show what the future of cancer care can be” said Merrick Howes, Chairman of Lumonus. “Our unique AI-native platform has already demonstrated its ability to improve clinical quality and operational efficiency. This new capital will allow us to accelerate both product innovation and expand our U.S. commercial footprint.”
Ben Freeberg, Managing Partner at Oncology Ventures, said, “The Lumonus team combines deep clinical expertise with world-class product execution and has already earned the trust of leading cancer centers internationally. We are proud to support Lumonus as they continue to deliver measurable impact and set the standard for the future of oncology workflows.”
More specifically, the Series B funding will be used to expand US go-to-market and clinical success teams, advance its flagship products, Lumonus AI Physician and Lumonus AI Dosimetry, and invest in clinical informatics capabilities. The Company will also expand its work with health systems to harness real-world evidence, measure quality, improve operational performance, and deliver more personalized, data-driven care.
Lumonus AI is the digital oncology platform transforming cancer care through AI-native clinical infrastructure. Built in partnership with leading cancer centers, the Lumonus platform automates and orchestrates critical oncology workflows to improve quality, accelerate delivery, and reduce administrative burden. Lumonus operates across the United States, Australia, and Europe.
About Aviron Investment Management
Aviron Investment Management is a private investment firm specializing in the healthcare and technology sectors. Aviron partners with innovative, high-growth companies that are leveraging technology to solve complex challenges in life sciences, sports technology and health & wellness. With a focus on long-term value creation, the firm provides strategic capital and operational insight to help companies scale breakthrough solutions with global impact. Aviron has partnered closely with Lumonus’ leadership team since inception, supporting the company’s growth and strategic direction.
About Oncology Ventures
Oncology Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on advancing innovation in cancer care. The firm invests in early-stage companies developing data infrastructure, digital health solutions, and AI powered technologies that improve the affordability, efficiency, and accessibility of oncology services. With deep expertise in the oncology ecosystem, Oncology Ventures partners with visionary founders to accelerate the transformation of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care delivery worldwide.
The agreement will support collaborative efforts to expand the innovation ecosystem
COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 6, 2025 — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announces a recent joint-declaration signing with South Korean entity, Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC). KVIC’s U.S. East Coast Office, located in New York City, supports Korean start-ups in gaining a global footprint and leading frontier technologies industries.
TEDCO, KVIC and Maryland Governor
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KVIC and TEDCO signing
“I don’t leave the State of Maryland unless I have the chance to bring business opportunities back with me. Our administration’s historic trade mission to South Korea is a case in point of what we can achieve when we engage our allies and embrace international partnership,” said Maryland Governor Wes Moore. “In partnership, we will build new pathways to work, wages and wealth for all.”
TEDCO is a driving force for economic development in Maryland. Through this agreement, the organization seeks to collaborate with KVIC to continue this growth, allowing for the development of both locales. Such cooperation may include joint workshops, acceleration programs and more. The formalization of these efforts represents a large step towards creating sustainable innovation ecosystems in both Maryland and South Korea by supporting the commercialization of startups’ technologies and their international scaling.
MyeongSeon Kim, head of KVIC’s U.S. East Coast Office, expressed strong interest in Maryland’s robust scientific foundation and its culture of diversity and inclusion. He noted that through this Joint Declaration, he hopes to see Maryland’s outstanding startups expand into Korea, and Korea’s innovative tech startups enter the Maryland ecosystem. He also expressed his expectation that Korean professionals at institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland will be further encouraged to launch startups and attract investment through this initiative.
The signing took place at TEDCO’s 2025 Entrepreneur Expo, which was held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at The Hotel at the University of Maryland. The 11th and final iteration of this premier event welcomed more than 1,100 attendees, showcased various resources from across the State. The event was jam-packed full of workshops, roundtable discussions, exhibiting companies and pitches, allowing entrepreneurs to network, learn and be inspired. View the signing here.
“Ranked as the top state in the nation for emerging venture capital investments, Maryland is uniquely positioned to collaborate with international entities, and, as the State’s Venture Capital arm, so is TEDCO,” said TEDCO CEO, Troy LeMaile-Stovall. “After meeting with the great people of KVIC earlier this year, we are confident this agreement will enable sustainable innovation ecosystems, furthering growth and continued collaboration across borders. We are excited to see where the continued cooperation leads us.”
About TEDCO TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, enhances economic empowerment growth through the fostering of an inclusive entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. TEDCO identifies, invests in, and helps grow technology and life science-based companies in Maryland. Learn more at www.tedcomd.com.
-El volumen de negociación de la Bolsa de Mascate de Omán se quintuplicó hasta alcanzar los 8.450 millones de dólares
MUSCAT, Omán, 6 de noviembre de 2025 — La Bolsa de Mascate (MSX) de Omán ha registrado su mejor rendimiento en casi una década, impulsada por las reformas lideradas por la Autoridad de Inversiones de Omán (OIA), el fondo soberano del país que administra más de 50.000 millones de dólares en activos. El volumen de negociación se ha quintuplicado desde el año 2021, alcanzando aproximadamente los 8.450 millones de dólares, mientras que la capitalización bursátil ha crecido un 51%, superando los 79.000 millones de dólares. El índice MSX superó recientemente los 5.000 puntos por primera vez en ocho años, lo que refleja una renovada confianza de los inversores y una mayor actividad en el mercado.
OMAN’S MUSCAT STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING VALUE UP FIVEFOLD TO USD 8.45 BILLION
Este auge refleja el esfuerzo general de Omán por fortalecer su mercado de capitales y atraer inversión regional e internacional, en consonancia con la Visión 2040 de Omán. La Bolsa de Valores de Mascate (MSX), núcleo del mercado de capitales omaní, se ha convertido en una de las bolsas de valores de mayor crecimiento en el Golfo Pérsico. La transformación comenzó con el Real Decreto nº 5/2021, que convirtió el Mercado de Valores de Mascate en una sociedad anónima cerrada, propiedad exclusiva de la OIA. Esta medida permitió la implementación de nuevos programas para impulsar la liquidez, aumentar las cotizaciones y modernizar la infraestructura.
“El progreso de la MSX refleja la visión de la OIA de construir una bolsa eficiente y favorable para los inversores que apoye el crecimiento económico y atraiga inversiones de calidad”, declaró Mulham bin Basheer Al Jarf, vicepresidente de Inversiones de la OIA. “Nuestro plan por fases se centró primero en generar confianza y liquidez, y luego en ampliar la participación accionaria e integrar las mejores prácticas internacionales”.
Desde 2022, la MSX ha crecido un 67%, superando a los principales índices globales como el S&P 500 y los índices MSCI para los mercados del CCG, emergentes y chinos. Este crecimiento se debe a la estrategia de la OIA para fortalecer la liquidez, diversificar las cotizaciones y ampliar la base de inversores, lo que ha permitido a la bolsa superar a sus competidores regionales y globales.
El programa IPO de la OIA ha sido fundamental para esta expansión. La salida a bolsa de Abraj Energy Services en 2023 recaudó aproximadamente 244 millones de dólares, la mayor IPO desde 2010, mientras que la de OQ Gas Networks, por valor de 749 millones de dólares, atrajo más de 10.000 millones de dólares en pedidos. Entre los inversores figuraban Fluxys Belgium y entidades respaldadas por el Fondo de Inversión Pública de Arabia Saudí y la Autoridad de Inversiones de Qatar, lo que pone de manifiesto la confianza global en el mercado de Omán.
El impulso continuó durante 2024 y 2025 con las salidas a bolsa de OQ Exploration and Production (2.500 millones de dólares), OQ Biodiesel and Industries (490 millones de dólares) y ASYAD Shipping, la división marítima del Grupo Asyad, que recaudó 333 millones de dólares y marcó la entrada del sector logístico de Omán en la bolsa.
Para sostener el crecimiento, la OIA lanzó el Fondo de Liquidez Tanmia en 2024 con un capital de 130 millones de dólares, ampliándolo a 390 millones de dólares a mediados de 2025. Gestionado por Tanmia, United Securities y Ubhar Capital, el fondo respalda la estabilidad y la liquidez del mercado.
“La visión estratégica de la OIA ha fortalecido la MSX mediante una mejor gobernanza, mayor transparencia y una mayor eficiencia en las operaciones”, afirmó Haitham Al Salmi, consejero delegado de la MSX. Con el apoyo de los reguladores, los programas nacionales y los principales bancos, el mercado de capitales de Omán se ha convertido en una plataforma diversificada con un volumen de negociación récord y una creciente participación global, lo que posiciona a MSX como un motor clave de la inversión y la modernización.
Stanford-founded startup is building “subtle voice computing” – making voice AI private, precise & reliable where today’s devices fail
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2025 — Subtle Computing, a voice-first computing company, today announced its launch out of stealth with $6 million in seed funding to power voice AI partnerships and a consumer product launch in early 2026. The round was led by Entrada Ventures, with participation from Amplify Partners, Abstract Ventures, and angel investors including founders of Twitter, Pinterest, and Perplexity.
Subtle Computing Founding Team (from left to right: David Harrison, Tyler Chen, Savannah Cofer, Jackie Yang)
Despite billions of microphone-enabled devices flooding the market and continued hype around conversational AI, today’s voice tech still breaks down in noise, motion, and shared spaces. As a result, people are forced to default back to manual typing and swiping. Subtle Computing is pioneering a new category of subtle voice computing – technology that makes voice finally work in the places where people work and live.
“Voice is our most natural form of communication, but consumers are stuck using devices that treat voice as an afterthought,” said Tyler Chen, cofounder and CEO of Subtle Computing. “Our goal is to make a voice experience you can rely on anywhere – one that’s subtle, accurate, and actually usable day to day.”
Subtle Computing’s breakthrough is a proprietary voice isolation engine that makes voice computing work where it has never worked before. To achieve this, the company has developed new acoustic model architectures and trained voice AI models that make 5X fewer transcription errors than OpenAI in difficult environments.
Alongside its new capital, Subtle Computing has inked multiple partnerships that demonstrate the breadth and impact of its technology, such as:
Qualcomm has selected Subtle Computing as a member of its exclusive Voice & Music Extension Program to collaborate on advanced consumer audio development.
A partnership with a leading global consumer electronics brand to embed voice isolation capabilities into wearable consumer devices for voice AI applications.
Early commercial engagements with one of the world’s largest automotive brands and a company in the defense communications sector.
“I’m excited to support this tight-knit team that is solving a problem the biggest companies still haven’t cracked,” said Karen Roter Davis, Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures, who spent over a decade in senior leadership at Google. “When I first tried Subtle Computing’s voice tech it blew me away. I had never used voice input that could be this discreet and effective. It’s a gamechanger to feel comfortable using voice anywhere and I can’t wait for more people to experience it firsthand.”
With the new capital, the company will grow its team, expand voice AI partnerships, and build a consumer product to showcase the full power of their voice technology, which will make its debut in early 2026.
To get early access, join the waitlist at [subtle.co].
About Subtle Computing Subtle Computing is a voice-first computing company pioneering subtle voice technology, designed to make voice the most effective, trusted interface anywhere. Founded by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford PhDs and MBAs, the company is building foundational technology that enables seamless voice computing across all environments. Subtle Computing is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by leading investors in AI, productivity, and consumer hardware.
