Tech companies are racing to turn chaos into order. This week, five startups raised over $105 million to automate M&A, cloud storage, digital chores, product adoption and gym management.
Here’s who’s winning investor confidence and why.
GrowthPal turns M&A into a data-driven race
Singapore-based GrowthPal has raised $2.6M USD ($4.2M AUD) to fix a decades-old problem: M&A deal sourcing remains slow, opaque and dominated by what’s already on the market. The AI-powered platform helps teams surface off-market targets and compress timelines from months to days.
Co-founders Maneesh Bhandari, Shalu Mitruka and Amaresh Shirsat built the copilot to move companies from strategy to action fast. Ideaspring Capital led the round with support from global angels.
Wasabi scales to $1.8B on AI infrastructure momentum
Australian cloud storage company Wasabi has secured $70M USD ($112.7M AUD) in new equity, valuing the business at $1.8B USD. Backed by L2 Point Management and Pure Storage, Wasabi is using the capital to accelerate expansion into AI infrastructure, broaden its global footprint and enhance its product portfolio.
The round brings total funding to over $600 million as enterprises and AI developers demand more sophisticated data infrastructure.
Pine gets $25M to automate your digital chores
San Francisco-based Pine has closed a $25M USD ($40.4M AUD) Series A to expand its autonomous AI agent that makes calls, handles emails and operates software to complete real-world tasks.
The funding, led by Fortwest Capital, positions Pine to advance its “ask-and-it’s-done” approach to digital work. The AI agent aims to restore time, money and sanity for consumers drowning in administrative tasks.
Skene raises €800k to bridge the product-to-growth gap
Helsinki-based Skene has closed a €800k ($1.4M AUD) pre-seed round led by Superhero Capital and NVIDIA executives to tackle a $113B USD problem: the gap between building a product and achieving commercial success.
CEO Teemu Kinos, co-founder of GetJenny, is using AI agents that understand product codebases to drive adoption and retention. The company aims to hit €1M ARR by spring 2026.
Hapana lifts $7.25M for gym software powered by AI
Sydney-based fitness management platform Hapana has raised $7.25 million led by Microequities with follow-on investment from OIF Ventures.
Founder and CEO Jarron Aizen will use the capital to build the next generation of the platform with AI-powered tools, expand the global team and accelerate growth in key international markets. Hapana manages memberships for gyms and fitness studios globally.
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