Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s Hang Ten Systems added $53 million led by Temasek’s Xora, five weeks after a Mayfield-led $32M seed — $85M total. Named customers include Fresenius Kabi, Saudi Aramco, and Siemens Energy. Valuation undisclosed.
Dated coverage for September 15–16, 2026: Grab agreed to buy 60% of Atome Financial for $1.49 billion cash (close targeted Q3 2027). Pulley will cease operations December 8 with Carta as migration partner. Jack & Jill closed $40 million Series A. Reuters reported Anew Labs $290 million at $1.5 billion. Brighteye first-closed Fund III at $72 million.
Tech.eu reported on September 16, 2026 that London/Paris firm Brighteye Ventures first-closed Fund III at $72 million and said firm AUM is now $245 million. Mandate is early-stage European “HumanOS” (learning, work, labour infrastructure). Named new LPs: Lumina Foundation, Zanichelli, PI Impact. No firm press URL retrieved.
Reuters reported on September 16, 2026 that ByteDance’s spun-off AI drug unit Anew Labs completed a $290 million inaugural external raise at $1.5 billion. Two people; ByteDance and the investors did not immediately comment. HSG, IDG Capital, and Hillhouse were named as leads; ByteDance retains 56%. HSG is not Sequoia Capital US.
Jack & Jill announced a $40 million Series A on September 15, 2026, led by Air Street Capital, with Creandum and Madrona participating. The company blog printed 380,000 people on Jack and 5,000+ companies on Jill. Valuation, ARR, and hire conversion were not in that post. Seed was $20 million led by Creandum in October 2025 (TechCrunch).
Pulley’s homepage says the YC W20 cap-table company will cease operations on December 8, 2026 and has an exclusive Carta partnership for customer migration. Business Insider reported more than $50 million raised from Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Stripe, and 8VC. No purchase price for Pulley itself. YC’s directory still said Active on September 16.
