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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 1 of 60.

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01HealthGBUK healthtech startup that raised £11.2m Series A.
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14ymedioCUIndependent Cuban digital newspaper founded in 2014 and blocked on national servers.
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1789 CapitalUSTrump Jr.-linked investment fund whose portfolio companies received over $70m in DoD contracts during Trump's return to office.
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2019A ransomware group that emerged in 2026 and led BlackFog's June claimed-victim count with 12 victims.
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21 KutatokozpontHUIndependent Hungarian pollster showing Tisza 19 points ahead of Fidesz.
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4BIO CapitalGBUK-headquartered biotech venture firm; led Cytospire £61m Series A in May 2026.
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7percentGBInvestor participating in BioOrbit's £9.8m seed round.
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8090 IndustriesUSUS investment firm backing industrial technology, energy and computing infrastructure.
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9finGBLondon-founded AI platform for global debt markets; raised $170m Series C at $1.3bn valuation in March 2026.
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9th CircuitUSLargest US federal appeals court, covering California, Oregon and seven other western states.
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a16z SpeedrunUSAndreessen Horowitz early-stage accelerator and investment programme; co-invested in Dex.
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Aban Tether ExchangeIRIranian digital-asset exchange designated by OFAC for operating in Iran's financial sector.
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ABC NewsUSUS national broadcast news division of the American Broadcasting Company, owned by Disney.
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Abdorrahman Boroumand CenterUSWashington-based Iranian human rights documentation centre; tracks executions and political prisoners since 2001.
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AbingworthGBUK-founded international biotech VC; participated in Cytospire's £61m Series A.
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About YouDEGerman online fashion retailer acquired by Zalando.
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Abu Dhabi Investment CouncilAEAbu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company.
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AccelUSPalo Alto-based global growth VC; co-led Fractile's $220m Series B in May 2026.
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AccentureIEGlobal consulting and technology services firm selling AI transformation and managing clients’ outsourced operations.
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Accord HealthcareGBBarnstaple generic-medicines manufacturer; received over \xC2\xA345m LSIMF grant, April 2026.
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Accountability Project IncUSPAC that spent $1M backing Julia Letlow, who won Louisiana's Senate runoff 27 June 2026.
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Accurate Industrial ControlsINPune-based Indian marine automation firm that makes the ISACA collision-avoidance autonomy stack.
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ACERSIEU agency coordinating national energy regulators; holds direct REMIT enforcement powers since the 2024 revision.
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ACLEDUSGlobal conflict data project tracking political violence and protest events in near-real time.
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ACLUUSAmerican civil liberties organisation litigating against ICE enforcement at the 2026 World Cup.
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AC MilanITItalian football club founded 1899; seven European Cups; global commercial and cultural institution.
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Acquisition, Technology and Logistics AgencyJPJapan's defence procurement and research agency under the defence ministry.
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ACUA OceanGBUK maker of uncrewed surface vessels contributing to the Babcock-Frankenburg maritime C-UAS system.
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Adam Smith InstituteGBFree-market think tank arguing higher income tax rates would cut, not raise, revenue.
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Adani CementINIndian cement producer and paying customer of Gigaton's autonomous plant-control software.
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AdaniConneXINIndian data-centre joint venture between Adani Group and EdgeConneX, developing hyperscale campuses across India.
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Adani EnterprisesINIndian conglomerate; fined $275m by OFAC for 32 Iran-LPG sanctions violations in May 2026.
ADDKRAgency for Defense Development; South Korea's primary defence research and development organisation.
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ADEPAARAssociation of Argentine newspaper and magazine publishers.
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AdformDKDanish advertising technology company.
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AdImpactUSAlexandria, Virginia, firm that tracks US political and commercial advertising spending and placements.
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Administrative Court (England and Wales)GBDivision of the King's Bench Division of the High Court handling judicial review of government decisions.
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Administrative Courts (Portugal)Portugal's specialised immigration and asylum administrative courts, created July 2026 to clear AIMA backlog.
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ADNOCAEUAE state oil major building a permanent Hormuz-bypass export route through Fujairah by 2027.
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Adobe Inc.USUS software company behind Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Firefly; Creative Cloud subscription platform.
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Adriatic LNGITOffshore LNG regasification terminal located in the Adriatic Sea near Rovigo, Italy, feeding gas into the Italian PSV grid and injection stack.
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ADSGBUK aerospace, defence, security and space trade association.
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ADT 64CUSanta Clara business operating Cuba's first private exchange-house pilot.
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AdvaiGBLondon AI safety testing firm; technical partner in FCA AI Live Testing programme.
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Advanced Computer SoftwareGBUK software company fined £3.07m by ICO in March 2025 for absent PAM controls in its 2022 breach, establishing NCSC guidance as GDPR baseline.
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Advanced Research and Invention AgencyGBUK government agency funding high-risk, high-reward scientific research, modelled on the US's DARPA.
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Advanced Strategic Capabilities AcceleratorAUAustralian Defence Department innovation body that funds early-stage sovereign capabilities; running Mission Syracuse counter-drone contracts under the 2026 IIP.
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Advance Security SolutionsRUExploit brokerage operated by Azizjon Mamashoyev and designated by OFAC as part of the Operation Zero network.
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Advance UKGBRight-wing UK party led by Ben Habib, launched 2025 and deregistered in July 2026.
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AdventUSAdvent International, a global private equity firm that co-led Quantum Systems' reported $1.2bn Series D.
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AdweekUSAdvertising and marketing industry trade publication covering agency, brand and media strategy since 1979.
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Aechelon TechnologyUS simulation company acquired by Shield AI to feed the Hivemind Foundation Model with synthetic training data.
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AegiqGBSheffield quantum photonics and networking company.
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AeonRURussian diversified industrial conglomerate founded by billionaire Roman Trotsenko; ports, airports, Arctic logistics.
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AereveGBUK firm in FCA AI Live Testing second cohort; evaluation Q1 2027.
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Aerospace AmericaAIAA's magazine; broke Orion heat shield technical details.
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Aerospace Safety Advisory PanelUSIndependent NASA safety watchdog; quarterly meeting may address unpublished heat shield findings.
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AeroVironmentUSUS drone and directed-energy company; FY26 revenue $1.98bn, $500m Army counter-UAS deal, June restatement.
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AFCMYFootball's continental governing body for Asia and Australia, overseeing 47 member associations and World Cup qualification.
AfDDEAlternative für Deutschland; the only party to oppose Germany's KVDG STR data law in April 2026.