City of Barrie has opened applications for its 2026 Recreation and Sport Community Grant programme, offering funding to local organizations focused on expanding access to recreation and sports opportunities across the city. Applications for the grant programme will be accepted until June 12, 2026, with successful recipients expected to be announced later in June. The… [Read More]

Hastings Borough Council has launched a new £700,000 funding programme aimed at improving sports and leisure facilities across Hastings over the next two years. The initiative is designed to support upgrades and enhancements to local leisure infrastructure, helping create spaces where residents can stay active, improve wellbeing, and strengthen community connections. The first funding round… [Read More]

London-based AI recruitment startup Nexco.ai has raised pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its agentic AI platform designed for the executive search industry. The investment came from DSW Ventures, a Manchester-based venture capital firm that focuses on backing early-stage technology and high-growth startups across the United Kingdom. Founded in 2024 by Charlotte Gandell and… [Read More]

Canada’s Minister of Women and Gender Equality, Rechie Valdez, has announced more than $77.5 million in funding for 395 organizations across the country to support gender equality, violence prevention, and 2SLGBTQI+ community initiatives. The funding, announced in Brampton, Ontario, represents the largest funding commitment ever made by Women and Gender Equality Canada (Women and Gender… [Read More]

Japan-based construction technology startup ONESTRUCTION has raised a total of ¥910 million in a new funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-powered construction and building information modeling (BIM) solutions. The funding round included both equity and debt financing. Equity investors included Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital, Regional, People and Future Co., Ltd., Chugin Capital… [Read More]

Canadian fintech company Relay has secured a $50 million growth investment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF) to accelerate customer acquisition and expand its business banking platform for small and medium-sized enterprises. The funding is designed to help Relay scale its customer base without relying on a traditional equity financing model. Instead of issuing… [Read More]

Phnom Penh — May 26, 2026 — Cambodia is entering a transformative phase in its social protection journey, pairing visionary reforms with digital innovation to build a more inclusive future. Over the past decade, the Royal Government of Cambodia has expanded safety nets, improved service delivery, and ensured support reaches vulnerable households. During the COVID‑19 pandemic, nationwide… [Read More]

The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. Department of Energy) has announced a new $3.5 million funding opportunity aimed at supporting microgrid development in tribal and remote communities facing high energy costs and unreliable electricity infrastructure. The programme is being administered through the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP) and includes up to $2.5 million in direct… [Read More]

Egypt is strengthening its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (United Nations Development Programme) to accelerate green industrial development, renewable energy adoption, and sustainable manufacturing initiatives across the country. The discussions took place between Egypt’s Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem and UNDP Resident Representative in Egypt Chitose Noguchi, alongside senior ministry officials. The meeting… [Read More]

Norway has opened an Expression of Interest call under the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds (JCBF), inviting Croatian organizations to apply for non‑repayable grants that strengthen bilateral cooperation between Croatia and Norway. This opportunity is part of the EEA and Norway Grants framework, which supports EU member states in reducing social and economic disparities while… [Read More]

The Polymer Industry Cluster (Polymer Industry Cluster) has opened applications for its latest research and development funding cycle aimed at accelerating polymer innovation and commercialization in Ohio. The initiative is part of the Greater Akron Polymer Innovation Hub, supported by the Ohio Department of Development’s Innovation Hub program. The funding programme is designed to help… [Read More]

Researchers at the University of Western Australia (University of Western Australia) have secured more than $2.1 million in federal funding through the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme to support four interdisciplinary research initiatives spanning clean energy, Indigenous history, offshore engineering, and eye health. The funding is part of the Australian Research Council (Australian Research… [Read More]

CVRD Health has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Waterline Ventures and Distributed Ventures, to expand its platform for managing healthcare and benefits compliance for federal government contractors. The company focuses on modernizing how contractors comply with complex federal regulations, including the Service Contract Act (SCA),… [Read More]

Bengaluru-based biotech startup StrainX Biotech has raised $13 million in its latest funding round, marking a significant step in its mission to advance strain engineering, protein engineering, and industrial biotechnology applications. The round saw participation from investors including Prime Venture Partners, Leo Capital, Sunicon Ventures, Dholakia Ventures, and WindT Angels. The company plans to deploy… [Read More]

Mogadishu/Addis Ababa — May 25, 2026 — A devastating drought continues to grip Somalia and Ethiopia’s Somali region, leaving millions facing hunger, displacement, and disease after four consecutive failed rainy seasons. The crisis, driven by climate change and collapsing humanitarian funding, has pushed communities to the brink of survival. In Somalia, more than 6.5 million people — one… [Read More]

The Wildhorse Foundation has awarded $495,628 in its first-quarter 2026 grant cycle, distributing funding to 35 organizations across Oregon and Washington to support community development, public safety, health services, education, and environmental projects. The grants were issued across a highly competitive cycle, with more than $1.5 million in funding requests submitted from 70 eligible applicants…. [Read More]

Funding for Irish tech startups has dropped sharply as global investors increasingly channel capital into artificial intelligence, according to new data from the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA), highlighting a major shift in early-stage technology investment trends. The latest figures show that total investment into Irish tech, biotech, and biopharma startups fell 58% to €222… [Read More]

Milan-based legal technology company Lexroom has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Left Lane Capital, marking a rapid follow-on raise just eight months after its $19 million Series A round. The latest investment brings the company’s total expansion momentum to over 8,000 law firms and in-house legal teams across Europe…. [Read More]

A high‑level meeting held on the margins of the Seventy‑ninth World Health Assembly brought together global leaders, health ministers, donors, and technical experts to accelerate efforts toward eliminating malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Organized by the African Union Commission and the World Health Organization, with partners including ALMA, DNDi, The END Fund, and the… [Read More]

JM Financial Asset Management has launched its second Credit Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), named JM Financial Select Credit Fund II (SCF II), with a base size of ₹1,000 crore and a greenshoe option of another ₹1,000 crore, taking the total potential corpus to ₹2,000 crore. The fund is structured as a Category II Alternative Investment… [Read More]

The Founders Support Initiative (FSI) has announced its call for applications for the 2026 cohort, offering early-stage entrepreneurs access to up to ₦3 million in non-dilutive grant funding along with structured business support designed to accelerate startup growth without equity dilution. The programme is aimed at strengthening micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which remain… [Read More]

Johannesburg, South Africa — May 25, 2026 — A bold new initiative, Build or Break, is challenging young men across South Africa to reject online misogyny and embrace respect, dignity, and equality in digital spaces. Led by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) under UNESCO’s Social Media 4 Peace (SM4P) programme funded by the European Union, the campaign… [Read More]

The African Development Bank (African Development Bank) has approved a $20 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee for Access Bank Zambia Limited, aiming to significantly expand access to trade finance for small and medium enterprises across Zambia. The facility is part of the African Development Bank’s broader Trade Finance Program, which has supported more than $13.8… [Read More]