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Week in review: Bay's $50 million launch, Saudi AI infrastructure and Bitcoin ETF custody
Three operating-layer shifts defined the week: Bay emerged with $50 million for AI-agent controls, Saudi Arabia financed compute and power infrastructure, and BTCO added BNY Mellon as a second bitcoin custodian.
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Arctop
AI & Deep TechAn Israeli neurotechnology company whose API decodes attention, cognitive load and enjoyment from EEG-enabled headphones in real time.
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Faddom
Cybersecurity & CloudFaddom maps dependencies between business applications, servers and hybrid infrastructure without installing agents.
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FinTech & FinancePanax develops an automated cash-management platform for finance teams.
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