Tag: modern

  • Modern Relay raises $3M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise

    Modern Relay today announced a $3 million funding round from Point Nine, Emerge, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and angels, including Charlie Songhurst (board member at Meta), Michael Boehler (former BioNTech executive), and Thomas Clozel (co-founder of OWKIN). Employees are already running multiple agents to draft research, ship code, and handle day-to-day operations. The moment those read more

    Modern Relay raises M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise
  • EGIDE raises €8M Seed to build affordable interceptor systems for modern warfare

    French defencetech EGIDE has raised an €8 million seed round. The round was co-led by Expeditions, Eurazeo, and Heartcore Capital, with participation from Galion.exe and Kima Ventures. Founded in 2025 by former MBDA aerospace and defence engineers Simon Calonne and Florian Audigier, EGIDE was created to address the rapidly growing threat posed by cheap mass-produced read more

    EGIDE raises €8M Seed to build affordable interceptor systems for modern warfare
  • Works by Auerbach, Chadwick, and Hepworth to Spearhead Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Sale in London

    After taking an impressive £197.5 million ($265 million) from its marathon, three-pronged modern and contemporary evening sale last week, Christie’s London is now preparing for its modern British and Irish art sale on March 18. Frank Auerbach, Lynn Chadwick, and Barbara Hepworth spearhead the tightly curated auction of 26 works. Among the top lots is read more

    Works by Auerbach, Chadwick, and Hepworth to Spearhead Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Sale in London
  • Sotheby’s Spring Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale in London Achieves Impressive $175 M. White-Glove Result

    Editor’s Note:This story originally appeared inOn Balance,the ARTnewsnewsletter about the art market and beyond.Sign up hereto receive it every Wednesday. It is officially March, which means I was back at the Windmill pub, just around the corner from Sotheby’s New Bond Street location, on Wednesday. My pre-sale pint before the house’s spring modern and contemporary read more

    Sotheby’s Spring Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale in London Achieves Impressive 5 M. White-Glove Result
  • SFMOMA Adds 85 Modern and Contemporary Artworks to Its Holdings

    The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has announced the acquisition of some 85 modern and contemporary artworks, from painting and sculpture to new media and photography. Some of the most notable names include Ruth Asawa (whose retrospective, currently at the Museum of Modern Art, debuted at SFMOMA last spring), Nan Goldin, Kay WalkingStick, Yoshitomo read more

    SFMOMA Adds 85 Modern and Contemporary Artworks to Its Holdings
  • Kenya: IShowSpeed in Awe Over Kenyas Modern Talanta Stadium

    Nairobi — When IShowSpeed’s helicopter swept across Nairobi and Talanta Stadium came into view, his reaction was instant: pure awe. The brief moment, broadcast to millions, did more than capture surprise. It introduced Kenya’s most ambitious sports project to a global audience, and reframed how the country is being seen. Talanta Stadium, envisioned as a read more

    Kenya: IShowSpeed in Awe Over Kenyas Modern Talanta Stadium
  • Bsure raises $2.1M to fix one of modern IT’s most overlooked problems

    Norwegian startup Bsure has secured a $2.1 million seed round to help companies gain visibility into blind spots within their Microsoft environments. The round was led by Scale Capital, with participation from existing US investors. Most companies rely on identities such as people, apps and services that need access to do their work. The challenge read more

    Bsure raises .1M to fix one of modern IT’s most overlooked problems
  • Why expense infrastructure is becoming core tech for modern companies

    For years, expense management sat in the administrative shadows – a necessary, vital but rather unremarkable process centred on receipts, reimbursements, and end-of-month corrections and scrambling. That model no longer fits the way modern companies operate. As European businesses scale faster, adopt cloud-heavy tech stacks, and expand across borders, spending has evolved from a back-office read more

    Why expense infrastructure is becoming core tech for modern companies