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ONCOMATRYX Raises $67 Million to Foster the Clinical Development of Its Quantum ADCs in Spain

<p>DERIO, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2026--</p><p> ONCOMATRYX, a Spanish biopharmaceutical company developing Quantum ADCs against the tumor microenvironment, has successfully raised $67 million to foster the clinical development of novel candidates. </p><p id="news-body-cta">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330773164/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330773164/en/</a></p><div id="bwbodyimg" style="width: 480px; float:left; padding-left:0px; padding-right:20px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;"><img src="https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20260330773164/en/2760377/4/DSF4350.jpg" alt="Oncomatryx facilities"><p style="font-size:85%;">Oncomatryx facilities</p></div><p> The funding round was led by the company’s institutional investors, including a $28 million strategic investment from the Spanish Government through Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnologico e Innovacion (CDTI), $18 million from Kutxa Fundazioa, $12 million from the Basque Government (Gobierno Vasco) and Ekarpen VC, $2 million from BBK, as well as Spanish and international private investors. This endorsement highlights the confidence in ONCOMATRYX pioneering Quantum ADCs to treat metastatic solid tumors. </p><p> “We are thrilled to count on the continued support of our existing investors,” said Dr. Laureano Simon, CEO of ONCOMATRYX. “This funding validates the clinical progress of our lead candidate OMTX705 and equips us to take OMTX105 and other Quantum ADCs into clinical trials.” </p><p> “This operation is an example of the public-private collaboration model that the Spanish Government promotes to strengthen our science and innovation system. Backing Oncomatryx means backing more advanced oncology therapies and positioning Spain at the forefront of biotechnology in the service of health,” said <b>Diana Morant</b>, Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish Government, whose department is contributing $28 million through CDTI’s Innvierte strategic co-investment programme. </p><p> “This investment is fully aligned with our objectives of fostering innovation and competitiveness, reinforcing our commitment to transformative projects with a tangible impact on our ecosystem,” said <b>Eluska Sukia</b>, Head of Investments at Kutxa Fundazioa, which is scaling its stake in Oncomatryx from 1.7% to 7.4% through an $18 million commitment. </p><p> “With this investment, we are reinforcing our commitment to building a highly specialised biotechnology sector, which we consider strategic for the competitiveness and diversification of the Basque industrial base,” said <b>Mikel Jauregi</b>, Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government, contributing $12 million alongside Ekarpen VC. </p><p> <b>About Oncomatryx</b> </p><p> Oncomatryx has developed a proprietary Antibody-Drug Conjugates platform that targets Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in the microenvironment of metastatic solid tumors. </p><p> AI tools and Quantum Computing assist Oncomatryx scientists in ADC design and candidate selection. Proprietary payloads, dual payloads and conjugation chemistry strategies foster a unique ADC+ platform, complemented by an ADC Fill &amp; Finish facility under development in San Sebastián. </p><p> Oncomatryx’s pioneering Quantum ADCs against immunosuppressive CAFs are developed in collaboration with prestigious universities, hospitals and research centers in US and Europe. </p><p> Phase Ib-II clinical results of OMTX705, a first-in-class ADC targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts, will be presented at major Oncology conferences throughout 2026. </p><p> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fclinicaltrials.gov%2Fct2%2Fshow%2FNCT05547321%3Fterm%3Doncomatryx%26draw%3D2%26rank%3D1&amp;esheet=54471960&amp;newsitemid=20260330773164&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fclinicaltrials.gov%2Fct2%2Fshow%2FNCT05547321%3Fterm%3Doncomatryx%26amp%3Bdraw%3D2%26amp%3Brank%3D1&amp;index=1&amp;md5=11d233cd28b56da76fbb0480e1800113" shape="rect"><b>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05547321?term=oncomatryx&amp;draw=2&amp;rank=1</b></a> </p><p><img alt="" src="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260330773164r1&amp;sid=ventb&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en" style="width:0;height:0"><span class="bwct31415"></span></p><p id="mmgallerylink"><span id="mmgallerylink-phrase">View source version on businesswire.com: </span><span id="mmgallerylink-link"><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330773164/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330773164/en/</a></span></p><p> For more information and updates about Oncomatryx and its clinical programs, please contact: <br>Pedro Esnaola <br>CPAO <br><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:pesnaola@oncomatryx.com" shape="rect">pesnaola@oncomatryx.com</a> </p>

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Huskeys Exits Stealth as the First to Modernize Existing Legacy WAFs with Agentic AI

<p><strong></strong></p><p><strong> <i>The first Edge Security Management (ESM) to modernize 30-year-old legacy WAF technology, with TikTok and global brands as early enterprise customers</i> </strong></p><p></p><p>TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2026--</p><p> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhuskeys.io%2F&amp;esheet=54471160&amp;newsitemid=20260330037149&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Huskeys&amp;index=1&amp;md5=e739f91f8d839a95072faff308578fce" shape="rect">Huskeys</a>, an Edge Security Management (ESM) company, today emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding to solve a problem that has been hiding in plain sight for decades: the fundamental failure of web application security, which still relies on legacy technologies that lack the connectivity, context, and automation required to keep pace with today’s dynamic environments. </p><p id="news-body-cta">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330037149/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330037149/en/</a></p><div id="bwbodyimg" style="width: 480px; float:left; padding-left:0px; padding-right:20px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;"><img src="https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20260330037149/en/2760051/4/Glazer-013.jpg" alt="Huskeys Exits Stealth as the First to Modernize Existing Legacy WAFs with Agentic AI (Credit: Yair Glazer)"><p style="font-size:85%;">Huskeys Exits Stealth as the First to Modernize Existing Legacy WAFs with Agentic AI (Credit: Yair Glazer)</p></div><p> “Web traffic has shifted from humans to APIs and now to automated agents, making it harder than ever to distinguish between legitimate and malicious activity,” said Itai Gafni, CEO and co-founder of Huskeys. “Security teams have essentially given up on making their WAF effective because the trade-off is too high. In almost every call, we hear the same thing: ‘I don’t want to touch it.’ You either block legitimate customers and lose revenue or leave the doors open to modern attacks. It’s a doomsday choice no one should have to make.” </p><p> Teams have been suffering under this status quo for years. But as apps become more dynamic and AI-powered, with new features shipping by the minute, it’s only getting worse. Complexity is exploding. Chaos is growing. And now, the price is simply too high. </p><p> As the first to bridge this gap, Huskeys is transforming the ‘doomsday’ reality into autonomous, revenue-driving advantage, with the launch of the industry’s first ESM platform. Its patent-pending technology integrates an agentic layer across the entire edge security stack. Rather than replacing existing infrastructure, Huskeys sits on top of it, with a simple plug-and-play deployment that works across multi-cloud and multi-WAF environments. </p><p> Acting as ‘the brain,’ the intelligence control plane for the edge, it unifies the flow of CDN-WAF-Infra-App into one cohesive layer. Their AI engine abstracts provider-specific syntax, enriches it with the organization’s environment context, and applies AI-driven analysis of traffic behavior, business logic, and risk. The platform continuously assesses, adapts, and orchestrates rules, policies, and configurations, optimizing for both security and business outcomes, finally aligning security with the speed of modern applications. </p><p> Itai emphasized that Huskeys is not just another security tool, but a true business asset for organizations that rely on web traffic as a core revenue driver. “Huskeys was built to integrate within minutes and deliver value within hours, not weeks. Now teams can stop guessing and turn their WAF from a business blocker into a revenue generator.” </p><p> The platform is already working with dozens of global companies, including some of the world’s leading brands such as TikTok, Merlin Entertainments, and Hugging Face. In one customer case study, Huskeys’ engine identified overly aggressive, vendor-managed WAF rules that were blocking legitimate customers from completing purchases on an e-commerce site. By recommending precise rule changes, Huskeys eliminated false positives and restored millions in revenue in hours. </p><p> Huskeys was founded in 2025 by Itai Gafni (CEO) and Roy Weisfeld (CTO), both Unit 8200 alumni. Gafni previously led AI innovation within Unit 8200, while Weisfeld worked as a security researcher focused on web hacking in complex hybrid environments. </p><p> Gafni and Weisfeld came together around a shared frustration: despite years of innovation in security tooling, web application protection had remained fragmented, static, and largely disconnected from real business impact. </p><p> “We met while working on a mutual project that used AI to enhance web hacking to bypass the most common WAF vendors, and it was shocking how easily we were able to bypass every existing solution,” said Roy Weisfeld, co-founder and CTO of Huskeys. “Their effectiveness was essentially zero.” </p><p> The round features a prestigious and diverse group of investors, intended to provide strategic value beyond a typical financing round. Participants include venture capital firms 10D, SV Angel, toDay Ventures (part of Merlin Ventures), CCL, and Alumni Ventures, along with prominent cybersecurity angels like Ariel Maislos, Michael Dolinsky, Benny Schnaider, Ofer Ben-Noon, Maty Siman, and Slavik Markovich. The round also includes participation from more than 30 CISOs from some of the world’s leading companies. </p><p> To drive global brand recognition, the investor base also includes individual angel athletes such as soccer player Mario Götze, NFL player Kelvin Beachum, and 2026 NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, as well as The Players Fund, which is backed by Premier League and international stars, a venture partner of the Juventus Football Club, and Como 1907 stakeholders. </p><p> <b>About Huskeys</b> </p><p> Huskeys is redefining edge security. Founded in 2025 by Itai Gafni (CEO) and Roy Weisfeld (CTO), Huskeys is the first-ever patent-pending ESM (Edge Security Management) platform, integrating an agentic layer across the entire edge security stack and unifying the flow of CDN-WAF-Infra-App. The AI engine continuously assesses, adapts, and orchestrates rules, policies, and configurations — optimizing for both security and business outcomes. </p><p><img alt="" src="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260330037149r1&amp;sid=ventb&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en" style="width:0;height:0"><span class="bwct31415"></span></p><p id="mmgallerylink"><span id="mmgallerylink-phrase">View source version on businesswire.com: </span><span id="mmgallerylink-link"><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330037149/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330037149/en/</a></span></p><p> <b>Media Contacts </b><br>Hannah Sather and Deb Montner <br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.montner.com%2F&amp;esheet=54471160&amp;newsitemid=20260330037149&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Montner+Tech+PR&amp;index=2&amp;md5=b8278a6d615cfe6f7e10778e51750be8" shape="rect">Montner Tech PR </a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:hsather@montner.com" shape="rect">hsather@montner.com</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:dmontner@montner.com" shape="rect">dmontner@montner.com</a> </p>

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MuleRun launches self-evolving AI workforce, signaling a shift toward the ‘digital employee’ era

As the initial hype surrounding Large Language Models (LLMs) begins to settle, the tech industry is shifting focus toward a new phase: autonomous agents. Today, San Francisco-based MuleRun officially unveiled its self-evolving personal AI platform, reflecting a move beyond traditional “chat-and-stop” interaction tools to a proactive, persistent digital workforce. By providing every user with a dedicated, cloud-based virtual machine, MuleRun aims to empower individuals across all industries to command their own dedicated digital employees without requiring a technical background.

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Helix Earth Secures $12 Million in Oversubscribed Seed 2 Funding to Revolutionize Energy Efficiency and Humidity Management in Commercial HVAC Systems

<p><strong></strong></p><p class="bwalignc"><strong> <b><i>Helix Earth leverages hardware technology co-invented at NASA to disrupt commercial air conditioning, industrial filtration, and CO2 capture markets</i></b> </strong></p><p></p><p>HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2026--</p><p> Helix Earth, a Houston-based hardware company built on proprietary liquid-gas chemistry with roots in NASA aerospace technology, announced today the successful close of its $12 million oversubscribed Seed 2 funding. The oversubscribed financing round was led by Veriten, an energy research, strategy, and investing firm, with participation from Rua Ventures, Carnrite Ventures, Skywriter LLC, Textbook Ventures, and others. The round drew backing from key innovation hubs across Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Houston, and Saudi Arabia, all united by conviction in practical innovation across the built environment, industrial filtration, and CO2 capture sectors. </p><p> “This investment will empower the Helix Earth team to scale manufacturing and accelerate deployment of our first hardware product, a retrofit system designed to disrupt a significant portion of the $150 billion commercial air conditioning market. Building owners are dealing with rising energy costs, uncontrolled humidity, and aging infrastructure with no viable, cost-effective path forward. We are in the field today solving these problems for commercial customers, and this capital puts us on an aggressive path to scale,” said Rawand Rasheed, PhD, Helix Earth co-founder and CEO of the company, which was spun out of Rice University and has been incubated at Greentown Labs in Houston since 2023. </p><p> Helix Earth is developing a one-of-a-kind, cost-effective commercial air conditioner add-on that bifurcates the energy required for temperature management from moisture control. The result is healthier indoor air, lower energy bills, reduced building maintenance, and more comfortable spaces for building owners and occupants. </p><p> "We've spoken with hundreds of building owners representing tens of thousands of locations, and the message is consistent. They want more comfortable spaces, better air quality, lower energy bills, less product spoilage from uncontrolled humidity, and longer life out of their existing AC equipment. Helix Earth gives them exactly that, without the massive cost of ripping out and replacing what they already have," said Dr. Rasheed. </p><p> “The strength of this round reinforces our team's conviction that we can transform innovation-starved sectors with transformational solutions that deliver order-of-magnitude improvements to owners and operators, for both their bottom line and the environment.” Dr. Rasheed said. </p><p> Maynard Holt, Veriten’s founder and CEO, commented, “We are tripling our investment in Helix Earth. The team has built breakthrough technology with real applicability across multiple industries. Their first product will have an immediate and measurable impact on our energy system, and they are already pursuing adjacent innovations to help heavy industries operate more efficiently and with less waste. This is a well-rounded team with a proven track record of strong execution and disciplined capital management.” </p><p> Helix Earth Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2022 by two Rice University alumni, Dr. Rasheed (<a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fprofile%2Frawand-rasheed%2F&amp;esheet=54467059&amp;newsitemid=20260326964381&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Forbes+30+Under+30%2C+Energy&amp;index=1&amp;md5=5545f71f657f32a80d16b71599f08f87" shape="rect">Forbes 30 Under 30, Energy</a>), and Brad Husick (who has a track record of five successful startups). Helix Earth has already garnered broad industry attention and recognition, including recognition on the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcleantech.com%2F50-to-watch%2F&amp;esheet=54467059&amp;newsitemid=20260326964381&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Cleantech+50+to+Watch&amp;index=2&amp;md5=de172f9a13a6e79cd7d2c408cc0699f4" shape="rect">Cleantech 50 to Watch</a> list, first place in the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhouston.innovationmap.com%2Fsxsw-pitch-helix-little-place-2671308250.html&amp;esheet=54467059&amp;newsitemid=20260326964381&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=2025+SXSW+Pitch+competition&amp;index=3&amp;md5=1b0090e9a561c5db5e7629a98c34b36a" shape="rect">2025 SXSW Pitch competition</a>, and <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.entrepreneur.com%2Fbusiness-news%2Fpepperdine-graziadio-business-schools-most-fundable%2F496921&amp;esheet=54467059&amp;newsitemid=20260326964381&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Pepperdine+Business+School%26%238217%3Bs+%26%238220%3BMost+Fundable+Companies%26%238221%3B+award&amp;index=4&amp;md5=071d63d97f3085f1e824bc6c5a171cd3" shape="rect">Pepperdine Business School’s “Most Fundable Companies” award</a>. With this new funding, the company is primed to revolutionize markets and set new benchmarks for efficiency and affordable sustainability. The company has also secured a Phase II SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation and grants from the US Department of Energy. </p><p> For more information about Helix Earth, its people, and its innovative hardware solutions, please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.helixearth.com&amp;esheet=54467059&amp;newsitemid=20260326964381&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.helixearth.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=04ab93c0089620f665a613ad0357b704" shape="rect">www.helixearth.com</a>. </p><p><img alt="" src="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260326964381r1&amp;sid=ventb&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en" style="width:0;height:0"><span class="bwct31415"></span></p><p id="mmgallerylink"><span id="mmgallerylink-phrase">View source version on businesswire.com: </span><span id="mmgallerylink-link"><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326964381/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326964381/en/</a></span></p><p> Brad Husick <br>Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer <br>Helix Earth <br><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:info@helixearth.com" shape="rect">info@helixearth.com</a> </p>

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A European AI challenger goes after GitHub Copilot: Mistral launches Vibe 2.0

The release is a pivotal moment for the Paris-based company, which is transitioning its developer tools from a free testing phase to a commercial product integrated with its paid subscription plans. The move comes just days after Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch told Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the company expects to cross €1 billion in revenue by the end of 2026 — a projection that would still leave it far behind American competitors but would cement its position as Europe's preeminent AI firm.

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While everyone talks about an AI bubble, Salesforce quietly added 6,000 enterprise customers in 3 months

While Silicon Valley debates whether artificial intelligence has become an overinflated bubble, Salesforce's enterprise AI platform quietly added 6,000 new customers in a single quarter — a 48% increase that executives say demonstrates a widening gap between speculative AI hype and deployed enterprise solutions generating measurable returns.

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Teenage innovators: Three brothers are changing healthcare from their home

Big ideas often sprout from unexpected places like garages and dorm rooms, but three remarkable teenage brothers, Aviraj, Dhilen, and Brijen Soin, are proving that groundbreaking science and entrepreneurship don’t need a college degree. The siblings, still in high school, are the inspiration behind Soin Pharmaceuticals and the collaborators of several medical innovations, and their journey from a home lab to the forefront of pharmaceutical development is a one-of-a-kind story.

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