Startups (opens original source in a new tab)WamdaQatar’s Rasmal Ventures backs Yuno’s $45 million Series BQatar-based Rasmal Ventures has invested in Colombia-headquartered Yuno’s $45 million Series B, as the payments infrastructure company establishes Qatar as its GCC regional hub. Rasmal joined GrowthX Capital and Further Ventures in the round, which was led by Global PayTech Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global and other investors. Founded in 2022 by Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno connects businesses to more than 1,000 payment met (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Startup DailyVeteran agtech Farmbot digs up $22 million Series B for US pushFarmbot bags $22M to make ranch water checks less Stone Age and fuel its US Ranchbot push. (opens original source in a new tab)Simon Thomsen·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryMumbaiSemi builds the receiver chip that lets a device use India's navigation satellitesThe IIT Bombay spinout designs a single radio chip that tunes to NavIC, GPS, Galileo and BeiDou. (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryGurutvaa Systems builds the anti-drone equipment that Indian forces use to jam intruding dronesThe Pune-based company makes DRONAAM, a modular counter-drone system carried as a rifle or a backpack, and has been delivering it to the Indian Air Force since 2022. (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryIindepro Dynamics makes the electric motors that spin a drone's propellersThe Rajkot-based company designs and manufactures brushless motors for unmanned aircraft, in a component category India buys almost entirely from abroad. (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryVayudh builds nano surveillance drones for the Indian armed forcesThe defence arm of IIT Delhi's BotLab Dynamics develops small reconnaissance drones and swarm systems, and has raised $10 million to scale manufacturing. (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyHuman brain cells are far more powerful than scientists thoughtA single human brain cell may be far more powerful than scientists once realized. Researchers found that cortical neurons can perform remarkably complex computations, giving them capabilities more like tiny biological computers than simple on-off switches. This could help explain why the human brain supports abilities such as language, imagination, and mathematics. (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIOman targets investors with expansion of four industrial citiesOman is expanding four industrial cities as it seeks to attract more investment and raise manufacturing’s contribution to the economy. The cities are being developed by the state-owned Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) and aim to attract local and foreign investment, support small businesses and create jobs, the state-run Oman News Agency reported. The […] (opens original source in a new tab)Pramod Kumar·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskMetaplanet denies selling bitcoin worth $320 millionMetaplanet CEO dismisses bitcoin sale rumors, confirms 43,000 BTC holdings (opens original source in a new tab)Omkar Godbole·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskBitcoin firms ask AI labs for same tools attackers already haveCoinbase, Block, BitGo and dozens of others signed a letter arguing that safety guardrails on frontier models are blocking legitimate security work while adversaries face no such limits. (opens original source in a new tab)Shaurya Malwa·13 August 2026
Technology (opens original source in a new tab)OpenGov AsiaQueensland Introduces Electricity Connection Performance FrameworkThe Queensland Government has announced a new performance framework aimed at reducing electricity connection times for homes, industrial users and energy projects across the state. The Connections Guarantee introduces publicly reported key performance indicators (KPIs) for state-owned network operators Energy Queensland and Powerlink as part of the government’s broader Energy Roadmap. According to the official […] (opens original source in a new tab)OpenGov AI·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryBluehill.VC raises Rs 400 Cr for maiden frontier-tech fundThe VC firm, which invests in startups across defence, space, semiconductors, energy and advanced manufacturing, plans to deploy Rs 80 Cr over the next six months (opens original source in a new tab)13 August 2026
