[subscription] BusinessNext, a 24-year-old Indian company helping banks manage customer-facing workflows and automate lending and servicing operations, raised a $40 million strategic investment from ServiceNow at a $700 million valuation. Total raised exceeds $60 million.. BusinessNext. EU Regulators Fine Google $1B

Post-Brexit EU banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp, Dublin, Ireland. From FY2025 10-K Exhibit 21.

[subscription] Stone Point Capital and Further Global's PE-backed Kroll has acquired ABC Economics, an economics and competition advisory firm headquartered in Berlin. Stone Point and Further Global originally acquired Kroll (then Duff & Phelps) from Permira in 2020 for $4.2 billion.. ABC Economics

[subscription] Adaptive Insurance, a climate-focused specialty insurance startup based in Austin, raised a $5 million funding round from IAG Firemark Ventures, Sunna Ventures, Room & Pillar, Connecticut Innovations, Congruent Ventures, and Seraphim Space.. Adaptive Insurance. Chinese AI Models Are Increasingly Displacing OpenAI and Anthropic

[subscription] American Growth Insurance, a one-year-old Atlanta startup that acquires independent insurance agencies and uses AI to automate back-office operations, raised $70 million in Series A funding co-led by Atomic and Rockbridge Growth.. American Growth Insurance. SpaceX Shares Fall Back to Earth

[subscription] Asuene, a Tokyo startup helping companies measure, reduce, and report emissions, manage supply chain sustainability, obtain assurance, buy carbon credits, and cut energy use, raised $43.8 million in Series D led by Decarbonization Partners (BlackRock and Temasek JV), with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation also participating.. Asuene. EU Regulators Fine Google $1B

Main retail/commercial banking operating subsidiary of Bank of America Corp; national bank charter, HQ Charlotte NC. From FY2025 10-K Exhibit 21.

Primary US broker-dealer/investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp, Delaware. From FY2025 10-K Exhibit 21.

[subscription] Coverwatch, a one-year-old San Francisco startup charging businesses a flat fee to analyze insurance needs, solicit bids from 50+ carriers, close gaps, and lower premiums, raised $4.5 million in pre-seed co-led by CoFound and Restive, with KFund and liquid2 ventures also participating.. Coverwatch. EU Regulators Fine Google $1B

[subscription] Feathery, a San Francisco fintech automation startup helping insurance and wealth management firms with data collection and onboarding, raised $30 million total funding including Series A, with investors including Portage Ventures, Index Ventures, Allstate Strategic Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures.. Feathery. SpaceX Shares Fall Back to Earth

[subscription] Flexell Space, a two-year-old South Korean flexible solar cell startup for satellites and spacecraft, raised $20 million in Series A funding from Mirae Asset Venture Investment, IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, and others.. Flexell Space. DeepSeek Is Raising a Giant Round and Planning to Go Public, Perhaps This Year