Entrepreneurship and innovation: funding rounds, venture capital, unicorns and the Spanish startup ecosystem.
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UBI Meat, an Argentine AI startup for measuring meat quality, begins expansion to the US, Europe, and Australia with a new predictive platform.
Stripe and TechCrunch launch a competition in Sydney for Australian startups with prizes in credits and access to Startup Battlefield 200. Applications until July 20.
The Mexican startup Masu, founded by Alfredo Cepeda, moved over $60 million in plastic resins and was absorbed by a global giant operating in over 100 countries.
TripWip, the 'Airbnb of cars', closes a $4.2 million seed round to expand in Mexico and Argentina, with 150,000 users and 3,000 vehicles.
Traqeer, a Spanish startup, removes 95% of creators' pirated content in under 24 hours, using proprietary technology and direct access to Telegram.
Indian startup Vimag Labs develops a software-based rare-earth-free electric motor, securing €4.4 million in funding and initial tests with manufacturers.
CriteriaCaixa will invest 300 million in scientific and technological startups through Criteria Bio Ventures and Criteria Venture Tech, focusing on Spain.
Applied Computing closes a $20 million Series A round led by KBR for its Orbital AI model, optimising oil and gas plants.
Lululemon invests $30 million in Syntetica, a startup recycling nylon 6 and 6.6, backed by Victoria's Secret and MAS Holdings.
Acurio Ventures closes a €115 million fund, the first in Europe focused on venture capital secondaries, exceeding its initial target.
Apple has acquired SigScalr, a data management startup, according to a disclosure from the European Commission.
Tailscale publishes its Security Bulletin 2026 with critical patches. Version 1.98.8 fixes privilege escalation and ACL bypass vulnerabilities.