Startups news on February 25, 2026

1. 0123:01 UTC

   Coverage recordchannelnewsasia.com: “Pentagon asks US defense contractors about reliance on Anthropic's services, source says”

   3 outlets · first: channelnewsasia.com Regulation

   Reports ran from 23:01 UTC on Feb 25 to 05:30 UTC on Feb 26.

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   Reported by channelnewsasia.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com and bworldonline.com.

   • Anthropic
   • Pentagon

2. 0206:15 UTC

   DoveRunner opens Jakarta office, expands in Southeast Asia

   2 outlets · first: Aninews Market trends

   Machine summary DoveRunner expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with a new office in Jakarta, according to nepalnational.com.

   Reported by nepalnational.com (Big News Network) and Aninews.

   • DoveRunner

3. 0300:30 UTC

   Armatrix Secures $2.1M Pre-Seed to Scale Snake-Like Robotic Arm Tech

   2 outlets · first: economictimes.indiatimes.com Funding

   Machine summary Deeptech robotics startup Armatrix has closed a $2.1 million pre-seed funding round led by pi Ventures to finalize its proprietary snake-like flexible robotic arm technology.

   Reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com and startupnews.fyi.

   • pi Ventures
   • Armatrix

4. 0412:00 UTC

   Dwelly Secures $93M for AI-Driven Roll-up of UK Real Estate Agencies

   2 outlets · first: Fortune Funding

   Machine summary London-based startup Dwelly has raised $93 million in combined equity and debt to accelerate its acquisition of fragmented UK letting agencies.

   1. Raised $93M total, consisting of £32M equity and £37M debt facility

   Reported by Fortune.

   • Dwelly

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