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Thursday, July 2, 2026

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LinqAlpha raised $22 million in Series A funding to build an AI-native Alpha Intelligence Layer aimed at global public markets.

9:11 AMFinextra

Age Care Labs raised ₹85 crore (about $9 million) in a Series B1 round as part of a planned ₹250 crore Series B. Shrem Group joined as a strategic investor and partner to help launch a premium senior living platform tied to Age Care Labs' Emoha and Epoch Elder Care businesses.

5:47 AMThe Property Times

Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion, pushing its post-money valuation to about $8 billion. The round reinforces investor appetite for defense-focused startups, particularly drone platforms.

2:45 AMBloomberg Markets

Bhavin Turakhia is putting $30 million of his own capital into Neo, an AI-first productivity suite aimed at competing with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. The product targets enterprise workflows where AI features can replace or re-bundle core document, email, and collaboration tasks.

1:30 AMTechCrunch

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